NATIVE PLANTS OF THE BALLONA WETLANDS, BALDWIN HILLS, EL SEGUNDO DUNES AND ADJACENT OPEN SPACES
Compiled and edited Rex Frankel/Updated October 2006
Includes native plants found in:
Clark/UCLA, 1979;
Gustafson, L.A. County Natural
History Museum;
Brandman, 1985 for the Playa Vista annexation; and
Henrickson,
1991, for the Playa Vista Master Plan project, and
in the Draft
Existing Conditions Report published by the California Coastal
Conservancy in 2006, appendix B (located at http://www.scc.ca.gov/Ballona/documents/Appendicies_ExistingConditions-Aug2006.pdf)
Biota of the Baldwin Hills
Botany
surveys for these developments: Westbluffs (WB), Hughes Aircraft
Corporate Headquarters (HAC), Loyola Marymount University Leavey Campus
Expansion (LMU), Hughes Kentwood Bluffs housing tracts (KW), Marina
Freeway/Route 90 extension project.
KEY TO TABLE:
Plants
are listed in alphabetical order by family by the Latin name, as they
would be listed in botanical books. The first line features the common
name first, followed by the botanical name (in Latin).
The
second line features the location in the Ballona Wetlands area where
the plants have been found. Parcels A, B and C are owned by the State of
California
and were acquired in 1988 and 2003. Parcel A is located north of
Ballona Creek and West of Lincoln Blvd. Parcel B is located south of
Ballona Creek and West of Lincoln Blvd. Parcel C is located north of
Ballona Creek and east of Lincoln Blvd.
Parcel D is located south of Ballona Creek and east of Lincoln Blvd. and is being developed and bulldozed currently, although approximately half of this 460 acre parcel has not been developed yet.
Please click on the plant's name to see photos and more information about the plant.
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FERN FAMILY
Coastal woodfern, Dryopteris arguta, Baldwin
Golden-backed fern, pityrogramma triangularis, westbluffs
California polypody, polypodium californicum, LMU
CARPETWEED FAMILY
Lowland purslane or sea purslane (sesuvium verrucosum) found by Brandman
A, B saltmarsh, ESD
PIGWEED FAMILY
California pigweed or Calif. Amaranth (amaranthus californicus) B lowlands, B and D slopes
SUMAC FAMILY
lemonade berry (rhus integrifolia) A, B and D slopes, westbluff, westchester bluff
laurel-leaved sumac (rhus laurina) A, B slopes, C, D, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
sugar bush (rhus ovata) A, Baldwin, Westchester bluff
poison oak (toxicodendron diversilobum) found by Brandman, bluff slopes, Baldwin
MILKWEED FAMILY
Indian Milkweed, asclepias eriocarpa, SEEN AT KW
California milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis, Baldwin
Woolly milkweed, Asclepias vestita, Baldwin
CARROT FAMILY
Wild celery or mock parsley (apiastrum angustifolium) ESD
San Diego button-celery, eryngium aristulatum parishii, ESD
SUNFLOWER FAMILY
Yarrow, Achillea millefolium, Baldwin, westbluff
Blow-wives, Achyrachaena mollis, Baldwin, ESD
spiny-fruited ragweed (ambrosia acanthicarpa) A,B,D, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
dune ragweed or silver beach-bur (ambrosia chamissonis) A, B, Toes beach
western ragweed (ambrosia psilostachya, subspecies Californica) A,B,C, Westchester bluff, ESD
coastal sagebrush or Calif. sagebrush (artemisia Californica) A, B,C, D, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
Douglas' mugwort (artemisia douglasiana) A, B, C, westbluff, Westchester bluff
Mugwort also called wild tarragon or dragon sagewort (artemisia dracunculus) B, D, westbluff
palmers sagewort, Artemisia palmeri, KW PLANTING LIST
marsh aster or slender aster (aster exilis) B, D
Aster, (aster subulatus var. ligulatus) ESD
coyote bush
(baccharis pilularis, subspecies consanguinea) A,B,C, D, Del Rey lagoon
lot c, 18 bluff lots, route 90, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
