GEOG 442: Common Species in Palos Verdes Fieldwork Site

Biogeography

Exotics in red
Species particularly common where we're going are in bold

• Hesperoyucca whipplei -- Our Lord's candle
  • shrub -- large -- chaparral and CSS
  • Apr - Jun
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Hesperoyucca+whipplei
• Malosma laurina -- laurel sumac
  • shrub -- large -- chaparral and CSS
  • Jun - Jul
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/5348.html
• Rhus integrifolia -- lemonadeberry
  • shrub -- large -- CSS and chaparral
  • Feb - May
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/7090.html
• Rhus ovata -- sugarbush
  • shrub -- large -- chaparral
  • Mar - May
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/7091.html
• Toxicodendrum diversilobum (formerly Rhus diversiloba -- poison oak
  • vine -- sometimes shrub -- oak woodland, CSS, chaparral, and riparian
  • Mar - Jun
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/8015.html
• Artemisia californica -- California sagebrush
  • shrub -- smaller -- CSS
  • Aug - Dec
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/705.html
• Encelia californica -- California encelia
  • shrub -- smaller -- CSS
  • Feb - Jun
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/2963.html
• Baccharis pilularis -- coyote brush
  • shrub -- smaller -- CSS, chaparral, oak woodland
  • Aug - Dec
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/1031.html
• Baccharis salicifolia -- mulefat
  • shrub -- smaller -- CSS, oak woodland, grassland, wetland/riparian
  • all year
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where- calrecnum=1035
• Eriogonum cinereum -- ashy-leaf buckwheat
  • shrub -- smaller -- CSS
  • all year
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/3216.html
• Eriogonum fasciculatum -- California buckwheat
  • shrub -- smaller -- CSS and grassland
  • all year
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/3243.html
• Eriogonum parvifolium -- wild or seacliff or dune buckwheat
  • shrub -- smaller -- cliffs and bluffs
  • all year
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/3346.html
• Opuntia littoralis -- coastal prickly-pear
  • cactus -- CSS and chaparral
  • May to June
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/5940.html
• Opuntia oricula -- chaparral prickly-pear
  • cactus -- chaparral and CSS
  • May to June
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/5942.html
• Hazardia squarrosa -- common hazardia
  • shrub -- smaller -- CSS, chaparral, and oak woodland
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/4010.html
• Isocoma menziesii -- coastal isocoma
  • shrub -- smaller -- CSS and wetland/riparian
  • Apr - Dec
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/4370.html
• Isomeria arborea -- bladderpod
  • shrub -- smaller -- CSS
  • Nov - Jun
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4384
• Lotus scoparius (now renamed Acmispon glaber) -- deerweed
  • shrub -- smaller -- chaparral and CSS
  • Mar - Aug
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/5072.html
• Lupinus longifolius -- long-leaf bush lupine
  • shrub -- smaller -- chaparral, CSS, and oak woodland
  • Apr - Jun
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/5174.html
• Mimulus aurantiacus -- sticky monkey flower
  • shrub -- smaller -- CSS, oak woodland, and chaparral
  • Mar - Jun
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/5489.html
• Atriplex lentiformis -- big saltbush or quail bush
  • shrub -- larger -- CSS
  • Jul - Oct
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/986.html
• Salvia leucophylla -- purple sage
  • shrub -- smaller -- CSS
  • May - Jul
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/7310.html
• Salvia mellifera -- black sage
  • shrub -- smaller -- CSS and chaparral
  • Apr - Jun
  • https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/PV/7311.html
• Asclepias californica -- California milkweed
  • herbaceous -- forb -- chaparral
  • Apr - Jul
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=739
• Astragalus trichopodus -- Santa Barbara milk vetch
  • herbaceous -- forb -- CSS
  • Feb - Jun
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=946
• Calystegia macrostegia -- island morning glory
  • herbaceous -- forb -- CSS and chaparral
  • Feb - Jul
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1353
• Chænactis glabriuscula -- yellow pincushion
  • herbaceous -- forb -- oak woodland, chaparral, grassland, and CSS
  • Jan - Aug
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Chaenactis+glabriuscula
• Chamæsyce albomarginata -- rattlesnake weed
  • herbaceous -- forb -- CSS and chaparral
  • Apr - Nov
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1922
