Scalebroom Lepidospartum squamatum Asteraceae

Southern California morning glory Calystegia macrostegia ssp. arida Convolvulaceae

Valley cholla Cylindropuntia bernardina Cactaceae

Jerusalem-oak goosefoot * Dysphania botrys Chenopodiaceae

Western ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya Asteraceae

Tocalote * Centaurea melitensis Asteraceae

		Fountaingrass * Pennisetum setaceum Poaceae
Giant reed * Arundo donax Poaceae

Black sage Salvia mellifera Lamiaceae

Wild cucumber Marah macrocarpa Cucurbitaceae

Branching phacelia Phacelia ramosissima Hydrophyllaceae

Broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae Asteraceae [Named for Pedro Gutiérrez Bueno, 1745-1826]

Tree tobacco * Nicotiana glauca Solanaceae [Named for Jean Nicot de Villemain, 1530-1600]		Salt cedar * Tamarix ramosissima Tamaricaceae

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