Calavera Preliminary Plant Checklist Note: This list is incomplete and only includes plants observed in May through August. *Indicates a non-native species. James Dillane June, 2008 CRYPTOGAMS SELAGINACEAE Spike-Moss Family Selaginella cinerascens Ashy Spike Moss POLYPODIACEAE Polypody Family Adiantum jordani California Maidenhair PTERIDACEAE Brake Fern Family Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa Silverback Fern ANGIOSPERMAE (DICOTYLEDONES) AIZOACEAE Fig-Marigold Family Carpobrotus sp.* Iceplant ANACARDIACEAE Sumac Family Malosma laurina Laurel Sumac Rhus integrifolia Lemonadeberry Schinus molle* Peruvian Pepper Tree Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison Oak APIACEAE Carrot Family Apiastrum angustifolium Mock-Parsley/Wild Celery Apium graveolens* Celery Conium maculatum* Poison Hemlock Daucus pusillus Rattlesnake Weed Foeniculum vulgare* Fennel Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific Sanicle ASCLEPIADACEAE Milkweed Family Asclepias fascicularis Narrow-Leaf Milkweed Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii Climbing Milkweed ASTERACEAE Sunflower Family Acourtia microcephala Sacapellote/Purple Heads Ambrosia psilostachya Ragweed Artemisia californica California Sage Artemisia douglasiana Douglas Mugwort Baccharis pilularis Coyote Brush Baccharis salicifolia Mulefat Brickellia californica California Brickellbush Carduus pycnocephalus* Italian Thistle Centauria melitensis* Tocalote, Star-thistle Chamomilla suaveolens* Pineapple Weed Chrysanthemum coronarium* Garland Chrysanthemum Cirsium occidentale var. californicum California Thistle Cirsium sp.* Thistle Coreopsis maritima Sea Dahlia CNPS List 2.2 Cotula coronopifolia* African Brass-Buttons Cynara cardunculus* Artichoke thistle/Cardoon Encelia californica Coast Brittlebush Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus Fleabane Aster Eriophyllum confertiflorum Golden Yarrow Filago gallica* Narrow-Leaf Filago Gazania hybrid* Garden Gazinia Gnaphalium bicolor Bicolored Everlasting Gnaphalium californicum Pearly Everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum White Everlasting Gnaphalium luteo-album* Common Cudweed Gnaphalium ustulata Purple Cudweed Grindelia camporum var. bracteosum Bracted Gumplant Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides Sawtooth Goldenbush Hedypnois cretia* Crete Hedypnois 1 Hemizonia fasciculata Fascicled Tarweed Hypochaeris glabra* Smooth Cat’s Ear Isocoma menziesii Goldenbush Lactuca serriola* Prickly Lettuce Lessingia filaginifolia Cudweed Aster Osmadenia tenella Southern Rosinweed Pentachaeta aurea Golden-Rayed Pentachaeta Picris echioides* Bristly Ox-tongue Pluchia odorata Salt Marsh Fleabane Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus Slender Woolly-Heads Silybum marianum* Milk Thistle Sonchus asper ssp. asper* Prickly Sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus* Common Sowthistle Stebbinocerus heterocarpa Stebbinocerus Stephanomeria virgata Twiggy Wreath Plant Uropappus lindleyi Silver Puffs Xanthium strumarium* Cocklebur BETULACEAE Birch Family Alnus rhombifolia White Alder BORAGINACEAE Borage Family Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Rancher's Fiddleneck Cryptantha intermedia Nievitas Cryptantha Cryptantha micromeres Minute-Flower Cryptantha Heliotropium curassavicum Heliotrope BRASSICACEAE Mustard Family Brassica nigra* Black Mustard Coronopus didymus* Lesser Wart-Cress Hirschfeldia incana* Short-pod Mustard Lepidium sp. Peppergrass Raphanus sativus* Radish Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Water-Cress CACTACEAE Cactus Family Opuntia littoralis Coast Prickly-pear Opuntia prolifera Coast Cholla CAMPANULACEAE Bellflower Family Isomeris arborea Bladder Pod CAPRIFOLIACEAE Honeysuckle Family Lonicera subspicata Honeysuckle Sambucus mexicana Elderberry CARYOPHYLLACEAE Pink Family Cardionema ramosissimum Tread Lightly Cerastium glomeratum* Mouse-Ear Chickweed Polycarpon tetraphyllum var. tetraphyllum* Four-Leaved Allseed Silene gallica* Common Catchfly / Windmill Pink Spurgularia sp.* Sand-Spurry CHENOPODIACEAE Goosefoot Family Atriplex semibaccata* Saltbush Atriplex triangularis Spearscale Chenopodium sp.* Goosefoot Chenopodium californicum California Goosefoot Chenopodium murale* Nettle-Leaf Goosefoot Salsola kali* Tumbleweed CISTACEAE Rock-Rose Family Helianthemum scoparium Rush rose CONVOLVULACEAE Morning-Glory Family Calystegia macrostegia Wild Morning-Glory Convolulus simulans Small-Flowered Morning-Glory CNPS List 4.2 Dichondra occidentalis Western Dichondra CNPS List 4.2 2 CRASSULACEAE Stonecrop Family Crassula connata Pygmy Weed Dudleya edulis Lady-fingers Dudleya lanceolata Coastal Dudleya Dudleya pulverulenta Chalk Dudleya CUCURBITACEAE Gourd Family Marah macrocarpus Wild Cucumber DIPSACACEAE Teasel Family Dipsacus sativus* Fuller's Teasel ERICACEAE Heath Family Xylococcus bicolor Mission Manzanita EUPHORBIACEAE Spurge Family Chamaesyce polycarpa Golondrina/Sand Mat Eremocarpus setigerus Doveweed Euphorbia lathyris* Gopher Spurge Euphorbia peplus* Petty Spurge FABACEAE Pea Family Acacia sp.