Plants of Sulphur Mountain, Ventura County, California

By David L. Magney ©2007

Botanical Name	Common Name	Family
Acer macrophyllum	Bigleaf Maple	Aceraceae
Achillea millefolium var. californica	California White Yarrow	Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium var. millefolium	Common White Yarrow	Asteraceae
Adenostoma fasciculatum	Chamise	Rosaceae
Adiantum jordanii	Maidenhair Fern	Pteridaceae
Agoseris grandiflora	Mountain Dandelion	Asteraceae
Agoseris heterophylla var. heterophylla	Annual Mountain Dandelion	Asteraceae
Agoseris retrorsa	Spear-leaved Mountain Dandelion	Asteraceae
Ambrosia acanthicarpa	Ragweed	Asteraceae
Ambrosia psilostachya var. californica	Western Ragweed	Asteraceae
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia	Rancher’s Fire or Common Fiddleneck	Boraginaceae
Anagallis arvensis*	Scarlet Pimpernel	Primulaceae
Anthemis cotula*	Mayweed	Asteraceae
Antirrhinum multiflorum	Sticky Snapdragon	Veronicaceae
Artemisia californica	California Sagebrush	Asteraceae
Artemisia douglasiana	Mugwort	Asteraceae
Arundo donax*	Giant Reed	Poaceae
Asclepias eriocarpa	Indian Milkweed	Apocynaceae
Asclepias fascicularis	Narrowleaf Milkweed	Apocynaceae
Astragalus trichopodus var. phoxus	Antisell Three-pod Milkvetch	Fabaceae
Avena barbata*	Slender Wild Oat	Poaceae
Avena fatua*	Wild Oat	Poaceae
Baccharis douglasii	Douglas Baccharis	Asteraceae
Baccharis pilularis	Coyote Brush (C)	Asteraceae
Baccharis plummerae	Plummer Baccharis	Asteraceae
Baccharis salicifolia	Mulefat	Asteraceae
Bidens pilosa var. pilosa*	Common Beggar-ticks	Asteraceae
Bloomeria crocea var. crocea	Goldenstars	Themidaceae
Bowlesia incana	Bowlesia	Apiaceae
Brassica nigra*	Black Mustard	Brassicaceae
Brickellia californica	California Brickellbush	Asteraceae
Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	California Brome	Poaceae
Bromus diandrus*	Ripgut Grass	Poaceae
Bromus hordeaceus*	Soft Chess	Poaceae
Bromus madritensis var. rubens*	Red Brome	Poaceae
Calandrinia ciliata	Redmaids	Portulaceae
Calochortus albus	Fairy Lantern	Liliaceae
Calochortus catalinae	Catalina Mariposa Lily	Liliaceae
Calochortus clavatus ssp. clavatus	Club-haired Mariposa Lily	Liliaceae
Calochortus venustus	Butterfly Mariposa Lily	Liliaceae
Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia	Morning-glory	Convolvulaceae
Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia	Intermediate Morning-glory	Convolvulaceae
Calystegia malacophylla ssp. pedicellata	Sierra Morning-glory	Convolvulaceae
Cannabis sativa*	Marijuana	Cannabaceae
Cardamine californica var. californica	California Milkmaids	Brassicaceae
Cardamine oligosperma	Few-seeded Bitter-cress	Brassicaceae
Carduus pycnocephalus*	Italian Thistle	Asteraceae
Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis	Lay-and-Collie Indian Paintbrush	Orobanchaceae
Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	Martin Indian Paintbrush	Orobanchaceae
Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta	Purple Owl’s Clover	Orobanchaceae
Castilleja subinclusa ssp. franciscana	Franciscan Indian Paintbrush	Orobanchaceae
Ceanothus megacarpus var. megacarpus	Bigpod Ceanothus	Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus oliganthus var. oliganthus	Hoary Ceanothus	Rhamnaceae
Centaurea melitensis*	Purple Star-thistle	Asteraceae
Centaurea solstitialis*	Yellow Star-thistle	Asteraceae
Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany	Rosaceae
Chamaesyce maculata*	Spotted Spurge	Euphorbiaceae
Chenopodium californicum	California Soap Plant	Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium murale*	Nettle-leaved Goosefoot	Chenopodiaceae
Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum	Soap Lily	Agavaceae
Cirsium vulgare*	Bull Thistle	Asteraceae
Clarkia affinis	Hairy Clarkia	Onagraceae
Clarkia purpurea var. quadrivulnera	Purple Clarkia	Onagraceae
Clarkia purpurea var. viminea	Large Purple Clarkia	Onagraceae
Clarkia unguiculata	Farewell-to-Spring	Onagraceae
Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	Miners Lettuce	Portulacaceae
Clematis lasiantha	Pipestem Clematis	Ranunculaceae
Clematis ligusticifolia	Virgins Bower	Ranunculaceae
Collinsia heterophylla var. heterophylla	Chinese Houses	Veronicaceae
Conium maculatum*	Poison Hemlock	Apiaceae
Convolvulus arvensis*	Bindweed	Convolvulaceae
Conyza canadensis	Common Horseweed	Asteraceae
Cordylanthus nevinii	Nevin Bird's Beak	Orobanchaceae
Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. rigidus	Rigid Bird's Beak	Orobanchaceae
Corethrogyne [Lessingia] filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	California Aster	Asteraceae
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea	Creek Dogwood	Cornaceae
Cotula coronopifolia*	African Brass-buttons	Asteraceae
Cryptantha intermedia	Forget-Me-Not	Boraginaceae
Cryptantha microstachys	Tejon Forget-Me-Not	Boraginaceae
Cryptantha muricata	Jones’ Prickly Forget-Me-Not	Boraginaceae
Cucurbita foetidissima	Calabazilla	Cucurbitaceae
Cuscuta sp.	Dodder	Cuscutaceae
Cynodon dactylon*	Bermuda Grass	Poaceae
Cyperus laevigatus	Smooth Flatsedge	Cyperaceae
Datura wrightii	Jimson Weed	Solanaceae
Daucus pusillus	Southwestern Carrot	Apiaceae
Deinandra fasciculata	Fascicled Tarplant	Asteraceae
Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi	Parry Larkspur	Ranunculaceae
Delphinium parryi ssp. purpureum	Mount Piños Larkspur	Ranunculaceae
Dendromecon rigida ssp. rigida	Bush Poppy	Papaveraceae
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	Blue Dicks	Amaryllidaceae
Distichlis spicata	Saltgrass	Poaceae
Dryopteris arguta	Wood Fern	Dennstadiaceae
Dudleya lanceolata	Many-stemmed Live-forever	Crassulaceae
Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii	Jepson Blue Wildrye	Poaceae
Emmenanthe penduliflora	Whispering Bells	Boraginaceae
Encelia californica	California Bush Sunflower	Asteraceae
Epilobium canum ssp. canum	California Fuchsia	Onagraceae
Epilobium ciliatum	Northern Willow-herb	Onagraceae
Eremocarpus setigerus	Dove Weed	Euphorbiaceae
Eriogonum cinereum	Ash Coast Buckwheat	Polygonaceae
Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum	Long-stemmed Buckwheat	Polygonaceae
Eriogonum fasciculatum ssp. fasciculatum	California Buckwheat	Polygonaceae
Eriogonum fasciculatum ssp. foliolosum	Leafy California Buckwheat	Polygonaceae
Eriogonum fasciculatum ssp. polifolium	Hoary California Buckwheat	Polygonaceae
Eriogonum parvifolium var. paynei	Payne Dune Buckwheat	Polygonaceae
Eriogonum sp. ("butterworthianum")	Buckwheat	Polygonaceae
Eriophyllum confertiflorum	Golden Yarrow	Asteraceae
Erodium cicutarium*	Redstem Filaree	Geraniaceae
Erucastrum [Hirschfeldia] incanum*	Summer Mustard	Brassicaceae
Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	Western Wallflower	Brassicaceae
Eschscholzia californica	California Poppy	Papaveraceae
Eucalyptus globulus*	Tasmanian Blue Gum	Myrtaceae
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia	Eucrypta	Boraginaceae
Foeniculum vulgare*	Sweet Fennel	Apiaceae
Fraxinus dipetala	Flowering Ash	Oleaceae
Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	Chaparral Bedstraw	Rubiaceae
Galium aparine	Goosegrass	Rubiaceae
Galium porrigens var. porrigens	Climbing Bedstraw	Rubiaceae
