Natural Features: Plant

Understanding plant succession is key to extensive and rational ecological restoration. We work to increase species diversity in our grasslands, savanna and woods as we actively engage in encouraging the historically depleted annual plant community toward a more advanced, diverse perennial system.

Angiosperms:Dicots Flowering plants with seed embryo having two cotyledons
- Birch Family Betulaceae
  - California Hazelnut Corylus cornuta
    - Buttercup Ranunculus californicus
    - California larkspur Delphinium californicum
    - Red Larkspur Delphinium nudicaule
- Borage family Borginaceae
  - Common fiddleneck, Rancher’s fireweed Amsenkia menziesii
    - Acaena pinnatifida Acaena pinnatifida
    - California Blackberry Rubus ursinus
    - Hawthorne Crataegus douglasii
    - *Himalayan Blackberry Rubus discolor (or armeniacus)
    - Saskatoon berry Amelanchier alnifolia
    - Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia
    - Western Chokecherry Prunus virginiana
    - Wood Strawberry Fragaria vesca
  - Nemophila Nemophila menziesii
  - White Popcorn Flower Plagiobothrys Species
    - Bedstraw Species Galium species
    - Climbing Bedstraw Galium porrigens
- Broomrape Family Orobanchaceae
  - Pedicularis Pedicularis foliosa
  - *Yellow Glandweed Parentucellia viscosa
- Buckeye Family Hippocastanaceae
  - California Buckeye Aesculus californica
- Buckwheat Family Polygonaceae
  - Dock Rumex crispus
  - *Sheep Sorrel Rumex acetosella
- Buttercup Family Ranunculaceae
- Carrot Family Apiaceae
  - Coastal Eryngo Eryngium armatum
    - Hedge Nettle Stachys species
    - Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium
    - Self-Heal Prunella vulgaris
    - Yerba Buena Saturje douglasii
  - Common Lomatium Lomatium utriculatum
  - *Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
    - California Man Root Marah fabaceus
      - *Annual Bromus (2 Types)
      - *Barley Hordeum vulgare
      - *Cultivated Oat Avena sativa
      - *Italian Ryegrass Lolium multiflorum
      - *Little Quaking Grass Briza minor
      - *Mediterranean Barley Hordeum marinum
      - *Orchard Grass Dactylis glomerata
      - *Perennial Ryegrass Lolium perrene
      - *Rattlesnake Grass Briza maxima
      - *Silver Hairgrass Aira carophyllea
      - *Soft Chess Bromus hordeaceus
      - *Tall fescue Festuca arundinacea
      - *Velvet grass Holcus lanatus
      - *Vulpia species Vulpia bromoides
      - *Wall Barley, False Barley Hordeum murinum
      - *Wild Oat Avena barbata
  - Pacific Blacksnakeroot Sanicula crassicaulis
    - Honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula
      - Bullrush, Tule species Scirpus species
      - Carex species Carex halleriana
      - Pale spikerush Eleocharis macrostachya
    - Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
      - Mistletoe species Phoradendron species
  - *Poison Hemlock Conium maculatum
    - *Bindweed Species Convolvulus Species
      - Blue Wildrye Elymus glaucus
      - California Brome bromus carinatus
      - California Fescue Festuca californica
      - California Melic Melica californica
      - California Oatgrass Danthonia californica
      - Hedgehog dogtail Cynosurus echinatus
      - Meadow Barley Hordeum brachyanherum
      - Purple Needlegrass Nasella pulchra
      - Sitka brome Bromus laevipes or vulgaris
      - Torrey’s Melic Melica torreyana
  - Sanicula Sanicula europaea
    - Windmill Pink Silene gallica
      - Blue-Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium bellum
      - Douglas Iris Iris douglasiana
  - Sweet Cicely Osmorhiza chilensis
    - *St. John’s Wort Hypericum perforatum
      - Blue Dicks Dichelostemma congestum
      - Elegant Cluster-lily Brodiaea elegans
      - Fool’s Onion Triteleia hyacinthina
