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Field Botany of San Diego County Plants List

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Last updated 23 Jan 2024

February 3, 2024 Field Trip: Cowles Mountain, Mission Trails Regional Park
CHAPARRAL, COASTAL SAGE SCRUB-1: Mission Trails Regional Park (Cowles Mtn. field trip)

  1. Hesperoyucca whipplei --- Chaparral Candle --- Agavaceae
  2. Malosma laurina --- Laurel Sumac --- Anacardiaceae
  3. Artemisia californica --- Coastal Sagebrush --- Asteraceae
  4. Baccharis sarothroides --- Broom Baccharis --- Asteraceae
  5. Bahiopsis laciniata --- San Diego Sunflower --- Asteraceae 
  6. Gutierrezia sarothrae --- Broom Matchweed --- Asteraceae
  7. Ferocactus viridescens --- Coast Barrel Cactus --- Cactaceae
  8. Marah macrocarpa --- Wild-Cucumber --- Cucurbitaceae
  9. Xylococcus bicolor --- Mission Manzanita --- Ericaceae
10. Euphorbia polycarpa [Chamaesyce p.] --- Small-seed Sandmat --- Euphorbiaceae
11. Acmispon glaber [Lotus scoparius] --- Deerweed --- Fabaceae
12. Salvia mellifera --- Black Sage --- Lamiaceae
13. Diplacus puniceus [Mimulus aurantiacus] --- Coast Monkeyflower --- Phrymaceae
14. Eriogonum fasciculatum --- California Buckwheat --- Polygonaceae
15. Pellaea mucronata --- Bird's Foot Cliff-Brake --- Pteridaceae
16. Ceanothus tomentosus --- Ramona-Lilac --- Rhamnaceae
17. Rhamnus crocea --- Spiny Redberry --- Rhamnaceae
18. Adenostoma fasciculatum --- Chamise --- Rosaceae
19. Selaginella bigelovii --- Bigelow's Spike-Moss --- Selaginellaceae
20. Selaginella cinerascens --- Mesa Spike-Moss --- Selaginellaceae

OPTIONAL: CHAPARRAL, COASTAL SAGE SCRUB-1
  1. Eriophyllum confertiflorum --- Long-Stem Golden-Yarrow --- Asteraceae
  2. Hazardia squarrosa --- Saw-tooth Goldenbush --- Asteraceae
  3. Porophyllum gracile --- Odora --- Asteraceae
  4. Hirschfeldia incana*-- Short-Pod Mustard --- Brassicaceae
  5. Cylindropuntia prolifera --- Coast Cholla --- Cactaceae
  6. Ophioglossum californicum --- California Adder's Tongue --- Ophioglossaceae
  7. Myriopteris newberryi --- California Cotton Fern --- Pteridaceae


February 17, 2024 Field Trip: Old Mission Dam/Oak Canyon Trail, Mission Trails Regional Park
RIPARIAN WOODLAND: M.T.R.P. (Old Mission Dam/Oak Canyon field trip)
  1. Baccharis salicifolia --- Mule Fat, Seep-Willow --- Asteraceae
  2. Platanus racemosa --- Western Sycamore --- Platanaceae
  3. Populus fremontii --- Western Cottonwood --- Salicaceae
  4. Salix lasiolepis --- Arroyo Willow --- Salicaceae

