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1 | Common Name | Scientific Name | Habitat | Alternate habitat | Rating | Bloom season(s) | Group | Suggested trail | Family |
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3 | Common manzanita | Arctostaphylos manzanita | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Moderate | Spring | Tree/Shrub | China Camp, Mt. Burdell | Ericaceae | |
4 | Serpentine fern | Aspidotis densa | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Moderate | n/a | Fern | Mt. Tam: Matt Davis, West Peak, Laurel Dell, Gary Giacomini Preserve | Pteridaceae | |
5 | Sticky western rosinweed | Calycadenia multiglandulosa | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Moderate | Summer | Forb | Mt. Tam: Bootjack, Rock Spring; Ring Mtn. | Asteraceae | |
6 | Common morning glory | Calystegia purpurata | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Easy | Spring-Summer | Vine | PRNS: Coast Trail, Mt. Tam: old Railroad Grade | Convolvulaceae | |
7 | Chaparral paintbrush | Castilleja foliolosa | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Rocky Places | Easy | Spring-Summer | Forb | Blithedale Canyon, Throckmorton Ridge | Orobanchaceae |
8 | Musk brush | Ceanothus jepsonii | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Easy | Spring | Shrub | Carson Ridge, Mt. Tam (NW slope) | Rhamnaceae | |
9 | Cobweb thistle | Cirsium occidentale | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Grassland | Easy | Spring-Summer | Forb | Mt. Tam: Benstein Trail, PRNS: Abbotts Lagoon | Asteraceae |
10 | Bush poppy | Dendromecon rigida | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Moderate | Spring | Shrub | Hoo Koo E Koo, Old Stage Road | Papaveraceae | |
11 | Ookow | Dichelostemma congestum | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Grassland | Moderate | Spring | Geophyte (bulb) | Cascade Canyon, Mt. Burdell | Themidaceae |
12 | Canyon live-forever | Dudleya cymosa | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Rocky Places | Easy | Summer-Fall | Succulent | Azalea Hill; Mt. Tam: Bootjack, Rock Spring | Crassulaceae |
13 | Checker lily | Fritillaria affinis | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Woodland | Easy | Spring | Geophyte (bulb) | Carson Ridge, SP Taylor SP: Devil's Gulch, | Liliaceae |
14 | Bluehead gilia | Gilia capitata | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Rocky Places, Grassland | Moderate | Spring | Forb | Mt. Burdell (S. slope), Bowman Cyn., Carson Ridge | Polemoniaceae |
15 | Sargent cypress | Hesperocyparis sargentii | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Easy | Fall | Tree | Carson Ridge, Mt. Tam (NW slope) | Cupressaceae | |
16 | Toyon | Heteromeles arbutifolia | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Easy | Summer-Fall | Shrub | Mt Tam: Old Stage Road | Rosaceae | |
17 | Goldwire | Hypericum concinnum | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Moderate | Spring-Summer | Forb | Mt Tam: Gravity Car Fire Road, Old Stage Rd. | Hypericaceae | |
18 | Pitcher sage | Lepechinia calycina | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Moderate | Spring | Shrub | Mt Tam: Old Stage Road | Lamiaceae | |
19 | Birdfoot fern | Pellaea mucronata | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Difficult | Spring | Fern | Mt Tam: Gravity Car Fire Road | Pteridaceae | |
20 | Chaparral pea | Pickeringia montana | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Moderate | Spring | Shrub | Bolinas Ridge Fire Road, Mt.Tam: Old Stage Rd. | Fabaceae | |
21 | Leather oak | Quercus durata | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Moderate | All Year | Tree/shrub | Carson Ridge, Bowman Canyon | Fagaceae | |
22 | Fremont's death camas | Toxicoscordion fremontii | Chaparral/Coastal Scrub | Grassland | Moderate | Spring | Geophyte (bulb) | Mt Tam: Gravity Car Fire Rd.; Pilot Knob | Melanthiaceae |
