Coe Park Dicots
(Papaveraceae through Viscaceae)

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Papaveraceae -- Poppy	Rutaceae -- Rue
Plantaginaceae -- Plantain	Salicaceae -- Willow
Platanaceae -- Sycamore	Saxifragaceae -- Saxifrage
Polemoniaceae -- Phlox	Scrophulariaceae -- Figwort, Snapdragon
Polygonaceae -- Buckwheat	Solanaceae -- Nightshade
Portulacaceae -- Purslane	Ulmaceae -- Elm
Primulaceae -- Primrose	Urticaceae -- Nettle
Ranunculaceae -- Buttercup, Crowfoot	Valerianaceae -- Valerian
Rhamnaceae -- Buckthorn	Verbenaceae -- Verbena, Vervain
Rosaceae -- Rose	Violaceae -- Violet
Rubiaceae -- Madder, Bedstraw	Viscaceae -- Mistletoe

 

Papaveraceae:  Poppy family				pictures
Dicentra chrysantha	golden eardrops	perennial	Apr-Sep			B
Eschscholzia caespitosa	tufted poppy	annual	Mar-Jun			B
Eschscholzia californica	California poppy	annual to perennial	Feb-Sep	A		B
Meconella denticulata	small-flowered meconella	annual	Mar-May			B
Platystemon californicus	cream cups	annual	Mar-May		O	B
Stylomecon heterophylla	wind poppy	annual	Apr-May	A	O	B

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Plantaginaceae:  Plantain family				pictures
Plantago erecta [Plantago hookeriana var. californica]	California plantain, dwarf plantain	annual	Mar-May	A		B
Plantago lanceolata	English plantain	perennial	Apr-Aug		O	B
Plantago major	common plantain	perennial	May-Nov	O	O	B

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Platanaceae:  Sycamore family				pictures
Platanus racemosa	California sycamore, western sycamore	tree	Feb-Apr		O	B

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Polemoniaceae:  Phlox family				pictures
Allophyllum gilioides [Gilia gilioides]	blue false gilia, purple gilia, straggling gilia	annual	Apr-Jun			B
Collomia grandiflora	grand collomia, large-flowered collomia	annual	Apr-Jul	O	O	B
Eriastrum abramsii	Abram's eriastrum	annual	Jun-Jul			B
Eriastrum pluriflorum	many-flowered eriastrum	annual	May-Jul			B
Gilia achilleifolia ssp. achilleifolia	California gilia, blue gilia	annual	Mar-Jun	A		B
Gilia achilleifolia ssp. multicaulis	many-stemmed gilia, small California gilia	annual	Mar-May			B
Gilia clivorum	slope gilia, grassland gilia	annual	Mar-May			B
Gilia tricolor	bird's eye gilia, bird's eyes, tricolor gilia	annual	Mar-May	A	O	B
Linanthus ambiguus	serpentine linanthus	annual	Apr-Jun			B
Linanthus androsaceus	common linanthus, false baby stars, pinklobe linanthus	annual	Apr-Jun	A		B
Linanthus bicolor	true baby stars, bicolored linanthus	annual	Mar-Jun	A		B
Linanthus ciliatus	whisker brush, bristly leaf linanthus	annual	Apr-Jul		O	B
Linanthus dichotomus	evening snow	annual	Apr-Jun		O	B
Linanthus grandiflorus	large-flower linanthus, grand linanthus, mountain phlox	annual	Apr-Jul	A	O	B
Linanthus liniflorus	flax-flowered linanthus	annual	Apr-Jul			B
Linanthus parviflorus [Linanthus androsaceus ssp. luteus]	common linanthus	annual	Apr-Jun	O	O	B
Linanthus pygmaeus ssp. continentalis	pigmy linanthus	annual	Apr-Jun			B
Navarretia atractyloides	holly-leaf navarretia	annual	May-Jul			B
Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta	needle-leaf navarretia	annual	May-Jul		O	B
Navarretia mellita	honey-scented navarretia	annual	May-Jul			B
Navarretia squarrosa	skunkweed	annual	Jun-Aug			B
Phlox gracilis [Microsteris gracilis]	slender phlox, annual phlox	annual	Mar-Aug	A		B