* Acacia Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii Wild Sweet Pea Lotus scoparius Deerweed Lupinus sp. Lupine Lupinus succulentus Arroyo Lupine Melilotus albus* White Sweetclover Melilotus indicus* Indian Sweetclover FAGACEAE Oak Family Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak Quercus dumosa Nuttall’s Scrub Oak CNPS List 1B.1 Quercus engelmannii Engelmann Oak CNPS List 4.2 Quercus x acutidens Scrub Oak GENTIANACEAE Gentian Family Centarium venustum Canchalagua GERANIACEAE Geranium Family Erodium botrys* Long-Beak Filaree Erodium cicutarium* Red-Stem Filaree Geranium carolinianum Carolina Geranium GROSSULARIACEAE Gooseberry Family Ribes indecorum Winter Current Ribes speciosum Fuchia-Flower Gooseberry HYDROPHYLLACEAE Waterleaf Family Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia Common Eucrypta Phacelia ramosissima Branching Phacelia Pholistoma auritum var. auritum Fiesta Flower LAMIACEAE Mint Family Marrubium vulgare* Horehound Salvia apiana White Sage Salvia mellifera Black Sage MALVACEAE Mallow Family Malacothamnus fasciculatus Chaparral Bushmallow Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia Checker Bloom MYOPORACEAE Myoporum Family Myoporum laetum* Myoporum/Ngaio NYCTAGINACEAE Four-O’Clock Family Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa California Wishbone Plant OLEACEAE Olive Family Fraxinus uhdei* Shamel Ash ONAGRACEAE Evening-Primrose Family Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum willow-herb Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima Great Marsh Evening-Primrose OXALIDACEAE Wood-Sorrel Family Oxalis pes-caprae* Bermuda Buttercup 3 PAEONIACEAE Peony Family Paeonia californica California Peony PLANTAGINACEAE Plantain Family Plantago erecta Western/Dot-Seed Plantain Plantago major* Common Plantain PLATINACEAE Sycamore Family Platanus racemosa Sycamore POLEMONIACEAE Plox Family Navarettia hamata var. leptantha Skunkweed POLYGONACEAE Buckwheat Family Chorizanthe fimbriata Fringed Spineflower Chorizanthe procumbens Prostrate Spineflower Eriogonum fasciculatus Buckwheat Pterostegia drymarioides Threadstem, Granny’s Hairnet Rumex conglomeratus* Whorled Dock Rumex crispus* Curly Dock Claytonia parviflora Miner’s Lettuce PRIMULACEAE Primrose Family Anagallis arvenis* Scarlet Pimpernel Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. clevelandii Padres' Shooting Star PROTEACEAE Protea Family Grevillea robusta* Silk-Oak RANUNCULACEAE Crowfoot Family Clematis sp. Virgin’s Bower RHAMNACEAE Buckthorn Family Adolphia californica Adolphia CNPS List 2.1 Rhamnus crocea Spiny Redberry ROSACEAE Rose Family Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa Sticky Cinquefoil Rosa californica Wild Rose RUBIACEAE Madder Family Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Narrow-Leaf Bedstraw Galium aparine* Goose Grass Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii Nuttall’s/San Diego Bedstraw SALICACEAE Willow Family Populus fremontii Cottonwood Salix gooddingii Black Willow Salix lasiolepis Arroyo Willow SAURURACEAE Lizard's-Tail Family Anemopsis californica Yerba Mansa SCROPHULARIACEAE Figwort Family Antirrhinum nuttallianum Nuttall's Snapdragon Castilleja densiflora Owl's clover Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus Dark-Tip Bird’s Beak Keckiella cordifolia Cimbing Bush Penstemon Mimulus aurantiacus Monkeyflower Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda California Bee Plant/Figwort SOLANACEAE Nightshade Family Datura wrightii Jimson Weed Nicotiana glauca* Tree Tobacco Solanum douglasii Nightshade Solanum parishii Parish's Nightshade TAMARICACEAE Tamarisk Family Tamarix sp.* Tamarisk URTICACEAE Nettle Family Urtica urens* Dwarf Nettle VERBENACEAE Vervain Family Verbena lasiostachys Robust Vervian 4 ANGIOSPERMAE (MONOCOTYLEDONES) ARECACEAE Palm Family Washingtonia robusta* Mexican Fan Palm CYPERACEAE Sedge Family Carex sp. Sedge Carex spissa San Diego Sedge Carex triquetra Triangular-Fruit Sedge Cyperus eragrostis Tall Flatsedge Eleocharis macrostachya Pale Spike-Sedge Eleocharis parishii/montevidensis Spike-Sedge Scirpus americanus Bulrush Scirpus maritimus Saltmarsh Bulrush IRIDACEAE Iris Family Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-Eyed Grass JUNCACEAE Rush Family Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii Spiny Rush CNPS List 4.2 Juncus bufonius Toad Rush Juncus mexicanus Mexican Rush Juncus rugulosus Wrinkled Rush Juncus xiphoides Iris-leaf Rush LILIACEAE Lily Family Agave americana* Agave, Century Plant Bloomeria crocea Golden Stars Calochortus splendens Splendid Mariposa Lily Chlorogalum parviflorum Small-Flowered Amole Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Blue Dicks Muilla maritima Common Muilla Yucca schidigera Mojave Yucca POACEAE Grass Family Agrostis pallens leafy bent Agrostis viridis* Water Bent Arundo donax* Arundo Avena sp.* Wild Oats Bothriochloa barbinoides Cane Bluestem