Claremont Canyon Plants

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1 Claremont Canyon Plants A photographic guide to wild plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Sorted by Scientific Name Photographs by Wilde Legard Botanist, East Bay Regional Park District Revision: February 23, 2007

2 More than 2,000 species of native and naturalized plants grow wild in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most are very difficult to identify without the help of good illustrations. This is designed to be a simple, color photo guide to help you identify some of these plants. The selection of plants displayed in this guide is by no means complete. The intent is to expand the quality and quantity of photos over time. The revision date is shown on the cover and on the header of each photo page. A comprehensive plant list for this area (including the many species not found in this publication) can be downloaded at the East Bay Regional Park District s wild plant download page at: This guide is published electronically in Adobe Acrobat format to accommodate these planned updates. You have permission to freely download, distribute, and print this pdf for individual use. You are not allowed to sell the electronic or printed versions. In this version of the guide, the included plants are sorted alphabetically by scientific name. Under each photograph are four lines of information, based on upon the current standard wild plant reference for California: The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, Scientific Name Scientific names revised since 1993 are NOT included in this edition. Common Name These non-standard names are based on Jepson and other local references. Origin & Longevity Native or Introduced. Annual, Biennial, Perennial, or a combination. Scientific Family Name The scientific plant family name according to Jepson. For readers that prefer a guide focusing on showy wildflowers, sorted by flower color and emphasizing common names, please download the wildflower version of this guide. Readers are encouraged to any suggestions or corrections to wlegard@ebparks.org. All photographs are 2006 Wilde Legard, all rights reserved.

3 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 1 of 22 Acer macrophyllum Bigleaf Maple Aceraceae Achillea millefolium Yarrow Actaea rubra Baneberry Ranunculaceae Aesculus californica California Buckeye Hippocastanaceae Agoseris grandiflora Large-flower Native Dandelion Aira caryophyllea Silver European Hair Grass Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel Primulaceae Anthemis cotula Mayweed

4 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 2 of 22 Anthriscus caucalis Bur-chervil Apiaceae Aphanes occidentalis Lady's Mantle Rosaceae Aquilegia formosa Red / Crimson Columbine Ranunculaceae Artemisia californica California Sagebrush Artemisia douglasiana California Mugwort Avena barbata Slender Wild Oat Avena fatua Wild Oat Baccharis pilularis Coyote Bush

5 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 3 of 22 Bellardia trixago Bellardia Scrophulariaceae Brachypodium distachyon Purple False-brome Brassica nigra Black Mustard Brassicaceae Brassica rapa Yellow Field Mustard Brassicaceae Briza maxima Big Quaking Grass Bromus carinatus var. carinatus California Brome Bromus diandrus Ripgut Brome Bromus hordeaceus Soft Brome

6 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 4 of 22 Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens Red Foxtail Brome Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata Climbing Morning Glory Convolvulaceae Calystegia subacaulis ssp. subacaulis Shortstem Morning Glory Convolvulaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse Brassicaceae Cardamine oligosperma Western Bitter Cress Brassicaceae Carduus pycnocephalus Italian Thistle Castilleja foliolosa Woolly Paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Centaurea melitensis Tocalote

7 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 5 of 22 Centaurea solstitialis Yellow Star Thistle Cerastium glomeratum Mouse-ear Chickweed Caryophyllaceae Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides Birch-leaf Mt. Mahogany Rosaceae Chamomilla suaveolens Pineapple Weed Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum Common Soap Plant Liliaceae Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle Introduced Biennial Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata Common Miner's Lettuce Portulacaceae Conium maculatum Poison Hemlock Introduced Biennial Apiaceae

8 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 6 of 22 Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed Convolvulaceae Cynoglossum grande Large Hound's Tongue Boraginaceae Cynosurus echinatus Hedgehog Dogtail Grass Cyperus eragrostis Tall Nutsedge Cyperaceae Dactylis glomerata Orchard Grass Daucus pusillus Rattlesnake Weed Apiaceae Delphinium decorum ssp. decorum Coast Larkspur Ranunculaceae Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Blue Dicks Liliaceae

9 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 7 of 22 Dichelostemma congestum Ookow Liliaceae Dipsacus sativus Wild Teasel Introduced Biennial Dipsacaceae Dirca occidentalis Western Leatherwood Thymelaeaceae Dodecatheon hendersonii Mosquitobills Shooting Star Primulaceae Dryopteris arguta Coastal Wood Fern Dryopteridaceae Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus Blue Wild Rye Epilobium brachycarpum Panicled / Weedy Willowherb Onagraceae Epilobium canum ssp. canum California Fuchsia Onagraceae

10 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 8 of 22 Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum Golden Yarrow Erodium botrys Long-beaked Filaree Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium Red-stem Filaree Geraniaceae Erodium moschatum White-stem Filaree Geraniaceae Eschscholzia californica California Poppy Papaveraceae Eucalyptus globulus Blue Gum Myrtaceae Euphorbia peplus Petty Spurge Euphorbiaceae Festuca rubra Red Fescue

11 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 9 of 22 Filago gallica Fluffweed Foeniculum vulgare Sweet Fennel Apiaceae Galium aparine Goosegrass Bedstraw Rubiaceae Galium porrigens var. porrigens Climbing Bedstraw Rubiaceae Genista monspessulana French Broom Geranium dissectum Purpletip Cut-leaf Geranium Geraniaceae Geranium molle Hairy Dove's Foot Geranium Geraniaceae Geranium robertianum Herb Robert -Biennial Geraniaceae

