PLANTS OF THE SIERRA FOOTHILL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER AND IMMEDIATE VICINITY Samples are present in the Center herbarium with updated taxonomy, ecological information and GPS-determined location. Compiled by Eric Knapp (version 9/10/2000) Common names in italics were added by Mike Connor and Jerry Tecklin 10/9/00. NATIVE/ FAMILY GENUS SPECIES ALIEN COMMON NAME FERNS and FERN-LIKE PLANTS BLECHNACEAE Woodwardia fimbriata N giant chain fern DRYOPTERIDACEAE Dryopteris arguta N EQUISETACEAE Equisetum laevigatum N smooth scouring rush POLYPODIACEAE Polypodium calirhiza N PTERIDACEAE Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis N goldback fern Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata N bird's foot fern SELAGINELLACEAE Selaginella hansenii N GYMNOSPERMS CUPRESSACEAE Calocedrus decurrens N incense cedar PINACEAE Pinus ponderosa N ponderosa pine, yellow pine Pinus sabiniana N foothill pine, gray pine ANGIOSPERMS A. DICOTS ANACARDIACEAE Rhus trilobata N skunkbrush Toxicodendron diversilobum N western poison oak APIACEAE Daucus carota A Queen Anne's lace Daucus pusillus N rattlesnake weed Foeniculum vulgare A Lomatium marginatum var. marginatum N Lomatium utriculatum N Perideridia bolanderi ssp. involucrata N Perideridia kelloggii N Sanicula bipinnata N poison sanicle Sanicula bipinnatifida N purple sanicle Sanicula crassicaulis N Scandix pectin-veneris A Venus' needle Tauschia hartwegii N Torilis arvensis A hedge parsley Torilis nodosa A Yabea microcarpa N APOCYNACEAE Vinca major A periwinkle ARISTOLOCHIACEAE Aristolochia californica N pipevine ASCLEPIADACEAE Asclepias cordifolia N purple milkweed Asclepias eriocarpa N Indian milkweed Asclepias fascicularis N narrow-leaf milkweed ASTERACEAE Achillea millefolium N yarrow Page 1 of 10 NATIVE/ FAMILY GENUS SPECIES ALIEN COMMON NAME Achyrachaena mollis N blow-wives Agoseris heterophylla N Agoseris retrorsa N Ambrosia psilostachya N Western ragweed Anthemis cotula A Mayweed, dog-fennel Artemesia douglasiana N mugwort, wormwood Calycadenia multiglandulosa N Calycadenia truncata N rosin weed Carduus pycnocephalus A Italian thistle Centaurea melitensis A tocalote Centaurea solstitialis A yellow star-thistle Chamomilla sauveolens A pinapple weed Cichorium intybus A chicory Cirsium occidentale var. californicum N cobwebby thistle Ericameria arborescens N golden fleece Erigeron foliosus var. hartwegii N Erigeron philadelphicus N Eriophyllum lanatum var. grandiflorum N wooly sunflower Filago gallica A Gnaphalium stramineum N cudweed, everlasting Grindelia hirsutula var. davyi N gumplant, tarweed Hedypnois cretica A Helianthus annuus N sunflower Hemizonia fitchii N Fitch's spikeweed Holocarpha virgata ssp. virgata N tarplant Hypochaeris glabra A smooth cat's-ear Lactuca serriola A prickly lettuce Lagophylla glandulosa N Lasthenia californica N goldfields Leontodon taraxicoides ssp. longirostris A Madia citriodora N lemon-scented tarweed Madia elegans ssp. densiflora N common madia Madia elegans ssp. vernalis N common madia Madia exigua N threadstem madia Madia gracilis N slender tarweed Madia subspicata N tarweed Micropus californicus var. californicus N slender cottonweed Pseudobahia heermannii N Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus N woolly marbles Rafinesquia californica N California chicory Rigiopappus leptocladus N Senecio vulgaris A Silybum marianum A milk thistle Sonchus oleraceus A common sow thistle Stebbinsoseris heterocarpa N Tragopogon porrifolius A salsify Uropappus lindleyi N Wyethia angustifolia N mule's ears Xanthium spinosum N cocklebur BERBERIDACEAE Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota N barberry BETULACEAE Alnus rhombifolia N white alder BORAGINACEAE Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia N fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii N Cryptantha flaccida N Cynoglossum grande N hound's tongue Pectocarya pusilla N Plagiobothrys bracteatus N Plagiobothrys canescens N Page 2 of 10 NATIVE/ FAMILY GENUS SPECIES ALIEN COMMON NAME Plagiobothrys glyptocarpus var. modestus N Plagiobothrys nothofulvus N popcorn flower Plagiobothrys shastensis N BRASSICACEAE Athysanus pusillus N Barbarea orthoceras N Capsella bursa-pastoris A shepard's purse Cardamine oligosperma N Draba verna N Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum N Western wallflower Hirschfeldia incana A Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum N shining peppergrass Lepidium oblongum var. oblongum N Raphanus raphanistrum A jointed charlock Raphanus sativus A wild radish Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum N water cress Sisymbrium officinale A hedge mustard Streptanthus tortuosus var. tortuosus N mountain jewelflower Thysanocarpus curvipes N fringepod CALYCANTHACEAE Calycanthus occidentalis N spicebush CAMPANULACEAE Githopsis specularioides N bluecup CAPRIFOLIACEAE Lonicera interrupta N chapparal honeysuckle Sambucus mexicana N blue elderberry