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Family Agavaceae

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American Century Plant *
Agave americana var. americana

TJM1: Not Listed.
TJM2: Not Listed.

Family: Agavaceae (AGAVE, CENTURY PLANT), Liliaceae (LILY).
Generic common name: AGAVE.

Point Mugu State Park: Thornhill Broome Beach, coastal strand, Aug 2010.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Yellow, Large, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring, Summer.
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Family Aizoaceae

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Heartleaf Iceplant *
Aptenia cordifolia


Family: Aizoaceae (FIG-MARIGOLD).
Other common names: baby sun-rose, red apple.
Generic common name: APTENIA.

Malibu Lagoon State Beach: disturbed area near landscaping, Sept 2008.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Red, Blue, Medium, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer.

Escaped cultivar, although in range generally not invasive. The different color forms are a consequence of hybridization, often with A. haeckeliana (Platythyra haeckeliana.) True Aptenia cordifolia would have magenta flowers, as some shown here.
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Family Apiaceae

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Queen Anne's Lace *
Daucus carota


Family: Apiaceae (CARROT).
Other common names: carrot, wild carrot.
Generic common name: WILD CARROT, CARROT.

Wildwood Park: Las Flores Trail, riparian woodland, Aug 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, White, Blue, Small, Clusters, Odd, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring, Summer.
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Family Apocynaceae

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Oleander *
Nerium oleander

TJM1: Not Listed.

Family: Apocynaceae (DOGBANE).
Other common names: common oleander.
Generic common name: OLEANDER.

Multiple environments with previous landscaping, Sept 2010 .

Characteristics: Non-Native, White, Red, Large, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Summer.

Cultivar. Does not appear to be reproducing in California.
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Family Araceae

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Water Lettuce *
Pistia stratiotes


Family: Araceae (ARUM).
Generic common name: WATER-LETTUCE.

Open water, June 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, White, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Summer, Fall.

Note: Invasive exotic.
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Family Asteraceae

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Woolly Fishhooks
Ancistrocarphus filagineus


Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: false neststraw, hooked groundstar.
Generic common name: NESTSTRAW, GROUNDSTAR, WOOLLY FISHHOOKS.

Open Space near Ladyface Mountain: open patch in grassy meadow, April 2011.

Characteristics: Native, White, Green, Small, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring.
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Mojave Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata ssp. parishii


Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: Parish's sagebrush, big sagebrush.
Generic common name: SAGEBRUSH.

Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve: coastal sage scrub, Oct 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Red, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Fall.
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Hybrid Desertbroom
Baccharis sarothroides x pilularis


Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: Broom Baccharis.
Generic common name: FALSE WILLOW, BACCHARIS.

Los Angeles County Open Space: Canyonback Fire Road, chaparral, Sept 2009.

Characteristics: Native, White, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring, Summer.

This hybrid of two native species is actually an escaped cultivar with a form intermediate between its parents.
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San Diego Viguiera
Bahiopsis laciniata

TJM1: Viguiera laciniata.

Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: torhleaf goldeneye.
Generic common name: GOLDENEYE.

Malibu Creek State Park: near the Backbone Trail parking lot on Corral Canyon Road, chaparral, May 2010.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Large, Solitary, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer.

A California native used in landscaping, probably not native to the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Woolly Distaff Thistle *
Carthamus lanatus


Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Generic common name: DISTAFF THISTLE.

UCLA Stunt Ranch, disturbed grassland, June 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Yellow, Large, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring.

Note: Invasive exotic, NOXIOUS WEED.
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Bachelor's Button *
Centaurea cyanus


Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: garden cornflower.
Generic common name: KNAPWEED, STAR-THISTLE.

Malibu Creek State Park: Cistern Trail, chaparral, June 2005.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Blue, Large, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring.

Cultivar probably deliberately distributed by hikers.
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Common Spikeweed
Centromadia pungens ssp. pungens

TJM1: Hemizonia pungens.

Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: common tarweed.
Generic common name: SPIKEWEED.

Open Space near Seminole Hot Springs, open sunny ground in an oak woodland, July 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Medium, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring, Summer.
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Rush Skeleton Weed *
Chondrilla juncea

TJM1: Not Listed.

Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: hogbite.
Generic common name: CHONDRILLA.

Palo Comado Canyon: Palo Comado Canyon Trail, oak savanna, June 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Yellow, Medium, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Summer.

Note: Invasive exotic.
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Garden Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus


Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).

May 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Red, Large, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring.

Escaped cultivar.
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Mojave Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa var. mohavensis

TJM1: Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. mohavensis.

Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: rubber rabbitbrush.
Generic common name: GOLDENBUSH, GOLDENWEED.

October 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Summer, Fall.

A California native but probably not native to the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Coast Tarweed
Madia sativa


Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: Chile tarweed.
Generic common name: TARWEED.

Private land near Old Topanga Road: sunny open area in oak woodland, Aug 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Medium, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring, Summer.
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Brewer's Ragwort
Packera breweri

TJM1: Senecio breweri.

Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Generic common name: RAGWORT.

Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: oak woodland, April 2010.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Large, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring, Late Spring.
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Cotton Fireweed *
Senecio quadridentatus

TJM1: Not Listed.
TJM2: Senecio quadridentatus.
Other scientific names: Erechtites quadridentata.

Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: cotton burnweed.
Generic common name: GROUNDSEL, RAGWORT, BUTTERWEED.

Topanga State Park: Eagle Springs Fire Road, chaparral, May 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Yellow, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Late Spring.
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Common Soliva *
Soliva sessilis


Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: field burrweed, lawn burrweed, South American soliva.
Generic common name: BURRWEED.

Private land near Rocky Oaks: trail margin in oak woodland, May 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring.
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Family Boraginaceae

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California popcornflower
Plagiobothrys collinus var. fulvescens


Family: Boraginaceae (BORAGE).
Other common names: Cooper's popcorn flower, rough-stemmed popcornflower.
Generic common name: POPCORNFLOWER.

Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, thin soil on rocky outcrop. June 2010.

Characteristics: Native, White, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring, Late Spring.
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San Diego Popcorn Flower
Plagiobothrys collinus var. gracilis


Family: Boraginaceae (BORAGE).
Other common names: graceful popcorn flower, Cooper's popcorn flower.
Generic common name: POPCORNFLOWER.

Wildwood Park: Stagecoach Bluff Trail, thin-soiled open ground, Feb 2010.

Characteristics: Native, White, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring.
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Family Brassicaceae

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Prostrate Peppergrass
Lepidium strictum


Family: Brassicaceae (MUSTARD).
Other common names: upright pepperweed.
Generic common name: PEPPERGRASS, PEPPERWORT, PEPPERWEED.

China Flat Trail: Trailhead near Lindero Canyon Road, disturbed trail margin, May 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Odd, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring, Late Spring.
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Tower Mustard
Turritis glabra

TJM1: Arabis glabra.

Family: Brassicaceae (MUSTARD).
Other common names: tower rockcress.
Generic common name: ROCKCRESS.

Santa Ynez Canyon: Santa Ynez Canyon Trail, oak woodland, May 2011.

Characteristics: Native, White, Small, Clusters, Odd, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Early Spring, Late Spring.
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Family Bromeliaceae

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Spanish Moss *
Tillandsia usneoides

TJM1: Not Listed.
TJM2: Not Listed.

Family: Bromeliaceae (BROMELIAD).
Other common names: old man’s beard.
Generic common name: AIRPLANT.

July 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Green, Small, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Summer.

Occasionally seen in Franklin Canyon where it has probably been deliberately introduced.
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Family Campanulaceae

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Rareflower Heterocodon
Heterocodon rariflorum


Family: Campanulaceae (BELLFLOWER).
Other common names: few-flowered heterocodon, western pearlflower.
Generic common name: HETEROCODON.