CHAPARRAL, COASTAL SAGE SCRUB, OAK WOODLAND-2: M.T.R.P. (Old Mission Dam field trip)
  1. Rhus integrifolia --- Lemonadeberry --- Anacardiaceae
  2. Toxicodendron diversilobum --- Western Poison-Oak --- Anacardiaceae
  3. Isocoma menziesii --- Goldenbush --- Asteraceae
  4. Quercus agrifolia --- Coast Live Oak --- Fagaceae
  5. Erodium botrys* --- Long-Beak Filaree/Storksbill --- Geraniaceae
  6. Ribes indecorum --- White Flower Currant --- Grossulariaceae
  7. Salvia apiana --- White Sage --- Lamiaceae
  8. Malacothamnus fasciculatus --- Chaparral Bushmallow --- Malvaceae
  9. Claytonia perfoliata --- Miner's Lettuce --- Montiaceae
10. Mirabilis laevis --- Coastal Wishbone Plant --- Nyctaginaceae
11. Avena barbata* --- Slender Wild Oat --- Poaceae
12. Bromus rubens* --- Foxtail Chess --- Poaceae
13. Stipa pulchra --- Purple Needlegrass --- Poaceae
14. Polypodium californicum --- California Polypody --- Polypodiaceae
15. Pentagramma glanduloviscida --- Silverback Fern --- Pteridaceae
16. Thalictrum fendleri --- Fendler's Meadow-Rue --- Ranunculaceae
17. Cercocarpus minutiflorus --- San Diego Mountain-Mahogany --- Rosaceae
18. Heteromeles arbutifolia --- Toyon, Christmas Berry --- Rosaceae
19. Prunus ilicifolia --- Islay, Holly-Leaf Cherry --- Rosaceae
20. Dipterostemon capitatus --- Blue Dicks --- Themidaceae
21. Sambucus mexicana --- Blue Elderberry --- Viburnaceae

OPTIONAL: CHAPARRAL, COASTAL SAGE SCRUB, OAK WOODLAND-2: M.T.R.P
  1. Cryptantha intermedia --- Nievitas Cryptantha --- Boraginaceae
  2. Erodium cicutarium* --- Red-Stem Filarre/Storksbill --- Geraniaceae
  3. Erodium moschatum* --- White-Stem Filaree/Storksbill --- Geraniaceae
  4. Eschscholzia californica --- California Poppy --- Papaveraceae
  5. Bromus diandrus* --- Ripgut Grass --- Poaceae
 
6. Linanthus dianthiflorus --- Farinose Ground Pink --- Polemoniaceae


March 2,
2024 Field Trip: Hard pan mesa vernal pool:
VERNAL POOL PLANTS:
  1. Brodiaea orcuttii --- Orcutt's Brodiaea --- Themidaceae
  2. Callitriche marginata --- Winged Water-Starwort --- Plantaginaceae
  3. Crassula aquatica --- Water Pygmyweed --- Crassulaceae
  4
. Downingia cuspidata --- Downingia --- Campanulaceae
 
 5. Eleocharis macrostachya --- Pale Spikerush --- Cyperaceae
 
6. Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii--- San Diego Button-Celery --- Apiaceae
  7. Isoetes howellii --- Howell's Quillwort --- Isoetaceae
  8. Isoetes orcuttii --- Orcutt's Quillwort --- Isoetaceae
  
9. Lythrum hyssopifolia* --- Grass Poly --- Lythraceae
10. Pilularia americana --- American Pillwort --- Marsileaceae
11. Plantago elongata --- Praire Plantain --- Plantaginaceae
12. Pogogyne abramsii--- San Diego Mesa Mint --- Lamiaceae
13. Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus--- Dwarf Woolly-Marbles --- Asteraceae

VERNAL POOL ASSOCIATES:
  1. Geothallus tuberosus --- Campbell's Liverwort --- Sphaerocarpaceae
  2. Muilla maritima --- Coastal Muilla --- Themidaceae

VERNAL POOL PLANTS (Optional):
  1. Crassula solieri --- Smooth-Seed Pygmyweed --- Crassulaceae
 