mulefat - or seep willow (baccharis salicifolia or glutinosa) A,B,C,D, route 90, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
common blennosperma (blennosperma nanum) ESD
emory baccharis (baccharis emoryi) found by Brandman, C,D, ESD
California brickellbush (brickellia Californica) B, C
yellow pincushion (chaenactis glabriuscula, variety tenuifolia) B, ESD
Thistle, Cirsium occidentale, KW PLANTING LIST
horseweed (conyza canadensis) A,B,C,D, route 90, westbluff
Coulters horseweed (conyza coulteri) A,B
Sea dahlia, Coreopsis maritima, KW PLANTING LIST
bush aster (corethrogyne filaginifolia, variety: virgata) also known as lessingia filaginifolia, B,D, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
Bush sunflower, (encelia californica) Listed in Existing Conditions study, found in coastal sage areas, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
Fleabane aster, erigeron foliosus, KW PLANTING LIST, LIKELY AT LMU
filago (filago) C,Westchester bluff
Filago californica, Baldwin, ESD
fragrant everlasting (gnaphalium beneolens), A,B,C,D, Baldwin, Westchester bluff
gnaphalium chilense, A,B, D (Existing Conditions study calls it non-native) westbluff
Gnaphalium decurrens, ESD
Lowland cudweed, Gnaphalium palustre, ESD
Felt leaf everlasting, gnaphalium microcephalum, (gnaphalium canescens, subspecies microcephalum) A,B, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
Pink everlasting, gnaphalium ramosissimum , B, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
cudweed or California everlasting (gnaphalium Californicum), B, D, 18 bluff lots, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
bicolored everlasting, gnaphalium bicolor, B,D, Baldwin, Westchester bluff
cotton-batting plant, Gnaphalium stramineum, Baldwin
gumplant (grindelia robusta) found by Gustafson and Brandman, B
Gumplant, Grindelia camporum var. bracteosum, Baldwin, ESD
golden bush or mock heather (haplopappus ericoides or ericameria ericoides) B, Westchester bluff
pine goldenbush (haplopappus pinifolius) B, D slopes
Coast goldenbush, Haplopappus venetus, aka Isocoma menziesii, KW BLUFFS PLANTING LIST
Yellow squirrel cover, haplopappus squarrosus, KW BLUFFS PLANTING LIST
sunflower (helianthus annuus, subspecies lenticularis) A,B,D, route 90
tarweed (hemizonia paniculata or deinandra paniculata) A,B,C,D
fascicled or slender tarweed (hemizonia fasciculata or deinandra fasciculata) A,C,D, Baldwin, westbluff, ESD
Southern tarplant (hemizonia parryi subspecies Australis) C
slender tarweed, hemizonia ramosissima, HAC
telegraph weed (heterotheca grandiflora), A,B,C,D, toes beach, del rey lagoon lot c, route 90, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
Hairy goldenaster (heterotheca villosa or chrysopis villosa) Listed in Existing Conditions study, ESD
fleshy or marsh jaumea (jaumea carnosa) B
cliff aster (malcothrix saxatilis) A,B,C,D, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
Lasthenia californica, KW PLANTING LIST, ESD
Lasthenia glabrata var. coulteri, KW PLANTING LIST, ESD
smooth lasthenia (lasthenia glabrata) Brandman said it was extirpated, but could be in B saltmarsh and dune; Westchester bluff
tidy-tips, layia platyglossa, ESD
pineapple weed (matricaria matricarioides) found by Brandman, A,B, Westchester bluff
Slender cottonweed, Micropus californicus, ESD
Woolly-heads, Psilocarphus brevissimus, ESD
Woolly-heads, Psilocarphus tenellus, ESD
microseris, D
perezia (perezia microcephala or acorta microcephala) B bluffs
California chicory (rafinesquia Californica) Slopes above site, ESD
Butterweed, senecio douglasii, KW PLANTING LIST
Ragwort, senecio californicus, ESD
Stebbinsoseris heterocarpa (microseris heterocarpa) ESD
California goldenrod, (solidago californica) Listed in Existing Conditions study