Castro Crest: Backbone Trail, riparian woodland, May 2009.

Characteristics: Native, Blue, Small, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring, Late Spring.

I have yet to catch its tiny blue flowers (a "rare" event.) Often cleistogamous (i.e., flowers do not open).
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Little Venus' Looking-glass
Triodanis biflora


Family: Campanulaceae (BELLFLOWER).
Other common names: small Venus' looking glass.
Generic common name: VENUS LOOKING-GLASS.

Castro Crest: Backbone Trail, oak woodland, April 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Blue, Small, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring.
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Family Caryophyllaceae

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Showy Baby's-breath *
Gypsophila elegans


Family: Caryophyllaceae (PINK).
Other common names: annual baby’s breath.
Generic common name: BABY'S-BREATH.

Malibu Creek State Park: Backbone Trail, oak woodland, May 2005.

Characteristics: Non-Native, White, Medium, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring.

Cultivar probably deliberately distributed by hikers.
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Family Characeae

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Chara Algae
Chara sp.


Family: Characeae (STONEWORT).
Division: Charophyta (STONEWORTS).
Other common names: algae, stonewort algae, green algae.
Generic common name: STONEWORT.

Circle X Ranch: Canyon View Trail, shallow pools of intermittent streambed, August 2010.

Characteristics: Native.

Chara are members of the plant division Charophyta which are all freshwater pondweeds.
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Family Chenopodiaceae

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Parish's glasswort
Arthrocnemum subterminale

TJM1: Salicornia subterminalis.

Family: Chenopodiaceae (GOOSEFOOT).
Other common names: Parish's pickleweed.
Generic common name: PICKLEWEED.

Mugu Lagoon, salt marsh, Nov 2010.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring.

Do not have flower pictures yet.
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Four-wing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens var. canescens

TJM1: Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens.

Family: Chenopodiaceae (GOOSEFOOT).
Other common names: shadscale, hoary saltbush.
Generic common name: SALTBUSH, ORACH.

Wildwood Park: Las Flores Trail, coastal sage scrub, Oct 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Summer.

A California native used in landscaping but probably not native to SMM.
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Coulter’s Saltbush
Atriplex coulteri


Family: Chenopodiaceae (GOOSEFOOT).
Other common names: Coulter’s orach.
Generic common name: SALTBUSH, ORACH.

Malibu: coastal bluff, May 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Red, Small, Clusters, Odd, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Early Spring.

Status: CNPS List 1B.2.
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Garden Beet *
Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima


Family: Chenopodiaceae (GOOSEFOOT).
Other common names: Sea Beet.
Generic common name: BEET.

Drier upper margin of salt marsh, July 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Summer.
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Pitseed Goosefoot *
Chenopodium berlandieri var. zschackei


Family: Chenopodiaceae (GOOSEFOOT).
Other common names: Zschack's goosefoot.
Generic common name: PIGWEED, GOOSEFOOT.

Day Canyon: drying bottom and margin of an ephemeral pool, July 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring, Summer, Fall.
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Largeseed Goosefoot *
Chenopodium macrospermum


Family: Chenopodiaceae (GOOSEFOOT).
Other common names: coast goose.
Generic common name: PIGWEED, GOOSEFOOT.

Zuma Beach County Park, Zuma Lagoon, Oct 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Fall.
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Family Cistaceae

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Pink Rockrose *
Cistus incanus

TJM1: Cistus creticus.
Other scientific names: Cistus villosus, Cistus incanus ssp. creticus.

Family: Cistaceae (ROCK-ROSE).
Other common names: hairy rockrose, Cretan rockrose.
Generic common name: ROCK-ROSE.

Malibu Creek State Park: riparian woodland east of Las Virgenes Cyn Rd, June 2009.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Red, Large, Clusters, Solitary, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring.

