Vascular Plants of Santa Cruz County
Families: 145
Genera: 672
Species: 1655
Total Taxa: 1723
Non-native
Synonym(s): Convolvulus occidentalis A. Gray, in Thomas (1961)
Synonym(s): Convolvulus limnophilus Greene; Convolvulus sepium L. var. repens (L.) A. Gray
Non-native
Synonym(s): Convolvulus soldanella L.
Synonym(s): Convolvulus subacaulis (Hook. & Arn.) Greene
Non-native
Synonym(s): Cressa truxillensis Kunth var. vallicola (A. Heller) Munz
Synonym(s): Cuscuta pentagona, not in CA
Synonym(s): Cuscuta californica var. breviflora Engelm.
Synonym(s): Cuscuta salina Engelm. var. major Yunck.
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Dichondra repens auct. non Forst. & Forst. f
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Ipomoea acuminata (Vahl) Roem. & Schult., I. mutabilis Ker Gawl.
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Cornus occidentalis (Torr. & A. Gray) Colville
Synonym(s): Cornus californica C.A. Mey
Synonym(s): Tillaea aquatica L.
Synonym(s): Crassula connata (Ruiz & Pav.) A. Berger var. erectoides M. Bywater & Wickens; Tillaea erecta Hook. & Arn.
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Dudleya cymosa (Lem.) Britton & Rose subsp. minor (Rose) Moran
Non-native
Synonym(s): Sedum stenopetalum Pursh subsp. radiatum (S. Watson) R.T. Clausen
Synonym(s): Marah fabaceus, orthographic variant
Synonym(s): Marah oreganus, orthographic variant
Possibly non-native
Synonym(s): Callitropsis abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) D.P. Little; Cupressus abramsiana C.B. Wolf; Cupressus abramsiana C.B. Wolf subsp. locatellii Silba; Cupressus abramsiana C.B. Wolf subsp. neolomondensis Silba; Cupressus abramsiana C.B. Wolf subsp. opleri Silba; Cupressus goveniana Gordon var. abramsiana (C.B. Wolf) Little
Possibly non-native
Synonym(s): Scirpus fluviatilis (Torr.) A. Gray
Synonym(s): Scirpus maritimus L.
Synonym(s): Schoenoplectus robustus (Pursh) M.T. Strong; Scirpus robustus Pursh
Synonym(s): Carex dudleyi Mack.
Non-native
Synonym(s): Carex phyllomanica W. Boott
Synonym(s): Carex vesicaria L. var. major Boott
Synonym(s): Carex montereyensis Mack.
Synonym(s): Carex deweyana Schwein. subsp. leptopoda (Mack.) Caler & Roy L. Taylor
Synonym(s): Carex luzulina Olney var. luzulina
Synonym(s): Carex lanuginosa Michx., misapplied
Synonym(s): Carex salinaeformis Mack., orthographic variant
Synonym(s): Carex teneraeformis MacKenzie, orthographic variant; Carex teneriformis MacKenzie
Synonym(s): Carex rostrata Stokes, misapplied
Synonym(s): Carex brevicaulis Mack., illegitimate
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Cyperus alternifolius auct. non L.
Synonym(s): Cyperus niger Ruiz & Pav. var. capitatus (Britton) ONeill
Synonym(s): Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. var. engelmannii (Steud.) Gilly
Synonym(s): Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. was listed as a synonym in Thomas (1961)
Synonym(s): Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. in Thomas (1961)
Synonym(s): Scirpus koilolepis (Steud.) Gleason
Synonym(s): Scirpus cernuus Vahl; Scirpus cernuus Vahl var. californicus (Torr.) Beetle
Non-native; Synonym(s): Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk.
Synonym(s): Scirpus acutus Muhl. ex Bigelow var. occidentalis (S. Watson) Beetle
Synonym(s): Scirpus americanus Pers.; Scirpus olneyi A. Gray
Synonym(s): Scirpus californicus (C.A. Mey.) Steud.
Synonym(s): Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla var. badius (J. Presl & C. Presl) S.G. Sm.; Scirpus pungens Vahl, in part
Synonym(s): Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. lanuginosum (Bong.) Fern.
Non-native; Synonym(s): Dipsacus sylvestris Huds.