western goldenrod (solidago occidentalis) B,D
wand chicory or tall stephanomeria or twiggy wreathplant (stephanomeria virgata) A,B, C, D, Baldwin, westbluff, ESD
small wreath plant (stephanomeria exigua) found by Brandman, A, B, Westchester bluff, ESD
Marsh or slender aster (symphyotrichum subulatum var. ligulatum) Salt-freshwater marshes (listed in Existing Conditions Study)
Spiny cocklebur (xanthium spinosum) Listed in Existing Conditions study, Westchester bluff
Rough cocklebur (xanthium strumarium, variety canadense) A,B, D, route 90, Baldwin, Westchester bluff
BIRCH FAMILY
White alder, alnus rhombifolia, KW PLANTING LIST
SALTWORT FAMILY
Salt wort (batis maritima) Listed in Existing Conditions study
BORAGE FAMILY
Seaside fiddleneck (amsinckia spectabilis) found in Culver loop in 2003 and is seen in spring in parcel C north of Culver), ESD
Large flowered popcorn flower or white forget-me-not (cryptantha intermedia)
B, D sandy areas, route 90, ESD
Popcorn flower, Cryptantha muricata, ESD
seaside heliotrope or sand heliotrope (heliotropium curassavicum, variety oculatum) A,B,C, D, Del Rey lagoon lot c, route 90, ESD
Sagebrush combseed, Pectocarya linearis ssp. Ferocula, ESD
Valley popcorn flower, Plagiobothrys canescens, ESD
Rusty popcorn flower, Plagiobothrys nothofulvus, ESD
Popcorn flower, Plagiobothrys trachycarpus (allocarya trachycarpus) ESD
MUSTARD FAMILY
Sea rocket (cakile maritima) found by Brandman, B sand dune (Existing Conditions study calls it non-native), toes beach
coastal spectacle-pod (dithyrea maritima) called locally extinct
suffrutescent wallflower (erysimum suffrutescens) B sand dune
California mustard (guillenia lasiophylla) Listed in Existing Conditions study
peppergrass (lepidium virginicum, variety pubescens) A,B,B bluffs
dune wallflower (erysimum insulare or angustata) ESD
alkali pepperweed, lepidium dictyotum or acutidens, ESD
San Diego pepperweed, lepidium latipes, ESD
Shining pepperweed, lepidium nitidum, ESD
Virginia winged rockcress, sibara virginica (arabis virginica), ESD
WATER-STARWORT FAMILY
Water-starwort, callitriche marginata, ESD
CACTUS FAMILY
tuna cactus (opuntia ficus-indicus) B dunes, D slopes (Existing Conditions study calls it non-native)
coastal tuna cactus (opuntia littoralis) D slopes, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
Prickly-pear cactus, Opuntia occidentalis, Baldwin
Chapparal prickly pear, Opuntia oricola, KW BLUFFS PLANTING LIST
CAPER FAMILY
bladderpod (isomeris arborea) B slopes near Hastings canyon, westbluff, Westchester bluff
HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY
Chaparral honeysuckle, lonicera subspicata, KW PLANTING LIST
elderberry (sambucus mexicana) B, D slopes (Existing Conditions study calls it non-native), Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
PINK FAMILY
Sand mat, cardionema ramosissima, LMU, ESD
Loeflingia squarrosa, ESD
Polycarp, Polycarpon depressum, ESD
Buccones sand spurrey (spergularia bocconii) B,C (Existing Conditions study calls it non-native)
Large flowered sand spurrey, spergularia macrotheca, B
Salt marsh sand spurrey, spergularia marina, B, route 90, ESD
Hairy sand spurrey, spergularia villosa, B, D (Existing Conditions study calls it non-native)
GOOSEFOOT FAMILY
California saltbush (atriplex Californica) A, B
coastal or big saltbush or quailbush (atriplex lentiformis, subspecies breweri) A,B,C, route 90, ESD
spear saltbush (atriplex patula, subspecies hastata) found by Gustafson and Brandman, Henrickson calls it non-native, B, D
Coast saltbush, atriplex serenana davidsonii, LMU
Spearscale (atriplex triangularis) Listed in Existing Conditions study, found in saltmarsh
goosefoot (chenopodium album) B (Existing Conditions study calls it non-native), route 90, westbluff
