Photos of BCEP Plant Species(opens in new window)
An online folder with photos of the BCEP Plant Species.
Herbaceous Plants of the BCEP
| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Native |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agavaceae | Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum | Wavy-Leaved Soap-Plant | YES |
| Alismataceae | Alisma triviale | Water-Plantain | YES |
| Alliaceae | Allium neapolitanum | White Garlic | NO |
| Amaryllidaceae | Narcissus | Daffodil | NO |
| Apiaceae | Anthriscus caucalis | Bur-Chervil | NO |
| Daucus pusillus | Rattlesnake-Weed | Yes | |
| Lomatium utriculatum | Bladder Lomatium | YES | |
| Sanicula crassicaulis | Pacific Sanicle | YES | |
| Torilis arvensis | Common Hedge-Parsley | NO | |
| Apocynaceae | Asclepias eriocarpa | Indian Milkweed | YES |
| Vinca major | Periwinkle | NO | |
| Araceae | Lemna minuta | Least Duckweed | YES |
| Asteraceae | Anthemis arvensis | Corn Chamomile | NO |
| Artemisia douglasiana | Mugwort | YES | |
| Bidens frondosa | Sticktight | YES | |
| Carduus pycnocephalus | Italian Plumeless-Thistle | NO | |
| Centaurea solstitialis | Yellow Star-Thistle | NO | |
| Cichorium intybus | Chicory | NO | |
| Cirsium vulgare | Bull Thistle | NO | |
| Conyza canadensis | Canadian Horseweed | YES | |
| Erigeron pumilus var. intermedius | Hairy Daisy | YES | |
| Eriophyllum lanatum var. grandiflorum | Large-Flowered Woolly-Sunflower | YES | |
| Gnaphalium luteoalbum | Weedy Cudweed | NO | |
| Grindelia hirsutula var. davyi | Foothill Gumplant | YES | |
| Hedypnois cretica | Crete Weed | NO | |
| Heterotheca grandiflora | Telegraph-Weed | YES | |
| Hypochaeris glabra | Smooth Cat's-Ear | NO | |
| Lactuca serriola | Prickly Lettuce | NO | |
| Lagophylla glandulosa | Glandular Hareleaf | YES | |
| Lasthenia californica | California Goldfields | YES | |
| Lessingia nemaclada | Slender-Stemmed Lessingia | YES | |
| Logfia gallica | Narrow-Leaved Filago | NO | |
| Madia gracilis | Slender Tarweed | YES | |
| Matricaria matricarioides | Common Pineapple-Weed | YES | |
| Micropus californicus var. californicus | Slender Cottonweed, Q-Tips | YES | |
| Pseudognaphalium beneolens | Fragrant Cudweed | YES | |
| Psilocarphus tenellus | Slender Wooly-Marbles | YES | |
| Senecio vulgaris | Old-Man-In-The-Spring | NO | |
| Silybum marianum | Milk-Thistle | NO | |
| Solidago velutina subsp. californica | California Goldenrod | YES | |
| Soliva sessilis | Lawn Burweed | NO | |
| Sonchus oleraceus | Common Sow-Thistle | NO | |
| Sonchus asper subsp. asper | Spiny-Leaved Sow-Thistle | NO | |
| Symphyotrichum chilense | California Aster | YES | |
| Tragopogon dubius | Yellow Salsify | NO | |
| Uropappus lindleyi | Silverpuffs | YES | |
| Xanthium strumarium | Cocklebur | YES | |
| Boraginaceae | Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia | Common Fiddleneck | YES |
| Cryptantha flaccida | Weak-Stemmed Cryptantha | YES | |
| Heliotropium europaeum | European Heliotrope | NO | |
| Myosotis latifolia | Common Forget-Me-Not | NO | |
| Phacelia egena | Rock Phacelia | YES | |
| Brassiaceae | Barbarea verna | Early Wintercress | NO |
| Brassica nigra | Black Mustard | NO | |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd's-Purse | NO | |
| Cardamine oligosperma | Western Bittercress | YES | |
| Draba verna subsp. verna | Spring Witlow-Grass | YES | |
| Hirschfeldia incana | Mediterranean Hoary-Mustard | NO | |
| Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum | Shining Pepper-Grass | YES | |
| Lepidium strictum | Upright Pepper-Grass | NO | |
| Lunaria annua | Moonwort, Money Plant | NO | |
| Nasturtium officinale | Watercress | YES | |
| Rorippa curvisiliqua | Western Yellowcress | YES | |
| Thysanocarpus curvipes | Clasping-Leaved Fringepod | YES | |
| Callitrichacaea | Callitriche marginata | Winged Water-Starwort | YES |
| Callitriche heterophylla var. bolanderi | Variable-Leaved Water-Starwort | YES | |
| Caryophyllaceae | Petrorhagia dubia | Grass-Pink | NO |
| Saponaria officinalis | Bouncing-Bet | NO | |
