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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lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina) ¹
Athyrium filix-femina

Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum) ²
Polystichum munitum

Goldback Fern (Pentagramma triangularis) ³
Pentagramma triangularis

Coffee Fern (Pellaea andromedifolia) ⁴
Pellaea andromedifolia

western maidenhair fern (Adiantum aleuticum) ⁵
Adiantum aleuticum

California Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum jordanii) ⁶
Adiantum jordanii

Nested Polypody (Polypodium calirhiza) ⁷
Polypodium calirhiza

common bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) ⁸
Pteridium aquilinum

Giant Horsetail (Equisetum telmateia) ⁹
Equisetum telmateia

Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus) ¹⁰
Lupinus arboreus

Miniature Lupine (Lupinus bicolor) ¹¹
Lupinus bicolor

French Broom (Genista monspessulana) ¹²
Genista monspessulana

Spanish Broom ¹³
Spartium junceum

Pacific pea (Lathyrus vestitus) ¹²
Lathyrus vestitus

Rose Clover (Trifolium hirtum) ¹⁴
Trifolium hirtum

crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) ¹⁵
Trifolium incarnatum

tomcat clover (Trifolium willdenovii) ¹⁶
Trifolium willdenovii

bur clover (Medicago polymorpha) ¹⁷
Medicago polymorpha

Annual yellow sweetclover (Melilotus indicus) ¹⁸
Melilotus indicus

Spanish clover ¹⁹
Acmispon americanus

foothill deervetch (Acmispon brachycarpus) ²⁰
Acmispon brachycarpus

deerweed ¹⁹
Acmispon glaber

Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) ²¹
Vicia sativa

hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) ²²
Vicia villosa

Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum) ⁴
Adenostoma fasciculatum

Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) ¹⁴
Rubus armeniacus

California Wild Rose (Rosa californica) ²³
Rosa californica

Pacific ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) ²⁴
Physocarpus capitatus

Genus Ceanothus ²⁵
Ceanothus

Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus) ⁴
Ceanothus cuneatus

stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) ²⁶
Urtica dioica

California gilia (Gilia achilleifolia) ²⁷
Gilia achilleifolia

Western Star Flower (Lysimachia latifolia) ²⁸
Lysimachia latifolia

scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) ²⁹
Anagallis arvensis

Catchweed Bedstraw (Galium aparine) ³⁰
Galium aparine

wild buckwheats ³¹
Eriogonum

smartweeds (Genus Persicaria) ³²
Persicaria

Sand-Spurries ³³
Spergularia

common chickweed (Stellaria media) ³⁴
Stellaria media

Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium glomeratum) ³⁴
Cerastium glomeratum

Redmaids (Calandrinia menziesii) ³⁵
Calandrinia menziesii

miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) ³⁶
Claytonia perfoliata

Gumplant (Genus Grindelia) ³⁷
Grindelia

Common Madia (Madia elegans) ⁴
Madia elegans

coast tarweed ³⁸
Madia sativa

Blow Wives ³⁹
Achyrachaena mollis

Hayfield Tarweed ³⁸
Hemizonia congesta

Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) ⁴⁰
Centaurea solstitialis

Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) ⁵
Anaphalis margaritacea

Jersey Cudweed (Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum) ⁴¹
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum

Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum) ⁴²
Eriophyllum confertiflorum

common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) ⁴³
Achillea millefolium

California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica) ⁴⁴
Artemisia californica

California Mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana) ⁴⁵
Artemisia douglasiana

prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) ⁴⁶
Lactuca serriola

Bristly Ox-Tongue (Helminthotheca echioides) ⁴⁷
Helminthotheca echioides

common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) ⁴⁸
Taraxacum officinale

narrowleaf mule-ears ⁴⁴
Wyethia angustifolia

woolly mule's ears (Wyethia mollis) ⁴⁹
Wyethia mollis

Spear Thistle ⁵⁰
Cirsium vulgare

marsh baccharis ⁵¹
Baccharis glutinosa

Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis) ²
Baccharis pilularis

Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) ⁵²
Silybum marianum

pineapple weed (Matricaria discoidea) ⁵³
Matricaria discoidea

Italian thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus) ¹⁴
Carduus pycnocephalus

slender woolly-marbles ³⁵
Psilocarphus tenellus

common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) ⁵⁴
Senecio vulgaris

common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) ⁵⁵
Sonchus oleraceus

Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) ⁸
Tragopogon porrifolius

Narrowleaf Cottonrose ⁵⁶
Logfia gallica

Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus)
Cynara cardunculus

Telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora) ¹⁹
Heterotheca grandiflora

Long-beaked Stork's Bill (Erodium botrys) ²⁷
Erodium botrys

redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium) ⁶
Erodium cicutarium

Cut-leaved Crane's-bill (Geranium dissectum) ⁵⁵
Geranium dissectum

dove's-foot crane's-bill (Geranium molle) ⁵⁷
Geranium molle

Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) ⁴⁷
Geranium robertianum

Pacific Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) ⁵⁸
Toxicodendron diversilobum

Winecup Clarkia (Clarkia purpurea) ³⁵
Clarkia purpurea

ruby chalice clarkia ⁴
Clarkia rubicunda

Elegant Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata) ⁴
Clarkia unguiculata

California scrub oak ⁵⁹
Quercus berberidifolia

Tanoak ⁴
Notholithocarpus densiflorus

California Bee Plant (Scrophularia californica) ⁶⁰
Scrophularia californica

purple owl's-clover (Castilleja exserta) ²⁰
Castilleja exserta

Woolly Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja foliolosa) ⁴
Castilleja foliolosa