pitseed goosefoot, chenopodium berlandieri, variety sinuatum, B, C , D
Mexican tea (chenopodium ambrosioides) also called epazote; B, D (Existing Conditions study calls it non-native)
Coast goosefoot (chenopodium macrospermum) Brandman described it as extirpated from B
Annual pickleweed (salicornia bigelovii) Listed in Existing Conditions study
pickleweed or glasswort (salicornia virginica or sarcocornia pacifica) A,B,C, D, Del Rey lagoon lot c
Parishs pickleweed or samphire, (Salicornia subterminalis or arthrocnemum subterminale) B
Estuary Sea-blite (suaeda esteroa) Listed in Existing Conditions study
Woolly sea-blite (suaeda taxifolia also called Californica, variety pubescens) B, C
Horned or annual sea-blite (suaeda depressa, variety erecta or suaeda calceoliformis) B (only seen by Gustafson)
MORNING GLORY FAMILY
morning glory (calystegia macrostegia, variety cyclostegia) A,D, Westchester bluff, ESD
Calystegia macrostegia ssp. Intermedia
beach morning glory (calystegia soldanella), toes beach
alkali weed (cressa truxillensis, subspecies vallicola) A, B, C, D, ESD
dodder (cuscuta Californica) B coastal dunes, Baldwin, ESD
western field dodder, cuscuta campestris, B
bigseed alfalfa dodder, cuscuta indecora, D
salt marsh dodder (cuscuta salina) Existing Conditions study listed it as found in 1991
western dichondra (dichondra occidentalis) D by large pile of dirt
STONECROP FAMILY
pygmy weed or dwarf stonecrop (crassula erecta) A, B, ESD
lanceleaf or coastal dudleya, Dudleya lanceolata, Baldwin
Chalk dudleya, dudleya pulverulenta, KW PLANTING LIST
GOURD FAMILY
calabazilla or coyote melon (cucurbita foetidissima) A,B,D uplands, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
Wild cucumber (marah macrocarpus), Del Rey Lagoon lot c, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
WATERWORT FAMILY
Waterwort, elatine brachysperma, ESD
SPURGE FAMILY
croton (croton Californicus) A,B,C,D, sandy soils, 18 bluff lots, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
Rattlesnake weed, or white margin sandmat, prostrate spurge, Chamaesyce albomarginata or euphorbia albomarginata, A,B, D, Baldwin, ESD
Doveweed or turkey mullein, Eremocarpus setigerus, Baldwin, ESD
Chinese caps, Euphorbia crenulata , Baldwin
perennial spurge or golondrina (euphorbia polycarpa) B, Westchester bluff
serpentine spurge (euphorbia serpens) A,B,D Existing Conditions study calls it non-native, westbluff
BEAN OR PEA FAMILY
Two-seeded milkvetch, astragalus didymocarpus var. milesianus, ESD
Coastal dunes milkvetch, astragalus tener titi, ESD
Gray morro milkvetch or locoweed, Astragalus curtipes, Baldwin
loco weed (astragalus trichopodus, subspecies leucopsis) D, Westchester bluff, ESD
hog potato, hoffmanseggia (hoffmanseggia densiflora) B, and Brandman stated possibly in D
Spanish clover (lotus purshianus) A, B dunes, D, Baldwin, LMU, ESD
Lotus salsuginosus, Baldwin, ESD
deerweed, lotus scoparius, A,B,C, D, 18 bluff lots, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
lotus strigosus, B, Westchester bluff, ESD
bush lupine, lupinus albifrons, westbluff, Westchester bluff
annual lupine or dove lupine (lupinus bicolor subspecies microphyllus) B, D, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
lupinus sparsiflorus, Coulters lupine, westbluff
Arroyo lupine, lupinus succulentus; B, D, Baldwin, Westchester bluff
collar lupine, lupinus truncatus, B, ESD
bush lupine (lupinus chamissonis) B sand dune
lupinus longiflorus, B, D slopes and northerly sandy areas, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
Halls bush lupine (lupinus excubitus subspecies hallii) Gustafson found 2 plants in A, and in B at base of bluffs, westbluff
Rancheria clover, Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum, Baldwin
Clover, trifolium gracilentum, ESD
