Plant List
This list of plants found within the Reserve was compiled by Marty Blake Jacobson from previous lists with additional information, 2010.
Key to the table is appended at the bottom of this page.
| Species Name (Synonym) | Common name | Native / Alien | Flowering Season | |
| FERNS & FERN-LIKE PLANTS | ||||
| Blechnaceae | ||||
| Woodwardia fimbriata | Giant Chain Fern | N | – | |
| Dennstaedtiaceae | ||||
| Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens | Western Bracken, Brake Fern | N | – | |
| Dryopteridaceae | ||||
| Dryopteris arguta | Coastal Wood Fern | N | – | |
| Polypodiaceae | ||||
| Polypodium californicum | California Polypody | N | – | |
| Pteridaceae | ||||
| Adiantum jordanii | California Maidenhair, Maidenhair Fern | N | -` | |
| Pellaea andromedifolia | Coffee Fern | N | – | |
| Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata | Bird’s Foot Cliff-brake, Bird’s Foot Fern | N | – | |
| Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa | Sticky Silverback Fern | N | – | |
| Selaginaceae | ||||
| Selaginella cinerascens | Mesa Spike-Moss, Mesa Clubmoss, Ashy spike-moss | N | – | |
| CONIFERS | ||||
| Cupressaceae | ||||
| Hesperocyperis macrocarpa (Cupressus macrocarpa) | Monterey Cypress | H | – | |
| Pinaceae | ||||
| Pinus torreyana ssp. torreyana | Torrey Pine, Soledad Pine | N | Jan-Feb | |
| MONOCOTS | ||||
| Agavaceae | ||||
| Agave shawii var. shawii | Shaw’s Agave, Century Plant | N | Sep-May | |
| Hesperoyucca whipplei (Yucca whipplei) | Our Lord’s Candle, Quixote Plant | N | Apr-May | |
| Yucca schidigera | Mohave Yucca, Spanish Bayonet | N | Apr-May | |
| Alliaceae | ||||
| Allium haematochiton | Red-Skin Onion, Wild Onion, Bloodtonic Onion | N | Mar-May | |
| Asphodelaceae | ||||
| Asphodelus fistulosus | Hollow-stem Asphodel | A | Mar-Apr | |
| Cyperaceae | ||||
| Bolboschoenus maritimus ssp. paludosus (Scirpus robustus) | Prairie Bulrush, Alkali Bulrush | N | Apr-Aug | |
| Carex triquetra | Triangular-Fruit Sedge | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Cyperus eragrostis | Tall Flatsedge, Umbrella-Sedge | N | Apr-Nov | |
| Eleocharis macrostachya | Pale Spike-Rush | N | Apr-Nov | |
| Schoenoplectus californicus (Scirpus californicus) | California Bulrush | N | Jun-Sep | |
| Hyacinthaceae | ||||
| Chlorogalum parviflorum | Small-flower Soap Plant, Coast Soap Plant, Amole | N | May-Jun | |
| Iridaceae | ||||
| Freesia refracta | Freesia | H | Mar-Apr | |
| Sisyrinchium bellum | (California) Blue-Eyed Grass | N | Mar-May | |
| Juncaceae | ||||
| Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii | Southwestern Spiny Rush, Spike Rush | N | May-Jun | |
| Juncus arcticus var. mexicanus (Juncus mexicanus) | Mexican Rush | N | May-Aug | |
| Juncus bufonius var. bufonius | Toad Rush | N | ||
| Juncus rugulosus (Juncus dubius is a synonym) | Wrinkled Rush, Wire Grass | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Juncus xiphioides | Iris-Leaf Rush | N | ||
| Liliaceae Also see Agavaceae, Alliaceae, Asphodelaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Melanthiaceae, Themidaceae | ||||
| Calochortus splendens | Splendid Mariposa Lily, Lilac Mariposa Lily | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Calochortus weedii var. weedii | Weed’s Mariposa Lily, Yellow Mariposa Lily | N | May-Jul | |
| Melanthiaceae | ||||
| Zigadenus fremontii | Fremont’s Camas, Star Lily, Fremont Death Camas | N | Mar-May | |
| Orchidaceae | ||||
| Piperia cooperi | Cooper’s Rein Orchid, Alaska Habenaria, Slenderspire Piperia | N | Apr-Aug | |
| Poaceae | ||||
| Achnatherum coronatum (Stipa coronata) | Giant Stipa, (Needle Grass) | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Agrostis pallens (Agrostis diegoensis) | Leafy Bent Grass | A | Jul-Aug | |
| Aristida purpurea | Three-Awn | N | ||
| Arundo donax | Giant Reed | A | Mar-Sep | |
| Avena barbata | Slender Wild Oat | A | Mar-Jun | |
| Avena fatua | Wild Oat | A | Apr-Jun | |
| Bromus carinatus var. carinatus | California Brome | N | Apr-Aug | |
| Bromus diandrus | (Common) Ripgut Grass, Ripgut Brome | A | Apr-Jun | |
| Bromus hordeaceus (Bromus mollis) | Soft Chess | A | Apr-Jul | |
| Bromus rubens (Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens) | Foxtail Chess, Red Brome | A | Mar-Jun | |
| Cenchrus echinatus | Southern Sandbur | A | ||
| Cortaderia jubatum | Pampas Grass | A | Jul-Oct | |
| Cortaderia selloana | Selloa Pampas Grass | A | ||
| Cynodon dactylon | Bermuda Grass | A | Mar-Nov | |
| Distichlis spicata | Saltgrass | N | Mar-Jul | |
| Ehrharta calycina | Perennial Veldt Grass | A | — | |
| Ehrharta erecta | Panic Veldt Grass | A | — | |
| Ehrharta longiflora | Long-Flower Veldt Grass | A | ||
| Elytrigia pontica | Tall Wheatgrass | A | ||
| Festuca : also see Vulpia | N | |||
| Festuca arundinacea | Tall Fescue | A | May-Jun | |
| Gastridium ventricosum | Nit Grass | A | May-Sep | |
| Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum | Glaucous Barley | A | Apr-Jul | |
| Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum | Hare Barley, Wild Barley, Foxtail Grass | A | Apr-Jun | |
| Koeleria macrantha | Junegrass | N | May-Jul | |
| Lamarckia aurea | Golden-Top | A | Feb-May | |
| Leymus condensatus (Elymus condensatus) | Giant Wild-Rye | N | Jun-Aug | |
| Leymus triticoides (Elymus triticoides) | Beardless Wild Ryegrass | N | Jun-Jul | |
| Lolium perenne | Perennial Ryegrass, English Ryegrass | A | Apr-May | |
| Melica imperfecta | Coast Range Melic | N | Apr-May | |
| Melinis repens (Rhynchelytrum repens) | Natal Grass | A | — | |