CARYOPHYLLACEAE Cerastium glomeratum A mouse-ear chickweed Minuarta douglasii N Petrorhagia dubia A Scleranthus annuus ssp. annuus A Silene californica N California Indian pink Silene gallica A Common catchfly Spergularia rubra A Stellaria media A common chickweed Stellaria nitens N shining chickweed CHENOPODIACEAE Chenopodium album A pigweed, lamb's quarters CONVOLVULACEAE Convolvulus arvensis A bindweed Calystegia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis N CORNACEAE Cornus nuttallii N mountain dogwood CRASSULACEAE Crassula tillaea A Dudleya cymosa ssp. cymosa N Parvisedum pumilum N CUCURBITACEAE Marah fabaceus N California man-root Marah watsonii N ELAEAGNACEAE Elaeagnus angustifolius A Russian olive ERICACEAE Arbutus menziesii N madrone Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. manzanita N common manzanita Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. viscida N whiteleaf manzanita Rhododendron occidentale N Western azalea EUPHORBIACEAE Chamaesyce ocellata ssp. ocellata N Eremocarpus setigerus N turkey mullein Euphorbia spathulata N spurge Page 3 of 10 NATIVE/ FAMILY GENUS SPECIES ALIEN COMMON NAME FABACEAE Astragalus gambelianus N Cercis occidentalis N Western redbud Cytisus scoparius A Scotch broom Genista monspessulana A Hoita macrostachya N Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis N Lathyrus sulphureus N sulfur wildpea Lotus argophyllus var. fremontii N Lotus corniculatus A bird'sfoot trefoil Lotus grandiflorus N Lotus humistratus N Lotus micranthus N Lotus purshianus var. purshianus N Spanish lotus Lotus scoparius var. scoparius N California broom Lotus strigosus N Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons N Lupinus benthamii N spider lupine Lupinus bicolor N minature lupine Lupinus latifolius var. columbianus N Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus N Chick lupine Lupinus nanus N Lupinus pachylobus N big-pod lupine Lupinus stiversii N harlequin lupine Lupinus succulentus N arroyo lupine Medicago arabica A burclover Medicago polymorpha A California burclover Melilotus indica A sourclover Robinia pseudoacacia A black locust Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum N Trifolium albopurpureum var. olivaceum N Trifolium bifidum var. bifidum N Trifolium ciliolatum N tree clover Trifolium depauperatum var. depauperatum N dwarf sac clover Trifolium dubium A little hop clover, shamrock Trifolium fragiferum A strawberry clover Trifolium fucatum N bull clover Trifolium glomeratum A Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum N Trifolium hirtum A rose clover Trifolium incarnatum A crimson clover Trifolium microcephalum N maiden clover Trifolium oliganthum N Trifolium pratense A red clover Trifolium repens A white clover Trifolium subterraneum A subterranean clover Trifolium variegatum N whitetip clover Trifolium willdenovii N tomcat clover Vicea americana var. americana N American vetch Vicea benghalensis A purple vetch Vicea sativa ssp. nigra A common vetch Vicea tetrassperma A Vicea villosa ssp. villosa A hairy vetch FAGACEAE Quercus berberidifolia N scrub oak Quercus douglasii N blue oak Quercus kelloggii N California black oak Quercus lobata N valley oak Quercus wislizenii N interior live oak Quercus wislizenii x kellogii (hybrid) N Oracle oak Page 4 of 10 NATIVE/ FAMILY GENUS SPECIES ALIEN COMMON NAME GENTIANACEAE Centaurium muehlenbergii N Cicendra quadrangularis N GERANIACEAE Erodium botrys A longbeaked filaree Erodium brachycarpum A Erodium cicutarium A redstem filaree Erodium moschatum A whitestem filaree Geranium dissectum A dove'sfoot geranium Geranium molle A cutleaf geranium GROSSULARIACEAE Ribes roezlii N Sierra gooseberry HIPPOCASTANACEAE Aesculus californica N California buckeye HYDROPHYLLACEAE Eriodictyon californicum N yerba santa Nemophila heterophylla N Nemophila maculata N five spot Nemophila menziesii N baby blue eyes Nemophila pedunculata N meadow nemophilia Phacelia cicutaria var. cicutaria N HYPERICACEAE Hypericum concinnum N gold-wire Hypericum perforatum A Klamathweed LAMIACEAE Lamium amplexicaule A Marrubium vulgare A horehound Mentha arvensis N Mentha pulegium A Pennyroyal Mentha spicata var. spicata A spearmint Pogogyne serpylloides N Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata N self-heal Scutellaria californica N Scutellaria tuberosa N Stachys ajugoides var. rigida N hedge nettle Stachys stricta N Trichostemma lanceolatum N vinegar weed LAURACEAE Umbellularia californica N California bay LIMNANTHACEAE Limnanthes alba ssp. alba N meadowfoam LINACEAE Linum bienne A flax LOASACEAE Mentzelia laevicaulis N blazing star LYTHRACEAE Lythrum hyssopifolium A loosestrife MALVACEAE Malva parviflora A cheeseweed Malvella leprosa N alkali mallow Sidalcea hartwegii N Sidalcea malvaeflora ssp. asprella N checker mallow MORACEAE Ficus carica A edible fig Morus alba A white mulberry OLEACEAE Fraxinus latifolia N Oregon ash Olea europaea A olive ONAGRACEAE Clarkia gracilis ssp. gracilis