CHANSLOR WETLANDS
Plant and Animal Life

Plants of the Salmon Creek Watershed
PLANTS THAT MIGHT EASILY OCCUR IN SALMON CREEK WATERSHED 
( but not yet recorded)

PLANT LIST
Photo: Johnny Tuck - Compiled by Darlene LaMont/Photographs by Darlene LaMont
CATEGORY COMMON NAME(S) SCIENTIFIC NAME HABITAT ABUN-
DANCE		 PHOTO/Fig. NOTES & Location of Uncommon plants. 
Conifer Fir, Grand  [no flowers] Abies grandis Coastal Groves ? Lyons 5 (Uncommon, seen on Willow Creek Road.)
Broadleaf tree Maple, Vine [Red & White flower] Acer circinatum RF, MW, moist ? Lyons 29 May only be as far south as Mendocino County. Leaves red in fall, often drooping.
White Vanilla Leaf Achlys triphylla RF, MW, moist ? Lyons 137  
Shrub Chamise  [White flower] Adenostoma fasdculatum HG, dry, rocky ? Lyons 93 (Common in Fort Ross & Cazadero)
White Windflower Anemone oregana RF, MW, moist ? Lyons 135  
White to Purple Dutchman's Pipe or Birthwort; a vine Aristolochia californica MW ? King 11 Can be greenish to purple or brown. (Shilih Park)
White Goatsbeard; a rose Aruncus dioicus var pubescens RF, MW, moist ? Audubon 117 Sprays of tiny white flowers. Tall plant. (Horkelia tenuiloba, Thin-lobed horkelia is on CNPS 1B)
Blue Harebell, California Asyneuma prenanthoides RF, MW ? Lyons 73  
Fern Mosquito Fern or American Water Fern Azolla filiculoides aquatic ?   (Rare in Laguna de Santa Rosa)
Color ? Mahonia, Longleaf; a sunflower Berberis nervosa HG ?    
Shrub Oregon Grape, Longleaf or Mahonia [Yellow flower] Berberis nervosa RF, MW, shade ? Cal Photo long rows of narrow opposite leaflets. (FC in Camp Meeker)
Fern Deer Fern Blechnum spicant RV ? Lyons 171 (Salt Point)
Yellow Blennosperm, Common; a sunflower Blennosperma nanum var nanum wet flats ? Beidleman 9 (B. bakeri, Sonoma Sunshine is endangered, vernal pools)
Purple Ground Cone, California; parasitic Boschniakia strobilacea MW, near madrones ? Beidleman 39  
White Lily, Globe or Fairy Lanterns Calochortus albus MW ? Lyons 97 (calochortus raichei is endangered) Bell-shaped nodding flower.
Yellow Lily, Yellow Globe or Diogenes' Lantern Calochortus amabilis MW, HG ?   (Common in Camp Meeker) Bell-shaped nodding flower.
Pink Star Tulip, Pink Calochortus uniflorus HG ? Mahaffey 78  
Purple & White Owl's Clover, Purple Castilleja exserta ssp latifolia HG ? Lyons 65 (Uncommon on old dunes)
Red Paint Brush, Woolly Indian Castilleja foliolosa rocky, dry areas ? Lyons 53 What type did we see at Chanslor Ranch?
Shrub Glory Mat [Dark blue flower] Ceanothus gloriosus var gloriosus CB ? Beidleman 47 (Uncommon, Bodega Bay)
Shrub Ceanothus, Carmel or Carmel Creeper  [Blue flower] Ceanothus griseus CB ? Beidleman 47 only planted specimens seen so far
Shrub Jim Brush [Color ?] Ceanothus oliganthus var sorediatus MW, HG ?   (Rare. May grow in Jonive area)
Shrub Ceanothus, Wartleaf  [Blue flower] Ceanothus papillosus

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 ? Cal Photo (confusus; divergens; foliosus vineatus; gloriosus exaltatus; gloriosus gloriosus; purpureus; sonomensis are endangered)
Color ? Tobacco Brush Ceanothus velutinus var hookeri MW ?    

 
Pink - Red ? Timwort; a gentian Cecindia quadrangularis ? ?    
