Stream and Riparian Inventory Appendix A:
Species List

SCIENTIFIC NAME

COMMON NAME

TREES & SHRUBS

Alnus rhombifolia

white alder

Aristolochia californica

California pipevine

Baccharis salicifolia

mule's-fat

Brickellia  californica

California brickellbush

Calycanthus occidentalis

western spicebush

Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus

buckbrush

Celtis occidentalis

eastern hackberry

Cephalanthus occidentalis
var. californicus

California button-willow

Cercis occidentalis

western redbud

Clematis ligusticifolia

virgin's-bower

Ficus carica

edible fig

Fraxinus latifolia

Oregon ash

Hedera helix

English-ivy

Heteromeles arbutifolia

toyon

Keckiella breviflora var.glabrisepala

gaping keckiella

Ligustrum vulgare

privet

Morus alba

white mulberry

Pinus sabiniana

gray pine

Platanus racemosa

western sycamore

Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii

Fremont's cottonwood

Pyracantha fortuneana

Chinese firethorn

Quercus kelloggii

California black oak

Quercus lobata

valley oak

Quercus wislizenii

interior live oak

Rhamnus tomentella ssp. tomentella

hoary coffeeberry

Rosa californica

California rose

Rosa multiflora

rambler rose

Rubus discolor

Himalayan blackberry

Rubus ursinus

California blackberry

Salix exigua

sandbar willow

Salix gooddingii

Goodding's black willow

Salix laevigata

red willow

Salix lasiolepis

arroyo willow

Salix melanopsis

dusky willow

Toxicodendron diversilobum

poison-oak

Umbellularia californica

California bay

Vitis californica

California wild grape

HERBACOUS PLANTS

Agrostis capillaris

colonial bentgrass

Amaranthus albus

tumbleweed

Ammannia coccinea

valley redstem

Artemisia douglasiana

mugwort

Arundo donax

giant reed

Avena barbata

slender wild oat

Avena fatua

wild oat

Bromus diandrus

ripgut brome

Carex nudata

torrent sedge

Centaurea solstitialis

yellow star-thistle

Chenopodium ambrosioides

Mexican tea

Chenopodium botrys

Jerusalem-oak

Conyza floribunda

many-flowered horseweed

Crypsis schoenoides

swamp pricklegrass

Cynodon dactylon

bermuda-grass

Cynosurus echinatus

hedgehog dogtail

Cyperus difformis

small-flowered cyperus

Cyperus eragrostis

tall cyperus

Cyperus niger

black cyperus

Cyperus strigosus

false nutsedge

Digitaria sanguinalis

hairy crabgrass

Echinochloa colona

jungle-rice

Eleocharis macrostachya

pale spike-rush

Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

blue wild-rye

Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum

fringed willowherb

Equisetum arvense

common horsetail

Equisetum laevigatum

smooth scouring-rush

Eremocarpus setigerus

turkey-mullein

Eriogonum nudum var. pubiflorum

hairy-flowered buckwheat

Gnaphalium luteo-album

weedy cudweed

Grindelia hirsutula var. davyi

foothill gumplant

Helianthus bolanderi

Bolander's sunflower

Heterotheca oregona

Oregon golden-aster

Hirschfeldia incana

Mediterranean hoary-mustard

Holcus lanatus

common velvetgrass

Hypericum perforatum

Klamathweed

Juncus ensifolius

sword-leaved rush

Juncus (patens?)

spreading rush

Kickxia elatine

sharp-leaved fluellin

Lactuca serriola

prickly lettuce

Lathyrus sp.

pea

Leersia oryzoides

rice cutgrass

ipocarpha aristulata

awned lipocarpha

Lotus corniculatus

bird's-foot-trefoil

Lotus purshianus var. purshianus

Spanish lotus

Lythrum hyssopifolium

hyssop loosestrife

Marah sp.

manroot

Marrubium vulgare

horehound

Medicago lupulina

black medick

Melilotus alba

white sweet-clover

Melissa officinalis

bee-balm

Mentha arvensis

American wild mint

Mentha spicata var. spicata

spearmint

Mentzelia laevicaulis

giant blazingstar

Mimulus cardinalis

scarlet monkey-flower

Mimulus (guttatus?)

seep monkey-flower

Muhlenbergia rigens

deergrass

Panicum capillare

witchgrass

Panicum miliaceum

broom-corn millet

Paspalum dilatatum

dallisgrass

Plantago lanceolata

English plantain

Plantago major

common plantain

Poa annua

annual bluegrass

Polygonum hydropiper

water-pepper

Polygonum punctatum

dotted smartweed

Polypogon monspeliensis

annual beardgrass

Prunella sp.

