Plants of the San Marcos Foothills Preserve
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Plants by Common Name |
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As of the latest publication date of this page (11/16/2015) 253 plants have been documented on the San Marcos Foothills (163 are native and 90 are non-native). Currently 57% of the plants on this page include photographs, and new photos are being added regularly. The "*" indicates a non-native species. New plants are added to this page at least monthly, so be sure to REFRESH your browser with ever visit! All photography on this page are copyright Ken Owen unless otherwise noted.
Click on the links below to view a page for each photographed plant. You can also click here for a PDF version of the list (updated (11/8/15)
| African Umbrella-sedge | Cyperus involucratus |
| Annual Bluegrass | Poa annua |
| Annual Wallrocket | Diplotaxis muralis |
| Arroyo Lupine | Lupinus succulentus |
| Arroyo Willow | Salix lasiolepis |
| Australian Saltbush | Atriplex semibaccata * |
| Beggarticks | Bidens pilosa * |
| Bermuda Buttercup | Oxalis pes-caprae * |
| Bermuda Grass | Cynodon dactylon * |
| Bicolored Lupine | Lupinus bicolor |
| Bigelow's Spike-moss | Selaginella bigelovii |
| Bigpod Ceanothus | Ceanothus megacarpus var. megacarpus |
| Bindweed | Convolvulus arvensis * |
| Bitter Gooseberry | Ribes amarum |
| Black Mustard | Brassica nigra * |
| Black Sage | Salvia mellifera |
| Bladder-flower | Araujia sericifera * |
| Blow Wives | Achyrachaena mollis |
| Blue Dicks | Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum |
| Blue Elderberry | Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea |
| Blue Wild Rye | Elymus glaucus subsp. glaucus |
| Blue-eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium bellum |
| Branching Phacelia | Phacelia ramosissima |
| Bridal creeper, Smilax | Asparagus asparagoides * |
| bristly ox-tongue | Helminthotheca echioides * |
| Broad-leaved Cattail | Typha latifolia * |
| Buffalobur Nightshade | Solanum rostratum * |
| Bull Mallow | Malva nicaeensis * |
| Bull Thistle | Cirsium vulgare * |
| Burclover | Medicago polymorpha * |
| Bush Monkeyflower | Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens |
| Calabazilla | Cucurbita foetidissima |
| California Aster | Corethrogyne filaginifolia |
| California Barley | Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. californicum |
| California Blackberry | Rubus ursinus |
| California Brickellbush | Brickellia californica |
| California Brome | Bromus carinatus var. carinatus |
| California Buckwheat | Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum |
| California Bush Sunflower | Encelia californica |
| California Buttercup | Ranunculus californicus |
| California Cottonrose | Logfia filaginoides |
| California Figwort | Scrophularia californica |
| California fuchsia | Epilobium canum ssp. canum |
| California Hedge-nettle, Wood Mint | Stachys bullata |
| California Maindenhair Fern | Adiantum jordanii |
| California Peony | Paeonia californica |
| California Plantain | Plantago erecta |
| California Polypody | Polypodium californicum |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica |
| California Sagebrush | Artemisia californica |
| California Wild Rose | Rosa californica |
| California Wishbone Bush | Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia |
| California Wood Sorrel | Oxalis albicans |
| Canyon Sunflower | Venegasia carpesioides |
| Cape-ivy | Delairea odorata * |
| Cardoon | Cynara cardunculus |
| Castor Bean | Ricinus communis * |
| Caterpillar Phacelia | Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida |
| Celery | Apium graveolens |
| Chamise | Adenostoma fasciculatum var. fasciculatum |
| Chaparral Nightshade | Solanum xanti |
| Chaparral Yucca | Hesperoyucca whipplei |
| Checker Bloom | Sidalcea malviflora |
| Cheeseweed | Malva parviflora * |
| Chilean Trefoil | Acmispon wrangelianus |
| Clarkia | Clarkia sp. |
| Cliff Aster | Malacothrix saxatilis var. saxatilis |
| Coast Live Oak | Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia |
| Coast Prickly Pear | Opuntia littoralis var. littoralis |
| Coast Range Melic | Melica imperfecta |
| Coastal Goldenbush | Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides |
