More Mesa - Wildlife - Native Plant List

Plants
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This is a list of species observed on More Mesa and documented since 1981/2. Please note that this page is only to provide a list of native plants and nothing more. Links to sources for more information on each plant have been provided as follows: CalPhotos - Click on the blue number in the leftmost column to see photos of that plant. Jepson Interchange - Click on the blue text in the rightmost column for botanical data. Use the back arrow to get back to this page. Columns may be sorted: Click on Name, Species or Family to sort that column.
#	Name	Species	Family	Study
1	Alkali Heath	Frankenia salina	FRANKENIACEAE	S1:S2
2	Annual Phacelia	Phacelia tanacetifolia	BORAGINACEAE	S1:S2
3	Annual Water Aster	Aster subulatus var. ligulatus	ASTERACEAE	S1
4	Arroyo Willow	Salix lasiolepis	SALICACEAE	S1:S2
5	Bishop Lotus	Lotus strigosus	FABACEAE	S1
6	Black Cottonwood	Populus trichocarpa	SALICACEAE	S1:S2
7	Blue Elderberry	Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis	ADOXACEAE	S1:S2
8	Blue Toadflax	Linaria canadensis	PLANTAGINACEAE	S1:S2
9	Blue-eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	IRIDACEAE	S1:S2
10	Box Elder	Acer negundo	SAPINDACEAE	S2
11	Brewer's Saltbush	Atriplex lentiformis ssp. lentiformis	CHENOPODIACEAE	S1:S2
12	Broad-fruited Bur-reed	Sparganium eurycarpum	TYPHACEAE	S1
13	Broad-leaved Cattail	Typha latifolia	TYPHACEAE	S1:S2
14	Brown-headed Rush	Juncus phaeocephalus var. phaeocephalus	JUNCACEAE	S1:S2
15	Bulrush	Scirpus maritimus	CYPERACEAE	S1:S2
16	California Bee Plant	Scrophularia californica	SCROPHULARIACEAE	S1
17	California Blackberry	Rubus ursinus	ROSACEAE	S1:S2
18	California Brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	POACEAE	S1:S2
19	California Buttercup	Ranunculus californicus	RANUNCULACEAE	S1:S2
20	California Coffeeberry	Frangula californica	RHAMNACEAE	S1:S2
21	California Cudweed	Gnaphalium californicum	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
22	California Encelia	Encelia californica	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
23	California Gray Rush	Juncus patens	JUNCACEAE	S2
24	California Hedge Nettle	Stachys bullata	LAMIACEAE	S1
25	California Pigweed	Chenopodium californicum	CHENOPODIACEAE	S1:S2
26	California Plantain	Plantago erecta	PLANTAGINACEAE	S2
27	California Poppy	Eschscholzia californica	PAPAVERACEAE	S2
28	California Sage Brush	Artemisia californica	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
29	California Tule	Scirpus californicus	CYPERACEAE	S1
30	Canyon Sunflower	Venegasia carpesioides	ASTERACEAE	Mar02
31	Chaparral Clematis	Clematis lasiantha	RANUNCULACEAE	S1:S2
32	Chaparral Lotus	Lotus grandiflorus var. grandiflorus	FABACEAE	S1
33	Cliff Malacothrix	Malacothrix saxatilis	ASTERACEAE	S2
34	Clustered Thistle	Cirsium brevistylum	ASTERACEAE	SBBG
35	Coast Goldenbush	Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
36	Coast Live Oak	Quercus agrifolia	FAGACEAE	S1:S2
37	Coast Morning Glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia	CONVOLVULACEAE	S1:S2
38	Coast Tarweed	Madia sativa	ASTERACEAE	S2
39	Cocklebur	Xanthium strumarium	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
40	Common Fiddleneck	Amsinckia intermedia	BORAGINACEAE	S1:S2
41	Common Fiesta-flower	Pholistoma auritum var. auritum	BORAGINACEAE	S1
42	Common Nutsedge	Cyperus eragrostis	CYPERACEAE	S1:S2
43	Common Sandaster	Corethrogyne filaginifolia	ASTERACEAE	S2
44	Common Tule	Bolboschoenus maritimus ssp. paludosus	CYPERACEAE	S1:S2
