Livermore Valley
Species
Key| Scientific Name | Notes | Rarity Ranks | Common Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammannia coccinea | CNPS-EB: A2 | long-leaved ammannia | |
| Arthrocnemum subterminale | CNPS-EB: A2 | Parish's glasswort | |
| Astragalus tener var. tener | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 1B.2 | alkali milkvetch | |
| Atriplex coronata var. coronata | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 4.2 | crownscale | |
| Atriplex depressa | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 1B.2 | brittlescale | |
| Atriplex minuscula | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 1B.1 | lesser saltscale | |
| Balsamorhiza macrolepis | CNPS-EB: *A1 State CNPS: 1B.2 | big-scale balsamroot | |
| Blepharizonia plumosa | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 1B.1 | big tarplant | |
| Centromadia parryi subsp. congdonii | (formerly Hemizonia p. ssp. c. | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 1B.1 | Congdon's tarplant |
| Chloropyron molle subsp. hispidum | CNPS-EB: *A1 State CNPS: 1B.1 | hispid salty bird's-beak, hispid bird's-beak | |
| Chloropyron palmatum | CNPS-EB: *A1 State CNPS: 1B.1 FESA Status: FE CESA Status: CE | palmate salty bird's-beak, palmate-bracted bird's-beak | |
| Cornus glabrata | CNPS-EB: A2 | brown dogwood | |
| Cyperus odoratus | CNPS-EB: A1 | coarse cyperus | |
| Deinandra bacigalupii | (formerly Hemizonia increscens | CNPS-EB: *A1 State CNPS: 1B.1 CESA Status: CE | Livermore tarplant |
| Downingia cuspidata | CNPS-EB: A1 | cuspidate downingia | |
| Echinodorus berteroi | CNPS-EB: A2 | burhead | |
| Elatine californica | CNPS-EB: A2 | waterwort | |
| Eriogonum roseum | CNPS-EB: A2 | wand wild buckwheat, virgate buckwheat | |
| Eryngium aristulatum var. aristulatum | CNPS-EB: A2 | ||
| Eryngium castrense | CNPS-EB: A2 | great valley coyote-thistle, Vasey's coyote-thistle | |
| Erythranthe latidens | (formerly Mimulus latidens) | CNPS-EB: A1 | broad-toothed monkeyflower |
| Extriplex joaquinana | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 1B.2 | San Joaquin spearscale, San Joaquin saltbush | |
| Festuca elmeri | CNPS-EB: A2 | Elmer's fescue | |
| Fritillaria agrestis | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 4.2 | stinkbells | |
| Hesperevax caulescens | (H. sparsiflora is more common | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 4.2 | hogwallow starfish |
| Heterotheca oregona var. scaberrima | CNPS-EB: A1 | Oregon goldenaster | |
| Juncus phaeocephalus var. unknown | CNPS-EB: A2? | brown-headed rush | |
| Laennecia coulteri | (formerly Conyza c.) | CNPS-EB: A1 | Coulter's horseweed, Coulter's conyza |
| Lastarriaea coriacea | CNPS-EB: A2 | leather-spineflower, lastarriaea | |
| Lasthenia ferrisiae | CNPS-EB: *A1 State CNPS: 4.2 | Ferris' goldfields | |
| Lasthenia fremontii | CNPS-EB: A1 | Fremont's goldfields | |
| Lasthenia glabrata subsp. glabrata | CNPS-EB: A2 | yellow-ray goldfields | |
| Lepidium oxycarpum | CNPS-EB: A2 | sharp-podded pepper-grass | |
| Leptochloa fusca subsp. uninervia | CNPS-EB: A1 | mexican sprangletop, dense-flowered sprangle-top | |
| Leptosiphon liniflorus | (formerly Linanthus l.) | CNPS-EB: A1 | flax-flowered linanthus, flax-flowered leptosiphon |
| Lessingia nemaclada | CNPS-EB: A2 | slender-stemmed lessignia | |
| Microseris campestris | CNPS-EB: A2 | San Joaquin microseris | |
| Microseris douglasii subsp. tenella | (subsp douglasii is more common) | CNPS-EB: A2 | silver puffs |
| Myosurus sessilis | CNPS-EB: A2 | sessile mouse-tail | |
| Navarretia cotulifolia | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 4.2 | cotula navarretia | |
| Navarretia prostrata | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 1B.2 | prostrate vernal pool navarretia | |
| Nicotiana attenuata | CNPS-EB: A1 | coyote tobacco | |
| Nitrophila occidentalis | CNPS-EB: A1 | nitrophila | |