Cultivar infrequently encountered near urban landscaping.
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Family Convolvulaceae

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South Coast False Bindweed
Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia


Family: Convolvulaceae (MORNING-GLORY).
Other common names: island false bindweed.
Generic common name: MORNING-GLORY, FALSE BINDWEED.

Day Canyon: disturbed grassland, July 2011.

Characteristics: Native, White, Large, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Early Spring, Late Spring.
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Island Morning Glory
Calystegia macrostegia ssp. macrostegia


Family: Convolvulaceae (MORNING-GLORY).
Other common names: island false bindweed.
Generic common name: MORNING-GLORY, FALSE BINDWEED.

Disturbed road margin, July 2011.

Characteristics: Native, White, Large, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Early Spring, Late Spring.
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Asian Ponysfoot *
Dichondra micrantha


Family: Convolvulaceae (MORNING-GLORY).
Generic common name: PONYSFOOT.

Paramount Ranch: sheltered margin of irrigated lawn, April 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, White, Green, Small, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Late Spring, Summer.

Cultivated as a ground cover.
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Family Crassulaceae

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Canyon Dudleya
Dudleya cymosa ssp. cymosa


Family: Crassulaceae (STONECROP).
Other common names: canyon liveforever.
Generic common name: DUDLEYA, LIVEFOREVER.

Circle X Ranch: north-facing, steep rocky slope, April 2009.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Red, Medium, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Early Spring.
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Santa Monica Mountains Dudleya
Dudleya cymosa ssp. ovatifolia


Family: Crassulaceae (STONECROP).
Generic common name: DUDLEYA, LIVEFOREVER.

Steep rock face, riparian, June 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Green, Medium, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Late Spring.

Status: CNPS List 1B.2.
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Palmer's Dudleya
Dudleya palmeri


Family: Crassulaceae (STONECROP).
Other common names: Palmer's liveforever.
Generic common name: DUDLEYA, LIVEFOREVER.

Malibu Canyon Road: steep roadcut, chaparral, June 2001.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Red, Medium, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Late Spring.
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Broadleaf Stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium


Family: Crassulaceae (STONECROP).
Other common names: broadleaf sedum, Colorado stonecrop, spoon-leaved stonecrop.
Generic common name: STONECROP.

Malibu Creek State Park: steep rocky slopes above creek near Century Lake, chaparral, July 2011 (not a flowering date).

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Late Spring.

No flower pictures.
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Family Cucurbitaceae

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Field Pumpkin *
Cucurbita pepo var. pepo


Family: Cucurbitaceae (GOURD).
Other common names: squash, zucchini.
Generic common name: GOURD, SQUASH.

Rocky Oaks: disturbed area near the parking lot, July 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Yellow, Large, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring, Summer.

As with other species possessing a long history of cultivation it can take many forms. The common name for the variety shown here would be zucchini.
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Family Cyperaceae

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Round-fruited Sedge
Carex globosa


Family: Cyperaceae (SEDGE).
Generic common name: SEDGE.

March 2010.

Characteristics: Native, Late Spring.
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San Luis Obispo Sedge
Carex obispoensis


Family: Cyperaceae (SEDGE).
Generic common name: SEDGE.

Malibu Creek State Park: Backbone Trail, chaparral, April 2010.

Characteristics: Native, Late Spring.
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Swamp Carex
Carex senta


Family: Cyperaceae (SEDGE).
Other common names: swamp sedge, rough sedge, western rough sedge.
Generic common name: SEDGE.

Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail: intermittently flooded streambed, Feb 2010.

Characteristics: Native, Early Spring.
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Parish's Spikerush
Eleocharis parishii


Family: Cyperaceae (SEDGE).
Generic common name: SPIKERUSH.

Wildwood Park: Las Flores Trail, creekside, riparian woodland, Aug 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Herbaceous, Perennial, Summer.
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Low Club Rush
Isolepis cernua

TJM1: Scirpus cernuus.

Family: Cyperaceae (SEDGE).
Other common names: annual tule.
Generic common name: BULRUSH.