      - Missionbells Fritillaria
      - Soap Root, Amole Chlorogalum pomeridianum
      - Star-flower Solomon’s-seal Maianthemum stellatum
      - White Brodiaea Triteleia hyacinthina
      - Zigadenus Zigadenus glaberrimus
  - Yampah Perideridia gairdneri
    - Bitter-Cress Cardamine oligosperma
      - Woodland Star Lithophragma affine
    - *Brassica Species Brassica Species
      - Viola species
    - Milk Maids, Toothwort Cardamine californica
      - Weeping Willow
    - *Watercres Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
      - California figwort Scrophularia californica
      - Chinese Houses Collinsia heterophylla
      - Purple Owl’s Clover Castilleja exserta
      - Sticky Monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus
      - Yellowbeak Owl’s Clover Triphysaria versicolor versicolor
    - *Wild Mustard Brassica nigra
      - *Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia
    - *Wild radish Raphanus sativus
      - Nightshade species Solanum species
- Evening Primrose Family Onagraceae
  - Fireweed Epilobium species
  - Primrose Oeanothera species
- Figwort Family Scrophulariaceae
- Geranium Family Geraniaceae
  - *Cut-leaved Cranesbill, Cutleaf Geranium Geranium dissectum
  - Erodium species Erodium malacoides
    - Pacific Starflower Trientalis latifolia
- Gourd Family Cucurbitaceae
- Grossulariaceae Family Grossulariaceae
  - Red Flowering Currant Ribes sanguinium
- Heath Family Ericaeae
  - Pacific Madrone Arbutus menziesii
    - Typha species T. latifolia
- Honeysuckle Family Caprifoliaceae
- Laurel Family Lauraceae
  - California Bay, California Laurel, Pepperwood Umbellularia californica
- Legume Family Fabaceae
  - Bird’s-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus
  - Burr Clover Medicago species
    - Canyon Live-forever Dudleya acymosa
    - Sand Pygmyweed Crassula connata
  - California Pea Rupertia physodes
    - Ceanothus species Ceanothus americanus
    - *Chickweed Species Stellaria species
      - Brownhead Rush Juncus phaeocephalus
      - Spreading Rush Juncus patens
      - Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
      - Wood Rush Luzula comosa
    - Light Pink Creeping Clover
    - Rabbit’s foot like-grass polypogonmonspeliensis?
    - Salvia cesselus Salvia divinorum
    - Skunk Weed looking plant w/white flower Linanthus species
    - Yellow Creeping Clover
  - California tea Rupertia physodes
  - *Crimson Clover Trifolium incarnatum
    - California Plantain Plantago erecta
    - Plantain Plantago lanceolata
  - Desert Deervetch Lotus micranthus
  - Lathyrus species Lathyrus nissolia
    - Milkwort Polygala
  - Lupinus minima
  - Pink Clover, Strawberry Clover Trifolium frangiferum
    - Smith’s fairy bells Prosartes smithii (formerly Disporum smithii)
  - *Rose Clover Trifolium hirtum
  - Spanish Clover Lotus purshianus
    - Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina
      - Cattail Family Typhaceae
      - Colchicaceae Family
      - Grass Family Poaceae
      - Iris Family Iridaceae
      - Knotweed Family Polygonaceae
      - Lily Family Liliaceae
      - Non-Native Grasses
      - Potamogetonaceae Family Potamogetonaceae
      - Rush Family Juncaceae
      - Sedge Family Cyperaceae
    - Western Sword Fern Polystichum munitum
      - Bracken Fern Family Dennstaedtiaceae
      - Brake Family Pteridaceae
      - Fern Family (Wood) Dryopteridaceae
      - Polypody Family Polypodiaceae
      - Spikemosses Selaginellaceae
      - California Maiden-Hair Adiantum jordanii
      - Goldback Fern Pentagramma triangularis
    - Wood Fern Dryopteris argutanitum
      - Bald Cypress Family Taxodiaceae
      - Pine Family Pinaceae
      - California Polypody Polypodium californicum
  - Tree clover, foothill clover Trifolium ciliolatum
