Mitteldorf Preserve Field Guide

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coastal burnweed ¹
Senecio minimus

Woodland Groundsel ²
Senecio sylvaticus

Common Groundsel/Old Man of Spring ³
Senecio vulgaris

Arctic Butterbur ⁴
Petasites frigidus

Western Sweet Coltsfoot ⁵
Petasites frigidus palmatus

Venus' Looking Glass ⁶
Triodanis biflora

Mediterranean Stork's-bill ⁷
Erodium botrys

Redstem Stork's-bill ⁸
Erodium cicutarium

Round-leaved Crane's-bill ⁹
Geranium rotundifolium

Cut-leaved crane's-bill ¹⁰
Geranium dissectum

Dove's-foot crane's-bill ¹¹
Geranium molle

Gooseberry Geranium ¹²
Pelargonium grossularioides

Pacific poison oak ¹³
Toxicodendron diversilobum

bigleaf maple ¹⁴
Acer macrophyllum

California buckeye ¹⁵
Aesculus californica

Camissoniopsis
Camissoniopsis

Lewis' Clarkia ¹⁶
Clarkia lewisii

Winecup Clarkia ¹⁷
Clarkia purpurea

Winecup/Four-spot Clarkia
Clarkia purpurea quadrivulnera

Elegant Clarkia ¹⁸
Clarkia unguiculata

California fuchsia ¹⁹
Epilobium canum

California Fuschia ²⁰
Epilobium canum canum

S.Fran. willow weed ²¹
Epilobium ciliatum

Northern Willowherb ²²
Epilobium ciliatum watsonii

Minute Willowherb ⁹
Epilobium minutum

valley oak ²³
Quercus lobata

coast live oak ²⁴
Quercus agrifolia

Coast Live-Oak ²⁵
Quercus agrifolia agrifolia

California Black Oak ¹⁴
Quercus kelloggii

Interior Live Oak ²⁶
Quercus wislizeni

Interior Live-oak ²⁷
Quercus wislizeni wislizeni

Shreve Oak ²⁸
Quercus parvula shrevei

canyon live oak ²⁹
Quercus chrysolepis

Tanoak ¹⁸
Notholithocarpus densiflorus

Tanoak ³⁰
Notholithocarpus densiflorus densiflorus

California beeplant ³¹
Scrophularia californica

Indian paint brush ³²
Castilleja affinis

purple owl's-clover ³³
Castilleja exserta

Stiffbranch Bird's Beak ³⁴
Cordylanthus rigidus

Coyote Mint ¹⁸
Monardella villosa

yerba buena ³⁵
Clinopodium douglasii

chia ³⁶
Salvia columbariae

California Hedge Nettle ³⁷
Stachys bullata

Common/Western Verbena/Vervain ¹⁸
Verbena lasiostachys

Blue Toadflax ³⁸
Nuttallanthus canadensis

Withered Snapdragon ¹⁹
Sairocarpus multiflorus

Corn Speedwell ³⁹
Veronica arvensis

purple foxglove ⁴⁰
Digitalis purpurea

ribwort plantain ⁴¹
Plantago lanceolata

Purple Chinese Houses ⁴²
Collinsia heterophylla

Rattan's Monkeyflower ¹⁹
Diplacus rattanii

orange bush monkeyflower ⁴³
Diplacus aurantiacus

Monterey Monkeyflower ⁴⁴
Diplacus linearis

scarlet monkeyflower ⁴⁵
Erythranthe cardinalis

purple-stemmed monkeyflower ⁴⁶
Erythranthe floribunda

seep monkeyflower ²¹
Erythranthe guttata

Snout-nosed Monkeyflower ⁴⁷
Erythranthe nasuta

Sticky.Bush/Island Monkeyflower ⁴⁸
Mimulus aurantiacus

Tufted Poppy ⁴⁹
Eschscholzia caespitosa

California poppy ⁵⁰
Eschscholzia californica

creamcups ⁵¹
Platystemon californicus

Narrowleaf Queen Poppy ⁵²
Hesperomecon linearis

Red/Orange Larkspur ⁵³
Delphinium nudicaule

Coast larkspur ⁵⁴
Delphinium patens

Spreading/Zigzag Larkspur ⁵²
Delphinium patens patens

California buttercup ⁵⁵
Ranunculus californicus

red baneberry ⁵⁶
Actaea rubra

greenspot nightshade ⁵⁷
Solanum douglasii

Bindweed ⁵⁸
Convolvulus arvensis

coast morning glory ⁵⁹
Calystegia macrostegia

Island Morning-glory/False Bindweed ⁵³
Calystegia macrostegia cyclostegia

Pacific Morning-glory/False Bindweed ⁵¹
Calystegia purpurata

Western Morning Glory ⁶⁰
Calystegia purpurata purpurata

Common Snowberry ⁶¹
Symphoricarpos albus

creeping snowberry ⁶²
Symphoricarpos mollis

Pink Honeysuckle ⁶³
Lonicera hispidula

Long-spurred Plectritis ¹⁸
Plectritis ciliosa

blue elder ⁶⁴
Sambucus cerulea

Footsteps of spring ⁶⁵
Sanicula arctopoides

Purple Sanicle ¹⁸
Sanicula bipinnatifida

Pacific Sanicle ⁴⁹
Sanicula crassicaulis

Hoffmann's Sanicle ⁶⁶
Sanicula hoffmannii

Hoary Bowlesia ⁶⁷
Bowlesia incana

Western Water Hemlock ⁹
Cicuta douglasii

common hedge parsley ⁶⁸
Torilis arvensis

Bur-chevil ⁶⁹
Anthriscus caucalis

Wood Sweet Cicely ⁷⁰
Osmorhiza berteroi

California Sweet Cicely ⁷¹
Osmorhiza brachypoda

American Wild Carrot ⁷²
Daucus pusillus

Wild Celery ⁷³