Pink to White Centaury; Rosita; a gentian Centaurium davyi HG, RV, moist ? Audubon 451 (U along Newanga Rd, Santa Rosa)
White Orchid, Phantom Cephalanthera austinae MW, dry ? Lyons 111  
Red Thistle, Red ? Cirsium proteanum ? dry slopes ? Lyons 65 C. andrewsii [Franciscan Thistle] on coastal bluffs or serpentine is endangered
Woody Vine Virgin's Bower  [White flower] Clematis liguisticifolia MW, HG ? Audubon 173 (Armstrong Grove)
Purple Coral Root, Striped; an orchid Corallorhiza striata MW ? Lyons 43  
White Dodder; a parasite Cuscuta ssp. ? on HG shrubs ? Lyons 127 Has bright yellow or orange stems. Salt Marsh variety could be at Chanslor Ranch
Greenish Orange Pitcher Plant, California Darlingtonia californica RF, MW ? Lyons 159  
Yellow Poppy, Bush Dendromecon rigida MW, rocky, sandy ? Lyons 151  
White Fairy Bell, Smith's or Large Flowered; a lily Disporum smithii RF, MW ? Lyons 97 Berries are light orange. Stamens shorter than flower.
White Sundew Drosera rotundifolia RF, MW, cold ? Lyons 135 May not grow this far south
Fern Wood Fern, Spreading Dryopteris expansa Coastal Woods ? Beidleman 1 (Rare)
Fern Ally Scouring Rush, Giant Equisetum hyemale ssp affine RV, boggy areas ? Lyons 177 ( Uncommon on Bodega Head) primitive fern or tree, not a rush. Sporophyte is NOT on a separate stem.
Shrub Golden Fleece  [Yellow flower] Ericameria [Haplopappus] arborescens HG ? Lyons 161 (a common chaparral shrub)
Shrub Yerba Santa  [Pink flower] Eriodictyon californicum HG, RV ? Lyons 83 (Common in CA down to Ventura)
Grass Fescue, Red Festuca rubra HG, marshes ? Beidleman 407  
Yellow Flannel Bush, California Fremontodendron californicum seasonal creeks ? Lyons 151  
Purple Geranium, New Zealand (Alien) Geranium retrosum disturbed areas ?    
Color ? Cotton Batting Plant; a sunflower Gnaphalium stramineum MW ?   (not yellow)
White Orchid, Rein Habenaria unalascensis MW, dry areas ? Lyons 111  
Pink Gnome Plant, a saprophyte Hemitomes congesta RF, MW ? Lyons 61  
Rush Bog Rush Juncus effusus var brunneus freshwater marsh ?   (fairly common in coastal swamps, Bodega Point)
Rush Sickle-leaved Rush Juncus falcatus var falcatus coastal ? Beidleman 376 In moist soil along the immediate coast
Inconspicuous Duckweed, Common Lemna minor ponds ?   Each frond has a root; flowers in reproductive pouch
White Sage, Pitcher; a mint Lepechinia calycina HG ? Lyons 107 (Seen at Mendocino Redwoods property on Willowcreek Rd. Occasional there.)
Pink Lily, Kellog's Lilium kelloggii ?    
Orange Lily, Eureka Lilium occidentale CB, moist ? Lyons 157 ( Perhaps only Humboldt County & north)
Red Redwood Lily Lilium rebescens RF, MW ?   (Uncommon @ Coleman Valley Rd but not seen recently, Camp Meeker)
Pink, Blue or violet Toadflax Linaria canadensis (or pinafolia?) HG ?   (Seen at Mendocino Redwoods property on Willowcreek Rd.)
Woody Vine Honeysuckle, Chaparral [Yellowish + pink flower) Lonicera interrupta Dry ridges ?   (Is this very similar to Hairy Honeysuckle, but not hairy? If so, it might be common in SCW)
Yellow Skunk Cabbage Lysichiton americanum Coastal bogs ? Lyons 153  
Yellow Tarweed, Common; Madia; a sunflower Madia elegans ssp vernalis RF, disturbed areas ?   (West of Monte Rio)
White Lily-of-the-Valley, False Maianthemum dilatatum RF, MW, moist ? Lyons 133  
White Indian Pipes Monotropa unifIora RF, MW, moist ? Lyons 129 (Does it grow south of Cazadero?)
Yellow Narthecium or Bog Asphodel; a lily Narthecium californicum RF, wet, boggy ? Lyons 157  
Color ? Sweet Root Osmorhiza occidentalis RF, MW ?    