| Coastal Lotus | Acmispon maritimus var. maritimus |
| Coastal Morning-glory | Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia |
| Coastal Wood Fern | Dryopteris arguta |
| Cocklebur | Xanthium strumarium |
| Common Bedstraw | Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium |
| Common Chickweed | Stellaria media |
| Common Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale |
| Common Eucrypta | Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia |
| Common Fiddleneck | Amsinckia intermedia |
| Common Forget-me-not | Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia |
| Common Groundsel | Senecio vulgaris * |
| Common Knotweed | Polygonum aviculare subsp. depressum * |
| Common Plantain | Plantago major |
| Common Sow-thistle | Sonchus oleraceus * |
| Coyote Brush | Baccharis pilularis ssp. consanguinea |
| Creek Clematis | Clematis ligusticifolia |
| Cudweed Everlasting | Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum |
| Curly Dock | Rumex crispus * |
| Deerweed | Acmispon glaber var. glaber |
| Dissected Geranium | Geranium dissectum * |
| Dodder | Cuscuta sp. |
| Douglas Nightshade | Solanum douglasii |
| Dove Weed | Croton setigerus |
| Drummond's Gaura | Oenothera xenogaura * |
| Dwarf Nettle | Urtica urens * |
| Evening-primrose | Camissoniopsis bistorta |
| False Brome | Brachypodium distachyon |
| Fasciculed Tarplant | Deinandra fasciculata |
| Few-flowered Lupine | Lupinus sparsiflorus |
| Fiddle Dock | Rumex pulcher |
| Field Mustard | Brassica rapa |
| Flaccid Bedstraw | Galium californicum ssp. flaccidum |
| Foothill Needlegrass | Stipa lepida |
| Fountain Grass | Pennisetum setaceum |
| Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry | Ribes speciosum |
| Giant Creek Nettle | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea |
| Giant Rye | Elymus condensatus |
| Golden Stars | Bloomeria crocea ssp. crocea |
| Golden Yarrow | Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum |
| Goldentop | Lamarckia aurea * |
| Green Dock | Rumex conglomeratus |
| Green Everlasting | Pseudognaphalium californicum |
| Greenbark Ceanothus | Ceanothus spinosus |
| Hairy Sandspurry | Spergularia villosa |
| Hairy wood sorrel | Oxalis pilosa |
| Hare or foxtail Barley | Hordeum murinum spp. Leporinum * |
| Heartleaf Penstemon | Keckiella cordifolia |
| Hedge Parsley | Torilis arvensis * |
| Hollyleaf Pincushionplant | Navarretia atractyloides |
| Horehound | Marrubium vulgare * |
| Hornwort | Ceratophyllum demersum |
| Horseweed | Erigeron canadensis |
| Hubby's caterpillar phacelia | Phacelia hubbyi |
| Hummingbird Sage | Salvia spathacea |
| Hyssop Loosestrife | Lythrum hyssopifolia |
| Indian Tobacco | Nicotiana quadrivalvis |
| Italian rye grass | Festuca perennis * |
| Italian Thistle | Carduus pycnocepnalus * |
| Ivy | Hedera sp. * |
| Jimson Weed | Datura wrightii |
| Kern Brodiaea | Brodiaea terrestris var. kernensis |
| Lambsquarters | Chenopodium album |
| Lanceleaf Live-forever | Dudleya lanceolata |
| Laural Sumac | Malosma laurina |
| Leafy Fleabane | Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus |
| Lemonade Berry | Rhus integrifolia |
| London Rocket | Sisymbrium irio * |
| Longstem Buckwheat | Eriogonum elongatum |
| Low Bulrush | Isolepis cernua |
| Marsh Baccharis | Baccharis glutinosa |
| Meadow Rue | Thalictrum fendleri |
| Mediterranean Barley | Hordeum marinum ssp. Gussoneanum |
| Mexican Pink | Silene laciniata subsp. Laciniata |
| Milk Thistle | Silybum marianum * |
| Miner's Lettuce | Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata |
| Mission Cactus/Tuna Cactus | Opuntia ficus-indica * |
| Mosquito Fern | Azolla filiculoides |
| Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloide |
| Mugwort | Artemisia douglasiana |
| Mulefat | Baccharis salicifolia |
| Myoporum | Myoporum laetum * |
| Narrowleaf Milkweed | Asclepias fascicularis |
| Narrowleaf Plantain | Plantago lanceolata * |
| Nettle leaf goosefoot | Chenopodium murale * |
| Nuttall Bush Mallow | Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. nuttallii |
| Nuttall's Bedstraw | Galium nuttallii |
| Oyster Plant, Salsify | Tragopogon porrifolius * |
| Pacific Aster | Symphyotrichum chilense |
