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19005 Coast Highway One, Jenner, CA 95450 707.847.3437 [email protected] www.fortross.org Title: Vascular Plants at Fort Ross State Historic Park Author(s): Dorothy Scherer Published by: California Native Plant Society i Source: Fort Ross Conservancy Library URL: www.fortross.org Fort Ross Conservancy (FRC) asks that you acknowledge FRC as the source of the content; if you use material from FRC online, we request that you link directly to the URL provided. If you use the content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of Fort Ross Conservancy, www.fortross.org.” Fort Ross Conservancy, a 501(c)(3) and California State Park cooperating association, connects people to the history and beauty of Fort Ross and Salt Point State Parks. © Fort Ross Conservancy, 19005 Coast Highway One, Jenner, CA 95450, 707-847-3437

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19005 Coast Highway One, Jenner, CA 95450 ■ 707.847.3437 ■ [email protected] ■ www.fortross.org

Title: Vascular Plants at Fort Ross State Historic Park

Author(s): Dorothy Scherer

Published by: California Native Plant Society i Source: Fort Ross Conservancy Library URL: www.fortross.org

Fort Ross Conservancy (FRC) asks that you acknowledge FRC as the source of the content; if you use material from FRC online, we request that you link directly to the URL provided. If you use the content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of Fort Ross Conservancy, www.fortross.org.”

Fort Ross Conservancy, a 501(c)(3) and California State Park cooperating association, connects people to the history and beauty of Fort Ross and Salt Point State Parks.

© Fort Ross Conservancy, 19005 Coast Highway One, Jenner, CA 95450, 707-847-3437

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VASCULAR PLANTS of

FORT ROSS STATE HISTORIC PARK

SONOMA COUNTY

A PLANT COMMUNITIES PROJECT DOROTHY KING YOUNG CHAPTER

CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY

DOROTHY SCHERER, CHAIRPERSON DECEMBER 30, 1999

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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 18, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/

Community Comments Ferns & Fern Allies:

Azollaceae/Mosquito Fern Azo/la filiculoides Mosquito Fern wp Blechnaceae/Deer Fern Blechnum spicant Deer Fern RV mp,sp

Woodwardia fimbriata Giant Chain Fern RV wp Oennstaedtiaceae/Bracken Fern Pleridium aquilinum var. pubescens Bracken, Brake CG,CC,CF mh T Oryopteridaceae/Wood Fern Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum Western lady Fern RV sp,wp

Dryopteris arguta Coastal Wood Fern OS op,st Dryopteris expansa Spreading Wood Fern RV sp,wp Polystichum munitum Western Sword Fern CF mh,mp

Equisetaceae/Horsetail Equisetum arvense Common Horsetail RV ds,mp Equisetum hyemale ssp.affine Common Scouring Rush RV mp,sg Equisetum laevigatum Smooth Scouring Rush mp,sg Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii Giant Horsetail RV wp

Polypodiaceae/Polypody Polypodium californicum California Polypody mh,pl Polypodium glycyrrhiza Licorice Fern mp,pl,rp Polypodium scouleri Leather-leaf Fern BS mp,pl,rp

Pteridaceae/Brake Adiantum aleuticum Five-finger Fern CF,MW,RV mp,sp,serp Adiantum jordanii California Maidenhair CF,MW mp,sp Pentagramma triangularis Goldback Fern sp,rc,rp

Conifers: Cupressaceae/Cypress • Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey Cypress ds A Pinaceae/Pine Abies grandis Grand Fir CF,MW

Pinus lambertiana Sugar Pine CF,MW Pinus muricata Bishop Pine CC,CF,MW Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii Douglas-fir CF,MW Tsuga heterophylla Western Hemlock CF,MW sp

Taxaceae/Yew Torreya californica California Nutmeg CF,MW sp Taxodiaceae/Bald Cypress Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood CF,MW mp

Angiospenns/Dicots: Aceraceae/Maple Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf Maple RV mp Aizoaceae/ Fig-marigold or Carpet-weed • Carpobrotus chilensis Sea Fig CS,BS A

• Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot Fig CS,BS,DS A, I

• Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach cs ds A Anacardiaceae/Sumac or Toxicodendron diversilobum Western Poison Oak DS,CC,CF, rs T Cashew MW Apiaceae(Umbelliferae)/Carrot Angelica hendersonii Angelica DS,BS

