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Title: Vascular Plants at Fort Ross State Historic Park
Author(s): Dorothy Scherer
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VASCULAR PLANTS of
FORT ROSS STATE HISTORIC PARK
SONOMA COUNTY
A PLANT COMMUNITIES PROJECT DOROTHY KING YOUNG CHAPTER
CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
DOROTHY SCHERER, CHAIRPERSON DECEMBER 30, 1999
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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 18, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/
Community Comments Ferns & Fern Allies:
Azollaceae/Mosquito Fern Azo/la filiculoides Mosquito Fern wp Blechnaceae/Deer Fern Blechnum spicant Deer Fern RV mp,sp
Woodwardia fimbriata Giant Chain Fern RV wp Oennstaedtiaceae/Bracken Fern Pleridium aquilinum var. pubescens Bracken, Brake CG,CC,CF mh T Oryopteridaceae/Wood Fern Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum Western lady Fern RV sp,wp
Dryopteris arguta Coastal Wood Fern OS op,st Dryopteris expansa Spreading Wood Fern RV sp,wp Polystichum munitum Western Sword Fern CF mh,mp
Equisetaceae/Horsetail Equisetum arvense Common Horsetail RV ds,mp Equisetum hyemale ssp.affine Common Scouring Rush RV mp,sg Equisetum laevigatum Smooth Scouring Rush mp,sg Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii Giant Horsetail RV wp
Polypodiaceae/Polypody Polypodium californicum California Polypody mh,pl Polypodium glycyrrhiza Licorice Fern mp,pl,rp Polypodium scouleri Leather-leaf Fern BS mp,pl,rp
Pteridaceae/Brake Adiantum aleuticum Five-finger Fern CF,MW,RV mp,sp,serp Adiantum jordanii California Maidenhair CF,MW mp,sp Pentagramma triangularis Goldback Fern sp,rc,rp
Conifers: Cupressaceae/Cypress • Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey Cypress ds A Pinaceae/Pine Abies grandis Grand Fir CF,MW
Pinus lambertiana Sugar Pine CF,MW Pinus muricata Bishop Pine CC,CF,MW Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii Douglas-fir CF,MW Tsuga heterophylla Western Hemlock CF,MW sp
Taxaceae/Yew Torreya californica California Nutmeg CF,MW sp Taxodiaceae/Bald Cypress Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood CF,MW mp
Angiospenns/Dicots: Aceraceae/Maple Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf Maple RV mp Aizoaceae/ Fig-marigold or Carpet-weed • Carpobrotus chilensis Sea Fig CS,BS A
• Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot Fig CS,BS,DS A, I
• Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach cs ds A Anacardiaceae/Sumac or Toxicodendron diversilobum Western Poison Oak DS,CC,CF, rs T Cashew MW Apiaceae(Umbelliferae)/Carrot Angelica hendersonii Angelica DS,BS
+ = Alien or non native to area - 1 -
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Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name
Apiaceae(Umbelliferae)/Carrot • Anthriscus caucalis
Apocynaceae/Dogbane Araliaceae/Ginseng
Aristolochiaceae/Pipevine
Asteraceae(Compositae )/ Sunflower
• Conium maculatum • Daucus carota
Daucus pusiHus Eryngium armatum
• Foeniculum vulgate Heracleum lanatum Lomatium utriculatum Oenanthe sarmentosa Osmorhiza chilensis Osmorhiza occidentalis Sanicula arctopoides Sanicula bipinnata Sanicula crassicaulis
• Scandix pecten-veneris • Tori/is arvensis • Vinca major
Aralia californica • Hedera helix
Aristolochia californica Asarum caudatum
Achillea millefolium Adenocaulon bicolor Agoseris apargioides var. eastwoodiae Agoseris grandiflora Ambrosia chamissonis Anaphalis margaritacea Artemisia douglasiana Aster chilensis Baccharis pilularis
• Bellis perennis Blennosperma nanum var. nanum
• Carduus acanthoides • Carduus pycnocephalus • Carduus tenuiflorus • Chamomilla suaveolens • Cichorium intybus
Cirsium quercetorum
• = Alien or non native to area
August 16, 2000 Common Name
Bur-chervil Poison Hemlock Carrot, Queen Anne's lace Rattlesnake Weed Coyote Thistle, Coast Eryngo Fennel Cow--parsnip Foothilllomatium Water Parsley Sweet Cicely Sweet Root Footsteps of Spring, Yellow Mats Purple Sanicle Yellow Sanicle, Gamble Weed Venus• Needle Hedge-parsley Greater Periwinkle Elk Clover, Spikenard English Ivy Dutchman's Pipe, Birthwort Wild-ginger
Coastal Yarrow Trail Plant, White Man's Footsteps Beach Dandelion large-flowered Agoseris, California Dandelion Beach-bur, Silver Beachweed Pearly Everlasting Mugwort Common Aster Coyote Brush English Daisy Common Blennosperma Plumeless thistle Italian Thistle Slender-flowered Thistle Pineapple Weed Chicory Brownie Thistle
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Plant Habitat Listed/ Community Comments HG sp A
ds,mp A,T CG,HG ds,rs A BS,DS rp CG
ds,rs A, I DS,CG mp HG op
wp CF,MW ds CF,MW DS,CG op
op,sl T MW op,sl
op,rs A ds A mp,sp A
RV mp,sp ds A,T,I
CF CF mp
mh,mp,ds CF mp,sp CS,BS,DS
mh CS,DS
mh,ds,rs mh,mp op,ds,mp
DS,CC mh,serp CG mh,mp,op A
op,wp op,ds,rs A,N
CG mh,rs,ds A CG,HG ds,rs,op A
mh,ds,rs A ds,rs A
CG op
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Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/
Community Comments Asteraceae(Compositae )I Sunflower • Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle CG ds A
• Cotula coronopifolia Brass-buttons CG wp A • Erechtites glomerata Coast Fireweed ds,sp A, I • Erechtites minima Australian Fireweed mh,ds A, I
Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy CS,BS,DS op Eriophy/lum lanatum var. arachnoideum Woolly Sunflower rs,rc,sp Eriophyllum staechadifolium Lizard-tail, Seaside Woolly Sunflower CS,BS op Gnaphalium califomicum Pearly Everlasting mh,op Gnaphalium purpureum Purple Cudweed ds Gnaphalium stramineum Cotton Batting Plant ds,mp
• Hedypnois cretica Crete Weed op,rs A Helenium puberulum Sneezeweed CG,HG wp,rs Hemizonia corymbosa ssp. corymbosa Coast Tarweed CG op Hesperevax sparsiflora ssp. brevifolia Short-leaved Evax BS,CG op c Hieracium a/biflorum White-flowered Hawkweed CC,CF,MW dp
• Hypochaeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear CG,HG ds,rnh A • Hypochaeris radicata Rough Cat's-ear CG,HG ds A
Lasthenia californica Goldfields BS,CG op Lasthenia macrantha ssp. macrantha Perennial Goldfields BS,CG op c Layia platyglossa Tidy-tips BS,CG op,sl
• Leontodon taraxacoides Hawkbit ds A • Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye Daisy ds,op,rs A
