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Listing Candidates for the Ventura County Locally Important Species List

Abundance Scientific Name Common Name Habit Family Status

Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus (Ottley) Brouillet Short Deerweed PH Fabaceae R Amaranthus powellii ssp. bouchonii (Thell.) Costea & Carretero Powell Amaranth AH Amaranthaceae R Aristida divaricata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Poverty Three-awn Grass PG Poaceae R Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta (Nuttall) Keck White Sagebrush PH R Astragalus curtipes A. Gray San Luis Obisop or Morro Milkvetch PH Fabaceae R Atriplex argentea var. mohavensis M.E. Jones Mojave Silverscale AH Chenopodiaceae R Baccharis sarothroides A. Gray Broom Baccharis S Asteraceae R Bahiopsis laciniata (A. Gray) E.E. Schill. San Diego County Viguiera S Asteraceae R Boerhavia coccinea Mill. Scarlet Spiderling PH Nyctaginaceae R desertorum Coville Desert Brickellbush S Asteraceae R Brickellia multiflora Kellogg Gum-leaved Brickellbush S Asteraceae R Brodiaea jolonensis Eastwood Dwarf Brodiaea PG Themidaceae R Calystegia sepium ssp. limnophila (E. Greene) Brummitt Riparian Morning-glory PV Convolvulaceae R Carex brainerdii Mack. Brainard Sedge PG Cyperaceae R Ceanothus cuneatus var. ramulosus Greene Coast Ceanothus S Rhamnaceae R Chamaesyce melanadenia (Torrey) Milsp. Squaw Spurge PH Euphorbiaceae R Chamaesyce polycarpa var. hirtella (Boiss.) Parish Hairy Golondrina PH Euphorbiaceae R Chenopodium berlandieri Moq. var. zschackei (Murr) Graebn. Pitseed Goosefoot AH Chenopodiaceae R Chenopodium desiccatum A. Nelson Aridland Goosefoot AH Chenopodiaceae R Chorizanthe procumbens Nutt. Prostrate Spineflower AH Polygonaceae R Chylismia brevipes (A. Gray) Small Yellow Cups AH Onagraceae R Clarkia cylindrica ssp. clavicarpa W. Davis Cylindrical Godetia AH Onagraceae R Clarkia speciosa F.H. Lewis & M.R. Lewis ssp. speciosa Redspot Clarkia AH Onagraceae R Clarkia williamsonii (Durand & Hilg.) H. Lewis & M. Lewis Williamson's Clarkia AH Onagraceae R Cuscuta californica var. breviflora Engelmann Short-flowered California Dodder AV Convolvulaceae R Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora Pretty Dodder AV Convolvulaceae R Cuscuta indecora var. neuropetala (Engelmann) Hitchc. Pretty Dodder AV Convolvulaceae R Descurainia californica (A. Gray) O.E. Schulz California Tansy Mustard AH Brassicaceae R Diplacus puniceus Nuttall [Mimulus p. ] Red Bush Monkeyflower S R Echinochloa crus-pavonis (L.) P. Beauv. var. crus-pavonis Barnyard Grass AG/BG Poaceae R Encelia farinosa Torrey & A. Gray Brittlebush, Incienso S Asteraceae R Epilobium torreyi (S. Watson) P. Hoch & Raven [Bousduvalia stricta ] Brook Spike-primrose AH Onagraceae R Eragrostis pectinacea var. miserrima (Fourn.) Reeder Spreading Tufted Lovegrass AG Poaceae R Eriastrum densifolium (Benth.) H. Mason ssp. densifolium Woolly Star PH Polemoniaceae R Ericameria parryi var. nevadensis (A.Gray) G.L. Nesom & G.I. Baird Rabbitbrush S Asteraceae R Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum (Benth.) J. P. Tracy ex Jeps. Ear-shaped Wild Buckwheat PH Polygonaceae R Eriogonum thurberi Torrey Thurber's Wild Buckwheat AH Polygonaceae R Eryngium vaseyi J. Coulter & Rose Coyote Thistle or Button-celery PH Apiaceae R Festuca rubra L. Red Fescue PG Poaceae R Fragaria vesca L. Wood Strawberry PH Rosaceae R Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii (Vail) Krings Climbing Milkweed PV Apocynaceae R Galium angustifolium ssp. gabrielense (Munz & I.M. Johnst.) Dempster & Stebb.San Antonio Canyon Bedstraw PH Rubiaceae R Galium californicum Hooker & Arnott ssp. californicum California Bedstraw PH Rubiaceae R Galium californicum ssp. flaccidum (E. Greene) Dempster & Stebb. California Bedstraw PH Rubiaceae R Galium trifidum var. pacificum Wiegand Coastal Bedstraw PH Rubiaceae R Galium triflorum Michaux Sweet-scented Bedstraw PH Rubiaceae R Gamochaeta ustulata (Nutt.) Holub Gamochaeta BH Asteraceae R Garrya elliptica Lindley Silk-tassel Bush S Garryaceae R Hesperevax acaulis var. robustior Morefield Robust Dwarf Evax AH Asteraceae R Heterotheca subaxillaris ssp. latifolia (Buckley) Semple False Goldenaster A/BH Asteraceae R Hordeum depressum (Scribner & J.G. Smith) Rydb. Low Barley AG Poaceae R Hydrocotyle verticilata Thunb. Marsh Pennywort PH Araliaceae R Iva hayesiana A. Gray San Diego Marsh-elder S Asteraceae R Layia glandulosa ssp. rosea Gray Rose Layia AH Asteraceae R Welw. Lesser Duckweed AG R L. Duckweed AG Araceae R Landolt Duckweed AG Araceae R Limosella aquatica L. Mudwort AH Plantaginaceae R Lipocarpha micrantha (M. Vahl.) G.C. Tucker Tiny Lipocarpha AG Cyperaceae R Logfia depressa (A.Gray) Holub Low Berbia Impia AH Asteraceae R Lomatium caruifolium (H.& A.) J.M. Coult. & Rose var. caruifolium Alkali Desertparsley PH Apiaceae R Microseris douglasii (DC.) Schultz-Bip. ssp. douglasii Douglas Microseris AH Asteraceae R Microseris douglasii ssp. tenella (A. Gray) Chambers Slender Douglas Microseris AH Asteraceae R Nicotiana clevelandii A. Gray Cleveland Indian Tobacco AH Solanaceae R Phacelia grisea Gray White-flowered Phacelia AH Boraginaceae R Listing Candidates for the Ventura County Locally Important Plant Species List