| Scleranthus annuus subsp. annuus | Knawel | NO | |
| Silene gallica | Windmill-Pink | NO | |
| Spergularia rubra | Ruby Sandspurry | NO | |
| Stellaria media | Common Chickweed | NO | |
| Velezia rigida | Velezia | NO | |
| Ceratophyllaceae | Ceratophyllum demersum | Hornwort | YES |
| Chenopodiaceae | Chenopodium album | Lamb's-Quarters | NO |
| Dysphania ambrosioides | Mexican-Tea | NO | |
| Dysphania botrys | Jerusalem-Oak | NO | |
| Convolvulaceae | Calystegia occidentalis subsp. occidentalis | Western Morning-Glory | YES |
| Convolvulus arvensis | Bindweed | NO | |
| Crassulaceae | Crassula connata | Pigmyweed | YES |
| Crassula tillaea | Mossy Pigmyweed | NO | |
| Dudleya cymosa subsp. cymosa | Canyon Dudleya | YES | |
| Cyperaceae | Carex barbarae | Santa Barbara Sedge | YES |
| Carex deweyana subsp. leptopoda | Short-Scaled Sedge | YES | |
| Carex feta | Green-Sheathed Sedge | YES | |
| Carex nudata | Torrent Sedge | YES | |
| Carex subfusca | Rusty Slender Sedge | YES | |
| Cyperus eragrostis | Tall Cyperus | YES | |
| Cyperus erythrorhizos | Red-Rooted Cyperus | YES | |
| Cyperus flavescens | Yellow Cyperus | NO | |
| Cyperus strigosus | False Nutsedge | YES | |
| Eleocharis macrostachya | Pale Spike-Rush | YES | |
| Lipocarpha micrantha | Small-Flowered Lipocarpha | YES | |
| Elatinaceae | Elatine ambigua | Rice-Field Waterwort | NO |
| Euphorbiaceae | Chamaesyce maculata | Spotted Spurge | NO |
| Chamaesyce serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia | Thyme-Leaved Spurge | YES | |
| Croton setigerus | Turkey Mullein | YES | |
| Euphorbia peplus | Petty Spurge | NO | |
| Fabaceae | Acmispon brachycarpus | Foothill Lotus | YES |
| Acmispon parviflorus | Small-Flowered Lotus | YES | |
| Acmispon americanus var. americanus | Spanish Lotus | YES | |
| Lathyrus tingitanus | Tangier Pea | NO | |
| Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons | Silver Bush-Lupine | YES | |
| Lupinus bicolor | Bicolored Lupine | YES | |
| Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus | White-Whorled Lupine | YES | |
| Lupinus nanus | Sky Lupine | YES | |
| Lupinus polycarpus | Small-Flowered Lupine | YES | |
| Medicago lupulina | Black Medick | NO | |
| Medicago polymorpha | Common Bur-Clover | NO | |
| Medicago praecox | Mediterranean Bur-Clover | NO | |
| Melilotus albus | White Sweet-Clover | NO | |
| Melilotus indicus | Indian Sweet-Clover | NO | |
| Trifolium dubium | Little Hop Clover | NO | |
| Trifolium glomeratum | Sessile-Headed Clover | NO | |
| Trifolium hirtum | Rose Clover | NO | |
| Trifolium microcephalum | Small-Headed Clover | YES | |
| Trifolium subterraneum | Subterranean Clover | NO | |
| Trifolium willdenovii | Tomcat Clover | YES | |
| Vicia sativa subsp. nigra | Garden Vetch | NO | |
| Vicia sativa subsp. sativa | Garden Vetch | NO | |
| Vicia villosa subsp. varia | Winter Vetch | NO | |
| Gentianaceae | Cicendia quadrangularis | Timwort | YES |
| Zeltnera venusta | Canchalagua | YES | |
| Geraniaceae | Erodium brachycarpum | Short-Fruited Stork's-Bill | NO |
| Erodium botrys | Long-Beaked Stork's-Bill | NO | |
| Erodium cicutarium | Red-Stemmed Filaree | NO | |
| Erodium moschatum | White-Stemmed Filaree | NO | |
| Geranium dissectum | Cut-Leaved Geranium | NO | |
| Geranium molle | Dove's-Foot Geranium | NO | |
| Hydrocharitaceae | Elodea canadensis | Canadian Waterweed | YES |
| Hypericaceae | Hypericum perforatum | Klamathweed | NO |
| Juncaceae | Juncus acuminatus | Sharp-Fruited Rush | YES |
| Juncus articulatus | Jointed Rush | YES | |
| Juncus bufonius var. bufonius | Common Toad Rush | YES | |
| Juncus capitatus | Leafy-Bracted Dwarf Rush | NO | |
| Juncus effusus var. exiguus | Short Rush | YES | |
| Lamiaceae | Lamium amplexicaule | Giraffehead | NO |
| Lycopus americanus | Cut-Leaved Bugleweed | YES | |
| Marrubium vulgare | Horehound | NO | |
| Melissa officinalis | Lemon-Balm | NO | |
| Mentha arvensis | American Wild Mint | YES | |
| Mentha pulegium | Pennyroyal | NO | |
| Mentha spicata var. spicata | Spearmint | NO | |
| Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata | Mountain Selfheal | YES | |
| Scutellaria sp. | Skullcap | YES | |
| Stachys ajugoides var. rigida | Rigid Hedge-Nettle | YES | |
| Stachys pycnantha | Short-Spiked Hedge-Nettle | YES | |
| Trichostema lanceolatum | Vinegar-Weed | YES | |
| Loasaceae | Mentzelia laevicaulis | Giant Blazingstar | YES |
| Lythraceae | Lythrum hyssopifolia | Hyssop Loosestrife | NO |
| Molluginaceae | Mollugo verticillata | Indian-Chickweed | NO |
| Montiaceae | Claytonia parviflora subsp. parviflora | Small-Flowered Miner's-Lettuce | YES |
| Claytonia perfoliata subsp. perfoliata | Common Miner's-Lettuce | YES | |
| Myrsinaceae | Anagallis arvensis | Scarlet Pimpernel | NO |
| Onagraceae | Clarkia purpurea subsp. quadrivulnera | Purple Clarkia | YES |
| Epilobium brachycarpum | Tall Annual Willowherb | YES | |
| Epilobium canum subsp. latifolium | California-Fuschia | YES | |
| Epilobium ciliatum subsp. ciliatum | Fringed Willowherb | YES | |
| Epilobium densiflorum | Dense-Flowered Spike-Primrose | YES | |
| Ludwigia peploides subsp. peploides | Yellow Waterweed | YES | |
| Oxalidaceae | Oxalis corniculata | Creeping Wood-Sorrel | NO |
| Oxalis pes-caprae | Bermuda-Buttercup | NO | |
| Papaveraceae | Eschscholzia californica subsp. californica | California-Poppy | YES |
| Phrymaceae | Diplacus layneae | Layne's Monkey-Flower | YES |
| Erythranthe bicolor | Yellow and White Monkey-Flower | YES | |
| Erythranthe cardinalis | Scarlet Monkey-Flower | YES | |
| Erythranthe glaucescens | Shield-Bracked Monkey-Flower | YES | |
| Erythranthe guttatus | Seep Monkey-Flower | YES | |
| Erythranthe inodora | Musk Monkey-Flower | YES | |
| Plantaginaceae | Kickxia elatine | Sharp-Leaved Fluellin | NO |
| Penstemon heterophyllus var. purdyi | Purdy's Beardtongue | YES | |
| Plantago elongata | Elongate Plantain | YES | |
| Plantago erecta | Erect Plantain | YES | |
| Plantago lanceolata | English Plantain | NO | |
| Plantago major | Common Plantain | NO | |
| Veronica americana | American Brook Lime | YES | |
| Polemoniaceae | Collomia heterophylla | Variable-Leaved Collomia | YES |
| Polygonaceae | Eriogonum nudum var. pubiflorum | Hairy-Flowered Buckwheat | YES |
| Eriogonum luteolum var. luteolum | Wicker Buckwheat | YES | |
| Polygonum aviculare subsp. depressum | Common Knotweed | NO | |
| Persicaria hydropiper | Water-Pepper | NO | |
| Persicaria lapathifolia | Willow-Weed | YES | |
| Persicaria maculosa | Lady's-Thumb | NO | |
| Persicaria punctata | Dotted Smartweed | YES | |
| Rumex crispus | Curly Dock | NO | |
| Rumex pulcher | Fiddle Dock | NO | |
| Rumex salicifolius | Willow Dock | YES | |
| Ranunculaceae | Ranunculus muricatus | Prickle-Seeded Buttercup | NO |
| Rosaceae | Aphanes occidentalis | Western Lady's-Mantle | YES |
| Drymocallis glandulosa subsp. glandulosa | Sticky Cinquefoil | YES | |
| Rubiaceae | Crucianella angustifolia | Crosswort | NO |
| Galium aparine | Cleavers | YES | |
| Galium parisiense | Wall Bedstraw | NO | |
| Galium porrigens var. tenue | Narrow-Leaved Climbing Bedstraw | YES | |
| Saxifragaceae | Darmera peltata | Indian-Rhubarb | YES |
| Scrophulariaceae | Castilleja attenuata | Valley-Tassels | YES |
| Triphysaria eriantha subsp. eriantha | Johnnytuck | YES | |
| Verbascum blattaria | Moth Mullein | NO | |
| Verbascum thapsus | Woolly Mullein | NO | |
| Solanaceae | Nicotiana acuminata var. multiflora | Many-Flowered Tobacco | NO |
| Solanum americanum | American Black Nightshade | YES | |
| Solanum parishii | Parish's Nightshade | YES | |
| Themidaceae | Brodiaea californica var. californica | California Brodiaea | YES |
| Brodiaea elegans subsp. elegans | Elegant Brodiaea | YES | |
| Dichelostemma capitatum subsp. capitatum | Bluedicks | YES | |
| Triteleia bridgesii | Bridges' Triteleia | YES | |
| Typhaceae | Typha latifolia | Broad-Leaved Cattail | YES |
| Viscaceae | Arceuthobium campylopodum | Dwarf Gray Pine Mistletoe | YES |
| Phoradendron serotinum subsp. macrophyllum | Big-Leaved Mistletoe | YES | |
| Zygophyllaceae | Tribulus terrestris | Puncture-Vine | NO |