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Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve

Just south of the Town of Los Gatos, on the east side of the Lexington Reservoir, sits Sierra Azul, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District's southernmost open space preserve. Translated Sierra Azul means "Blue Range." This Preserve encompasses more than 18,000 acres and is the District's ...more ↓

Smooth Cat's Ear 1
Hypochaeris glabra
false dandelion 2
Hypochaeris radicata
velvety goldenrod 3
Solidago velutina
bigflower agoseris 4
Agoseris grandiflora
Prickly Lettuce 5
Lactuca serriola
Beaked Hawksbeard 6
Crepis vesicaria
Beaked Hawk's-beard 6
Crepis vesicaria taraxacifolia
velvety goldenrod 3
Solidago velutina
California goldenrod 7
Solidago velutina californica
Flax-leaved Horseweed 8
Erigeron bonariensis
rock-loving fleabane 9
Erigeron petrophilus
Erigeron petrophilus petrophilus
Q-tips 10
Micropus californicus
cottontop 11
Micropus californicus californicus
smooth mule-ears 7
Wyethia glabra
Fountain Thistle 7
Cirsium fontinale
Mount Hamilton fountain thistle 12
Cirsium fontinale campylon
Cobwebby Thistle 13
Cirsium occidentale
Venus Thistle 7
Cirsium occidentale venustum
bull thistle 14
Cirsium vulgare
Common Yellow Chaenactis 15
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Silverpuffs 16
Uropappus lindleyi
Coyote Brush 17
Baccharis pilularis
Pineapple Weed 18
Matricaria discoidea
rayless arnica 19
Arnica discoidea
roughleaf aster 20
Eurybia radulina
Italian thistle 21
Carduus pycnocephalus
slender woolly-marbles 22
Psilocarphus tenellus
California Chicory 7
Rafinesquia californica
common groundsel 23
Senecio vulgaris
spiny sow thistle
Sonchus asper
woodland woollythreads 7
Monolopia gracilens
California cottonrose 24
Logfia filaginoides
Narrowleaf Cottonrose 25
Logfia gallica
common hareleaf 7
Lagophylla ramosissima
Rod Wirelettuce 26
Stephanomeria virgata
Stephanomeria virgata pleurocarpa 22
Golden-fleece 27
Ericameria arborescens
Rubber Rabbitbrush 28
Ericameria nauseosa
showy rabbitbrush 29
Ericameria nauseosa speciosa
sessileflower false goldenaster 30
Heterotheca sessiliflora
Heterotheca sessiliflora echioides 31
Woolly Desertdandelion 32
Malacothrix floccifera
Stinkwort 33
Dittrichia graveolens
common bluecup 7
Githopsis specularioides
Long-beaked Stork's Bill 34
Erodium botrys
Redstem Filaree 35
Erodium cicutarium
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill 36
Geranium dissectum
dove's-foot crane's-bill 37
Geranium molle
Pacific Poison Oak 38
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Bigleaf Maple 39
Acer macrophyllum
California Buckeye 40
Aesculus californica
fairy fans 22
Clarkia breweri
Red Ribbons 41
Clarkia concinna
Santa Clara red ribbons 22
Clarkia concinna automixa
Winecup Clarkia 22
Clarkia purpurea
diamond clarkia 42
Clarkia rhomboidea
ruby chalice clarkia 7
Clarkia rubicunda
Elegant Clarkia 7
Clarkia unguiculata
panicled willowherb 43
Epilobium brachycarpum
California Fuchsia 44
Epilobium canum
California Fuschia 45
Epilobium canum angustifolium
Epilobium canum canum 46
little willowherb 45
Epilobium minutum
plains evening primrose 47
Camissonia contorta
hairy suncup 7
Camissoniopsis hirtella
miniature suncup 16
Camissoniopsis micrantha
Tasmanian Blue Gum 48
Eucalyptus globulus
Coast Live Oak 7
Quercus agrifolia
California scrub oak 49
Quercus berberidifolia
Canyon Live Oak 39
Quercus chrysolepis
Leather Oak 7
Quercus durata
coast oak
Quercus parvula
Interior Live Oak 7
Quercus wislizeni
Tanoak 7
Notholithocarpus densiflorus
Beaked Hazelnut 50
Corylus cornuta
California hazelnut 51
Corylus cornuta californica
Clustered Broomrape
Orobanche fasciculata
naked broomrape 52
Orobanche uniflora
Coast Indian Paintbrush 51
Castilleja affinis
wavyleaf paintbrush 53
Castilleja applegatei
Martin's paintbrush 3
Castilleja applegatei martinii
valley tassels 7
Castilleja attenuata
Denseflower Indian Paintbrush 54
Castilleja densiflora
Purple Owl's Clover 55
Castilleja exserta
Woolly Indian Paintbrush 7
Castilleja foliolosa
Indian Warrior 56
Pedicularis densiflora
Pedicularis densiflora densiflora 57
dwarf orthocarpus 22
Triphysaria pusilla
Stiffbranch Bird's Beak 58
Cordylanthus rigidus
stiffly-branched bird's beak 58
Cordylanthus rigidus rigidus
chia 59
Salvia columbariae
Rough Hedgenettle 7
Stachys rigida
Coyote Mint 7
Monardella villosa
coyote mint 35
Monardella villosa villosa
yerba buena 7
Clinopodium douglasii
blue skullcap 55
Scutellaria tuberosa
vinegar weed 7
Trichostema lanceolatum
Red Deadnettle 60
Lamium purpureum
California Pitcher Sage 7
Lepechinia calycina

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