2. Elatine brachysperma --- Short Seed Waterwort --- Elatinaceae


March 16, 2024 Field Trip: Anza Borrego Desert State Park:
DESERT PLANTS: Creosote Bush Scrub, Dry Desert Wash, Succulent Desert Scrub, Alkaline Desert Wash
  1. Agave deserti --- Desert Agave --- Agavaceae
  2. Justicia californica --- Chuparosa, Beloperone --- Acanthaceae
  3. Atriplex hymenelytra --- Desert Holly --- Amaranthaceae [Chenopodiaceae]
  4. Atriplex polycarpa --- Many-Fruit Saltbush --- Amaranthaceae [Chenopodiaceae]
  5.
Pilostyles thurberi -- Thurber's Pilostyles --- Apodanthaceae
  6. Washingtonia filifera --- California Fan Palm --- Arecaceae
  7. Ambrosia dumosa --- White Bur-Sage/Burro-Weed --- Asteraceae
  8. Ambrosia salsola var. s. --- Cheesebush, Burrobrush --- Asteraceae
  9. Encelia farinosa var. farinosa --- Brittlebush, Incienso --- Asteraceae
10. Chilopsis linearis subsp. arcuata --- Desert-Willow -- Bignoniaceae
11. Cylindropuntia bigelovii --- Teddy-Bear/Jumping Cholla --- Cactaceae
12. Cylindropuntia fosbergii --- Pink Teddy-Bear Cholla --- Cactaceae
13. Cylindropuntia ganderi --- Gander's Cholla --- Cactaceae
14. Echinocereus engelmannii --- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus --- Cactaceae
15. Ferocactus cylindraceus --- California Barrel Cactus --- Cactaceae
16. Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris --- Beavertail Cactus --- Cactaceae
17. Cuscuta psorothamnensis --- Desert Dodder --- Convolvulaceae
18. Neltuma odorata --- [Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana] Honey Mesquite --- Fabaceae
19. Psorothamnus schottii --- Indigo Bush --- Fabaceae
20. Psorothamnus spinosus --- Smoke Tree --- Fabaceae
21.
Psorothamnus emoryi --- White-Dalea --- Fabaceae
22. Senegalia greggii [Acacia greggii] --- Catclaw Acacia --- Fabaceae
23. Fouquieria splendens subsp. splendens --- Ocotillo --- Fouquieriaceae
24. Krameria bicolor [K. grayi] --- White Ratany --- Krameriaceae
25. Condea emoryi [Hyptis e.] --- Desert-Lavender --- Lamiaceae
26. Simmondsia chinensis --- Jojoba, Goatnut --- Simmondsiaceae
27. Phoradendron californicum --- Desert Mistletoe --- Viscaceae
28. Larrea tridentata --- Creosote Bush --- Zygophyllaceae

OPTIONAL:
 LYCOPHYTES
  1. Selaginella eremophila --- Desert Spike-Moss --- Selaginellaceae
FERNS
  2. Myriopteris covillei --- Coville's Lip Fern --- Pteridaceae
GYMNOSPERMS
  3. Juniperus californica --- California Juniper --- Cupressaceae
  4. Pinus monophylla --- Single-Leaf Pinyon Pine --- Pinaceae
 
ANGIOSPERMS
  5. Hesperocallis undulata --- Desert Lily --- Agavaceae
  6. Bahiopsis parishii --- Parish's Goldeneye --- Asteraceae
 
 7. Bebbia juncea var. aspera--- Rush Sweetbush --- Asteraceae
  8. Chaenactis fremontii --- Desert Pincushion --- Asteraceae
  9. Malacothrix glabrata --- Desert Dandelion --- Asteraceae
10. Palafoxia arida var. arida --- Desert Spanish Needles --- Asteraceae
11. Perityle emoryi --- Emory's Rock-Daisy --- Asteraceae
12. Dithyrea californica --- Spectacle-Pod --- Brassicaceae
13. Bursera microphylla --- Elephant Tree, Torote --- Burseraceae
14. Mammillaria dioica --- Fish-Hook Cactus --- Cactaceae
15. Ephedra sp. --- Mormon-Tea --- Ephedraceae
16. Acalypha californica --- Copperleaf --- Euphorbiaceae
17. Senna armata --- Spiny Senna --- Fabaceae
18. Quercus cornelius-mulleri --- Desert Scrub Oak --- Fagaceae
19
. Salvia columbariae --- Chia --- Lamiaceae
20. Abronia villosa --- Sand-Verbena --- Nyctaginaceae
21. Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa --- Desert Wishbone Plant --- Nyctaginaceae
22. Chylismia claviformis subsp. peirsonii --- Peirson's Evening Primose --- Onagraceae
23. Eremothera boothii subsp. condensata --- Desert Lanthern --- Onagraceae
24. Oenothera deltoides subsp. deltoides --- Dune Evening-Primrose --- Onagraceae
25. Eschscholzia minutiflora --- Pygmy Gold-Poppy --- Papaveraceae
26. Eschscholzia parishii --- Parish's Gold-Poppy --- Papaveraceae
27. Diplacus bigelovii var. bigelovii --- Desert Monkey Flower --- Phrymaceae
28. Antirrhinum confertiflorum [Mohavea confertiflora] -- Ghost Flower --- Plantaginaceae
29. Hilaria rigida --- Big Galleta --- Poaceae
30. Chorizanthe brevicornu --- Brittle Spine Flower --- Polygonaceae
31. Eriogonum inflatum --- Desert Trumpet --- Polygonaceae
32. Coleogyne ramosissima --- Blackbush --- Rosaceae
33. Prunus fremontii --- Desert Apricot --- Rosaceae