Non-native; Synonym(s): Dipsacus fullonum L., misapplied
Non-native; Synonym(s): Scabiosa atropurpurea L.
Synonym(s): Dryopteris arguta (Kaulf.) Maxon
Synonym(s): Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl. subsp. curtum Ewan
Synonym(s): Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl. subsp. imbricans
Synonym(s): Elatine obovata (Fassett) H. Mason; Elatine triandra Schkuhr var. brachysperma (A. Gray) Fassett
Synonym(s): Arctostaphylos andersonii A. Gray var. andersonii
Synonym(s): Arctostaphylos tomentosa (Pursh) Lindl. subsp. crinita (J.E. Adams) Gankin; Arctostaphylos tomentosa (Pursh) Lindl. var. crinita J.E. Adams ex McMinn; Arctostaphylos crustacea Eastw. var. tomentosiformis Adams
Synonym(s): Arctostaphylos tomentosa (Pursh) Lindl. subsp. crustacea (Eastw.) P.V. Wells
Synonym(s): Arctostaphylos nummularia A. Gray subsp. sensitiva (Jeps.) P.V. Wells; Arctostaphylos nummularia A. Gray var. sensitiva (Jeps.) McMinn; Schizococcus sensitivus (Jeps.) Eastw.
Non-native
Synonym(s): Pyrola picta Sm. forma aphylla (Sm.) Camp
Synonym(s): Ledum glandulosum Nutt.; Ledum glandulosum Nutt. subsp. columbianum (Piper) Hitch. var. australe Hitchc.
Synonym(s): Vaccinium ovatum Pursh var. saporosum Jeps.
Synonym(s): Eremocarpus setiger (Hook.) Benth.; Eremocarpus setigerus (Hook.) Benth; Croton setigerus, orthographic variant
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Chamaesyce m. (L.) Small
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small
Non-native; Synonym(s): Chamaesyce serpens Kunth
Synonym(s): Chamaesyce serpyllifolia (Pers.) Small subsp. s.
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Acacia decurrens Willd. var. dealbata (Link) F. Muell. ex Maiden
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Lotus purshianus Clem. & E.G. Clem.
Synonym(s): Lotus humistratus Greene
Synonym(s): Lotus benthamii Greene
Synonym(s): Lotus scoparius (Torr. & A. Gray) Ottley var. scoparius
Synonym(s): Lotus eriophorus Greene; Lotus heermannii (Durand & Hilg.) Greene var. orbicularis
Synonym(s): Lotus junceus (Benth.) Greene var. biolettii
Synonym(s): Lotus junceus (Benth.) Greene var. junceus
Synonym(s): Lotus salsuginosus Greene var. salsuginosus
Synonym(s): Lotus micranthus Benth.
Synonym(s): Lotus strigosus (Nutt.) Greene; Ottleya strigosa (Nutt.) D.D. Sokoloff
Synonym(s): Lotus wrangelianus Fisch. & C.A. Mey.
Non-native; Synonym(s): Acacia lophantha Willd.; Paraserianthes lophantha (Willd.) I.C. Nielsen
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Retama monosperma (L.) Boiss.
Non-native; Synonym(s): Cytisus monspessulanus L.
Synonym(s): Psoralea macrostachya DC.
Synonym(s): Lotus crassifolius (Benth.) Greene var. crassifolius
Synonym(s): Lotus formosissimus Greene
Synonym(s): Lotus oblongifolius (Benth.) Greene var. oblongifolius
Synonym(s): Lotus pinnatus Hook.
Synonym(s): Lotus balsamiferus (Kell.) Greene; Lotus stipularis (Benth.) Greene var. stipularis
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Lathyrus vestitus subsp. bolanderi (S. Watson) C.L. Hitchc., in part; Lathyrus vestitus subsp. puberulus (Greene) C.L. Hitchc. Annual
Non-native
Synonym(s): Lupinus nanus Dougl. ex Benth. var. carnosulus (Greene) Smith
Synonym(s): Lupinus bicolor var. microphyllus (Wats.) C.P. Sm.; Lupinus bicolor var. pipersmithii (Heller) C.P. Sm.; Lupinus bicolor var. tridentatus Eastw.; Lupinus bicolor var. trifidus (S. Watson) C.P. Sm.; Lupinus bicolor var. umbellatus (Greene) C.P. Sm.
