Plants of Point Lobos

There are several hundred species of land plants growing in the Reserve so this guide represents only a small fraction of the total. You will notice two special species that are algae and fungus rather than plants. They are included here because you will find them on trees in the Reserve and ...more ↓

Pacific Poison Oak 1
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Coast Live Oak 2
Quercus agrifolia
Pearly Everlasting 4
Anaphalis margaritacea
hoary nettle 5
Urtica dioica holosericea
yerba buena 2
Clinopodium douglasii
canyon gooseberry 6
Ribes menziesii
California goldenrod 2
Solidago velutina californica
Miner's Lettuce 7
Claytonia perfoliata
Common Yarrow 8
Achillea millefolium
California buttercup 9
Ranunculus californicus
Wild Buckwheats 10
Eriogonum
Lupines 11
Lupinus
California Poppy 12
Eschscholzia californica
Wavyleaf Soap Plant 13
Chlorogalum pomeridianum pomeridianum
Seaside Daisy 14
Erigeron glaucus
Monterey Indian Paintbrush 15
Castilleja latifolia
Bluff Lettuce 2
Dudleya farinosa
California Sagebrush 16
Artemisia californica
Coyote Brush 17
Baccharis pilularis
Orange bush monkeyflower 18
Mimulus aurantiacus
Douglas iris 19
Iris douglasiana
California blackberry
Rubus ursinus macropetalus
California Hedge Nettle 20
Stachys bullata
Coffeeberry 21
Frangula californica
giant wild rye
Leymus condensatus

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