Apiastrum angustifolium

Poison Hemlock ⁷⁴
Conium maculatum

California Spikenard ¹⁸
Aralia californica

Dwarf Checkermallow ⁵¹
Sidalcea malviflora

Peak Rush-Rose ¹³
Crocanthemum scoparium

California bay ⁷⁵
Umbellularia californica

California Golden Violet ⁷⁶
Viola pedunculata

Redwood Violet ⁷⁷
Viola sempervirens

Pale flax ⁷⁸
Linum bienne

turkey mullein ⁷⁹
Croton setiger

Chinese Caps ⁸⁰
Euphorbia crenulata

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Mitteldorf Preserve Field Guide

coastal burnweed 1 Senecio minimus

Woodland Groundsel 2 Senecio sylvaticus

Common Groundsel/Old Man of Spring 3 Senecio vulgaris

Arctic Butterbur 4 Petasites frigidus

Western Sweet Coltsfoot 5 Petasites frigidus palmatus

Venus' Looking Glass 6 Triodanis biflora

Mediterranean Stork's-bill 7 Erodium botrys

Redstem Stork's-bill 8 Erodium cicutarium

Round-leaved Crane's-bill 9 Geranium rotundifolium

Cut-leaved crane's-bill 10 Geranium dissectum

Dove's-foot crane's-bill 11 Geranium molle

Gooseberry Geranium 12 Pelargonium grossularioides

Pacific poison oak 13 Toxicodendron diversilobum

bigleaf maple 14 Acer macrophyllum

California buckeye 15 Aesculus californica

Camissoniopsis Camissoniopsis

Lewis' Clarkia 16 Clarkia lewisii

Winecup Clarkia 17 Clarkia purpurea

Winecup/Four-spot Clarkia Clarkia purpurea quadrivulnera

Elegant Clarkia 18 Clarkia unguiculata

California fuchsia 19 Epilobium canum

California Fuschia 20 Epilobium canum canum

S.Fran. willow weed 21 Epilobium ciliatum

Northern Willowherb 22 Epilobium ciliatum watsonii

Minute Willowherb 9 Epilobium minutum

valley oak 23 Quercus lobata

coast live oak 24 Quercus agrifolia

Coast Live-Oak 25 Quercus agrifolia agrifolia

California Black Oak 14 Quercus kelloggii

Interior Live Oak 26 Quercus wislizeni

Interior Live-oak 27 Quercus wislizeni wislizeni

Shreve Oak 28 Quercus parvula shrevei

canyon live oak 29 Quercus chrysolepis

Tanoak 18 Notholithocarpus densiflorus

Tanoak 30 Notholithocarpus densiflorus densiflorus

California beeplant 31 Scrophularia californica

Indian paint brush 32 Castilleja affinis

purple owl's-clover 33 Castilleja exserta

Stiffbranch Bird's Beak 34 Cordylanthus rigidus

Coyote Mint 18 Monardella villosa

yerba buena 35 Clinopodium douglasii

chia 36 Salvia columbariae

California Hedge Nettle 37 Stachys bullata

Common/Western Verbena/Vervain 18 Verbena lasiostachys

Blue Toadflax 38 Nuttallanthus canadensis

Withered Snapdragon 19 Sairocarpus multiflorus

Corn Speedwell 39 Veronica arvensis

purple foxglove 40 Digitalis purpurea

ribwort plantain 41 Plantago lanceolata

Purple Chinese Houses 42 Collinsia heterophylla

Rattan's Monkeyflower 19 Diplacus rattanii

orange bush monkeyflower 43 Diplacus aurantiacus

Monterey Monkeyflower 44 Diplacus linearis

scarlet monkeyflower 45 Erythranthe cardinalis

purple-stemmed monkeyflower 46 Erythranthe floribunda

seep monkeyflower 21 Erythranthe guttata

Snout-nosed Monkeyflower 47 Erythranthe nasuta

Sticky.Bush/Island Monkeyflower 48 Mimulus aurantiacus

Tufted Poppy 49 Eschscholzia caespitosa

California poppy 50 Eschscholzia californica

creamcups 51 Platystemon californicus

Narrowleaf Queen Poppy 52 Hesperomecon linearis

Red/Orange Larkspur 53 Delphinium nudicaule

Coast larkspur 54 Delphinium patens

Spreading/Zigzag Larkspur 52 Delphinium patens patens

California buttercup 55 Ranunculus californicus

red baneberry 56 Actaea rubra

greenspot nightshade 57 Solanum douglasii

Bindweed 58 Convolvulus arvensis

coast morning glory 59 Calystegia macrostegia

Island Morning-glory/False Bindweed 53 Calystegia macrostegia cyclostegia

Pacific Morning-glory/False Bindweed 51 Calystegia purpurata

Western Morning Glory 60 Calystegia purpurata purpurata

Common Snowberry 61 Symphoricarpos albus

creeping snowberry 62 Symphoricarpos mollis

Pink Honeysuckle 63 Lonicera hispidula

Long-spurred Plectritis 18 Plectritis ciliosa

blue elder 64 Sambucus cerulea

Footsteps of spring 65 Sanicula arctopoides