Madia elegans ssp. vernalis Common Madia, Common Tarweed HG,MW op,serp Madia madioides Woodland Madia, Tarweed CF,MW Petasites frigidus var. palmatus Coltsfoot CF mp,sp
• Picris echioides Bristly Ox-tongue ds A Psilocarphus brevissimus Dwarf Wooly-heads wp
• Senecio mikanioides German-Ivy, Cape-Ivy RV sp,mp A,I,N • Senecio vulgaris Common Groundsel ds A • Silybum marianum Milk Thistle ds,rs A, I
Solidago spathulata ssp. spathulata Coast Goldenrod CG,DS • Sonchus asper Prickly Sow Thistle ds,rs A • Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow Thistle ds,mp A • Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify, Oyster Plant ds A
Wyethia angustifolia Narrow-leaved Mule Ears DS,HG rs Berberidaceae/Barberry Berberis nervosa Longleaf Mahonia CC,CF
Vancouveria planipetala Redwood Ivy, Inside-out Flower CF mp,sp Betulaceae/Birch Alnus rubra Red Alder RV wp,ds
Cory/us cornuta var. californica Hazelnut DS,CF mh,mp,sp
+ = Alien or non native to area -3-
I Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name
Boraginaceae/Borage
Brassicaceae(Cruciferae )/ Mustard
Caprifoliaceae/Honeysuckle
Caryophyllaceae/Pink
Cynoglossum grande • Myosotis discolor • Myosotis latifOiia
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
Barbarea orthoceras • Brassica nigra • Cakile maritima
Cardamine californica var. integrifolia Cardamine californica var. sinuata Cardamine oligosperma
• Hirschfeldia incana • Raphanus raphanistrum • Raphanus sativus • Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum • Sinapis arvensis • Sisymbrium officina/a
Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa Symphoricarpos a/bus var. laevigatus Cerastium arvense
• Cerastium glomeratum Minuartia douglasii
• Petrorhagia nanteuilii • Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Sagina maxima ssp. crassicaulis • Silane gaHica • Spergula arvensis ssp. arvensis • Spergularia rubra
Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana • Stellaria media
Convolvulaceae/Moming Glory Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata Calystegia purpurata ssp. saxicola Calystegia soldanella
Comaceae/Oogwood Crassulaceae/Stonecrop
Cucurbitaceae/Gourd
Dichondra donelliana Comus sericea ssp. occidentalis Dudleya farinosa Sedumlaxum Marah fabaceus
• = Alien or non native to area
August 16, 2000 Common Name
Hound's Tongue Blue Scorpion Grass Forget-me-not Rusty Popcorn Flower
American Winter Cress Black Mustard Sea Rocket Milk Maids, Toothwort Milk Maids, Toothwort Western Bitter-cress Summer Mustard Jointed Charlock Wild Radish WaterCress Charlock Hedge Mustard California Honeysuckle Twin Berry Red Elderberry Snowberry Field Chickweed Mouse-ear Chickweed Sandwort Wild Carnation Four-leaved Allseed Big Pearlwort Windmill Pink Com Spurrey, Stickwort, Starwort Red Sand-spurrey Chickweed Common Chickweed Western Morning Glory Western Morning Glory Beach Morning Glory Dichondra American Dogwood Bluff Lettuce, Live Forever Stonecrop California Man-root, Wild Cucumber
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Plant Habitat Listed/ Community Comments CF CG mp,rs A
ds,mp,sp A CG op
RV wp ds,rs A
cs A CG op,sp,wp CF,MW sl,sp,mp u
wp,sp ds,rs A ds,rs A
CS,DS ds,rs A RV wp A
ds.rs A ds,rs A mh,mp mp
RV,CF mp CF,MW sp,mp,sl BS,CG mh
ds,op A dp,rp,sg ds,op,rs A,U ds A
BS rp CG ds A CG,HG mh,ds,op A
ds A RV mp,mh u MW mh,ds A CG BS,HG rp c cs CF,MW,HG op RV mp BS op,rp
rp CF,HG op,sl
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Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat listed/
Community Comments Cucurbitaceae/Gourd Marah oreganus Coast Man-root, Wild Cucumber DS,CG op,rp Dipsacaceae/Teasel • Dipsacus sativus Fuller's Teasel ds,rs A Ericaceae/Heath Arbutus menziesii Pacific Madrone CF,MW
Arctostaphylos columbiana Hairy Manzanita CF,MW rp,sl Gaultheria shallon Salal DS,CG,CF mh,mp,sl Ledum glandulosum Western Labrador Tea CF,MW wp Rhododendron occidentale Western Azalea CF,RV wp Vaccinium ovatum California Huckleberry CC,CF,MW sp,op Vaccinium parvifolium Red Huckleberry CF mp,sp
Euphorbiaceae/Spurge Eremocarpus setigerus Dove Weed, Turkey Mullein HG ds,op T • Euphorbia /athyris Gopher Plant, Caper Spurge ds A
Fabaceae(Leguminosae )I Legume • Lathyrus latifolius Perennial Sweet Pea ds A,T
Lathyrus palustris Marsh Pea wp u Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus Pacific Pea CF,MW
• Lotus angustissimus Birdsfoot Trefoil ds,op,rs A • Lotus comiculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil op,ds,rs A,T
Lotus formosissimus Coast Lotus, Witch's Teeth CG wp,op Lotus junceus var. biolettii Rush Lotus BS ds,rp Lotus micranthus Hill Lotus BS mh,ds Lotus purshianus var. purshianus Spanish Clover rs,ds,wp,op
• Lotus tenuis Birdsfoot Trefoil rs A Lotus wrangelianus California Lotus BS,DS ds,dp,op Lupinus arboreus var. arboreus Yellow Bush Lupine BS,DS T Lupinus chamissonis Chamosso's Bush Lupine OS T Lupinus latifolius var. dudleyi Broadleaf Lupine MW mp,op,sp T Lupinus rivularis BS,DS sg,op T Lupinus variicolor Lindley's Varied Lupine CG,BS,DS T
• Medicago arabica Spotted Burclover ds A • Medicago polymorpha California Burclover ds A • Melilotus indicus Sourclover ds,op A,T • Melilotus officina/is Yellow Sweetclover ds,op A,T
Thermopsis macrophylla Golden Pea, False-lupine op,ds,mh Trifolium barbigerum Bearded Clover ds,op,wp Trifolium depauperatum var. Dwarf Sack Clover, Balloon Clover wp,mh depauperatum
• Trifolium dubium Shamrock, Little Hop Clover ds A Trifolium fucatum Bull Clover mh,wp,serp Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum Pinpoint Clover ds,op,serp
• Trifolium hirtum Rose Clover ds,rs A
+ = Alien or non native to area -5-
I Vascular t'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/
Community Comments Fabaceae(Leguminosae)/ Trifolium longipes Long-stalked Clover mh,serp Legume
Trifolium macraei Twinhead Clover, Chile Clover OS ds • Trifolium subterraneum Subterranean Clover rs,ds,op A,T
Trifolium willdenovii Tomcat Clover ds,wp,serp, mp,wp
Trifolium wormskioldii Cow Clover mh Vicia americana var. americana American Vetch RV ds,mp
• Vicia benghalensis Purple Vetch ds,rs A • Vicia cracca Cow Vetch, Blue Vetch, Bird Vetch ds,rs A
Vicia gigantea Giant Vetch CS,DS mh,mp Vicia hassei Hasse Vetch op,sl ?
