Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District
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Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District A Photographic Guide Sorted by Family Name Photographs by Wilde Legard Botanist, East Bay Regional Park District Revision: February 23, 2007 More than 2,000 species of native and naturalized plants grow wild in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most are very difficult to identify without the help of good illustrations. This is designed to be a simple, color photo guide to help you identify some of these plants. The selection of plants displayed in this guide is by no means complete. The intent is to expand the quality and quantity of photos over time. The revision date is shown on the cover and on the header of each photo page. A comprehensive plant list for this area (including the many species not found in this publication) can be downloaded at the East Bay Regional Park District’s wild plant download page at: http://www.ebparks.org. This guide is published electronically in Adobe Acrobat® format to accommodate these planned updates. You have permission to freely download, distribute, and print this pdf for individual use. You are not allowed to sell the electronic or printed versions. In this version of the guide, the included plants are sorted alphabetically by scientific family name, and by scientific name within each family. Under each photograph are four lines of information, based on upon the current standard wild plant reference for Cali- fornia: The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, 1993. Scientific Name Scientific names revised since 1993 are NOT included in this edition. Common Name These non-standard names are based on Jepson and other local references. Origin & Longevity Native or Introduced. Annual, Biennial, Perennial, or a combination. Scientific Family Name The scientific plant family name according to Jepson. A separate guide sorted by scientific name is also available. For readers that prefer a guide focusing on showy wildflowers, sorted by flower color and emphasizing common names, please download the “wildflower” version of this guide. Readers are encouraged to email any suggestions or corrections to [email protected]. All photographs are © 2006 Wilde Legard, all rights reserved. revision 2/23/2007 Aceraceae Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District Page 1 of 51 Acer macrophyllum Acer negundo var. californicum Carpobrotus chilensis Carpobrotus edulis Bigleaf Maple Box Elder Sea Fig Yellow Hottentot Fig Native Perennial Native Perennial Introduced Perennial Introduced Perennial Aceraceae Aceraceae Aizoaceae Aizoaceae Alisma plantago-aquatica Toxicodendron diversilobum Anthriscus caucalis Conium maculatum Common Water Plantain Poison Oak Bur-chervil Poison Hemlock Native Perennial Native Perennial Introduced Annual Introduced Biennial Alismataceae Anacardiaceae Apiaceae Apiaceae revision 2/23/2007 Apiaceae Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District Page 2 of 51 Daucus pusillus Foeniculum vulgare Heracleum lanatum Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Rattlesnake Weed Sweet Fennel Cow Parsnip Water Pennywort Native Annual Introduced Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Apiaceae Apiaceae Apiaceae Apiaceae Lomatium caruifolium var. caruifolium Oenanthe sarmentosa Sanicula bipinnatifida Sanicula crassicaulis Caraway-leaf Biscuit Root Pacific Water Parsley Purple Sanicle Pacific Woodland Sanicle Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Apiaceae Apiaceae Apiaceae Apiaceae revision 2/23/2007 Apiaceae Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District Page 3 of 51 Scandix pecten-veneris Torilis arvensis Torilis nodosa Vinca major Shepherd's Needle Hedge Parsley Knotted Hedge Parsley Greater Periwinkle Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Perennial Apiaceae Apiaceae Apiaceae Apocynaceae Asclepias californica Asclepias fascicularis Achillea millefolium Achyrachaena mollis California Milkweed Whorled/Narrow-leaf Milkweed Yarrow Blow Wives Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Annual Asclepiadaceae Asclepiadaceae Asteraceae Asteraceae revision 2/23/2007 Asteraceae Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District Page 4 of 51 Agoseris grandiflora Ambrosia psilostachya Anthemis cotula Argyranthemum foeniculaceum Large-flower Native Dandelion Western Ragweed Mayweed Lance-leaf Marguerite Native Perennial Native Perennial Introduced Annual Introduced Perennial Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Artemisia californica Artemisia douglasiana Baccharis douglasii Baccharis pilularis California Sagebrush California Mugwort Douglas/Salt Marsh Baccharis Coyote Bush Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae revision 2/23/2007 Asteraceae Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District