March 23, 2024 Field Trip: Otay Mesa Dennery Canyon:
VERNAL POOL PLANTS:
1. Callitriche marginata --- Winged Water-Starwort --- Plantaginaceae
2. Crassula aquatica --- Water Pygmyweed --- Crassulaceae
3. Deschampsia danthonioides--- Annual Hairgrass --- Poaceae
4. Downingia cuspidata --- Downingia --- Campanulaceae
5. Eleocharis macrostachya --- Pale Spikerush --- Cyperaceae
6. Epilobium campestre [E. pygmaeum] --- Smooth Boisduvalia --- Onagraceae
7. Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii--- San Diego Button-Celery --- Apiaceae
8. Juncus bufonius var. bufonius --- Toad Rush --- Juncaceae
9. Lysimachia minima [Anagallis minima; Centunculus minimus] --- Chaffweed --- Myrsinaceae
10. Lythrum hyssopifolia* --- Grass Poly --- Lythraceae
11. Marsilea vestita subsp. vestita --- Hairy Clover Fern --- Marsileaceae
12. Navarretia fossalis --- Spreading Navarretia --- Polemoniaceae
13. Pilularia americana --- American Pillwort --- Marsileaceae
14. Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus--- Adobe Allocarya --- Boraginaceae
15. Plantago elongata --- Praire Plantain --- Plantaginaceae
16. Pogogyne nudiuscula --- Otay Mesa Mint --- Lamiaceae
17. Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus--- Dwarf Woolly-Marbles --- Asteraceae
18. Triglochin scilloides --- Flowering Quill Wort --- Juncaginaceae

VERNAL POOL ASSOCIATES (also found outside vernal pools)
1. Allium praecox --- Early Onion --- Alliaceae
2. Hooveria parviflora --- Small-Flower Soap-Plant/Amole --- Agavaceae
3. Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata --- Spineflower --- Polygonaceae
4. Dudleya variegata --- Variegated Dudleya --- Crassulaceae
5. Harpagonella palmeri --- Palmer's Grappling-Hook --- Boraginaceae
6. Lasthenia gracilis --- Common Goldfields --- Asteraceae
7. Linanthus dianthiflorus --- Farinose Ground Pink --- Polemoniaceae
8. Pectocarya linearis subsp. ferocula --- Narrow-Toothed Pectocarya --- Boraginaceae
9. Selaginella cinerascens --- Mesa Spike-Moss --- Selaginellaceae
10. Sisyrinchium bellum --- Blue-Eyed-Grass --- Iridaceae


April 20, 2024 Field Trip: Torrey Pines State Park:
TORREY PINE STATE RESERVE: Torrey Pine Woodland, Inland Sage Scrub, Chaparral, & Coastal Strand
  1. Yucca schidigera --- Mohave Yucca -- Agavaceae
  2. Lomatium lucidum --- Shiny Lomatium --- Apiaceae
  3. Encelia californica --- California Encelia --- Asteraceae
  4. Eriophyllum confertiflorum --- Long-Stem Golden-Yarrow --- Asteraceae
  5. Leptosyne maritima [Coreopsis m.] --- Sea-Dahlia --- Asteraceae
  6. Cryptantha intermedia --- Nievitas Cryptantha --- Boraginaceae
  7. Cardamine californica --- Milkmaids, Toothwort --- Brassicaceae
 