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24 | Yellow sand verbena | Abronia latifolia | Dunes | Easy | Spring-summer-fall | Forb | Rodeo Lagoon, PRNS: Abbotts Lagoon, Stinson Beach | Nyctaginaceae | |
25 | Beach sagebrush | Artemisia pycnocephala | Dunes | Easy | Spring-Summer | Shrub | PRNS: Abbotts Lagoon | Asteraceae | |
26 | Seaside daisy | Erigeron glaucus | Dunes | Easy | Spring-Summer | Forb | PRNS: Abbotts Lagoon | Asteraceae | |
27 | Silky beach pea | Lathyrus littoralis | Dunes | Moderate | Spring | Forb | PRNS: Abbotts Lagoon | Fabaceae | |
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29 | Harvest brodiaea | Brodiaea elegans | Grassland | Easy | Spring-Summer | Geophyte (bulb) | Mt. Tam: Potrero Meadow, Bootjack, Rock Spring | Themidaceae | |
30 | Yellow mariposa lily | Calochortus luteus | Grassland | Easy | Spring | Geophyte (bulb) | Mt. Burdell, Loma Alta | Liliaceae | |
31 | Wight's paintbrush | Castilleja wightii | Grassland | Coastal scrub | Easy | Spring-Summer | Forb | Owl Trail, PRNS: Chimney Rock, Coast Trail, Limantour Marsh | Orobanchaceae |
32 | Hayfield tarweed | Hemizonia congesta | Grassland | Easy | Spring-Summer | Forb | Mt. Burdell, Bolinas Ridge Trail, Ring Mtn. | Asteraceae | |
33 | Ground iris | Iris macrosiphon | Grassland | Difficult | Spring | Forb | Big Rock Ridge, Mt. Burdell, Ring Mtn. | Iridaceae | |
34 | California goldfields | Lasthenia californica | Grassland | Easy | Spring | Forb | PRNS: Chimney Rock; Mt. Burdell (S. slope); Ring Mtn. | Asteraceae | |
35 | Tidytips | Layia platyglossa | Grassland | Easy | Spring | Forb | Ring Mtn.; PRNS: Chimney Rock | Asteraceae | |
36 | False babystars | Leptosiphon androsaceus | Grassland | Moderate | Spring | Forb | Loma Alta; Ring Mtn.; Carson Ridge | Polemoniaceae | |
37 | Hog fennel | Lomatium dasycarpum | Grassland | Easy | Spring | Forb | Dwarf Oak Trail; Ring Mtn. | Apiaceae | |
38 | Purple needle grass | Stipa (Nassella) pulchra | Grassland | Moderate | Spring | Grass | Mt. Burdell; Ring Mtn.; Mt. Tam: Mountain Theater, Rifle Camp | Poaceae | |
39 | Kellogg's yampah | Perideridia kelloggii | Grassland | Moderate | Summer-Fall | Forb | Mt. Tam: Benstein Trail, Rock Spring, Bootjack | Apiaceae | |
40 | Douglas's stitchwort | Sabulina (Minuartia) douglasii | Grassland | Moderate | Spring | Forb | Bowman Cyn., Mt. Burdell (S. slope), Mt. Tam: West Pt. | Caryophyllaceae | |
41 | Purple sanicle | Sanicula bipinnatifida | Grassland | Easy | Spring | Forb | Mt. Tam: Sun Trail; Ring Mtn. | Apiaceae | |
42 | Checkerbloom | Sidalcea malviflora | Grassland | Easy | Spring | Forb | Mt. Burdell; Loma Alta | Malvaceae | |
43 | Blue-eyed grass | Sisyrinchium bellum | Grassland | Easy | Spring | Forb | Mt. Burdell; Ring Mountain | Iridaceae | |
44 | Grassland sun cups | Taraxia ovata | Grassland | Easy | Spring | Forb | Mt. Burdell; Roy's Redwoods, PRNS: Chimney Rock | Onagraceae | |
45 | California golden banner | Thermopsis californica | Grassland | Easy | Spring | Shrub | Loma Alta; Ring Mtn.; Mt.Tam: Old Stage Rd. | Fabaceae | |
46 | Narrowleaf mule ears | Wyethia angustifolia | Grassland | Moderate | Spring-Summer | Forb | PRNS: Chimney Rock; Mt. Tam: Potrero Meadow | Asteraceae | |
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48 | Alkali heath | Frankenia salina | Saltmarsh | Moderate | Summer | Forb | Bothin Marsh, Limantour Marsh | Frankeniaceae | |
49 | Gumplant | Grindelia stricta | Saltmarsh | Easy | Summer-Fall | Forb | Bothin Marsh, Limantour Marsh | Asteraceae | |
50 | Marsh jaumea | Jaumea carnosa | Saltmarsh | Moderate | Summer | Forb | PRNS: Abbotts Lagoon, Bothin Marsh | Asteraceae | |
51 | Sea lavender | Limonium californicum | Saltmarsh | Easy | Summer | Forb | Bothin Marsh, Limantour Marsh | Plumbaginaceae | |
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53 | Elk clover | Aralia californica | Wetland/Riparian/Seeps | Moderate | Spring-Summer | Forb | Hoo-Koo-Ee-Koo Trail; Mt. Tam: Nora Trail | Araliaceae | |