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Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name

Apiaceae(Umbelliferae)/Carrot • Anthriscus caucalis

Apocynaceae/Dogbane Araliaceae/Ginseng

Aristolochiaceae/Pipevine

Asteraceae(Compositae )/ Sunflower

• Conium maculatum • Daucus carota

Daucus pusiHus Eryngium armatum

• Foeniculum vulgate Heracleum lanatum Lomatium utriculatum Oenanthe sarmentosa Osmorhiza chilensis Osmorhiza occidentalis Sanicula arctopoides Sanicula bipinnata Sanicula crassicaulis

• Scandix pecten-veneris • Tori/is arvensis • Vinca major

Aralia californica • Hedera helix

Aristolochia californica Asarum caudatum

Achillea millefolium Adenocaulon bicolor Agoseris apargioides var. eastwoodiae Agoseris grandiflora Ambrosia chamissonis Anaphalis margaritacea Artemisia douglasiana Aster chilensis Baccharis pilularis

• Bellis perennis Blennosperma nanum var. nanum

• Carduus acanthoides • Carduus pycnocephalus • Carduus tenuiflorus • Chamomilla suaveolens • Cichorium intybus

Cirsium quercetorum

• = Alien or non native to area

August 16, 2000 Common Name

Bur-chervil Poison Hemlock Carrot, Queen Anne's lace Rattlesnake Weed Coyote Thistle, Coast Eryngo Fennel Cow--parsnip Foothilllomatium Water Parsley Sweet Cicely Sweet Root Footsteps of Spring, Yellow Mats Purple Sanicle Yellow Sanicle, Gamble Weed Venus• Needle Hedge-parsley Greater Periwinkle Elk Clover, Spikenard English Ivy Dutchman's Pipe, Birthwort Wild-ginger

Coastal Yarrow Trail Plant, White Man's Footsteps Beach Dandelion large-flowered Agoseris, California Dandelion Beach-bur, Silver Beachweed Pearly Everlasting Mugwort Common Aster Coyote Brush English Daisy Common Blennosperma Plumeless thistle Italian Thistle Slender-flowered Thistle Pineapple Weed Chicory Brownie Thistle

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Plant Habitat Listed/ Community Comments HG sp A

ds,mp A,T CG,HG ds,rs A BS,DS rp CG

ds,rs A, I DS,CG mp HG op

wp CF,MW ds CF,MW DS,CG op

op,sl T MW op,sl

op,rs A ds A mp,sp A

RV mp,sp ds A,T,I

CF CF mp

mh,mp,ds CF mp,sp CS,BS,DS

mh CS,DS

mh,ds,rs mh,mp op,ds,mp

DS,CC mh,serp CG mh,mp,op A

op,wp op,ds,rs A,N

CG mh,rs,ds A CG,HG ds,rs,op A

mh,ds,rs A ds,rs A

CG op

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Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/

Community Comments Asteraceae(Compositae )I Sunflower • Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle CG ds A

• Cotula coronopifolia Brass-buttons CG wp A • Erechtites glomerata Coast Fireweed ds,sp A, I • Erechtites minima Australian Fireweed mh,ds A, I

Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy CS,BS,DS op Eriophy/lum lanatum var. arachnoideum Woolly Sunflower rs,rc,sp Eriophyllum staechadifolium Lizard-tail, Seaside Woolly Sunflower CS,BS op Gnaphalium califomicum Pearly Everlasting mh,op Gnaphalium purpureum Purple Cudweed ds Gnaphalium stramineum Cotton Batting Plant ds,mp

• Hedypnois cretica Crete Weed op,rs A Helenium puberulum Sneezeweed CG,HG wp,rs Hemizonia corymbosa ssp. corymbosa Coast Tarweed CG op Hesperevax sparsiflora ssp. brevifolia Short-leaved Evax BS,CG op c Hieracium a/biflorum White-flowered Hawkweed CC,CF,MW dp

• Hypochaeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear CG,HG ds,rnh A • Hypochaeris radicata Rough Cat's-ear CG,HG ds A

Lasthenia californica Goldfields BS,CG op Lasthenia macrantha ssp. macrantha Perennial Goldfields BS,CG op c Layia platyglossa Tidy-tips BS,CG op,sl

• Leontodon taraxacoides Hawkbit ds A • Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye Daisy ds,op,rs A