45	Coyote Brush	Baccharis pilularis	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
46	Coyote Thistle	Eryngium vaseyi	APIACEAE	S1:S2
47	Creeping Wild Rye	Leymus triticoides	POACEAE	S1:S2
48	Croton	Croton californicus	EUPHORBIACEAE	S1:S2
49	Cucamonga Manroot	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	CUCURBITACEAE	S1
50	Cudweed	Gnaphalium luteo-album	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
51	Deer Weed	Lotus scoparius	FABACEAE	S1:S2
52	Dotted Smartweed	Polygonum punctatum	POLYGONACEAE	S1
53	Doveweed	Eremocarpus setigerus	EUPHORBIACEAE	S1
54	Dune Primrose	Camissonia cheiranthifolia	ONAGRACEAE	S1:S2
55	Frémont's cottonwood	Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii	SALICACEAE	S1
56	Giant Wild Rye	Leymus condensatus	POACEAE	S1:S2
57	Goldenstars	Bloomeria crocea	THEMIDACEAE	Apr03
58	Grassland Tarplant	Deinandra increscens ssp. increscens	ASTERACEAE	S2
59	Hairy Wood Sorrel	Oxalis corniculata ssp. pilosa	OXALIDACEAE	S1
60	Hairy-podded Peppergrass	Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum	BRASSICACEAE	S1
61	Horned Pondweed	Zannichellia palustris	ZANNICHELLIACEAE	S1
62	Horseweed	Conyza canadensis	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
63	Jimson Weed	Datura wrightii	SOLANACEAE	S1:S2
64	Kern Dwarf Brodiaea	Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis	THEMIDACEAE	S1:S2
65	Lemonade Berry	Rhus integrifolia	ANACARDIACEAE	S1:S2
66	Lindley's Annual Lupine	Lupinus bicolor	FABACEAE	S1:S2
67	Marsh Baccharis	Baccharis douglasii	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
68	Marsh Jaumea	Jaumea carnosa	ASTERACEAE	S1
69	Mat Amaranth	Amaranthus blitoides	AMARANTHACEAE	SBBG
70	Meadow Barley	Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. californicum	POACEAE	S1:S2
71	Miner's Lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata	MONTIACEAE	S1:S2
72	Miniature Suncup	Camissonia micrantha	ONAGRACEAE	S1:S2
73	Monterey Cypress (nat)	Cupressus macrocarpa	CUPRESSACEAE	S1:S2
74	Mugwort	Artemisia douglasiana	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
75	Mule Fat	Baccharis salicifolia	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
76	Narrowleaf Milkweed	Asclepias fascicularis	APOCYNACEAE	S2
77	Needle Spikerush	Eleocharis acicularis	CYPERACEAE	S1:S2
78	Needlegrass	Nassella lepida	POACEAE	S1
79	Nuttall's Snapdragon	Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. subsessile	PLANTAGINACEAE	Aug05
80	Owl's Clover	Castilleja densiflora ssp. densiflora	SCROPHULARIACEAE	S1:S2
81	Pacific Willow	Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra	SALICACEAE	S1:S2
82	Pail Smartweed	Persicaria lapathifolia	POLYGONACEAE	S1
83	Pepper-grass	Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum	BRASSICACEAE	S2
84	Pickleweed	Salicornia virginica	CHENOPODIACEAE	S1:S2
85	Pinpoint Clover	Trifolium gracilentum	FABACEAE	S1
86	Poison-oak	Toxicodendron diversilobum	ANACARDIACEAE	S1:S2
87	Popcorn Flower	Plagiobothrys undulatus	BORAGINACEAE	S1:S2
88	Purple Needle Grass	Nassella pulchra	POACEAE	S1:S2
89	Red Maids	Calandrinia ciliata	MONTIACEAE	S1:S2
90	Red Willow	Salix laevigata	SALICACEAE	S1:S2
91	Rush	Juncus occidentalis	JUNCACEAE	S1:S2
92	S. CA Black Walnut	Juglans californica var. californica	JUGLANDACEAE	S1:S2
93	Salt Sand-spurrey	Spergularia marina	CARYOPHYLLACEAE	S1
94	Saltgrass	Distichlis spicata	POACEAE	S1:S2
95	Sand Pygmy	Crassula connata	CRASSULACEAE	S2
96	Sandbar Willow	Salix exigua	SALICACEAE	S1:S2
97	Sanicle	Sanicula crassicaulis	APIACEAE	S2
98	Saw Tooth Goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. squarrosa	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
