Native Plant Guide for Dana Point Headlands Conservation Area

100+ native plants listed for Dana Point Headlands Conservation Area

strigose lotus 1
Acmispon strigosus
dwarf coastweed
Amblyopappus pusillus
silver beachweed 2
Ambrosia chamissonis
aphanisma 3
Aphanisma blitoides
western ragweed 4
Ambrosia psilostachya
mock parsley 5
Apiastrum angustifolium
California sagebrush 6
Artemisia californica
Southern California Milkvetch
Astragalus trichopodus lonchus
California orache 7
Extriplex californica
big saltbush 8
Atriplex lentiformis
Redmaids 9
Calandrinia menziesii
deervetch 8
Acmispon
California sun cup
Camissoniopsis bistorta
Chaparral Coyote Brush 10
Baccharis pilularis consanguinea
mule fat 11
Baccharis salicifolia
miniature suncup 12
Camissoniopsis micrantha
shrubby beach primrose 13
Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia suffruticosa
orcutt's pincushion
Chaenactis glabriuscula orcuttiana
Sandcarpet 9
Cardionema ramosissimum
purple owl's-clover 14
Castilleja exserta exserta
California Goosefoot 11
Chenopodium californicum
seaside calandrinia 15
Cistanthe maritima
horseweed 19
Erigeron canadensis
Bladderpod 20
Peritoma arborea
Coulter's horseweed 21
Laennecia coulteri
California Aster 22
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
sand pygmyweed 23
Crassula connata
California croton 8
Croton californicus
Clearwater cryptantha 8
Cryptantha intermedia
Cleveland's Cryptantha 24
Cryptantha clevelandii
Clearwater cryptantha 8
Cryptantha intermedia
Coast Cholla 25
Cylindropuntia prolifera
American wild carrot 26
Daucus pusillus
Clustered Tarweed 8
Deinandra fasciculata
Parry's larkspur
Delphinium parryi parryi
sacred thorn-apple 27
Datura wrightii
western tansy mustard 28
Descurainia pinnata
Salt Grass 9
Distichlis spicata
western ponysfoot 29
Dichondra occidentalis
lanceleaf liveforever 11
Dudleya lanceolata
Blue Dicks 12
Dichelostemma capitatum
giant wild rye 30
Leymus condensatus
California brittlebush 31
Encelia californica
California poppy 32
Eschscholzia californica
coastal California buckwheat 33
Eriogonum fasciculatum fasciculatum
Seacliff Wild Buckwheat 34
Eriogonum parvifolium
cliff spurge
Euphorbia misera
pullout grass 28
Vulpia octoflora
Western nettle 11
Hesperocnide tenella
Telegraphweed 35
Heterotheca grandiflora
Toyon 11
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Coastal Goldenbush 11
Isocoma menziesii
Green-leaved Dune Goldenbush
Isocoma menziesii vernonioides
common goldfields 37
Lasthenia gracilis
common goldfields 37
Lasthenia gracilis
collared annual lupine 23
Lupinus truncatus
desert peppercress 38
Lepidium lasiocarpum lasiocarpum
tidy tips 39
Layia platyglossa
cliff malacothrix
Malacothrix saxatilis saxatilis
Chilicothe 8
Marah macrocarpa
smallflower melicgrass 40
Melica imperfecta
Red Sticky Monkeyflower
Mimulus aurantiacus puniceus
silverpuffs 12
Uropappus lindleyi
wishbone plant 14
Mirabilis laevis crassifolia
California boxthorn 41
Lycium californicum
Texas toadflax 42
Nuttallanthus texanus
Cleveland's tobacco 23
Nicotiana clevelandii
littleseed muhly 15
Muhlenbergia microsperma
coastal prickly pear 43
Opuntia littoralis
Chaparral Prickly Pear 44
Opuntia oricola
False Rosinweed
Osmadenia tenella
Vasey's prickly pear 45
Opuntia × vaseyi
California Pellitory
Parietaria hespera californica
distant phacelia 23
Phacelia distans
creamcups 12
Platystemon californicus
two-color rabbit tobacco
Pseudognaphalium biolettii
California cudweed 46
Pseudognaphalium californicum
cottonbatting plant 47
Pseudognaphalium stramineum
Fairy Mist 48
Pterostegia drymarioides
dot-seed plantain 11
Plantago erecta
Nuttall's scrub oak 49
Quercus dumosa
lemonade berry 50
Rhus integrifolia
blue elderberry 43
Sambucus nigra caerulea
chia 51
Salvia columbariae
California ragwort 52
Senecio californicus
sleepy catchfly 53
Silene antirrhina
bluewitch nightshade 54
Solanum umbelliferum
greenspot nightshade 22
Solanum douglasii
small wirelettuce 55
Stephanomeria exigua exigua

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