Phacelia platyloba A. Gray Phacelia AH Boraginaceae R Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene Narrowleaf Frog-fruit PH Verbenaceae R Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus (Piper) I.M. Johnston Adobe Popcornflower AH Boraginaceae R Plagiobothrys tenellus (Nuttall) A. Gray Slender Popcornflower AH Boraginaceae R Pseudostellaria jamesiana (Torrey) W.A. Weber & R.I. Hartman False Chickweed PH Caryophyllaceae R Ribes menziesii Pursh Shaggy Gooseberry S Grossulariaceae R Rorippa curvisiliqua (Hooker) Bessey ex Britton Curved-pod Watercress AH Brassicaceae R Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser var. palustris Western Riparian Yellow-cress A/BH Brassicaceae R Salicornia depressa Standley Pickleweed AH Chenopodiaceae R Samolus parviflorus Raf. Seaside Brookweed PH Theophrastaceae R Sanicula bipinnatafida Hooker Purple Sanicle, Shoe Buttons PH Apiaceae R Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C. Gmelin) Palla Soft-stem Bulrush PG Cyperaceae R Solanum wallacei (A. Gray) Parish Wallace's Nightshade S Solanaceae R Stillingia spinulosa Torrey Annual Toothleaf PH Euphorbiaceae R Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus (Fern.) S.F. Blake Common Snowberry S Caprifoliaceae R Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium (A.Gray) G.L. Nesom Siskiyou Aster PH Asteraceae R Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom var. spathulatum Western Mountain Aster PH Asteraceae R Symphyotrichum subspicatum (Nees) G.L. Nesom var. subspicatum Douglas Aster PH Asteraceae R Thysanocarpus conchuliferus E. Greene Santa Cruz Island Fringepod AH Brassicaceae R Trifolium bifidum var. decipiens E. Greene Pinole Clover AH Fabaceae R Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa (Dickson) Syme Tyme-leaved Speedwell AH Plantaginaceae R

Notes: Scientific nomenclature follows the Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1993-2011), The Jepson Manual (2011), Gordon-Reedy (1990), and Broich (1987). Most current taxomomy is followed when changes have occurred since publication of the above listed references. Common names follow Abrams and Ferris (1960), Neihaus and Ripper (1976), and DeGarmo (1980).

Habit definitions: AF = annual fern or fern ally. PG = perennial grass or graminoid. AG = annual grass or graminoid. PH = perennial herb. AH = annual herb. PV = perennial vine. BH = biennial herb. S = shrub. PF = perennial fern or fern ally. T = tree.

Abundance status definitions: R = Rare (1-5 extant populations known)