Garrya veatchii	Veatch's Silk-tassel Bush	Garryaceae
Geranium carolinianum	Cranesbill	Geraniaceae
Geranium dissectum*	Dissected Geranium	Geraniaceae
Geranium molle*	Annual Cranesbill	Geraniaceae
Gilia capitata	Globe Gilia	Polemoniaceae
Gilia clivorum	Island Gilia	Polemoniaceae
Grindelia camporum var. bracteosum	Bracted Gumplant	Asteraceae
Grindelia camporum var. camporum	Great Valley Gumplant	Asteraceae
Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	Gumweed Sawtooth Goldenbush	Asteraceae
Hazardia squarrosa var. obtusa	Prickly Sawtooth Goldenbush	Asteraceae
Hazardia squarrosa var. squarrosa	Sawtooth Goldenbush	Asteraceae
Helianthus annuus	Annual Sunflower	Asteraceae
Heliotropium curassavicum	Alkali Heliotrope	Boraginaceae
Hesperevax sparsiflora var. sparsiflora	Few-leaved Evax	Asteraceae
Hesperoyucca whipplei	Our Lord’s Candle	Agavaceae
Heteromeles [arbutifolia] salicifolia	Toyon	Rosaceae
Heterotheca grandiflora	Telegraph Weed	Asteraceae
Heterotheca psammophila	Camphor Weed	Asteraceae
Holodiscus discolor	Oceanspray	Rosaceae
Hordeum marinum ssp. gussoneanum*	Mediterranean Barley	Poaceae
Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum*	Summer Barley	Poaceae
Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum*	Hare Barley	Poaceae
Isocoma menziesii var. menziesii	Coastal Goldenbush	Asteraceae
Juglans californica var. californica	Southern California Black Walnut	Juglandaceae
Juglans regia ssp. regia*	English Walnut	Juglandaceae
Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii	Spiny Rush	Juncaceae
Juncus bufonius var. bufonius	Toad Rush	Juncaceae
Keckiella cordifolia	Heart-leaved Bush Penstemon	Veronicaceae
Lactuca ludoviciana*	Wild Lettuce	Asteraceae
Lactuca serriola*	Prickly Lettuce	Asteraceae
Lagophylla ramosissima ssp. ramosissima	Common Hareleaf	Asteraceae
Lamarckia aurea*	Goldentop	Poaceae
Lathyrus vestitus var. laevicarpus	Pacific Peavine	Fabaceae
Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus	Pacific Peavine	Fabaceae
Layia platyglossa	Tidy Tips	Asteraceae
Leymus condensatus	Giant Wildrye	Poaceae
Leymus triticoides	Creeping Wildrye	Poaceae
Lithophragma affine	Woodland Star	Saxifragaceae
Lithophragma cymbalaria	Mission Star	Saxifragaceae
Lolium multiflorum*	Italian Ryegrass	Poaceae
Lotus salsuginosus var. salsuginosus	Fleshy Lotus	Fabaceae
Lotus scoparius var. scoparius	Deerweed	Fabaceae
Lotus wrangelianus	Chile Lotus	Fabaceae
Lupinus albicaulis	White-stem Lupine	Fabaceae
Lupinus bicolor	Bicolored Lupine	Fabaceae
Lupinus chamissonis	Coastal Bush Lupine	Fabaceae
Lupinus formosus var. formosus	Summer Bush Lupine	Fabaceae
Lupinus hirsutissimus	Nettle Lupine	Fabaceae
Lupinus longifolius	Long-leaved Bush Lupine	Fabaceae
Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus	Red-flowered Lupine	Fabaceae
Lupinus sparsiflorus ssp. sparsiflorus	Few-flowered Lupine	Fabaceae
Lupinus succulentus	Fleshy Lupine	Fabaceae
Madia elegans ssp. elegans	Common Tarplant	Asteraceae
Madia sp.	Tarplant	Asteraceae
Malacothrix saxatilis var. saxatilis	Cliff-aster	Asteraceae
Malacothrix saxatilis var. tenuifolia	Tenuate Cliff-aster	Asteraceae
Malosma laurina	Laurelleaf Sumac	Anacardiaceae
Malva parviflora*	Cheeseweed	Malvaceae
Marah fabaceus var. agrestis	California Man-root	Cucurbitaceae
Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	Large-fruited Man-root	Cucurbitaceae
Marrubium vulgare*	White Horehound	Lamiaceae
Medicago polymorpha*	Bur-clover	Fabaceae
Melica imperfecta	Coast Melic Grass	Poaceae
Melilotus alba*	White Sweetclover	Fabaceae
Melilotus indica*	Sourclover	Fabaceae
Mimulus aurantiacus var. aurantiacus	Bush Monkeyflower	Phrymaceae
Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens	Fuzzy Bush Monkeyflower	Phrymaceae
Mimulus guttatus	Streamside Monkeyflower	Phrymaceae
Mimulus longiflorus ssp. longiflorus	Sticky Bush Monkeyflower	Phrymaceae
Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia	California Wishbone Bush	Nyctaginaceae
Monardella lanceolata	Mustang Mint	Lamiaceae
Nassella lepida	Foothill Needlegrass	Poaceae
Nassella pulchra	Purple Needlegrass	Poaceae
Navarretia atractyloides	Hollyleaf Skunkweed	Polemoniaceae
Navarretia jaredii	Paso Robles Navarretia	Polemoniaceae
Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii	Baby Blue-eyes	Boraginaceae
Nicotiana glauca*	Tree Tobacco	Solanaceae
Olea europaea*	European Olive	Oleaceae
Opuntia littoralis	Coastal Prickly Pear	Cactaceae
Opuntia oricola	Round-pad Prickly Pear	Cactaceae
Paeonia californica	California Peony	Paeoniaceae
Pellaea andromedifolia	Coffee Fern	Pteridaceae
Pentagramma triangularis var. triangularis	Goldenback Fern	Pteridaceae
Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	Hispid Caterpillar Phacelia	Boraginaceae
Phacelia cicutaria var. hubbyi	Hubby Caterpillar Phacelia	Boraginaceae
Phacelia distans	Wild Heliotrope	Boraginaceae
Phacelia grisea	Grisea Phacelia	Boraginaceae
Phacelia ramosissima var. ramosissima	Branching Phacelia	Boraginaceae
Phacelia viscida var. albiflora	White-flowered Sticky Phacelia	Boraginaceae
Phacelia viscida var. viscida	Sticky Phacelia	Boraginaceae
Phalaris canariensis*	Canary Grass	Poaceae
Phalaris minor	Small Canary Grass	Poaceae
Phlox gracilis	Slender Phlox	Polemoniaceae
Pholistoma auritum	Fiesta Flower	Boraginaceae
Phoradendron macrophyllum	Bigleaf Mistletoe	Viscaceae
Phoradendron villosum	Oak Mistletoe	Viscaceae
Piptatherum miliaceum*	Smilo Grass	Poaceae
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus	Rusty Popcornflower	Boraginaceae
Plantago lanceolata*	Narrowleaf Plantain	Veronicaceae
Platanus racemosa var. racemosa	California Sycamore	Platanaceae
Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia	Rush Bluegrass	Poaceae
Polygala cornuta var. fishiae	Fish Milkwort	Polygalaceae
Polygonum arenastrum	Doorweed	Polygonaceae
Polypogon monspeliensis*	Rabbitsfoot Grass	Poaceae
Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa	Black Cottonwood	Salicaceae
Populus fremontii	Fremont Cottonwood	Salicaceae
Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa	Sticky Cinquefoil	Rosaceae
Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	Hollyleaf Cherry	Rosaceae
Prunus virginiana var. demissa	Choke Cherry	Rosaceae
Pseudognaphalium beneolens	Coastal Everlasting	Asteraceae
Pseudognaphalium californicum	Green Everlasting	Asteraceae
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum*	Cudweed Everlasting	Asteraceae
Pseudognaphalium microcephalum	White Everlasting	Asteraceae
Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	Coast Live Oak	Fagaceae
Rafinesquia californica	California Chicory	Asteraceae
Ranunculus californicus var. californicus	California Buttercup	Ranunculaceae
Raphanus sativus*	Wild Radish	Brassicaceae
Rhamnus crocea	Spiny Redberry	Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus ilicifolia	Hollyleaf Redberry	Rhamnaceae
Rhus integrifolia	Lemonade Berry	Anacardiaceae
Ribes californicum var. hesperium	Southern California Gooseberry	Grossulariaceae
Ribes malvaceum var. malvaceum	Chaparral Currant	Grossulariaceae
Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium	Sticky Chaparral Currant	Grossulariaceae
Ribes speciosum	Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry	Grossulariaceae