    - Navarretia Navarretia squarrosa
  - Vetch Species Vicia species
- Madder Family Rubiaceae
- Mallow Family Malvaceae
  - Checker Mallow Sidalcea malvaeflora
  - Malva species Malva sylvestris
- Milkwort Family Polygalaceae
- Mint Family Lamiaceae
- Morning Glory Family Convolvulaceae
- Mustard Family Brassicaceae
- Myrsine family Myrsinaceae
- Oak Family Fagaceae
  - Black Oak Quercus kelloggii
    - Pondweed Potamogeton
  - Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia
    - Davis’ knotweed Polygonum douglasii
  - Interior Live Oak Quercus wizlizenii
  - Oregon Oak Quercus garyana
    - Spikemoss Selaginella
  - Valley Oak Quercus lobata
- Orpine Family Crassulaceae
- Oxalis Family Oxalidaceae
  - *Oxalis species Oxalis griffithii
- Phlox Family Polemoniaceae
- Pink Family Caryophyllaceae
- Plane-Tree Family Platanaceae
  - Sycamore Platanus racemosa
- Plantain family Plantaginaceae
- Poppy Family Papaveraceae
  - California Poppy Eschscholzia californica
- Primrose Family Primulaceae
  - Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis
  - Shooting Star Dodecatheon hendersonii
- Purslane Family Portulacaceae
  - Calandrina genus Calandrinia ciliata menziesii
  - Miner’s Lettuce Claytonia perfoliata
- Rose Family Rosaceae
- Saxifrage Family Saxifragaceae
- Solanaceae Family Solanaceae
- Spurge Family Euphorbiaceae
  - Turkey Mullein Eremocarpus setigerus
    - Big-Leaf Maple Acer macrophyllum
- St. John’s Wort Family Cluciaceae
- Sumac Family Anacardiaceae
  - Western Poison Oak Toxicodendron diversilobum
- Sunflower Family Asteraceae
  - Blow-wives Achyrachaena mollis
  - Broad-leaved Aster Aster radulinus
  - *Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgare
  - *Centaurea calcitrapa Centaurea calcitrapa
  - Coyote Brush Baccharis pilularis
  - *False Dandelion Hypocherus radicata
  - Filago Species Filago arvensis
  - Grand Mountain Dandelion Agoseris grandiflora
  - *Italian Thistle Carduus tenuiflorus
  - *Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
  - Narrow Leaved Mule Ears Wyethia angustifolia
  - Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea
  - *Prickly Ox Tongue Sonchus asper
  - Purple Everlasting Gnaphalium purpureum
  - *Sow Thistle Sonchus oleraceus
  - *Wild Lettuce Species Lactuca Species
  - Woolly Marbles Psilocarphus tenellus
  - Yarrow Achillamillefolium
  - *Yellow star thistle Centaurea solstitialis
- Ulmaceae Family Ulmaceae
- Violet Family Violaceae
- Viscaceae Family Viscaceae
- Willow Family Salicaceae
- Bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum
  - Birch Family Betulaceae
  - Borage family Borginaceae
  - Broomrape Family Orobanchaceae
  - Buckeye Family Hippocastanaceae
  - Buckwheat Family Polygonaceae
  - Buttercup Family Ranunculaceae
  - Carrot Family Apiaceae
  - Evening Primrose Family Onagraceae
  - Figwort Family Scrophulariaceae
  - Geranium Family Geraniaceae
  - Gourd Family Cucurbitaceae
  - Grossulariaceae Family Grossulariaceae
  - Heath Family Ericaeae
  - Honeysuckle Family Caprifoliaceae
  - Laurel Family Lauraceae
  - Legume Family Fabaceae
  - Madder Family Rubiaceae
  - Mallow Family Malvaceae
  - Milkwort Family Polygalaceae
  - Mint Family Lamiaceae
  - Morning Glory Family Convolvulaceae
  - Mustard Family Brassicaceae
  - Myrsine family Myrsinaceae
  - Oak Family Fagaceae
  - Orpine Family Crassulaceae
  - Oxalis Family Oxalidaceae
  - Phlox Family Polemoniaceae
  - Pink Family Caryophyllaceae
  - Plane-Tree Family Platanaceae
  - Plantain family Plantaginaceae
  - Poppy Family Papaveraceae
  - Primrose Family Primulaceae
  - Purslane Family Portulacaceae
  - Rose Family Rosaceae
  - Saxifrage Family Saxifragaceae
  - Solanaceae Family Solanaceae
  - Spurge Family Euphorbiaceae
  - St. John’s Wort Family Cluciaceae