| Panicum capillare | CNPS-EB: A2 | witch grass | |
| Phalaris lemmonii | CNPS-EB: A1 | Lemmon's canary-grass | |
| Pilularia americana | CNPS-EB: A1 | pillwort | |
| Plagiobothrys humistratus | CNPS-EB: A2 | low popcornflower, dwarf allocarya | |
| Plagiobothrys leptocladus | CNPS-EB: A1 | alkali plagiobothrys | |
| Plagiobothrys undulatus | CNPS-EB: A2 | wavy-stemmed popcornflower, coast allocarya | |
| Puccinellia simplex | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 1B.2 | little alkali grass | |
| Spergularia macrotheca var. longistyla | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 1B.2 | large-flowered sand spurry | |
| Sporobolus airoides | CNPS-EB: A1 | alkali sacaton | |
| Trifolium grayi | CNPS-EB: A2 | Gray's clover | |
| Trifolium hydrophilum | (vars. amplectens and truncatu | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 1B.2 | saline clover |
| Amsinckia eastwoodiae | CNPS-EB: A2 | Eastwood's fiddleneck | |
| Amsinckia grandiflora | CNPS-EB: *A1 State CNPS: 1B.1 FESA Status: FE CESA Status: CE | large-flowered fiddleneck | |
| Astragalus didymocarpus var. didymocarpus | (A. gambelianus is more common | CNPS-EB: A1 | two-seeded milkvetch |
| Athysanus unilateralis | (formerly Heterodraba unilateralis) | CNPS-EB: A1 | heterodraba |
| Bolboschoenus fluviatilis | (formerly Scirpus f.) | CNPS-EB: A1x | river bulrush |
| Calibrachoa parviflora | Formerly Petunia parviflora | CNPS-EB: A1x | wild petunia |
| Carex senta | CNPS-EB: A1 | western rough sedge, rough sedge | |
| Caulanthus flavescens | CNPS-EB: A2 | yellow-flowered thelypodium | |
| Cucurbita foetidissima | CNPS-EB: A1 | buffalo gourd, calabazilla, calabazilla | |
| Cuscuta californica var. californica | CNPS-EB: A1 | California dodder | |
| Cuscuta indecora var. indecora | CNPS-EB: A1x | large-seeded dodder, pretty dodder | |
| Downingia bella | CNPS-EB: A1x | Hoover's downingia | |
| Downingia insignis | CNPS-EB: A1 | cupped downingia | |
| Elymus stebbinsii | CNPS-EB: A1 | Stebbins' wheat grass, Parish's wheat-grass | |
| Equisetum laevigatum | CNPS-EB: A2 | smooth scouring rush | |
| Erythranthe microphylla | CNPS-EB: A1x | ||
| Eschscholzia caespitosa | CNPS-EB: A1 | tufted poppy | |
| Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus | CNPS-EB: A1x | jointed rush | |
| Lasthenia minor | CNPS-EB: A1 | coastal goldfields, woolly goldfields | |
| Leptochloa fusca subsp. fascicularis | CNPS-EB: A2 | bearded sprangletop | |
| Leptosiphon aureus | (formerly L.acicularis, Linanthus acicularis) | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 4.2 | bristly leptosiphon, bristly linanthus |
| Leptosiphon grandiflorus | (formerly Linanthus g.) | CNPS-EB: *A1 State CNPS: 4.2 | large-flowered leptosiphon, large-flowered linanthus |
| Lupinus affinis | CNPS-EB: A1 | lupine | |
| Lupinus concinnus | CNPS-EB: A1 | Bajada lupine | |
| Matricaria occidentalis | (formerly Chamomilla o.) (hist | CNPS-EB: A1x | valley mayweed, valley pineapple weed |
| Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis | (historical-1969) | CNPS-EB: A1x | blazing star |
| Microseris elegans | CNPS-EB: A1 | elegant microseris | |
| Myosurus minimus subsp. apus | CNPS-EB: *A1? State CNPS: 3.1 | little mousetail | |
| Penstemon heterophyllus var. purdyi | CNPS-EB: A2 | foothill penstemon | |
| Piperia michaelii | CNPS-EB: *A2 State CNPS: 4.2 | Michael's rein-orchid | |
| Plagiobothrys glaber | CNPS-EB: *A1 State CNPS: 1A | hairless popcornflower | |
| Puccinellia nuttalliana | CNPS-EB: A1 | Nuttall's alkali grass | |
| Rumex transitorius | CNPS-EB: A2 | willow dock | |
| Spergularia macrotheca var. leucantha | CNPS-EB: A2 | large-flowered sand spurry | |
| Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora | CNPS-EB: A1x | weak manna grass | |
| Trifolium wormskioldii | CNPS-EB: A1 | cow clover | |
