Canyon Area

Region: Moraga and Canyon AreaKey
Scientific NameNotesRarity RanksCommon Name
Anisocarpus madioides(formerly Madia m.)CNPS-EB: Bwoodland tarweed, woodland madia
Aralia californicaCNPS-EB: B-PVelk clover
Asarum caudatumCNPS-EB: Bwild-ginger
Cornus sericea subsp. sericeaCNPS-EB: CAmerican dogwood
Galium triflorumCNPS-EB: Bsweet-scented bedstraw
Petasites frigidus var. palmatusCNPS-EB: A1western sweet coltsfoot, coltsfoot
Sequoia sempervirensCNPS-EB: Bcoast redwood
Viola glabellaCNPS-EB: A2stream violet, smooth yellow violet
Adiantum aleuticum(A. jordanii is more common)CNPS-EB: A1five-finger fern
Arbutus menziesiiCNPS-EB: CPacific madrone
Asclepias speciosa(A. californica is more commonCNPS-EB: Bshowy milkweed, milkweed
Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minorCNPS-EB: A2golden chinquapin
Clematis ligusticifoliaCNPS-EB: Cwestern virgin's bower, virgin's bower
Cordylanthus pilosus subsp. pilosusCNPS-EB: Bhairy bird's-beak
Dendromecon rigidaCNPS-EB: A2bush poppy
Dicentra formosaCNPS-EB: A2Pacific bleeding heart, bleeding heart
Dirca occidentalisCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.2
Global Rank: G2
CNDDB Rank: S2
western leatherwood
Oxalis oreganaCNPS-EB: A1redwood sorrel
Poa howelliiCNPS-EB: A2Howell's bluegrass
Prunus subcordataCNPS-EB: CPacific plum, Sierra plum
Scirpus microcarpusCNPS-EB: Csmall-fruited bulrush
Silene laciniata subsp. californica(formerly Silene c.)CNPS-EB: CIndian pink, California pink, California Indian pink
Trillium ovatum subsp. ovatumCNPS-EB: A2white trillium