Madia elegans ssp. vernalis Common Madia, Common Tarweed HG,MW op,serp Madia madioides Woodland Madia, Tarweed CF,MW Petasites frigidus var. palmatus Coltsfoot CF mp,sp

• Picris echioides Bristly Ox-tongue ds A Psilocarphus brevissimus Dwarf Wooly-heads wp

• Senecio mikanioides German-Ivy, Cape-Ivy RV sp,mp A,I,N • Senecio vulgaris Common Groundsel ds A • Silybum marianum Milk Thistle ds,rs A, I

Solidago spathulata ssp. spathulata Coast Goldenrod CG,DS • Sonchus asper Prickly Sow Thistle ds,rs A • Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow Thistle ds,mp A • Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify, Oyster Plant ds A

Wyethia angustifolia Narrow-leaved Mule Ears DS,HG rs Berberidaceae/Barberry Berberis nervosa Longleaf Mahonia CC,CF

Vancouveria planipetala Redwood Ivy, Inside-out Flower CF mp,sp Betulaceae/Birch Alnus rubra Red Alder RV wp,ds

Cory/us cornuta var. californica Hazelnut DS,CF mh,mp,sp

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I Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name

Boraginaceae/Borage

Brassicaceae(Cruciferae )/ Mustard

Caprifoliaceae/Honeysuckle

Caryophyllaceae/Pink

Cynoglossum grande • Myosotis discolor • Myosotis latifOiia

Plagiobothrys nothofulvus

Barbarea orthoceras • Brassica nigra • Cakile maritima

Cardamine californica var. integrifolia Cardamine californica var. sinuata Cardamine oligosperma

• Hirschfeldia incana • Raphanus raphanistrum • Raphanus sativus • Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum • Sinapis arvensis • Sisymbrium officina/a

Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa Symphoricarpos a/bus var. laevigatus Cerastium arvense

• Cerastium glomeratum Minuartia douglasii

• Petrorhagia nanteuilii • Polycarpon tetraphyllum

Sagina maxima ssp. crassicaulis • Silane gaHica • Spergula arvensis ssp. arvensis • Spergularia rubra

Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana • Stellaria media

Convolvulaceae/Moming Glory Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata Calystegia purpurata ssp. saxicola Calystegia soldanella

Comaceae/Oogwood Crassulaceae/Stonecrop

Cucurbitaceae/Gourd

Dichondra donelliana Comus sericea ssp. occidentalis Dudleya farinosa Sedumlaxum Marah fabaceus

• = Alien or non native to area

August 16, 2000 Common Name

Hound's Tongue Blue Scorpion Grass Forget-me-not Rusty Popcorn Flower

American Winter Cress Black Mustard Sea Rocket Milk Maids, Toothwort Milk Maids, Toothwort Western Bitter-cress Summer Mustard Jointed Charlock Wild Radish WaterCress Charlock Hedge Mustard California Honeysuckle Twin Berry Red Elderberry Snowberry Field Chickweed Mouse-ear Chickweed Sandwort Wild Carnation Four-leaved Allseed Big Pearlwort Windmill Pink Com Spurrey, Stickwort, Starwort Red Sand-spurrey Chickweed Common Chickweed Western Morning Glory Western Morning Glory Beach Morning Glory Dichondra American Dogwood Bluff Lettuce, Live Forever Stonecrop California Man-root, Wild Cucumber

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Plant Habitat Listed/ Community Comments CF CG mp,rs A

ds,mp,sp A CG op

RV wp ds,rs A

cs A CG op,sp,wp CF,MW sl,sp,mp u

wp,sp ds,rs A ds,rs A

CS,DS ds,rs A RV wp A

ds.rs A ds,rs A mh,mp mp

RV,CF mp CF,MW sp,mp,sl BS,CG mh

ds,op A dp,rp,sg ds,op,rs A,U ds A

BS rp CG ds A CG,HG mh,ds,op A

ds A RV mp,mh u MW mh,ds A CG BS,HG rp c cs CF,MW,HG op RV mp BS op,rp

rp CF,HG op,sl

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Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat listed/

Community Comments Cucurbitaceae/Gourd Marah oreganus Coast Man-root, Wild Cucumber DS,CG op,rp Dipsacaceae/Teasel • Dipsacus sativus Fuller's Teasel ds,rs A Ericaceae/Heath Arbutus menziesii Pacific Madrone CF,MW