• Vicia hirsuta Hairy Vetch ds,op,sl A • Vicia sativa ssp. nigra Common Vetch, Narrow-leaved Vetch ds,mh • Vicia sativa ssp. sativa Common Vetch, Spring Vetch ds • Vicia villosa Hairy Vetch, Wtnter Vetch ds,rs A
Fagaceae/Oak Chrysolepis. chrysophylla var. Giant Chinquapin CF,MW chrysophylla Uthocarpus densifforus var. densiflorus Tan Oak, Tanbark Oak CF,MW Quercus x chaseii = (Q.agrifolia x Hybrid Oak MW sl Q.kelloggii) Quercus chrysolepis Canyon Live Oak, Maul Oak CF,MW sl Quercus x eplingii = (Q.douglasii x Hybrid Oak MW Q.durata) Quercus garryana var. garryana Garry Oak, Oregon Oak MW Quercus ke/loggii Kellogg Oak, California Black Oak MW sl Quercus lobata Valley Oak MW sl,op u Quercus wislizeni var. wislizeni Interior live Oak MW sl
Garryaceae/Silk Tassel Garrya elliptica Coast Silk-tassel Tree RV mh,dp,sl Gentianaceae/Gentian Centaurium davyi Centaury mp u
Cicendia quadrangularis Timwort DS,CF op Geraniaceae/Geranium • Erodium botrys Broad-leaf Filaree HG dp,ds,op
• Erodium cicutarium Red-stemmed Filaree CG dp,ds,op A • Erodium moschatum White-stemmed Filaree ds,op A
Geranium bicknellii Bicknell's Cranesbill HG mh u Geranium caro/inianum Carolina Geranium mh
• Geranium dissectum Cut-leaved Geranium ds,op A • Geranium molle Cranesbill, Dove's-foot Geranium ds,op,sp A • Geranium potentilloides Cinquefoil Geranium CF mp,sp A • Geranium retrorsum New Zealand Geranium DS,CF,MW ds,mh A • Pelargonium vitifolium Garden Geranium BS ds A
• = Alien or non native to area -6-
Vascular 1-'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name
Grossulariaceae/Gooseberry Grossulariaceae/Gooseberry
Hippocastanaceae/Buckeye Hydrophyllaceae/Waterleaf Hydrophyllaceae/Waterleaf
lamiaceae(Labiatae )!Mint
lauraceae/Laurel Limnanthaceae/Meadowfoam Linaceae/Fiax
Lythraceae/Loosestrife Malvaceae/Mallow
Myricaceae/Wax Myrtle
Ribes califomicum Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum Ribes menziesii Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Aesculus califomica Nemophila parviflora Phacelia bolanderi Phacelia califomica Phacelia distans Phacelia imbricata ssp. imbricata Phacelia ramosissima
• Mentha pulegium Monardella purpurea Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana Monardella villosa ssp. villosa
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris Satureja douglasii Stachys ajugoides var. rigida Stachys chamissonis Umbellularia californica Umnanthes douglasii ssp. douglasii
• Unum bienne • Unum trigynum • Lythrum hyssopifolium • Malva neglecta
Siclalcea diploscypha Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora Sidalcea malviflora ssp. purpurea Myrica califomica
Myrtaceae/Myrtle • Eucalyptus globulus Onagraceae/Evening Primrose Camissonia ovata
Clarkia davyi Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera C~m~purpureassp.viminea
Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii Epilobium densiflorum Epilobium halleanum
• = Alien or non native to area
August 16, 2000 Common Name Plant
Community Hillside Gooseberry CF,MW Straggly Gooseberry MW Canyon Gooseberry BS,CF Pink Flowering Currant California Buckeye HG,MW Woodland or Small-flowered Nemophila Bolander's PhaceHa BS California Phacelia BS Wild-heliotrope Imbricate Phacelia HG Branching Phacelia BS,DS Pennyroyal Siskiyou monardella Coyote Mint CG,HG Coyote Mint DS,HG
Self-heal CF,MW Self-heal CG Verba Buena CF Bugle Hedge Nettle Coast or Swamp Hedge Nettle California Bay, California Laurel or Pepperwood RV,CF,MW Common Meadowfoam, Douglas's Meadowfoam HG Narrow-leaved flax CG,HG European Flax CG Hyssop Loosestrife Common Mallow, Cheeses Fringed Sidalcea HG Cheese Mallow, Common Checkerbloom CG,DS Checker Mallow, Purple Checkerbloom CG,DS California Wax Myrtle RV,CC,CF,
MW Blue Gum Sun Cup CG,HG Davy's Godetia CG Winecup Clarkia HG Wtnecup Clarkia HG Northern Willow Herb Western Willow Herb Denseflower Willow Herb Hall Willow Herb RV,HG
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Habitat Listed/ Comments
op,rp sp,op,rp u op mh op,dp,sl T
mh,sl mh,sl,rc rp,sl,op sl,dp,rp mh ds,mp,mh A,T rp,sl,serp u rp,sg,dp mh,sg,dp
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T wp op A rp A wp A ds A op op op c mh,mp
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Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/
Community Comments Onagraceae/Evening Primrose+ Fuschia arborescens Fuschia ds A Oxalidaceae/Oxalis Oxalis albicans ssp. pilosa Hairy Wood Sorrel CG,DS sl,op
Oxalis oregana Redwood Sorrel CF,RV mp,sp • Oxalis pes-caprae Bermuda Buttercup CG ds A,T
Papaveraceae/Poppy Eschscholzia californica California Poppy BS,DS,CG mh,op T Platystemon californicus Cream Cups CG op
Philadelphaceae/Mock Orange Whipplea modesta Modesty, Yerba de Selva CF,MW sp Pittosporaceae/Pittosporum • Pittosporum undulatum Victorian Box, Mock Orange ds A,U Plantaginaceae/P1antain • Plantago coronopus Cutleaf Plantain CS,BS ds A
Plantago elongata Linearleaf Plantain CS,BS mp Plantago erecta Dwarf Plantain BS,OS,CG op,dp,serp
• Plantago lanceolata English Plantain DS,BS cp,rs A • Plantago major Common Plantain, Broad-leaved Plantain DS,BS ds A
Plantago maritima Pacific Seaside Plantain, Goose Tongue CS,BS rp,wp Plantago subnuda Coast Plantain BS wp,dp
Plumbaginaceae/Leadwort Armeria maritima ssp. californica Thrift, Sea-Pink CS,BS,CG op Polemoniaceae/Phlox Collomia heterophy/la Varied-leaved Collomia ds,op,sg
Unanthus bicolor Baby Stars mh,op Navarretia squarrosa Skunkweed CG,HG wp,sg
Polygalaceae/Milkwort Polygala californica Milkwort CF,MW sl,op Polygonaceae/Buckwheat Chorizanthe valida Sonoma Spineflower CG sg,op C,S,F,E
• Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliosum California Buckwheat OS dp,sl Eriogonum latifolium Coast Buckwheat CS,DS,BS dp,rp Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum Nude Buckwheat HG rs,dp,op,rp
• Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel ds,mh A,T • Rumex conglomeratus Green Dock mh,mp A,T • Rumex crispus Curley Dock CG ds,op,rs A
Rumex occidentalis Western Dock CG wp,mp Rumex salicifolius var. crassus Willow Dock DS,BS mp T Rumex salicifolius var. salicifolius Willow Dock DS,BS mp,sl T
Portulacaceae/Purslane Calandrinia ciliata Red Maids CG ds,op,ds Claytonia perfoliata Miner's Lettuce CF,MW ds,mp,sp,mh Claytonia sibirica Candy Flower RV,CF,MW wp,mp,sp
Primulaceae/Primrose • Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel ds,mh A,T Dodecatheon hendersonii Shooting Star HG sp Trientalis latifolia Starflower CF,MW sp
Ranunculaceae/Buttercup Aquilegia formosa Columbine DS,CF,MW mp Delphinium nudicaule Red Larkspur DS,MW rc,sl,rp,mp
• Ranunculus arvensis Field Buttercup, Hunger Weed ds,wp A,U Ranunculus californicus California Buttercup mh,op T