selfheal

Rumex crispus

curly dock

Saponaria officinalis

bouncing-bet

Scirpus (acutus var. occidentalis?)

hard-stemmed tule

Setaria pumila

yellow bristlegrass

Solanum americanum

American black nightshade

Sorghum halepense

Johnsongrass

Trichostema lanceolatum

vinegar-weed

Typha latifolia

broad-leaved cattail

Verbascum thapsus

woolly mullein

Verbena hastata

halberd-leaved vervain

Verbena litoralis

shore vervain

Xanthium strumarium

cocklebur

SCIENTIFIC NAME

COMMON NAME

TREES & SHRUBS

Acer saccharinum

silver maple

Alnus rhombifolia

white alder

Aristolochia californica

California pipevine

Baccharis salicifolia

mule's-fat

Calocedrus decurrens

incense-cedar

Calycanthus occidentalis

western spicebush

Catalpa speciosa

northern catalpa

Celtis occidentalis

eastern hackberry

Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus

California button-willow

Cinnamomum sp.

camphor

Crataegus laevigata

smooth hawthorn

Eucalyptus camaldulensis

red gum

Ficus carica

edible fig

Fraxinus latifolia

Oregon ash

Hedera helix

English-ivy

Heteromeles arbutifolia

toyon

Juglans californica var. hindsii

northern California black walnut 

Juglans regia (hybrid)

English walnut hybrid

Ligustrum vulgare

privet

Lonicera japonica

Japanese honeysuckle

Morus alba

white mulberry

Pistacia chinensis

Chinese pistache

Platanus racemosa

western sycamore

Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii

Fremont's cottonwood

Prunus mahaleb

mahaleb cherry

Quercus lobata

valley oak

Quercus wislizenii

interior live oak

Rhamnus tomentella ssp. tomentella

hoary coffeeberry

Rosa sp.

rose

Rubus discolor

Himalayan blackberry

Rubus (thornless cultivar)

blackberry

Rubus ursinus

California blackberry

Salix lasiolepis

arroyo willow

Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra

yellow willow

Sambucus mexicana

blue elderberry

Toxicodendron diversilobum

poison-oak

Umbellularia californica

California bay

Vitis californica

California wild grape

HERBACOUS PLANTS

Agrostis viridis 

water bentgrass

Artemisia douglasiana

mugwort

Arundo donax

giant reed

Bromus diandrus

ripgut brome

Carex barbarae

Santa Barbara sedge

Carex nudata

torrent sedge

Cynodon dactylon

Bermuda-grass

Cyperus eragrostis

tall cyperus

Cyperus strigosus

false nutsedge

Darmera peltatum

Indian-rhubarb

Daucus carota

Queen Anne's lace

Juncus patens

spreading rush

Leersia oryzoides

rice cutgrass

Melilotus alba

white sweet-clover

Melissa officinalis

bee-balm

Mentha arvensis

American wild mint

Oxalis sp.

wood-sorrel

Panicum acuminatum var. acuminatum

western panicgrass

Panicum capillare

witchgrass

Paspalum dilatatum

dallisgrass

Polygonum punctatum

dotted smartweed

Rumex pulcher

fiddle dock

Setaria pumila

yellow bristlegrass

Solanum americanum

American black nightshade

Verbascum thapsus

woolly mullein

Vinca major

periwinkle

Xanthium strumarium

cocklebur

SCIENTIFIC NAME

COMMON NAME

Tree and Shrub Species

Acacia sp.

Wattle sp.

Acer negundo

Box-Elder

Acer saccharinum

Silver Maple

Ailanthus altissima

Tree-of-Heaven

Alnus rhombabolia

White Alder

Calycanthus occidentalis

Western Spicebush

Catalpa speciosa

Norhern Catalpa

Celtis occidentalis

Western Hackberry

Faxinus latifolius

Oregon Ash

Ficus carica

Edible Fig

Hedera helix

English-Ivy

Juglans californica var. hindsii

Northern California Black Walnut

Juglans regia

English Walnut

Ligustrum vulgare

Common Privet

Morus alba

White Mulberry

Pistacia sp.

Pistachio sp.

Platanus racemosa

Western Sycamore

Quercus lobata

Valley Oak

Quercus sp.

Oak sp.

