Plants in the Interpretive Guide on CD
Listed in order by botanical name.
| BOTANICAL NAME | BOTANICAL FAMILY | COMMON NAME | COMMON FAMILY |
| Acer macrophyllum | Aceraceae | Big-leaf Maple | Maple |
| Achillea millefolium | Asteraceae | Yarrow | Sunflower |
| Acourtia microcephala | Asteraceae | Sacapellote | Sunflower |
| Adenostoma fasciculatum | Rosaceae | Chamise | Rose |
| Adiantum capillus-veneris | Pteridaceae | Southern Maidenhair Fern | Brake |
| Agave americana* | Liliaceae | Century Plant* | Lily |
| Ageratina adenophora** | Asteraceae | Eupatory** | Sunflower |
| Alnus rhombifolia | Betulaceae | White Alder | Birch |
| Ambrosia acanthicarpa | Asteraceae | Burr Ragweed | Sunflower |
| Amsinckia menziesii | Boraginaceae | Fiddleneck | Borage |
| Anthriscus caucalis* | Apiaceae | Bur Chervil* | Carrot |
| Antirrhinum coulterianum | Scrophulariaceae | White Snapdragon | Figwort |
| Antirrhinum kelloggii | Scrophulariaceae | Twining Snapdragon | Figwort |
| Antirrhinum multiflorum | Scrophulariaceae | Chaparral Snapdragon | Figwort |
| Aquilegia formosa | Ranunculaceae | Western Columbine | Buttercup |
| Arabis sparsiflora | Brassicaceae | Elegant Rockcress | Mustard |
| Arctostaphylos glandulosa | Ericaceae | San Gabriel Mountains Manzanita | Heath |
| Arctostaphylos glauca | Ericaceae | Bigberry Manzanita | Heath |
| Artemisia californica | Asteraceae | California Sagebrush | Sunflower |
| Artemisia douglasiana | Asteraceae | Mugwort | Sunflower |
| Artemisia dracunculus | Asteraceae | Wild Tarragon | Sunflower |
| Artemisia tridentata | Asteraceae | Great Basin Sagebrush | Sunflower |
| Arundo donax** | Poaceae | Arundo** | Grass |
| Asclepias eriocarpa | Asclepiadaceae | Indian Milkweed | Milkweed |
| Asclepias fascicularis | Asclepiadaceae | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Milkweed |
| Aspidotis californica | Pteridaceae | California Lace Fern | Brake |
| Aster greatae | Asteraceae | Greata's Aster | Sunflower |
| Astragalus brauntonii | Fabaceae | Braunton's Milkvetch | Pea |
| Avena spp.** | Poaceae | Wild Oat** | Grass |
| Baccharis pilularis | Asteraceae | Coyote Brush | Sunflower |
| Baccharis salicifolia | Asteraceae | Mule Fat | Sunflower |
| Bloomeria crocea | Liliaceae | Goldenstar | Lily |
| Boykinia rotundifolia | Saxifragaceae | Round-leaved Boykinia | Saxifrage |
| Brickellia californica | Asteraceae | California Brickellbush | Sunflower |
| Brickellia nevinii | Asteraceae | Nevin's Brickellbush | Sunflower |
| Brodiaea filifolia | Liliaceae | Thread-leaved Brodiaea | Lily |
| Bromus diandrus** | Poaceae | Ripgut Brome** | Grass |
| Bromus madritensis** | Poaceae | Red Brome** | Grass |
| Calandrinia ciliata | Portulacaceae | Red Maids | Purslane |
| Calochortus albus | Liliaceae | White Fairy Lantern | Lily |
| Calochortus clavatus | Liliaceae | Yellow Mariposa Lily | Lily |
| Calochortus plummerae | Liliaceae | Plummer's Mariposa Lily | Lily |
| Calystegia macrostegia | Convolvulaceae | Wild Morning Glory | Morning Glory |
| Camissonia bistorta | Onagraceae | Southern Sun Cup | Evening Primrose |
| Camissonia californica | Onagraceae | California Evening Primrose | Evening Primrose |
| Cardamine californica | Brassicaceae | Milk Maids | Mustard |
| Carduus pycnocephalus** | Asteraceae | Italian Thistle** | Sunflower |
| Castilleja applegatei | Scrophulariaceae | Wavyleaf Indian Paintbrush | Figwort |
| Castilleja foliolosa | Scrophulariaceae | Woolly Indian Paintbrush | Figwort |
| Castilleja minor | Scrophulariaceae | Lesser Indian Paintbrush | Figwort |