Synonym(s): Lupinus latifolius subsp. dudleyi (Rydb.) Kenney & D.B. Dunn
Synonym(s): Lupinus rivularis Douglas ex Lindl., in part
Synonym(s): Lupinus variicolor Steud.
Synonym(s): Lupinus nanus var. latifolius Benth. ex Torr.
Synonym(s): Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl. var. grandifolius (Lindl. ex J. Agardh) Torr. & A. Gray; Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl. subsp. superbus (A. Heller) Munz)
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Medicago polymorpha L. var. vulgaris (Benth.) Shinners f. vulgaris; Medicago polymorpha L. var. vulgaris (Benth.) Shinners f. tuberculata (Gordon) Shinners
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Medicago alba, orth. var.
Non-native; Synonym(s): Medicago indica, orth. var.
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Ornithopus roseus Dufour
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Psoralea physodes Douglas
Non-native
Synonym(s): Thermopsis macrophylla Hook. & Arn., Southern CA endemic
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Trifolium barbigerum Torr. var. barbigerum
Non-native; Synonym(s): Trifolium procumbens L., nom. rej.
Non-native
Synonym(s): Trifolium amplectens Torr. & A. Gray; Trifolium quercetorum Greene
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum
Synonym(s): Trifolium barbigerum Torr. var. andrewsii A. Gray
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Trifolium depauperatum Desv. var. hydrophilum (Greene) Isely
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Trifolium variegatum Nutt. phase 4, TJM1
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Trifolium appendiculatum Lojac. var. appendiculatum; Trifolium variegatum var. melananthum (Hook. & Arn.) Greene; Trifolium variegatum phase 2 (TJM1)
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Ulex europaea, orthographic variant
Synonym(s): Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. var. americana; Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. var. minor Hook; Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. var. truncata (Nutt.) Brewer
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Vicia nigricans Hook. & Arn. var. gigantea (Hook.) Broich
Synonym(s): Vicia exigua Nutt.
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Vicia angustifolia L.
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Castanopsis chrysophylla (Dougl.) A. DC. var. chrysophylla
Synonym(s): Castanopsis chrysophylla (Dougl.) A. DC. var. minor (Benh.) A. DC.
Synonym(s): Lithocarpus d. (Hook. & Arn.) Rehder var. d.
Synonym(s): Quercus chrysolepis forma nana Jeps.
Non-native
Synonym(s): Quercus wislizeni A. DC, in Thomas (1961)
Non-native
Synonym(s): Frankenia grandifolia Cham. & Schltdl.
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Centaurium floribundum (Benth.) B.L. Rob., misapplied; Centaurium muehlenbergii, (Griseb.) Piper, misapplied
Synonym(s): Microcala quadrangularis (Lam.) Griseb.
Synonym(s): Centaurium davyi (Jeps.) Abrams; Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper var. davyi Jeps.; Centaurium muehlenbergii (Griseb.) Piper, misapplied
Synonym(s): Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) Piper
Synonym(s): Centaurium floribundum (Benth.) B.L. Rob.; Centaurium muehlenbergii (Griseb.) Piper
Synonym(s): Centaurium trichanthum (Griseb.) B.L. Rob.
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Erodium obtusiplicatum (Maire, Weiller, & Wilczek) J.T. Howell
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Previously misidentified as Geranium retrorsum DC.
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Geranium anemonifolium Aiton, illegitimate
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Grossularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Cov. & Britt.
Synonym(s): Grossularia divaricata (Dougl.) Cov. & Britt.
Synonym(s): Grossularia senilis Coville; Grossularia leptosma Coville; Ribes menziesii Pursh var. leptosmum (Coville) Jeps.; Ribes menziesii Pursh var. senile (Coville) Jeps.
Synonym(s): Ribes glutinosum Benth.
Non-native; Synonym(s): Myriophyllum brasiliense Cambess.
Non-native; Synonym(s): Elodea densa (Planch.) Casp.