99	Seacliff Buckwheat	Eriogonum parvifolium	POLYGONACEAE	S1:S2
100	Seaside Fiddleneck	Amsinckia spectabilis	BORAGINACEAE	S2
101	Six Weeks Fescue	Vulpia octoflora	POACEAE	S2
102	Sky Lupine	Lupinus nanus	FABACEAE	S1:S2
103	Slender Tarplant	Deinandra fasciculata	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
104	Spearscale	Atriplex triangularis	CHENOPODIACEAE	S1:S2
105	Spikerush	Eleocharis macrostachya	CYPERACEAE	S1:S2
106	Spreading Alkali-weed	Cressa truxillensis	CONVOLVULACEAE	S1
107	Sticky Cinquefoil	Drymocallis glandulosa var. glandulosa	ROSACEAE	S2
108	Stinging Nettle	Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	URTICACEAE	S1:S2
109	Succulent Lupine	Lupinus succulentus	FABACEAE	S2
110	Sycamore	Platanus racemosa	PLATANACEAE	S1:S2
111	Telegraph Weed	Heterotheca grandiflora	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
112	Toad Rush	Juncus bufonius var. bufonius	JUNCACEAE	S1:S2
113	Toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	ROSACEAE	S1:S2
114	Variegated Clover	Trifolium variegatum	FABACEAE	UCSB
115	Vernal Pool Foxtail	Alopecurus saccatus	POACEAE	S1:S2
116	Water Pygmyweed	Crassula aquatica	CRASSULACEAE	S1
117	Watercress	Nasturtium officinale	BRASSICACEAE	S1:S2
118	Western Goldenrod	Euthamia occidentalis	ASTERACEAE	S1:S2
119	Western Ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	ASTERACEAE	S1
120	Western Vervain	Verbena lasiostachys	VERBENACEAE	S1:S2
121	White Nightshade	Solanum douglasii	SOLANACEAE	S1
122	Wild Heliotrope	Heliotropium curassavicum	BORAGINACEAE	S1:S2
123	Wild Rose	Rosa californica	ROSACEAE	S2
124	Willow Dock	Rumex salicifolius	POLYGONACEAE	S1:S2
125	Willow Herb	Epilobium ciliatum	ONAGRACEAE	S1:S2
126	Wood Fern	Dryopteris arguta	DRYOPTERIDACEAE	S1:S2
127	Woolly Marbles	Psilocarphus tenellus	ASTERACEAE	S2

NOTES
Study S1 - University of California, Santa Barbara. 1982. A biological evaluation of More Mesa, Santa Barbara County, California. Prepared for The Department of Resource Management, Santa Barbara County, California. Prepared by Environmental Research Team, The Herbarium, Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Study S2 - More Mesa Biological Resource Study. Prepared for: County of Santa Barbara Planning and Development. Prepared by Rincon Consultants, Inc. Draft Report Finalized December 2010. This study excluded property belonging to the county.
Study SBBG - SBBG report, where it was the only source for that plant.
Study UCSB - UCSB report, where it was the only source for that plant.
Study MonYr - Plants observed and photographed on More Mesa that did not appear in the above sources.
The list shall be updated when necessary. Input on any errors is welcome. Thanks to those who have contributed directly/indirectly to this list. DATA SOURCE AND LINKS The native plant list web page is created by PHP after reading a simple text file, and generating the html for display. For each plant, the entry in the simple text file is as shown below. (since the lines are comma-delimited, it would be easy to read into tables by Word, Excel, etc.) APOCYNACEAE, Asclepias fascicularis, Narrowleaf Milkweed,S2 PHP generates links from the species name read from the simple text file, for both CalPhotos and Jepson Interchange (fewer errors and less time): http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-taxon=Asclepias+fascicularis http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_cpn.pl?Asclepias+fascicularis&expand=1

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