| Ceanothus crassifolius | Rhamnaceae | Hoaryleaf Ceanothus | Buckthorn |
| Ceanothus leucodermis | Rhamnaceae | Chaparral Whitethorn | Buckthorn |
| Ceanothus oliganthus | Rhamnaceae | Hairy Ceanothus | Buckthorn |
| Centaurea melitensis** | Asteraceae | Maltese Star Thistle** | Sunflower |
| Cercocarpus betuloides | Rosaceae | Mountain Mahogany | Rose |
| Chaenactis artemisiifolia | Asteraceae | White Pincushion | Sunflower |
| Chaenactis glabriuscula | Asteraceae | Yellow Pincushion | Sunflower |
| Chamaesyce melanadenia | Euphorbiaceae | Sandmat | Spurge |
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum | Liliaceae | Soap Plant | Lily |
| Cirsium occidentale | Asteraceae | Western Thistle | Sunflower |
| Cirsium vulgare** | Asteraceae | Bull Thistle** | Sunflower |
| Cistus creticus* | Cistaceae | Pink Rockrose* | Rockrose |
| Cistus ladanifer* | Cistaceae | Crimson-spot Rockrose* | Rockrose |
| Clarkia bottae | Onagraceae | Botta's Clarkia | Evening Primrose |
| Clarkia purpurea | Onagraceae | Purple Clarkia | Evening Primrose |
| Clarkia unguiculata | Onagraceae | Elegant Clarkia | Evening Primrose |
| Claytonia perfoliata | Portulacaceae | Miner's Lettuce | Purslane |
| Clematis lasiantha | Ranunculaceae | Chaparral Virgin's Bower | Buttercup |
| Collinsia heterophylla | Scrophulariaceae | Chinese Houses | Figwort |
| Collinsia parryi | Scrophulariaceae | Parry's Blue-eyed Mary | Figwort |
| Colutea arborescens** | Fabaceae | Bladder Senna** | Pea |
| Conium maculatum** | Apiaceae | Poison Hemlock** | Carrot |
| Conyza canadensis | Asteraceae | Horseweed | Sunflower |
| Crassula connata | Crassulaceae | Pygmy-weed | Stonecrop |
| Croton californicus | Euphorbiaceae | California Croton | Spurge |
| Cryptantha muricata | Boraginaceae | Popcorn Flower | Borage |
| Cupressus arizonica* | Cupressaceae | Arizona Cypress* | Cypress |
| Cuscuta spp. | Cuscutaceae | Dodder | Dodder |
| Cyperus eragrostis | Cyperaceae | Tall Flatsedge | Sedge |
| Datura wrightii | Solanaceae | Sacred Datura | Nightshade |
| Delairea odorata** | Asteraceae | Cape Ivy** | Sunflower |
| Delphinium cardinale | Ranunculaceae | Scarlet Larkspur | Buttercup |
| Delphinium patens | Ranunculaceae | Spreading Larkspur | Buttercup |
| Dendromecon rigida | Papaveraceae | Bush Poppy | Poppy |
| Descurainia pinnata | Brassicaceae | Tansy Mustard | Mustard |
| Dicentra chrysantha | Papaveraceae | Golden Eardrops | Poppy |
| Dichelostemma capitatum | Liliaceae | Blue Dicks | Lily |
| Dodecatheon clevelandii | Primulaceae | Shooting Star | Primrose |
| Dryopteris arguta | Dryopteridaceae | Coastal Wood Fern | Wood Fern |
| Dudleya cymosa | Crassulaceae | Canyon Liveforever | Stonecrop |
| Dudleya densiflora | Crassulaceae | San Gabriel Mountains Liveforever | Stonecrop |
| Dudleya lanceolata | Crassulaceae | Lanceleaf Liveforever | Stonecrop |
| Emmenanthe penduliflora | Hydrophyllaceae | Whispering Bells | Waterleaf |
| Epilobium canum | Onagraceae | California Fuchsia | Evening Primrose |
| Epilobium ciliatum | Onagraceae | Willow Herb | Evening Primrose |
| Epipactis gigantea | Orchidaceae | Stream Orchid | Orchid |
| Eremocarpus setigerus | Euphorbiaceae | Dove Weed | Spurge |
| Ericameria parishii | Asteraceae | Parish's Goldenbush | Sunflower |
| Ericameria pinifolia | Asteraceae | Pine Goldenbush | Sunflower |
| Erigeron foliosus | Asteraceae | Fleabane Aster | Sunflower |
| Eriodictyon crassifolium | Hydrophyllaceae | Thickleaf Yerba Santa | Waterleaf |
