A Photographic Guide to Plants of
Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands

Compiled by Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart
RELEASE 1.0
January 2005


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ENTIRE LIST BY FAMILY
(click on name to jump to family)
Aceraceae Aizoaceae Alismataceae Anacardiaceae Apicaceae Apocynaceae Aquifoliaceae Araceae Araliaceae Asteraceae Azollaceae Betulaceae Blechnaceae Boraginaceae Brassicaceae Callitrichaceae Caprifoliaceae Caryophyllaceae Chenopodiaceae Convolvulaceae Crassulaceae Cucurbitaceae Cupressaceae Cuscutaceae Cyperaceae Dennstaedtiaceae Dipsacaceae Dryopteridaceae

Equisetaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Garryaceae Gentianaceae Geraniaceae Grossulariaceae Hippuridaceae Hydrocharitaceae Hypericaceae Iridaceae Juncaceae Lamiaceae Lemnaceae Liliaceae Linaceae Lythraceae Malvaceae Myrtaceae Nyctaginaceae Nymphaeaceae Oalidaceae Onagraceae Ophioglossaceae Orchidaceae

Papaveraceae Pinaceae Pittosporaceae Plantaginaceae Plumbaginaceae Poaceae Polemoniaceae Polygonaceae Polypodiaceae Portulacaceae Potamogetonaceae Primulaceae Pteridaceae Ranunculaceae Rhamnaceae Rosaceae Rubiaceae Saxifragaceae Salicaceae Scrophulariaceae Solanaceae Sparganiaceae Taxodiaceae Typhaceae Urticaceae Valerianaceae Zosteraceae
FAMILY: Aceraceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Acer macrophyllum bigleaf maple N Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
FAMILY: Aizoaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Carpobrotus chilensis sea fig or iceplant E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot fig or iceplant E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Alismataceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Alisima plantago-aquatica broadleaf water-plantain N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Alisma lanceolatum narrow-leaf water-plantain E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Anacardiaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Toxicodendron diversilobum poison oak N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Apicaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Angelica lucida seawatch angelica N C Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Anthriscus caucalis bur-chervil E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Cicuta douglasii water hemlock N Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Conium maculatum poison hemlock I Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Daucus carota Queen anne’s lace E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Daucus pusillus American wild carrot N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Foeniculum vulgare fennel E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Glehnia littoralis ssp. leiocarpa American glehnia N C Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Heracleum lanatum cow parsnip N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides marsh-pennywort N Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Lilaeopsis occidentalis western lilaeopsis N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Oenanthe sarmentosa water-parsley N Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Sanicula arctopoides footsteps of spring N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Sanicula crassicaulis sanicle N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Torilis arvensis hedge-parsley E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Apocynaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Vinca major periwinkle E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Ilex aquifolium English holly E I Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
FAMILY: Araceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Lysichiton americanum skunk cabbage N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Zantadeschia aethiopica calla lily E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Araliaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Hedera helix English ivy E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Asteraceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Achillea millefolium yarrow or milfoil N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Ambrosia chamissonis beach-bur N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Anaphalis margaritacea pearly everlasting N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Anthemis cotula Mayweed or dog-fennel E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Artemisia ludoviciana mugwort N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Artemisia pycnocephala coastal sagewort N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Aster chilensis California aster N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Baccharis douglasii marsh baccharis N Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Baccharis pilularis coyote brush N Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Bellis perennis English daisy E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Bidens cernua var. cernua nodding bur-marigold N No photo Click for larger image No photo
Chamomilla suaveolens pineapple weed E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Chicory intybus chicory E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Cirsium arvense Canada thistle E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Cirsium vulgare bull thistle E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Conyza bilboana horseweed E No photo Click for larger image No photo
Conyza canadensis horseweed E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Cotula coronopifolia brass-buttons E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Crepis capillaris hawksbeard E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Delairea odorata Cape ivy E Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Erechtities glomerata fireweed E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Erechtites minima fireweed E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Erigeron glaucus seaside daisy N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Gnaphalium palustre lowland cudweed N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Gnaphalium purpureum cudweed N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Gnaphalium stramineum cudweed N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Grindelia stricta var. stricta gumplant N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Hesperevax sparsiflora var. brevifolia short-leaf dwarf cudweed N C Click for larger image No photo No photo
Hieracium albiflorum white-flowered hawkweed N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Hypochaeris glabra smooth cat’s-ear E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Hypochaeris radicata rough cat’s-ear E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Jaumea carnosa jaumea N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Lapsana communis nipplewort E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Layia carnosa beach layia N C Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Leontodon taraxacoides hawkbit E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Lessingia filaginifolia beach aster N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Leucanthemum vulgare ox-eye daisy E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Madia sativa coast tarweed N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Picris echioides bristly ox-tongue E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Senecio elegans purple ragwort E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Senecio jacobaea tansy ragwort E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Senecio sylvaticus woodland groundsel E No photo No photo No photo
