|
Scientific Name
|
Common Name
|
Unique Ecological Traits
|
Special Status
|
|
Blooming Period
|
Life Form
|
Special Habitat or Soil
|
State Listed
|
Federally listed
|
CNPS List
|
| Amsinckia grandiflora |
large-flowered fiddleneck |
April to May |
annual herb |
. |
E |
E |
1B |
| Arctostaphylos montereyensis |
monterey manzanita |
February to March |
evergreen shrub |
sandy |
. |
. |
1B |
| Arctostaphylos pallida |
pallid manzanita |
December to March |
evergreen shrub |
siliceous shale |
E |
. |
1B |
| Astragalus oocarpus |
Descanso milk-vetch |
May to August |
perennial herb |
. |
. |
. |
1B |
| Berberis (=Mahonia) nevinii |
Nevin's barberry |
March to April |
evergreen shrub |
sandy to gravelly |
E |
. |
1B |
| Brodiaea orcuttii |
Orcutt's brodiaea |
May to July |
perennial herb; bulbiferous |
clay or sometimes serpenti-nite; sometimes vernal pools |
. |
. |
1B |
| Carex obispoensis |
San Luis Obispo sedge |
April to June |
perennial herb; rhizoma-tous |
often found in serpentinite seeps |
. |
. |
1B |
| Ceanothus masonii |
Mason's ceanothus |
March to April |
evergreen shrub |
serpentinite |
R |
. |
1B |
| Ceanothus ophiochilus |
Vail Lake ceanothus |
February to March |
evergreen shrub |
gabbroic or pyroxinite-rich |
E |
. |
1B |
| Ceanothus roderickii |
Pine Hill ceanothus |
May to June |
evergreen shrub |
often gabbroic or serpentinite |
R |
. |
1B |
| Ceanothus sonomensis |
Sonoma ceanothus |
February to April |
evergreen shrub |
sandy, volcanic, or serpentinite |
. |
. |
1B |
| Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens |
Monterey spineflower |
April to June |
annual herb |
. |
. |
T |
1B |
| Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta |
robust spineflower |
May to September |
annual herb |
. |
. |
E |
1B |
| Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense |
Chorro Creek bog thistle |
February to July |
perennial herb |
serpentine seeps |
E |
E |
1B |
| Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata |
Pismo clarkia |
May to June |
annual herb |
. |
R |
E |
1B |
| Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. littoralis |
seaside bird's-beak |
May to September |
annual herb; hemipara-sitic |
sandy |
E |
. |
1B |
| Delphinium hesperium ssp. cuyamaca |
Cuyamaca larkspur |
June to July |
perennial herb |
mesic |
R |
. |
1B |
| Dudleya multicaulis |
many-stemmed dudleya |
May to July |
perennial herb |
often clay |
. |
. |
1B |
| Dudleya setchellii |
Santa Clara Valley dudleya |
May to June |
perennial herb |
serpentinite |
. |
E |
1B |
| Dudleya stolonifera |
Laguna Beach dudleya |
May to July |
perennial herb; stoloni-ferousiii |
rocky |
T |
. |
1B |
| Ericameria fasciculata |
Eastwood's goldenbush |
July to October |
evergreen shrub |
. |
. |
. |
1B |
| Eriodictyon capitatum |
Lompoc yerba santa |
May to August |
evergreen shrub |
sandy |
R |
. |
1B |
| Fritillaria liliacea |
fragrant fritillary |
February to April |
perennial herb; bulbiferous |
often serpenti-nite; sometimes vernal pools |
. |
. |
1B |
| Grindelia hirsutula var. hallii |
San Diego gumplant |
July to October |
perennial herb |
. |
. |
. |
1B |
| Hemizonia parryi ssp. congdonii |
Congdon's tarplant |
June to November |
annual herb |
alkaline |
. |
. |
1B |
| Hesperolinon breweri |
Brewer's western flax |
May to July |
annual herb |
mostly serpentinite |
. |
. |
1B |
| Hesperolinon congestum |
Marin western flax |
May to July |
annual herb |
serpentinite |
T |
T |
1B |
| Holocarpha macradenia |
Santa Cruz tarplant |
June to October |
annual herb |
often clay |
E |
. |
1B |
| Limnanthes gracilis ssp. parishii |
Parish's meadowfoam |
April to June |
annual herb |
seasonally mesic or vernal pools |
E |
. |
1B |
| Linanthus orcuttii |
Orcutt's linanthus |
May to June |
annual herb |
. |
. |
. |
1B |
| Lupinus ludovicianus |
San Luis Obispo County lupine |
April to July |
perennial herb |
carbonate |
. |
. |
1B |
| Monardella nana ssp. leptosiphon |
San Felipe monardella |
June to July |
perennial herb; rhizoma-tous |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
| Navarretia leucocephala ssp.plieantha |
many-flowered navarretia |
May to June |
annual herb |
vernal pools (volcanic ash flows) |
E |
. |
1B |
| Penstemon californicus |
California beardtongue |
May to June |
perennial herb |
sandy |
. |
. |
1B |
| Piperia yadonii |
Yadon's piperia (= Yadon's rein orchid) |
May to August |
perennial herb |
sandy |
. |
. |
1B |
| Streptanthus albidus ssp. peramoenus |
most beautiful jewelflower |
April to June |
annual herb |
serpentinite |
. |
. |
1B |
| Streptanthus brachiatus ssp. brachiatus |
Socrates mine jewelflower |
June |
perennial herb |
serpentinite |
. |
. |
1B |
| Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. pulchellus |
Mount Tamalpais jewelflower |
May to July |
annual herb |
serpentinite |
. |
. |
1B |
| Thermopsis californica var. semota |
velvety false lupine |
March to June |
perennial herb; rhizomatous |
. |
. |
. |
1B |
| Thermopsis macrophylla |
Santa Ynez false lupine |
April to June |
perennial herb; rhizoma-tous |
granitic or sandy, disturbed areas |
R |
. |
1B |
- Capable of carrying on photosynthesis but not sufficiently enough to meet all food needs.
- These plants grow stolons, horizontal stems that are able to grow rootlets and new individual plants.
- Plants emerge from the water surface; roots and some plant below surface.