| Monanthochloe littoralis (Name will change to Distichlis littoralis) | Shoregrass, Salt Cedar | N | May-Jun | |
| Muhlenbergia microsperma | Little-Seed Muhly | N | Mar-May | |
| Nassella cernua (Stipa cernua) | Nodding Needlegrass | N | Apr | |
| Nassella lepida (Stipa lepida) | Foothill Needlegrass | N | Mar-May | |
| Nassella pulchra (Stipa pulchra) | Purple Needlegrass | N | Mar-May | |
| Parapholis incurva | Sicklegrass | A | Apr-Jun | |
| Pennisetum setaceum | African Fountain Grass | A | Jul-Oct | |
| Phalaris caroliniana | Carolina Canary Grass | A | Apr-May | |
| Phalaris lemmonii | Lemmon’s Canary Grass | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Polypogon monspeliensis | Annual Beard Grass, Rabbitfoot Beardgrass | A | Apr-Aug | |
| Schismus barbatus | Mediterranean Schismus, Mediterranean Grass | A | Mar-Apr | |
| Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta | Hairy Rat-tail Fescue, Foxtail Fescue | A | Apr-Jun | |
| Vulpia myuros var. myuros | Rat-tail Fescue | A | Mar-May | |
| Vulpia octoflora var. hirtella | Tufted Fescue | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora | Slender Fescue, Six-Weeks Fescue | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Potamogetonaceae | ||||
| Ruppia maritima | Beadfruit Sea-Tassel, Ditch-Grass | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Themidaceae | ||||
| Bloomeria clevelandii (Muilla clevelandii) | Cleveland’s Golden-Stars, San Diego Goldenstar | N | Mar-May | |
| Bloomeria crocea var. crocea | Common Goldenstar, Golden Stars | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum | Blue Dicks, Wild Hyacinth | N | Mar-May | |
| Typhaceae | ||||
| Typha domingensis | Southern Cattail | N | Jun-Jul | |
| Typha latifolia | Broad-leaf Cattail, Soft Flag, Tall Cattail | N | Jun-Jul | |
| Zosteraceae | ||||
| Phyllospadix torreyi | Torrey’s Surf-Grass | N | May-Nov | |
| Zostera marina | Common Eel-Grass | N | Jun-Sep | |
| DICOTS | ||||
| Adoxaceae | ||||
| Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Sambucus mexicana) | Elderberry, Desert Elderberry, Mexican E., Blue E. | N | Mar-Sep | |
| Aizoaceae | ||||
| Carpobrotus chilensis | Sea-Fig | A | Apr-Sep | |
| Carpobrotus edulis | Hottentot-Fig, Yellow Ice Plant | A | Apr-Oct | |
| Lampranthus coccineus | Lampranthus | A | Mar-May | |
| Mesembryanthemum crystallinum | Crystalline Iceplant, Common Ice Plant | A | Mar-Oct | |
| Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum | Slender-Leaf Iceplant, Little Ice Plant | A | Apr-Nov | |
| Tetragonia tetragonioides | New Zealand-Spinach | A | Apr-Sep | |
| Amaranthaceae | ||||
| Amaranthus blitoides | Prostrate Amaranth, Pigweed | N | Jul-Nov | |
| Aphanisma blitoides | Aphanisma | N | Apr-May | |
| Arthrocnemum subterminale (Salicornia subterminalis) | Parish’s Pickleweed, Glasswort | N | Apr-Sep | |
| Atriplex californica | Shadscale, Hoary Saltbush, California Saltbush | N | Apr-Nov | |
| Atriplex canescens var. canescens | Four-Wing Saltbush, Shad Scale, Wingscale | N | Jun-Aug | |
| Atriplex lentiformis | Big Saltbush | N | Jul-Oct | |
| Atriplex leucophylla | Seascale, Beach Saltbush | N | Apr-Oct | |
| Atriplex pacifica | South Coast Salt Bush | N | ||
| Atriplex prostrata (Atriplex triangularis) | Spearscale, Arrow-Leaf Saltbush | A | Jun-Nov | |
| Atriplex semibaccata | Australian Saltbush | A | Apr-Dec | |
| Bassia hyssopifolia | Five-Hook Bassia | A | Jul-Oct | |
| Chenopodium album | Lamb’s-Quarters, Pigweed | A | Jun-Oct | |
| Chenopodium californicum | California Goosefoot, California Chenopody | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Chenopodium murale | Nettle-Leaved Goosefoot, Wall Goosefoot | A | Jan-Dec | |
| Dysphania ambrosioides (Chenopodium ambrosioides) | Mexican Tea | A | Jun-Oct | |
| Salicornia depressa (Salicornia europaea) | Pickleweed, Glasswort | N | Jul-Nov | |
| Salsola australis | Australian Tumbleweed | A | ||
| Salsola tragus | Prickly Russian Thistle, Russian Tumbleweed | A | Jul-Oct | |
| Sarcocornia pacifica (Salicornia virginica) | Pacific Pickleweed, Woody Glasswort | N | Apr-Sep | |
| Suaeda esteroa | Estuary Sea-Blite, California Sea-Blite | N | Jul-Oct | |
| Suaeda taxifolia (Suaeda californica var. pubescens) | Woolly Sea-Blite | N | ||
| Anacardiaceae | ||||
| Malosma laurina (Rhus laurina) | Laurel Sumac, California Sumac | N | Jun-Jul | |
| Rhus integrifolia | Lemonadeberry | N | Feb-May | |
| Rhus ovata (unlikely at T.P., but hybridizes) | Sugar Bush | A | Mar-May | |
| Rhus trilobata | Squaw Bush, Basketbush, Skunkbrush | N | Mar-Apr | |
| Schinus molle | Peruvian Pepper Tree | A | Mar-Jun | |
| Toxicodendron diversilobum | Western Poison Oak | N | Apr-May | |
| Apiaceae | ||||
| Apiastrum angustifolium | Mock-Parsley, Wild Celery | N | Mar-Apr | |
| Apium graveolens | Common Celery | A | May-Jul | |
| Bowlesia incana | American Bowlesia | N | Mar-Apr | |
| Conium maculatum | Common Poison Hemlock | A | Apr-Sep | |
| Daucus pusillus | Rattlesnake Weed | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Foeniculum vulgare | Sweet Fennel | A | May-Sep | |
| Lomatium lucidum | Shiny Lomatium, Biscuit Root | N | Jan-Apr | |
| Sanicula bipinnatifida | Purple Sanicle, Shoe buttons | N | Mar-May | |
| Sanicula crassicaulis | Pacific Sanicle, Pacific Snakeroot | N | Mar-May | |
| Torilis arvensis | Japanese Hedge-Parsley | A | May-Aug | |
| Apocynaceae | ||||
| Funastrum cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii (Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii) | Climbing Milkweed, Vining Milkweed, Fringed Milkvine | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Hoya carnosa | Wax Plant | H | Jul-Sep | |