• = Alien or non native to area -8-
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Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/
Community Comments Ranunculaceae/Buttercup • Ranunculus muricatus Prickle-fruited Buttercup OS wp,mp A
+ Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup ds,wp,mp A Rhamnaceae/Buckthom Ceanothus griseus Carmel Ceanothus BS,OS,CF
Ceanothus velutinus var. hookeri Tobacco Brush OS,CF Rhamnus califomica ssp. califomica California Coffeeberry OS,CF,MW mh,sg,rp Rhamnus purshiana Cascara OS,CF mp
Rosaceae/Rose Aruncus dioicus var.pubescens Goat's Beard RV,CF mp • Cotoneaster pannosa Cotoneaster ds,rs A,U
Fragaria chiloensis Beach Strawberry CS,CG Fragaria vesca ssp. vesca Wood Strawberry CS,CF,MW sp Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon, Christmas Berry MW sl,dp Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray OS,RV,CF rs,sl,mp,rp Horkelia califomica ssp. californica California Horkelia OS op,mp
• Malus sy/vestris Apple ds A Oemleria cerasiformis Oso Berry CF mp Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica Pacific Silver-leaf OS op,wp Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa Sticky Cinquefoil OS mh,sl
• Prunus cerasifera Cherry Plum, Myrobalan ds A Prunus emarginata Bitter Cherry OS,CF mh,sl u
• Pyrus communis Common Pear ds A Rosa californica California Rose CF,MW mp,rs
• Rosa eglanteria Sweet-brier, Eglantine CF ds,dp A Rosa gymnocarpa Wood Rose OS,CF,MW sp Rosa nutkana var. nutkana Nootka Rose CG mp u
• Rubus discolor Himalayan Blackberry CS,CF ds,rs A Rubus leucodermis Blackcap Raspberry CF,MW mp,rp Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus Thimbleberry CF mp,sp Rubus ursinus California Blackberry mh,mp
Rubiaceae/Madder Galium aparine Goose Grass CG,HG sp Galium californicum ssp. californicum California Bedstraw, Cleavers MW op,sp Galium porrigens var. porrigens Climbing Bedstraw OS,MW sl
• Sherardia arvensis Field Madder op A Salicaceae/Willow Salix hookeriana Coastal Willow RV
Salix lasiolepis var. bigelovii Arroyo Willow OS,RV wp Salix Iucida ssp. lasiandra Shining Willow RV wp Salix sessilifolia Sandbar Willow RV Salix sitchensis Sitka Willow RV wp
Saxifragaceae/Saxifrage Heuchera micrantha Small-flowered Alumroot CF,MW rp,sl,mp Heuchera pilosissima Coast Alumroot CF sl,mp,rc uthophragma affine Woodland Star CF op,sl,mp
+ = Alien or non native to area -9-
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Vascular l"'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name
Saxifragaceae/Saxifrage
Scrophulariaceae/Figwort
Solanaceae/Nightshade
Urticaceae/Nettle ValerianaceaeNalerian ViolaceaeNiolet
Monocots: Araceae/Arum Cyperaceae/Sedge
lridaceaellris
Juncaceae/Rush
Tellima grandiflora Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata Castilleja ambigua ssp. ambigua Castilleja wightii
• Digitalis purpurea Mimulus auriantiacus Mimulus guttatus
• Parentucellia viscosa Scrophularia califomica Triphysaria eriantha ssp. rosea
+ Verbascum thapsus Veronica americana
+ Veronica anagallis-aquatica Solanum americanum Solanum douglasii
+ Solanum nigrum Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis Plectritis macrocera Viola adunca Viola glabella Viola ocellata Viola sempervirens
+ Zantedeschia aethiopica Garex dewyana ssp. leptopoda Carex gynodynama X C.hendersonii Carex luzulina Carex obnupta Cyperus eragrostis Scirpus microcarpus Iris douglasiana
+ Iris germanica Sisyrinchium bellum Sisyrinchium califomicum Juncus bolanderi Juncus bufonius var. bufonius
+ Juncus capitatus Juncus effusus var. brunneus Juncus effusus var. padficus Juncus falcatus var. falcatus
• = Alien or non native to area
August 16, 2000 Common Name
Fringe Cups Sugar-Scoop, lace Flower Johnny-nip Wtghfs Indian Paintbrush Foxglove Sticky Monkeyflower Seep-spring Monkey Flower Yellow Parentucellia Bee Plant, California Figwort Johnny-tuck Wooly Mullein American Brooklime Water Speedwell Small-flowered Nightshade Douglas Nightshade Black Nightshade American Stinging Nettle Rotund Macrocera Western Dog Violet Stream Violet Western Heart's Ease Evergreen or Redwood Violet
Calla lily Short-scaled Sedge, Dewey's Sedge Sedge Woodrush Sedge Slough Sedge Umbrella Sedge, Nut Grass Panicled Bulrush Douglas Iris Bearded Iris, German Iris Blue-eyed Grass Yellow-eyed Grass Bolander's Rush Toad Rush Rush Bog Rush Pacific Bog Rush Sickle-leaved Rush
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Vascular l"'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/
Community Comments Juncaceae/Rush Juncus patens Spreading or Common Rush RV wp
Juncus pha/ocephalus var. phalocephalus Brown-headed Rush CG,DS wp Lemnaceae/Duckweed Lemnaminor Duckweed wp Liliaceae/Lily Allium dichlamydeum Coast Onion BS,CG rp
• Amaryllis belladonna Naked Lady BS ds A Brodiaea coronaria ssp. coronaria Harvest Brodiaea DS,CG,HG dp,sl Brodiaea etegans Elegant Brodiaea CG,HG op Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris Earth Brodiaea, Dwarf Brodiaea CG,HG op Calochortus tolmiei Pussy Ears, Hairy Star-tulip CG,HG Calochortus uniflorus Large-flowered Star -tulip CG mp u
Liliaceae/Lily Chlorogalum pomeridianum Wavy Leaf Soap Plant HG rs,dp Clintonia andrewsiana Clintonia CF sp,mp Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Blue Dicks HG,MW rp,sl,dp Dichelostemma congestum Forked Ookow HG,MW sl,op,dp Disporum hookeri Hooker's Fairy Bell CF,RV sp,mp Disporum smithii Smith's Fairy Bell CF,RV sp Fritillaria affinis (=F. lanceolata) Checker Lily MW op Scoliopus bigelovii Slink Pod, Fetid Adder's Tongue CF,MW mp,sp Smilacina racemosa Branched or False Solomon's Seal DS,CF mp,sp Smilacina stellata Slender or Star Solomon's Seal DS,CF mp,sl,op Trillium ovatum White or Western Trillium CF,RV mp,sp Trite/eia hyacinthina White Brodiaea HG wp Triteleia taxa lthuriel's Spear CG,CF,MW mh Zigadenus fremontii Star Lily or Fremont's Camas CG,CF op,sl,rp T
Orchidaceae/Orchid Calpyso bulbosa Calypso Orchid CC,CF,MW mp,sp Cora/lorhiza maculata Spotted Coralroot CF sp Corallorhiza striata Striped Coralroot CF sp,op Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake Plantain CF,MW dp Spiranthes romanzoffiana Hooded Ladies Tresses CG,HG,MW wp,op
Poaceae(Gramineae )/Grass Agrostis blasda/ei Blasdale's Bent Grass CS,DS sg C,F • Agrostis capillaris Colonial Bent CG ds,rs A • Aira caryophylla Silver European Hairgrass CG,HG ds,op,sg A • Ammophila arenaria European Beachgrass cs A + Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass CG,HG ds A • Avena barbata Slender Wild Oat CG,HG ds,rs A • Avena fatua Wild Oat CG,HG ds,rs A • Avena sativa Cultivated Oat CG ds,rs A • Briza maxima Quaking Grass, Big Rattlesnake Grass CG,HG ds,rs A • Briza minor Quaking Grass, Little Rattlesnake Grass CG,HG ds A
