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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!

Quote from Wikipedia: "Black Mountain is a summit on Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains of west Santa Clara County, California, south of Los Altos and Los ...more ↓

Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus) 1
Lupinus arboreus
Miniature Lupine (Lupinus bicolor) 2
Lupinus bicolor
French Broom (Genista monspessulana) 3
Genista monspessulana
Spanish Broom 4
Spartium junceum
Pacific pea (Lathyrus vestitus) 3
Lathyrus vestitus
Rose Clover (Trifolium hirtum) 5
Trifolium hirtum
crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) 6
Trifolium incarnatum
tomcat clover (Trifolium willdenovii) 7
Trifolium willdenovii
bur clover (Medicago polymorpha) 8
Medicago polymorpha
Annual yellow sweetclover (Melilotus indicus) 9
Melilotus indicus
Spanish clover 10
Acmispon americanus
foothill deervetch (Acmispon brachycarpus) 11
Acmispon brachycarpus
deerweed 10
Acmispon glaber
Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) 12
Vicia sativa
hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) 13
Vicia villosa
Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum) 14
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) 5
Rubus armeniacus
California Wild Rose (Rosa californica) 15
Rosa californica
Pacific ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) 16
Physocarpus capitatus
Genus Ceanothus 17
Ceanothus
Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus) 14
Ceanothus cuneatus
stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) 18
Urtica dioica
California gilia (Gilia achilleifolia) 19
Gilia achilleifolia
Western Star Flower (Lysimachia latifolia) 20
Lysimachia latifolia
scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) 21
Anagallis arvensis
Catchweed Bedstraw (Galium aparine) 22
Galium aparine
wild buckwheats 23
Eriogonum
smartweeds (Genus Persicaria) 24
Persicaria
Sand-Spurries 25
Spergularia
common chickweed (Stellaria media) 26
Stellaria media
Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium glomeratum) 26
Cerastium glomeratum
Redmaids (Calandrinia menziesii) 27
Calandrinia menziesii
miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) 28
Claytonia perfoliata
Gumplant (Genus Grindelia) 29
Grindelia
Common Madia (Madia elegans) 14
Madia elegans
coast tarweed 30
Madia sativa
Blow Wives 31
Achyrachaena mollis
Hayfield Tarweed 30
Hemizonia congesta
Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) 32
Centaurea solstitialis
Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) 33
Anaphalis margaritacea
Jersey Cudweed (Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum) 34
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum) 35
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) 36
Achillea millefolium
California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica) 37
Artemisia californica
California Mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana) 38
Artemisia douglasiana
prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) 39
Lactuca serriola
Bristly Ox-Tongue (Helminthotheca echioides) 40
Helminthotheca echioides
common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) 41
Taraxacum officinale
narrowleaf mule-ears 37
Wyethia angustifolia
woolly mule's ears (Wyethia mollis) 42
Wyethia mollis
Spear Thistle 43
Cirsium vulgare
marsh baccharis 44
Baccharis glutinosa
Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis) 45
Baccharis pilularis
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) 46
Silybum marianum
pineapple weed (Matricaria discoidea) 47
Matricaria discoidea
Italian thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus) 5
Carduus pycnocephalus
slender woolly-marbles 27
Psilocarphus tenellus
common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) 48
Senecio vulgaris
common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) 49
Sonchus oleraceus
Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) 50
Tragopogon porrifolius
Narrowleaf Cottonrose 51
Logfia gallica
Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus)
Cynara cardunculus
Telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora) 10
Heterotheca grandiflora
Long-beaked Stork's Bill (Erodium botrys) 19
Erodium botrys
redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium) 52
Erodium cicutarium
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill (Geranium dissectum) 49
Geranium dissectum
dove's-foot crane's-bill (Geranium molle) 53
Geranium molle
Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) 40
Geranium robertianum
Pacific Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) 54
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Winecup Clarkia (Clarkia purpurea) 27
Clarkia purpurea
ruby chalice clarkia 14
Clarkia rubicunda
Elegant Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata) 14
Clarkia unguiculata
California scrub oak 55
Quercus berberidifolia
Tanoak 14
Notholithocarpus densiflorus
California Bee Plant (Scrophularia californica) 56
Scrophularia californica
purple owl's-clover (Castilleja exserta) 11
Castilleja exserta
Woolly Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja foliolosa) 14
Castilleja foliolosa
Indian Warrior (Pedicularis densiflora) 57
Pedicularis densiflora
chia (Salvia columbariae) 58
Salvia columbariae
California Hedge Nettle (Stachys bullata) 3
Stachys bullata
Coyote Mint 14
Monardella villosa
yerba buena (Clinopodium douglasii) 14
Clinopodium douglasii
turkey tangle fogfruit (Phyla nodiflora)
Phyla nodiflora
Pennyroyal 59
Mentha pulegium
white horehound (Marrubium vulgare) 9
Marrubium vulgare
henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule) 60
Lamium amplexicaule
California Pitcher Sage 14
Lepechinia calycina
Western Vervain 14
Verbena lasiostachys
turkey tangle frogfruit 61
Phyla nodiflora
Purple Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla) 57
Collinsia heterophylla
English plantain (Plantago lanceolata) 62
Plantago lanceolata
bird's-eye speedwell (Veronica persica) 63
Veronica persica
thyme-leaved speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia) 64
Veronica serpyllifolia
Sharp-leaved Fluellen 65
Kickxia elatine
Orange Bush Monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus) 15
Mimulus aurantiacus
scarlet monkeyflower 16
Mimulus cardinalis
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) 66
Eschscholzia californica
white ramping-fumitory 67
Fumaria capreolata
California buttercup (Ranunculus californicus) 68
Ranunculus californicus
Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) 16
Aquilegia formosa

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