| Pacific Sanicle | Sanicula crassicaulis |
| Pale Sack Clover | Trifolium depauperatum var. amplectens |
| Periwinkle | Vinca major |
| Peruvian Peppertree | Schinus molle * |
| Pineapple Weed | Matricaria discoidea |
| Pipestem Clematis, Chaparral Clematis | Clematis lasiantha |
| Plummer Baccharis | Baccharis plummerae ssp. plummerae |
| Poison Hemlock | Conium maculatum * |
| Poison Oak | Toxicodendron diversilobum |
| Prickly Goldenfleece | Urospermum picroides * |
| Prickly Lettuce | Lactuca serriola * |
| Purple Needlegrass | Stipa pulchra |
| Purple Owl's Clover | Castilleja exserta ssp. exerta |
| Purple Sage | Salvia leucophylla |
| Pygmy Weed | Crassula connata |
| Rabbitsfoot Grass | Polypogon monspeliensis |
| Rattail Sixweeks Grass | Festuca myuros |
| Red Brome | Bromus madritensis ssp. Rubens * |
| Red Willow | Salix laevigata |
| Redberry | Rhamnus crocea |
| Redstem Filaree | Erodium cicutarium * |
| Ripgut Brome | Bromus diandrus * |
| River Red Gum | Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
| Russian Thistle | Salsola australis * |
| Rusty Popcornflower | Plagiobothrys nothofulvus |
| Sacapellote | Acourtia microcephala |
| Sand Mat | Cardionema ramosissimum |
| Santa Barbara Bedstraw | Galium cliftonsmithii |
| Santa Barbara Honeysuckle | Lonicera subspicata var. subspicata |
| Sawtooth Goldenbush | Hazardia squarrosa var. squarrosa |
| Scarlet Pimpernel | Lysimachia arvensis * |
| Sedge | Carex sp. |
| Shamel Ash | Fraxinus uhdei |
| Shepherd's Purse | Capsella bursa-pastoris * |
| Shining or Common Peppergrass | Lepidium nitidum |
| Shooting Stars | Primula clevelandii var. clevelandii |
| Sky Lupin | Lupinus nanus |
| Slender Fescue | Festuca bromoides |
| Slender Wild Oat | Avena barbata * |
| Small Soap Plant | Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum |
| Smilo Grass | Stipa miliacea var. miliacea * |
| Smooth Cat's-ear | Hypochaeris glabra |
| Snowball | Ceanothus crassifolius |
| Snowberry | Symphoricarpos mollis |
| Soaproot | Chenopodium californicum |
| Soft Chess | Bromus hordeaceus * |
| Southern Calif. Black Walnut | Juglans californica |
| Southern Cattail | Typha domingensis |
| Spikerush | Eleocharis macrostachya |
| Spiny Clotbur | Xanthium spinosum |
| Spiny Sowthistle | Sonchus asper * |
| Spreading Rush | Juncus patens |
| Spring Vetch | Vicia sativa * |
| Sticky Cinquefoil | Potentilla glandulosa |
| Stinging Lupine | Lupinus Hirsutissimus |
| Summer Barley | Hordeum murinum ssp. Glaucum |
| Summer Mustard | Hirschfeldia incana * |
| Sweet Fennel | Foeniculum vulgare * |
| Tamarisk, Saltcedar | Tamarix ramosissima |
| Tansy Mustard | Descurainia pinnata |
| Telegraph Weed | Heterotheca grandiflora |
| Thin Grass | Agrostis pallens |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius var. bufonius |
| Tocalote | Centaurea melitensis * |
| Toyon | Heteromeles arbutifolia |
| Tree Tobacco | Nicotiana glauca * |
| Umbrella-sedge | Cyperus eragrostis |
| Veldtgrass | Ehrharta erecta |
| Vernal Barley | Hordeum intercedens |
| Victorian Box | Pittosporum undulatum |
| Vinegarweed | Trichostema lanceolatum |
| Water Cress | Nasturtium officinale |
| Water Pimpernel | Samolus parviflorus |
| Wedgeleaf Horkelia | Horkelia cuneata var. cuneata |
| Western Bracken Fern | Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens |
| Western Goldenrod | Euthamia occidentalis |
| Western Ragweed | Ambrosia psilostachya |
| Western Rush | Juncus occidentalis |
| Western Sycamore | Platanus racemosa |
| Western Vervain | Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys |
| White Everlasting | Pseudognaphalium microcephalum |
| White Fiesta Flower | Pholistoma racemosum |
| White Horse-Nettle | Solanum elaegnifolium |
| White Sage | Salvia apiana |
| White Sweet-clover | Melilotus albus |
| Wild Cucumber | Marah macrocarpa |
| Wild Oat | Avena fatua * |
| Wild Radish | Raphanus sativus * |
| Wild Sweetpea | Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus |
| Willow Herb | Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum |
| Windmill Pink | Silene gallica * |
| Wirelettuce | Stephanomeria sp. |
| Woody Melicgrass | Melica frutescens |
| Yellow Sweet-clover | Melilotus indica * |
| Yerba Santa | Eriodictyon crassifolium var. nigrescens |