Leo Carrillo State Park: permanent wet seep just above the beach, May 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Late Spring, Summer.
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Family Fabaceae

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Dove Lupine
Lupinus bicolor


Family: Fabaceae (PEA).
Other common names: miniature lupine, bicolored lupine, annual lupine.
Generic common name: LUPINE.

Lake Eleanor Open Space: grassland, March 2010.

Characteristics: Native, Red, Blue, Medium, Clusters, Odd, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring, Late Spring.
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Slender Vetch
Vicia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana

TJM1: Vicia ludoviciana var. ludoviciana.

Family: Fabaceae (PEA).
Other common names: deerpea vetch.
Generic common name: VETCH.

Castro Crest: Backbone Trail, riparian woodland, April 2010.

Characteristics: Native, Red, Small, Clusters, Odd, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring, Late Spring.
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Family Hypericaceae

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St. John’s Wort *
Hypericum canariense


Family: Hypericaceae (ST. JOHN'S WORT, MANGOSTEEN).
Other common names: Canary Island St. Johnswort.
Generic common name: ST. JOHN'S WORT.

Franklin Canyon, oak woodland, June 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Yellow, Large, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring.
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Family Iridaceae

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Yellow Water Iris *
Iris pseudacorus


Family: Iridaceae (IRIS).
Other common names: paleyellow iris, horticultural iris, yellow flag.
Generic common name: IRIS.

Cold Creek: creekbed.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Yellow, Large, Solitary, Odd, Herbaceous, Perennial, Early Spring.

Note: Invasive exotic, NOXIOUS WEED.
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Family Juncaceae

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Southwestern Spiny Rush
Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii


Family: Juncaceae (RUSH).
Generic common name: RUSH.

Leo Carrillo State Park: coastal strand, May 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Red, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Late Spring.
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Baltic Rush
Juncus balticus

FNA: Juncus arcticus var. balticus.
Other scientific names: Juncus mexicanus.

Family: Juncaceae (RUSH).
Other common names: Mexican rush, wire rush, mountain rush.
Generic common name: RUSH.

Westlake Road: riparian woodland, June 2010.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Red, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Late Spring.

A complex group, see discussion in the UCLA description.
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Toad Rush
Juncus bufonius


Family: Juncaceae (RUSH).
Generic common name: RUSH.

Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail: riparian woodland in saturated soill, June 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring.
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Spreading Rush
Juncus patens


Family: Juncaceae (RUSH).
Generic common name: RUSH.

Hondo Canyon: Backbone Trail, oak woodland, May 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Early Spring, Late Spring.
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Brown Headed Rush
Juncus phaeocephalus


Family: Juncaceae (RUSH).
Generic common name: RUSH.

Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa: Near Equestrian parking lot, riparian woodland, Aug 2010.

Characteristics: Native, Red, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Summer.
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Basket Rush
Juncus textilis


Family: Juncaceae (RUSH).
Other common names: mat rush.
Generic common name: RUSH.

Paramount Ranch: oak woodland near the creek, June 2007.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Late Spring.
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Family Marsileaceae

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Hairy Waterclover
Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita


Family: Marsileaceae (MARSILEA).
Generic common name: WATER-CLOVER.

Day Canyon: drying bottom of an ephemeral pool, July 2011.

Characteristics: Native.
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Family Moraceae

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Edible Fig *
Ficus carica


Family: Moraceae (MULBERRY).
Other common names: common fig.
Generic common name: FIG.

Riparian woodland near China Flat Trail, May 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Green, Large, Solitary, Odd, Woody, Perennial, Early Spring, Late Spring.
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Family Myrtaceae

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Red Gum *
Eucalyptus camaldulensis var. camaldulensis

TJM1: Eucalyptus camaldulensis.

Family: Myrtaceae (MYRTLE, WAX MYRTLE).
Other common names: river red gum.
Generic common name: GUM TREE.

