Artemisia californica, California sagebrush Artemisia californica, California sagebrush 1.Common name – California sagebrush or coastal sagebrush Scienfic name - Artemisia californica Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant - shrub Maximum height – 2 m Flower color - white Flowering season – summer Foliage color – greyish green Disnguishing features – vary aromac, signature plant of coastal sage scrub habitat Rhus integrifolia, lemonade berry Rhus integrifolia, lemonade berry Common name – lemonade berry Scienfic name – Rhus integrifolia Plant family - Anacardiaceae Type of plant – large shrub Maximum height – 5 m Flower color – white to pink Flowering season – winter and very early spring Foliage color – dark green Disnguishing features – seeds have a lemon-like flavor and were used by indigenous people to make a beverage Encelia californica, California brilebush Encelia californica, California brilebush Common name – California brilebush, bush sunflower Scienfic name – Encelia californica Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant - shrub Maximum height – 1.5 m Flower color – yellow with brown centers Flowering season – spring Foliage color – green Disnguishing features – very common at the SCR Baccharis pilularis, chaparral broom Baccharis pilularis, chaparral broom .Common name – coyote brush, chaparral broom Scienfic name – Baccharis pilularis Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant - shrub Maximum height – 3 m Flower color - white Flowering season – fall Foliage color – bright green Disnguishing features – this plant is dioecious, meaning that there are separate male and female plants. Eriogonum fasiculatum, California buckwheat Eriogonum fasiculatum, California buckwheat Common name – California buckwheat Scienfic name – Eriogonum fasiculatum Plant family - Polygonaceae Type of plant - shrub Maximum height – 1.5 m Flower color – white to pink Flowering season – late spring to summer Foliage color – dark green Disnguishing features – very rusty-red seed pods present fall though winter, they cover the plant Acmispon glaber, deerweed Acmispon glaber, deerweed Common name – deerweed Scienfic name – Acmispon glaber (formerly Lotus scoparius) Plant family - Fabaceae Type of plant – shrub Maximum height – 1 m Flower color – yellow to orange Flowering season – spring Foliage color – green Disnguishing features – new flowers are yellow whereas older flowers are orange Astragalus trichopodus, Santa Barbara milk vetch Astragalus trichopodus, Santa Barbara milk vetch Common name – Santa Barbara milk vetch Scienfic name – Astragalus trichopodus Plant family - Fabaceae Type of plant – perennial herb Maximum height – 1 m Flower color – greenish white Flowering season – winter Foliage color – greying green Disnguishing features – large inflated seed pods, aracts bumblebees in late winter/early spring Pseudognaphalium beneolens, everlasng .Common name – cudweed, everlasng Scienfic name – Pseudognaphalium beneolens Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant – perennial herb Maximum height – 1 m Flower color - white Flowering season – summer Foliage color – almost white Disnguishing features – foliage looks so Pseudognaphalium californicum, everlasng Pseudognaphalium californicum, everlasng Common name – cudweed, everlasng Scienfic name – Pseudognaphalium californicum Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant – perennial herb Maximum height – 1 m Flower color – white with yellow center Flowering season – spring Foliage color – green Disnguishing features – Marah macrocarpa, wild cucumber Marah macrocarpa, wild cucumber Common name – wild cucumber Scienfic name – Marah macrocarpa Plant family - Cucurbitaceae Type of plant – perennial vine Maximum height – vine Flower color - white Flowering season – late winter Foliage color – green Disnguishing features – lush foliage, leaves look like grape leaves, very spiny large fruit Leptosyne marima (formerly Coreopsis marima), sea dahlia Leptosyne marima (formerly Coreopsis marima), sea dahlia Common name – sea dahlia Scienfic name – Leptosyne marima (formerly Coreopsis marima) Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant – perennial herb Maximum height – 1.5 m Flower color – yellow daisy-like flower with yellow center Flowering season – spring Foliage color – green Disnguishing features – on CNPS inventory of rare and endangered plants Opuna lioralis, coast prickly pear Common name – coast prickly pear Scienfic name – Opuna lioralis Plant family - Cactaceae Type of plant - succulent Maximum height – 1 m Flower color - yellow Flowering season – late spring, early summer Foliage color – green Disnguishing features – Ferocactus viridescens, San Diego barrel cactus Common name – San Diego barrel cactus Scienfic name – Ferocactus viridescens Plant family - Cactaceae Type of plant - succulent Maximum height – 0.5 m Flower color - yellow Flowering season – late spring, early summer Foliage color – green Disnguishing features – on CNPS inventory of rare and endangered plants Peritoma arborea (formerly Isomeris arborea), bladderpod Peritoma arborea (formerly Isomeris arborea), bladderpod Common name – Bladderpod Scienfic name – Peritoma arborea (formerly Isomeris arborea) Plant family - Cleomeceae Type of plant - shrub Maximum height – 3 m Flower color - yellow Flowering season – all winter and spring Foliage color – green Disnguishing features – large, inflated seed pods Amsinckia menziesii, fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii, fiddleneck Common name – fiddleneck Scienfic name – Amsinckia menziesii Plant family - Boraginaceae Type of plant – annual herb Maximum height – 1.0 m Flower color – orange-yellow Flowering season – spring Foliage color – green Disnguishing features – foliage is hairy/bristly Heterotheca grandiflora, telegraph weed Heterotheca grandiflora, telegraph weed Common name – telegraph weed Scienfic name – Heterotheca grandiflora Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant – annual or perennial herb Maximum height – 2.5 m Flower color - yellow Flowering season – fall Foliage color – green Disnguishing features – Deinandra fasiculata (formerly Hemizonia fasiculata), clustered tarweed Common name – clustered tarweed Scienfic name – Deinandra fasiculata (formerly Hemizonia fasiculata) Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant – annual herb Maximum height – 0.5 m Flower color - yellow Flowering season – summer to fall Foliage color – green Disnguishing features – Ribes speciosum, fuchsia flowered gooseberry Ribes speciosum, fuchsia flowered gooseberry Common name – fuchsia flowered gooseberry Scienfic name – Ribes speciosum Plant family - Grossulariaceae Type of plant - shrub Maximum height – 1.5 m Flower color - red Flowering season – late winter to spring Foliage color – green Disnguishing features – bristly .