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Polygonaceae:  Buckwheat family				pictures
Chorizanthe membranacea	pink spineflower, clustered spineflower	annual	Apr-Jul			B
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum   (alien)	California buckwheat	shrub	Mar-Oct			B
Eriogonum gracile	slender woolly buckwheat, slender eriogonum	annual	Jul-Oct			B
Eriogonum luteolum var. luteolum	golden carpet	annual	Jun-Aug			B
Eriogonum nudum	naked-stemmed buckwheat, tibinagua	perennial	May-Dec	A	O	B
Eriogonum roseum	rose buckwheat, rosy eriogonum	annual	Jun-Oct			B
Eriogonum vimineum	wicker buckwheat, wicker-stemmed eriogonum	annual	Jun-Sep			B
Eriogonum wrightii	Wright's eriogonum, Wright's buckwheat	perenniall	Jul-Dec		O	B
Polygonum arenastrum   (alien)	common knotweed, doorweed, yard knotweed	annual	May-Nov		O	B
Polygonum lapathifolium	willow-weed	annual	Jun-Oct	O	O	B
Polygonum punctatum	water smartweed	perennial	Jul-Oct	O	O	B
Pterostegia drymarioides	botanist's friend	annual	Mar-Jul			B
Rumex acetosella   (alien)	sheep sorrel	perennial	Mar-Aug	O	O	B
Rumex conglomeratus   (alien)	whorled dock, green dock, clustered dock	perennial	Apr-Oct		O	B
Rumex crispus   (alien)	curly dock, yellow dock	perennial	Apr-Jul	O	O	B
Rumex obtusifolius   (alien)	bitter dock	perennial	May-Sep			B
Rumex salicifolius	willow dock	perennial	May-Sep		O	B

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Portulacaceae:  Purslane family				pictures
Calandrinia ciliata [Calandrinia ciliata var. menziesii]	red maids	annual	Feb-May	A	O	B
Calyptridium monandrum	common calyptridium, sand-cress	annual	Mar-Jun		O	B
Claytonia exigua [Montia spathula vars. exigua, rosulata, spathula, tenuifolia]	common claytonia	annual	Feb-May		O	B
Claytonia gypsophiloides [Montia gypsophiloides, M. perfoliata var. nubigena]	candy stripes, coast range montia, Santa Lucia claytonia	annual	Feb-May			B
Claytonia perfoliata [Montia perfoliata]	miner's lettuce, Indian lettuce	annual	Feb-Jun	A		B
Lewisia rediviva	bitterroot	perennial	Mar-Jun	A		B
Montia fontana [Montia fontana ssp. amporitana, M. hallii]	water chickweed, blinks, water montia	annual	Mar-Jun			B

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Primulaceae:  Primrose family				pictures
Anagallis arvensis   (alien)	scarlet pimpernel	annual	Mar-Jul	A		B
Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. patulum	lowland shooting star, padre's shooting star	perennial	Jan-Apr	A		B
Dodecatheon hendersonii	mosquito bills, sailor caps, woodland shooting star	perennial	Feb-May	A		B
Trientalis latifolia	Pacific starflower, western starflower	perennial	Apr-Jul	A	O	B

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Ranunculaceae:  Buttercup or Crowfoot family				pictures
Aquilegia formosa [Aquilegia formosa var. truncata]	crimson columbine, red columbine	perennial	Apr-May	A	O	B
Clematis lasiantha	pipestems, chaparral clematis	woody vine	Mar-Jun	A		B
Clematis ligusticifolia	virgin's bower, yerba de chiva, western virgin's bower	woody vine	Mar-Aug			B
Delphinium californicum	California larkspur	perennial	Apr-Jun	A	O	B
Delphinium decorum	yellow-tinge larkspur, coast larkspur	perennial	Mar-May	A		B
Delphinium hesperium	western larkspur, coast larkspur	perennial	Apr-Jul		O	B
Delphinium nudicaule	red larkspur, orange larkspur, canyon delphinium	perennial	Mar-Jun	A	O	B
Delphinium parryi	Parry's larkspur, Parry's delphinium	perennial	Apr-May		O	B
Delphinium patens	spreading larkspur, zigzap delphinium, Indian blue larkspur	perennial	Mar-Jun	A	O	B
Delphinium variegatum	royal larkspur, royal delphinium	perennial	Apr-May	A		B
Isopyrum occidentale	western rue-anemone	perennial	Mar-Apr			B
Isopyrum stipitatum	rue-anemone, Siskiyou rue-anemone	perennial	Feb-Apr		O
Ranunculus aquatilis var. capillaceus	water buttercup	aquatic perennial	Apr-Aug			B
Ranunculus californicus	California buttercup	perennial	Feb-Jul	A	O	B
Ranunculus hebecarpus	downy buttercup	annual	Mar-May			B
Ranunculus muricatus	prickleseed buttercup	annual or biennial	Apr-Jun			B
Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum [Thalictrum polycarpum]	Fendler's meadow-rue, many-fruited meadow-rue	perennial	Mar-Jun			B