| Eriodictyon trichocalyx | Hydrophyllaceae | Smoothleaf Yerba Santa | Waterleaf |
| Eriogonum elongatum | Polygonaceae | Wand Buckwheat | Buckwheat |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum | Polygonaceae | California Buckwheat | Buckwheat |
| Eriophyllum confertiflorum | Asteraceae | Golden Yarrow | Sunflower |
| Erodium cicutarium* | Geraniaceae | Redstem Filaree* | Geranium |
| Erysimum capitatum | Brassicaceae | Western Wallflower | Mustard |
| Eschscholzia caespitosa | Papaveraceae | Foothill Poppy | Poppy |
| Eschscholzia californica | Papaveraceae | California Poppy | Poppy |
| Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia | Hydrophyllaceae | Eucrypta | Waterleaf |
| Fraxinus velutina | Oleaceae | Velvet Ash | Olive |
| Galium angustifolium | Rubiaceae | Narrowleaf Bedstraw | Madder |
| Galium aparine | Rubiaceae | Common Bedstraw | Madder |
| Garrya veatchii | Garryaceae | Canyon Silk Tassel | Silk Tassel |
| Gilia angelensis | Polemoniaceae | Chaparral Gilia | Phlox |
| Gilia capitata | Polemoniaceae | Globe Gilia | Phlox |
| Gilia splendens | Polemoniaceae | Splendid Gilia | Phlox |
| Gnaphalium bicolor | Asteraceae | Two-tone Everlasting | Sunflower |
| Gnaphalium californicum | Asteraceae | California Everlasting | Sunflower |
| Gnaphalium canescens | Asteraceae | Felt-leaf Everlasting | Sunflower |
| Hazardia squarrosa | Asteraceae | Saw-toothed Goldenbush | Sunflower |
| Hedera helix** | Araliaceae | English Ivy** | Ginseng |
| Helianthemum scoparium | Cistaceae | Peak Rushrose | Rockrose |
| Helianthus annuus | Asteraceae | Common Sunflower | Sunflower |
| Helianthus gracilentus | Asteraceae | Slender Sunflower | Sunflower |
| Heteromeles arbutifolia | Rosaceae | Toyon | Rose |
| Heterotheca grandiflora | Asteraceae | Telegraph Weed | Sunflower |
| Heterotheca sessiliflora | Asteraceae | Golden Aster | Sunflower |
| Heuchera elegans | Saxifragaceae | Urn-flowered Alumroot | Saxifrage |
| Hirschfeldia incana** | Brassicaceae | Mediterranean Mustard** | Mustard |
| Juglans californica | Juglandaceae | California Black Walnut | Walnut |
| Keckiella cordifolia | Scrophulariaceae | Heartleaf Penstemon | Figwort |
| Keckiella ternata | Scrophulariaceae | Whorlleaf Penstemon | Figwort |
| Lathyrus vestitus | Fabaceae | Wild Sweet Pea | Legume |
| Lepidospartum squamatum | Asteraceae | Scale Broom | Sunflower |
| Leptodactylon californicum | Polemoniaceae | Prickly Phlox | Phlox |
| Lessingia filaginifolia | Asteraceae | California Aster | Sunflower |
| Leymus condensatus | Poaceae | Giant Wild Rye | Grass |
| Lilium humboldtii | Liliaceae | Humboldt Lily | Lily |
| Lithophragma affine | Saxifragaceae | Common Woodland Star | Saxifrage |
| Lithophragma bolanderi | Saxifragaceae | Bolander's Woodland Star | Saxifrage |
| Lobelia dunnii | Campanulaceae | Dunn's Lobelia | Bellflower |
| Lobularia maritima* | Brassicaceae | Sweet Alyssum* | Mustard |
| Lomatium lucidum | Apiaceae | Shiny Lomatium | Carrot |
| Lonicera subspicata | Caprifoliaceae | Southern Honeysuckle | Honeysuckle |
| Lotus argophyllus | Fabaceae | Silver Lotus | Pea |
| Lotus crassifolius | Fabaceae | Broad-leaved Lotus | Legume |
| Lotus scoparius | Fabaceae | Deerweed | Legume |
| Lotus strigosus | Fabaceae | Strigose Lotus | Pea |
| Lupinus bicolor | Fabaceae | Miniature Lupine | Pea |
| Lupinus hirsutissimus | Fabaceae | Stinging Lupine | Legume |
| Lupinus longifolius | Fabaceae | Bush Lupine | Pea |
| Lupinus sparsiflorus | Fabaceae | Coulter's Lupine | Legume |
