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ANGIOSPERMS: EUDICOTS

   
 

Amaranthacea

 
 

Atriplex glauca  !

WAXY SALTBUSH 

 
 

Atriplex coulteri  !

COULTER’S SALTBUSH

1B 2-2-2

 

Atriplex californica 

HOARY SALTBUSH,  SHADSCALE

 
 

Atriplex lentiformis  

BIG SALTBUSH 

 
 

Atriplex watsonii 

WATSON’S SALTBUSH 

 
 

Atriplex leucophylla  

BEACH SALTBUSH,  SEASCALE

 
 

Suaeda  taxifolia  !

WOOLLY SEA-BLITE,  CALIFORNIA SEA-BLITE

4 1-2-1

 

Anacardiaceae

   
 

Malosma laurina 

LAUREL SUMAC 

 
 

Apiaceae

   
 

Apiastrum angustifolium 

MOCK-PARSLEY 

 
 

Daucus pusillus  

RATTLESNAKE WEED 

 
 

Lomatium lucidum 

SHINY LOMATIUM 

 
 

Asteraceae

   
 

Amblyopappus pusillus 

PINEAPPLE WEED,  DWARF COASTWEED

 
 

Artemisia californica 

COASTAL SAGEBRUSH,  CALIFORNIA SAGEBRUSH

 
 

Baccharis pilularis 

CHAPARRAL BROOM,  COYOTE BRUSH

 
 

Baccharis sarothroides 

BROOM BACCHARIS,  DESERT BROOM

 
 

Conyza canadensis 

HORSEWEED 

 
 

Conyza coulteri  !

COULTER’S FLEABANE 

 
 

Corethrogyne filaginifolia  var. filaginifolia

COMMON SAND-ASTER,  CALIFORNIA-ASTER

1B 3-2-2/3

 

Deinandra fasciculata  

FASCICLED TARWEED,  CLUSTERED TARWEED

 
 

Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum

LONG-STEM GOLDEN-YARROW,  WOOLLY SUNFLOWER

 
 

Filago  californica 

CALIFORNIA FILAGO,  CALIFORNIA COTTONROSE

 
 

Heterotheca  grandiflora  

TELEGRAPH WEED 

 
 

Isocoma  menziesii  var. decumbens

DECUMBENT GOLDENBUSH 

 
 

Isocoma  menziesii  var. menziesii

SPREADING GOLDENBUSH 

 
 

Lasthenia  coronaria  

SOUTHERN GOLDFIELDS,  CROWNED GOLDFIELDS

 
 

Perityle  emoryi  

EMORY’S ROCK DAISY,  EMORY’S ROCK LILY

 
 

Pseudognaphalium californicum  

CALIFORNIA EVERLASTING,  CUDWEED

 
 

Pseudognaphalium stramineum  

COTTON-BATTING PLANT,  CUDWEED, EVERLASTING

 
 

Pseudognaphalium  biolettii 

BICOLOR CUDWEED,  EVERLASTING

 
 

Rafinesquia californica 

CALIFORNIA CHICORY 

 
 

Stephanomeria  diegensis 

SAN DIEGO WREATH-PLANT 

 
 

Viguiera laciniata   !

SAN DIEGO SUNFLOWER,  SAN DIEGO COUNTY VIGUIERA

4 1-2-1

 

Boraginaceae 

   
 

Cryptantha  intermedia  

NIEVITAS CRYPTANTHA 

 
 

Brassicaceae

   
 

Descurainia  pinnata  ssp. menziesii

MENZIES’S TANSY-MUSTARD 

 
 

Cactaceae

   
 

Cylindropunita californica  var. californica

SNAKE CHOLLA

1B 3-3-2 FSC

 

Cylindropunita prolifera  

COAST CHOLLA 

 
 

Opuntia  littoralis  

COAST PRICKLY-PEAR

 
 

Capparaceae 

   
 

Isomeris  arborea  

BLADDERPOD 

 
 

Caryophyllace

   
 

Cardionema  ramosissima 

TREAD LIGHTLY,  SANDCARPET

 
 

Silene  antirrhina 

SNAPDRAGON CATCHFLY 

 
 

Silene  laciniata  ssp. laciniata

SOUTHERN PINK,  CATCHFLY, CAMPION

 
 

Convolvulacea

   
 

Calystegia  macrostegia  ssp. tenuifolia

SAN DIEGO MORNING-GLORY 

 
 

Crassulaceae 

   
 

Crassula  connata  

PYGMYWEED 

 
 

Dudleya  edulis  

LADIES-FINGERS,  FINGERTIPS

 
 