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Rhamnaceae:  Buckthorn family				pictures
Ceanothus cuneatus	buckbrush	shrub	Mar-May		O	B
Ceanothus leucodermis	chaparral whitethorn	shrub	Apr-Jun			B
Ceanothus oliganthus var. sorediatus [Ceanothus sorediatus]	Jim brush	shrub	Feb-May			B
Rhamnus crocea	spiny redberry, redberried buckthorn	shrub	Mar-Apr		O	B
Rhamnus ilicifolia [Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia]	hollyleaf redberry	shrub or tree	Mar-Jun	O	O	B
Rhamnus tomentella [Rhamnus californica var. tomentella]	hoary coffeeberry, chaparral coffeeberry, coffeeberry	shrub	May-Jun			B

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Rosaceae:  Rose family				pictures
Adenostoma fasciculatum	chamise, greasewood	shrub	May-Jun			B
Amelanchier utahensis [Amelanchier pallida]	Utah serviceberry, western serviceberry	shrub	Apr-Jun			B
Aphanes occidentalis [Alchemilla occidentalis]	western dew cup, western lady's mantle	annual	Mar-Jun			B
Cercocarpus betuloides	birchleaf mountain mahogany, California mountain mahogany, hard tack	shrub or small tree	Mar-Jun	O	O	B
Heteromeles arbutifolia [Photinia arbutifolia]	toyon, Christmas berry, California holly	shrub or small tree	Jun-Jul	O	O	B
Holodiscus discolor	ocean spray, cream bush	shrub	May-Jul		O	B
Malus sylvestris   (alien) [Malus pumila, Pyrus malus]	apple	tree	Apr-May			B
Oemleria cerasiformis [Osmaronia cerasiformis]	oso berry	shrub	Feb-Apr	A		B
Physocarpus capitatus	Pacific ninebark, western ninebark	shrub	May-Jul		O	B
Potentilla glandulosa	sticky cinquefoil	perennial	May-Aug	O	O	B
Prunus armeniaca   (alien)	apricot	tree	Apr-May			B
Prunus dulcis   (alien) [Prunus amygdalus]	almond	tree	Feb-Mar		O	B
Prunus ilicifolia	hollyleaf cherry, islay	shrub or tree	Apr-May	O	O	B
Prunus virginiana var. demissa	western chokecherry	shrub or small tree	May-Jun		O	B
Pyracantha angustifolia   (alien)	firethorn	shrub	Jun-Jul			B
Rosa californica	California rose	shrub	May-Aug	A		B
Rosa gymnocarpa	wood rose	shrub	May-Jul		O	B
Rosa spithamea [Rosa spithamea var. sonomensis]	ground rose	shrub	May-Aug		O	B
Rubus discolor   (alien) [Rubus procerus]	Himalayan blackberry	sprawling shrub	Jun-Aug		O	B
Rubus ursinus [Rubus vitifolius]	California blackberry, Pacific blackberry	vine	Mar-Jul		O	B