  - Sumac Family Anacardiaceae
  - Sunflower Family Asteraceae
  - Ulmaceae Family Ulmaceae
  - Violet Family Violaceae
  - Viscaceae Family Viscaceae
  - Willow Family Salicaceae
  - Bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum
    - Birch Family Betulaceae
    - Borage family Borginaceae
    - Broomrape Family Orobanchaceae
    - Buckeye Family Hippocastanaceae
    - Buckwheat Family Polygonaceae
    - Buttercup Family Ranunculaceae
    - Carrot Family Apiaceae
    - Evening Primrose Family Onagraceae
    - Figwort Family Scrophulariaceae
    - Geranium Family Geraniaceae
    - Gourd Family Cucurbitaceae
    - Grossulariaceae Family Grossulariaceae
    - Heath Family Ericaeae
    - Honeysuckle Family Caprifoliaceae
    - Laurel Family Lauraceae
    - Legume Family Fabaceae
    - Madder Family Rubiaceae
    - Mallow Family Malvaceae
    - Milkwort Family Polygalaceae
    - Mint Family Lamiaceae
    - Morning Glory Family Convolvulaceae
    - Mustard Family Brassicaceae
    - Myrsine family Myrsinaceae
    - Oak Family Fagaceae
    - Orpine Family Crassulaceae
    - Oxalis Family Oxalidaceae
    - Phlox Family Polemoniaceae
    - Pink Family Caryophyllaceae
    - Plane-Tree Family Platanaceae
    - Plantain family Plantaginaceae
    - Poppy Family Papaveraceae
    - Primrose Family Primulaceae
    - Purslane Family Portulacaceae
    - Rose Family Rosaceae
    - Saxifrage Family Saxifragaceae
    - Solanaceae Family Solanaceae
    - Spurge Family Euphorbiaceae
    - St. John’s Wort Family Cluciaceae
    - Sumac Family Anacardiaceae
    - Sunflower Family Asteraceae
    - Ulmaceae Family Ulmaceae
    - Violet Family Violaceae
    - Viscaceae Family Viscaceae
    - Willow Family Salicaceae
    - Bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum
      - Birch Family Betulaceae
      - Borage family Borginaceae
      - Broomrape Family Orobanchaceae
      - Buckeye Family Hippocastanaceae
      - Buckwheat Family Polygonaceae
      - Buttercup Family Ranunculaceae
      - Carrot Family Apiaceae
      - Evening Primrose Family Onagraceae
      - Figwort Family Scrophulariaceae
      - Geranium Family Geraniaceae
      - Gourd Family Cucurbitaceae
      - Grossulariaceae Family Grossulariaceae
      - Heath Family Ericaeae
      - Honeysuckle Family Caprifoliaceae
      - Laurel Family Lauraceae
      - Legume Family Fabaceae
      - Madder Family Rubiaceae
      - Mallow Family Malvaceae
      - Milkwort Family Polygalaceae
      - Mint Family Lamiaceae
      - Morning Glory Family Convolvulaceae
      - Mustard Family Brassicaceae
      - Myrsine family Myrsinaceae
      - Oak Family Fagaceae
      - Orpine Family Crassulaceae
      - Oxalis Family Oxalidaceae
      - Phlox Family Polemoniaceae
      - Pink Family Caryophyllaceae
      - Plane-Tree Family Platanaceae
      - Plantain family Plantaginaceae
      - Poppy Family Papaveraceae
      - Primrose Family Primulaceae
      - Purslane Family Portulacaceae
      - Rose Family Rosaceae
      - Saxifrage Family Saxifragaceae
      - Solanaceae Family Solanaceae
      - Spurge Family Euphorbiaceae
      - St. John’s Wort Family Cluciaceae
      - Sumac Family Anacardiaceae
      - Sunflower Family Asteraceae
      - Ulmaceae Family Ulmaceae
      - Violet Family Violaceae
      - Viscaceae Family Viscaceae
      - Willow Family Salicaceae
      - Bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum
Angiosperms:Monocots Flowering plants having seed embryo with single cotyledon
Ferns and Fern Allies Filicinophyta
Gymnosperms Plants with "naked seeds"
In Need of Further Research
- Details Needed
- Maple Family Aceraceae
- Douglas Fir Psuedotsuga menziesii

Items marked with an * are non-native.

Sonoma Mountain Institute

Natural Features: Plant

Areas of Focus