| Tropidocarpum capparideum | CNPS-EB: *A1 State CNPS: 1B.1 | caper-fruited tropidocarpum | |
| Viola purpurea subsp. purpurea | CNPS-EB: A1 | mountain violet | |
| Allenrolfea occidentalis | CNPS-EB: B-PV | iodine bush | |
| Alopecurus saccatus | CNPS-EB: B | Howell's meadow foxtail | |
| Amaranthus blitoides | CNPS-EB: C | procumbent pigweed, prostrate amaranth | |
| Amaranthus californicus | CNPS-EB: B | Californian amaranth | |
| Anemopsis californica | CNPS-EB: B-PV | yerba mansa, lizard tail | |
| Aphyllon vallicola | CNPS-EB: B | California broom-rape | |
| Apocynum cannabinum | CNPS-EB: B-PV | dogbane, Indian-hemp | |
| Atriplex argentea var. expansa | CNPS-EB: C | silverscale | |
| Atriplex fruticulosa | CNPS-EB: B | ballscale, little oak orach, ball saltbush | |
| Berula erecta | CNPS-EB: C | cutleaf water-parsnip | |
| Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. paludosus | (formerly Scirpus m.) | CNPS-EB: C | bulrush |
| Brodiaea terrestris subsp. terrestris | CNPS-EB: B-PV | dwarf brodiaea | |
| Carex nudata | CNPS-EB: C | torrent sedge | |
| Corethrogyne filaginifolia | (formerly Lessingia f. var. f. | CNPS-EB: C | California aster |
| Crassula aquatica | CNPS-EB: B | water pygmy-weed | |
| Deinandra lobbii | (formerly Hemizonia l.) | CNPS-EB: C | three-rayed tarweed |
| Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa | CNPS-EB: B-PV | tufted hairgrass | |
| Deschampsia danthonioides | CNPS-EB: B-PV | annual hair grass | |
| Downingia pulchella | CNPS-EB: B-PV | flat-faced downingia | |
| Elymus multisetus | CNPS-EB: B-PV | big squirreltail | |
| Epilobium campestre | CNPS-EB: C | smooth boisduvalia | |
| Eriogonum wrightii var. trachygonum | CNPS-EB: C | rough-node bastard-sage, Wright's eriogonum | |
| Euphorbia serpillifolia subsp. serpillifolia | CNPS-EB: C | thyme-leaved spurge | |
| Frangula californica subsp. tomentella | (formerly Rhamnus t.) | CNPS-EB: C | hoary coffeeberry |
| Gutierrezia californica | CNPS-EB: B-PV | California matchweed | |
| Hemizonia congesta subsp. lutescens | CNPS-EB: B | hayfield tarweed | |
| Hoita macrostachya | CNPS-EB: C | California hemp | |
| Hordeum depressum | CNPS-EB: B-PV | low barley, alkali barley | |
| Lasthenia glaberrima | CNPS-EB: B | smooth goldfields | |
| Layia platyglossa | CNPS-EB: B-PV | tidy-tips | |
| Lepidium acutidens | CNPS-EB: C | sharp-toothed pepper-grass | |
| Lepidium dictyotum | CNPS-EB: B | alkali pepper-grass | |
| Lepidium latipes | CNPS-EB: B-PV | dwarf peppergrass | |
| Lomatium caruifolium var. caruifolium | CNPS-EB: B-PV | caraway-leaved lomatium | |
| Lupinus pachylobus | CNPS-EB: B | big pod lupine | |
| Lythrum californicum | CNPS-EB: B | California loosestrife | |
| Mentha canadensis | CNPS-EB: B | American cornmint, Japanese peppermint | |
| Mimetanthe pilosa | (formerly Mimulus pilosus) | CNPS-EB: B | downy monkeyflower |
| Muilla maritima | CNPS-EB: B-PV | common muilla | |
| Myosurus minimus subsp. minimus | CNPS-EB: B-PV | common mouse-tail | |
| Nicotiana quadrivalvis | CNPS-EB: B | indian tobacco | |
| Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri | CNPS-EB: C | evening-primrose | |
| Persicaria hydropiperoides | (formerly Polygonum h.) | CNPS-EB: B | false waterpepper, water-pepper |
| Persicaria lapathifolia | (formerly Polygonum lapathifol | CNPS-EB: B | willow weed |
| Persicaria punctata | (formerly Polygonum punctatum) | CNPS-EB: C | water smartweed |
| Phacelia ciliata | CNPS-EB: B | Great Valley phacelia, Great Valley phacelia | |
| Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus | CNPS-EB: B-PV | adobe popcornflower, adobe allocarya | |
| Plagiobothrys canescens var. canescens | CNPS-EB: C | valley popcornflower | |
| Plagiobothrys stipitatus var. stipitatus | (var. micranthus is more commo | CNPS-EB: B | showy great valley popcornflower, stipitate allocarya |
| Plantago elongata | CNPS-EB: B-PV | annual coast plantain | |