Dudleya  lanceolata  

LANCE-LEAF DUDLEYA,  LANCELEAF LIVEFOREVER

 
 

Dudleya  pulverulenta  

CHALK DUDLEYA,  CHALK LIVEFOREVER

 
 

Cucurbitaceae 

   
 

Marah  macrocarpus  var. macrocarpus

WILD-CUCUMBER,  MANROOT

 
 

Ericaceae 

   
 

Xylococcus  bicolor  

MISSION MANZANITA 

 
 

Euphorbiaceae

   
 

Chamaesyce  albomarginata  

WHITE-MARGIN SANDMAT,  RATTLESNAKE WEED

 
 

Chamaesyce polycarpa 

SMALL-SEED SANDMAT 

 
 

Euphorbia  misera  

CLIFF SPURGE 

2 2-2-1

 

Fabaceae

   
 

Astragalus  trichopodus  var. lonchus

OCEAN LOCOWEED 

 
 

Lotus  strigosus  

STRIGOSE LOTUS,  BISHOPS LOTUS

 
 

Lotus  scoparius  var. scoparius

COAST DEERWEED 

 
 

Heliotropaceae

   
 

Heliotropium  curassavicum   

SALT HELIOTROPE 

 
 

Hydrophyllace

   
 

Eriodictyon  crassifolium  var. crassifolium

FELT-LEAF YERBA SANTA 

 
 

Eucrypta  chrysanthemifolia  var. chrysanthemifloia

COMMON EUCRYPTA 

 
 

Phacelia grandiflora 

GIANT-FLOWER PHACELIA 

 
 

Lamiaceae

   
 

Salvia  mellifera  

BLACK SAGE 

 
 

Malvaceae 

   
 

Malacothamnus  fasciculatus  

CHAPARRAL BUSHMALLOW 

 
 

Nyctaginaceae 

   
 

Mirabilis  laevis var. crassifolia

COASTAL WISHBONE BUSH 

 
 

Onagraceae 

   
 

Camissonia  californica  

FALSE-MUSTARD 

 
 

Camissonia  cheiranthifolia  ssp. suffruticosa

BEACH EVENING-PRIMROSE 

 
 

Camissonia  robusta 

ROBUST SUN CUP 

 
 

Orobanchacea

   
 

Castilleja  foliolosa  

WOOLLY INDIAN PAINTBRUSH 

 
 

Phrymaceae

   
 

Mimulus  aurantiacus  var. puniceus

COAST MONKEY FLOWER 

 
 

Plantaginaceae

   
 

Antirrhinum  nuttallianum  ssp. nuttallianum

NUTTALL’S SNAPDRAGON 

 
 

Plantago  erecta  

DOT-SEED PLANTAIN 

 
 

Polygonaceae 

   
 

Chorizanthe  fimbriata var. fimbriata

FRINGED SPINEFLOWER 

 
 

Polygonaceae 

   
 

Chorizanthe  procumbens 

PROSTRATE SPINEFLOWER

4 1-2-2 CEQA?

 

Eriogonum  fasciculatum  var. foliolosum

INLAND CALIFORNIA BUCKWHEAT 

 
 

Lastarriaea coriacea 

LASTARRIAEA 

 
 

Pterostegia  drymarioides  

GRANNY’S HAIRNET,  WOODLAND PTEROSTEGIA

 
 

Portulacaceae 

   
 

Calandrinia  maritima  

SEASIDE CALANDRINIA,  SEA KISSES

4 1-2-1

 

Ranunculaceae

   
 

Clematis  pauciflora  

ROPEVINE CLEMATIS,  ROPEVINE

 
 

Rhamnaceae 

   
 

Ceanothus  verrucosus  

WART-STEM-LILAC,  WART-STEMMED CEANOTHUS

2 2-2-1 FSC

 

Rhamnus  ilicifolia 

HOLLY-LEAF REDBERRY 

 
 

Rosaceae 

   
 

Adenostoma  fasciculatum  

CHAMISE 

 
 

Heteromeles  arbutifolia  

TOYON,  CHRISTMAS BERRY

 
 

Rubiaceae 

   
 

Galium  angustifolium  ssp. angustifolium

NARROW-LEAVED BEDSTRAW 

 
 

Galium  nuttallii  ssp. nuttallii

SAN DIEGO BEDSTRAW,  CLEAVERS BEDSTRAW

 
 

Rutaceae 

   
 

Cneoridium  dumosum  

COASTAL SPICE BUSH,  BUSH-RUE

 
 

Simmondsiace

 
 

Simmondsia  chinensis   !

