Observations by almanzacamille

A pteridophyte; a fern that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

Communities: North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Redwood Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Chaparral, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest

Habitat: streambanks

It occurs along the Pacific coast from southeastern Alaska to southern California, and also inland east to southeastern British Columbia, northern Idaho and western Montana, with isolated populations in interior northern British Columbia, the Black Hills in South Dakota, and on Guadalupe Island off Baja California.

A thriving dicot; a shrub that is native to California and is found only slightly beyond California borders, to Baja California

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Joshua Tree Woodland

Habitat: coastal, disturbed

Native to southwestern North America from southwestern Oregon south through most of California.

A dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America. Most common in the Sacramento and northern San Joaquin valleys.

It is also widely naturalized in western Europe.

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Wetlands: Usually occurs in non wetlands, but occasionally found in wetlands.

A thriving dicot; a tree. It is native to western North America, mostly near the Pacific coast, from southernmost Alaska to southern California. Some stands are also found inland in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains of central California, and a tiny population occurs in central Idaho.

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, (many plant communities), wetland-riparian
Habitat: streambanks, canyons,
generally found within riparian hardwood forests or dispersed, (under or within), relatively open canopies of conifers, mixed evergreens, or oaks.

A thriving dicot, a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

The California Invasive Plant Council classifies its potential impact on native ecosystems as moderate.

Habitat: disturbed.
A native in temperate regions of Europe, West Asia, as well as North Africa. It has been introduced and naturalized in many other areas, including Asia, North America, Australia, and New Zealand.