Robinia

Black Locust

Salix sp.

Willow sp.

Sambucus mexicana

Blue Elderberry

Vitis californica

California Wild Grape

Herbaceous Species

Artemisia douglasiana

Mugwort

Avena sp.

Wild Oat sp.(all non-native)

Bromus dianderus

Ripgut Brome

Galium sp.

Bedstraw sp.(some native)

Hedera helix

English Ivy

Latuca sp.

Lettuce sp.(all non-native)

Leersia oryzoides

Rice Cutgrass

Lolium multiflorum

Annual Ryegrass

Marah sp.

Manroot sp.(all native)

Marrubium vulgare

Horehound

Melilotus sp.

Sweet-Clover sp.(all non-native)

Phytolacca americana

American Pokeweed

Polyganum persicaria

Lady's Thumb

Rubus discolor

Himalayan Blackberry

Setaria pumila

Yellow Bristlegrass

Vinca major

Periwinkle

Xanthium strumonium

Cocklebur

SCIENTIFIC NAME

COMMON NAME

TREES AND SHRUBS

Acer macrophyllum

big-leaf maple

Aristolochia californica

California pipevine

Baccharis salicifolia

mule's-fat

Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus

buckbrush

Ceanothus interiginus

deer grass

Cercis occidentalis

western redbud

Fraxinus latifolia

Oregon ash

Ligustrum vulgare

privet

Morus alba

white mulberry

Pinus sabiniana

gray pine

Platanus racemosa

western sycamore

Populus fremontii ssp. Fremontii

Fremont's cottonwood

Quercus lobata

valley oak

Quercus wislizenii

interior live oak

Rhamnus tomentella ssp. Tomentella

hoary coffeeberry

Rhus trilobata

skunkbrush

Rubus discolor

Himalayan blackberry

Rubus ursinus

California blackberry

Salix exigua

sandbar willow

Salix gooddingii

Goodding's black willow

Salix laevigata

red willow

Salix lasiolepis

arroyo willow

Salix melanopsis

dusky willow

Sambucus mexicana

blue elderberry

Toxicodendron diversilobum

poison-oak

Vitis californica

California wild grape

HERBACOUS PLANTS

Achrachaena mollis

blow-wives

Aira caryophyllea

silver European hairgrass

Artemisia douglasiana

mugwort

Arundo donax

giant reed

Avena fatua

wild oat

Bromus diandrus

ripgut brome

Bromus hordeaceus

soft chess

Cardamine oligosperma

western bittercress

Carex barbarae

Santa Barbara sedge

Carex nudata

torrent sedge

Centaurea solstitialis

yellow star-thistle

Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora

small-flowered miner's lettuce

Cynodon dactylon

bermuda-grass

Cynosurus echinatus

hedgehog dogtail

Daucus sp.

Equisetum arvense

common horsetail

Erodium brachycarpum

short-fruited stork's-bill

Geranium molle

dove's-foot geranium

Limnanthes sp.

meadowfoam

Lotus corniculatus

bird's-foot-trefoil

Lotus purshianus var. purshianus

Spanish lotus

Lotus sp.

lotus

Lupinus bicolor

bicolored lupine

Lythrum hyssopifolium

hyssop loosestrife

Marah fabaceus

manroot

Melissa officinalis

bee-balm

Mimulus glausescens

shield-bracted monkey-flower

Nemophila sp.

nemophila

Penstemon sp.

beardtongue

Petrorhagia dubia

grass-pink

Phacelia sp.

phacelia

Plantago sp.

plantain

Poa annua

annual bluegrass

Potentilla sp.

cinquefoil

Rumex sp.

curly dock

Saponaria officinalis

bouncing-bet

Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis

hard-stemmed tule

Senecio vulgaris

old-man-in-the-spring

Spartium junceum

Spanish-broom

Spergularia rubra

ruby sandspurry

Stachys sp.

