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Glass Beach Vascular Plants List March 12, 2020 - Teresa Sholars Rank Binomial Common Name FERNS Cystopteridaceae Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens bracken Dryopteridaceae Polystichum munitum sword fern Equisetaceae Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii giant horsetail Polypodaceae Polypodium calirhiza nested polypody GYMNOSPERMS CUPRESSACEAE Hesperocyparis macrocarpa (Cupressus m.) * Monterey cypress PINACEAE Pinus radiata * Monterey pine EUDICOTS Aizoaceae Carpobrotus chilensis * sea fig, ice plant Carpobrotus edulis * ice plant Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison Oak Apiaceae Angelica hendersonii angelica Conioselinum pacificum Daucus pusillus rattlesnake weed Foeniculum vulgare * fennel Heracleum lanatum cow parsnip Oenanthe sarmentosa water parsley Sanicula arctopoides footsteps of spring Apocynaceae Vinca major * greater periwinkle Asteraceae Achillea millefolium yarrow Ambrosia chamissonis beach-bur Anaphalis margaritacea pearly everlasting Baccharis douglasii Baccharis pilularis coyote brush 1B.2 Blennosperma nanum var. robustum Point Reyes blennosperma Cirsium douglasii ssp. d. California swamp thistle Cirsium quercetorum brownie thistle Cirsium vulgare bull thistle Corethrogyne filaginifolia (Lessingia filaginifolia var. californica) common sand aster, California aster Erigeron glaucus seaside daisy Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum woolly sunflower Gnaphalium purpureum Gnaphalium sp. cudweed Gnaphalium stramineum Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla gumplant Helenium bolanderi sneezeweed 1B.2 Hesperevax sparsiflora var. brevifolia short-leaved evax Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi goldenaster Hypochaeris radicata * coast dandelion Lasthenia californica goldfields 1B.2 Lasthenia macrantha ssp. macrantha goldfields Lasthenia maritima goldfields Layia gaillardioides layia Leontodon taraxacoides* hawkbit Leucanthemum vulgare * ox-eye daisy Madia glomerata mountain tarweed Matricaria discoidea (Chamomilla suaveolens) * pineapple weed Microseris bigelovii Senecio jacobaea * tansy ragwort Senecio vulgaris * groundsel Solidago sp. goldenrod Soliva sessilis * South American soliva Soliva sessilis * soliva Sonchus asper ssp. asper * prickly sow thistle Sonchus oleraceus * common sow thistle Boraginaceae Amsinckia spectabilis amsinckia Nemophila menziesii baby blue-eyes Phacelia distans 1B.2 Phacelia insularis var. continentis North Coast phacelia Phacelia malvifolia Phacelia ramosissima Dissected lf Phacelia Brassicaceae Brassica nigra * black mustard Brassica oleracea * cabbage Cakile maritima * European sea rocket Cardamine californica var. sinuata milk maids, toothwort Cardamine oligosperma bitter cress 1B.2 Erysimum concinnum wallflower 1B.2 Erysimum menziesii x concinnum headland wallflower Lobularia maritima * sweet alyssum Nasturtium officinale watercress Raphanus raphanistrum jointed Charlock Raphanus sativus * wild radish Caryophyllaceae Cerastium glomeratum* mouse-eared chickweed Polycarpon tetraphyllum* four-leaved allseed Sagina maxima ssp. crassicaulis Silene gallica * catchfly Stellaria media * common chickweed Convulaceae Cuscuta sp. dodder Crassulaceae Crassula connata pygmy weed Dudleya farinosa stonecrop Cucurbitaceae Marah oreganus wild cucumber Ericaceae Gaultheria shallon salal Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia spathulata spurge Fabaceae Acacia melanoxylon * blackwood acacia Cytisus scoparius * Scotch broom Lotus corniculatus * birdfoot trefoil Lotus spp. lotus Lupinus bicolor bicolored lupine Lupinus littoralis bluff lupine Medicago polymorpha * California burclover Melilotus indica * yellow sweetclover Trifolium depauperatum clover Trifolium dubium * clover Trifolium fucatum clover Trifolium glomeratum* Trifolium macraei Trifolium repens * white clover Trifolium wormskioldii cow clover Vicia americana Vicia gigantea Vicia sativa* Vicia spp. vetch Garryaceae Garrya elliptica coast silk tassel Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium * filaree Erodium spp. filaree Geranium carolinianum cranesbill Geranium dissectum* Geranium molle * cranesbill Geranium retrorsum * geranium Lamiaceae Mentha arvensis American wild mint Stachys ajugoides var. rigida hedge nettle Stachys chamissonis bog hedge nettle Malvaceae Lavatera arborea * tree mallow Sidalcea malviflora checker mallow Montiaceae Calandrinia menziesii (Calandrinia ciliata) red maids Claytonia perfoliata miner's lettuce Myricaceae Morella californica wax myrtle Myrsinaceae Lysimachia arvensis * scarlet pimpernel Nyctaginaceae Abronia latifolia Yellow sand verbena Onagraceae Clarkia davyi clarkia Epilobium brachycarpum fireweed Epilobium ciliatum Orobanchaceae Aphyllon californicum (Orobanche californica ssp. californica) broom rape Castilleja ambigua ssp ambigua Johnny-nip straight beaked Castilleja exserta ssp. latifolia owl's-clover hooked beaked 1B.2 Castilleja mendocinensis Mendocino coast Indian paintbrush Oxalidaceae Oxalis pes-caprae * oxalis Oxalis spp. * oxalis Papaveraceae Eschscholzia californica California poppy Platystemon californicus cream cups Phyrmaceae Erythranthe guttata (Mimulus guttatus) seep monkeyflower Plantaginaceae 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Scrophulariaceae Scrophularia californica California figwort Themidaceae Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris dwarf brodiaea Triteleia laxa MONOCOTS Alliacaeae Allium triquetrum * ornamental onion Cyperaceae Carex obnupta sedge Isolepis cernua (Scirpus c) low lateral bulrush Schoenoplectus americanus (Scirpus americanus) threesquare Schoenoplectus pungens var. longispicatus (Scirpus pungens) Common threesquare Iiridaceae Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora * montbretia Iris douglasiana Douglas iris Sisyrinchium bellum blue-eyed-grass Sisyrinchium californicum yellow-eyed grass Juncaceae Juncus breweri Brewer's rush Juncus effusus green rush Juncus spp. rush Luzula comosa Hairy wood rush Juncaginaceae Triglochin striata Laxmanniaceae/Lomandroideae Cordyline australis* Dracaena Liliaceae Fritillaria sp. 1b.1 Lilium maritimum Coast Lily Melanthiaceae 4.3 Veratrum fimbriatum Corn lily, fringed false hellebore Orchidaceae Piperia elegans rein orchid Poaceae 1B.2 Agrostis blasdalei Blasdale's bent 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