Peter Strauss Ranch: riparian zone near creek, June 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, White, Medium, Large, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring.

Note: Invasive exotic, widely planted.
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Family Oleaceae

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Chinese Privet *
Ligustrum lucidum


Family: Oleaceae (OLIVE).
Other common names: glossy privet.
Generic common name: PRIVET.

Old Meadows Park, Thousand Oaks: banks of a drainage ditch, July 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, White, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring.

Escaped cultivar.
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Olive *
Olea europaea


Family: Oleaceae (OLIVE).
Generic common name: OLIVE.

Private land near Mulholland and Kanan Roads: chaparral, May 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, White, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring.
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Family Onagraceae

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Drummond's Gaura *
Oenothera xenogaura

TJM1: Gaura drummondii.

Family: Onagraceae (EVENING PRIMROSE).
Other common names: Drummond's beeblossom.
Generic common name: EVENING PRIMROSE.

Malibu Creek State Park: Phantom Trail, disturbed trail margin near landscaping, Aug 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Red, Medium, Clusters, Odd, Woody, Perennial, Summer.

Note: has NOXIOUS WEED status.
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Family Orchidaceae

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Chaparral Rein Orchid
Piperia cooperi


Family: Orchidaceae (ORCHID).
Other common names: Cooper's rein-orchid.
Generic common name: PIPERIA, REIN ORCHID.

Red Rock Canyon Park: Red Rock Canyon Road, chaparral, May 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Medium, Clusters, Odd, Herbaceous, Perennial, Early Spring.
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Family Plantaginaceae

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Morrocan Toadflax
Linaria maroccana


Family: Plantaginaceae (PLANTAIN).
Generic common name: TOADFLAX.

Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, thin soiled grassland, May 2005.

Characteristics: Native, White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Large, Clusters, Odd, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring.

Garden escapee, probably deliberately spread by hikers.
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Prairie Plantain
Plantago elongata

Other scientific names: Plantago bigelovii.

Family: Plantaginaceae (PLANTAIN).
Other common names: long leaf plantain, annual coast plantago, coastal plantain, slender plantain.
Generic common name: PLANTAIN.

Triunfo Canyon Park: drying vernal pool near the reservoir, March 2010.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Odd, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring.
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Family Poaceae

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Redtop *
Agrostis gigantea


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: giant bentgrass, creeping bentgras.
Generic common name: BENT GRASS.

Upper Zuma Canyon: riparian woodland, Aug 2010.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Annual Quaking Grass *
Briza minor


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: lesser quakinggrass, little rattlesnake grass, little quakinggrass.
Generic common name: QUAKING GRASS.

July 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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California Brome
Bromus carinatus var. carinatus


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: mountain brome.
Generic common name: BROME.

Open Space near Ladyface Mountain: oak savanna, May 2011.

Characteristics: Native.
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Rescue Grass *
Bromus catharticus var. catharticus


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Generic common name: BROME.

Rocky Oaks: disturbed area near parking lot, March 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Woodland Brome *
Bromus pseudolaevipes


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: coast range brome, southern chinook brome.
Generic common name: BROME.

Latigo Canyon Road margin near Newton Canyon, oak woodland, June 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Feather Finger Grass *
Chloris virgata


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: feather windmill-grass.
Generic common name: WINDMILL GRASS.

Sept 2009.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Bermuda Grass *
Cynodon dactylon


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Generic common name: BERMUDA GRASS, DOG'S-TOOTH GRASS .

Peter Strauss Ranch: intermittently flooded gravel bed near creek, June 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Durban Crowfoot *
Dactyloctenium aegyptium


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: crowfoot grass, Egyptian grass.
Generic common name: CROWFOOT GRASS.

Spring 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Tall Fescue *
Festuca arundinacea

FNA: Schedonorus arundinaceus.
Other scientific names: Lolium arundinaceum.

Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Generic common name: FESCUE, RYE GRASS.