| Asteraceae | ||||
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow | N | May-Oct | |
| Acourtia microcephala (Perezia microcephala) | Sacapellote | N | Jun-Aug | |
| Amblyopappus pusillus | Pineapple Weed, Coast Weed | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Ambrosia chamissonis | Beach-Bur | N | Jul-Nov | |
| Ambrosia psilostachya | Western Ragweed | N | Jul-Nov | |
| Anthemis cotula | Mayweed, Stinkweed, Dog-Fennel | A | Apr-Oct | |
| Artemisia californica |
Coastal Sagebrush, California Sagebrush | N | Aug-Dec | |
| Artemisia douglasiana | Douglas Mugwort | N | ||
| Artemisia dracunculus | Dragon Sagewort, (Wild) Tarragon | N | Aug-Oct | |
| Artemisia palmeri |
Palmer’s Sagewort, San Diego Sagewort | N | Jul-Sep | |
| Baccharis pilularis ssp. consanguinea | Chaparral Broom, Coyote Brush | N | Aug-Dec | |
| Baccharis salicifolia | Mule-Fat, Seep Willow | N | Jan-Dec | |
| Baccharis salicina (Baccharis emoryi) | Emory Baccharis | N | Aug-Dec | |
| Baccharis sarothroides | Broom Baccharis, Desert Broom | N | Jun-Oct | |
| Centaurea melitensis | Tocalote, Yellow Star Thistle | A | May-Jun | |
| Chaenactis artemisiifolia |
White Pinchushion,PincushionFlr, Artemisia-Leaved Chaenactis | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula | Yellow Pincushion | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana | Orcutt’s Pincushion | N | ||
| Cirsium occidentale var. californicum | California Thistle, Bigelow Thistle | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale | Cobwebby Thistle, Red Thistle | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Conyza bonariensis | Flax-Leaved Fleabane | A | Jun-Aug | |
| Conyza canadensis | Horseweed | N | Jun-Sep | |
| Coreopsis maritima | San Deigo Sea Dahlia | N | Mar-Jun | |
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Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. filaginifolia (Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia) | Sand Aster, Del Mar Sand Aster | N | May-Sep | |
| Cotula australis | Australian Brass-Buttons | A | Jan-May | |
| Cotula coronopifolia | African Brass Buttons | A | Mar-Dec | |
| Deinandra fasciculata (Hemizonia fasciculata) | Golden Tarweed, Fascicled Tarweed | N | May-Sep | |
| Dittrichia graveolens | Stinkwort | A | ||
| Encelia californica | California Encelia, Bush Sunflower | N | Feb-Jun | |
| Encelia farinosa var. farinosa | Brittlebush, Incienso | N | Mar-May | |
| Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus |
Leafy Daisy, Leafy Fleabane, Wild Daisy, Fleabane Aster | N | May-Jul | |
| Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum | Long-Stem Golden Yarrow | N | Apr-Aug | |
| Gamochaeta pensylvanica (G. ustulata. Previously mis-identified as Gnaphalium purpureum) | Purple Cudweed | N | ||
| Glebionis coronarium (Chrysanthemum coronarium) | Garland Chrysanthemum, Crown Daisy | A | Apr-Aug | |
| Happlopappus: see Hazardia and Isocoma | – | |||
| Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides | Southern Sawtooth Goldenweed, Holly-Leaved Goldenbush | N | Jul-Oct | |
| Hazardia squarrosa var. squarrosa | Sawtooth Goldenbush | N | ||
| Hedypnois cretica | Crete Hedypnois | A | Mar-May | |
| Helianthus annuus | Western Sunflower, Common Sunflower, Kansas Sunflower | N | Feb-Oct | |
| Helminthotheca echioides (Picris echioides) | Bristly Ox-Tongue | A | Jun-Dec | |
| Heterotheca grandiflora | Telegraph Weed | N | Jan-Dec | |
| Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. sessiliflora | False Goldenaster | N | Jul-Sep | |
| Hypochaeris glabra (Hypochoeris glabra) | Smooth Cat’s Ear | A | Mar-Jun | |
| Isocoma menziesii var. decumbens | Decumbent Goldenbush | N | ||
| Isocoma menziesii var. menziesii | Spreading Goldenbush | N | Jun-Oct | |
| Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides | Coastal Goldenbush | N | Apr-Dec | |
| Iva axillaris (Iva axillaris ssp. robusitor) | Poverty Weed, Western Marsh-Elder | N | May-Sep | |
| Iva hayesiana | San Diego Marsh-Elder, Southern Poverty Weed | N | Apr-Sep | |
| Jaumea carnosa | Salty Susan, Fleshy Jaumea | N | May-Oct | |
| Lactuca serriola | Prickly Lettuce, Wild Lettuce | A | May-Sep | |
| Lasthenia coronaria | Southern Goldfields, California Baeria | N | Mar-May | |
| Lasthenia glabrata ssp. coulteri | Coulter’s Salt-Marsh Daisy, Smooth Lasthenia | N | Apr-May | |
| Lasthenia gracilis (Lasthenia californica) | Common Goldfields | N | Feb-Jun | |
| Layia platyglossa | Tidy Tips | N | Mar-May | |
| Logfia filaginoides (Filago californica) | California Filago | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Logfia gallica (Filago gallica) | Narrow-Leaf Filago | A | Apr-Jun | |
| Osmadenia tenella | Osmadenia, Three-Spot, Rosin Weed | N | May-Oct | |
| Osteospermum fruticosum | Trailing African daisy | A | ||
| Pentachaeta aurea | Golden-Ray Pentachaeta, Golden Daisy | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Perezia: see Acourtia | – | |||
| Pluchea odorata var. odorata | Salt Marsh Fleabane | N | Jul-Jan | |
| Pluchea sericea | Arrow Weed | N | Mar-Jul | |
| Pseudognaphalium beneolens (Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens) | Fragrant Everlasting, Pearly Everlasting | N | Jul-Nov | |
| Pseudognaphalium biolettii (Gnaphalium bicolor) | Bicolor Cudweed, Bioletti’s Cudweed | N | Jan-May | |
| Pseudognaphalium californicum (Gnaphalium californicum) | California Everlasting | N | Jan-Jul | |
| Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (likey here) (Gnaphalium luteo-album) | Everlasting Cudweed | A | ||
| Pseudognaphalium microcephalum (Gnaphaliumcanescens ssp. microcephalum) | White Everlasting | N | Jul-Oct | |
| Psilocarphus tenellus | Slender Wooly Heads, Woolly Marbles | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Rafinesquia californica | California Chicory, White Chicory | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Senecio californicus | California Butterweed, California Groundsel | N | Mar-May | |
| Senecio vulgaris | Common Groundsel, Common Butterweed | A | Jan-Dec | |
| Silybum marianum | Milk Thistle | A | May-Jul | |
| Sonchus asper ssp. asper | Prickly Sow-Thistle | A | Jan-Dec | |
| Sonchus oleraceus | Common Sow-Thistle | A | Jan-Dec | |
| Stephanomeria diegensis | San Diego Wreath-Plant | N | Aug-Nov | |
| Stephanomeria exigua | Small Wreath-Plant | N | ||
| Stephanomeria virgata ssp. pleurocarpa (possible) (old list: ssp. virgata was incorrect) | Wand Chicory, Wire Lettuce, Twiggy Wreath-Plant | N | Jul-Oct | |
| Stylocline gnaphaloides | Everlasting Nest-Straw | N | Mar-May | |
| Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorum (Aster subulatus var. ligulatus) | Slender Aster | N | Jul-Oct | |
| Uropappus lindleyi | Silver Puffs, Microseris | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Xanthium spinosum | Spiny Clotbur | N | Jul-Oct | |
| Xanthium strumarium | Cocklebur | N | Jul-Oct | |
| Berberidaceae | ||||
| Berberis nevinii | Nevin’s Barberry | H | Mar-Apr | |
| Bignoniaceae | ||||
| Catalpa bignonioides | Catalpa | H | ||
| Boraginaceae | ||||
| Amsinckia eastwoodiae | Large-Flower Yellow Fiddleneck | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia | Rancher’s Fiddleneck, Yellow Fiddleneck, Fireweed Fiddleneck | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Cryptantha intermedia | Nievitas, Forget-Me-Not, Common Cryptantha, The Spider | N | Mar-Jul | |
| Cryptantha micromeres | Minute-Flowered Cryptantha | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Harpagonella palmeri | Palmer’s Grappling Hook | N | RE 4.2 | |
| Heliotropium curassavicum | Chinese Pusley, Salt Heliotrope, Wild Heliotrope | N | Mar-Oct | |
| Pectocarya penicillata | Winged Pectocarya | N | Mar-May | |
| Plagiobothrys collinus var. californicus | California Popcornflower | N | Mar-May | |
| Plagiobothrys collinus var. gracilis | San Diego Popcorn Flower | N | ||
| Plagiobothrys trachycarpus | Rough-Fruit Popcorn Flower, Plagiobothrys | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Brassicaceae | ||||
| Brassica nigra | Black Mustard | A | Apr-Jul | |
| Cakile maritima | Sea Rocket | N | ||
| Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd’s Purse | A | ||
| Cardamine californica var. californica | Milkmaids, California Toothwort | N | Feb-May | |
| Cardamine californica var. integrifolia | Entire-Leaf Milkmaids , Toothwort | N | ||
| Caulanthus heterophyllus var. heterophyllus | San Diego Jewelflower | N | Mar-May | |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum | Alkali Western Tansy-Mustard | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. menziesii [possible] | Menzies’ Tansy-Mustard | N | Feb-Jun | |
| Draba cuneifolia | Desert Whitlow, Whitlow Grass, Draba | N | Feb-May | |
| Erysimum capitatum | Western Wallflower, Douglas’ Wallflower | N | Mar-Jul | |
| Hirschfeldia incana | Short-Pod Mustard, Mediterranean Mustard | A | May-Oct | |
| Hutchinsia procumbens | Nannie’s Purse, Prostrate Hutchinsia | N | Mar-Jul | |
| Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii | Robinson’s Peppergrass | N | Jan-Apr | |
| Lobularia maritima | Sweet Alyssum | A | Jan-Dec | |
| Matthiola incana | Common Stock | A | Mar-May | |
| Raphanus sativus | Wild Radish | A | Feb-Jul | |
| Sisymbrium irio | London Rocket | A | Jan-Apr | |
| Sisymbrium orientale | Hare’s-Ear Cabbage, Sisymbrium | A | May | |
| Thysanocarpus curvipes | Hairy Lacepod, Fringepod | N | Feb-Jun | |
| Cactaceae | ||||
| Bergerocactus emoryi | Velvet Cactus, Golden-Club Cactus, Golden-Snake Cactus | N | May-Jun | |
| Cylindropuntia californica var. californica (Opuntia serpentina, O. parryi var. serpentina) | Snake Cholla | N | Apr-May | |
| Cylindropuntia prolifera (Opuntia prolifera) | Coast Cholla | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Ferocactus viridescens var. viridescens | Coast Barrel Cactus | N | May-Jun | |
| Mammillaria dioica | Fish-Hook Cactus, Pincushion Cactus | N | Feb-Apr | |
| Opuntia ficus-indica | Indian Fig | |||
| Opuntia littoralis | Coast Prickly-Pear, Shore Cactus, Mesa Prickly Pear | N | May-Jun | |
| Opuntia oricola (likely) | Chaparral Prickly Pear | N | ||
| Opuntia Xoccidentalis | Western Prickly-Pear | N | May-Jun | |
| Campanulaceae | ||||
| Nemacladus longiflorus | Longflower Threadplant | N | ||
| Capparaceae | ||||
| Peritoma arborea (Isomeris arborea) | Bladderpod | N | Jan-Dec | |
| Caprifoliaceae | ||||
| Lonicera subspicata var. denudata Sambucus : See Adoxaceae | Johnston’s Honeysuckle | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Caryophyllaceae | ||||
| Cardionema ramosissima | Tread Lightly, Sand Mat | N | Apr-Aug | |
| Cerastium glomeratum | Mouse-Ear Chickweed | A | Feb-May | |
| Polycarpon depressum | California Polycarp | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Polycarpon tetraphyllum ssp. tetraphyllum | Four-Leaf Allseed, Four-Leaf Polycarp | A | May-Jul | |
| Silene antirrhina | Snapdragon Catchfly, Sleepy Catchfly | N | Apr-Aug | |