BEECH FAMILY
Coast live oak, quercus agrifolia, Listed in Exisiting Conditions study, LMU
Scrub oak, Quercus dumosa, Baldwin, Westchester bluff
FRANKENIA FAMILY
alkali heath or frankenia (frankenia salina or grandifolia) A,B,C, ESD
WATERLEAF FAMILY
Canterbury bell, Phacelia campanularia, KW PLANTING LIST
Caterpillar phacelia (phacelia cicutarium) found by Brandman, B coastal dune, D, Baldwin
small canterberry bell or parrys phacelia (phacelia parryi) D sandy flats along Jefferson
wild heliotrope (phacelia ramosissima, variety austrolitoralis) A, B sand dunes and bluffs, D bluffs,westbluff, Westchester bluff
sticky phacelia, phacelia viscida, Baldwin
Phacelia distans, ESD
Brands phacelia, Phacelia stellaris or phacelia douglasii var. cryptantha, ESD
IRIS FAMILY
Blue-eyed grass, Sisyrinchium bellum, Baldwin, westbluff, ESD
WALNUT FAMILY
California walnut, Juglans californica, Baldwin, Westchester bluff
MINT FAMILY
White sage, salvia apiana, KW BLUFFS PLANTING LIST-SEEN, ALSO SEEN AT LMU
Purple sage (salvia leucophylla) D bluffs (offsite), westbluff, Westchester bluff
Black sage (salvia mellifera) D bluffs (offsite), Baldwin, Westchester bluff
Wooly blue curls, trichostema lanatum, KW PLANTING LIST-SEEN
Thistle sage, Salvia carduacea, ESD
Chia, salvia columbariae, ESD
Hedge nettle, stachys ajugoides, ESD
MEADOWFOAM FAMILY
Meadowfoam, limnanthes douglasii, ESD
STICK-LEAF FAMILY
Blazing star, mentzelia affinis, ESD
LILY FAMILY
Catalina mariposa lily, (calochortus catalinae), westbluff, ESD
Our lords candle, yucca whipplei, KW PLANTING LIST
Common goldenstar, bloomeria crocea or aurea, ESD
blue dicks (dichelostemma capitatum or brodiaea pulchella) ESD
LAUREL FAMILY
California Bay Laurel, Umbellularia californica, KW PLANTING LIST
LYTHRUM FAMILY
Red stem (ammania sp.) Listed in Existing Conditions report)
lythrum (lythrum hyssopifolia) B,D
MALLOW FAMILY
mesa bush mallow (malacothamnus fasciculatus) B, D slopes, Westchester bluff
alkali mallow (sida leprosa, variety hederacea) A, B, C, D, ESD
Checker mallow, sidalcea malviflora malviflora, ESD
Sidalcea neomexicana or parviflora, ESD
FOUR-O'CLOCK FAMILY
beach or pink sand verbena (abronia umbellata) B coastal dune, toes beach
Wishbone bush, Mirabilis californica, Baldwin
OLIVE FAMILY
Arizona ash (fraxinus velutina, variety coriacea) B
EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY
southern sun cup (camissonia bistorta) B bluffs and coastal dune, D, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
beach evening primrose (camissonia cheiranthifolia, subspecies suffrutescens) A,B coastal dunes, toes beach, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
Lewis's primrose (camissonia lewisii) B, C sandy soils, D, Westchester bluff, ESD
Small evening primrose (camissonia micrantha) B dunes, C, ESD
willow herb (epilobium ciliatum, also called epilobium adenocaulon, variety prishii) D, route 90, Baldwin
Fireweed, epilobium pygmaeum, or boisduvalia glabella, ESD
Hairy evening primrose (oenothera elata ssp. Hirsutissima) Listed in Existing Conditions report, ESD
Hooker's evening primrose (oenothera hookeri, subspecies grisea) B, D, westbluff, Westchester bluff
WOOD-SORREL FAMILY
oxalis (oxalis albicans, subspecies pilosa) disturbed uplands throughout site
POPPY FAMILY
Bush poppy, dendromecon rigida, KW BLUFFS PLANTING LIST
California poppy (eschscholzia Californica) B, D, 18 bluff lots, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
Matilija poppy, romneya coulteri, KW PLANTING LIST
Cream cups, platystemon californicus, ESD
PLANTAIN FAMILY
Plantain, plantago elongate or bigelovii, ESD
Dwarf plantain, plantago erecta or hookeriana, ESD
Plantago insularis, KW PLANTING LIST-SEEN
PHLOX FAMILY
Gilia angelensis, ESD
Navarretia prostrata, ESD
LEADWORT FAMILY