hedge-nettle

Verbascum thapsus

woolly mullein

Veronica arvensis

field speedwell

Vulpia bromoides

six-weeks fescue

SCIENTIFIC NAME

COMMON NAME

Trees & Shrubs

Alnus rhombafolia

White Alder

Baccharus salicifolia

Mule's-Fat

Calycanthus occidentalis

Western Spicebush

Ficus carica

Edible Fig

Fraxinus latifolia

Oregon Ash

Juglans californica var. hindsii

Northern California Black Walnut

Pinus echinata

Populus fremontii

Fremont's Cottonwood

Prunus dulcis

Almond

Quercus lobata

Valley Oak

Rosa californica

California Rose

Rosa multiflora

Rambler Rose

Salix exigua

Sandbar Willow

Salix gooddingii

Goodding's Willow

Salix laevigata

Red Willow

Salix lasiolepis

Arroyo Willow

Salix melanopsis

Dusky Willow

Sambucus mexicana

Blue Elderberry

Sparteum junceum

Spainish Broom

Tamarix gallica

French Tamarisk

Vitis californica

California Wild Grape

Herbaceous

Amaranthus albus

Tumbleweed

Artemisia douglasiana

Mugwort

Arundo donex

Giant-Reed

Aster chilensis

California Aster*

Avena fatua

Wild Oat

Bromus diandrus

Ripgut Brome

Bromus hordeaceus

Soft Chess

Carex nudata

Torrent Sedge*

Castilleja attenuata

Valley-Tassel*

Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta

Purple Owl-Clover*

Centauria solstitialis

Yellow Star-Thistle

Cerastium glomeratum

Sticky Mouse-Eared Chickweed

Chamaesyce nutans

Large Spurge

Chamaesyce maculata

Spotted Spurge

Chenopodium ambrosioides

Mexican-Tea

Chenopodium botrys

Jerusalem-Oak

Chenopodium strictum
  (var. glancophyllum)

Glaucus-Leaved Goosefoot

Convolvulus arvensis

Bindweed

Conyza canadensis

Canadian Horseweed*

Cynodon dactylon

Bermuda-Grass

Cynosurus echinatus

Hedgehog Dogtail

Cyperus erogostis

Tall Cyperus*

Datura wrightii

Thorn Apple*

Digitaria sanguinalis

Crabgrass

Echinochloa colona

Jungle-Rice

Eleocharis macrostachya

Pale Spike-Rush

Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

Blue Wild-Rye*

Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii

Jepson's Wild-Rye*

Epilobium brachycarpum

Tall Annual Willowherb*

Eremocarpus setigerus

Turkey-Mullein*

Erodium botrys

Long-Beaked Stork's-Bill

Escholtzia californica

California Poppy*

Filago gallica

Narrow-Leaved Filago

Galium aparine

Cleavers*

Geranium dissectum

Cut-Leaved Geranium

Grindelia sp.

Gum-Plant sp.(most native)*

Heterotheca oregona var. compata

Oregon Golden-Aster*

Hirschfeldia incana

Mediterranean Hoary-Mustard

Hordeum matinum ssp. gussoneanum

Mediterranean Barley

Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinium

Hare Wall Barley

Hypericum perforatum

Klamathweed

Isomeris arborea

Bladder-Pod*

Juncus bifonius

Toad-Rush*

Kickxia elatine

Sharp-Leaved Fluellin

Latuca serriola

Prickly Lettuce

Lolium multiflorum

Annual Ryegrass

Lotus purshianus var. purshianus

Spanish Lotus*

Lupinus bicolor

Bicolored Lupin*

Medicago praecox

Mediterranean Bur-Clover

Melilotus sp.

Sweet-Clover sp.(all non-native)

Mentha arvensis

American Wild Mint*

Mentha spicata var. spicata

Spearmint

Mimulus bicolor

Yellow-and-White Monkey-Flower*

Mimulus glaucescens

Shield-Bracted Monkey-Flower*

Mollugo verticillata

Indian Chickweed

Muhlenbergia sp.

Muhly sp.(all native)

Panicum sp.

Panicgrass sp.(some native)

Paspalum dilitatum

Dallisgrass

Petrorhagia dubia

Grass-Pink

Plagiobothrys stipitatus var. micranthus

Small-Flowered Stalked Popcorn- Flower*

Plantago elongata

Elongated Plantain*

Plantago lancelata

English Plantain

Polygonum hydropiper

Water-Pepper

Polygonum persicaria

Lady's-Thumb

Polypogon monspeliensis

Annual Beardgrass

Portulaca oleracea

Common Purslane

Rubus discolor

Himalayan Blackberry

Rubus ursinus

California Blackberry*

Rumex conglomerata

Green Dock

Rumex crispis

Curly Dock

Rumex salicifolius

Willow Dock*

Sagina apelata

Dwarf Pearlwort*

Scirpus acutus ver occidentalis

Hard-Stemmed Tule*

Setaria pumila

Yellow Bristelgrass

Solanum sp.