| Silene gallica | Common Catchfly, French Silene | A | Feb-Jun | |
| Silene laciniata ssp. laciniata (Silene laciniata ssp. major) | Southern Pink, Mexican Pink, Mexican Silene | N | May-Jul | |
| Spergularia bocconi | Boccone’s Sand-Spurry | A | Apr-Sep | |
| Spergularia macrotheca var. macrotheca | Sticky Sand Spurry, Large-Flowered Sand Spurry | N | Jan-Dec | |
| Spergularia platensis | La Plata Sand-Spurry | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Spergularia salina (Spergularia marina) | Salt Marsh Sand-Spurry | N | Mar-Sep | |
| Spergularia villosa | Villous Sand Spurry | A | Apr-Jul | |
| Stellaria media | Common Chickweed | A | Feb-Sep | |
| Cistaceae | ||||
| Helianthemum scoparium | Peak Rush-Rose, Rock Rose | N | Feb-Aug | |
| Convolvulaceae | ||||
| Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia | South Coast Morning Glory, California Glory Bind | N | Mar-May | |
| Calystegia macrostegia ssp. tenuifolia | San Diego Morning-Glory, Narrow-leaf Morning-Glory | N | Feb-May | |
| Convolvulus arvensis | (Common) Field Bindweed | A | May-Oct | |
| Cressa truxillensis | Alkali Weed | N | May-Oct | |
| Cuscuta californica var. breviflora | Short-Flower Chaparral Dodder | N | ||
| Cuscuta californica var. californica | Chaparral Dodder, Witch’s Hair | N | May-Aug | |
| Cuscuta salina var. major | Large-Flower SaltMarsh Dodder, Salty Dodder | N | May-Sep | |
| Dichondra occidentalis | Western Dichondra, Ponyfoot, Coast Dichondra, Wild Dichondra | N | Mar-May | |
| Crassulaceae | ||||
| Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga | Cotyledon, Pig’s Ear | H | ||
| Crassula connata | Pigmyweed, Sand Pigmy, Pigmy Stonecrop | N | Feb-May | |
| Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. brevifolia | Short-Leaf Dudleya, Dwarf Live- Forever, Del Mar Hasseanthus | N | Mar-May | |
| Dudleya edulis | Ladies’ Fingers, Mission Dudleya, Coast Live-Forever | N | May-Jun | |
| Dudleya lanceolata | Lance-Leaf Dudleya, Lanceleaf Live-forever | N | May-Jul | |
| Dudleya pulverulenta | Chalk Dudleya, Chalk Live-Forever, Powdered Live-Forever | N | May-Jul | |
| Dudleya variegata | Variegated Dudleya, San Diego Hasseanthus | N | May-Jun | |
| Cucurbitaceae | ||||
| Cucurbita foetidissima | Calabazilla, Stinking Gourd | N | Jun-Aug | |
| Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus | Manroot, Wild Cucumber, Chilicothe, Mock Cucumber | N | Jan-Apr | |
| Ericaceae | ||||
| Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia | Del Mar Manzanita | N | Jan-Apr | |
| Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. diversifolia | Summer-Holly | N | May-Jun | |
| Xylococcus bicolor | Mission Manzanita | N | Dec-Feb | |
| Euphorbiaceae | ||||
| Chamaesyce maculata | Spotted Spurge | A | ||
| Chamaesyce nutans | Large Spurge, Spotted Spurge | A | Apr-Oct | |
| Chamaesyce polycarpa | Small-seed Sandmat, Mat Spurge | N | Jan-Dec | |
| Croton californicus | California Croton | N | Mar-Oct | |
| Croton setigerus (Eremocarpus setigerus) | Doveweed, Turkey Mullein | N | May-Oct | |
| Euphorbia : also see Chamaesyce | – | |||
| Euphorbia misera | Cliff Spurge, Bush Euphorbia | N | Jan-Aug | |
| Euphorbia peplus | Petty Spurge | A | Feb-Aug | |
| Euphorbia spathulata | Reticulate-Seed Spurge, Euphorbia | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Ricinus communis | Castor Bean | A | Jan-Dec | |
| Fabaceae | ||||
| Acacia koa (? var. hawaiiensis) | Koa | H | Apr | |
| Acacia longifolia | Golden Wattle, Sydney Golden | A | Mar-May | |
| Amorpha fruticosa | False Indigo | N | May-Jul | |
| Astragalus didymocarpus var. didymocarpus | White Dwarf Locoweed | N | Mar-May | |
| Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus | Ocean Locoweed, Rattleweed Southern California Locoweed, | N | Feb-Jun | |
| Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii | San Diego Sweet Pea | N | Feb-Jun | |
| Lotus corniculatus | Birdfoot Trefoil, Birdsfoot Lotus | A | May-Sep | |
| Lotus hamatus | Grab Lotus, San Diego Lotus | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Lotus heermannii var. heermannii | Heermann’s Lotus, Silky Lotus | N | Mar-Oct | |
| Lotus nuttallianus | Prostrate Lotus, Nuttall’s Lotus, Beach Lotus | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Lotus salsuginosus ssp. salsuginosus | Coastal Alkali Lotus, Coastal Lotus | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Lotus scoparius ssp. scoparius | Coastal Deerweed | N | Mar-Aug | |
| Lotus strigosus | Bishop’s Lotus, Strigose Lotus | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Lupinus bicolor | Miniature Lupine, Bicolor Lupine, Dove Lupine | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Lupinus concinnus | Bajada Lupine | N | Mar-May | |
| Lupinus excubitus | Bush Lupine | H | Apr-Jun | |
| Lupinus hirsutissimus | Stinging Lupine | N | Mar-May | |
| Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus | Red-Flower Lupine, Whitewhorl Lupine | N | Apr-May | |
| Lupinus succulentus | Arroyo Lupine | N | Feb-May | |
| Lupinus truncatus | Collar Lupine | N | Mar-May | |
| Medicago polymorpha | California Burclover | A | Mar-Jun | |
| Melilotus albus | White Sweetclover | A | May-Sep | |
| Melilotus indicus | Indian Sweetclover, Yellow Sweet-Clover | A | Apr-Oct | |
| Trifolium variegatum | White-Tip Clover | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Vicia ludoviciana var. ludoviciana | Dear Pea Vetch, Slender Vetch | N | Mar-May | |
| Vicia villosa ssp. varia | Hairy Vetch, Winter Vetch | A | Apr-May | |
| Fagaceae | ||||
| Quercus berberidifolia | Scrub Oak | N | – | |