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Vascular ~lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/
Community Comments Poaceae( Gramineae )/Grass • Bromus diandrus Ripgut Grass CG,CF,HG ds A
• Bromus hordaceus Cheat Grass, Soft Chess CG,HG ds A • Bromus madritensis Foxtail Grass HG ds A
Calamagrostis nutkaensis Pacific Reed Grass DS,CG,HG mh,op,wp • Cortadera jubata Pampas Grass CF ds A, I • Cynosurus echinatus Hedgehog Oogtail CG,HG ds A • Dactylis glomerata Orchard Grass CG,HG ds,mp A
Danthonia califomica California Oatgrass BS,CG,HG mp • Danthonia pilosa Hairy Oatgrass HG
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. holciformus Pacific Hairgrass CG wp Elymus glaucus Blue Wildrye DS,CF,MW Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus Slender Wheatgrass CG mp,dp,rp
• Festuca arundinaceae Tall Fescue CG,HG ds,rs A Festuca idahoensis Idaho Fescue, Blue Bunchgrass DS,CG,HG op,dp,sp Festuca rubra Red Fescue BS,OS,CC,CF mp,wp
• Gastridium ventricosum Nit Grass HG ds,dp,sl A Glyceria sp. Mannagrass wp Hierocholoe occidentalis Sweet Grass, Vanilla Grass CF,MW mp,dp
• Holcus lanatus Velvet Grass CG rc,ds,mp A, I • Hordeum marinum ssp. gussoneanum Mediterranean Barley CG ds A • Lagurus ovatus Hare's Tail BS,CG ds,sg A
Leymus triticoides Alkalai Rye Grass CG,HG mp,op • Lolium perenne Perennial Ryegrass DS,CG,HG mh,ds A
Nasella pulchra Purple Needlegrass DS,CG,HG Panicum acuminatum Panicgrass HG mp,wp,rc
• Paspalum dilatatum Dallis Grass HG mp,rs,ds A • Phalaris aquatica Harding Grass HG wp,ds,rs A • Poa annua Annual Bluegrass CG,DS mh,ds A
Poa unilateralis Ocean-bluff Bluegrass CS,BS rp • Polypogon australis Chilean Beard Grass BS wp A • Polypogon inte"uptus Ditch Beard Grass CG,HG wp,sg,rs A • Sorghum bicolor Sorghum, Milo, Sudan Grass HG ds A • Taeniatherum caput-medusae Medusa Head HG A,N • Vulpia bromoides Six-weeks Fescue CG,OS mp A
Potamogetonaceae/Pondweed Potamogeton natans Floating-leaved Pondweed wp Typhaceae/Cat-tail • Typha latifolium Broad-leafed Cattail, Soft Flag CG wp,op A
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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 This list of 455 Vascular Plants of Fort Ross is a Plant Communities project of the Dorothy King Young Chapter, California Native Plant Society. Data was gathered Summer of 1991 to Fall of 1999. Dorothy Scherer, Chairperson Bob Rutemoeller, Data entry and spelling errors. Voucher specimens collected 1996-1998
Please direct any questions or comments about this list to: Dorothy Scherer P0Box737
Placed in College of the Redwoods Herbarium, Fort Bragg, CA: 112 specimens. Donated to the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA: 98 specimens.
Point Arena, CA 95468 (707) 882-2850
Fort Ross Key:
Plant Communities:
CS = Coastal Strand- Vegetation of sand and gravel beaches scattered along the coast, including Sea Rocket, Beach Morning Glory, and European Beach Grass.
BS = Bluff Scrub- Low-growing plants, mat-like or scattered, on rocky soil and bluffs and exposed to nearly constant, salty winds. Includes Seaside Daisy and Coast Buckwheat.
OS= Dune Scrub- Taller, mostly evergreen scrub including Coyote Brush and Cow Parsnip on less windy, uplifted dune terraces.
CG = Coastal Grassland- Grassy headlands and terraces between coast and forest.
RV = Riparian Vegetation- Vegetation of streams and watercourses which may extend up to 30 feet on either side.
CC = Closed Cone Forest- Stands of Bishop Pine and windbreaks of Monterey Cypress on headlands and terraces.
CF = Coastal Forest- Coniferous and broad-leaved evergreen trees within the coastal fog belt.
MW = Mixed Wooctlansl- Warmer and drier sites on higher elevations where the CF gives way first to Tanbark/Madrone and then Oak/Buckeye.
HG = Hill Grassland-Grassy hilts, slopes and canyons above the CF and integrating with MW.
Habitats:
ds = disturbed site mh = many habitats op = open places rc = road cuts rs = road sides wp = wet places serp = Serpentine sl =slopes rp = rocky places sp = shady places sg = sandy/gravelly places pi= plants dp = dry places mp = moist places
Listed Plants: Rare, Threatened or Endangered C = California Native Plant Society Listing S = State Listing F =Federal Listing
Comments: • or A = Alien or non native to area ? = Alien or Native status uncertain U=Uncommon E =Formerly present but believed Extirpated from
Fort Ross I= Invasive N = Noxious Weed T = Toxic, Poisonous
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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name
£ems & Fern Allies:
Lollaceae/Mosquito Fern Blechnaceae/Deer Fern
Azolla filiculoides Blechnum spicant Woodwardia fimbriata
Dennstaedtiaceae/Bracken Fern Dryopteridaceae./Wood Fern
Pferidium aquilinum var. pubescens Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum Dryopteris arguta
Equisetaceae/Horsetail
Polypodiaceae/Polypody
Pteridaceae/Brake
Conifers: Cupressaceae/Cypress Pinaceae/Pine
Taxaceae/Yew Taxodiaceae/Bald Cypress
Angiospenns/Dicots: Aceraceae/Maple Aizoaceae/ Fig-marigold or Carpet-weed
Anacardiaceae/Sumac or Cashew
Dryopteris expansa Po/ystichum munitum Equisetum arvense Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine Equisetum laevigatum Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii Polypodium califomicum Polypodium glycyrrhiza Polypodium scouleri Adiantum aleuticum Adiantum jordanii Pentagramma triangularis
+ Cupressus macrocarpa Abies grandis Pinus lambertiana Pinus muricata Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii Tsuga heterophylla Torreya californica Sequoia sempervirens
Acer macrophyllum
+ Carpobrotus chilensis + Carpobrotus edulis + Tetragonia tetragonioides
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Apiaceae(Umbelliferae)/Carrot Angelica hendersonii + Anthriscus caucalis + Conium maculatum + Daucus carota
Daucus pusillus Eryngium armatum
+ Foeniculum vulgare Heracleum lanatum Lomatlum utriculatum Oenanthe sarmentosa Osmorhiza chilensis Osmorhiza occidentalis Sanicula arctopoides Sanicula bipinnata Sanicula crassicaulis
August 16,2000 Common Name
Mosquito Fern Deer Fern Giant Chain Fern Bracken, Brake Western Lady Fern Coastal Wood Fern Spreading Wood Fern Western Sword Fern Common Horsetail Common Scouring Rush Smooth Scouring Rush Giant Horsetail California Polypody Licorice Fern leather-leaf Fern Five-finger Fern California Maidenhair Goldback Fern
Monterey Cypress Grand Fir Sugar Pine Bishop Pine Douglas-fir Western Hemlock California Nutmeg Coast Redwood
Big-leaf Maple
Sea Fig Hottentot Fig New Zealand Spinach Western Poison Oak