12 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 10 of 22 Gilia achilleifolia ssp. achilleifolia California Blue Gilia Polemoniaceae Gnaphalium californicum California Everlasting Native Biennial Helenium puberulum Rosilla Native Biennial Heracleum lanatum Cow Parsnip Apiaceae Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon Rosaceae Heuchera micrantha Small-flower Alumroot Saxifragaceae Holodiscus discolor Creambush / Ocean Spray Rosaceae Hordeum marinum ssp. gussoneanum Mediterranean Barley

13 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 11 of 22 Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum Hare Barley Hypochaeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Rough Cat's-ear Iris douglasiana Douglas Iris Iridaceae Juncus patens Spreading Rush Juncaceae Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus Pale Purple Pacific Pea Lepidium strictum Prostrate Peppergrass Brassicaceae Linum bienne Narrow-leaf Flax Linaceae

14 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 12 of 22 Lolium multiflorum Awned Italian Rye Grass Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans Hairy Vine Honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Lotus corniculatus Bird's-foot Deerweed Lotus wrangelianus California Lotus Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons Blue Bush / Silver Lupine Lupinus albifrons var. collinus Bay Area Silver Lupine Lupinus bicolor Miniature Dove Lupine Lupinus succulentus Arroyo Lupine

15 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 13 of 22 Malva nicaeensis Bull Mallow Malvaceae Marah fabaceus Common / California Manroot Cucurbitaceae Marrubium vulgare Common Horehound Lamiaceae Medicago polymorpha California Bur Clover Melica imperfecta Coast Range Melic Grass Melilotus indica Sour Clover -Biennial Mimulus aurantiacus Bush Monkey Flower Scrophulariaceae Myosotis latifolia Forget-me-not Boraginaceae

16 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 14 of 22 Nassella pulchra Purple Needle Grass Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii Baby Blue-eyes Hydrophyllaceae Oemleria cerasiformis Oso Berry Rosaceae Oxalis pes-caprae Bermuda Buttercup Oxalidaceae Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis Goldenback Fern Pteridaceae Phacelia californica California / Rock Phacelia Hydrophyllaceae Phalaris aquatica Harding Grass Picris echioides Bristly Ox-tongue -Biennial

17 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 15 of 22 Plantago erecta California Dwarf Plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata English Plantain Plantaginaceae Poa secunda ssp. secunda One-side Blue Grass Polygonum arenastrum Common Yard Knotweed Polygonaceae Polypodium calirhiza Polypody Fern Polypodiaceae Prunus virginiana var. demissa Western Chokecherry Rosaceae Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Bracken Fern Dennstaedtiaceae Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia Coast Live Oak Fagaceae

18 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 16 of 22 Ranunculus californicus California Buttercup Ranunculaceae Raphanus sativus Wild Radish Brassicaceae Rosa californica California Wild Rose Rosaceae Rubus discolor Himalayan Blackberry Rosaceae Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Rosaceae Rubus ursinus Native California Blackberry Rosaceae Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel Polygonaceae Rumex crispus Curly Dock Polygonaceae

19 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 17 of 22 Rumex pulcher Fiddle Dock Polygonaceae Sambucus mexicana Blue Elderberry Caprifoliaceae Sanicula bipinnatifida Purple Sanicle Apiaceae Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific Woodland Sanicle Apiaceae Saxifraga californica California Saxifrage Saxifragaceae Scandix pecten-veneris Shepherd's Needle Apiaceae Scrophularia californica ssp. californica California Figwort Scrophulariaceae Senecio vulgaris Common Groundsel

20 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 18 of 22 Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood Taxodiaceae Sidalcea malvaeflora ssp. malvaeflora Common Checkerbloom Malvaceae Silene gallica Windmill Pink Caryophyllaceae Silybum marianum Milk Thistle -Biennial Sinapis arvensis Yellow Charlock Brassicaceae Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard Brassicaceae Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-eyed Grass Iridaceae Smilacina stellata Starry False Solomon's Seal Liliaceae

21 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 19 of 22 Solanum americanum Small-flower Nightshade -Perennial Solanaceae Solanum umbelliferum Blue Witch Solanaceae Sonchus asper ssp. asper Prickly Sow Thistle Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow Thistle Spergularia rubra Ruby Sand Spurry -Perennial Caryophyllaceae Stachys ajugoides var. rigida Common Rigid Hedge Nettle Lamiaceae Stellaria media Common Chickweed Caryophyllaceae Stylomecon heterophylla Wind Poppy Papaveraceae

22 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 20 of 22 Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus Bush / Common Snowberry Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos mollis Creeping Snowberry Caprifoliaceae Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion Introduced Biennial-Perennial Torilis arvensis Hedge Parsley Apiaceae Torilis nodosa Knotted Hedge Parsley Apiaceae Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison Oak Anacardiaceae Trifolium dubium Shamrock Clover Trifolium hirtum Rose Clover

23 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 21 of 22 Trifolium willdenovii Tomcat Clover Trillium chloropetalum Giant Trillium Liliaceae Triteleia laxa Ithuriel's Spear Liliaceae Umbellularia californica California Bay Laurel Lauraceae Urospermum picroides Urospermum -Perennial Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea Creek Stinging Nettle Urticaceae Vaccinium ovatum Evergreen Huckleberry Ericaceae Vicia sativa ssp. sativa Spring Vetch

24 Wild Plants of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Page 22 of 22 Vicia villosa ssp. varia Winter Vetch -Biennial Vinca major Greater Periwinkle Apocynaceae Vulpia bromoides Six-weeks Fescue Wyethia angustifolia Narrow-leaf Mule's Ear