| Quercus dumosa | Nuttall’s Scrub Oak | N | Mar-May | |
| Frankeniaceae | ||||
| Frankenia salina | Alkali-Heath, Frankenia | N | Jun-Oct | |
| Gentianaceae | ||||
| Zeltnera venusta (Centaurium venustum) | Canchalagua, Charming Centaury | N | May-Jul | |
| Geraniaceae | ||||
| Erodium botrys | Long-Beak Filaree or Storksbill, Big Heronbill Clocks | A | Mar-May | |
| Erodium cicutarium | Red-Stem Filaree or Storksbill, White-Stem Filaree | A | Feb-May | |
| Erodium moschatum | White-Stem Filaree or Storksbill, Green-Stem Filaree | A | Feb-May | |
| Geranium carolinianum | Carolina Geranium, Wild Geranium | A | Apr-Jun | |
| Pelargonium sp. | Geranium | H | Mar-May | |
| Grossulariaceae | ||||
| Ribes indecorum | White-Flower Currant | N | Nov-Mar | |
| Ribes speciosum | Fuchsia-Flower Gooseberry | N | Jan-May | |
| Hydrophyllaceae | ||||
| Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium | Felt-Leaf Yerba Santa, Thick-Leaf Yerba Santa | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia | Common Eucrypta | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia | Small-Flower Baby Blue-Eyes | N | Feb-Jun | |
| Phacelia cicutaria ssp. hispida | Caterpillar Phacelia, Wild-Heliotrope | N | Mar-May | |
| Phacelia distans | Wild Heliotrope, Common Phacelia | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Phacelia grandiflora | Giant-Flower Phacelia | N | May-Jun | |
| Phacelia parryi | Parry’s Phacelia | N | Mar-May | |
| Phacelia ramosissima var. austrolitoralis | South Coast Branching Phacelia | N | May-Aug | |
| Phacelia stellaris | Brand’s Phacelia | N | Mar-Apr | |
| Pholistoma auritum var. auritum | Fiesta Flower | N | Mar-May | |
| Pholistoma membranaceum | White Fiesta Flower, San Diego Fiesta Flower | N | Mar-May | |
| Pholistoma racemosum | San Diego Fiesta Flower, White Fiesta Flower | N | Mar-May | |
| Lamiaceae | ||||
| Marrubium vulgare | Horehound | A | Mar-Jul | |
| Salvia apiana | White Sage | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Salvia clevelandii | Fragrant Sage, Cleveland Sage | N | Aug-Nov | |
| Salvia columbariae | Chia | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Salvia mellifera | Black Sage | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Stachys ajugoides var. rigida | Hedge-Nettle | N | Apr-Sep | |
| Lennoaceae | ||||
| Pholisma arenarium | Sand Plant, Desert Christmas Tree, Pholisma | N | Apr-Oct | |
| Lythraceae | ||||
| Lythrum hyssopifolia | Grass Poly, Hyssop Loosestrife | N | Apr-Oct | |
| Malvaceae | ||||
|
Lavatera assurgentiflora (if ssp a., it has status RE 1B.1) | Malva Rosa, Island Mallow, Catalina Tree Mallow | A | Mar-Nov | |
| Malacothamnus fasciculatus | Chaparral Bushmallow, Mesa False-Mallow | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Malva nicaeensis | Bull Mallow | A | Mar-Sep | |
| Malva parviflora | Cheeseweed | A | Jan-Dec | |
| Malvella leprosa | Alkali Mallow | N | May-Oct | |
| Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia | Checker-Bloom, Hollyhock | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Montiaceae | ||||
| Calandrinia ciliata | Red Maids | N | Feb-May | |
| Calandrinia maritima | Sea Kisses, Seaside Calandrinia, Seaside Red Maids | N | Mar-May | |
| Calyptridium monandrum | Common Calyprtidium, Sand Cress | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora | Utah Miner’s-Lettuce, Narrow-leaf Miner’s-Lettuce | N | Feb-May | |
| Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana | Mexican Miner’s Lettuce | N | ||
| Claytonia perfoliata var. perfoliata | (Common) Miner’s Lettuce | N | Feb-May | |
|
Myoporaceae See Scrophulariaceae | ||||
| Myrsinaceae | ||||
| Anagallis arvensis | Scarlet Pimpernel, Poor Man’s Weatherglass | A | Mar-Jul | |
| Centunculus minimus | Common Chaffweed | N | ||
| Myrtaceae | ||||
| Eucalyptus globulus | (Australian) Blue Gum | A | Dec-May | |
| Nyctaginaceae | ||||
| Abronia maritima | Red Sand-Verbena, Seaside Sand-Verbena | N | Feb-Oct | |
| Abronia umbellata var. umbellata | Beach Sand-Verbena | N | Jan-Dec | |
| Abronia villosa var. villosa | Desert Sand-Verbena | N | ||
| Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia (Mirabilis californica) | Coastal Wishbone Plant, Coast Four-O’Clock | N | Dec-Jun | |
| Onagraceae | ||||
| Camissonia bistorta | California Sun Cup | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Camissonia californica | False-Mustard, Mustard Primrose | N | Apr-May | |
| Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa | Beach Evening-Primrose, Suncup | N | Apr-Aug | |
| Camissonia hirtella | Field Sun Cup | N | ||
| Camissonia micrantha | Miniature Sun Cup, Small Evening Primrose | N | Mar-May | |
| Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera | Four-Spot Clarkia, Farewell-To-Spring | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Epilobium canum ssp. canum | California Fuchsia, Zauschneria | N | Aug-Oct | |
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum | Willow Herb | N | — | |
| Oenothera : also see Camissonia | – | |||
| Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima | Great Marsh Evening-Primrose | N | Jun-Sep | |
| Orobanchaceae | ||||
| Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis | Coast Paintbrush, Red Paintbrush, Indian Paintbrush | N | Mar-May | |
| Castilleja densiflora ssp. gracilis | Parish’s Owl’s-Clover | N | Mar-May | |
| Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta | Purple Owl’s Clover | N | Mar-May | |