8. Ferocactus viridescens var. viridescens --- Coast Barrel Cactus --- Cactaceae
  9. Opuntia littoralis --- Coastal Prickly-Pear --- Cactaceae
10. Cleomella arborea [Peritoma a.; Isomeris a.] --- Bladderpod --- Cleomaceae
11. Calystegia macrostegia [Convolvulus cyclostegius subsp. aridus] --- Morning-Glory --- Convolvulaceae
12. Dudleya edulis --- Ladies' Fingers --- Crassulaceae
13. Dudleya lanceolata --- Coastal Dudleya --- Crassulaceae
14. Quercus dumosa --- Nuttall's Scrub Oak --- Fagaceae
15. Phacelia distans--- Common/Wild Phacelia --- Hydrophyllaceae
16. Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium --- Yerba Santa --- Namaceae
17. Abronia umbellata var. umbellata --- Beach Sand Verbena --- Nyctaginaceae
18. Dendromecon rigida --- Bush-Poppy --- Papaveraceae
19. Eschscholzia californica --- California Poppy --- Papaveraceae
20. Pinus torreyana --- Torrey Pine --- Pinaceae
21. Linanthus dianthiflorus --- Farinose Ground Pink --- Polemoniaceae
22. Polypodium californicum --- California Polypody --- Polypodiaceae
23. Ceanothus verrucosus --- Wart-Stem-Lilac --- Rhamnaceae
24. Galium angustifolium subsp. angustifolium --- Narrow-Leaf Bedstraw --- Rubiaceae
25. Cneoridium dumosum --- Coast Spice Bush, Bush-Rue --- Rutaceae
26. Solanum parishii --- Parish's Nightshade --- Solanaceae



April 27, 2024 Field Trip: Border Field State Park and Tijuana Estuary
SUCCULENT MARITIME SCRUB: Border Field State Park
  1. Rhus integrifolia --- Lemonadeberry --- Anacardiaceae
  2. Ambrosia chenopodiifolia--- San Diego Bur-Sage --- Asteraceae
  3.
Encelia californica --- California Encelia --- Asteraceae
  4. Bergerocactus emoryi--- Golden Spine Cereus --- Cactaceae
  5. Cylindropuntia prolifera --- Coast Cholla --- Cactaceae
  6. Mammillaria dioica --- Fish-Hook Cactus --- Cactaceae
  7. Dudleya edulis --- Ladies' Fingers --- Crassulaceae
  8. Dudleya lanceolata --- Coastal Dudleya --- Crassulaceae
  9. Dudleya pulverulenta --- Chalk Dudleya --- Crassulaceae
10. Euphorbia misera --- Cliff Spurge --- Euphorbiaceae
11. Cistanthe maritima --- Seaside Cistanthe --- Montiaceae

SALT MARSH: Tijuana Estuary
  1. Arthroceras subterminale [Arthrocnemon s.] --- Parish's Pickleweed --- Amaranthaceae [Chenopodiaceae]
  2. Atriplex watsonii --- Watson's Saltbush --- Amaranthaceae [Chenopodiaceae]
  3. Salicornia pacifica --- Pacific Pickleweed --- Amaranthaceae [Chenopodiaceae]
  4. Jaumea carnosa --- Salty Susan --- Asteraceae
  5. Batis maritima --- Saltwort, Beachwort --- Bataceae
  6. Cressa truxillensis --- Alkali Weed --- Convolvulaceae
  7. Frankenia salina --- Alkali-Heath --- Frankeniaceae
  8. Triglochin concinna var. concinna --- Arrow-Grass --- Juncaginaceae
  9. Limonium californicum --- Western Marsh-Rosemary --- Plumbaginaceae
10. Chloropyron maritimum subsp. maritimum --- Salt Marsh Bird's Beak --- Orobanchaceae
11. Distichlis littoralis --- Shoregrass --- Poaceae
12. Distichlis spicata --- Saltgrass --- Poaceae
13. Spartina foliosa --- California Cord Grass --- Poaceae
14. Lycium californicum --- California Desert Thorn --- Solanaceae

