Sorensen Garden, Orinda

Genus species Common Name Family Native Plants found in yard Acer circinatum Vine maple Sapindaceae Acer macrophyllum Bigleaf Maple Sapindaceae Achillea millefolium Yarrow Asteraceae Acmispon americanus var. americanus Spanish Clover Fabaceae Acmispon glaber var glaber Common Deerweed Fabaceae Adiantum jordani California maidenhair Pteridaceae Aesculus californica Buckeye Sapindaceae Agrostis pallens Diego Grass Poaceae Angelica tomentosa Woolly angelica Apiaceae Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine Ranunculaceae Arbutus menziesii Madrone Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva ursa Bearberry Ericaceae Aristolochia californica Dutchman's Pipevine Aristolochiacea Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort, California Mugwort Asteraceae Asclepius fascicularis Whorled Milkweed Apocynaceae Baccharis pilularis Coyote Brush Asteraceae Berberis aquifolium Oregon grape Berberidaceae Bromus carinatus var. carinatus California Brome Poaceae Bromus laevipes Woodland Brome Poaceae Calycanthus occidentalis Spicebush, Sweet Shrub Calycanthaceae Calystegia subacaulis ssp. subacaulis Shortstem Morning Glory Convovulaceae Cardamine oligosperma Lesser-seeded Bittercress Brassicaceae Carex barbarae Valley or Santa Barbara Sedge Cyperaceae Carex praegracilis Deer-bed sedge Cyperaceae Carpenteria californica Tree Anemone Hydrangeaceae Chlorogalum pomeridianum Soap Lilly, Soap Root, Amole Agavaceae Clarkia amoena (Godetia) Farewell to Spring Onagraceae Clarkia unguiculata "Salmon Princess" Elegant Clarkia Onagraceae Claytonia parviflora Small flowered M. L. Montiaceae Clayton perfoliata Miners Lettuce Montiaceae Collinsia heterophylla Chinese Houses Plantaginaceae Cornus sericea Creek Dogwood Cornaceae Cynoglossum grande Hound's Tounge Boraginaceae Cyprus eragrostis Nut-Sedge, Tall cyperus, Tall flatsedge Cyperaceae Deschampsia elongata Hairgrass, slender hairgrass Poaceae Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Blue Dicks Themidaceae Dichelostemma congestum Ookow Themidaceae Drymocallis glandulosa Stinky Cinquefoil Rosaceae Dryopteris arguta Woodland Fern Dryoptericaceae Elymus glaucus ssp glaucus Blue Wild Rye Poaceae Epilobium brachycarpum Willow Herb, Fireweed Onagraceae Epilobium canum California Fuschia Onagraceae Equisetum telmateia var braunii Giant Horsetail Equisetaceae Eschscholzia californica California Poppy Papaveraceae Festuca californica California Fescue Poaceae Festuca idahoensis Blue Bunchgrass, Blue Fescue Poaceae Fragaria vesca Woodland Strawberry Rosaceae Frangula californica California Coffeeberry Rhamnaceae Frangula californica var 'Eve Case' California Coffeeberry Rhamnaceae Frangula rubra Sierra Coffeeberry Rhamnaceae Galium aparine Goose Grass, Bedstraw Rubiaceae Galium porrigens var. porrigens Climbing Bedstraw, Graceful Bedstraw Rubiaceae Garrya elliptica 'James Roof' Coast Silk Tassel, James Roof Garryaceae Gilia capitata Globe Gilia Polemoniaceae Gilia tricolor Birdseye Gilia Polemoniaceae Grindelia camporum Gumplant Asteraceae Helenium puberulum Sneezeweed, Rosilla Asteraceae Helianthella castanea Diablo helianthella, Mt Diablo sunflower Asteraceae Heracleum maximum Giant Cow Parsnip Apiaceae Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon, Christmas Berry Rosaceae Heterotheca grandiflora Telegraph Weed Asteraceae Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray Rosaceae Hordeum brachyantherum Meadow Barley Poaceae Iris douglasiana Douglas Iris Iridaceae Juncus effusus subsp. pacificus Common Rush Juncaceae Juncus patens Common Rush Juncaceae Juncus xiphioides Iris-leaved Rush Juncaceae Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus Common Pacific Pea, Hillside pea Fabaceae Layia platyglossa Tidy Tips Asteraceae Leptosiphon grandiflorus Largeflower Linanthus, Mountain Phlox Polemoniaceae