| Castilleja foliolosa | Woolly Indian Paintbrush, Felt Paintbrush, Woolly Paintbrush | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Orobanche bulbosa | Chaparral Broom-Rape | N | Apr-Aug | |
| Orobanche parishii ssp. brachyloba | Beach Broom-Rape, Short-Lobe Broom-Rape | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Oxalidaceae | ||||
| Oxalis californica (Oxalis albicans ssp. californica) | California Wood-Sorrel, California Oxalis | N | Mar-May | |
| Oxalis pes-caprae | Bermuda-Buttercup, Buttercup Sorrel | A | Nov-Mar | |
| Paeoniaceae | ||||
| Paeonia californica | California Peony | N | Jan-Mar | |
| Papaveraceae | ||||
| Dendromecon rigida | Bush Poppy, Tree Poppy | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy | N | Feb-Sep | |
| Platystemon californicus | Cream Cups | N | Mar-May | |
| Stylomecon heterophylla | Wind Poppy | N | Apr-May | |
| Phrymaceae | ||||
| Mimulus aurantiacus var. puniceus | Coast Monkey Flower, Red Bush Monkey Flower | N | Mar-Jul | |
| Mimulus brevipes | Slope Semiphore, Wide-Throat Monkey-Flower | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Plantaginaceae | ||||
| Antirrhinum coulterianum | Coulter’s Snapdragon | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Antirrhinum kelloggii | Climbing Snapdragon, Twining Snapdragon, Lax Snapdragon | N | Mar-May | |
| Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum | Nuttall’s Snapdragon | N | Mar-Jul | |
| Collinsia heterophylla | (Purple) Chinese Houses, Innocence | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus | Bird’s Beak | N | May-Aug | |
| Keckiella cordifolia | Climbing Bush Penstemon | N | May-Jun | |
| Linaria canadensis | Large Blue Toadflax, Oldfield Toadflax | N | Mar-May | |
| Plantago arenaria | Sand Plantain | A | ||
| Plantago erecta | Dot-Seed Plantain, Dwarf Plantain | N | Mar-May | |
| Plantago major | Common Plantain, Broadleaf Plantain | A | Apr-Sep | |
| Plumbaginaceae | ||||
| Limonium californicum | Western March-Rosemary, Sea-Lavender | N | Jul-Dec | |
| Limonium perezii | Perez’s Marsh-Rosemary, Statice | A | Mar-Sep | |
| Polemoniaceae | ||||
| Eriastrum filifolium | Thread-Leaf Woolly-Star, Thread-Leaf Eriastrium | N | May-Jun | |
| Gilia angelensis | Grassland Gilia, Blue Gilia | N | Mar-May | |
| Linanthus dianthiflorus | Farinose Ground Pink, Fringed Pink | N | Feb-Apr | |
| Navarretia hamata ssp. leptantha | Hooked Pincushion Plant, Prickly Skunk Flower | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Polygonaceae | ||||
| Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata | Fringed Spineflower, Turkish Rugging | N | Feb-Jun | |
| Chorizanthe orcuttiana | Orcutt’s Spineflower | N | Mar-Apr | |
| Chorizanthe polygonoides var. longispina | Knotweed Spineflower, Knotweed Chorizanthe | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Chorizanthe procumbens | Prostrate Spineflower, Spiny Herb | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Chorizanthe staticoides | Turkish Rugging, Spineflower | N | Apr-May | |
| Emex spinosa | Devil’s Thorn, Spiny Emex | A | ||
| Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum | Tall Buckwheat | N | ||
| Eriogonum fasciculatum var. fasciculatum | Coast California Buckwheat, Flat-Top Buckwheat | N | Mar-Oct | |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum | Inland California Buckwheat | N | ||
| Eriogonum gracile var. gracile | Slender Buckwheat, Slender Wooly Eriogonum | N | Jul-Oct | |
| Eriogonum parvifolium | Bluff Buckwheat, Seacliff Buckwheat | N | Mar-Oct | |
| Lastarriaea coriacea | Lastarriaea | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Mucronea californica | California Spineflower | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Nemacaulis denudata var. denudata | Coast Woolly-Heads | N | Apr-Sep | |
| Polygonum arenastrum | Common Knotweed, Doorweed | A | May-Nov | |
| Pterostegia drymarioides | Granny’s Hairnet, Threadstem | N | Mar-Jul | |
| Rumex crispus | Curly Dock | A | Jan-Dec | |
| Rumex persicarioides | Yellow Dock | N | ||
| Rumex salicifolius var. salicifolius | Willow Dock | N | May-Sep | |
| Portulacaceae See Montiaceae | ||||
| Primulaceae | ||||
| Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. Clevelandii See Myrsinaceae | Padre’s Shooting Star, Cleveland Shooting Star | N | Jan-Apr | |
| Ranunculaceae | ||||
| Clematis pauciflora | Ropevine Clematis, Small-Leaf Virgin’s-Bower | N | Jan-Apr | |
| Delphinium cardinale | Cardinal or Scarlet Larkspur, Scarlet Delphinium | N | May-Jul | |
| Delphinium parryi ssp. maritimum | Maritime Larksprur, Parry/Blue Larkspur, Parry’s Delphinium | N | Apr-May | |
| Myosurus minimus (if ssp. a., it has status RE 3.1) | Little Mousetail, Tiny Mousetail | N | Apr-May | |
| Resedaceae | ||||
| Oligomeris linifolia | Narrow-Leaf Oligomeris | N | Feb-Jul | |
| Rhamnaceae | ||||
| Ceanothus tomentosus | Ramona-Lilac, Blue Lilac, California Lilac | N | Mar-May | |
| Ceanothus verrucosus | Wart-Stem-Lilac/-Ceanothus, California Lilac, White Lilac | N | Jan-Apr | |
| Rhamnus crocea | Spiny Redberry, Littleleaf Redberry, Buckthorn | N | Mar-Apr | |
| Rosaceae | ||||
| Adenostoma fasciculatum | Chamise, Greasewood | N | May-Jun | |
| Aphanes occidentalis | Western Lady’s Mantle, Alchemilla | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Cercocarpus minutiflorus | San Diego Mountain-Mahogany | N | Mar-May | |
| Heteromeles arbutifolia | Toyon, Christmas Berry, California Holly, Hollywood | N | Jun-Jul | |
| Horkelia cuneata ssp. cuneata | Coast Horkelia, Wedgeleaf Horkelia | N | Apr-Sep | |
| Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa | Sticky Cinquefoil | A | May-Jul | |