Page 5 of 51 Baccharis salicifolia Balsamorhiza macrolepis var. macrolepis Bidens frondosa Blennosperma nanum var. nanum Mulefat Bigscale Balsamroot Sticktight Glue-seed Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Annual Native Annual Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Carduus pycnocephalus Centaurea calcitrapa Centaurea melitensis Centaurea solstitialis Italian Thistle Purple Star Thistle Tocalote Yellow Star Thistle Introduced Annual Introduced Annual-Biennial Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae revision 2/23/2007 Asteraceae Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District Page 6 of 51 Chamomilla suaveolens Cichorium intybus Cirsium occidentale var. venustum Cirsium vulgare Pineapple Weed Chicory Venus / Cobweb Thistle Bull Thistle Introduced Annual Introduced Perennial Native Biennial Introduced Biennial Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Conyza bonariensis Cotula australis Cotula coronopifolia Crepis vesicaria ssp. taraxifolia South American Horseweed Australian Brass Buttons Brass Buttons Dandelion-leaf Hawk's-beard Introduced Annual Introduced Perennial Introduced Perennial Introduced Annual-Biennial Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae revision 2/23/2007 Asteraceae Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District Page 7 of 51 Cynara cardunculus Ericameria linearifolia Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum Eriophyllum staechadifolium Cardoon / Artichoke Thistle Interior Golden Bush Golden Yarrow Seaside Woolly Sunflower Introduced Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Euthamia occidentalis Filago gallica Gnaphalium californicum Gnaphalium luteo-album Western Goldenrod Fluffweed California Everlasting Weedy Cudweed Native Perennial Introduced Annual Native Biennial Introduced Annual Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae revision 2/23/2007 Asteraceae Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District Page 8 of 51 Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia Helenium puberulum Helianthella castanea Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulaefolia Narrowleaf Pacific Gumplant Rosilla Mt. Diablo Helianthella Hayfield Tarweed Native Perennial Native Biennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Hemizonia fitchii Hemizonia parryi ssp. congdonii Holocarpha macradenia Hypochaeris glabra Fitch Spikeweed Congdon Spikeweed Santa Cruz Tarplant Smooth Cat's-ear Native Perennial Native Annual Native Annual Introduced Annual Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae revision 2/23/2007 Asteraceae Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District Page 9 of 51 Hypochaeris radicata Jaumea carnosa Lasthenia californica Layia platyglossa Rough Cat's-ear Fleshy Jaumea Goldfields Common Tidytips Introduced Perennial Native Perennial Native Annual Native Annual Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia Madia sativa Micropus californicus var. californicus Monolopia major Common Lessingia Common / Coast Tarweed Slender Cottonweed Cupped Monolopia Native Perennial Native Annual Native Annual Native Annual Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae revision 2/23/2007 Asteraceae Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District Page 10 of 51 Picris echioides Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus Rafinesquia californica Senecio vulgaris Bristly Ox-tongue Slender Woolly Heads California White Chicory Common Groundsel Introduced Annual-Biennial Native Annual Native Annual Introduced Annual Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Silybum marianum Soliva sessilis Sonchus asper ssp. asper Sonchus oleraceus Milk Thistle Common Soliva Prickly Sow Thistle Common Sow Thistle Introduced Annual-Biennial Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae revision 2/23/2007 Asteraceae Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District Page 11 of 51 Taraxacum officinale Tragopogon porrifolius Urospermum picroides Wyethia angustifolia Common Dandelion Purple Salsify Urospermum Narrow-leaf Mule's Ear Introduced Biennial-Perennial Introduced Biennial-Perennial Introduced Annual-Perennial Native Perennial Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Wyethia helenioides Xanthium spinosum Xanthium strumarium Amsinckia grandiflora Gray Mule's Ear Spiny Clotbur Cocklebur Largeflower Fiddleneck Native Perennial Native Annual Native Annual Native Annual Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Boraginaceae revision 2/23/2007 Boraginaceae Wild Plants of the East Bay Regional Park District Page 12 of 51 Amsinckia lunaris Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Cynoglossum grande Heliotropium curassavicum Bentflower Fiddleneck Common Fiddleneck Large Hound's Tongue Seaside Heliotrope Native Annual Native Annual Native