California-aster Corethrogyne filaginifolia Asteraceae

Mexican elderberry Sambucus mexicana Viburnaceae		Pygmyweed Crassula connata Crassulaceae

Doveweed Croton setiger Euphorbiaceae Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus Juncaceae

Gambel's dwarf milkvetch Astragalus gambelianus Fabaceae [Named for William Gambel, 1823-1849]

Golden currant Ribes aureum var. gracillimum Grossulariaceae Chia Salvia columbariae Lamiaceae

Wild cucumber Marah macrocarpa Cucurbitaceae

		Purple nightshade Solanum xanti Solanaceae [Named for János Xántus (de Vesey), 1825-1894]
California plantain Plantago erecta Plantaginaceae				Western sycamore Platanus racemosa Platanaceae

White hedge-nettle Stachys albens Lamiaceae		Water speedwell * Veronica anagallis-aquatica Plantaginaceae

Wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus Asteraceae

Miners' lettuce Claytonia perfoliata Montiaceae Named for John Clayton, 1694-1773]

		Bull thistle * Cirsium vulgare Asteraceae
Birds-foot fern Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata Pteridaceae

Nevin's brickellbush Brickellia nevinii Asteraceae [Named for Joseph Cook Nevin, 1835-1913]
		California everlasting Pseudognaphalium californicum Asteraceae

Common sun cup Camissoniopsis bistorta Onagraceae

Splendid mariposa lily Calochortus splendens Liliaceae Inland scrub oak Quercus berberidifolia Fagaceae

Silver cholla Cylindropuntia echinocarpa Cactaceae

Salt marsh sand-spurrey Spergularia marina Caryophyllaceae Mountain mint Pycnanthemum californicum Lamiaceae

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