CHANSLOR WETLANDS
Plant and Animal Life

Plants of the Salmon Creek Watershed
FLOWERING PLANTS (Herbaceous - no woody stems)
LISTING OF PLANTS
CATEGORY

COMMON
NAME(S)

 SCIENTIFIC NAME HABITAT ABUNDANCE PHOTO/Fig

NOTES & Location of Uncommon plants

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 Acaena, California Acaena pinnatifida var californica HG, rocky U   Ocean Song. Rose family, not woody, no thorns, no petals.
White Yarrow, Common or Coastal Achillea millefolium all dry areas FC Lyons 125  
White Trail Plant, White Man's Footsteps or Silver Arrow Adenocaulon bicolor RF, moist areas FC Lyons 145  
Yellow Dandelion, California Agoseris grandiflora HG, disturbed areas A Beidleman 7  
Blue Carpet Bugle (Alien) Ajuga sp [reptans?] HG, moist C Sunset 176 Garden escapee. Commonly used as a ground cover
White Onion, [Sharp edge] (Alien) Allium triquetrum RF, MW, moist roadsides A    
Blue Indigo, Napa False Amorpha Californica CB U   L: CA   Mouth of Salmon Creek @ bluffs south of Hwy 1. Has only one petal.
Yellow Fiddleneck, Common or Rancher's Fireweed Amsinckia menziesii var intermedia HG FC Beidleman 16  
Orange Pimpernel, Scarlet or Poor Man's Weatherglass (Alien) Anagallis arvensis everywhere C Beidleman 45 Color can vary to blue or white.
White Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea MW,  RF, HG A Lyons 137 Strong smell of curry or maple syrup
White Angelica, Wild Carrot (Alien) Angelica hendersonii Coastal Hills C (Mahaffey 43)  
Red Painted Petals, Woodland Anomatheca laxa RF, sunny U   Joy Road, south of Lauri Lane. Only one plant ever found. Perhaps a garden escapee. One-sided pannicle, 6 irregular petals. Probably a lily or an iris.
White Bur-chervil (Alien) Anthriscus caucalis HG C   Bodega Pastures
Red & Orange Columbine, Crimson Aquilegia formosa [var truncata] RF, MW U Beidleman 46 Chanslor Ranch
Pink Cress, Red Rock or Coast Rock Cress Arabis blepharophylla RV FC Beidleman 17 Chanslor Ranch
White Elk Clover, Spikenard Aralia californica RV, RF, MW, moist U Lyons 91 Lauri to Owl Trail, Bodega Pastures. Can be very large, but does not become woody
Yellow Arnica, Coast; or Rayless Arnica Arnica discoidea RF, damp areas U Beidleman 8 CYO camp
Whiteish Mugwort, Douglas' Artemisia douglasiana disturbed areas A Beidleman 7 Chanclor Ranch
Purple Ginger, Wild or Long-tailed Ginger Asarum caudatum RF, MW, RV FC Lyons 41 Color can be dark purple or brown
White to Purple Aster, Common CA Aster chilensis HG FC Beidleman 8 Disk flowers are yellow. Ray flowers are white to violet
White to Pale Violet Aster, Broadleaf or Roughleaf Aster radulinas RF, MW, dry U   Ocean Song
White & Violet Milkvetch, Gambel or Dwarf Locoweed Astragalus gambelianus HG, rocky U   Ocean Song
Yellow Cress, American Winter; a mustard Barbarea orthoceras RV C   Salmon Creek Road.
Yellow Scurvy Grass or Early Winter Cress (Alien) Barbarea verna disturbed areas U, Weedy   Bodega Pastures
White & Purple Daisy, English (Alien) Bellis perennis HG, edge of woods C Mahaffey 46  
Yellow Mustard, Black (Alien) Brassica nigra HG, disturbed areas C Maharrey 55 Chanslor Ranch
Varies Mustard, Field (Alien) Brassica rapa HG A    
Purple Lily, Harvest Brodiaea coronaria GH, MW C   Chanslor Ranch. Broad flower-head.
Purple Brodiaea, Elegant or Harvest Brodiaea elegans RF, MW C Lyons 67 Each flower is separate and long.
Pink Brodiaea, Dwarf or Ground Brodiaea Brodiaea terrestris HG C Beidleman 58 Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures. Can be common.
Pink Naked Lady or Belladonna Lily (Alien) Brunsvigia rosea old homesites, dry U Sunset 183  
Purple Butterfly Bush or Summer Lilac (Alien) Buddleja davidii garden escapee U Sunset 234  
Pink Redmaids Calandrinia ciliata [var mensiesii] HG U Beidleman 45 Taylor Lane, Chanslor Ranch, Ocean Song
Yellow Lily, Yellow Mariposa Calochortus luteus MW, HG, heavy soil U Lyons 165 Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Taylor Lane. Bowl-shaped flower, not hairy.
White & Purple Pussy Ears or Hairy Star Tulip Calochortus tolmiei HG U Lyons 113 Chanslor Ranch
White Rosinweed, Sticky Calycadenia multiglandosa HG FC Beidleman 9 Coleman Valley Rd serpentine
Pink Orchid, Calypso or Redwood Orchid, Angel's Slipper Calypso bulbosa RF, moist areas FC Lyons 51  
? Morning Glory, Butte County Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp buttensis

