Altamont Pass Area

Species

Key
Scientific NameNotesRarity RanksCommon Name
Agoseris heterophylla var. unknownAgoseris heterophylla split into 2 vars. in 2011 Jepson Manual, need field work to resolve vars.CNPS-EB: B?annual agoseris
Allenrolfea occidentalisCNPS-EB: Ciodine bush
Alopecurus saccatusCNPS-EB: BHowell's meadow foxtail
Amsinckia lycopsoidesCNPS-EB: Cbugloss-flowered fiddleneck, bugloss fiddleneck
Anemopsis californicaCNPS-EB: Byerba mansa, lizard tail
Arthrocnemum subterminaleCNPS-EB: A2Parish's glasswort
Astragalus asymmetricusCNPS-EB: CSan Joaquin locoweeed
Atriplex coronata var. coronataCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 4.2
Global Rank: G4T3
CNDDB Rank: S3
crownscale
Atriplex depressaCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.2
Global Rank: G2
CNDDB Rank: S2
brittlescale
Atriplex fruticulosaCNPS-EB: Bballscale, little oak orach, ball saltbush
Atriplex minusculaCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.1
Global Rank: G2
CNDDB Rank: S2
LESSER SALTSCALE
Blennosperma nanum var. nanumCNPS-EB: Cblennosperma
Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. paludosus(formerly Scirpus m.)CNPS-EB: Cbulrush
Brodiaea terrestris subsp. terrestrisCNPS-EB: Bdwarf brodiaea
California macrophylla(formerly Erodium macrophyllumCNPS-EB: Bround-leaved filaree
Clarkia gracilis subsp. gracilisCNPS-EB: Csummer's darling
Collinsia sparsiflora var. sparsifloraCNPS-EB: Cfew-flowered blue-eyed Mary
Crassula aquaticaCNPS-EB: Bwater pygmy-weed
Deinandra lobbii(formerly Hemizonia l.)CNPS-EB: Cthree-rayed tarweed
Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosaCNPS-EB: Ctufted hairgrass
Downingia pulchellaCNPS-EB: Bflat-faced downingia
Elymus elymoides var. elymoidesCNPS-EB: Bsquirreltail
Extriplex joaquinanaCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.2
Global Rank: G2
CNDDB Rank: S2
San Joaquin spearscale, San Joaquin saltbush
Fritillaria agrestisCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 4.2
Global Rank: G3
CNDDB Rank: S3
stinkbells
Gilia tricolor subsp. diffusaCNPS-EB: Bbirds-eye gilia
Gutierrezia californicaCNPS-EB: CCalifornia matchweed
Hesperevax caulescens(H. sparsiflora is more commonCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 4.2
Global Rank: G3
CNDDB Rank: S3
hogwallow starfish
Heterotheca sessiliflora subsp. bolanderi(H. s. ssp. echioides is moreCNPS-EB: CBolander goldenaster
Hibiscus lasiocarpos var. occidentalisCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.2
Global Rank: G5T3
CNDDB Rank: S3
rose-mallow
Holocarpha obconicaCNPS-EB: BSan Joaquin tarplant
Hordeum depressumCNPS-EB: Blow barley, alkali barley
Hordeum jubatum subsp. jubatumCNPS-EB: A2foxtail barley, squirreltail barley
Juncus mexicanusCNPS-EB: CMexican rush
Juncus phaeocephalus var. paniculatusCNPS-EB: Bpanicled rush, brown-headed rush
Juncus phaeocephalus var. phaeocephalusCNPS-EB: Bbrownheaded rush
Koeleria macranthaCNPS-EB: Cjune grass
Lathyrus jepsonii var. californicusCNPS-EB: Bbuff pea
Lepidium acutidensCNPS-EB: Csharp-toothed pepper-grass
Lepidium dictyotumCNPS-EB: Balkali pepper-grass
Lepidium oxycarpumCNPS-EB: A2sharp-podded pepper-grass
Leptosiphon parviflorus(formerly Linanthus p.)CNPS-EB: Bsmall-flowered linanthus, small-flowered leptosiphon