Paramount Ranch: low areas near the creek, June 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Elmer Fescue
Festuca elmeri


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: coast fescue.
Generic common name: FESCUE, RYE GRASS.

May 2011.

Characteristics: Native.

Day Canyon: disturbed grassland, May 2011.
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Perennial Ryegrass *
Festuca perennis

TJM1: Lolium perenne.
Other scientific names: Lolium multiflorum.

Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: Italian ryegrass, annual ryegrass.
Generic common name: FESCUE, RYE GRASS.

Rocky Oaks: miscellaneous trails, disturbed grassland, June 2010.

Characteristics: Non-Native.

The combination of the previously separated annual and perennial species into this one species is discussed in the UCLA description.
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Dwarf Barley
Hordeum depressum


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: low barley, alkali barley.
Generic common name: BARLEY.

Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: disturbed grassland, April 2008.

Characteristics: Native.
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Smooth Barley *
Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: foxtail.
Generic common name: BARLEY.

Jan 2010.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Barley *
Hordeum vulgare

TJM1: Not Listed.

Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: common barley, cultivated barley.
Generic common name: BARLEY.

Feb 2010.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Prairie Junegrass
Koeleria macrantha


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Generic common name: JUNE GRASS.

Open Space near Ladyface Mountain: oak/grassland interface.

Characteristics: Native.
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Deergrass
Muhlenbergia rigens


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Generic common name: MUHLY.

Rocky Oaks: Pond Trail, oak savannah, Sept 2011.

Characteristics: Native.
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Seashore Paspalum *
Paspalum vaginatum


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Generic common name: CROWNGRASS.

Malibu Lagoon State Beach: tidal salt marsh, dec 2010.

Characteristics: Non-Native.

Note: Invasive exotic.
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Feathertop *
Pennisetum villosum


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Generic common name: FOUNTAINGRASS.

Pacific Coast Highway near Mugu State Park: disturbed road margin, July 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Lesser Canarygrass *
Phalaris minor


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: littleseed canarygrass, Mediterranean canarygrass.
Generic common name: CANARYGRASS.

Day Canyon: disturbed grassland, May 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Hooded Canarygrass *
Phalaris paradoxa


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Generic common name: CANARYGRASS.

Day Canyon: disturbed grassland, May 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Ditch Beardgrass *
Polypogon interruptus


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: ditch rabbitsfoot grass.
Generic common name: BEARD GRASS, RABBITSFOOT GRASS.

Leo Carrillo State Park: permanent wet seep just above the beach, May 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Water Beardgrass *
Polypogon viridis

TJM1: Agrostis viridis.
Other scientific names: Agrostis semiverticillata.

Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: green bentgrass, water bent.
Generic common name: BEARD GRASS, RABBITSFOOT GRASS.

Malibu Creek State Park: creekside near Mott Road, riparian woodland, June 2010.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Bur Bristle Grass *
Setaria adhaerens


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: tropical barbed bristlegrass.
Generic common name: BRISTLEGRASS.

Oct 2008.

Characteristics: Non-Native.
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Johnson Grass *
Sorghum halepense


Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Generic common name: SORGHUM.

Occasional weed especially where adequate moisture is available, May 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native.

Note: has NOXIOUS WEED status in some locations.
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Nodding Needlegrass
Stipa cernua

TJM1: Nassella cernua.

Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Generic common name: NEEDLEGRASS.

Peter Strauss Ranch: Parking lot margin, May 2011.

Characteristics: Native.
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Family Polygonaceae

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Santa Catalina Island Buckwheat
Eriogonum giganteum var. giganteum


Family: Polygonaceae (BUCKWHEAT).
Other common names: Santa Catalina Island’s St. Catherine’s Lace.
Generic common name: WILD BUCKWHEAT, BUCKWHEAT.

Malibu Lagoon State Beach: trailside near tidal salt marsh, July 2011.

Characteristics: Native, White, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring, Summer.