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Rubiaceae:  Madder or Bedstraw family				pictures
Galium andrewsii	phlox-leaf bedstraw	perennial	Apr-Jun		O	B
Galium aparine	goosegrass, cleavers	annual	Mar-Jul	A	O	B
Galium californicum	California bedstraw	perennial	Mar-Jul			B
Galium murale   (alien)	tiny bedstraw	annual	Mar-May		O	B
Galium parisiense   (alien)	wall bedstraw	annual	Apr-Aug		O	B
Galium porrigens [Galium nuttallii var. ovalifolium]	climbing bedstraw	perennial with a woody base	Mar-Jun			B
Sherardia arvensis   (alien)	field madder, blue field madder	annual	Jan-Jul	O	O	B

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Rutaceae:  Rue family				pictures
Ptelea crenulata [Ptelea baldwinii var. crenulata]	western hoptree, hoptree	shrub or small tree	Apr-May			B

 

Salicaceae:  Willow family				pictures
Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa [Populus trichocarpa]	black cottonwood	tree	Feb-Apr		O	B
Populus fremontii	Fremont cottonwood, alamo cottonwood	tree	Mar-Apr		O	B
Salix babylonica   (alien)	weeping willow	tree	Mar-May			B
Salix exigua [Salix hindsiana]	narrowleaf willow, sandbar willow	shrub or small tree	Mar-May		O	B
Salix laevigata	red willow, smooth willow	tree	Mar-May			B

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Saxifragaceae:  Saxifrage family				pictures
Lithophragma affine	woodland star	perennial	Mar-May	A	O	B
Lithophragma heterophyllum	hill starflower	perennial	Mar-Jun		O	B
Lithophragma parviflorum	prairie starflower	perennial	Mar-Jun		O	B
Saxifraga californica	California saxifrage	perennial	Feb-Jun	A	O	B

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Scrophulariaceae:  Figwort or Snapdragon family				pictures
Antirrhinum kelloggii	lax snapdragon, blue snapdragon, twining snapdragon	annual	Mar-May	O	O	B
Antirrhinum multiflorum	many-flowered snapdragon, sticky snapdragon	annual or short-lived perennial	May-Jul	O	O	B
Antirrhinum vexillo-calyculatum ssp. vexillo-calyculatum	wiry snapdragon	annual	May-Jul			B
Castilleja affinis	common Indian paintbrush, Indian paintbrush, coast paintbrush	perennial	Mar-May	A	O	B
Castilleja attenuata [Orthocarpus attenuatus]	valley tassels	annual	Mar-May	A	O	B
Castilleja densiflora [Orthocarpus densiflorus]	common owl's clover, owl's clover	annual	Mar-May	A	O	B
Castilleja exserta [Orthocarpus purpurascens]	purple owl's clover, escobita	annual	Mar-May	A	O	B
Castilleja foliolosa	wooly Indian paintbrush, wooly paintbrush, felt paintbrush	perennial	Mar-Jun	A	O	B
Collinsia heterophylla [Collinsia bicolor]	Chinese houses, purple Chinese houses, innocence	annual	Mar-Jul	A	O	B
Collinsia sparsiflora	blue-eyed Mary, spinster's blue-eyed Mary	annual	Mar-Jun	A	O	B
Cordylanthus rigidus	stiff bird's beak, mule weed	annual	Jul-Sep		O	B
Keckiella breviflora [Penstemon breviflorus]	gaping penstemon, bush beardtongue	shrub	May-Jul	A	O	B
Keckiella corymbosa [Penstemon corymbosus]	redwood penstemon	shrub	Jun-Oct		O	B
Kickxia elatine   (alien)	sharp-leaf fluellin	perennial	Jun-Sep	O	O	B
Limosella acaulis	southern mudwort	annual or perennial	May-Oct			B
Linaria canadensis	blue toadflax	annual or biennial	Mar-May	O	O	B
Mimulus aurantiacus	sticky monkeyflower, bush monkeyflower	shrub	Mar-Aug	A	O	B
Mimulus bolanderi	Bolander's monkeyflower	annual	May-Jul			B
Mimulus cardinalis	scarlet monkeyflower, crimson monkeyflower	perennial	Apr-Oct	A	O	B
Mimulus congdonii	Congdon's monkeyflower	annual	Mar-May			B
Mimulus douglasii	purple monkeyflower, purple mouse-ears, chinless mouse-ears, brownies	annual	Mar-May	A	O	B
Mimulus floribundus	long-flowering monkeyflower, floriferous monkeyflower	annual	Apr-Aug		O	B
Mimulus guttatus	common monkeyflower, seep-spring monkeyflower, yellow monkeyflower	usually perennial	Mar-Oct	A	O	B
Mimulus pilosus [Mimetanthe pilosa]	downy monkeyflower	annual	Apr-Sep			B
Pedicularis densiflora	Indian warrior	perennial	Jan-Jun	A	O	B
Penstemon grinnellii ssp. scrophularioides	Grinnell's penstemon	perennial	Apr-Jul			B
Penstemon heterophyllus	foothill penstemon	perennial	Apr-Jul	A	O	B
Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	California figwort, beeplant, California beeplant	perennial	Feb-Jul	A		B
Tonella tenella	small-flowered tonella, baby innocence	annual	Mar-May			B
Triphysaria eriantha [Orthocarpus eriantha]	butter-and-eggs, Johnny-tuck, yellow Johnny-tuck	annual	Mar-May	A	O	B
Triphysaria pusilla [Orthocarpus pusilla]	dwarf owl's clover	annual	Apr-May			B
Verbascum thapsus   (alien)	wooly mullein, common mullein	biennial	Jun-Nov	O	O	B
Veronica anagallis-aquatica   (alien)	water speedwell	perennial	May-Sep	O	O	B
Veronica arvensis   (alien)	common speedwell, corn speedwell	annual	Apr-Jul			B
Veronica persica   (alien)	Persian speedwell	annual	Feb-May	A	O	B