| Rubiaceae | ||||
| Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium | Narrow-Leaf Bedstraw | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Galium aparine | Common Bedstraw, Goose Grass, Cleavers | A | Mar-Jul | |
| Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii | San Diego Bedstraw, Nuttall’s Bedstraw | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Galium porrigens var. porrigens | Climbing/Oval-leaf Bedstraw, Laura May’s Bedstraw | N | Feb-Jun | |
| Rutaceae | ||||
| Cneoridium dumosum | Coast Spice-Bush, Bush-Rue, Berryrue | N | Nov-Mar | |
| Salicaceae | ||||
| Salix gooddingii | Goodding’s Black Willow | N | Mar-Apr | |
| Salix lasiolepis | Arroyo Willow | N | Feb-Apr | |
| Saururaceae | ||||
| Anemopsis californica | Yerba Mansa | N | Mar-Sep | |
| Saxifragaceae | ||||
| Jepsonia parryi | Coast Jepsonia | N | Oct-Dec | |
| Lithophragma affine | Woodland Star | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Ribes: see family Grossulariaceae | – | |||
| Scrophulariaceae | ||||
| Also see Myrsinaceae, Orobanchaceae, Phrymaceae, Plantaginaceae | ||||
| Myoporum acuminatum | Mangrove Myoporum | A/H | ||
| Myoporum laetum | Myoporum | A | Jan-Aug | |
| Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda | California Bee-Plant, California Figwort, Bee Plant | N | Mar-May | |
| Verbascum blattaria | Moth Mullein | A | – | |
| Verbascum thapsus | Common Mullein, Wooly Mullein | A | Jun-Sep | |
| Simmondsiaceae | ||||
| Simmondsia chinensis | Goatnut, Jojoba | N | Mar-May | |
| Solanaceae | ||||
| Datura wrightii | Thorn-Apple, Jimson Weed, Tolguacha | N | Apr-Oct | |
| Lycium andersonii | Waterjacket | N | Mar-May | |
| Lycium brevipes var. brevipes | Common Desert Thorn, Box Thorn | A | Mar-Apr | |
| Lycium californicum | California Desert Thorn, California Wolfberry, Box-Thorn | N | Mar-Jul | |
| Lycopersicon esculentum | Garden Tomato | A | Jun-Oct | |
| Nicotiana clevelandii | Cleveland’s Tobacco | N | Mar-Jun | |
| Nicotiana glauca | Tree Tobacco | A | Mar-Oct | |
| Nicotiana quadrivalvis | Indian Tobacco, Wild Tobacco | N | May-Oct | |
| Petunia parviflora | Wild Petunia | N | Apr-Aug | |
| Solanum americanum | White Nightshade, Small-Flowered Nightshade | A | Apr-Nov | |
| Solanum douglasii | Douglas’ Nightshade, White Nightshade | N | Jan-Dec | |
| Solanum parishii | Parish’s Nightshade, Purple Nightshade | N | Apr-Jul | |
| Solanum xanti | Chaparral Nightshade, Purple Nightshade | N | May-Jun | |
| Tamaricaceae | ||||
| Tamarix parviflora | Small-Flowered Tamarisk, Salt-Cedar | A | Mar-Apr | |
| Tamarix ramosissima | Tamarisk, Salt-Cedar | A | Apr-Aug | |
| Tropaeolaceae | ||||
| Tropaeolum majus | Garden Nasturtium | A | Mar-Aug | |
| Urticaceae | ||||
| Hesperocnide tenella | Western Nettle | N | Apr-Jun | |
| Parietaria hespera var. californica | California Pellitory, Western Pellitory | N | Feb-Jun | |
| Parietaria hespera var. hespera | Western Pellitory | N | ||
| Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea | Hoary Nettle, Stinging Nettle | N | Jun-Sep | |
| Urtica urens | Dwarf Nettle, Common Nettle | A | Jan-Apr | |
| Verbenaceae | ||||
| Phyla nodiflora var. nodiflora | Garden Lippia | A | May-Oct | |
| Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys | Western Verbena, Western Vervain | A | May-Sep | |
| Violaceae | ||||
| Viola pedunculata | (Yellow) Johnny-Jump-Up, California Golden Violet, Wild Pansy | N | Feb-Apr | |
| Zygophyllaceae | ||||
| Tribulus terrestris | Puncture Vine, Caltrop | A | Apr-Oct | |
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Key
- The scientific names of species, with the few exceptions noted, appear in the Jepson Manual: The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, edited by James C. Hickman, 1993.
- Common name(s) taken mostly from previous Torrey Pines lists.
Since each reference has its own set of common names, use these with care! - Native (N) or Alien (A) to Torrey Pines State
A species not native to the Reserve but native elsewhere in San Diego County is coded “A” Landscape plants and other non-natives are also coded “A” - Flowering season according to the 1980 plant list, or to R. Mitchell Beauchamp in A Flora of San Diego County, California, 1986.
- Note: Descriptions in Beauchamp’s A Flora of San Diego County, California, and Philip A. Munz’s Flora of Southern California, 1974 (a few pictures) are alphabetical by family and species names. However, you might need the old family names found in parentheses on this list.
- ( ) In parentheses are the old names (botanical synonyms) from the 1980 Torrey Pines Reserve plant list and its 1983 Addendum and from Torrey Pines State Reserve, edited by Carl L. Hubbs, Thomas W. Whitaker, and Freda M. H. Reid, Third Edition, June 1991.
- ** Indicates that the name differs from earlier plant lists only in the addition or deletion of a subspecies or variety name.
- ID Means that more positive identification is needed, because the Reserve is outside the normal distribution range for the species.
- “also possible” means that the species has not yet been reported in the Reserve, but the distribution and habitat indicate it might be present.
Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Dr. Geoffrey A. Levin (formerly at the San Diego Natural History Museum) for expert help with nomenclature and decisions. Many thanks also to Torrey Pines Docents Eva Armi, Lynn Mons, Joan Nimick, Elaine Sacks, and Carol Schroeder and to Park Aide Charles Kerns. Any inaccuracies are the responsibility of the author.