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