Ricinus communis*	Castor Bean	Euphorbiaceae
Rosa californica	California Wild Rose	Rosaceae
Rubus ursinus	California Blackberry	Rosaceae
Rumex crispus*	Curly Dock	Polygonaceae
Rupertia physodes	California Tea	Fabaceae
Ruppia cirrhosa	Spiral Widgeon-grass	Ruppiaceae
Salix exigua	Narrowleaf Willow	Salicaceae
Salix laevigata	Red Willow	Salicaceae
Salix lasiolepis var. lasiolepis	Arroyo Willow	Salicaceae
Salsola tragus*	Russian Thistle	Chenopodiaceae
Salvia apiana	White Sage	Lamiaceae
Salvia columbariae	Chia	Lamiaceae
Salvia leucophylla	Purple Sage	Lamiaceae
Salvia mellifera	Black Sage	Lamiaceae
Salvia spathacea	Hummingbird Sage	Lamiaceae
Sambucus mexicana	Blue Elderberry	Caprifoliaceae
Sanicula bipinnata	Poison Sanicle	Apiaceae
Sanicula crassicaulis var. crassicaulis	Pacific Snakeroot	Apiaceae
Schinus molle*	Peruvian Pepper	Anacardiaceae
Scrophularia californica ssp. californica	California Figwort	Scrophulariaceae
Senecio breweri	Brewer Butterweed	Asteraceae
Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii	Shrubby Butterweed	Asteraceae
Senecio vulgaris*	Common Groundsel	Asteraceae
Sidalcea malvaeflora ssp. californica	California Globemallow	Malvaceae
Sidalcea malvaeflora ssp. sparsifolia	Few-leaved Globemallow	Malvaceae
Silene laciniata ssp. major	Mexican Pink	Caryophyllaceae
Silybum marianum*	Milk Thistle	Asteraceae
Sisymbrium orientale*	Asian Mustard	Brassicaceae
Sisyrinchium bellum	Blue-eyed Grass	Iridaceae
Solanum americanum*	White Nightshade	Solanaceae
Solanum douglasii	Douglas Nightshade	Solanaceae
Solanum rostratum*	Buffalo-bur	Solanaceae
Solanum xantii	Chaparral Nightshade	Solanaceae
Solidago californica	California Goldenrod	Asteraceae
Sonchus asper*	Prickly Sow-thistle	Asteraceae
Sonchus oleraceus*	Common Sow-thistle	Asteraceae
Spartium junceum*	Spanish Broom	Fagaceae
Spergularia marina	Saltmarsh Sandspurrey	Caryophyllaceae
Stachys bullata	Hedge Nettle	Lamiaceae
Stellaria media*	Common Chickweed	Caryophyllaceae
Stephanomeria virgata spp. virgata	Twiggy Wreath Plant	Asteraceae
Symphoricarpos mollis	Creeping Snowberry	Caprifoliaceae
Tauschia hartwegii	Hartweg Tauschia	Apiaceae
Thalictrum fendleri	Meadow Rue	Ranunculaceae
Thysanocarpus laciniatus	Lace Pod	Brassicaceae
Torilis nodosa*	Rattlesnake Plant	Apiaceae
Toxicodendron diversilobum	Western Poison Oak	Anacardiaceae
Trichostema lanceolatum	Vinegar Weed	Lamiaceae
Trifolium ciliolatum	Ciliate Clover	Fabaceae
Trifolium obtusiflorum	Creek Clover	Fabaceae
Trifolium willdenovii	Wheel Clover	Fabaceae
Triticum vulgare*	Wheat	Poaceae
Typha domingensis	Narrowleaf Cattail	Typhaceae
Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	Hoary Creek Nettle	Urticaceae
Urtica urens*	Dwarf Nettle	Urticaceae
Venegasia carpesioides	Canyon Sunflower	Asteraceae
Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys	Western Verbena	Verbenaceae
Vicia americana ssp. americana	American Vetch	Fabaceae
Vicia sativa ssp. sativa*	Spring Vetch	Fabaceae
Vicia villosa ssp. varia*	Hairy Vetch	Fabaceae
Viola pedunculata	Johnny-Jump-Up	Violaceae
Vulpia bromoides*	Slender Fescue	Poaceae
Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora	Side-oats	Poaceae
Vulpia myuros var. megalura*	Foxtail Fescue	Poaceae
Vulpia myuros var. myuros	Rattail Fescue	Poaceae
Xanthium spinosum*	Spiny Clotbur	Asteraceae
Xanthium strumarium	Cocklebur	Asteraceae

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Notes:

* = Introduced/naturalized plant species. Bold = Special-status species. Scientific and common names follow Hickman (1993) and Flora of North America (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 1993-2007).