Santa Clara River Natural History

Plants, Animals, and Fungi of the Santa Clara River

California bulrush 1
Schoenoplectus californicus
Spanish Broom 2
Spartium junceum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil 3
Lotus corniculatus
Redstem Filaree 4
Erodium cicutarium
branching phacelia 5
Phacelia ramosissima
Black Sage 6
Salvia mellifera
Stream Orchid 7
Epipactis gigantea
California Bee Plant 8
Scrophularia californica
Pacific Poison Oak 9
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Fremont Cottonwood 11
Populus fremontii
cobwebby thistle 12
Cirsium occidentale
Rough Horsetail 13
Equisetum hyemale
slender wild oat
Avena barbata
ripgut brome 14
Bromus diandrus
common yarrow 15
Achillea millefolium
Scarlet Pimpernel 16
Anagallis arvensis
California Mugwort 17
Artemisia douglasiana
poison hemlock 18
Conium maculatum
fringed willowherb 12
Epilobium ciliatum
California Fuchsia 19
Epilobium canum
sweet fennel 20
Foeniculum vulgare
Jersey cudweed 21
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
pink everlasting 5
Pseudognaphalium ramosissimum
shortpod mustard 22
Hirschfeldia incana
Prickly Lettuce 23
Lactuca serriola
Common Deerweed 6
Acmispon glaber
spiny sow thistle
Sonchus asper
California sagebrush 24
Artemisia californica
Coyote Brush 25
Baccharis pilularis
California wild rose 26
Rosa californica
California blackberry 27
Rubus ursinus
Arroyo Willow 28
Salix lasiolepis
Southern California Walnut 28
Juglans californica
Pacific Willow
Salix lucida
chaparral currant
Ribes malvaceum
California Buckwheat 29
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Lemonade Berry 10
Rhus integrifolia
Garden Snail 30
Helix aspersa
Saltcedar 28
Tamarix ramosissima
Castor Oil Plant 31
Ricinus communis
Narrowleaf milkweed 32
Asclepias fascicularis
Narrowleaf Cottonrose 33
Logfia gallica
annual beard grass 34
Polypogon monspeliensis
stiffbranch bird's beak 35
Cordylanthus rigidus
tumbleweed 22
Amaranthus albus
Russian thistle 19
Salsola tragus
Annual Bur-Sage 14
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
tarragon 14
Artemisia dracunculus
Mule Fat 32
Baccharis salicifolia
Tocalote 36
Centaurea melitensis
Coulter's horseweed 37
Laennecia coulteri
California Broomsage 32
Lepidospartum squamatum
California Aster 6
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
seaside heliotrope 38
Heliotropium curassavicum
four-wing saltbush 19
Atriplex canescens
Big Saltbush 6
Atriplex lentiformis
purple sage 39
Salvia leucophylla
western sycamore 40
Platanus racemosa
Giant Woollystar 41
Eriastrum densifolium
red willow 42
Salix laevigata
Tree Tobacco 43
Nicotiana glauca
sacred datura 44
Datura innoxia
Baltic rush 14
Juncus balticus
Basket Rush
Juncus textilis
chaparral yucca 45
Hesperoyucca whipplei
Common Mediterranean Grass 46
Schismus barbatus
Wild Celery 47
Apium graveolens
Indian hemp 48
Apocynum cannabinum
California brickellbush 25
Brickellia californica
Western Goldenrod 6
Euthamia occidentalis
Two-color Rabbit Tobacco 31
Pseudognaphalium biolettii
Telegraphweed 6
Heterotheca grandiflora
durango root 49
Datisca glomerata
white sweetclover 50
Melilotus albus
Common Purslane 51
Portulaca oleracea
Narrowleaf Willow 14
Salix exigua
Olney's three-square bulrush 1
Schoenoplectus americanus
deergrass 52
Muhlenbergia rigens
red brome 53
Bromus rubens
western ragweed 54
Ambrosia psilostachya
Salt Marsh Fleabane 39
Pluchea odorata
broadleaved pepperweed 55
Lepidium latifolium
Asparagus 56
Asparagus officinalis
Rescuegrass 57
Bromus catharticus
Black Elderberry 58
Sambucus nigra
Retama 59
Parkinsonia aculeata
Coast Morning Glory 60
Calystegia macrostegia
Giant Reed 10
Arundo donax
Century Plant 61
Agave americana
desert wild grape 62
Vitis girdiana
Greenspot Nightshade 41
Solanum douglasii
Laurel Sumac 11
Malosma laurina
White Sage 63
Salvia apiana
Saw-toothed Goldenbush 19
Hazardia squarrosa
puncture vine 64
Tribulus terrestris
Argentine Ant 65
Linepithema humile
Oleander Aphid 66
Aphis nerii
vanilla-scented wattle 63
Acacia redolens
Santa Barbara Milkvetch
Astragalus trichopodus

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