Black Mountain Nature: Plants

This guide covers the plants I have seen and been able to identify in the Black Mountain region. Hope this helps!

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Red larkspur (Delphinium nudicaule) ¹
Delphinium nudicaule

Pipestem Clematis (Clematis lasiantha) ²
Clematis lasiantha

nightshades (Genus Solanum) ³
Solanum

Bluewitch Nightshade (Solanum umbelliferum) ⁴
Solanum umbelliferum

Coast Range False Bindweed (Calystegia collina) ⁵
Calystegia collina

California Dodder ⁶
Cuscuta occidentalis

Common Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) ⁷
Symphoricarpos albus

hairy honeysuckle (Lonicera hirsuta) ⁸
Lonicera hirsuta

Pink Honeysuckle ⁵
Lonicera hispidula

Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) ⁹
Centranthus ruber

umbrellaworts (Genus Tauschia) ⁵
Tauschia

bur chervil ¹⁰
Anthriscus caucalis

poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) ¹¹
Conium maculatum

Sweet Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) ¹²
Foeniculum vulgare

common cowparsnip (Heracleum maximum)
Heracleum maximum

Purple Sanicle ⁵
Sanicula bipinnatifida

Pacific Sanicle (Sanicula crassicaulis) ¹³
Sanicula crassicaulis

Woollyfruit Desertparsley ⁷
Lomatium dasycarpum

Shepherd's-needle ¹⁴
Scandix pecten-veneris

California Spikenard (Aralia californica) ⁵
Aralia californica

English ivy (Hedera helix) ¹⁵
Hedera helix

Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris) ¹⁶
Malva sylvestris

California Golden Violet (Viola pedunculata) ¹⁷
Viola pedunculata

Petty Spurge ¹⁸
Euphorbia peplus

Fiddlenecks (Genus Amsinckia)
Amsinckia

Scorpionweeds (Genus Phacelia) ³
Phacelia

Pacific Hound's Tongue (Cynoglossum grande) ¹⁷
Cynoglossum grande

seaside heliotrope ¹⁹
Heliotropium curassavicum

small-flowered nemophila (Nemophila parviflora) ²⁰
Nemophila parviflora

California yerba santa ⁵
Eriodictyon californicum

common eucrypta ²¹
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia

puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) ³
Tribulus terrestris

creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata) ²²
Oxalis corniculata

Bermuda Buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) ²³
Oxalis pes-caprae

Milkmaids (Cardamine californica) ²⁴
Cardamine californica

Little Western Bittercress (Cardamine oligosperma) ²⁵
Cardamine oligosperma

shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) ²⁶
Capsella bursa-pastoris

field mustard (Brassica rapa) ²⁷
Brassica rapa

Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) ²²
Nasturtium officinale

wild radish ²⁸
Raphanus sativus

California manroot (Marah fabacea) ⁴
Marah fabacea

hillside woodland star (Lithophragma heterophyllum) ²⁵
Lithophragma heterophyllum

California Saxifrage (Micranthes californica) ⁴
Micranthes californica

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Black Mountain Nature: Plants

Red larkspur (Delphinium nudicaule) 1 Delphinium nudicaule

Pipestem Clematis (Clematis lasiantha) 2 Clematis lasiantha

nightshades (Genus Solanum) 3 Solanum

Bluewitch Nightshade (Solanum umbelliferum) 4 Solanum umbelliferum

Coast Range False Bindweed (Calystegia collina) 5 Calystegia collina

California Dodder 6 Cuscuta occidentalis

Common Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) 7 Symphoricarpos albus

hairy honeysuckle (Lonicera hirsuta) 8 Lonicera hirsuta

Pink Honeysuckle 5 Lonicera hispidula

Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) 9 Centranthus ruber

umbrellaworts (Genus Tauschia) 5 Tauschia

bur chervil 10 Anthriscus caucalis

poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) 11 Conium maculatum

Sweet Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) 12 Foeniculum vulgare

common cowparsnip (Heracleum maximum) Heracleum maximum

Purple Sanicle 5 Sanicula bipinnatifida

Pacific Sanicle (Sanicula crassicaulis) 13 Sanicula crassicaulis

Woollyfruit Desertparsley 7 Lomatium dasycarpum

Shepherd's-needle 14 Scandix pecten-veneris

California Spikenard (Aralia californica) 5 Aralia californica

English ivy (Hedera helix) 15 Hedera helix

Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris) 16 Malva sylvestris

California Golden Violet (Viola pedunculata) 17 Viola pedunculata

Petty Spurge 18 Euphorbia peplus

Fiddlenecks (Genus Amsinckia) Amsinckia

Scorpionweeds (Genus Phacelia) 3 Phacelia

Pacific Hound's Tongue (Cynoglossum grande) 17 Cynoglossum grande

seaside heliotrope 19 Heliotropium curassavicum

small-flowered nemophila (Nemophila parviflora) 20 Nemophila parviflora

California yerba santa 5 Eriodictyon californicum

common eucrypta 21 Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia

puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) 3 Tribulus terrestris

creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata) 22 Oxalis corniculata

Bermuda Buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) 23 Oxalis pes-caprae

Milkmaids (Cardamine californica) 24 Cardamine californica

Little Western Bittercress (Cardamine oligosperma) 25 Cardamine oligosperma

shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) 26 Capsella bursa-pastoris

field mustard (Brassica rapa) 27 Brassica rapa

Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) 22 Nasturtium officinale

wild radish 28 Raphanus sativus

California manroot (Marah fabacea) 4 Marah fabacea

hillside woodland star (Lithophragma heterophyllum) 25 Lithophragma heterophyllum

California Saxifrage (Micranthes californica) 4 Micranthes californica