FRIENDS OF THE DUNES
A Photographic Guide to Plants of
Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands
Compiled by Gordon Leppig and Andrea Pickart
Release 2.0
April 2018
Ranunculus | Raphanus | Ribes | Rosa | Rubus | Rumex | Ruppia | Salicornia | Salix | Sambucus | Sanicula | Sceptridium | Schoenoplectus | Scirpus | Scrophularia | Senecio | Silene | Sisymbrium | Sisyrinchium | Solanum | Solidago | Sonchus | Sparganium | Spartina | Spergula | Spergularia | Spiranthes | Stachys | Stellaria | Symphyotrichum | Tanacetum | Toxicodendron | Trifolium | Triglochin | Triphysaria | Trisetum | Typha | Vaccinium | Vicia | Vinca | Zantedeschia | Zeltnera | Zostera
Status: Conservation concern (C); Exotic (E); Invasive (I); California Native (N)
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Habitat: Dune mat (DM), Dune scrub (DS), Dune swale (SW), Coniferous dune forest (CDF), Riparian forest (RF), Freshwater marsh (FM), Freshwater swamp (FS), Freshwater marsh (FM), Open water (OW), Brackish marsh (BM), Salt marsh (SM), Mudflat (MF) Agricultural wetland (AW).
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* This vascular plant list for Humboldt Bay dunes and wetlands is based on collections made by the authors primarily between 2001 and 2008.
Please email comments, corrections, or proposed additions to andrea_pickart@fws.gov.
Nomenclature follows the Jepson Manual, Higher Plants of California, Second edition (U.C. Press 2012).
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Scientific Name
Ranunculus californicus
Common Names
California buttercup
Close-up
Status
N/A
Habitat
SW
Occurs
N/A
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Raphanus raphanistrum
Common Name
wild radish
Close-up
Status
E
Habitat
DM, AW, RF
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum
Common Name
pink-flowering currant
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
CDF, FS, RF
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum
Common Name
spreading gooseberry
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
CDF
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Ribes laxiflorum
Common Name
trailing black currant
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
CDF
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Rosa nutkana ssp. nutkana
Common Name
Nootka rose
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
CDF
Occurs
N/A
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Rubus armeniacus
Common Name
Himalaya-blackberry
Close-up
Status
E, I
Habitat
FS, SW, RF, AW
Occurs
HBNWR
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Rubus parviflorus
Common Name
thimbleberry
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
FS, RF
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Rubus spectabilis
Common Name
salmonberry
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
RF, FS
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Rubus ursinus
Common Name
California blackberry
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
CDF, RF, FS, DM, DS, SW
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Rumex acetosella
Common Name
sheep sorrel
Close-up
Status
E, I
Habitat
DM, DS,SW, CDF, RF
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Rumex crassus
Common Name
willow-leaved dock
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
SW, BM
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Rumex crispus
Common Name
curly dock
Close-up
Status
E, I
Habitat
FM, SW, AW, BM
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Rumex occidentalis
Common Name
western dock
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
FM, BM
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Ruppia maritima
Common Name
ditch grass
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
SM, BM
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Salicornia pacifica
Common Name
common pickleweed
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
SM, BM, AW
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Salix hookeriana
Common Name
Hoooker willow
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
SW, FS, DS
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra
Common Name
yellow willow
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
FS, RF
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Salix sitchensis
Common Name
Coulter Willow
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
FS
Occurs
N/A
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Sambucus racemosa
Common Name
red elderberry
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
RF, CDF, FS
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Sanicula arctopoides
Common Name
footsteps of spring
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
DM
Occurs
N/A
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Sanicula crassicaulis
Common Name
Pacific sanicle
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
CDF
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Sceptridium multifidum
Common Name
common grapefern
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
FM, FS, SW
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis
Common Name
hard-stemmed tule
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
FM, BM
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Schoenoplectus americanus
Common Name
bulrush
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
FM, BM
Occurs
N/A
Other