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Lobos Creek Dunes and Valley
Wildflowers and Flowering Shrubs
Plant Families

Family Names Index
Anacardiaceae Cucurbitaceae Plantaginaceae
Apiaceae Euphorbiaceae Polemoniaceae
Asteraceae Fabaceae Polygonaceae
Boraginaceae Hydrophyllaceae Portulacaceae
Brassicaceae --Liliaceae---- Rosaceae
Caryophyllaceae Onagraceae Scrophulariaceae
Crassulaceae Papaveraceae Solanaceae

Family Name
(Common Family Name)

Scientific Name

Common Name

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Anacardiaceae
(Cashew, Sumac)

Toxicodendron diversilobum   Poison Oak

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Apiaceae (Carrot, Parsley)

Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific Snakeroot

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Asteraceae
(Composite, Sunflower, Daisy)

Achillea millefolium   Yarrow
Agoseris apargioides var. apargioides Coast Dandelion
Ambrosia chamissonis Silver Beachweed / Beach Burr
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting
Baccharis pilularis Coyote Bush / Brush
Cirsium occidentale var. californicum Cobweb Thistle
Conyza canadensis Horseweed
Ericameria ericoides Mock Heather / Goldenbush
Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy
Eriophyllum staechadifolium Lizard Tail / Seaside Wooly Sunflower
Euthamia occidentalis Western Goldenrod
Gnaphalium stramineum Cudweed
Lessingia germanorum San Francisco Lessingia
Uropappus lindleyi Silver Puffs

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Boraginaceae (Borage )

Amsinckia spectabilis var. spectabilis Coast Fiddleneck
Cryptantha leiocarpa Popcorn Flower

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Brassicaceae (Mustard)

Arabis glabra Tower Mustard
Cardamine oligosperma Bittercress
Erysimum franciscana San Francisco Wallflower

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Caryophyllaceae (Pink)

Cardionema ramosissimum Sandmat
Silene verecunda ssp. verecunda San Francisco or Dolores Campion

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Crassulaceae (Stonecrop)  

Crassula connata Sand Pygmy Weed

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Cucurbitaceae
(Pumpkin, Squash)

Marah fabaceus Wild Cucumber or Man-root

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Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)

Croton californicus California Croton

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Fabaceae (Legume, Pea)

Lotus scoparius Deerweed
Lotus strigosus Lotus strigosus
Lupinus arboreus Yellow Bush Lupine, Tree Lupine
Lupinus bicolor Miniature Lupine, Annual Lupine
Lupinus chamissonis Chamisso's / Beach Blue / Silvery Lupine 
Trifolium willdenovii Tomcat Clover

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Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf)

Phacelia distans Wild Heliotrope
Phacelia malvifolia Stinging Phacelia

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Onagraceae
(Evening Primrose)

Camissonia cheiranthifolia Beach Primrose
Camissonia contorta Contorted Primrose
Camissonia micrantha Small Primrose
Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii San Francisco Willow Herb

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Papaveraceae (Poppy)

Eschscholzia californica  California Poppy

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Plantaginaceae (Plantain)

Plantago erecta Dwarf Plantain

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Polemoniaceae (Phlox)

Gilia capitata ssp. chamissonis Dune Gilia
Navarretia squarrosa Skunkweed

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Polygonaceae
(Buckwheat, Knotweed or Smartweed)

Chorizanthe cuspidata San Francisco Spineflower
Erigonum latifolium Coast Buckwheat
Polygonum paronychia Dune Knotweed

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Portulacaceae (Purslane)

Calandrinia ciliata Red Maids
Claytonia perfoliata Miner's Lettuce

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Rosaceae (Rose)

Fragaria chiloensis Beach or Dune Strawberry
Rubus ursinus California Blackberry

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Scrophulariaceae
(Figwort, Snapdragon)

Castilleja wightii, among others  Paintbrush
Linaria canadensis Blue Toad Flax
Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky or Bush Monkey Flower
Mimulus guttatus Seep or Common Monkey Flower
Scrophularia californica Beeplant, California Figwort

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Solanaceae (Nightshade)

Solanum douglasii Nightshade

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