1 Lewisia cotyledon Siskiyou Lewisia, Cliff Maids Montiaceae Lithophragma bolanderi Woodland Star Saxifragaceae Lonicera hispidula Honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Lupinus albifrons ?var albifrons Silver or Blue Bush Lupine Fabaceae Lupinus formosa var formosa Western or Summer Lupine Fabaceae Maianthemum racemosum/stellatum False Solomon's seal Liliaceae Marah fabacea Wild Cucumber Cucurbitaceae Melica californica Melic Grass Poaceae Melica imperfecta Melic Grass Poaceae Melica torreyana Torrey's Melicgrass Poaceae Mimulus aurantiacus Bush Monkey Flower Phrymaceae Mimulus guttatus Yellow Monkey Flower Phrymaceae Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass Poaceae Navarretia squarrosa Skunkweed Polemoniaceae Nemophila menziesii Baby Blue Eyes Hydrophyllaceae Oemleria cerasiformis Indian Plum, Oso Berry Rosaceae Osmorhiza berteroi Sweet Cicely Apiaceae Oxalis oregana Redwood Sorrel Oxalidaceae Pentagramma triangulerus Gold Back Fern Pteridaceae Perideridia kelloggii Yampah, Kellogg Apiaceae Phacelia californica California Phacelia Boraginaceae Phacelia nemoralis v. nemoralis Bristly Phacelia, Shade Phacelia Boraginaceae Philadelphus lewisii Mock Orange Hydrangeaceae Physocarpus capitatus Pacific Ninebark, Western ninebark Rosaceae Polypodium calirhiza licorice fern Polypodiaceae Polystichum munitum Western Sword Fern Dryoptericaceae Prosartes hookeri var. hookeri Fairy Bells Liliaceae Prunella vulgaris Selfheal Lamiaceae Prunus ilicifolia Hollyleaf Cherry Rosaceae Pseudognaphalium californicum Everlasting, Cudweed Asteraceae Quercus agrifolia Live Oak Fagaceae Quercus kelloggii Black Oak Fagaceae Quercus lobata Valley or California White Oak Fagaceae Ranunculus californicus California or Common Buttercup Ranunculaceae Ribes menziesii Canyon Gooseberry Grossulariaceae Ribes sanguineum "White Icicle" Flowering Currant Grossulariaceae Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Red Flowering Currant Grossulariaceae Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum 'Inverness White' Grossulariaceae Romneya coulteri Coulter’s Matilija Poppy Papaveraceae Rorippa palustris Watercress, Pepperweed Brassicaceae Rosa californica Wild Rose Rosaceae Rosa gymnocarpa Dwarf Rose, Wood Rose Rosaceae Rosa spithemea Sonoma Rose Rosaceae Rubus ursinus California Blackberry Rosaceae Rupertia physodes California Tea Fabaceae Salix lasiolepis Arroyo Willow Salicaceae Salix scouleriana Scouler's Willow Salicaceae Salvia brandegeei Brandegee's Sage Lamiaceae Salvia clevelandii Sage 'Winifred Gilmand' Lamiaceae Salvia mellifera Black Sage Lamiaceae Sambucus nigra Blue Elderberry Caprifoliaceae Sanicula crassicaulis Snake Root, Sanicle Apiaceae Schoenoplectus californicus California bulrush, California tule Cyperaceae Scrophularia californica Bee Weed, California figwort Scrophulariaceae Sisyrinchium bellum Blue Eyed Grass Iridaceae Sisyrinchium californicum Yellow Eyed Grass Iridaceae Stachys ajugoides var. rigida Hedge Nettle Lamiaceae Stipa lepida Foothill Needle Grass Poaceae Stipa pulchra Purple Needle Grass Poaceae Symphoricarpos albus var laevigatus Common or Upright Snowberry Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos mollis Creeping Snowberry Caprifoliaceae Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison Oak Anacardiaceae Trientalis latifolia Star Flower Myrsinaceae Triteleia laxa Ithuriel spear Themidaceae Umbellularia californica Bay Lauraceae Utica dioica ssp holosericea Stinging Nettle Urticaceae Vitis californica California Grape Vitaceae Woodwardia fimbriata Giant Chain Fern Blechnaceae Wyethia Mule's Ear Asteraceae Xanthium spinosum Spiny Cocklebur Asteraceae Exotic plants that have been or are being eliminated Aira caryophyllea Hairgrass Poaceae Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernal Myrsinaceae Avena barbata Slender Wild Oat, Wild Oats Poaceae Avena fatua Slender Wild Oat, Wild Oats Poaceae