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White or Purple Morning Glory, Marin Calystegia purpurata ssp saxicola CB U   Bodega Pastures
White or Cream Morning Glory, Hill Calystegia subacaulis dry, gravelly C   Bodega Pastures. Leaves hairy, but not wooly.
White Morning Glory, Western Calystgia occidentalis [var occidentalis] HG, disturbed areas FC Lyons 105 Chanslor Ranch
Color ? Morning Glory, Wooly Calystigia collina HG, serpentine C locally   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine. Ocean Song. Has wooly leaves.
White & Purple Morning Glory, Climbing Calystigia purpurata ssp purpurata HG U Beidleman 20 Ocean Song. Leaves with pointed lobes.
Yellow Suncup or Golden Eggs Camissonia ovata disturbed areas C Beidleman 36 Chanslor Ranch, Ocean Song
White Shepherd's Purse (Alien) Capsella bursa-pastoris HG C, Weedy    
White Milkmaids, Common Cardamine californica var californica RF, shady C Beidleman 17  
White to Pink Milkmaids, Coast or California Toothwort Cardamine californica var integrifolia all shady areas A Lyons 81  
White to Pink Milkmaids, Divided Leaf Cardamine californica var sinuata RF, MW, HG C Mahaffey 31 Inland varieties have purple on back of basal leaves.
White Cress, Western Bitter Cardamine oligosperma RF, MW, disturbed areas A, Weedy Beidleman 155 Weedy and invasive.
Pink Thistle, Italian (Alien) Carduus pynocephalus disturbed areas C Beidleman 9  
Yellow Johnny Nip Castilleja ambigua salt marsh C   Chanslor Ranch
Purple & White Clover, Owl's Castilleja densiflora HG C    
Red Paint Brush, Franciscan Castilleja subinclusa ssp franciscana CB C    
Red or Yellow Paint Brush, Seaside or Wight's PB or Owl Clover Castilleja wightii HG, CB FC Beidleman 53 Chanslor Ranch, Bodega Pastures
Pink Centaury, Monterey Centaurium muehlenbergii HG, RV, moist U Beidleman 29 Bodega Pastures
Pink Chaffweed Centunculus minimus freshwater marsh U   Ocean Song
White Chickweed, Field Cerastium arvense HG, rocky, moist C Beidleman 19 Green lines at base of each petal. Coleman Valley Rd serpentine
White Chickweed, Mouse-ear (Alien) Cerastium glomeratum roadsides C, Weedy   Chanslor Ranch, Bodega Pastures
White Dogfennel or Dusky Chamomile (Alien) Chamaemelum fuscatum roadsides C    
? Tea, Mexican (Alien) Chenopodium ambrosioides var ambrosioides disturbed areas C    
White Soap Root or Amole; a lily Chlorogalum pomeridianum var pomeridianum HG, dry FC Lyons 109 Chanslor Ranch, Coleman Valley Rd serpentine.   (var minus is endangered)
Yellow Cicendia, American Cicendia quadrangularis MW, HG U   Ocean Song
Whitish, Pink or Red Thistle, Indian Cirsium brevistylum HG U   Bodega Pastures
Pink Thistle, Venus Cirsium occidentale var venustum HG, rocky, sandy U Beidleman 9 Bodega Pastures
Yellow Thistle, Brownie Cirsium quercetorium disturbed areas U Beidleman 9 Chanslor Ranch
? Thistle, [Distant-leaf] Cirsium remotifolium ? U   Bodega Pastures
Purple Thistle, Bull (Alien) Cirsium vulgare disturbed areas C, Invasive Lyons 185  
Pink Farewell-to-Spring Clarkia amoena ssp amoena HG, CB C    
Pink Clarkia, Lovely; an Evening Primrose Clarkia concinna MW, CB U Lyons 39 Upper Tannery Creek Trail. (imbricata is endangered)
Purple Clarkia, Purple Clarkia purpurea ssp purpurea HG, open C    
Purple Clarkia, Winecup or Fourspot Clarkia purpurea ssp quadrivulnera HG FC Beidleman 37 Coleman Valley Rd serpentine
White Miner's Lettuce Claytonia perfoliata [ssp mexicana] MW  RF A Lyons 99  
Pink Candy Flower Claytonia sibirica RF, MW, RV, moist C Beidleman 45 Betty & Jack Gugglolz saw an unknown type of Claytonia at Chanslor Ranch in 1995. Dea Fried found this one.
Red Clintonia, Red or Red Bead Lily Clintonia andrewsiana RF, MW, moist U Lyons 41 Brilliant blue berries. Taylor Lane. Upper Bittner Rd. Joy Ridge Rd.
White & Purple Chinese Houses Collinsia heterophylla MW, HG, oak woodlands FC Lyons 93 Bodega Pastures. (C. corymbosa is endangered)
White & Purple Fewflower or Blue Eyed Mary Collinsia sparsiflora var sparsiflora serpentine C Beidleman 53  
Pink Collomia, Varied-leaf Collomia heterophylla disturbed areas C Beidleman 41 Bodega Pastures
White Hemlock, Poison Conium maculatum disturbed areas, roadsides A Lyons 95  
White or Pink Morning Glory, Orchard or Bindweed (Alien) Convolvulus arvensis HG, disturbed areas C Beidleman 188  
Purple & white Coral Root, Spotted; an orchid Corallorhiza maculata RF, MW FC Lyons 43 May take 10 years to mature from seed. Joy School Trail. Upper Tannery Creek trail, Bodega Pastures
White or no petals Cress, Lesser Wart (Alien) Coronupus didymus sidewalk cracks, salt marsh C Beidleman 156  
White Pampas Grass (Alien) Cortaderia selloana or Cortadera jubata C FC, Invasive Lyons 180  
White Cotoneaster (Alien) Cotoneaster pannosa RF, MW FC Sunset 296  
Yellow Brass Buttons (Alien) Cotula coronopifolia wet areas C Beidleman 10 Chanslor Ranch
Blue Hound's Tongue, Western; a borage Cynoglossum grande RF, MW FC Lyons 75  
White & Pink Lady's Slipper, California Cypripedium californicum MW, wet rocky banks ?   L: Lyons 133 (californicum & montanum are endangered)
White Queen Ann's Lace or Wild Carrot (Alien) Daucus carota roadsides FC Mahaffey 42  
White Rattlesnake Week Daucus pussilus HG C   Central flower is white.
Purple Larkspur, Baker's Delphinium bakeri

