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Self-Guided Tour Sign #15 -- Native Plants

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The number of different types of flowers and plants found in the Park is remarkable.  Here is a partial list of these beautiful occupants of the Park.

Common Name                                  Genus and species

American Dogwood    Cornus sericea

Aster                                                     Aster sp.

Bracken Fern                                       Pteridium aquilinum

Buttercup                                             Ranunculus sp.

Big Leaf Maple                                    Acer macrophyllum

California Black Oak                            Quercus kelloggii

California Grape                                   Vitis californicum

California Hazel                                   Corylus cornuta californica

California Poppy                                  Eschscholzia californica

California Wild Grape                         Vitis californica

Canyon Live Oak                                 Quercus chrysolepis

Chokecherry or Bitter Cherry            Prunus virginiata var. demisa or P. emarginata

Cottonwood                                         Populus fremontii

Cattail                                                    Typha latifolia

Deer Brush                                           Ceanothus integerrimus var. macrothyrsus

Douglas Fir                                           Pseudotsuga menziesii

Flax                                                        Linum lewisii

Goldenrod                                            Solidago sp.

Horsetail                                               Equisetum hymale

Incense Cedar                                      Calocedrus decurrens

Lupine                                                   Lupinus sp.

Madrone                                               Arbutus menziesii

Manzanita                                            Arctostaphylus sp.

Mountain Maple                                  Acer glabrum var. glabrum

Mountain Hemlock                             Tsuga mertensiana

Mountain Whitethorn                          Ceanothus cordulatus

Miners Lettuce                                     Claytonia perfoliata

Oak - Canyon Live                               Quercus chrysolepis

Oak - Calif. Black                                 Quercus kelloggii

Oregon Boxwood                                 Pachystima myrsinities

Oregon grape                                       Mahonia aquifolium

Pacific Dogwood                                 Cornus nuttallii

Poison Oak                                           Toxicodendron diversilobum

Rose                                                      Rosa sp.

Sedge                                                   Carex sp.

Snow Bush                                           Ceanothus cordulatus

Spice Bush                                           Calycanthus occidentalis

Sugar Pine                                            Pinus lambertiana

Umbrella Plant                                    Darmera peltata

White Alder                                         Alnus rhombifolia

Wild Plum                                            Prunus sp.

Willow                                                 Salix sp.

Yarrow                                                 Achillea millefolium

 

                     Non-Native Plants 

Apple Tree                                           Malus hybrid

Bachelor Button                                 Centaurea cyanus

Black Locust                                       Robinia pseudoacacia

Bamboo                                               Phyllostachys sp.

Bearded Iris                                         Iris hybrid

Bouncing Bets                                    Saponaria officinalis

Chicory                                                Cichorium intybus

Daffodils                                              Narcissus sp.

Dock                                                    Rumex sp.

English Ivy                                           Hedera helix

English Laurel                                    Prunus laurocerasus

Fennel                                                 Foeniculum vulgare

Grasses                                               European Grasses

Hawthorn                                            Crataegus

Himalayan Blackberry                      Rubus bifrons

Lilac                                                     Syringa sp.

Pear Tree                                             Pyrus sp.

St. Johnswort                                      Hypericum calycinum

Scotch Broom                                    Cytisus scoparius

Spanish Broom                                  Spartium junceum

Sweet Pea                                           Lathyrus sp.

Teasel Thistle                                     Dipsacus fullonum

Walnut                                                Juglans sp.

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