Naturalized in Santa Monica Mountains (introduced California native).
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Sheep Sorrel *
Rumex acetosella


Family: Polygonaceae (BUCKWHEAT).
Other common names: field sorrel.
Generic common name: DOCK.

Topanga State Park, Trippet Ranch: Eagle Springs Road, disturbed grassland, April 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Green, Red, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Early Spring.
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Bitter Dock *
Rumex obtusifolius


Family: Polygonaceae (BUCKWHEAT).
Other common names: broadleaf dock.
Generic common name: DOCK.

Agora Road: wet area in the road margin, March 2010.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Winter, Early Spring.
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Yellow Dock
Rumex persicarioides

TJM1: Not Listed.

Family: Polygonaceae (BUCKWHEAT).
Generic common name: DOCK.

Day Canyon: drying bottom and margin of an ephemeral pool, May 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Odd, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring.
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Family Potamogetonaceae

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Fennel-leaf Pondweed
Stuckenia pectinata

TJM1: Potamogeton pectinatus.

Family: Potamogetonaceae (PONDWEED).
Other common names: sago pondweed.
Generic common name: PONDWEED.

Open water, July 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Small, Clusters, Odd, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Late Spring.
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Family Rosaceae

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Narrow-leaved Firethorn *
Pyracantha angustifolia


Family: Rosaceae (ROSE).
Other common names: slender firethorn, woolly firethorn.
Generic common name: FIRETHORN.

Santa Ynez Canyon: Santa Ynez Canyon Trail, oak woodland, May 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, White, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring.
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Family Solanaceae

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Jimson Weed *
Datura stramonium


Family: Solanaceae (NIGHTSHADE, POTATO).
Other common names: Toloache.
Generic common name: JIMSON WEED, THORN-APPLE.

Calleguas Creek: sandbar near CSUCI, July 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, White, Large, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Summer.
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Tomatillo *
Physalis philadelphica


Family: Solanaceae (NIGHTSHADE, POTATO).
Other common names: tomate, Mexican groundcherry.
Generic common name: GROUND-CHERRY.

Developed picnic areas, Sept 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Yellow, Large, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring, Summer.

An escaped garden herb, probably unintentionally spread by picnickers.
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Lanceleaf Nightshade *
Solanum lanceolatum


Family: Solanaceae (NIGHTSHADE, POTATO).
Other common names: orangeberry nightshade.
Generic common name: NIGHTSHADE.

Infrequently escaped cultivar of disturbed spaces, April 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Blue, Large, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Early Spring, Late Spring.

Note: has NOXIOUS WEED status.
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Family Verbenaceae

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Bigbract Verbena
Verbena bracteata


Family: Verbenaceae (VERVAIN).
Other common names: bracted verbena, prostrate vervain.
Generic common name: VERVAIN.

Day Canyon: drying bottom and margin of an ephemeral pool, July 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Red, Blue, Small, Clusters, Odd, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring, Summer.
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Moss Verbena *
Verbena pulchella

TJM1: Verbena tenuisecta.
Other scientific names: Glandularia pulchella.

Family: Verbenaceae (VERVAIN).
Generic common name: VERVAIN.

Oakbrook Community Park: Albertson Motorway, chaparral, disturbed road margin, May 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, White, Blue, Medium, Large, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring, Summer.

Escaped cultivar generally found near urban landscaping.
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Family Vitaceae

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Cultivated Grape *
Vitis vinifera


Family: Vitaceae (GRAPE).
Other common names: wine grape.
Generic common name: GRAPE.

Private land near Mulholland and Kanan Roads: oak woodlandl, June 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring.

As with other species possessing a long history of cultivation it can take many forms.
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Family Zannichelliaceae

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Common Poolmat
Zannichellia palustris


Family: Zannichelliaceae (HORNED-PONDWEED).
Other common names: grass-wrack.
Generic common name: HORNED-PONDWEED.

Circle X Ranch: Creekbed near Mishe Mokwa Trail, July 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Odd, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring, Summer.
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