Arctostaphylos columbiana Hairy Manzanita CF,MW rp,sl Gaultheria shallon Salal DS,CG,CF mh,mp,sl Ledum glandulosum Western Labrador Tea CF,MW wp Rhododendron occidentale Western Azalea CF,RV wp Vaccinium ovatum California Huckleberry CC,CF,MW sp,op Vaccinium parvifolium Red Huckleberry CF mp,sp

Euphorbiaceae/Spurge Eremocarpus setigerus Dove Weed, Turkey Mullein HG ds,op T • Euphorbia /athyris Gopher Plant, Caper Spurge ds A

Fabaceae(Leguminosae )I Legume • Lathyrus latifolius Perennial Sweet Pea ds A,T

Lathyrus palustris Marsh Pea wp u Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus Pacific Pea CF,MW

• Lotus angustissimus Birdsfoot Trefoil ds,op,rs A • Lotus comiculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil op,ds,rs A,T

Lotus formosissimus Coast Lotus, Witch's Teeth CG wp,op Lotus junceus var. biolettii Rush Lotus BS ds,rp Lotus micranthus Hill Lotus BS mh,ds Lotus purshianus var. purshianus Spanish Clover rs,ds,wp,op

• Lotus tenuis Birdsfoot Trefoil rs A Lotus wrangelianus California Lotus BS,DS ds,dp,op Lupinus arboreus var. arboreus Yellow Bush Lupine BS,DS T Lupinus chamissonis Chamosso's Bush Lupine OS T Lupinus latifolius var. dudleyi Broadleaf Lupine MW mp,op,sp T Lupinus rivularis BS,DS sg,op T Lupinus variicolor Lindley's Varied Lupine CG,BS,DS T

• Medicago arabica Spotted Burclover ds A • Medicago polymorpha California Burclover ds A • Melilotus indicus Sourclover ds,op A,T • Melilotus officina/is Yellow Sweetclover ds,op A,T

Thermopsis macrophylla Golden Pea, False-lupine op,ds,mh Trifolium barbigerum Bearded Clover ds,op,wp Trifolium depauperatum var. Dwarf Sack Clover, Balloon Clover wp,mh depauperatum

• Trifolium dubium Shamrock, Little Hop Clover ds A Trifolium fucatum Bull Clover mh,wp,serp Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum Pinpoint Clover ds,op,serp

• Trifolium hirtum Rose Clover ds,rs A

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I Vascular t'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/

Community Comments Fabaceae(Leguminosae)/ Trifolium longipes Long-stalked Clover mh,serp Legume

Trifolium macraei Twinhead Clover, Chile Clover OS ds • Trifolium subterraneum Subterranean Clover rs,ds,op A,T

Trifolium willdenovii Tomcat Clover ds,wp,serp, mp,wp

Trifolium wormskioldii Cow Clover mh Vicia americana var. americana American Vetch RV ds,mp

• Vicia benghalensis Purple Vetch ds,rs A • Vicia cracca Cow Vetch, Blue Vetch, Bird Vetch ds,rs A

Vicia gigantea Giant Vetch CS,DS mh,mp Vicia hassei Hasse Vetch op,sl ?

• Vicia hirsuta Hairy Vetch ds,op,sl A • Vicia sativa ssp. nigra Common Vetch, Narrow-leaved Vetch ds,mh • Vicia sativa ssp. sativa Common Vetch, Spring Vetch ds • Vicia villosa Hairy Vetch, Wtnter Vetch ds,rs A

Fagaceae/Oak Chrysolepis. chrysophylla var. Giant Chinquapin CF,MW chrysophylla Uthocarpus densifforus var. densiflorus Tan Oak, Tanbark Oak CF,MW Quercus x chaseii = (Q.agrifolia x Hybrid Oak MW sl Q.kelloggii) Quercus chrysolepis Canyon Live Oak, Maul Oak CF,MW sl Quercus x eplingii = (Q.douglasii x Hybrid Oak MW Q.durata) Quercus garryana var. garryana Garry Oak, Oregon Oak MW Quercus ke/loggii Kellogg Oak, California Black Oak MW sl Quercus lobata Valley Oak MW sl,op u Quercus wislizeni var. wislizeni Interior live Oak MW sl

