UCSC Fort Ord Natural Reserve Plants Below is the most recently updated plant list for UCSC Fort Ord Natural Reserve. * non-native taxon ? presence in question Listed Species Information: CNPS Listed - as designated by the California Rare Plant Ranks (formerly known as CNPS Lists). More information at http://www.cnps.org/cnps/rareplants/ranking.php Cal IPC Listed - an inventory that categorizes exotic and invasive plants as High, Moderate, or Limited, reflecting the level of each species' negative ecological impact in California. More information at http://www.cal-ipc.org More information about Federal and State threatened and endangered species listings can be found at https://www.fws.gov/endangered/ (US) and http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/nongame/ t_e_spp/ (CA). FAMILY NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME LISTED Ferns AZOLLACEAE - Mosquito Fern American water fern, mosquito fern, Family Azolla filiculoides ? Mosquito fern, Pacific mosquitofern DENNSTAEDTIACEAE - Bracken Hairy brackenfern, Western bracken Family Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens fern DRYOPTERIDACEAE - Shield or California wood fern, Coastal wood wood fern family Dryopteris arguta fern, Shield fern Common horsetail rush, Common horsetail, field horsetail, Field EQUISETACEAE - Horsetail Family Equisetum arvense horsetail Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii Giant horse tail, Giant horsetail Pentagramma triangularis ssp. PTERIDACEAE - Brake Family triangularis Gold back fern Gymnosperms CUPRESSACEAE - Cypress Family Hesperocyparis macrocarpa Monterey cypress CNPS - 1B.2, Cal IPC - limited Bishop pine, Bull pine, Prickle cone PINACEAE - Pine Family Pinus muricata pine Pinus radiata Monterey pine CNPS - 1B.1, Cal IPC - limited Pinus torreyana Island torrey pine Eudicots ADOXACEAE - Muskroot family Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Blue elderberry AIZOACEAE - Ice plant family * Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot fig, Iceplant, Sea fig Cal IPC - high ANACARDIACEAE -cashew or sumac family Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison oak, Poisonoak APIACEAE - Carrot family * Anthriscus caucalis Bur chervil, Bur chevril Bowlesia incana Hoary bowlesia * Conium maculatum Poison hemlock Cal IPC - moderate American wild carrot, Rattlesnake Daucus pusillus weed Foeniculum vulgare Biscuit root, Sweet fennel Cal IPC - high Sanicula arctopoides Footsteps of spring, Yellow mats Gamble weed, Pacific Sanicula crassicaulis blacksnakeroot, Pacific sanicle Coast sanicle, Coastal Sanicula laciniata blacksnakeroot Field hedge parsley, Spreading Torilis arvensis hedgeparsley Cal IPC - moderate ARALIACEAE- Ivy family * Hedera helix English ivy Cal IPC - high ASTERACEAE - Aster family * Artemisia biennis Biennial sagewort California sagebrush, Coast Artemisia californica sagebrush, Coastal sage brush California mugwort, Artemisia douglasiana Douglas' sagewort Baccharis pilularis ssp. consanguinea Coyote brush * Bellis perennis English daisy, English lawn daisy * Carduus pycnocephalus Italian thistle Cal IPC - moderate Italian thistle, Slender flowered * Carduus tenuiflorus thistle, Winged plumeless thistle Cal IPC - limited Maltese star thistle, Napa star * Centaurea melitensis thistle, Tocalote Cal IPC - moderate Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale Cobweb thistle, Cobwebby thistle * Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle Cal IPC - moderate Conyza canadensis Canada horseweed Corethrogyne filaginifolia Common sandaster Australian brass buttons, Australian * Cotula australis cotula, Australian waterbuttons Brass buttons, Common * Cotula coronopifolia brassbuttons Cal IPC - limited Deinandra corymbosa corymbosa Coastal tarweed * Delairea odorata Cape Ivy Cal IPC - high California goldenbush, Mock Ericameria ericoides heather Ericameria fasciculata Eastwood's goldenbush CNPS - 1B.1 Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum Golden yarrow, Yellow yarrow Western flat topped goldenrod, Western goldenrod, Western Euthamia occidentalis goldentop Gamochaeta purpurea Featherweed Gnaphalium californicum Ladies' tobacco * Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey cudweed Pseudognaphalium ramosissimum Pink cudweed Pseudognaphalium stramineum Cottonbatting plant * Helminthotheca echioides Bristly ox-tongue Cal IPC - limited Heterotheca grandiflora Telegraph weed, Telegraphweed * Hypochaeris glabra Smooth cat's ear Cal IPC - limited Hairy cats ear, Hairy catsear, Rough * Hypochaeris radicata cat's ear Cal IPC - moderate * Lactuca serriola Prickly lettuce, Prickly wild lettuce Hawkweed layia, Tall layia, Tall Layia hieracioides tidytips Layia platyglossa Coastal tidytips Lessingia pectinata var. pectinata Valley lessingia * Logfia gallica Narrowleaf cottonrose Little tarweed, Meager tarweed, Small tarweed, Three-stemmed Madia exigua madia