Angelica Bur-chervil Poison Hemlock Carrot, Queen Anne's lace Rattlesnake Weed Coyote Thistle, Coast Eryngo Fennel Cow-parsnip Foothilllomatium Water Parsley Sweet Cicely Sweet Root Footsteps of Spring, Yellow Mats Purple Sanicle Yellow Sanicle, Gamble Weed
Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Apiaceae(Umbelliferae )/Carrot + Scandix pecten-veneris
>ocynaceaenlogbane Araliaceae/Ginseng
Aristolochiaceae/Pipevine
Asteraceae(Compositae )/ Sunflower
+ Tori/is arvensis + Vinca major
Aralia californica + Hedera helix
Aristolochia californica Asarum caudatum
Achillea millefolium Adenocaulon bicolor Agoseris apargioides var. eastwoodiae Agoseris grandiflora Ambrosia chamissonis Anaphalis margaritacea Artemisia doug/asians Aster chllensis Baccharis pilularis
+ Bellis perennis Blennosperma nanum var. nanum
+ Carduus acanthoides + Carduus pycnocephalus + Carduus tenuiflorus + Chamomilla suaveolens + Cichorium intybus
Cirsium quercetorum + Cirsium vulgare + Cotula coronopifolia + Erechtites glomerata + Erechtites minima
Erigeron glaucus Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum Eriophyllum staechadifolium Gnaphalium californicum Gnaphalium purpureum Gnaphalium stramineum
+ Hedypnois cretica Helenium puberulum Hemizonia corymbosa ssp. corymbosa Hesperevax sparsiflora ssp. brevifolia Hieracium albiflorum
+ Hypochaeris glabra + Hypochaeris raclicata
Lasthenia californica Lasthenia macrantha ssp. macrantha Layia platyglossa
+ Leontodon taraxacoides + Leucanthemum vulgare
Madia elegans ssp. vernalis Madia madioides Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
+ Picris echioides Psilocarphus brevissimus
+ Senecio mikanioides + Senecio vulgaris + Silybum marianum
Solidago spathulata ssp. spathulata
August16,2000 Common Name Venus' Needle Hedge-parsley Greater Periwinkle Elk Clover, Spikenard English Ivy Dutchman's Pipe, Birthwort Wild-ginger
Coastal Yarrow Trail Plant, White Man's Footsteps Beach Dandelion Large-flowered Agoseris, California Dandelion Beach-bur, Silver Beachweed Pearly Everlasting Mugwort Common Aster Coyote Brush English Daisy Common Blennosperma Plumeless thistle Italian Thistle Slender-flowered Thistle Pineapple Weed Chicory Brownie Thistle Bull Thistle Brass-buttons Coast Fireweed Australian Fireweed Seaside Daisy Woolly Sunflower Lizard-tail, Seaside Woolly Sunflower Pearly Everlasting Purple Cudweed Cotton Batting Plant Crete Weed Sneezeweed Coast Tarweed Short-leaved Evax White-flowered Hawkweed Smooth Cat's-ear Rough Cat's-ear Goldfields Perennial Goldfields Tidy-tips Hawkbit Ox-eye Daisy Common Madia, Common Tarweed Woodland Madia, Tarweed Coltsfoot Bristly Ox-tongue Dwarf Wooly-heads German-Ivy, Cape-Ivy Common Groundsel Milk Thistle Coast Goldenrod
Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Asteraceae(Compositae )/
J)unflower
Betulaceae/Birch
Boraginaceae/Borage
Brassicaceae(Cruciferae )I Mustard
Caprifoliaceae/Honeysuckle
Caryophyllaceae/Pink
• Sonchus asper • Sonchus oleraceus • Tragopogon porrifolius
Wyethia angustifolia Berberis nervosa Vancouveria planipetala Alnus rubra Gory/us cornuta var. californica Cynoglossum grande
• Myosotis discolor • Myosotis latifolia
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
Barbarea ort.hoceras • Brassica nigra • Cakile maritima
Cardamine californica var. integrifolia Cardamine californica var. sinuata Cardamine oligosperma
• Hirschfeldia incana • Raphanus raphanistrum • Raphanus sativus • Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum • Sinapis arvensis • Sisymbrium officinale
Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa Symphoricarpos a/bus var. laevigatus Cerastium arvense
• Cerastium glomeratum Minuartia douglasii
• Petrorhagia nanteuilii • Po/ycarpon tetraphyl/um
Sagina maxima ssp. crassicaulis • Silene gallica • Spergula arvensis ssp. arvensis • Spergularia rubra
Stet/aria borealis ssp. sitchana • Stellaria media
Convolvulaceae/Morning Glory Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata Calystegia purpurata ssp. saxicola Calystegia so/danella
Cornaceae/Dogwood Crassulaceae/Stonecrop
Cucurbitaceae/Gourd
Dipsacaceaerreasel - .. icaceae/Heath
Dichondra donelliana Comus sericea ssp. occidentalis Dudleya farinosa Sedumlaxum Marah fabaceus Marah oreganus
• Dipsacus sativus Arbutus menziesii Arctostaphylos columbiana Gaultheria shallon Ledum glandulosum Rhododendron occidentale
August 16, 2000 Common Name
Prickly Sow Thistle Common Sow Thistle Salsify, Oyster Plant Narrow-leaved Mule Ears Longleaf Mahonia Redwood Ivy, Inside-out Flower Red Alder Hazelnut Hound's Tongue Blue Scorpion Grass Forget-me-not Rusty Popcorn Flower
American Winter Cress Black Mustard Sea Rocket Milk Maids, Toothwort Milk Maids, Toothwort Western Bitter-cress Summer Mustard Jointed Charlock Wild Radish Water Cress Charlock Hedge Mustard California Honeysuckle Twin Berry Red Elderberry Snowberry Field Chickweed Mouse-ear Chickweed Sandwort Wild Carnation Four-leaved Allseed Big Pearlwort Windmill Pink Com Spurrey, Stickwort, Starwort Red Sand-spurrey Chickweed Common Chickweed Western Morning Glory Western Morning Glory Beach Morning Glory Dichondra American Dogwood Bluff lettuce, live Forever Stonecrop California Man-root, Wild Cucumber Coast Man-root, Wild Cucumber Fuller's Teasel Pacific Madrone Hairy Manzanita Salal Western labrador Tea Western Azalea
Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Ericaceae/Heath Vaccinium ovatum
Vaccinium parvifolium !phorbiaceae/Spurge Eremocarpus setigerus
F abaceae(Leguminosae )/ Legume
Fagaceae/Oak
• Euphorbia /athyris
• Lathyrus latifolius Lathyrus palustris Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus
+ Lotus angustissimus • Lotus comiculatus
Lotus formosissimus Lotus junceus var. biolettii Lotus micranthus Lotus purshianus var. purshianus
• Lotus tenuis Lotus wrangelianus Lupinus arboreus var. arboreus Lupinus chamissonis Lupinus latifolius var. dudleyi Lupinus rivu/aris Lupinus variicolor
• Medicago arabica + Medicago polymorpha • Melilotus indicus • Melilotus officina/is
ThermopsismacnophyUa Trifolium barbigerum Trifolium depauperatum var. depauperatum
• Trifolium dubium Trifolium fucatum Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum
• Trifolium hirtum TrifOlium longipes Trifolium macraei
+ Trifolium subterraneum Trifolium wil/denovii Trifolium wormskioldii Vicia americana var. americana
• Vicia benghalensis • Vicia cracca
Vicia gigantea Vicia hassei
• Vicia hirsuta • Vicia sativa ssp. nigra • Vicia sativa ssp. sativa • Vicia villosa
Chrysolepis. chrysophylla var. chrysophylla Uthocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus Quercus x chaseii = (Q.agrifo/ia x Q.kelloggii) Quercus chrysolepis Quercus x eplingii = (Q.douglasii x Q.durata) Quercus garryana var. garryana
August 16, 2000 Common Name California Huckleberry Red Huckleberry Dove Weed, Turkey Mullein Gopher Plant, Caper Spurge