Red Penstemon, Redwood Penstemon corymbosus rocky areas, cliffs ? Lyons 69 newberryi sonomensis is endangered
Conifer Pine, Knobcone  [no flower] Pinus attenuata MF ? Lyons 11 (Common on Cavedale & Trinity Roads)
White Popcorn Flower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus HG ? Beidleman 16  
Broadleaf tree Sycamore, Western  [Yellow or red center on flowers] Platanus racemosa RV ? Lyons 23  
Fern Polypody, Scouler's Leather Leaf Polypodium scouleri CB, on rocks & trees ?   (Uncommon along Pomo Trail, Bodega Head, Goat Rock)
Broadleaf tree Cottonwood, Black  [Inconspicuous flower] Populus balsamifera ssp trichocarpa RV ? Lyons 23 (Hacienda Beach)
Shrub Cherry, Bitter  [White flowers] Prunus emarginata RV ? Beidleman 49 (Uncommon at Fort ross & Santa Rosa hills)
Shrub Cherry, Hollyleaf  [White flowers] Prunus ilicifolia MW ? Beidleman 49
Green Woolly-heads, Dwarf; a sunflower Psilocarphus brevissimus disturbed areas ? (Mahaffey 113) Minute green flowers
Pink & Red Wintergreen Pyrola bracteata RF, MW, cool, high ? Lyons 59  
Shrub Oak, Scrub [Greenish catkins] Quercus dumosa HG ? Lyons 19 Long acorns. Common all over CA
Broadleaf tree Oak, California Black  [New leaves: bright pink] Quercus kelloggii MW ? Lyons 17 Higher altitudes, eastern slopes of oak woodlands
Broadleaf tree Oak, Interior Live  [reddish catkins] Quercus wislizenii MW ? Lyons 19 dry slopes. Hybridizes with Coast Live Oak
Yellow Buttercup, Creeping (Alien) Ranuculus repens HG ? Beidleman 47  
Shrub Cascara Sagrada [White flower] Rhamnus purshiana RF, MW ? Sunset 567 Eliptical leaves up to 8". Yellow leaves in fall. Black berries. Related to coffeeberry. Often thorny. (Uncommon at Bodega Head, Willow Creek)
Shrub Rhododendron, CA  or Rosebay  [Pink flower] Rhododendron macrophyllum RF, dry slopes ? Lyons 53 (Common at Kruse R. Preserve, Sea Ranch)
Shrub Willow, Sandbar  [Yellowish fuzzy catkin] Salix exigua RV ? Cal Photo narrow leaf. Common all over CA
Shrub Willow, Coastal  [Whitish fuzzy catkin] Salix hookeriana RV ? Cal Photo Perhaps only as far south as Mendocino County.
Shrub Sage, Black  [Blue or white flower] Salvia mellifera HG ? Lyons 107  
Purple or Yellow Sannicle, Poison Sanicula bipinnata HG ?   Uncommon
White Madder, Field (Alien) Sherardia arvensis HG, meadows ?   (Seen in Salmon Creek Marsh according to Best p. 220)
Purple Checker-bloom, Purple Sidalcia malviflora ssp purpurea CB ? (Mahaffey 81)  
Pink Catchfly, Scouler Silene scouleri ssp grandis CB & hills ? Beidleman 19  
White Ladies' Tresses, Western; an orchid Spiranthes porrifolia RV, boggy areas ? Lyons 131 Flowers spiraled on stalk
Conifer Nutmeg, California  [No flower] Torreya californica RF, MW ? Lyons 9 (Willow Creek)
Blue Woolly Blue Curls Trichostema lanceolatum HG, dry areas ? Lyons 85  
White ? Trillium, Sweet Trillium albidum damp, shade ? Beidleman 61 (Uncommon in Cazadero.) Has a rounded leaf and white anthers.
Conifer Hemlock, Coast or Western Hemlock  [no flowers] Tsuga heterophylla RF, MW ? Lyons 5 (Rare in Cazadero, Sea Ranch)
Shrub Huckleberry, Red or Billberry  [White flower] Vaccinium parvifolium RF, MW ? Lyons 101 Red berries. Deciduous. Perhaps only farther north.
White & Purple Violet, Western or Heart's Ease or Two-eyed Viola ocellata RF, MW, shade ? Lyons 115 Upper petals: white inside, purple outside. Side petals: white or yellowish with purple spot
 Red Fuchsia, California Zauschneria californica Rocky, dry, sunny ? Lyons 47  
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