• Chamæsyce polycarpa -- small-seeded spurge
  • herbaceous -- forb -- CSS and chaparral
  • all year
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1939
• Chenopodium californicum -- California goosefoot
  • herbaceous -- forb -- oak woodland, chaparral, and grassland
  • Mar - Jun
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1968
• Croton setigerus -- doveweed or turkey mullein
  • herbaceous -- forb -- CSS, oak woodland, and grassland
  • May - Oct
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=9518
• Lathyrus vestitus -- hillside pea
  • herbaceous -- forb -- chaparral and CSS
  • Mar - May
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4629
• Linanthus dianthiflorus -- fringed linanthus
  • herbaceous -- forb -- CSS, grassland, and chaparral
  • Feb - Jun
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4861
• Lupinus bicolor -- miniature lupine
  • herbaceous -- forb -- CSS and chaparral
  • Mar - May
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5118
• Lupinus succulentus -- succulent lupine
  • herbaceous -- forb -- CSS and chaparral
  • Mar - May
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5217
• Lupinus truncatus -- blunt-leaved lupine
  • herbaceous -- forb -- CSS and chaparral
  • Mar - May
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5221
• Phacelia viscida -- sticky phacelia
  • herbaceous -- forb -- CSS and chaparral
  • Mar - Jun
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=6412
• Leymus condensatus -- California giant rye
  • herbaceous -- grass -- CSS, chaparral, and oak woodland
  • May - Aug
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=11636s
• Melica imperfecta -- coast range melic grass
  • herbaceous -- grass -- CSS, chaparral, and oak woodland
  • Feb - Mar
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5399
• Stipa pulchra -- purple needlegrass
  • herbaceous -- grass -- chaparral, CSS, oak woodland
  • Mar - May
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=12067
• Avena barbata -- slender wild oats
  • herbaceous -- grass -- weed of disturbed places
  • Mar - Jun
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1017
• Avena fatua -- wild oats
  • herbaceous -- grass -- weed of disturbed places
  • Apr - May
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1018
• Bromus diandrus -- ripgut brome
  • herbaceous -- grass -- weed of disturbed places
  • Apr - May
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1200
• Bromus hordaceous -- soft brome
  • herbaceous -- grass -- weed of disturbed places
  • Apr - May
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1202
• Bromus madritensis -- foxtail brome
  • herbaceous -- grass -- weed of disturbed places
  • Feb - Mar
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1209
• Bromus tectorum -- cheatgrass
  • herbaceous -- grass -- weed of disturbed places
  • May - Jun
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?special=calflora&where-calrecnum=1218&one=T
• Hordeum murinum -- foxtail barley
  • herbaceous -- grass -- weed of disturbed places
  • Apr - May
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?special=calflora&where-calrecnum=4225
• Hordeum vulgare -- common barley
  • herbaceous -- grass -- weed of disturbed places
  • Mar - May
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?special=calflora&where-calrecnum=8683
• Brassica nigra -- black mustard
  • herbaceous -- forb -- weed of disturbed places
  • Apr - Jul
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1144
• Brassica rapa -- common mustard
  • herbaceous -- forb -- weed of disturbed places
  • Jan - Jun
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1145
• Centaurea melitensis -- tocalote
  • herbaceous -- forb -- weed of disturbed places
  • Apr to Aug
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where- calrecnum=1851
• Fœniculum vulgare -- fennel
  • herbaceous -- forb -- weed of disturbed places
  • May - Sept
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=3603
• Hirschfeldia incana -- shortpod mustard
  • herbaceous -- forb -- weed of disturbed places
  • all year
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4196
• Schinus molle -- Peruvian pepper tree
  • tree -- large
  • Mar to Jun
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where- calrecnum=7378
• Acacia cyclops -- red wattle or coastal wattle
  • tree -- small -- can be a large shrub
  • Apr to May
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where- calrecnum=28
• Pinus halapensis -- Aleppo pine
  • tree -- large
  • N/A
  • http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where- calrecnum=8668

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