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Limnobium laevigatum (Willd.) Heine, misapplied
Possibly non-native
Synonym(s): Phacelia ciliata Benth. var. ciliata
Synonym(s): Phacelia imbricata subsp. imbricata, sensu TJM2 (2012), in part
Synonym(s): Phacelia malvifolia, sensu TJM2 (2012), in part; Phacelia malvaefolia, orthographic variant
Synonym(s): Phacelia nemoralis Greene subsp. nemoralis, in TJM2
Synonym(s): Phacelia ramosissima Douglas ex Lehm. var. montereyensis Munz; Phacelia ramosissima Douglas ex Lehm. var. ramosissima
Synonym(s): Romanzoffia suksdorfii auct. non Greene
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Hypericum formosum Kunth var. scouleri (Hook.) J.M. Coult.
Non-native; Synonym(s): Chasmanthe aethiopica (L.) N.E. Brown in Thomas (1961)
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Watsonia bulbillifera J.W. Mathews & L. Bolus
Non-native
Possibly non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Juncus effusus L. var. pacificus Fernald & Wiegand
Synonym(s): Juncus falcatus E. Mey var. falcatus
Synonym(s): Juncus effusus L. var. brunneus Engelm.
Synonym(s): Juncus lesueurii Bol., orthographic variant
Synonym(s): Luzula multiflora (Retz.) Lejeune
Synonym(s): Luzula comosa E. Mey var. macrantha S. Watson
Synonym(s): Luzula comosa E. Mey var. subsessilis S. Watson
Synonym(s): Lilaea scilloides (Poir.) Hauman
Non-native
Synonym(s): Satureja douglasii (Benth.) Briq.
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Mentha arvensis L. var. lanata Piper
Synonym(s): Mentha arvensis L. var. canadensis (L.) Kuntze; Mentha arvensis L. var. villosa (Benth.) S.R. Stewart
Non-native; Synonym(s): Mentha citrata Ehrh., misapplied
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Mentha rotundifolia L., misapplied
Synonym(s): Monardella undulata Benth. in Thomas (1961)
Synonym(s): Monardella antonina Hardham subsp. antonina; Monardella villosa Benth. var. subglabra Hoover
Non-native; Synonym(s): Origanum vulgare L.
Synonym(s): Pogogyne serpylloides (Torr.) A. Gray subsp. intermedia J.T. Howell
Synonym(s): Prunella vulgaris L. var. atropurpurea Fernald; Prunella vulgaris L. subsp. lanceolata (W.P.C. Barton) Hultén
Non-native; Synonym(s): Prunella vulgaris var. parviflora (Gilib.) J.W. Moore
Non-native
Synonym(s): Stachys ajugoides Benth. var. rigida (Benth.) Jeps. & Hoover, in part; Stachys rigida Benth. subsp. quercetorum (A. Heller) Epling
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Fritillaria affinis (Schult. & Schult. f.) Sealy var. affinis; Fritillaria affinis (Schult. & Schult. f.) Sealy var. tristulis (A.L. Grant) Ness, ineditus; Fritillaria lanceolata Pursh
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Disporum hookeri (Torr.) G. Nicholson
Synonym(s): Disporum smithii (Hook.) Piper
Synonym(s): Streptopus aplexifolius (L.) DC. var. denticulatus Fassett
Synonym(s): Limnanthes douglasii R. Br. var. nivea C.T. Mason
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Lindernia anagallidea (Michx.) Pennell; Lindernia dubia (L.) Pennell var. anagallidea (Michx.) Cooperr.
Non-native
Synonym(s): Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville subsp. crassifolium (Eastw.) J.H. Thomas
Synonym(s): Malacothamnus arcuatus (E. Greene) E. Greene
Non-native; Synonym(s): Lavatera arborea L.
Possibly non-native
Non-native
Non-native
Non-native; Synonym(s): Lavatera cretica L.
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Sida leprosa (Ortega) K. Schum. var. hederacea (Douglas) K. Schum.
Non-native
Non-native
Synonym(s): Zigadenus fontanus Eastw.; Zigadenus micranthus Eastw. var. fontanus (Eastw.) O.S. Walsh ex McNeal
Synonym(s): Zigadenus fremontii (Torr.) S. Watson; Zigadenus fremontii (Torr.) S. Watson var. minor (Hook. & Arn.) Jeps.
Synonym(s): Trillium chloropetalum (Torr.) Howell var. chloropetalum
Non-native
Synonym(s): Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. var. menziesii (Hook.) J.F. Macbr., misapplied
Synonym(s): Cistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershk.; Spraguea umbellata Torr.
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