JOJOBA,  GOAT-NUT, PIG-NUT

 
 

Solanaceae 

   
 

Lycium  californicum  

CALIFORNIA DESERT THORN,  BOX THORN

 
 

Nicotiana  clevelandii  

CLEVLAND’S TOBACCO 

 
 

Solanum  parishii  

PARISH’S NIGHTSHADE 

 
 

Urticaceae 

   
 

Parietaria  hespera  var. californica

CALIFORNIA PELLITORY

 

ANGIOSPERMS: MONOCOTS

     
 

Agavaceae

   
 

Yucca  schidigera  

MOHAVE YUCCA 

 
 

Cyperaceae 

   
 

Cyperus eragrostis  !

TALL FLATSEDGE,  TALL FLATSEDGE

 
 

Liliaceae

   
 

Calochortus  weedii  var. weedii

WEED’S MARIPOSA LILY 

 
 

Poaceae

   
 

Achnatherum  coronatum 

GIANT STIPA,  NEEDLEGRASS

 
 

Bothriochloa  barbinodis  

CANE BLUESTEM 

 
 

Distichlis  spicata  

SALTGRASS 

 
 

Hordeum  intercedens 

LITTLE BARLEY

3 ?-2-2

 

Leymus  condensatus  

GIANT WILD-RYE 

 
 

Melica  imperfecta  

COAST RANGE MELIC,  ONIONGRASS

 
 

Muhlenbergia  microsperma  

LITTLE-SEED MUHLY 

 
 

Nassella  lepida 

FOOTHILL NEEDLEGRASS 

 
 

Themidaceae

   
 

Dichelostemma  capitatum  spp. capitatum

BLUE DICKS 

 

CONIFERS

     
 

Pinaceae

   
 

Pinus torreyana   !

TORREY PINE

1B 3-2-3 FSC

LEPTOSPORANGIATE FERNS

     
 

Polypodiaceae

   
 

Polypodium californicum  

CALIFORNIA POLYPODY 

 
     
     
     
     

Thursday, February 05, 2009

     

* indicates non-native species; ! indicates cultivated species

 

Legend:

Fed./State Status

FE = Federally endangered
FT = Federally threatened
PE = Proposed for federal listing as endangered PT = Proposed for federal listing as threatened C = Candidate for federal listing
FSC = Federal Species of Concern
BEPA = Bald Eagle Protection Act

CE = State endangered
CR = State rare
CT = State threatened
CFP – California Fully Protected
CSA = California Special Animal
CSC = California Species of Special Concern SPM = California Special Protected Mammal CA REG = Regulated as a game species

CNPS Status:

CNPS List Codes:
1B = Species is rare or endangered in California and elsewhere

(meets CDFG criteria for rare or endangered listing)
2 = Rare or endangered in California, more common elsewhere 3 = Plants about which more information is needed
4 = Plants of limited distribution

CNPS R-E-D Codes:
R – Rarity:
1 = Rare, but found in sufficient numbers and distributed widely enough that the potential for extinction or extirpation is low
2 = Occurrences confined to several populations or one extended population
3 = Occurrence limited to one or a few highly restricted populations, or present in such small numbers that it is seldom reported

E – Endangerment:
1 = Not endangered
2 = Endangered in a portion of its range 3 = Endangered throughout its range

D – Distribution:
1 = More or less widespread outside of California 2 = Rare outside of California
3 = Endemic to California

Habitat Codes:

AE = Aerial
AG = Agricultural field
AM = Alkalai marsh
BUI = Abandoned buildings, bridges, and other structures used by roosting bats CAV = Caves and mines
CD = Coastal dunes
CHP = Chaparral
CLF = Cliff
CRE = Rock crevices
CSS = Coastal sage scrub
EST = Estuaries and lagoons
FL = Floodplains
FWM = Freshwater marsh

Occurrence Potential:

D = Detected/Occurs in Oceanside
H = High potential to occur in Oceanside
M = Moderate potential to occur in Oceanside L = Low potential to occur in Oceanside
VL = Very low potential to occur in Oceanside

MHCP Codes

X = Considered for Coverage NE = Narrow Endemic
WO = Wetland Obligate

G = Grassland
MSS = Maritime succulent scrub
OC = Ocean
ORN = Ornamental plantings, landscaped areas OW = Oak woodland
PON = Ponds, lakes
RUD = Ruderal habitats
RW = Riparian forest, woodland, and scrub
SB = Sea bluff
SH = Ocean shoreline, sandy beach, coastal strand SM = Salt marsh
VP = Vernal pool
WM = Wet meadows, seeps

Last revised 20-Apr-22