Marah oreganaCNPS-EB: Ccoast man-root
Melica californicaCNPS-EB: CCalifornia melic
Microseris douglasii subsp. tenella(subsp douglasii is more common)CNPS-EB: A2silver puffs
Montia fontanaCNPS-EB: Cwater chickweed, blinks, water chickweed
Myosurus minimus subsp. minimusCNPS-EB: Ccommon mouse-tail
Nemophila pedunculataCNPS-EB: Bmeadow nemophila
Oenothera elata subsp. hookeriCNPS-EB: Bevening-primrose
Packera breweri(formerly Senecio b.)CNPS-EB: CBrewer's ragwort, Brewer's butterweed
Phacelia ramosissimaCNPS-EB: Bbranching phacelia
Phoradendron leucarpum subsp. macrophyllum(formerly P. serotinum subsp. macrophyllum, P. macrophyllum)CNPS-EB: Cbig leaf mistletoe
Plagiobothrys acanthocarpusCNPS-EB: Badobe popcornflower, adobe allocarya
Plagiobothrys fulvus var. campestrisCNPS-EB: Bfield popcornflower, fulvous popcornflower
Plagiobothrys humistratusCNPS-EB: A2low popcornflower, dwarf allocarya
Plantago elongataCNPS-EB: Bannual coast plantain
Pleuropogon californicus var. californicusCNPS-EB: Bsemaphore grass
Prunus subcordataCNPS-EB: CPacific plum, Sierra plum
Psilocarphus chilensis(formerly P. tenellus var. gloCNPS-EB: A1round woolly marbles, round woolly-marbles
Puccinellia nuttallianaCNPS-EB: A1Nuttall's alkali grass
Puccinellia simplexCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.2
Global Rank: G2
CNDDB Rank: S2
little alkali grass
Quercus lobataCNPS-EB: Bvalley oak, roble
Ranunculus canus var. canusCNPS-EB: CSacramento Valley buttercup
Rumex transitoriusCNPS-EB: Bwillow dock
Sesuvium verrucosumCNPS-EB: Bwestern sea-purslane, sea-purslane
Spergularia macrotheca var. leucanthaCNPS-EB: A2large-flowered sand spurry
Spergularia macrotheca var. longistylaCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.2
Global Rank: G5T2
CNDDB Rank: S2
large-flowered sand spurry
Sporobolus airoidesCNPS-EB: A1alkali sacaton
Stachys albensCNPS-EB: Bwhite hedge nettle
Stellaria nitensCNPS-EB: Cshining chickweed
Stipa pulchraCNPS-EB: Cpurple needlegrass
Tonella tenellaCNPS-EB: Bsmall-flowered tonella
Trifolium depauperatum var. depauperatum(vars. amplectens and truncatuCNPS-EB: Bdwarf sack clover
Trifolium fucatumCNPS-EB: Cbull clover
Trifolium grayiCNPS-EB: A1Gray's clover
Trifolium oliganthumCNPS-EB: Cfew-flowered clover
Triglochin maritimaCNPS-EB: Ccommon arrow-grass, seaside arrow-grass
Triglochin scilloidesCNPS-EB: Cflowering-quillwort
Tropidocarpum capparideumCNPS-EB: *A1
State CNPS: 1B.1
Global Rank: G1
CNDDB Rank: S1
caper-fruited tropidocarpum
Wyethia glabra(W. helenioides is more commonCNPS-EB: Cmule ears
Allium crispumCNPS-EB: A1crinkled onion
Amsinckia eastwoodiaeCNPS-EB: A2Eastwood's fiddleneck
Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellataCNPS-EB: A1desert fiddleneck, devil's lettuce
Aphyllon purpureumCNPS-EB: Cnaked broomrape
Chloropyron palmatumCNPS-EB: *A1
State CNPS: 1B.1
Global Rank: G1
CNDDB Rank: S1
FESA Status: FE
CESA Status: CE
palmate salty bird's-beak, palmate-bracted bird's-beak
Cirsium cymosum var. cymosumCNPS-EB: Cperegrine thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. coulteriCNPS-EB: A1xCOULTER'S THISTLE
Claytonia exigua subsp. exiguaCNPS-EB: Ccommon montia
Collinsia bartsiifolia var. bartsiifoliaCNPS-EB: A1xwhite Chinese houses