Perennial Sweet Pea Marsh Pea Pacific Pea Birdsfoot Trefoil Birdsfoot Trefoil Coast Lotus, Witch's Teeth Rush Lotus Hill Lotus Spanish Clover Birdsfoot Trefoil California Lotus Yellow Bush Lupine Chamosso's Bush Lupine Broadleaf Lupine
Lindley's Varied Lupine Spotted Burclover California Burclover Sourclover Yellow Sweetclover Golden Pea, False-lupine Bearded Clover Dwarf Sack Clover, Balloon Clover
Shamrock, Little Hop Clover Bull Clover Pinpoint Clover Rose Clover Long-stalked Clover Twinhead Clover, Chile Clover Subterranean Clover Tomcat Clover Cow Clover American Vetch Purple Vetch Cow Vetch, Blue Vetch, Bird Vetch Giant Vetch Hasse Vetch Hairy Vetch Common Vetch, Narrow-leaved Vetch Common Vetch, Spring Vetch Hairy Vetch, Winter Vetch Giant Chinquapin
Tan Oak, Tanbark Oak Hybrid Oak
Canyon Live Oak, Maul Oak Hybrid Oak
Garry Oak, Oregon Oak
Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Fagaceae/Oak Quercus kellogg;;
ljarryaceae/Silk Tassel Gentianaceae/Gentian
Geraniaceae/Geranium
Grossulariaceae/Gooseberry
Hippocastanaceae/Buckeye HydrophyllaceaeJWaterleaf
tmiaceae(Labiatae )/Mint
Lauraceae/Laurel Limnanthaceae/Meadowfoam Linaceae/Fiax
Lythraceae/Loosestrife Malvaceae/Mallow
Quercus lobata Quercus wislizeni var. wislizeni Garrya el/iptica Centaurium davyi Cicendia quadrangularis
• Erodium botrys • Erodium cicutarium • Erodium moschatum
Geranium bicknellii Geranium carolinianum
• Geranium dissectum • Geranium motte • Geranium potentilloides • Geranium retrorsum • Pelargonium vitifolium
Ribes californicum Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum Ribes menziesii Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Aesculus californica Nemophila parviflora Phacelia bolanderi Phacelia californica Phacelia distans Phacelia imbricata ssp. imbricata Phacelia ramosissima
• Mentha pulegium Monardella purpurea Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana Monardella villosa ssp. villosa Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris Satureja douglasii Stachys ajugoides var. rigida Stachys chamissonis Umbelfularia californica Umnanthes douglasii ssp. douglasii
• Unum bienne • Unum trigynum • Lythrum hyssopifolium • Malva neglects
Sidalcea diploscypha Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora Sidalcea malviflora ssp. purpurea
Myricaceae/Wax Myrtle Myrica californica Myrtaceae/Myrtle • Eucalyptus globulus Onagraceae/Evening Primrose Camissonia ovata
Clarkia davyi Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera Clarkia purpurea ssp. viminea Epilobium ci/iatum ssp. ciliatum Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii Epilobium densiflorum Epilobium halleanum
August 16, 2000 Common Name Kellogg Oak, California Black Oak Valley Oak Interior Live Oak Coast Silk-tassel Tree Centaury Timwort Broad-leaf Filaree Red-stemmed Filaree White-stemmed Filaree Bicknell's Cranesbill Carolina Geranium Cut-leaved Geranium Cranesbill, Dove's-foot Geranium Cinquefoil Geranium New Zealand Geranium Garden Geranium Hillside Gooseberry Straggly Gooseberry Canyon Gooseberry Pink Flowering Currant California Buckeye Woodland or Small-flowered Nemophila Bolander's Phacelia California Phacelia Wild-heliotrope Imbricate Phacelia Branching Phacelia Pennyroyal Siskiyou monardella Coyote Mint Coyote Mint Self-heal Self--heal Verba Buena Bugle Hedge Nettle Coast or Swamp Hedge Nettle California Bay, California Laurel or Pepperwood Common Meadowfoam, Douglas's Meadowfoam Narrow-leaved flax European Flax Hyssop Loosestrife Common Mallow, Cheeses Fringed Sidalcea Cheese Mallow, Common Checkerbloom Checker Mallow, Purple Checkerbloom California Wax Myrtle Blue Gum Sun Cup Davy's Godetia Winecup Clarkia Winecup Clarkia Northern Willow Herb Western Willow Herb Denseflower Willow Herb Hall Willow Herb
Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Onagraceae/Evening Primrose+ Fuschia arborescens Qxalidaceae/Oxalis Oxalis albicans ssp. pilosa
Oxalis oregana + Oxalis pes-caprae
Papaveraceae/Poppy Eschscholzia ca/ifomica Papaveraceae/Poppy Platystemon califomicus Philadelphaceae/Mock Orange Whipplea modesta Pittosporaceae/Pittosporum • Pittosporum undulatum Plantaginaceae/Piantain • Plantago coronopus
Plumbaginaceae/Leadwort Polemoniaceae/Phlox
Polygalaceae/Milkwort Polygonaceae/Buckwheat
Portulacaceae/Purslane
Primutaceae/Primrose
Ranunculaceae/Buttercup
Rhamnaceae/Buckthorn
Rosaceae/Rose
Plantago elongata Plantago erecta
• Plantago lanceolata • Plantago major
Plantago maritima Plantago subnuda Armeria maritima ssp. califomica Collomia heterophylla Unanthus bicolor Navarretia squarrosa Polygala callfomica Chorizanthe valida
• Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliosum Eriogonum latifolium Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum
• Rumex acetosella • Rumex cong/omeratus • Rumex crispus
Rumex occidentalis Rumex salicifolius var. crassus Rumex salicifolius var. salicifolius Calandrinia ciliata Claytonia perfoliata Claytonia sibirica
+ Anagallis arvensis Dodecatheon hendersonii Trientalis latifolia Aquilegia formosa Delphinium nudicaule
• Ranunculus arvensis Ranunculus califomicus
• Ranunculus muricatus • Ranunculus repens
Ceanothus griseus Ceanothus velutinus var. hookeri Rhamnus califomica ssp. californica Rhamnus purshiana Aruncus dioicus var.pubescens
• Cotoneaster pannosa Fragaria chiloensis Fragaria vesca ssp. vesca Heteromeles arbutifolia Holodiscus discolor Horkelia califomica ssp. callfomica
• Malus sylvestris Oemleria cerasiformis Potentilla anserina sso. oacifica
August 16, 2000 Common Name Fuschia Hairy Wood Sorrel Redwood Sorrel Bermuda Buttercup California Poppy Cream Cups Modesty, Verba de Selva Victorian Box, Mock Orange Cutleaf Plantain Linearleaf Plantain Dwarf Plantain English Plantain Common Plantain, Broad-leaved Plantain Pacific Seaside Plantain, Goose Tongue Coast Plantain Thrift, Sea-Pink Varied-leaved Collomia Baby Stars Skunkweed Milkwort Sonoma Spineflower California Buckwheat Coast Buckwheat Nude Buckwheat Sheep Sorrel Green Dock Curley Dock Western Dock Willow Dock Willow Dock Red Maids Miner's Lettuce Candy Flower Scarlet Pimpernel Shooting Star Starflower Columbine Red Larkspur Field Buttercup, Hunger Weed California Buttercup Prickle-fruited Buttercup Creeping Buttercup Carmel Ceanothus Tobacco Brush California Coffeeberry Cascara Goat's Beard Cotoneaster Beach Strawberry Wood Strawberry Toyon, Christmas Berry Oceanspray California Horkelia Apple Oso Berry Pacific Silver-leaf
Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Rosaceae/Rose Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa
Rubiaceae/Madder
Salicaceae/Willow
Saxifragaceae/Saxifrage
~Scrophulariaceae/Figwort