Garryaceae/Silk Tassel Garrya elliptica Coast Silk-tassel Tree RV mh,dp,sl Gentianaceae/Gentian Centaurium davyi Centaury mp u

Cicendia quadrangularis Timwort DS,CF op Geraniaceae/Geranium • Erodium botrys Broad-leaf Filaree HG dp,ds,op

• Erodium cicutarium Red-stemmed Filaree CG dp,ds,op A • Erodium moschatum White-stemmed Filaree ds,op A

Geranium bicknellii Bicknell's Cranesbill HG mh u Geranium caro/inianum Carolina Geranium mh

• Geranium dissectum Cut-leaved Geranium ds,op A • Geranium molle Cranesbill, Dove's-foot Geranium ds,op,sp A • Geranium potentilloides Cinquefoil Geranium CF mp,sp A • Geranium retrorsum New Zealand Geranium DS,CF,MW ds,mh A • Pelargonium vitifolium Garden Geranium BS ds A

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Vascular 1-'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name

Grossulariaceae/Gooseberry Grossulariaceae/Gooseberry

Hippocastanaceae/Buckeye Hydrophyllaceae/Waterleaf Hydrophyllaceae/Waterleaf

lamiaceae(Labiatae )!Mint

lauraceae/Laurel Limnanthaceae/Meadowfoam Linaceae/Fiax

Lythraceae/Loosestrife Malvaceae/Mallow

Myricaceae/Wax Myrtle

Ribes califomicum Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum Ribes menziesii Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Aesculus califomica Nemophila parviflora Phacelia bolanderi Phacelia califomica Phacelia distans Phacelia imbricata ssp. imbricata Phacelia ramosissima

• Mentha pulegium Monardella purpurea Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana Monardella villosa ssp. villosa

Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris Satureja douglasii Stachys ajugoides var. rigida Stachys chamissonis Umbellularia californica Umnanthes douglasii ssp. douglasii

• Unum bienne • Unum trigynum • Lythrum hyssopifolium • Malva neglecta

Siclalcea diploscypha Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora Sidalcea malviflora ssp. purpurea Myrica califomica

Myrtaceae/Myrtle • Eucalyptus globulus Onagraceae/Evening Primrose Camissonia ovata

Clarkia davyi Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera C~m~purpureassp.viminea

Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii Epilobium densiflorum Epilobium halleanum

• = Alien or non native to area

August 16, 2000 Common Name Plant

Community Hillside Gooseberry CF,MW Straggly Gooseberry MW Canyon Gooseberry BS,CF Pink Flowering Currant California Buckeye HG,MW Woodland or Small-flowered Nemophila Bolander's PhaceHa BS California Phacelia BS Wild-heliotrope Imbricate Phacelia HG Branching Phacelia BS,DS Pennyroyal Siskiyou monardella Coyote Mint CG,HG Coyote Mint DS,HG

Self-heal CF,MW Self-heal CG Verba Buena CF Bugle Hedge Nettle Coast or Swamp Hedge Nettle California Bay, California Laurel or Pepperwood RV,CF,MW Common Meadowfoam, Douglas's Meadowfoam HG Narrow-leaved flax CG,HG European Flax CG Hyssop Loosestrife Common Mallow, Cheeses Fringed Sidalcea HG Cheese Mallow, Common Checkerbloom CG,DS Checker Mallow, Purple Checkerbloom CG,DS California Wax Myrtle RV,CC,CF,

MW Blue Gum Sun Cup CG,HG Davy's Godetia CG Winecup Clarkia HG Wtnecup Clarkia HG Northern Willow Herb Western Willow Herb Denseflower Willow Herb Hall Willow Herb RV,HG

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op,rp sp,op,rp u op mh op,dp,sl T

mh,sl mh,sl,rc rp,sl,op sl,dp,rp mh ds,mp,mh A,T rp,sl,serp u rp,sg,dp mh,sg,dp

mp,sp,op ds,mp sp,mp mh,mp,dp wp

T wp op A rp A wp A ds A op op op c mh,mp

ds A op

op op mh,ds,mp ds,mp mp mp

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Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/

Community Comments Onagraceae/Evening Primrose+ Fuschia arborescens Fuschia ds A Oxalidaceae/Oxalis Oxalis albicans ssp. pilosa Hairy Wood Sorrel CG,DS sl,op