Grassy tarweed, Gumweed madia, Madia gracilis Slender tarweed Chile tarweed, Coast tarweed, Madia sativa Coastal tarweed Matricaria discoidea Pineapple weed Pseudognaphalium beneolens Cudweed Slender woolly marbles, Slender Psilocarphus tenellus woollyheads Common groundsel, Old man in the * Senecio vulgaris spring, Old man of spring * Silybum marianum Blessed milkthistle, Milk thistle Cal IPC - limited * Sonchus asper asper Prickly sow thistle, Sow thistle Common sow thistle, Common * Sonchus oleraceus sowthistle, Sow thistle Annual mitra, Santa barbara stephanomeria, Santa barbara Stephanomeria elata wirelettuce Common dandelion, Dandelion, Red * Taraxacum officinal seeded dandelion Uropappus lindleyi Silver puffs, Uropappus Xanthium spinosum Spiny clotbur, Spiny cockleburr Xanthium strumarium Rough cockleburr Annual burrweed, Annual bursage, Ambrosia acanthicarpa Annual burweed, Annual turweed * Arctotheca calendula Cape weed Cal IPC - moderate alert Helenium puberulum Rosilla, Sneezeweed Solidago velutina californica California goldenrod, Oreja de liebre Achillea millefolium Common yarrow BORAGINACEAE - borage or forget- Chinese parsley, Heliotrope, Salt me-not family Heliotropium curassavicum heliotrope, Seaside heliotrope Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii Baby blue eyes Sleeping combseed, Winged comb Pectocarya penicillata seed, Winged pectocarya Phacelia douglasii Douglas' phacelia Phacelia malvifolia Stinging phacelia Blue fiesta flower, Blue fiestaflower, Pholistoma auritum var. auritum Fiesta flower White fiesta flower, White Pholistoma membranaceum fiestaflower Amsinckia intermedia Common fiddleneck Amsinckia spectabilis var. spectabilis Seaside fiddleneck Cleveland's cryptantha, Common Cryptantha clevelandii cryptantha BRASSICACEAE - crucifers, or cabbage family Turritis glabra Tower rockcress * Brassica nigra Black mustard Cal IPC - moderate Common mustard, Field mustard, * Brassica rapa Rape mustard Cal IPC - limited * Cakile maritima European searocket, Sea rocket Cal IPC - limited * Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's purse Cardamine oligosperma Bitter cress, Idaho bittercress Erysimum ammophilum Coast wallflower CNPS - 1B.2 Broad leaved pepper grass, Broadleaved pepperweed, Perennial * Lepidium latifolium pepperweed Cal IPC - high Peppergrass, Shining pepper grass, Lepidium nitidum Shining pepperweed, Tongue grass Peppergrass, Prostrate pepper Lepidium strictum grass, Upright pepperweed * Lobularia maritima Sweet alyssum Cal IPC - limited Nasturtium officinale Watercress Cultivated radish, Jointed charlock, * Raphanus sativus Wild radish Cal IPC - limited Rorippa palustris ssp. occidentalis Bog yellowcress Indian hedge mustard, Oriental * Sisymbrium orientale hedge mustard Fringe pod, Fringed pod, Hairy Thysanocarpus curvipes lacepod, Sand fringepod Common lace pod, Mountain fringepod, Narrow leaved fringe pod, Thysanocarpus laciniatus Narrow leaved lacepod * Sisymbrium officinale Hedge mustard, Hedgemustard CACTACEAE - Cactus family * Opuntia ficus-indica Mission cactus, Tuna cactus CAMPANULACEAE - bellflower Venus looking glass, Venus' looking family Triodanis biflora glass CAPRIFOLIACEAE - Honeysuckle California honeysuckle, Hairy family Lonicera hispidula honeysuckle, Pink honeysuckle Creeping snowberry, Trailing Symphoricarpos mollis snowberry CARYOPHYLLACEAE -pink or carnation family Cardionema ramosissimum Sand mat, Sandcarpet Large mouse ears, Mouseear * Cerastium glomeratum chickweed, Sticky chickweed Hairypink, Pink grass, Wilding pink, * Petrorhagia dubia Windmill pink Four leaved all seed, Four leaved allseed, Four leaved polycarp, * Polycarpon tetraphyllum Fourleaf manyseed * Silene gallica Common catchfly, Windmill pink * Spergula arvensis Corn spurry Purple sand spurry, Red sandspurry, * Spergularia rubra Ruby sandspurry Hairy sand spurrey, Hairy * Spergularia villosa sandspurry, Villous sand spurry * Stellaria media Chickweed CHENOPODIACEAE -Goosefoot family * Atriplex triangularis Fat-hen * Dysphania ambrosioides Mexican tea * Cycloloma atriplicifolium Winged pigweed Lamb's quarters, Lambs quarters, * Chenopodium album White goosefoot Berlandier's goosefoot, Chenopodium berlandieri Pit seed goosefoot California goosefoot, Chenopodium californicum Pigweed Aridland goosefoot, Chenopodium desiccatum Dry goosefoot Bisbee peak rushrose, Broom rose, CISTACEAE - Rock rose family Helianthemum scoparium Common sun rose CONVOLVULACEAE - Morning glory Calystegia subacaulis ssp. Cambria morning glory, Hill morning family subacaulis glory, Hillside false bindweed Cuscuta campestris Field dodder CORNACEAE - Dogwood family Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western dogwood Pigmy weed, Sand pygmy weed, CRASSULACEAE - stonecrop family Crassula connata Sand pygmyweed Mediterranean pygmy weed, Moss * Crassula tillaea pygmyweed CUCURBITACEAE - Gourd family Marah fabacea California man-root