SolanaceaeiNightshade
Urticaceae/Nettle Valerianaceae/Valerian Violaceae/Violet
Monocots: Araceae/Arum Cyperaceae/Sedge
lridaceae/lris
• Prunus cerasifera Prunus emarginata
• Pyrus communis Rosa califomiea
• Rosa eglanteria Rosa gymnocarpa Rosa nutkana var. nutkana
• Rubus discolor Rubus leucodermis Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus Rubus ursinus Galium aparine Galium califomicum ssp. califomicum Galium porrigens var. porrigens
• Sherardia arvensis Salix hookeriana Sslix lasiolepis var. bigelovii Salix Iucida ssp. lasiandra Salix sessilifolia Salix sitchensis Heuchera micrantha Heuchera pilosissima Uthophragma affine Tellima grandiflora Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata Castilleja ambigua ssp. ambigua Castilleja wightii
• Digitalis purpurea Mimulus auriantiacus Mimulus guttatus
• Parentucellia viscosa Scrophularia califomica Triphysaria eriantha ssp. roses
• Verbascum thapsus Veronica americana
• Veronica anagal/is-aquatica Solanum americanum Solanum douglasii
• Solanum nigrum Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis Plectritis macrocera Viola adunca Viola glabella Viola ocellata Viola sempervirens
• Zantedeschia aethiopica Carex dewyana ssp. leptopoda Carex gynodynama X C.hendersonii Carex luzulina Carex obnupta Cyperus eragrostis Scirpus microcarpus Iris douglasiana
August16,2000 Common Name Sticky Cinquefoil Cherry Plum, Myrobalan Bitter Cherry Common Pear California Rose Sweet-brier, Eglantine Wood Rose Nootka Rose Himalayan Blackberry Blackcap Raspberry Thimbleberry California Blackberry Goose Grass California Bedstraw, Cleavers Climbing Bedstraw Field Madder Coastal Willow Arroyo Willow Shining Willow Sandbar Willow Sitka Willow Small-flowered Alumroot Coast Alumroot Woodland Star Fringe Cups Sugar-Scoop, Lace Flower Johnny-nip Wight's Indian Paintbrush Foxglove Sticky Monkeyflower Seep-spring Monkey Flower Yellow Parentucellia Bee Plant, California Figwort Johnny-tuck Wooly Mullein American Brooklime Water Speedwell Small-flowered Nightshade Douglas Nightshade Black Nightshade American Stinging Nettle Rotund Macrocera Western Dog Violet Stream Violet Western Heart's Ease Evergreen or Redwood Violet
Calla Lily Short-scaled Sedge, Dewey's Sedge Sedge Woodrush Sedge Slough Sedge Umbrella Sedge, Nut Grass Panicled Bulrush Douglas Iris
Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name lridaceae/lris • Iris germanica Bearded Iris, German Iris
Juncaceae/Rush
Lemnaceae/Duckweed Uliaceae/Lily
Orchidaceae/Orchid
Poaceae(Gramineae )/Grass
Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium californicum Yellow-eyed Grass Juncus bolanderi Bolander's Rush Juncus bufonius var. bufonius Toad Rush
• Juncus capitatus Rush Juncus effusus var. brunneus Bog Rush Juncus effusus var. pacificus Pacific Bog Rush Juncus falcatus var. falcatus Sickle-leaved Rush Juncus patens Spreading or Common Rush Juncus phalocephalus var. phalocephalus Brown-headed Rush Lemna minor Duckweed Allium dichlamydeum Coast Onion
• Amaryllis belladonna Naked Lady Brodiaea coronaria ssp. coronaria Harvest Brodiaea Brodiaea elegans Elegant Brodiaea Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris Earth Brodiaea, Dwarf Brodiaea Calochortus tolmiei Pussy Ears, Hairy Star-tulip Calochortus uniflorus Large-flowered Star-tulip Ch/orogalum pomeridianum Wavy Leaf Soap Plant Clintonia andrewsiana Clintonia Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Blue Dicks Dichelostemma congestum Forked Ookow Disporum hookeri Hooker's Fairy Bell Disporum smithii Smith's Fairy Bell Fritillaria affinis (=F. Janceolata) Checker Lily Scoliopus bigelovii Slink Pod, Fetid Adder's Tongue Smilacina racemosa Branched or False Solomon's Seal Smilacina stellata Slender or Star Solomon's Seal Trillium ovatum White or Western Trillium Triteleia hyacinthina White Brodiaea Triteleia laxa lthuriel's Spear Zigadenus fremontii Star Lily or Fremont's Camas Ca/pyso bulbosa Calypso Orchid Corallorhiza maculata Spotted Coralroot Corallorhiza striata Striped Coralroot Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake Plantain Spiranthes romanzoffiana Hooded Ladies Tresses Agrostis blasdalei Blasdale's Bent Grass
• Agrostis capillaris Colonial Bent • Aira caryophylla Silver European Hairgrass • Ammophila arenaria European Beachgrass • Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass • Avena barbata Slender Wild Oat • Avena fatua Wild Oat • Avena sativa Cultivated Oat + Briza maxima Quaking Grass, Big Rattlesnake Grass • Briza minor Quaking Grass, Little Rattlesnake Grass • Bromus diandrus Ripgut Grass + Bromus hordaceus Cheat Grass, Soft Chess • Bromus madritensis Foxtail Grass
Calamagrostis nutkaensis Pacific Reed Grass • Cortadera jubata Pampas Grass • Cynosurus echinatus Hedgehog Dogtail + Dactylis glomerata Orchard Grass
Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Poaceae(Gramineae )/Grass Danthonia californica
• Danthonia pilosa Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. holciformus Elymus glaucus Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus
• Festuca arundinaceae Festuca idahoensis Festuca rubra
• Gastridium ventricosum Glyceria sp. Hierocholoe occidentalis
• Holcus lanatus • Hordeum marinum ssp. gussoneanum • Lagurus ovatus
Leymus triticoides • Lolium perenne
Nasella pulchra Panicum acuminatum
• Paspalum dilatatum • Phalaris aquatica • Poaannua
Poa uni/ateralis • Polypogon australis • Polypogon interruptus • Sorghum bicolor • Taeniatherum caput-medusae • Vu/pia bromoides
otamogetonaceae/Pondweed Potamogeton natans Typhaceae/Cat-tail • Typha Jatifolium
August 16, 2000 Common Name California Oatgrass Hairy Oatgrass Pacific Hairgrass BlueWildrye Slender Wheatgrass Tall Fescue Idaho Fescue, Blue Bunchgrass Red Fescue Nit Grass Mannagrass Sweet Grass,· Vanilla Grass Velvet Grass Mediterranean Barley Hare's Tail Alkalai Rye Grass Perennial Ryegrass Purple Needlegrass Panicgrass Dallis Grass Harding Grass Annual Bluegrass Ocean-bluff Bluegrass Chilean Beard Grass Ditch Beard Grass Sorghum, Milo, Sudan Grass Medusa Head Six-weeks Fescue Floating-leaved Pondweed Broad-leafed Cattail, Soft Flag
This list of 455 Vascular Plants of Fort Ross is a Plant Communities project of the Dorothy King Young Chapter, California Native Plant Society.
Data was gathered Summer of 1991 to Fall of 1999. Dorothy Scherer, Chairperson Bob Rutemoeller, Data entry and spelling errors.
Voucher specimens collected 1996-1998 Placed in College of the Redwoods Herbarium, Fort Bragg, CA: 112 specimens. Donated to the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA: 98 specimen
Please direct any questions or comments about this list to:
Dorothy Scherer PO Box 737 Point Arena, CA 95488 (707) 882-2850