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 U   L: S   Coleman Valley Rd, Joy Rd & Fitzpatrick Lane
Greenish  Larkspur, Cailfornia Delphinium californicum ssp californicum RV, moist, shade U   Salmon Creek Road
Blue to Purple Larkspur, Coast Delphinium decorum CB, rocky U   Chanslor Ranch, Furlong Gulch
Purple & white Larkspur, Western Delphinium hesperium ssp hesperium HG C   Bodega Pastures
Yellow Larkspur, Yellow Delphinium luteum near brushy slopes ?   L, S, F   Cheney Gulch and Hwy 1. Possibly Salmon Creek Road area across from Bodega Pastures
Red Larkspur, Red Delphinium nudicaule MW, rocky dry areas FC Beidleman 46 Waterfall Trail on Upper Tannery Creek, Chanslor Ranch, Bodega Pastures
Pink Bleeding Heart, Western or Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra formosa RV, RF, MW, moist, dark FC Lyons 63 Lower Fitzpatrick Road, Chanslor Ranch
Blue Blue Dicks or Wild Hyacinth Dichelostemma capitatum var capitatum HG, rocky C Lyons 71  
Blue Ookow, Forked; a lily Dichelostemma congestum MW, HG C Beidleman 386 3 stamens/ Looks like a bigger, more dense Blue Dick (6 stamens) & blooms later. Ocean Song
White Dichondra, California; a morning glory Dichondra donelliana HG, CB C   Chanslor Ranch, Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Ocean Song
Pink to White Foxglove (Alien) Digitalis purpurea RF, MW, shade A, Toxic Mahaffey 88  
Orange Monkey Flower, Sticky Diplacus aurantiacus HG C Lyons 149  
White Fairy Bell, Hooker's; a lily Disporum hookeri RF, MW FC Lyons 97 Flower hangs under leaf. Stamens same length or longer than flower.
Pink Shooting Star, Henderson's Dodecatheon hendersonii MW, HG, shade C Beidleman 45  
Yellow or Red Dudleya, Common or Live-forever Dudleya cymose CB, rocky FC Beidleman 21 Chanslor Ranch
Yellow Dudleya, Powdery Dudleya farinosa CB, rocky FC Mahaffey 59 Chanslor Ranch
Pink Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium RF, MW, clearings U Lyons 61 Chanslor Ranch
Pink Willowherb, Panicled Epilobium brachycarpum HG C Beidleman 38 Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, near Community Center in Occidental
Pink Willowherb, Northern Epilobium ciliatum ssp ciliatum RV C    
? Willowherb, Denseflower Epilobium densiflorum moist areas C   Bodega Pastures
Pink Willowherb, Minute or Slender Epilobium minutum HG U   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine
Purple-Brown Orchid, Stream Epipactis gigantea stream banks FC Beidleman 62 Bodega Pastures
White or Pink Orchid, Helleborine (Alien) Epipactis helleborine HG, dry slopes U Beidleman 62 Joy Road at Taylor Lane
White Fireweed, Australian or Coast Burnweed (Alien) Erechitites minima MW, wet areas C, Invasive   Bodega Pastures
? Fireweed, Australian or Bushman's Burnweed  (Alien) Erechtites glomerata disturbed areas C, Invasive   Bodega Pastures
Inconspicuous Mullein, Turkey or Dove Weed Eremocarpus setigerus HG C Beidleman 24 Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures
Yellow Daisy, Northern Rayless Erigeron reductis var angustatus HG L: CNPS 1B   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine. (E. bioletti, Streamside Daisy and Eriogonum luteolum var caninum are  on CNPS List 3)
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