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Yellow Sand Verbena - Abronia latifolia Pink Sand Verbina/Beach Verbena - Abronia umbellataBox Elder - Acer negundoCoast Yarrow/Sand Milfoil - Achillea millefolium var. arenicola - (=A. borealis ssp. a.)Agoseris - Agoseris apargioides var. eastwoodaeAlder - Alnus rhombifoliaBeach Bur - Ambrosia chamissonis - (=Franseria c./F. c. ssp. bipinnatisecta) Beach Grass - Ammophila arenariaFiddleneck/Seaside Amsinckia - Amsinckia spectabilisScarlet Pimpernel - Anagallis arvensisSea Thrift - Armeria maritima ssp. californicaCalifornia Sagebrush- Artemisia californicaMugwort - Artemisia douglasianaBeach Sagewort - Artemisia pycnocephalaDouglas' Aster - Aster subspicatusSaltbush - Atriplex californica Quail Brush - Atriplex lentiformisWhiteleaf Saltbush - Atriplex leucophyllaOrache/Fat Hen - Atriplex patula ssp. hastataDouglas' Baccharis - Baccharis douglasii Water-wally/Mule Fat/Seep-willow - Baccharis glutinosa - (=B. viminea) Coyote Brush - Baccharis pilularis var. consanguineaField Mustard - Brassica rapa ssp. olifera - (=B. campestris) Brome - Bromus carinatusSea Rocket - Cakile maritimaBeach Morning-glory - Calystegia soldanellaBeach Primrose - Camissonia cheiranthifoliaSandmat - Cardionema ramosissimumSedge - Carex obnuptaSea Fig - Carpobotus aequilaterus - (=Mesembryanthemum chilensis) Indian Paint Brush/Seaside Painted Cup - Castilleja latifoliaTocalote - Centaurea melitensisLamb's Quarters - Chenopodium albumMexican Tea - Chenopodium ambrosioides - (=C. a. var. suffruticosum) Goosefoot/soap Plant - Chenopodium californicum Soap Root/Amole - Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. divaricatumSan Francisco Spine-flower - Chorizanthe cuspidata var. marginataMonterey Spine-flower - Chorizanthe pungensBull Thistle - Cirsium vulgareMiners Lettuce - Claytonia perfoliata - (=Montia p./ C. p. var. nubigena) Beach Aster - Corethrogyne californicaBranching Beach Aster - Corethrogyne leucophyllaCreekside Dogwood - Cornus sericeaBrass Buttons - Cotula coronopifoliaSand Pigmyweed - Crassula erecta - (=Tillaea e.) Coast Cryptantha - Cryptantha leiocarpaAlkali Dodder - Cuscuta salinaDodder - Cuscuta sp.Hair Grass - Deschampsia caespitosaSalt Grass- Distichlis spicata - (=D. s. var. stolonifera)Sea Lettuce - Dudleya caespitosaLive Forever/Bluff Lettuce - Dudleya farinosaBlue Wild Rye - Elymus glaucusDune Rye Grass - Elymus mollisGould's Rye Grass- Elymus pacificusNorthern Willow - Epilobium ciliathum ssp.glandulosum - (=E. adenocaulon var. occidentale) Coast Cottonweed - Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii - (=E. w./e. w. var. franciscanum)- Ericameria ericoides - (=Haplopappus e. & ssp. blakei) Coast Buckwheat - Eriogonum latifoliumSeacliff Buckwheat - Eriogonum parvifolium - (=E. p. ssp. lucidum) Lizard Tail/Golden Yarrow - Eriophyllum staechadifolium - (=E. s. var. artemisiifolium) Red-stemmed Filaree - Erodium cicutariumDune Wallflower - Erysimum ammophilumCalifornia/Beach Poppy - Eschscholzia californica var. maritimaAlkali Heath - Frankenia grandifoliaBedstraw - Galium sp.Slender-flowered Gilia - Gilia tenuifloraCalifornia Everlasting - Gnaphalium californicumCotton-batting Plant - Gnaphalium chilenseMarsh Everlasting - Gnaphalium palustre Coast Gum Plant - Grindelia latifoliaSeaside Heliotrope - Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatumBarley - Hordeum brachyantherumFleshy Marsh-herb/Fleshy Jaumea - Jaumea carnosaToad Rush - Juncus bufoniosSalt Rush - Juncus leseurii Beach Pea- Lathyrus littoralisToadflax - Linaria texana - (=L. canadensis var. texana) Woolly Lotus - Lotus heermannii var. eriophorusDeerweed - Lotus scopariusSilver Lupine - Lupinus albifronsBlue Bush Lupine - Lupinus chamissonisBull Mallow - Malva nicaeensisCheeseweed - Malva parvifloraManroot/Wild Cucumber - Marah fabaceusBur-clover - Medicago polymorpha - (=M. hispida/v. confinis/v. brevispina) White Sweet-clover - Melilotus albaSweet-clover - Melilotus indicaAmerican Water-lovage - Oenanthe sarmentosaCalifornia Broomrape - Orobanche californica - (=O.grayana var. nelsonii & Violacea)Smooth Orthocarpus- Orthocarpus faucibarbatus var. albidusSickle Grass - Parapholis incurvaWild Heliotrope - Phacelia distansBranching Phacelia - Phacelia ramosissima - (=P. r. var. montereyensis) Harding Grass - Phalaris aquaticaCommon Reed - Phragmites australis - (=P. communis) Popcorn Flower - Plagiobothrys sp.Cut-leaved Plantain - Plantago coronopusSycamore - Platanus racemosaDouglas' Blue Grass - Poa douglasiiSwamp Knotweed - Polygonum amphibium - (=P. coccineum) Knotweed - Polygonum aviculareBeach Knotweed - Polygonum paronychiaRabbits-foot Grass - Polypogon monspeliensisCottonwood - Populus fremontiiPacific Silverweed - Potentilla egedei - (=P. e. var. grandis) Roundleaf Psoralea - Psoralea orbicularisCalifornia Wild Rose - Rosa californicaPacific Blackberry - Rubus ursinus - (=R. vitifolius) Green or Clustered Dock - Rumex conglomeratusDock - Rumex crassusCurly Dock - Rumex crispusPersian Dock - Rumex maritimus var. persicarioides - (=R. p.) Marsh Dock - Rumex occidentalis var. fenestratus - (=R. f.) Sand Bar Willow - Salix hindsianaArroyo Willow - Salix lasiolepisPickleweed/ Samphire - Sarcocornia pacifica - (=Salicornia p.) Tule - Scirpus sp.Alkali Mallow - Sida hederacea - (=S. leprosa var. h.) Catchfly - Silene sp.Western Goldenrod - Solidago occidentalis - (=Euthamia o.) Common Sow Thistle - Sonchus oleraceusJohnson Grass - Sorghum halepenseBoccone's Sand Spurrey - Spergularia bocconiiPurple Sand Spurry - Spergularia rubraHedge Nettle - Stachys chamissonisHedge Nettle - Stachys sp.Chickweed - Stellaria littoralisNew Zealand Spinach - Tetragonia tetragonioides - (=T. expansa) Poison Oak - Toxicodendron diversilobum - (=Rhus d.) Broad-leaved Cat-tail/Soft Flag - Typha latifolaWater Speedwell - Veronica anagallis-aquaticaSix Weeks Fescue - Vulpia octoflora - (=Festuca o.)Cocklebur Silverweed - Xanthium strumarium var. canadense
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