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Solanaceae:  Nightshade family				pictures
Datura wrightii [Datura meteloides]	jimsonweed, tolguacha, sacred datura	perennial	Apr-Oct	O	O	B
Nicotiana acuminata var. multiflora   (alien)	many-flowered tobacco	annual	Jun-Aug			B
Solanum americanum [Solanum nodiflorum]	small-flowered nightshade	annual or perennial	Apr-Nov	O	O	B
Solanum nigrum   (alien)	black nightshade	annual or perennial	Mar-Oct	A	O	B
Solanum umbelliferum	blue witch, blue nightshade	perennial to subshrub	Feb-Nov	A	O	B

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Ulmaceae:  Elm family				pictures
Ulmus parvifolia   (alien)	Chinese elm	tree			O

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Urticaceae:  Nettle family				pictures
Parietaria hespera [Parietaria floridana]	pellitory	annual	Feb-Jun			B
Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea [Urtica holosericea]	hoary nettle, stinging nettle	perennial	Jun-Sep	O	O	B
Urtica urens   (alien)	dwarf nettle, small nettle	annual	Jan-Apr	O	O	B

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Valerianaceae:  Valerian family				pictures
Plectritis brachystemon [Plectritis congesta ssp. brachystemon]	pink plectritis, pale plectritis, short-spurred plectritis, corn salad	annual	Apr-May			B
Plectritis ciliosa	long-spurred plectritis	annual	Mar-May	O	O	B
Plectritis macrocera	longhorn plectritis, white plectritis, rotund plectritis	annual	Apr-May	O	O	B

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Verbenaceae:  Verbena or Vervain family				pictures
Phyla nodiflora [Lippia nodiflora var. rosea]	lemon verbena, capeweed, mat-grass	perennial	May-Oct	O	O	B
Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys	western verbena, California vervain	perennial	May-Sep	O	O	B
Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida [Verbena robusta]	robust verbena, robust vervain	perennial	May-Oct		O	B

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Violaceae:  Violet family				pictures
Viola douglasii	Douglas' violet, golden violet	perennial	Mar-May	A	O	B
Viola ocellata	western heart's ease, two-eyed violet	perennial	Mar-Jun	A	O	B
Viola pedunculata	Johnny-jump-up, California golden violet, yellow pansy	perennial	Feb-May	A	O	B
Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum [Viola quercetorum]	oak violet, mountain violet	perennial	Mar-Jun	A		B

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Viscaceae:  Mistletoe family				pictures
Arceuthobium campylopodum	western dwarf mistletoe	parasitic herb				B
Arceuthobium occidentale	foothill pine dwarf mistletoe	parasitic herb				B
Phoradendron villosum	oak mistletoe	shrublike parasitic herb			O	B

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