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Coastal Bluffs
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Name
Plant Photo
Distincitves
Characteristics
Plant Type
Ecosystem
1
Black Oak
Oak species, similar to the valley oak
Tree
2
Herb Robert
Invasive
Herb
Coastal Redwood
3
Milkmaid
Annual
Native
Herb
Coastal Redwood
4
Woodland Madia
Herb
Coastal Redwood
5
Tutsan
Small yellow flowers at tips when in bloom
Introduced
Herb
Coastal Redwood
6
Hookers Fairybells
Similar to the star false lily of valley but smaller and doesn’t grow in a single big stalk.
Herb
Coastal Redwood
7
Big leaf Periwinkle
Invasive
Herb
Coastal Redwood
8
Fragrant Bedstraw
Very small growing close to the ground with perfectly 5 star shaped towered leaves
Herb
Coastal Redwood
9
Stinging Nettle
Similar looking to lemon balm but much larger height and leaves
Dangerous
Invasive
Herb
Coastal Redwood
10
Redwood inside out flower
Herb
Coastal Redwood
11
Bull thistle
Similar in size to milk thistle but no white washed leaves.
Herb
Weed
Coastal Bluffs
12
Yellow Bush lupine
13
European Searocket
Herb
Coastal Bluffs
14
Broad leaved helleborine
Grows straight up, large leaves. Funny bushy leaf thing at top.
Herb
Coastal Redwood
15
Giant Chain Fern
Similar to lady fern but only 2x pinnate and larger individual leaflets spaced farther apart.
Native
Fern
Coastal Redwood
16
California Poppy
Deep orange/golden petals.
Native
Herb
Throughout the County
17
California Milkwort
Small oval leaves, purple flowers, near to ground.
Herb
Coastal Redwood
18
Redwood Violet
Carpets the floor underneath redwoods in a similar manner to sorrel. Small circular leaves with small yellow flowers.
Native
Herb
Coastal Redwood
19
Woodland Strawberry
Three leaved plant, distinct triangle ridges.
Edible
Herb
Coastal Redwood
20
Pale Dewplant
Small carpet of purple flowers over small succulent bed.
Succulent
Herb
Coastal Bluffs
21
Shortpod or Black Mustard ?
Thin and long stems ending in small yellow flowers.
Invasive
Herb
Throughout the County
Coastal Bluffs
22
Silver burr ragweed.
Growing directly in sand, sprawling and covering large portions.
Herb
Coastal Bluffs
23
Sea Bindweed
Growing in the sand, light purple flowers with white streaks and dark green heart shaped flowers.
Native
Vine
Herb
Coastal Bluffs
24
Common Yarrow
Small, almost fern like tiny leaves, growing low to ground.
Dangerous
Herb
Coastal Bluffs
25
French Broom
Small yellow flowers growing throughout stem, can grow tall and in big patches.
Shrub
Throughout the County
26
Wall Barley
Invasive
Grass
Coastal Bluffs
27
Seaside Buckwheat
Milky white small flowers with same color stem.
Native
Shrub
Coastal Bluffs
28
Bluff Lettuce
Reddish and green succulent star plant near ground with rising stem of same color.
Succulent
Herb
Coastal Bluffs
29
Seaside Daisy
Light purple many mini petals, 10-15 flowers a plant.
Native
Herb
Coastal Bluffs
30
Poison Hemlock
Tall stems topped with small bunches of white flowers. Leaves almost look like a fern.
Dangerous
Invasive
Herb
Weed
Coastal Bluffs
31
Scarlet Pimpernel
Very small 5 petaled orange flowers with yellow stamen, goes very low to ground. No more than 1 inch high.
Annual
Invasive
Herb
Coastal Bluffs
32
Manzanita (maybe brittle leaved)
Shrub
Sandhills
33
Sensitive Manzanita
Native
Shrub
Sandhills
34
Smooth Cats Ear
Long large ribbed leaves growing along ground out of stem with very tel stem leading to dandelion looking flower.
Annual
Herb
Unsure
35
Coffeeberry
Red stems with longer green downturned (in the shape of a U) leaves. Dark blue or purple berries when in bloom.
Native
Shrub
Sandhills
36
California Yerba Santa
Leathery long leaves leading up to deep but small bell shaped purple flowers.
Perennial
Shrub
Sandhills
37
Chamise
Stick like branches with small small leaves pointing upwards. Small white tubular flowers when in bloom.
Shrub
Sandhills
38
Chaparral Pea
Unique shaped pink flowers, tall stems of a pale/mint green with small leafs jutting our opposite each other.