54 | California leopard lily | Lilium pardalinum | Wetland/Riparian/Seeps | Moderate | Spring-Summer | Forb | Mt. Tam: Old Stage Road, Bootjack; Carson Falls | Liliaceae | |
55 | Twinberry honeysuckle | Lonicera involucrata | Wetland/Riparian/Seeps | Easy | Spring summer | Shrub | PRNS: Muddy Hollow Trail; Rodeo Lagoon | Caprifoliaceae | |
56 | Henderson's shooting stars | Primula hendersonii | Wetland/Riparian/Seeps | Easy | Spring | Forb | Mt. Burdell; Mt. Tam: Bootjack | Primulaceae | |
57 | Labrador tea | Rhododendron columbianum | Wetland/Riparian/Seeps | Easy | Summer | Shrub | Tomales Bay S.P.: Johnstone Trail; PRNS: Bull Point | Asteraceae | |
58 | Western azalea | Rhododendron occidentale | Wetland/Riparian/Seeps | Moderate | Spring | Shrub | Mt. Tam: Potrero Meadow, Bootjack | Ericaceae | |
59 | Chain fern | Woodwardia fimbriata | Wetland/Riparian/Seeps | Moderate | Fern | Lake Lagunitas, Kent Pump Rd. | Blechnaceae | ||
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61 | Pacific hound's tongue | Adelinia grandis | Woodland | Easy | Spring | Forb | Pilot Knob; S.P. Taylor: Devil's Gulch; Mt. Tam: Steep Ravine | Boraginaceae | |
62 | Coast angelica | Angelica hendersonii | Woodland | Moderate | Summer | Forb | Julian Trail; Rodeo Lagoon; PRNS: Abbotts Lagoon | Apiaceae | |
63 | Vanilla Grass | Anthoxanthum occidentale | Woodland | Moderate | Spring | Grass | S.P. Taylor S.P.; Cascade Canyon | Poaceae | |
64 | Calypso orchid | Calypso bulbosa | Woodland | Moderate | Spring | Forb | Mt. Tam: Rock Spring, Laurel Dell | Orchidaceae | |
65 | California hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Woodland | Easy | Winter-Spring | Shrub | Mt. Tam | Betulaceae | |
66 | Red larkspur | Delphinium nudicaule | Woodland | Moderate | Spring-Summer | Forb | Mt. Tam: Benstein Tr., Old Stage Rd. (paved part) | Ranunculaceae | |
67 | Pink honeysuckle | Lonicera hispidula | Woodland | Easy | Spring summer | Vine | Tomales Bay S.P.:Johnstone Trail; Mt. Tam | Caprifoliaceae | |
68 | Valley Oak | Quercus lobata | Woodland | Grassland | Easy | Spring | Tree | Mt Burdell, San Carlos entry; San Anselmo neighborhoods | Fagaceae |
69 | Western starflower | Lysimachia (Trientalis) latifolia | Woodland | Easy | Spring | Forb | Lake Lagunitas; S.P. Taylor S.P. | Myrsinaceae | |
70 | Large false solomon's seal | Maianthemum racemosum | Woodland | Moderate | Summer | Forb | Mt. Tam: Steep Ravine, Alice Eastwood Road | Ruscaceae | |
71 | Warrior's plume | Pedicularis densiflora | Woodland | Moderate | Winter-Spring | Forb | Hoo-Koo-Ee-Koo Trail; Big Trees Trail | Orobanchaceae | |
72 | Smith's fairy bells | Prosartes smithii | Woodland | Moderate | Spring | Forb | Mt. Tam: Steep Ravine | Liliaceae | |
73 | Canyon live oak | Quercus chrysolepis | Woodland | Moderate | Spring | Tree | Carson Ridge; Mt. Tam | Fagaceae | |
74 | Blue Oak | Quercus douglasii | Woodland | Moderate | Spring | Tree | Rush Creek Preserve | Fagaceae | |
75 | California milkwort | Rhinotropis (Polygala) californica | Woodland | Moderate | Spring | Forb | Mt. Tam: Matt Davis Trail, Benstein Trail | Polygalaceae | |
76 | Wood rose | Rosa gymnocarpa | Woodland | Easy | Spring | Shrub | S.P. Taylor S.P. | Rosaceae | |
77 | Red elderberry | Sambucus racemosa | Woodland | Easy | Spring summer | Shrub | PRNS: SkyTrail, Bear Valley Trail | Adoxaceae | |
78 | Fetid adder’s tongue | Scoliopus bigelovii | Woodland | Easy | Early spring | Forb | S.P. Taylor S.P., Bill's Trail; Mt. Tam: Alice Eastwood Fire Road | Liliaceae | |
79 | Tauschia | Tauschia kelloggii | Woodland | Chaparral | Moderate | Spring | Forb | Mt. Tam: Matt Davis Trail, Old Stage Road; Ring Mtn | Apiaceae |
80 | California nutmeg | Torreya californica | Woodland | Moderate | Spring-Summer | Tree | S.P. Taylor S.P. | Taxaceae | |
81 | Giant trillium | Trillium chloropetalum | Woodland | Easy | Spring | Geophyte (bulb) | Mt. Tam: Steep Ravine | Melanthiaceae | |
82 | Modesty | Whipplea modesta | Woodland | Easy | Spring | Forb | S.P. Taylor S.P.; Cascade Canyon | Philadelphaceae |