COASTAL DUNE PLANTS:
1. Ambrosia chamissonis --- Beach-Bur --- Asteraceae
2. Cakile maritima --- European Sea Rocket --- Brassicaceae
3. Abronia maritima --- Red Sand-Verbena --- Nyctaginaceae
4. Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia subsp. suffruticosa --- Beach Evening-Primrose --- Onagraceae


May 4, 2024 Field Trip: Cuyamaca and Laguna Moutains
Required: You will be quizzed on these.
  1. Abies concolor --- White Fir --- Pinaceae
  2. Arctostaphylos pungens --- Point-Leaf Manzanita --- Ericaceae
  3. Calocedrus decurrens --- California Incense Cedar --- Cupressaceae
  4. Ceanothus palmeri --- Palmer's-Lilac --- Rhamnaceae
  5. Downingia conocolor var. brevior --- Cuyamaca Lake Downingia --- Campanulaceae
  6. Limnanthes alba subsp. parishii --- Parish's Meadowfoam --- Limnanthaceae
  7. Pinus coulteri --- Coulter Pine --- Pinaceae
  8. Pinus jeffreyi --- Jeffrey Pine --- Pinaceae
  9. Pinus lambertiana --- Sugar Pine --- Pinaceae
10. Prunus virginiana var. demissa --- Western Chokecherry --- Rosaceae
11. Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens --- Western Braken --- Dennstaedtiaceae
12. Rosa californica --- California Rose --- Rosaceae
13. Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia --- Interior Coast Live Oak --- Fagaceae
14. Quercus chrysolepis --- Canyon Live Oak --- Fagaceae
15. Quercus kelloggii --- California Black Oak --- Fagaceae
16. Rhus aromatica --- Skunk Bush --- Anacardiaceae

17. Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus --- Snowberry --- Caprifoliaceae

OPTIONAL: Other plants we may see:
MONTANE: Forest, Meadow, and Riparian Woodland, Cuyamaca & Laguna Mtns.
  1. Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii --- San Diego Burning Bush --- Celastraceae
  2. Cornus sericea subsp. occidentalis --- Creek Dogwood --- Cornaceae
  3. Equisetum arvense --- Common Horsetail --- Equisetaceae
  4. Rhododendron occidentale --- Western Azalea --- Ericaceae
  5. Lupinus bicolor --- Miniature Lupine -- Fabaceae
  6. Pinus ponderosa --- Pacific Ponderosa Pine --- Pinaceae
  7. Bromus hordeaceus --- Soft Chess --- Poaceae
  8. Bromus tectorum --- Cheat Grass, Downy Brome --- Poaceae
  9. Muhlenbergia rigens --- Deer Grass --- Poaceae
10. Frangula californica subsp. tomentella --- Chaparral Coffeeberry --- Rhamnaceae
11. Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides --- Birch-Leaf Mountain-Mahogany --- Rosaceae
12. Fragaria vesca --- California/Wood Strawberry --- Rosaceae
13. Arceuthobium campylopodum --- Western Dwarf Mistletoe --- Viscaceae

MONTANE CHAPARRAL:
  1. Rhus ovata --- Sugar Bush --- Anacardiaceae
  2. Arctostaphylos glandulosa --- Manzanita --- Ericaceae
  3. Quercus chrysolepis --- Canyon Live Oak --- Fagaceae
  4. Garrya flavescens --- Ashy Silk Tassel --- Garryaceae
  5. Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum --- Hairy Yerba Santa --- Hydrophyllaceae
  6. Umbellularia californica --- California Bay --- Lauraceae 
  7. Dendromecon rigida --- Bush-Poppy --- Papaveraceae
  8. Pinus quadrifolia --- Parry Pinyon --- Pinaceae
  9. Ceanothus perplexans --- Cup-Leaf-Lilac --- Rhamnaceae
10. Ceanothus leucodermis --- Chaparral Whitethorn --- Rhamnaceae
11. Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides --- Birch-Leaf Mountain-Mahogany --- Rosaceae
12. Prunus ilicifolia subsp. ilicifolia --- Islay, Holly-Leaf Cherry --- Rosaceae