Native
Shrub
Sandhills
39
California Wild Rose
Open faced flat 5-petal flowers (often pink) with characteristic rose leaves.
Perennial
Shrub
Coastal Redwood
Mixed Evergreen Forest
40
Blue Elderberry
Ends of this large shrub are covered with a puffy blast of small white flowers or blue elderberries dependent on the season.
Native
Shrub
Tree
Coastal Redwood
Mixed Evergreen Forest
41
Cretan Brake ?
Perennial
Invasive
Fern
Coastal Redwood
42
California Goldenbush
When blooming, small yellow flowers at the end of each stalk, wide bush low to the ground.
Native
Shrub
Sandhills
43
Western Starflower
Small purple star-shaped flower groing out of single quad leaved plants close to ground.
Native
Herb
Coastal Redwood
Mixed Evergreen Forest
44
Himalayan BlackBerry
Larger leaves than the California blackberry bush with a very thick stem at parts.
Perennial
Shrub
Coastal Redwood
45
Golden Chinquapin
Spiny burrs growing on the end, longer oval shaped leaves that sometimes curl.
Perennial
Native
Tree
Sandhills
46
Ponderosa Pine
Pine tree with spread out cones.
Cones
Native
Tree
Sandhills
47
Santa Cruz Mountain Manzanita
Reddish ghost looking fuzzy stems with green oval shaped leaves with red outlining and red vein.
Sandhills
48
California Broom
Small stems of yellowish flowers carpeting direct sun sandhill areas.
Shrub
Sandhills
49
Yellow Yarrow
Large clump of very small yellow flowers with almost fuzzy looking center
Perennial
Native
Shrub
Sandhills
50
Silverbush Lupine
Small (12inch) stems with small purple flowers jutting out of a mint-green/silver bush.
Perennial
Shrub
Sandhills
51
Sandhills Poppy
Singular four-petaled yellow flowers growing in the top high sun area of the sandhills.
Perennial
Herb
Sandhills
52
Interior Live Oak
Leaves are slightly smaller than the coast live oak and the plant can look far more shrub-like, also found commonly in the sandhill areas of Henry Cowell.
Perennial
Shrub
Tree
Sandhills
53
Evergreen Huckleberry
Small little pinnate leaves the turn whitish and then purple at the very tips (new growth) Little blue berries when ripe. Little pink bell flowers before berries.
Native
Perennial
Edible
Shrub
Unsure
54
Pink Honeysuckle
Uppermost pairs of leaves are fused at the bases to surround the stem and are followed by the pink honeysuckle blossoms or red fruits.
Perennial
Edible
Shrub
Mixed Evergreen Forest
55
Common Holly
Dark green very poky leaves (similar to the coast live oak but more pronounced spikes on leaves, darker green, and a bit bigger)
Perennial
Shrub
Mixed Evergreen Forest
56
American Vetch
Perennial
Native
Herb
57
Narrow Leaved Clover
Annual
Invasive
Herb
58
Orange-bush Monkey Flower
Orange flowers and underside of leaves are sticky to the touch.
Native
Annual
Herb
Sandhills
59
Slender Oat
Grass
Annual
Herb
Grass
60
Pineapple Weed
Small little clusters of yellow like flower things that look like mini pineapples.
Invasive
Annual
Herb
61
Big Quaking Grass
White little (flowers?) growth that look like a rattle on rattle snake, purple and darker on the top.
Annual
Grass
Invasive
Herb
Grass
62
Velvet Grass
Topped with a large purple stem like flower with multiple purple folds.
Grass
Perennial
Invasive
Herb
63
California Spikenard
Large smooth looking oval leaves in tall shoots and groups growing near water.
64
Honey comb coral slime mold
whitish and translucent with a fuzzy appearance
Other
Coastal Redwood
65
Trooping Crumble Cap
Growing in small patches, small domed head with a great color.
Fungus
Coastal Redwood
66
Broad leaved Dock
Large oval shaped being single leaves pointed at the end. Low to the ground growth.
Invasive
Herb
67
Douglas Fir
2 to 4 inch cones, narrow three pointed bracts between scales on cone.
Tree
Coastal Redwood
Mixed Evergreen Forest
68
Pacific Sanicle
Heavily veined the leaflet leaves
Native
Perennial
Herb
69
Black Raspberry
Edible
Native
Fruit-Bearing
Herb
Coastal Redwood
70
Red Baneberry
Bright red berries in the spring and summer, leaves are large and (maybe) pinnate with ridged edges. Small veins. Tall white stem of flowers before berries.
