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Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary Humboldt State University Digital Commons @ Humboldt State University Botanical Studies Open Educational Resources and Data 2018 Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Humboldt County James P. Smith Jr. Humboldt State University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/botany_jps Part of the Botany Commons Recommended Citation Smith, James P. Jr., "Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Humboldt County" (2018). Botanical Studies. 78. https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/botany_jps/78 This Flora of Northwest California-Checklists of Local Sites is brought to you for free and open access by the Open Educational Resources and Data at Digital Commons @ Humboldt State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Botanical Studies by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Humboldt State University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A CHECKLIST OF THE VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE ARCATA MARSH & WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA) James P. Smith, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Botany Department of Biological Sciences Humboldt State University Arcata, California 26 July 2018 The Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary is located at SALVINIACEAE • FLOATING FERN FAMILY the north end of Humboldt Bay. It consists of 307 acres Azolla filiculoides • Mosquito fern, water velvet • NA of freshwater and salt marshes, mud flats, tidal sloughs, grassy uplands, and five miles of paths. It is CONIFERS also the home of the city’s wastewater treatment facility. The Visitor Center is just off South G St. in CUPRESSACEAE • CYPRESS FAMILY Arcata. The marsh is a popular area for birders because Chamaecyparis lawsoniana • Port Orford-cedar • NT it is located along a major migratory pathway. Cupressus macrocarpa • Monterey cypress • IT Juniperus chinensis • Low juniper • IS ' This plant list rests largely on two prepared in the Sequoia sempervirens • Coast redwood • NT 1990's by Joan Elk and Louise Watson. I have updated Thuja plicata • western red-cedar • NT scientific names and family assignments, and have added a few plants noticed on my many pleasant walks PINACEAE • PINE FAMILY at the marsh. The Friends of the Arcata Marsh has Picea sitchensis • Sitka spruce • NT Pinus muricata • Bishop pine • NT published a very useful photographic guide to 101 of Pinus radiata • Monterey pine • IT the common plants of the area. It may be purchased at Pseudotsuga menziesii • Douglas-fir • NT the Interpretive Center. The entry for each plant consists of three elements: FLOWERING PLANTS scientific name, common name, and a code that shows its nativity, growth form, and duration. You will not ACERACEAE • MAPLE FAMILY need a decoder ring. A = annual; I= introduced; N = Acer macrophyllum • Big leaf maple • NT native; P = perennial; S = shrub; SS = subshrub;T = tree; V = vine. Thus NA is a native annual, IT is an ALISMATACEAE • WATER PLANTAIN FAMILY Alisma triviale • Northern water plantain • NP introduced tree, etc. AMARANTHACEAE • PIGWEED FAMILY Plants bearing the symbol ' have appeared on one or Atriplex patula • Spear saltbush • NA more older checklists, but they have not otherwise Salicornia depressa • Pickle weed • NPSSS been documented for Humboldt County or even northwestern California. If you know where I might find AMARYLLIDACEAE • AMARYLLIS FAMILY them in the marsh, please contact me at Allium neopolitanum • White or daffodil garlic • IP [email protected]. Allium triquetrum • False garlic, wild onion • IP Narcissus sp. • Narcissus, daffodil FERNS APOCYNACEAE • DOGBANE FAMILY Vinca major • Periwinkle • IVS BLECHNACEAE • DEER FERN FAMILY AQUIFOLIACEAE • HOLLY FAMILY Woodwardia fimbriata • Western chain fern • NP Ilex aquifolium • English holly • IST DENNSTAEDTIACEAE • BRACKEN FERN FAMILY ARACEAE • ARUM OR PHILODENDRON FAMILY Pteridium aquilinum • Bracken fern • NP Arum palaestinum • Solomon’s-lily • IP EQUISETACEAE • HORSETAIL FAMILY Equisetum arvense • Common horsetail • NP -1- ASPARAGACEAE • HYACINTH FAMILY CYPERACEAE • SEDGE FAMILY Brodiaea coronaria • Harvest brodiaea • NP Bulboschoenus robustus • Alkali bulrusH • NP Triteleia laxa • Ithuriel’s spear • NP Carex lyngbyei • Lyngby’s sedge • NP Carex obnupta • Slough sedge • NP ASPHODELACEAE • DAY-LILY FAMILY Cyperus eragrostis • Umbrella sedge • NP Kniphofia uvaria • Red-hot poker • IP Eleocharis macrostachya • Pale spike-rush • NP Eleocharis palustris • Common spike-rush • NP BERBERIDACEAE • BARBERRY FAMILY Eleocharis parvula • Dwarf spike-rush • NP Berberis darwinii • Darwin’s barberry • IS Schoenoplectus californicus • California bulrush • NP Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani BETULACEAE • BIRCH FAMILY • Soft-stem rush • NP Alnus rubra • Red alder • NT Scirpus microcarpus • Small-fruited bulrush • NP BORAGINACEAE • BORAGE FAMILY DIPSACACEAE • TEASEL FAMILY Borago officinalis • Common borage • IA Dipsacus fullonum • Fuller’s teasel • IP CAPRIFOLIACEAE • HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY FRANKENIACEAE • FRANKENIA FAMILY Lonicera involucrata • Twin berry • NS Frankenia salina • Alkali-heath • NP ' CARYOPHYLLACEAE • CARNATION FAMILY GARRYACEAE • SILK-TASSEL FAMILY Cerastium glomeratum • Sticky mouse-ear • IA Garrya elliptica • Coastal silk-tassel • NST Spergularia rubra • Purple sand spurrey • IAP Stellaria media • Common chickweed • IAP GENTIANACEAE • GENTIAN FAMILY Zeltnera trichantha • Centaury • NA COMPOSITAE • ASTER FAMILY Achillea millefolium • Yarrow • NP GERANIACEAE • GERANIUM FAMILY Anaphalis margaritacea • Pearly everlasting • NP Geranium dissectum • Cut-leaved geranium • IA Anthemis cotula • May weed, dog-fenne • IAl Geranium molle • Doves-foot geranium • IA Arctotheca calendula • Cape weed • IAP Baccharis pilularis • Coyote brush • NS GRAMINEAE • GRASS FAMILY Cirsium arvense • Canada thistle • IP Agrostis stolonifera • Redtop, creeping bent grass • IP Cirsium vulgare • Bull thistle • IP Aira elegans • European hair grass • IA Cotula coronopifolia • Brass buttons • IP Anthoxanthum odoratum • Sweet vernal grass • IP Erigeron canadensis • Horse weed • NA Avena barbata • Slender wild oat • IA Glebionis coronaria • Garland chrysanthemum • IA Briza maxima • Big rattlesnake grass • IA Grindelia hirsutula • Humboldt Bay gum plant • NP Briza minor • Little rattlesnake grass • IA Helminthotheca echioides • Bristly ox tongue • IAP Bromus diandrus • Ripgut brome • IA Hypochaeris radicata • Rough cat’s ear • IP Calamagrostis canadensis • Blue joint • NP Jaumea carnosa • Fleshy jaumea • NP Cortaderia jubata • Pampas grass • IP Lapsana communis • Nipplewort • IA Cynosurus echinatus • Dogtail grass • IA Layia carnosa • Beach layia • NA Dactylis glomerata • Orchard grass • IP Leontodon saxitilis • Hawkbit • IP Deschampsia caespitosa • Tufted hair grass • NP Leucanthemum vulgare • Oxeye daisy • IP Distichlis spicata • Salt grass • NP Madia sativa • Coast tarweed • NA Echinochloa crusgalli • Barnyard grass • IA Matricaria discoidea • Pineapple weed • IA Elymus repens • Quack grass • IP Pseudognaphalium stramineum Festuca arundinacea • Tall or alta fescue • IP • Cotton-batting plant • NAP Festuca californica • California fescue • NP Senecio hydrophilus • Marsh ragwort • NP Festuca myuros • Annual fescue • IA Senecio glomeratus • Australian fireweed • IAP Festuca perennis • rye grass • IAP Senecio minimus • Coastal fireweed • IAP Holcus lanatus • Common velvet grass • IP Silybum marianum • Milk thistle • IAP Hordeum brachyantherum • Meadow barley • NP Sonchus asper • Prickly sow thistle • IA Hordeum jubatum • Foxtail barley • NAP Sonchus oleraceus • Common sow thistle • IA Parapholis incurva • Sickle grass • IA Symphyotrichum chilense • California aster • NP Poa annua • Annual blue grass, winter grass • IA Taraxacum officinale • Dandelion • IP Poa unilateralis • Ocean-bluff blue grass • NP Tragopogon porrifolius • Purple salsify • IP Polypogon monspeliensis • Rabbit’s-foot grass • IA Spartina densiflora • Chilean cord grass • IP CONVOLVULACEAE • MORNING GLORY FAMILY Calystegia sepium • Hedge bindweed • IV ' GROSSULARIACEAE • GOOSEBERRY FAMILY Calystegia silvatica • Large bindweed • IV Ribes menziesii • Canyon gooseberry • NS Cuscuta salina • Marsh dodder • NV Ribes sanguineum • Pink flowering currant • NS CRUCIFERAE • MUSTARD FAMILY HALORAGACEAE • WATER MILFOIL FAMILY Brassica rapa • Field mustard • IAP Myriophyllum aquaticum • Parrot’s feather • IP Brassica nigra • Black mustard • IA Cardamine oligosperma • Bitter cress • NAP HIPPURIDACEAE ! MARE’S-TAIL FAMILY Nasturtium officinale • Water cress • NP Hippuris vulgaris • Mare’s-tail • NP Raphanus raphanistrum •Jointed wild radish • IAP HYDROCOTYLACEAE • WATER-PARSNIP FAMILY -2- Hydrocotyle ranunculoides ! Water-parsnip • NP ONAGRACEAE • EVENING-PRIMROSE FAMILY Epilobium angustifolium • Narrow-leaved fireweed • NP HYPERICACEAE • ST. JOHN’S WORT FAMILY Epilobium ciliatum • willow herb • NP Hypericum perforatum • Klamath weed • IAP Fuchsia hybrida • Hybrid fuchsia • IS ' Oenothera glazioviana • Evening-primrose • IP IRIDACEAE • IRIS FAMILY Crocosmia x crosmiiflora • Montbretia • IP PAPAVERACEAE • POPPY FAMILY Iris douglasiana • Douglas’ iris • NP Eschscholzia californica • California poppy • NAP Iris pseudacorus • Yellow iris • IP ' Ixia maculata • Ixia • IP PLANTAGINACEAE • PLANTAGO FAMILY Sisyrinchium bellum • California blue-eyed-grass • NP Plantago lanceolata • English plantain • IP Watsonia angusta • Watsonia • IP ' Plantago major • Common plantain • IP JUNCACEAE • RUSH FAMILY PLUMBAGINACEAE • LEADWORT FAMILY Juncus
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