Senecio vulgaris groundsel E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Silybum marianum milk thistle E I Click for larger image No photo Click for larger image
Solidago canadensis ssp. elongata Canadian goldenrod N Click for larger image No photo No photo
Solidago spathulata ssp. spathulata dune goldenrod N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Soliva sessilis lawn burweed E I No photo No photo No photo
Sonchus oleraceus common sow thistle E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Tanacetum camphoratum dune tansy N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Taraxicum officinale dandelion E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Azollaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Azolla filiculoides Pacific water-fern N Click for larger image No photo No photo
Azolla mexicana Mexican mosquito fern N No photo No photo No photo
FAMILY: Betulaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Alnus rubra red alder N Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
FAMILY: Blechnaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
FAMILY: Boraginaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Amsinckia spectabilis var. spectabilis seaside fiddleneck N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Cryptantha leiocarpa smooth-seeded cryptantha N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Myosotis discolor forget-me not E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Symphitum asperum comfrey E Click for larger image No photo Click for larger image
FAMILY: Brassicaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Barbarea vulgaris common winter cress or E Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Brassica rapa field mustard E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Cakile edentula American sea rocket E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Cakile maritima European sea rocket E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Capsella bursa-pastoris shepherd’s purse E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Cardamine oligosperma bitter-cress or toothwort N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Coincya monensis coincya E I Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Draba verna spring draba N No photo No photo No photo
Erysimum menziesii ssp. eurekense Humboldt Bay wallflower N C Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Hirschfeldia incana short-pod mustard E I Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Lepidium nitidum pepper-grass N Click for larger image No photo No photo
Lobularia maritima sweet alyssum E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Raphanus raphinastrum jointed charlock E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum water cress N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Sisyimbrium officinale hedge mustard E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Callitrichaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Callitriche stagnalis water starwort E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Lonicera hispidula honeysuckle N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Lonicera involucrata twinberry N Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Sambucus racemosa red elderberry N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Cardionema ramosissimum sand mat N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Cerastium glomeratum mouse-ear chickweed E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Polycarpon tetraphyllum four-leaved allseed E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Sagina decumbens ssp. occidentalis pearlwort N No photo No photo No photo
Sagina procumbens arctic pearlwort E No photo No photo No photo
Silene gallica catchfly or campion E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Spergula arvensis ssp. arvensis stickwort or starwort N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Spergularia canadensis var.occidentalis Canadian sandspurrey N C Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Spergularia macrotheca beach sandspurrey N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Spergularia marina saltmarsh sandspurrey N Click for larger image No photo No photo
Spergularia rubra sand-spurrey E No photo No photo No photo
Stellaria calycantha chickweed or starwort N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Stellaria longipes chickweed or starwort No photo No photo No photo
Stellaria media common chickweed E Click for larger image No photo No photo
FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Salicornia bigelovii dwarf pickleweed E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Salicornia virginica pickleweed N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Atriplex triangularis spearscale E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Chenopodium album pigweed or lamb’s quarters E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Chenopodium ambrosiodes Mexican tea E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Chenopodium foliosum pigweed or goosefoot E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Atriplex leucophylla none N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Atriplex patula spear oracle N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Convolvulaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Calystegia soldanella beach morning glory N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Calystegia sylvatica white morning glory E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Convolvulus arvensis bindweed E I Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Crassulaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Marah oreganus coast manroot N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Cupressaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Cupressus macrocarpus Monterey cypress E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Thuja plicata western red-cedar N Click for larger image No photo No photo
FAMILY: Cuscutaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Cuscuta salina var. major dodder N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Cyperaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Carex aquatilis water sedge N No photo No photo No photo
Carex cusickii Cusick's sedge N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Carex lyngbyei Lyngby's sedge N C Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Carex obnupta slough sedge N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Carex pansa sand dune sedge N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Cyperus eragrostis nutsedge N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Eleocharis macrostachya spikerush N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Eleocharis pachycarpa spikerush E Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Eleocharis parvula spikerush N C No photo No photo No photo
Scirpus acutus hardstem bulrush N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Scirpus americanus three-square bulrush N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Scirpus cernuus low clubrush N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Scirpus maritimus seacoast bulrush N Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Scirpus microcarpus small-fruited bulrush N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Scirpus pungens common threesquare N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Scirpus setaceous bulrush N No photo No photo No photo
FAMILY: Dennstaedtiaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Pteridium aquilinum bracken fern N Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
FAMILY: Dipsacaceae  [Top]
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Dipsacus fullonum teasel E I