Sea lavender (limonium californicum) Listed in Existing Conditions report, westbluff
SYCAMORE FAMILY
western sycamore (platanus racemosa) D, near old hangar buildings. Has been added in freshwater marsh restoration project, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
BUCKWHEAT FAMILY
Elegant clarkia, clarkia elegans, LMU
California fuchsia, Epilobium canum, Baldwin
Gray coast or ashy leaf buckwheat (eriogonum cinereum) HAC, SEEN AT KW
California buckwheat (eriogonum fasciculatum) B,C, D, Baldwin, Westchester bluff
annual buckwheat (eriogonum gracile) B,D, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
dune buckwheat or sea cliff buckwheat (eriogonum parvifolium) A,B, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
California spineflower, mucronea californica, or chorizanthe californica var. suksdorfii, ESD
Wild-rhubarb, rumex hymenosepalus, ESD
smartweed or willow weed (polygonum lapathifolium) B,C, D
golden dock (rumex fueginus) B,D
willow-leaved dock (rumex salicifolius) B,D, westbluff, Westchester bluff
PURSLANE FAMILY
Miners lettuce, montia perfoliata, LMU
Red maids, calandrinia ciliata or caulescens or menziesii, ESD
BUTTERCUP FAMILY
Buttercup, ranunculus californicus, ESD
BUCKTHORN FAMILY
California lilac, ceanothus spp. , Baldwin
Hoary leaf ceanothus, ceanothus crassifolius, KW PLANTING LIST
Big pod ceanothus, ceanothus megacarpus, KW PLANTING LIST
Coffeeberry, rhamnus californica, KW PLANTING LIST
Holly leaf redberry, rhamnus crocea ilicifolia, KW PLANTING LIST
CROWFOOT FAMILY
Virgen's bower (clematis ligusticifolia) B central area by bluffs, westbluff
ROSE FAMILY
Chamise (adenostoma fasciculatum) Listed in Existing Conditions report, probably in Westchester bluffs
Horkelia cuneata, ESD
Holly-leafed cherry, Prunus ilicifolia ssp. Ilicifolia, Baldwin, Westchester bluff
Catalina cherry, Prunus ilicifolia ssp. Lyonii, Baldwin
Choke cherry, Prunus virginiana, KW PLANTING LIST
California rose (rosa californica) B and D bluff slopes, Baldwin, westbluff, LMU
toyon (heteromeles arbutifolia) D slopes (offsite below LMU), Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
MADDER FAMILY
Narrow leaved bedstraw (gallium angustifolium) B and D slopes, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
WILLOW FAMILY
Fremont's cottonwood (populus fremontii) B west end, D streambed, Westchester bluff
Narrow leaved willow (Salix exigua or hindsiana) Listed in Existing Conditions report, Westchester bluff
Black willow (salix gooddingii) Listed in Existing Conditions report, Westchester bluff
red willow (salix laevigata) A, B, C, D, Westchester bluff
arroyo willow (salix lasiolepis) A,B,C,D, route 90, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
LIZARD-TAIL FAMILY
yerba mansa (anemopsis californica) B, Westchester bluff
SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
chaparral currant (ribes malvaceum) A (one plant found near Ballona Creek in 1981)
FIGWORT FAMILY
Snapdragon, antirrhinum nuttallianum, ESD
Birds beak (cordylanthus maritimus) Listed in Existing Conditions report
Blue toadflax, (linaria Canadensis texana) LMU, ESD
Monkeyflower, Mimulus aurantiacus, Baldwin, westbluff
Showy penstemon, penstemon spectabilis, KW PLANTING LIST
Owls clover, orthocarpus purpurascens, KW PLANTING LIST, ESD
Purslane speedwell, veronica peregrine, ESD
SPIKE MOSS FAMILY
Club-moss, (selaginella bigelovii) HAC
POTATO FAMILY
jimson weed or tolguacha (datura wrightii or datura meteloides) A, B, D, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff, ESD
petunia (petunia parviflora) D, ESD
Small-flowered nightshade (solanum americanum or nodiflorum) Listed in Existing Conditions report
Douglas' or white nightshade (solanum douglasii) A,B,D, route 90, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