SAGEBRUSH CHAPARRAL:
1. Artemisia tridentata --- Mountain Sagebrush --- Asteraceae



May 11, 2024 Field Trip: McGinty Mountain
MONTANE: McGinty Mountain
REQUIRED: You will be quizzed on these.
  1. Hooveria parviflora --- Small-Flower Soap-Plant/Amole --- Agavaceae
  2. Yucca schidigera --- Mohave Yucca -- Agavaceae
  3. Rhus ovata --- Sugar Bush --- Anacardiaceae
  4. Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. filaginifolia --- California Aster --- Asteraceae
  5. Eriophyllum confertiflorum --- Long-Stem Golden-Yarrow --- Asteraceae
  6. Cryptantha intermedia --- Nievitas Cryptantha --- Boraginaceae
  7. Dudleya pulverulenta --- Chalk Dudleya --- Crassulaceae
  8. Acanthomintha ilicifolia --- Thornmint --- Lamiaceae
  9. Salvia clevelandii --- Cleveland Sage --- Lamiaceae
10. Trichostema lanatum --- Woolly Bluecurls --- Lamiaceae
11. Hesperolinon micranthum --- Thread-Stem Dwarf Flax --- Linaceae
12. Tetracoccus dioicus --- Parry's Tetracoccus --- Picrodendraceae
13. Myriopteris newberryi --- California Cotton Fern --- Pteridaceae
14. Nolina interrata --- Dehesa Nolina --- Ruscaceae
15. Cneoridium dumosum --- Coast Spice Bush, Bush-Rue --- Rutaceae
16. Bloomeria crocea var. crocea --- Common Goldenstar --- Themidaceae

OPTIONAL: Plants you've already seen. Will be an extra credit question.
  1. Hesperoyucca whipplei --- Our Lord's Candle --- Agavaceae
  2. Malosma laurina --- Laurel Sumac --- Anacardiaceae
  3. Rhus integrifolia --- Lemonadeberry --- Anacardiaceae
  4. Artemisia californica --- Coastal Sagebrush --- Asteraceae
  5. Baccharis sarothroides --- Broom Baccharis --- Asteraceae
  6. Bahiopsis laciniata --- San Diego Sunflower --- Asteraceae 
  7. Gutierrezia sarothrae --- Broom Matchweed/Snakeweed --- Asteraceae
  8. Porophyllum gracile --- Odora --- Asteraceae
  9. Hirschfeldia incana --- Short-Pod Mustard --- Brassicaceae
10. Marah macrocarpa var. macrocarpa --- Manroot, Wild-Cucumber --- Cucurbitaceae
11. Xylococcus bicolor --- Mission Manzanita --- Ericaceae
12. Acmispon glaber var. glaber --- Deerweed --- Fabaceae
13. Salvia apiana --- White Sage --- Lamiaceae
14. Salvia mellifera --- Black Sage --- Lamiaceae
15. Eriogonum fasciculatum var. fasciculatum --- California Buckwheat --- Polygonaceae
16. Pentagramma glanduloviscida --- Silverback Fern --- Pteridaceae
17. Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum --- Fendler's Meadow-Rue --- Ranunculaceae
18. Ceanothus tomentosus --- Ramona-Lilac --- Rhamnaceae
19. Rhamnus crocea --- Spiny Redberry --- Rhamnaceae
20. Adenostoma fasciculatum --- Chamise --- Rosaceae
21. Cercocarpus minutiflorus --- San Diego Mountain-Mahogany --- Rosaceae
22. Heteromeles arbutifolia --- Toyon --- Rosaceae
23. Prunus ilicifolia subsp. ilicifolia --- Holly-Leaf Cherry --- Rosaceae
24. Selaginella bigelovii --- Bigelow's Spike-Moss --- Selaginellaceae
25. Selaginella cinerascens --- Mesa Spike-Moss --- Selaginellaceae
26. Dipterostemon capitatus --- Blue Bells --- Themidaceae
27. Sambucus mexicana --- Blue Elderberry --- Viburnaceae