| Pleuropogon californicus var. californicus | CNPS-EB: B-PV | semaphore grass | |
| Populus trichocarpa | (formerly P. balsamifera var. | CNPS-EB: C | black cottonwood |
| Prunus emarginata | CNPS-EB: C | bitter cherry | |
| Pseudognaphalium beneolens | (formerly Gnaphalium canescens | CNPS-EB: C | fragrant everlasting |
| Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus | CNPS-EB: B | dwarf woollyheads, dwarf woolly-marbles | |
| Psilocarphus oregonus | CNPS-EB: B | Oregon woollyheads, Oregon woolly-marbles | |
| Rumex californicus | (formerly R. salicifolius var. dentatus) | CNPS-EB: B-PV | willow dock |
| Rumex salicifolius | (formerly R. salicifolius var. salicifolius) | CNPS-EB: B | willow dock |
| Sagina decumbens subsp. occidentalis | (S. apetala is more common) | CNPS-EB: B | western pearlwort |
| Salix gooddingii | CNPS-EB: B | Goodding's black willow | |
| Sesuvium verrucosum | CNPS-EB: B-PV | western sea-purslane, sea-purslane | |
| Stachys albens | CNPS-EB: B-PV | white hedge nettle | |
| Stipa lepida | CNPS-EB: B-PV | foothill needlegrass | |
| Stipa pulchra | CNPS-EB: B-PV | purple needlegrass | |
| Suaeda nigra | (formerly S. moquinii) | CNPS-EB: B | bush seepweed |
| Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorum | (formerly Aster subulatus var. | CNPS-EB: B-PV | slim aster |
| Trifolium barbigerum | CNPS-EB: B | bearded clover | |
| Trifolium depauperatum var. depauperatum | (vars. amplectens and truncatu | CNPS-EB: C | dwarf sack clover |
| Trifolium fucatum | CNPS-EB: B-PV | bull clover | |
| Triglochin scilloides | CNPS-EB: C | flowering-quillwort | |
| Alisma triviale | (formerly A. plantago-aquatica | CNPS-EB: B-PV | water plantain |
| Bidens laevis | CNPS-EB: B | bur-marigold | |
| Blepharizonia laxa | (formerly B. plumosa ssp. visc | CNPS-EB: B | big tarplant |
| Cirsium cymosum var. cymosum | CNPS-EB: B-PV | peregrine thistle | |
| Clarkia gracilis subsp. gracilis | CNPS-EB: C | summer's darling | |
| Deinandra kelloggii | (formerly Hemizonia k.) | CNPS-EB: B | Kellogg's tarweed |
| Ericameria arborescens | CNPS-EB: B-PV | golden-fleece | |
| Eriogonum angulosum | CNPS-EB: B | angle-stem wild buckwheat, angle-stemmed eriogonum | |
| Eriogonum luteolum var. luteolum | CNPS-EB: C | golden-carpet wild buckwheat, golden carpet | |
| Erythranthe cardinalis | (formerly Mimulus c.) | CNPS-EB: B-PV | scarlet monkeyflower |
| Euphorbia ocellata subsp. ocellata | CNPS-EB: B | valley spurge | |
| Gilia tricolor subsp. unknown | CNPS-EB: B? | birds-eye gilia | |
| Holocarpha obconica | CNPS-EB: B | San Joaquin tarplant | |
| Keckiella breviflora var. breviflora | CNPS-EB: B-PV | gaping penstemon | |
| Koeleria macrantha | CNPS-EB: B-PV | june grass | |
| Lathyrus jepsonii var. californicus | CNPS-EB: B | buff pea | |
| Layia chrysanthemoides | CNPS-EB: B | smooth layia | |
| Marah oregana | CNPS-EB: B-PV | coast man-root | |
| Melica californica | CNPS-EB: B-PV | California melic | |
| Monolopia major | CNPS-EB: B | cupped monolopia | |
| Montia fontana | CNPS-EB: B-PV | water chickweed, blinks, water chickweed | |
| Penstemon heterophyllus var. heterophyllus | CNPS-EB: B-PV | chaparral penstemon | |
| Plagiobothrys trachycarpus | CNPS-EB: C | rough-nutlet popcornflower, rough-fruited allocarya | |
| Platanus racemosa | CNPS-EB: B-PV | western sycamore, California sycamore | |
| Prunus ilicifolia subsp. ilicifolia | CNPS-EB: B | islay, holly-leafed cherry | |
| Quercus berberidifolia | CNPS-EB: B | scrub oak | |
| Quercus lobata | CNPS-EB: B-PV | valley oak, roble | |
| Scutellaria californica | CNPS-EB: B | California skullcap | |
| Selaginella bigelovii | CNPS-EB: C | spike-moss | |
| Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii | CNPS-EB: B-PV | Douglas' threadleaf ragwort, shrubby butterweed | |
| Stipa cernua | CNPS-EB: B-PV | nodding needlegrass | |
| Vicia hassei | CNPS-EB: B | slender vetch |
