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Santa Clara River Natural History

Plants, Animals, and Fungi of the Santa Clara River

Scirpus acutus 1
Schoenoplectiella mucronata
Scirpus maritimus
panicled bulrush 2
Scirpus microcarpus
Scirpus robustus
Bolboschoenus robustus
Field Horsetail 3
Equisetum arvense
Giant Horsetail
Equisetum giganteum
smooth scouring rush 2
Equisetum laevigatum
Big Berry Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glauca
Eremocarpus setigerus 4
Croton setigerus
Astragalus trichopodus var. phoxus
Astragalus trichopodus phoxus
large leatherroot 5
Hoita macrostachya
Lotus purshianus 6
Acmispon americanus
Stinging Lupine 7
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Sky Lupine 8
Lupinus nanus
Arroyo Lupine 8
Lupinus succulentus
Bur Clover 9
Medicago polymorpha
alfalfa 2
Medicago sativa
Annual Yellow Sweet Clover 10
Melilotus indicus
Trifolium sp. 11
Trifolium
Coast Live Oak 8
Quercus agrifolia
Valley Oak 12
Quercus lobata
Centaurium venustum 13
Zeltnera venusta
whispering bells 7
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Common Eucrypta 7
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Caterpillar Phacelia 4
Phacelia cicutaria
Douglas' phacelia 8
Phacelia douglasii
Persian Walnut 14
Juglans regia
tapered rush 10
Juncus acuminatus
Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii
Juncus acutus leopoldii
Juncus bufonius var. congestus
Juncus ranarius
mariposa rush
Juncus dubius
mexican rush 15
Juncus mexicanus
Juncus phaeocephalus var. paniculatus
Juncus phaeocephalus paniculatus
Juncus phaeocephalus var. phaeocephalus
Juncus phaeocephalus phaeocephalus
Torrey's rush 16
Juncus torreyi
irisleaf rush
Juncus xiphioides
white horehound 10
Marrubium vulgare
whitestem hedgenettle 5
Stachys albens
Lemna sp. 17
Lemna
Giant Blazingstar 18
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Sandpaper Plant 7
Petalonyx thurberi
California loosestrife 19
Lythrum californicum
chaparral mallow 8
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
bull mallow 20
Malva nicaeensis
cheeseweed mallow 21
Malva parviflora
Ngaio 22
Myoporum laetum
River Red Gum 23
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Tasmanian Blue Gum 24
Eucalyptus globulus
Olive 25
Olea europaea
Twisted Suncup 26
Camissonia bistorta
Camissonia micrantha 27
Camissoniopsis micrantha
elegant clarkia 8
Clarkia unguiculata
Ludwigia peploides ssp. peploides
Ludwigia peploides peploides
Oenothera californica ssp. californica
Oenothera californica californica
dune evening primrose 28
Oenothera deltoides
Inkweed 22
Phytolacca octandra
Pinus sp. 29
Pinus
English Plantain 30
Plantago lanceolata
Common plantain 31
Plantago major
Blue Statice 32
Limonium sinuatum
Agrostis viridis 33
Polypogon viridis
California brome 2
Bromus carinatus
soft brome 2
Bromus hordeaceus
Purple Pampas Grass 34
Cortaderia jubata
Seashore Saltgrass 35
Distichlis spicata
barnyardgrass 36
Echinochloa crus-galli
Ehrharta sp. 37
Ehrharta
blue wild rye 2
Elymus glaucus
Tall Fescue 2
Festuca arundinacea
meadow fescue 38
Festuca pratensis
Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum
Hordeum murinum leporinum
Barley 39
Hordeum vulgare
Leptochloa uninervia
Leptochloa fusca uninervia
Creeping wild rye 6
Leymus triticoides
Italian ryegrass 40
Lolium multiflorum
Dallis grass 41
Paspalum dilatatum
Pennisetum clandestinum 42
Cenchrus clandestinus
Reed Canarygrass
Phalaris arundinacea
Phragmites australis ssp. Americanus
Phragmites australis americanus
Piptatherum miliaceum 43
Stipa miliacea miliacea
Kentucky Bluegrass 2
Poa pratensis
ditch beard grass
Polypogon interruptus
rat's-tail fescue 2
Vulpia myuros
purple gilia 8
Allophyllum gilioides
Sticky false gilia
Allophyllum glutinosum
Eriastrum densifolium ssp. elongatum
Eriastrum densifolium elongatum
Eriastrum sp. 7
Eriastrum
Slender Buckwheat 44
Eriogonum gracile
common knotweed 45
Polygonum arenastrum
Polygonum lapathifolium 35
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonum punctatum
Persicaria punctata
Clustered Dock 46
Rumex conglomeratus
Curly dock 6
Rumex crispus
wild rhubarb 47
Rumex hymenosepalus
Rumex salicifolius var. transitorius
Rumex salicifolius transitorius
hoaryleaf ceanothus 48
Ceanothus crassifolius
Buckbrush 8
Ceanothus cuneatus
hairy ceanothus 49
Ceanothus oliganthus
chamise 8
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Mountain-Mahogany 50
Cercocarpus montanus

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