2 Briza minor Little Rattlesnake Grass Poaceae Bromus diandrus Ripgut Brome Poaceae Bromus madritensis ssp. madritensis Spanish Brome Poaceae Bromus madritensis ssp. rubes Red Foxtail Brome Poaceae Cards pycnocephalus Italian Thistle Asteraceae Cichorium intybus Chicory Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle Asteraceae Conium maculatum Hemlock Apiaceae Cortaderia jubata/selloana Andean Pampus/Pampas grass Poaceae Cotoneaster pannosus Cotoneaster Rosaceae Cynara cardunculus Artichoke Thistle Asteraceae Cynosurus echinatus Dogtail grass Poaceae Digitalis purpurea 'Alba' foxglove "Alba" Plantaginaceae Digitaria sanguinalis Crabgrass Poaceae Duchesnea indica mock strawberry, Indian strawberry Rosaceae Echinochloa crus-gallic Barnyard grass Poaceae Ehrharta erecta Panic Veldt grass Poaceae Epipactis helleborine Helleborine Orchid Orchidaceae Euphorbia peplus Petty Spurge Euphorbiaceae Festuca myuros Foxtail Fescue Poaceae Festuca perennis Italian Rye Poaceae Foeniculum vulgare Fennel Apiaceae Fumaria parviflora Fineleaf fumitory Papaveraceae Geranium disesteem Cutleaf Geranium Geraniaceae Geranium molle Dove's-foot Geranium, Woodland Geranium Geraniaceae Helminthotheca echioides Bristly Ox-Tongue Asteraceae Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum Foxtail, Farmers Foxtail Poaceae Lactuca serriola Prickly Wild Lettuce Asteraceae Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce, Poison Wild-lettuce Asteraceae Ligustrum ovalifolium Privet Oleaceae Linaria ? vulgaris Purple Toadflax Plantaginaceae Malva parviflora Cheese Weed Malvaceae Medicago polymorphia California Burrclover Fabaceae Oxalis corniculata Creeping Wood Sorrel Oxalidaceae Oxalis pes-caprae Bermuda Buttercup Oxalidaceae Panicum capillare Witch Grass Poaceae Phalaris aquatica Harding grass Poaceae Poa annua Annual Bluegrass Poaceae Polypogon monspeliensis Rabbitfoot Grass Poaceae Portulaca oleracea Common Purslane Portulacaceae Prunus sp Plum Rosaceae Rubus armeniacus Himalayan Blackberry Rosaceae Rumex crispus Curly Dock Polygonaceae Senecio vulgaris Old man of spring, common groundsel Asteraceae Silybum marianum Milk thistle Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow thistle Asteraceae Stellaria media Common Chickweed Caryophyllaceae Taraxacum officinale Dandelion Asteraceae Torillis arvensis Spreading Hedge Parsley Apiaceae Tragopogon porrifolius Purple salsify Asteraceae Verbena bonariensis Purple top vervain, Purpletop vervain Verbenaceae Vicia Vetch, Pea Fabaceae Mustard Family Brassicaceae Birds seen in garden Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker Picidae Selasphorus sain Allen’s Hummingbird Trochilidae Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow Corvidae Turdus migratorius American Robin Turdidae Calypte anna Anna’s Hummingbird Trochilidae Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon Columbidae Thryomanes bewickii Bewick’s Wren Troglodytidae Pheucticus melanocephalus Black Headed Grosbeak Fringillidae Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe Tyrannidae Certhia americana Brown Creeper Certhiidae Molothrus ater Brown Headed Cowbird Icteridae Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican (FLY OVER) Pelecanidae Icterus bullockii Bullock’s Oriole Icteridae Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit Aegithalidae Callipepla californica California Quail Odontophoridae Pipilo crisalidi California Towhee Emberizidae Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing Bombycillidae Poecile rufescens Chestnut-backed Chickadee Paridae Accipiter cooperii Cooper’s Hawk Accipitridae Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco Emberizidae

3 Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker Picidae Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow Emberizidae Zonotrichia atricapilla Golden-crowned Sparrow Emberizidae Bubo virginianus Great horned Owl Strigidae Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker Picidae Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush Turdidae Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch Fringillidae Cardwelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch Fringillidae Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove Columbidae Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird Mimidae Colaptes auratus Nothern Flicker Picidae Picoides nuttallii Nuttall’s Woodpecker Picidae Baeolophus inornatus Oak Titmouse Paridae Oreothlypis celata Orange crowned Warbler Parulidae Empidonax difficilis Pacific-slope Flycatcher Tyrannidae Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch Sittidae Sphyrapicus ruber Red-breasted Sapsucker Picidae Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk Accipitridae Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulidae Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow Emberizidae Pipilo maculatus Spotted Towhee Emberizidae Cyanocitta stelleri Steller’s Jay Corvidae Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture Cathartidae Ixoreus naevius Varied Thrush Turdidae Vireo Gill's Warbling Vireo Vireonidae Megascops kennicotti Western Screech Owl Strigidae Aphelocoma californica Western Scrub-Jay Corvidae Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch Sittidae Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow Emberizidae Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey Phasianidae Cardellina pusilla Wilson’s Warbler Parulidae Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler Passeriformes

Amphibians/Reptiles seen in garden Taricha torosa California newt, Orange bellied newt Salamandridae Batrachoseps attenuatus California Slender Salamander Plethodontidae Coluber lateralis lateralis California Striped Racer Colubridae Pituophis catenifer Gopher Snake Colubridae Pseudacris regilla Pacific Tree Frog Hylidae Diadophis punctatus Ring-necked Snake Colubridae Contia tenuis Sharp-tailed snake Colubridae Elgaria multicarinata Southern Alligator Lizard Anguidae Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi Valley Garter Snake Colubridae Sceloperus occidentalis Western Fence Lizard Phrynosomatidae Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica Yellow-eyed Salamander Plethodontidae Mammals seen in garden Bat sp? Odocoileus hemionus Black-tailed Deer Cervidae Scapanus latimanus Broad footed Mole Talpidae Microrus californica California Vole Cricetidae Sylvilagus autonom Desert cottontail Leporidae Sciurus niger Eastern Fox Squirrel Sciuridae Procyon lotor Northern Raccoon Procyonidae Vulpes vulpes Red Fox Canidae Shrew sp Soricidae Mephitis mephitis Striped Skunk Mephitidae

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