Oxalis oregana Redwood Sorrel CF,RV mp,sp • Oxalis pes-caprae Bermuda Buttercup CG ds A,T

Papaveraceae/Poppy Eschscholzia californica California Poppy BS,DS,CG mh,op T Platystemon californicus Cream Cups CG op

Philadelphaceae/Mock Orange Whipplea modesta Modesty, Yerba de Selva CF,MW sp Pittosporaceae/Pittosporum • Pittosporum undulatum Victorian Box, Mock Orange ds A,U Plantaginaceae/P1antain • Plantago coronopus Cutleaf Plantain CS,BS ds A

Plantago elongata Linearleaf Plantain CS,BS mp Plantago erecta Dwarf Plantain BS,OS,CG op,dp,serp

• Plantago lanceolata English Plantain DS,BS cp,rs A • Plantago major Common Plantain, Broad-leaved Plantain DS,BS ds A

Plantago maritima Pacific Seaside Plantain, Goose Tongue CS,BS rp,wp Plantago subnuda Coast Plantain BS wp,dp

Plumbaginaceae/Leadwort Armeria maritima ssp. californica Thrift, Sea-Pink CS,BS,CG op Polemoniaceae/Phlox Collomia heterophy/la Varied-leaved Collomia ds,op,sg

Unanthus bicolor Baby Stars mh,op Navarretia squarrosa Skunkweed CG,HG wp,sg

Polygalaceae/Milkwort Polygala californica Milkwort CF,MW sl,op Polygonaceae/Buckwheat Chorizanthe valida Sonoma Spineflower CG sg,op C,S,F,E

• Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliosum California Buckwheat OS dp,sl Eriogonum latifolium Coast Buckwheat CS,DS,BS dp,rp Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum Nude Buckwheat HG rs,dp,op,rp

• Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel ds,mh A,T • Rumex conglomeratus Green Dock mh,mp A,T • Rumex crispus Curley Dock CG ds,op,rs A

Rumex occidentalis Western Dock CG wp,mp Rumex salicifolius var. crassus Willow Dock DS,BS mp T Rumex salicifolius var. salicifolius Willow Dock DS,BS mp,sl T

Portulacaceae/Purslane Calandrinia ciliata Red Maids CG ds,op,ds Claytonia perfoliata Miner's Lettuce CF,MW ds,mp,sp,mh Claytonia sibirica Candy Flower RV,CF,MW wp,mp,sp

Primulaceae/Primrose • Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel ds,mh A,T Dodecatheon hendersonii Shooting Star HG sp Trientalis latifolia Starflower CF,MW sp

Ranunculaceae/Buttercup Aquilegia formosa Columbine DS,CF,MW mp Delphinium nudicaule Red Larkspur DS,MW rc,sl,rp,mp

• Ranunculus arvensis Field Buttercup, Hunger Weed ds,wp A,U Ranunculus californicus California Buttercup mh,op T

• = Alien or non native to area -8-

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Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/

Community Comments Ranunculaceae/Buttercup • Ranunculus muricatus Prickle-fruited Buttercup OS wp,mp A

+ Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup ds,wp,mp A Rhamnaceae/Buckthom Ceanothus griseus Carmel Ceanothus BS,OS,CF

Ceanothus velutinus var. hookeri Tobacco Brush OS,CF Rhamnus califomica ssp. califomica California Coffeeberry OS,CF,MW mh,sg,rp Rhamnus purshiana Cascara OS,CF mp

Rosaceae/Rose Aruncus dioicus var.pubescens Goat's Beard RV,CF mp • Cotoneaster pannosa Cotoneaster ds,rs A,U

Fragaria chiloensis Beach Strawberry CS,CG Fragaria vesca ssp. vesca Wood Strawberry CS,CF,MW sp Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon, Christmas Berry MW sl,dp Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray OS,RV,CF rs,sl,mp,rp Horkelia califomica ssp. californica California Horkelia OS op,mp

• Malus sy/vestris Apple ds A Oemleria cerasiformis Oso Berry CF mp Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica Pacific Silver-leaf OS op,wp Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa Sticky Cinquefoil OS mh,sl

• Prunus cerasifera Cherry Plum, Myrobalan ds A Prunus emarginata Bitter Cherry OS,CF mh,sl u