Nightshade sp.(some native)

Sorghum halepense

Johnsongrass

Tricostemma (lanceolatum?)

Bluecurls sp.(all native)*

Trifolium dubium

Little Hob Clover

Trifolium hirtum

Rose Clover

Triphysaria eriantha

Johnnytuck*

Verbascum blatteria

Moth Mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Woolly Mullein

Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis

Purslane Speedwell*

Vicia sativa

Garden Vetch

Vicia villosa

Winter Vetch

Vulpia myuros var. myuros

Rattail Fescue

Xanthium strumonium

Cocklebur

SCIENTIFIC NAME

COMMON NAME

Trees and Shrubs

Amaranthus cruentus

Amaranth sp.

Aira caryophyllea

Silver European Hairgrass

Aristida oligantha

Prairie Three Awn

Artemisia douglasiana

Mugwort

Arundo donax

Giant Reed

Avena sp.

Wild Oat sp.

Brassica rapa var. campetris

Field Mustard

Bromus hordeaceus

Soft Chess

Centaurea solstitialis

Star-Thistle

Chenopodium botrys

Jerusalem Oak

Claytonia parvifolia ssp. parvifolia

Small Flower Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra

Red-stemmed Miner's Lettuce

collinsia sparsiflora var. collins

Few-Flowered Collinsia

Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera

Purple Clarkia

Crucianella angustifolia

Crosswort

Cynosurus echinatus

Hedgehog Dogtail

Cyperus eragrostis

Tall Cyperus

Draba verna

Spring Whitlow Grass

Eleocharis macrostachya

Pale Spike-Rush

Epilobium brachycarpum

Tall Annual Willowherb

Epilobium sp.

(Too many kinds of common name to be specific, all native)

Erigonum nudum var. ??

Buckwheat sp.

Eremocarpus setigerus

Turkey-Mullein

Eschscholzia californica

California-Poppy

Hirschfeldia incana

Mediterranian Hoary-Mustard

Hordeum marinum ssp.leporinum

Hare Wall Barley

Hypericum perforatum

Klamathweed

Leersia oryzoides

Rice Cutgrass

Lamium amplexicaule

Giraffehead

Lepidium nitidum var. nittidum

Shining Pepper-grass

Lindernia dubia

False Pimpernel

Lotus purshianus  var. purshianus

Spanish Lotus

Lolium multiflorum

Annual Ryegrass

Lupinus bicolor

Bicolored Lupine

Lupinus succulentus

Succulent Lupine

Madia sp.

Tarweed sp. (all native)

Mentzelia laevicaulis

Giant Blazingstar

Mimulus glaucescens

 Shield-Bracted Monkey-Flower

Mollugo verticillatta

Indian-Chickweed

Muhlenbergia rigens

Deergrass

Nemophila hetrophylla

Variable-Leaved Nemophila

Nemophila menziesii ssp. menziesii

Baby Blue-Eyes

Phlox gracilis

Slender Phlox

Plantago lanceolata

English Plantain

Polygonum persicaria

Lady's-Thumb

Populus fremontii

Fremont Cottonwood

Petrorhagia dubia

Grass-Pink

Rumex crispus

Curly Dock

Salix exigua

Sandbar Willow

Salix lasiolepis

Arroyo Willow

Salix lucida ssp.lasialandra

Yellow Willow

Salix melanopsis

Dusky Willow

Senecio vulgaris

Old-Man-In-The-Spring

Stellaria media

Common Chickweed

Trichostema lanceolatum

Vinegar-Weed

Typha sp.

Cattail sp. (all native)

Verbascum blattaria

Moth Mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Woolly Mullein

Veronica anagallis aquatica

Great Water Speedwell

Vicia villosa ssp. varia

Winter Vetch

Xanthium strumarium

Cocklebur

SCIENTIFIC NAME

COMMON NAME

Tree and Shrub Species

Baccharis salicifolia

Mule's-Fat

Cephalanthus occidentalis

California Botton-Willow

Faxinus latifolius

Oregon Ash

Populus fremontii

Fremont's Cottonwood

Spartium junceum

Spainish-Broom

Herbaceous Species

Artemisia douglasiana

Mugwort

Avena sp.

Wild Oat sp.(all non-native)

Briza minor

Lesser Quaking-Grass

Bromus dianderus

Ripgut Brome

Bromus hordeaceus

Soft Chess

Centauria solstitialis

Yellow Star-Thistle

Daucus sp.

Daucus sp. (2 sp. 1 is n