Fruit-Bearing
Dangerous
Herb
Coastal Redwood
71
Broadleaf forget-me-not
Small purple flowers, long leaf with darker somewhat pronounced vein down middle.
Herb
Coastal Redwood
72
Big Leaf Maple
Large maple leaves - paired wing helicopter twirly seeds.
Native
Tree
Riparian
Coastal Redwood
73
California Bay Laurel
small round and green berry lightly spotted with purple and turning orange on maturity
Native
Endemic
Fruit-Bearing
Tree
74
Licorice Fern
Very similar to other polypody ferns but grows from a single stem. May grow in patches, but all individuals. Leaves connected to stem like deer fern but deer fern looks more similar to the sword.
Native
Perennial
Fern
Coastal Redwood
75
Sword Fern
Very similar to deer fern but leaves are connected to the stem via a very small stem - much more common in Henry cowbell in comparison to deer fern as well.
Fern
Coastal Redwood
76
Tan Oak
Larger leaves than coastal live oak (but still poky sides)
Native
Tree
Coastal Redwood
Mixed Evergreen Forest
77
Coast Live Oak
Smaller, sharp poky ridged leaves in comparison to the tan oak.
Native
Tree
Mixed Evergreen Forest
Coastal Redwood
78
Western Maidenhair Fern
Beautiful black stems, fan-like pinnate leaves.
Perennial
Native
Fern
79
Arctic Butterbur
One large single leaf growing out of a single stem. Near water sources. Wooly fuzz on underside of leaf
Native
Perennial
Herb
80
Pacific Madrone
Smooth red, often peeling bark.
Native
Annual
Fruit-Bearing
Edible
Tree
81
Coal Fungus / Cramp Balls
All black fungus found usually on fallen trees.
Fungus
82
Hypnum Moss
Protruding about 1/2 inch from fallen log, looks feathery and soft
Native
Epiphyte
Coastal Redwood
Mixed Evergreen Forest
83
Three leaf Foamflower
Small white bell shaped flowers on towering stem, grows low to ground (often near water)
Perennial
Native
Herb
Coastal Redwood
84
Mountain sweet cicely
Trifoliate (three leaflets) toothed or lobed leaves. Small white flower cluster when in bloom
Perennial
Native
Herb
Coastal Redwood
85
Beaked Hazelnut
Round leaves with coarse toothed edges, 3-5 foot tall shrub
Edible
Shrub
Coastal Redwood
86
British Columbia Wild Ginger
Palm sized heart shaped leaves growing close to ground
Dangerous
Herb
Coastal Redwood
87
Wolf’s milk slime
Bright pink, goo like balls on fallen logs. Can turn an Olive brown with maturity
Other
Coastal Redwood
88
Thimbleberry
5-pedaled white flowers, large leaves, slightly fuzzy stems
Perennial
Fruit-Bearing
Edible
Shrub
Coastal Redwood
89
Lady Fern
Widest at middle, 2-3x pinnate
Perennial
Fern
Coastal Redwood
90
Italian Thistle
Spiky long stems, small spiky looking purple flowers in the spring and summer
Invasive
Weed
Annual
Riparian
91
Blessed Milk Thistle
Looks spiky, purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins. larger purple flower than italian thislte
Invasive
Annual
Weed
Riparian
92
Bracken Fern
Widest at base, 2-3x pinnate leaves.
Perennial
Invasive
Fern
Coastal Redwood
93
False Solomon’s seal
Smooth deeper green alternate pinnate leaves. Often 2-3 large veins running down length of leaf.
Perennial
Herb
Herb
Coastal Redwood
94
California BlackBerry
Small dark thorns on the vines stem and red or black berries in spring and summer. Coarse toothed ridges on edges of leaves.
Fruit-Bearing
Edible
Native
Shrub
Coastal Redwood
95
Coastal Redwood
Tall, red-colored bark
Native
Tree
Coastal Redwood
96
Deer Fern
Large single columns growing with leaves directly connected to stem.
Native
Perennial
Fern
Coastal Redwood
97
Lemon Balm
Leaves very fuzzy to the touch, always growing opposite eachother. Small purple flowers when in bloom.
Edible
Invasive
Perennial
Herb
Coastal Redwood
98
Redwood Sorrel
Three heart shaped leaves, connected at the center. Carpets heavily shaded redwood areas
Perennial
Native
Edible
Herb
Coastal Redwood
99
Poison Oak
Leaves of three, rounded like a cloud around edges.
Native
Dangerous
Shrub
Vine
Coastal Redwood
100
Pacific Trillium
Three large smooth leaves with small flower growing out of middle.
Perennial
Herb
Coastal Redwood
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