Pleasanton Ridge Area

Species

Key
Congdon's tarplant (*A2)

(c) Ken-ichi Ueda (CC BY)

bristly leptosiphon (*A2)

(c) Jen Palladini (CC BY-NC)

most beautiful jewel-flower (*A2)

(c) Nicolas Arms (CC BY-NC)

Scientific NameNotesRarity RanksCommon Name
Centromadia parryi subsp. congdonii(formerly Hemizonia p. ssp. c.CNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.1
Congdon's tarplant
Cornus glabrataCNPS-EB: A1brown dogwood
Leptosiphon aureus(formerly L.acicularis, Linanthus acicularis)CNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 4.2
bristly leptosiphon, bristly linanthus
Lithophragma bolanderiCNPS-EB: A1Bolander starflower
Micropus californicus var. subvestitus(var. californicus is more common)CNPS-EB: A2slender cottonweed
Plagiobothrys humistratusCNPS-EB: A2low popcornflower, dwarf allocarya
Rumex fueginusCNPS-EB: A2golden dock
Streptanthus albidus subsp. peramoenusCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.2
most beautiful jewel-flower
Trifolium barbigerumCNPS-EB: A2bearded clover
Agoseris retrorsaCNPS-EB: A2spear-leaved agoseris
Calamagrostis koelerioides2 questionable ID sites. Needs field researchCNPS-EB: A1?tufted pine grass
Clarkia concinna subsp. automixa(ssp. concinna is more common)CNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 4.3
Santa Clara red ribbons
Clarkia purpurea subsp. viminea(ssp. quadrivulnera more commonCNPS-EB: A1large godetia
Festuca octofloraCNPS-EB: A2sixweeks grass, slender fescue
Helianthella castaneaCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.2
Diablo helianthella
Horkelia californica var. elataCNPS-EB: A2tall horkelia
Juncus phaeocephalus var. paniculatusCNPS-EB: A2panicled rush, brown-headed rush
Limosella acaulisCNPS-EB: A1southern mudwort
Meconella californicaCNPS-EB: A1xCalifornia meconella
Micropus amphibolus(historical - 1955)CNPS-EB: *A1x
State CNPS: 3.2
Mount Diablo cottonseed, Mt. Diablo cottonweed
Microseris acuminataCNPS-EB: A1Sierra Foothills microseris
Pentachaeta exilis subsp. exilisCNPS-EB: A1meager pentachaeta
Polemonium carneumCNPS-EB: *A1x
State CNPS: 2B.2
Oregon polemonium, great polemonium
Psilocarphus chilensis(formerly P. tenellus var. gloCNPS-EB: A1round woolly marbles, round woolly-marbles
Stephanomeria elataCNPS-EB: A1stephanomeria
Trillium ovatum subsp. ovatumCNPS-EB: A2white trillium
Agoseris heterophylla var. heterophyllaCNPS-EB: C
Alisma triviale(formerly A. plantago-aquaticaCNPS-EB: Cwater plantain
Amaranthus californicusCNPS-EB: BCalifornian amaranth
Arbutus menziesiiCNPS-EB: CPacific madrone
Blennosperma nanum var. nanumCNPS-EB: Cblennosperma
Castilleja wightiiCNPS-EB: BWight's indian paintbrush
Collinsia parvifloraCNPS-EB: Bblue-eyed Mary
Danthonia californicaCNPS-EB: B-PVCalifornia oat grass
Juncus phaeocephalus var. phaeocephalusCNPS-EB: Bbrownheaded rush
Mentzelia lindleyiCNPS-EB: B-PVLindley's blazing star
Montia fontanaCNPS-EB: B-PVwater chickweed, blinks, water chickweed
Osmorhiza brachypodaCNPS-EB: CCalifornia cicely
Pentachaeta alsinoidesCNPS-EB: B-PVtiny pentachaeta
Plagiobothrys canescens var. canescensCNPS-EB: Cvalley popcornflower
Quercus garryana var. garryanaCNPS-EB: BOregon oak
Rumex salicifolius(formerly R. salicifolius var. salicifolius)CNPS-EB: Bwillow dock
Stipa pulchraCNPS-EB: B-PVpurple needlegrass
Thysanocarpus laciniatusCNPS-EB: Blacepod
Trifolium columbinumCNPS-EB: Colive clover
Carex praegracilisCNPS-EB: Cblack creeper sedge, freeway sedge, deer-bed sedge
Clarkia concinna subsp. concinnaCNPS-EB: Clarge godetia
Clematis ligusticifoliaCNPS-EB: Cwestern virgin's bower, virgin's bower
Corethrogyne filaginifolia(formerly Lessingia f. var. f.CNPS-EB: CCalifornia aster
Cornus sericea subsp. sericeaCNPS-EB: CAmerican dogwood
Crassula aquaticaCNPS-EB: Bwater pygmy-weed
Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosaCNPS-EB: B-PVtufted hairgrass
Deschampsia elongataCNPS-EB: B-PVslender hair grass
Downingia pulchellaCNPS-EB: Bflat-faced downingia
Dudleya cymosa subsp. paniculataCNPS-EB: B-PVspreading dudleya
Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularisCNPS-EB: Bneedle spike-rush
Elymus multisetusCNPS-EB: B-PVbig squirreltail
Epilobium campestreCNPS-EB: Bsmooth boisduvalia
Fraxinus dipetalaCNPS-EB: BCalifornia ash, flowering ash
Gilia tricolor subsp. diffusaCNPS-EB: Cbirds-eye gilia
Glycyrrhiza lepidotaCNPS-EB: Cwild licorice
Helianthus californicusCNPS-EB: BCalifornia sunflower
Horkelia californica var. frondosaCNPS-EB: Bleafy horkelia
Koeleria macranthaCNPS-EB: B-PVjune grass
Leptosiphon androsaceus(formerly Linanthus a.)CNPS-EB: Ccommon linanthus, common leptosiphon
Madia exiguaCNPS-EB: C
Melica californicaCNPS-EB: B-PVCalifornia melic
Navarretia pubescensCNPS-EB: Cdowny navarretia
Nemophila parviflora var. parvifloraCNPS-EB: Bsmall-flowered nemophila
Oxalis pilosa(formerly O. albicans ssp. p.)CNPS-EB: Bhairy wood-sorrel
Platanus racemosaCNPS-EB: Cwestern sycamore, California sycamore
Quercus lobataCNPS-EB: Cvalley oak, roble
Rhamnus croceaCNPS-EB: B-PVspiny redberry
Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorumCNPS-EB: Cstraggle bush, straggly gooseberry
Sagina decumbens subsp. occidentalis(S. apetala is more common)CNPS-EB: Bwestern pearlwort
Scutellaria tuberosaCNPS-EB: CDannie's skullcap
Streptanthus glandulosus subsp. glandulosusCNPS-EB: B-PVjewelflower
Trifolium oliganthumCNPS-EB: Cfew-flowered clover