| Lupinus succulentus | Fabaceae | Arroyo Lupine | Legume |
| Lupinus truncatus | Fabaceae | Collar Lupine | Legume |
| Malacothamnus fasciculatus | Malvaceae | Chaparral Bush Mallow | Mallow |
| Malacothrix saxatilis | Asteraceae | Cliff Aster | Sunflower |
| Malosma laurina | Anacardiaceae | Laurel Sumac | Sumac |
| Marah macrocarpus | Cucurbitaceae | Wild Cucumber | Gourd |
| Marrubium vulgare* | Lamiaceae | Horehound* | Mint |
| Mentzelia laevicaulis | Loasaceae | Giant Blazing Star | Stick-leaf |
| Mentzelia micrantha | Loasaceae | Chaparral Blazing Star | Stick-leaf |
| Mimulus aurantiacus | Scrophulariaceae | Sticky Monkeyflower | Figwort |
| Mimulus brevipes | Scrophulariaceae | Yellow Monkeyflower | Figwort |
| Mimulus cardinalis | Scrophulariaceae | Scarlet Monkeyflower | Figwort |
| Mimulus floribundus | Scrophulariaceae | Many-flowered Monkeyflower | Figwort |
| Mimulus guttatus | Scrophulariaceae | Creek Monkeyflower | Figwort |
| Mirabilis californica | Nyctaginaceae | Wishbone Bush | Four O'clock |
| Muilla maritima | Liliaceae | Common Muilla | Lily |
| Nemophila menziesii | Hydrophyllaceae | Baby Blue Eyes | Waterleaf |
| Nicotiana glauca* | Solanaceae | Tree Tobacco* | Nightshade |
| Oenothera elata | Onagraceae | Hooker's Evening Primrose | Evening Primrose |
| Opuntia Xvaseyi | Cactaceae | Prickly Pear Cactus | Cactus |
| Paeonia californica | Paeoniaceae | California Peony | Peony |
| Papaver californicum | Papaveraceae | Fire Poppy | Poppy |
| Pellaea andromedifolia | Pteridaceae | Coffee Fern | Brake |
| Pennisetum setaceum** | Poaceae | Fountain Grass** | Grass |
| Penstemon centranthifolius | Scrophulariaceae | Scarlet Bugler | Figwort |
| Penstemon heterophyllus | Scrophulariaceae | Foothill Penstemon | Figwort |
| Penstemon spectabilis | Scrophulariaceae | Showy Penstemon | Figwort |
| Pentagramma triangularis | Pteridaceae | Goldback Fern | Brake |
| Phacelia brachyloba | Hydrophyllaceae | Yellow-throated Phacelia | Waterleaf |
| Phacelia cicutaria | Hydrophyllaceae | Caterpillar Phacelia | Waterleaf |
| Phacelia distans | Hydrophyllaceae | Common Phacelia | Waterleaf |
| Phacelia grandiflora | Hydrophyllaceae | Large-flowered Phacelia | Waterleaf |
| Phacelia imbricata | Hydrophyllaceae | Mountain Phacelia | Waterleaf |
| Phacelia longipes | Hydrophyllaceae | White-flowered Phacelia | Waterleaf |
| Phacelia minor | Hydrophyllaceae | Wild Canterbury Bells | Waterleaf |
| Phacelia ramosissima | Hydrophyllaceae | Branching Phacelia | Waterleaf |
| Phoradendron macrophyllum | Viscaceae | Big-leaf Mistletoe | Mistletoe |
| Pinus attenuata* | Pinaceae | Knobcone Pine* | Pine |
| Pinus coulteri | Pinaceae | Coulter Pine | Pine |
| Platanus racemosa | Platanaceae | Western Sycamore | Sycamore |
| Polygonum lapathifolium | Polygonaceae | Willow Weed | Buckwheat |
| Polypodium californicum | Polypodiaceae | California Polypody | Polypody |
| Populus balsamifera | Salicaceae | Black Cottonwood | Willow |
| Populus fremontii | Salicaceae | Fremont Cottonwood | Willow |
| Potentilla glandulosa | Rosaceae | Sticky Cinquefoil | Rose |
| Prunus ilicifolia | Rosaceae | Hollyleaf Cherry | Rose |
| Pseudotsuga macrocarpa | Pinaceae | Bigcone Douglas-fir | Pine |
| Quercus agrifolia | Fagaceae | Coast Live Oak | Oak |
| Quercus chrysolepis | Fagaceae | Canyon Live Oak | Oak |
| Quercus durata | Fagaceae | Leather Oak | Oak |
| Quercus engelmannii | Fagaceae | Engelmann Oak | Oak |
| Quercus wislizeni | Fagaceae | Interior Live Oak | Oak |
| Rhamnus californica | Rhamnaceae | California Coffeeberry | Buckthorn |