Indian Warrior (Pedicularis densiflora) ⁶¹
Pedicularis densiflora

chia (Salvia columbariae) ⁶²
Salvia columbariae

California Hedge Nettle (Stachys bullata) ¹²
Stachys bullata

Coyote Mint ⁴
Monardella villosa

yerba buena (Clinopodium douglasii) ⁴
Clinopodium douglasii

turkey tangle fogfruit (Phyla nodiflora)
Phyla nodiflora

Pennyroyal ⁶³
Mentha pulegium

white horehound (Marrubium vulgare) ¹⁸
Marrubium vulgare

henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule) ⁶⁴
Lamium amplexicaule

California Pitcher Sage ⁴
Lepechinia calycina

Western Vervain ⁴
Verbena lasiostachys

turkey tangle frogfruit ⁶⁵
Phyla nodiflora

Purple Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla) ⁶¹
Collinsia heterophylla

English plantain (Plantago lanceolata) ⁶⁶
Plantago lanceolata

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Black Mountain Nature: Plants

lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina) 1 Athyrium filix-femina

Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum) 2 Polystichum munitum

Goldback Fern (Pentagramma triangularis) 3 Pentagramma triangularis

Coffee Fern (Pellaea andromedifolia) 4 Pellaea andromedifolia

western maidenhair fern (Adiantum aleuticum) 5 Adiantum aleuticum

California Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum jordanii) 6 Adiantum jordanii

Nested Polypody (Polypodium calirhiza) 7 Polypodium calirhiza

common bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) 8 Pteridium aquilinum

Giant Horsetail (Equisetum telmateia) 9 Equisetum telmateia

Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus) 10 Lupinus arboreus

Miniature Lupine (Lupinus bicolor) 11 Lupinus bicolor

French Broom (Genista monspessulana) 12 Genista monspessulana

Spanish Broom 13 Spartium junceum

Pacific pea (Lathyrus vestitus) 12 Lathyrus vestitus

Rose Clover (Trifolium hirtum) 14 Trifolium hirtum

crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) 15 Trifolium incarnatum

tomcat clover (Trifolium willdenovii) 16 Trifolium willdenovii

bur clover (Medicago polymorpha) 17 Medicago polymorpha

Annual yellow sweetclover (Melilotus indicus) 18 Melilotus indicus

Spanish clover 19 Acmispon americanus

foothill deervetch (Acmispon brachycarpus) 20 Acmispon brachycarpus

deerweed 19 Acmispon glaber

Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) 21 Vicia sativa

hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) 22 Vicia villosa

Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum) 4 Adenostoma fasciculatum

Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) 14 Rubus armeniacus

California Wild Rose (Rosa californica) 23 Rosa californica

Pacific ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) 24 Physocarpus capitatus

Genus Ceanothus 25 Ceanothus

Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus) 4 Ceanothus cuneatus

stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) 26 Urtica dioica

California gilia (Gilia achilleifolia) 27 Gilia achilleifolia

Western Star Flower (Lysimachia latifolia) 28 Lysimachia latifolia

scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) 29 Anagallis arvensis

Catchweed Bedstraw (Galium aparine) 30 Galium aparine

wild buckwheats 31 Eriogonum

smartweeds (Genus Persicaria) 32 Persicaria

Sand-Spurries 33 Spergularia

common chickweed (Stellaria media) 34 Stellaria media

Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium glomeratum) 34 Cerastium glomeratum

Redmaids (Calandrinia menziesii) 35 Calandrinia menziesii

miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) 36 Claytonia perfoliata

Gumplant (Genus Grindelia) 37 Grindelia

Common Madia (Madia elegans) 4 Madia elegans

coast tarweed 38 Madia sativa

Blow Wives 39 Achyrachaena mollis

Hayfield Tarweed 38 Hemizonia congesta

Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) 40 Centaurea solstitialis

Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) 5 Anaphalis margaritacea

Jersey Cudweed (Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum) 41 Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum

Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum) 42 Eriophyllum confertiflorum

common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) 43 Achillea millefolium

California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica) 44 Artemisia californica

California Mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana) 45 Artemisia douglasiana

prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) 46 Lactuca serriola

Bristly Ox-Tongue (Helminthotheca echioides) 47 Helminthotheca echioides

common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) 48 Taraxacum officinale

narrowleaf mule-ears 44 Wyethia angustifolia

woolly mule's ears (Wyethia mollis) 49 Wyethia mollis

Spear Thistle 50 Cirsium vulgare

marsh baccharis 51 Baccharis glutinosa

Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis) 2 Baccharis pilularis

Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) 52 Silybum marianum

pineapple weed (Matricaria discoidea) 53 Matricaria discoidea

Italian thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus) 14 Carduus pycnocephalus

slender woolly-marbles 35 Psilocarphus tenellus

common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) 54 Senecio vulgaris

common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) 55 Sonchus oleraceus

Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) 8 Tragopogon porrifolius

Narrowleaf Cottonrose 56 Logfia gallica

Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus) Cynara cardunculus

Telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora) 19 Heterotheca grandiflora

Long-beaked Stork's Bill (Erodium botrys) 27 Erodium botrys

redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium) 6 Erodium cicutarium

Cut-leaved Crane's-bill (Geranium dissectum) 55 Geranium dissectum

dove's-foot crane's-bill (Geranium molle) 57 Geranium molle

Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) 47 Geranium robertianum

Pacific Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) 58 Toxicodendron diversilobum

Winecup Clarkia (Clarkia purpurea) 35 Clarkia purpurea