Purple nightshade (solanum xantii, variety intermedia) A, D by pile of dirt, route 90, westbluff, westchester bluff
NETTLE FAMILY
bull nettle or creek nettle or stinging nettle (urtica holosericea) B, D, Westchester bluff
VERVAIN FAMILY
Frog fruit (lippia lanceolata) found by Brandman, C
Bigbract verbena, Verbena bracteata, ESD
Western verbena or common vervain (verbena lasiostachys) A,B,D, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
WATER-PLANTAIN FAMILY
California arrowhead (sagittaria calycina) B freshwater marshes
AMARYLLIS FAMILY
blue dicks (dichelostemma pulchella) B,D, Baldwin
SEDGE FAMILY
Prairie bulrush (bolboschoenus or scirpus maritimus ssp. Paludosus) Listed in Existing Conditions report
Clustered field sedge (carex praegracilis) B, found by Gustafson and Brandman, Westchester bluff
umbrella sedge or tall flatsedge (cyperus eragrostis) B,D, route 90, Westchester bluff, ESD
nut sedge or yellow nut grass (cyperus esculentus) B, ESD
Nutsedge, Cyperus odoratus, Baldwin
purple nut grass (cyperus rotundus) B, in D was found by Brandman
Spikerush, eleocharis acicularis, ESD
pale spike-rush (eleocharis-macrostachya ) B and D slopes in willow thicket, Westchester bluff, ESD
slender creeping spike rush, Eleocharis montevidensis B,D, Westchester bluff
Olney bulrush (schoenoplectus or scirpus americanus) Listed in Existing Conditions report
tule (scirpus or schoenoplectus californicus) A,B,C, D, route 90, Westchester bluff
threesquare or olney bulrush (scirpus olneyi) B,C, D, Westchester bluff
robust sedge or Pacific coast bulrush (scirpus or bolboschoenus robustus) B, Westchester bluff
RUSH FAMILY
Spike rush (juncus acutus var. leopoldi) Listed in Existing Conditions report
Wire rush (juncus balticus) B, Westchester bluff, ESD
Juncus phaeocephalus, ESD
toad rush or small rush (juncus bufonius) B, Baldwin, Westchester bluff, ESD
mexican rush (juncus mexicanus) B, D, Westchester bluff, ESD
Arrow grass (triglochin maritima or concinnum) Listed in Existing Conditions report
DUCKWEED FAMILY
Duckweed, lemna gibba, ESD
GRASS FAMILY
Foxtail, alopecurus saccatus or howellii or californicus, ESD
California brome, bromus carinatus, ESD
Annual hairgrass, deschampsia danthonioides, ESD
Thingrass or seashore bentgrass, (Agrostis diegoensis) LMU
Mountain brome (bromus marginatus) B, found by Gustafson and Brandman
saltgrass (distichlis spicata) A, B, C, toes beach, del rey lagoon lot c, route 90, westchester bluff, ESD
giant rye-grass (elymus condensatus) B and D bluff slopes, Baldwin, westbluff, westchester bluff
meadow or tall fescue (festuca arundinacea) B,D (Existing Conditions report calls it non-native), Westchester bluff
(festuca megalura) found by Gustafson, A,B, C, D, Henrickson calls it non-native, Westchester bluff, ESD
Alkali barley (hordeum depressum) Listed in Existing Conditions report
Barley, hordeum intercedens, ESD
Junegrass, koeleria micrantha or cristata, ESD
spangletop (leptochloa uninervia) B,D, ESD
Alkali ryegrass (leymus triticoides) Listed in Existing Conditions Report, ESD
melic grass or small flowered melica (melica imperfecta) B, D, Baldwin, westbluff, Westchester bluff
shoregrass (monanthochloe littoralis) B
California orcutt grass, orcuttia californica, ESD
Phalaris lemmonii, ESD
Bristlegrass (setaria gracilis or geniculata) Listed in Existing Conditions report
Cordgrass (spartina foliosa) Listed in Existing Conditions report
needlegrass (stipa cernua) D, westbluff, Westchester bluff, Baldwin, ESD
Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora, Baldwin
vulpia myuros hispida, LMU
PONDWEED FAMILY
ditchgrass (ruppia maritima) B
CATTAIL FAMILY
cattail (typha domingensis) B, D
broad leaved cattail (typha latifolia) B, route 90, Baldwin, Westchester bluff
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