• Pyrus communis Common Pear ds A Rosa californica California Rose CF,MW mp,rs

• Rosa eglanteria Sweet-brier, Eglantine CF ds,dp A Rosa gymnocarpa Wood Rose OS,CF,MW sp Rosa nutkana var. nutkana Nootka Rose CG mp u

• Rubus discolor Himalayan Blackberry CS,CF ds,rs A Rubus leucodermis Blackcap Raspberry CF,MW mp,rp Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus Thimbleberry CF mp,sp Rubus ursinus California Blackberry mh,mp

Rubiaceae/Madder Galium aparine Goose Grass CG,HG sp Galium californicum ssp. californicum California Bedstraw, Cleavers MW op,sp Galium porrigens var. porrigens Climbing Bedstraw OS,MW sl

• Sherardia arvensis Field Madder op A Salicaceae/Willow Salix hookeriana Coastal Willow RV

Salix lasiolepis var. bigelovii Arroyo Willow OS,RV wp Salix Iucida ssp. lasiandra Shining Willow RV wp Salix sessilifolia Sandbar Willow RV Salix sitchensis Sitka Willow RV wp

Saxifragaceae/Saxifrage Heuchera micrantha Small-flowered Alumroot CF,MW rp,sl,mp Heuchera pilosissima Coast Alumroot CF sl,mp,rc uthophragma affine Woodland Star CF op,sl,mp

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Vascular l"'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name

Saxifragaceae/Saxifrage

Scrophulariaceae/Figwort

Solanaceae/Nightshade

Urticaceae/Nettle ValerianaceaeNalerian ViolaceaeNiolet

Monocots: Araceae/Arum Cyperaceae/Sedge

lridaceaellris

Juncaceae/Rush

Tellima grandiflora Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata Castilleja ambigua ssp. ambigua Castilleja wightii

• Digitalis purpurea Mimulus auriantiacus Mimulus guttatus

• Parentucellia viscosa Scrophularia califomica Triphysaria eriantha ssp. rosea

+ Verbascum thapsus Veronica americana

+ Veronica anagallis-aquatica Solanum americanum Solanum douglasii

+ Solanum nigrum Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis Plectritis macrocera Viola adunca Viola glabella Viola ocellata Viola sempervirens

+ Zantedeschia aethiopica Garex dewyana ssp. leptopoda Carex gynodynama X C.hendersonii Carex luzulina Carex obnupta Cyperus eragrostis Scirpus microcarpus Iris douglasiana

+ Iris germanica Sisyrinchium bellum Sisyrinchium califomicum Juncus bolanderi Juncus bufonius var. bufonius

+ Juncus capitatus Juncus effusus var. brunneus Juncus effusus var. padficus Juncus falcatus var. falcatus

• = Alien or non native to area

August 16, 2000 Common Name

Fringe Cups Sugar-Scoop, lace Flower Johnny-nip Wtghfs Indian Paintbrush Foxglove Sticky Monkeyflower Seep-spring Monkey Flower Yellow Parentucellia Bee Plant, California Figwort Johnny-tuck Wooly Mullein American Brooklime Water Speedwell Small-flowered Nightshade Douglas Nightshade Black Nightshade American Stinging Nettle Rotund Macrocera Western Dog Violet Stream Violet Western Heart's Ease Evergreen or Redwood Violet

Calla lily Short-scaled Sedge, Dewey's Sedge Sedge Woodrush Sedge Slough Sedge Umbrella Sedge, Nut Grass Panicled Bulrush Douglas Iris Bearded Iris, German Iris Blue-eyed Grass Yellow-eyed Grass Bolander's Rush Toad Rush Rush Bog Rush Pacific Bog Rush Sickle-leaved Rush

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Vascular l"'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/

Community Comments Juncaceae/Rush Juncus patens Spreading or Common Rush RV wp

Juncus pha/ocephalus var. phalocephalus Brown-headed Rush CG,DS wp Lemnaceae/Duckweed Lemnaminor Duckweed wp Liliaceae/Lily Allium dichlamydeum Coast Onion BS,CG rp

• Amaryllis belladonna Naked Lady BS ds A Brodiaea coronaria ssp. coronaria Harvest Brodiaea DS,CG,HG dp,sl Brodiaea etegans Elegant Brodiaea CG,HG op Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris Earth Brodiaea, Dwarf Brodiaea CG,HG op Calochortus tolmiei Pussy Ears, Hairy Star-tulip CG,HG Calochortus uniflorus Large-flowered Star -tulip CG mp u