| Rhamnus crocea | Rhamnaceae | Littleleaf Redberry | Buckthorn |
| Rhamnus ilicifolia | Rhamnaceae | Hollyleaf Redberry | Buckthorn |
| Rhus integrifolia | Anacardiaceae | Lemonadeberry | Sumac |
| Rhus ovata | Anacardiaceae | Sugar Bush | Sumac |
| Rhus trilobata | Anacardiaceae | Basket Bush | Sumac |
| Ribes aureum | Grossulariaceae | Golden Currant | Gooseberry |
| Ribes californicum | Grossulariaceae | Hillside Gooseberry | Gooseberry |
| Ribes indecorum | Grossulariaceae | White-flowering Currant | Gooseberry |
| Ribes malvaceum | Grossulariaceae | Chaparral Currant | Gooseberry |
| Ricinus communis** | Euphorbiaceae | Castor Bean** | Spurge |
| Romneya coulteri* | Papaveraceae | Matilija Poppy* | Poppy |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum | Brassicaceae | Watercress | Mustard |
| Rosa californica | Rosaceae | California Wild Rose | Rose |
| Rubus discolor** | Rosaceae | Himalayan Blackberry** | Rose |
| Rubus ursinus | Rosaceae | California Blackberry | Rose |
| Salix exigua | Salicaceae | Narrowleaf Willow | Willow |
| Salix gooddingii | Salicaceae | Black Willow | Willow |
| Salix laevigata | Salicaceae | Red Willow | Willow |
| Salix lasiolepis | Salicaceae | Arroyo Willow | Willow |
| Salsola tragus** | Chenopodiaceae | Russian Thistle** | Goosefoot |
| Salvia apiana | Lamiaceae | White Sage | Mint |
| Salvia columbariae | Lamiaceae | Chia | Mint |
| Salvia mellifera | Lamiaceae | Black Sage | Mint |
| Sambucus mexicana | Caprifoliaceae | Mexican Elderberry | Honeysuckle |
| Sarcostemma cynanchoides | Asclepiadaceae | Climbing Milkweed | Milkweed |
| Scrophularia californica | Scrophulariaceae | Bee Plant | Figwort |
| Sedum spathulifolium | Crassulaceae | Yellow Stonecrop | Stonecrop |
| Selaginella bigelovii | Selaginellaceae | Bigelow's Spike-moss | Spike-moss |
| Senecio flaccidus | Asteraceae | Creek Senecio | Sunflower |
| Silene gallica* | Caryophyllaceae | Windmill Pink* | Pink |
| Silene laciniata | Caryophyllaceae | Indian Pink | Pink |
| Silybum marianum** | Asteraceae | Milk Thistle** | Sunflower |
| Sisymbrium orientale* | Brassicaceae | Oriental Mustard* | Mustard |
| Sisyrinchium bellum | Iridaceae | Blue-eyed Grass | Iris |
| Solanum douglasii | Solanaceae | White Nightshade | Nightshade |
| Solanum xanti | Solanaceae | Purple Nightshade | Nightshade |
| Spartium junceum** | Fabaceae | Spanish Broom** | Legume |
| Stachys albens | Lamiaceae | White Hedge-nettle | Mint |
| Stachys bullata | Lamiaceae | California Hedge-nettle | Mint |
| Stephanomeria cichoriacea | Asteraceae | Chicoryleaf Wirelettuce | Sunflower |
| Stephanomeria virgata | Asteraceae | Twiggy Wreathplant | Sunflower |
| Symphoricarpos mollis | Caprifoliaceae | Creeping Snowberry | Honeysuckle |
| Toxicodendron diversilobum | Anacardiaceae | Poison Oak | Sumac |
| Turricula parryi | Hydrophyllaceae | Poodle-dog Bush | Waterleaf |
| Umbellularia californica | Lauraceae | California Bay | Laurel |
| Urtica dioica | Urticaceae | Stinging Nettle | Nettle |
| Verbascum virgatum* | Scrophulariaceae | Wand Mullein* | Figwort |
| Veronica anagallis-aquatica* | Scrophulariaceae | Water Speedwell* | Figwort |
| Vinca major** | Apocynaceae | Periwinkle** | Dogbane |
| Woodwardia fimbriata | Blechnaceae | Giant Chain Fern | Deer Fern |
| Yucca whipplei | Liliaceae | Chaparral Yucca | Lily |
| Zigadenus fremontii | Liliaceae | White Star Lily | Lily |
* Introduced plant
** Introduced and invasive plant
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