Delphinium variegatum subsp. variegatumCNPS-EB: Croyal larkspur
Deschampsia danthonioidesCNPS-EB: Cannual hair grass
Downingia cuspidataCNPS-EB: A1cuspidate downingia
Elymus multisetusCNPS-EB: Cbig squirreltail
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. trachycaulusCNPS-EB: A1slender wheat grass
Ericameria arborescensCNPS-EB: Bgolden-fleece
Eriogonum gracile var. gracileCNPS-EB: Cslender woolly wild buckwheat, slender buckwheat
Eryngium vaseyi var. vallicolaCNPS-EB: A1coyote-thistle, Vasey's coyote-thistle
Fraxinus latifoliaCNPS-EB: BOregon ash
Horkelia californica var. frondosaCNPS-EB: Bleafy horkelia
Lasthenia fremontiiCNPS-EB: A1Fremont's goldfields
Lasthenia glaberrimaCNPS-EB: Bsmooth goldfields
Lasthenia glabrata subsp. glabrataCNPS-EB: A2yellow-ray goldfields
Lasthenia minorCNPS-EB: A1coastal goldfields, woolly goldfields
Lasthenia platycarphaCNPS-EB: A1alkali goldfields
Layia chrysanthemoidesCNPS-EB: A2smooth layia
Lepidium latipesCNPS-EB: Bdwarf peppergrass
Leptochloa fusca subsp. fascicularisCNPS-EB: A1bearded sprangletop
Lilaeopsis masoniiCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.1
Global Rank: G2
CNDDB Rank: S2
CESA Status: CR
Mason's lilaeopsis
Lithophragma parviflorum var. parviflorumCNPS-EB: Bprairie star
Lomatium caruifolium var. caruifoliumCNPS-EB: Bcaraway-leaved lomatium
Mentzelia affinisCNPS-EB: Bhydra stick-leaf
Microseris acuminataCNPS-EB: A1Sierra Foothills microseris
Microseris campestrisCNPS-EB: A1San Joaquin microseris
Monolopia lanceolataCNPS-EB: A1common hillside daisy, common monolopia
Monolopia majorCNPS-EB: Bcupped monolopia
Myosurus minimus subsp. apusCNPS-EB: *A1
State CNPS: 3.1
Global Rank: G5T2Q
CNDDB Rank: S2
little mousetail
Myosurus sessilisCNPS-EB: A1sessile mouse-tail
Nemophila parviflora var. parvifloraCNPS-EB: Bsmall-flowered nemophila
Phacelia ciliataCNPS-EB: BGreat Valley phacelia, Great Valley phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifoliaCNPS-EB: Btansy phacelia
Phalaris angusta(historical-1912)CNPS-EB: A1xnarrow canary grass
Plagiobothrys canescens var. canescensCNPS-EB: Cvalley popcornflower
Plagiobothrys leptocladusCNPS-EB: A1alkali plagiobothrys
Plagiobothrys stipitatus var. stipitatus(var. micranthus is more commoCNPS-EB: Cshowy great valley popcornflower, stipitate allocarya
Plagiobothrys trachycarpusCNPS-EB: Crough-nutlet popcornflower, rough-fruited allocarya
Psilocarphus oregonusCNPS-EB: A2Oregon woollyheads, Oregon woolly-marbles
Rhus aromatica(formerly R. trilobata)CNPS-EB: Bskunk bush, skunkbrush, squawbush
Rumex salicifolius var. unknownCNPS-EB: A2?willow dock
Sabulina californica(formerly Minuartia californica)CNPS-EB: A1California sandwort
Selaginella bigeloviiCNPS-EB: Bspike-moss
Spergularia macrotheca var. macrothecaCNPS-EB: A2large-flowered sand spurry
Stipa cernuaCNPS-EB: Cnodding needlegrass
Stipa lepidaCNPS-EB: Cfoothill needlegrass
Suaeda nigra(formerly S. moquinii)CNPS-EB: Bbush seepweed
Trifolium barbigerumCNPS-EB: A2bearded clover
Trifolium flavulum(Included within T. fucatum inCNPS-EB: A1bull clover
Trifolium lilacinum(Included within T. barbigerumCNPS-EB: A1Gray's clover
Trifolium obtusiflorumCNPS-EB: Bclammy clover, creek clover