Alaska rein orchid Piperia unalascensis Orchidaceae [Named for Charles Vancouver Piper, 1867-1926]
Chaparral currant Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium Grossulariaceae				California popcorn flower Plagiobothrys collinus var. fulvescens Boraginaceae

Winged pectocarya Pectocarya penicillata Boraginaceae

		Meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum Ranunculaceae [Named for Augustus Fendler, 1813-1883]		Western pond turtle Actinemys marmorata Emididae
Hoaryleaf ceanothus Ceanothus crassifolius var. crassifolius Rhamnaceae

		Mission manzanita Xylococcus bicolor Ericaceae
Littleleaf redberry Rhamnus crocea Rhamnaceae

Sugarbush Rhus ovata Anacardiaceae		Nit grass * Gastridium phleoides Poaceae		Papillate dodder Cuscuta californica var. papillosa Convolvulaceae

		Rabbitsfoot grass * Polypogon monspeliensis Poaceae
Weed's mariposa lily Calochortus weedii var. weedii Liliaceae [Named for Amos Weed, 1828-1918]

Slender tarplant Deinandra fasciculata Asteraceae   Giant stipa Stipa coronata Poaceae

Sweetbush Bebbia juncea var. aspera Asteraceae [Named for Michael Schuck Bebb ,1833-1895]

Italian thistle * Carduus pycnocephalus ssp. pycnocephalus Asteraceae Common Mediterranean grass * Schismus barbatus Poaceae

Slender woollyheads Psilocarphus tenellus Asteraceae		Knot grass Paspalum distichum Poaceae

California chicory Rafinesquia californica Asteraceae [Named for Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1783-1840]

Coast range melic Melica imperfecta Poaceae

Common groundsel * Senecio vulgaris Asteraceae

Stinging lupine Lupinus hirsutissimus Fabaceae		Milk thistle * Silybum marianum Asteraceae

		Sand spikerush Eleocharis montevidensis Cyperaceae		Shepherd's purse * Capsella bursa-pastoris Brassicaceae
Dobiepod Tropidocarpum gracile Brassicaceae

		Pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri Chenopodiaceae [Named for Jean Louis Berlandier, 1803-1851]
Peak rush-rose Crocanthemu, scoparium var. vulgare Cistaceae

California dodder Cuscuta californica Convolvulaceae				White snapdragon Antirrhinum coulterianum Plantaginaceae [Named for Thomas Coulter, 1793-1843]

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