Liliaceae/Lily Chlorogalum pomeridianum Wavy Leaf Soap Plant HG rs,dp Clintonia andrewsiana Clintonia CF sp,mp Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Blue Dicks HG,MW rp,sl,dp Dichelostemma congestum Forked Ookow HG,MW sl,op,dp Disporum hookeri Hooker's Fairy Bell CF,RV sp,mp Disporum smithii Smith's Fairy Bell CF,RV sp Fritillaria affinis (=F. lanceolata) Checker Lily MW op Scoliopus bigelovii Slink Pod, Fetid Adder's Tongue CF,MW mp,sp Smilacina racemosa Branched or False Solomon's Seal DS,CF mp,sp Smilacina stellata Slender or Star Solomon's Seal DS,CF mp,sl,op Trillium ovatum White or Western Trillium CF,RV mp,sp Trite/eia hyacinthina White Brodiaea HG wp Triteleia taxa lthuriel's Spear CG,CF,MW mh Zigadenus fremontii Star Lily or Fremont's Camas CG,CF op,sl,rp T

Orchidaceae/Orchid Calpyso bulbosa Calypso Orchid CC,CF,MW mp,sp Cora/lorhiza maculata Spotted Coralroot CF sp Corallorhiza striata Striped Coralroot CF sp,op Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake Plantain CF,MW dp Spiranthes romanzoffiana Hooded Ladies Tresses CG,HG,MW wp,op

Poaceae(Gramineae )/Grass Agrostis blasda/ei Blasdale's Bent Grass CS,DS sg C,F • Agrostis capillaris Colonial Bent CG ds,rs A • Aira caryophylla Silver European Hairgrass CG,HG ds,op,sg A • Ammophila arenaria European Beachgrass cs A + Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass CG,HG ds A • Avena barbata Slender Wild Oat CG,HG ds,rs A • Avena fatua Wild Oat CG,HG ds,rs A • Avena sativa Cultivated Oat CG ds,rs A • Briza maxima Quaking Grass, Big Rattlesnake Grass CG,HG ds,rs A • Briza minor Quaking Grass, Little Rattlesnake Grass CG,HG ds A

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Vascular ~lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/

Community Comments Poaceae( Gramineae )/Grass • Bromus diandrus Ripgut Grass CG,CF,HG ds A

• Bromus hordaceus Cheat Grass, Soft Chess CG,HG ds A • Bromus madritensis Foxtail Grass HG ds A

Calamagrostis nutkaensis Pacific Reed Grass DS,CG,HG mh,op,wp • Cortadera jubata Pampas Grass CF ds A, I • Cynosurus echinatus Hedgehog Oogtail CG,HG ds A • Dactylis glomerata Orchard Grass CG,HG ds,mp A

Danthonia califomica California Oatgrass BS,CG,HG mp • Danthonia pilosa Hairy Oatgrass HG

Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. holciformus Pacific Hairgrass CG wp Elymus glaucus Blue Wildrye DS,CF,MW Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus Slender Wheatgrass CG mp,dp,rp

• Festuca arundinaceae Tall Fescue CG,HG ds,rs A Festuca idahoensis Idaho Fescue, Blue Bunchgrass DS,CG,HG op,dp,sp Festuca rubra Red Fescue BS,OS,CC,CF mp,wp

• Gastridium ventricosum Nit Grass HG ds,dp,sl A Glyceria sp. Mannagrass wp Hierocholoe occidentalis Sweet Grass, Vanilla Grass CF,MW mp,dp

• Holcus lanatus Velvet Grass CG rc,ds,mp A, I • Hordeum marinum ssp. gussoneanum Mediterranean Barley CG ds A • Lagurus ovatus Hare's Tail BS,CG ds,sg A

Leymus triticoides Alkalai Rye Grass CG,HG mp,op • Lolium perenne Perennial Ryegrass DS,CG,HG mh,ds A

Nasella pulchra Purple Needlegrass DS,CG,HG Panicum acuminatum Panicgrass HG mp,wp,rc

• Paspalum dilatatum Dallis Grass HG mp,rs,ds A • Phalaris aquatica Harding Grass HG wp,ds,rs A • Poa annua Annual Bluegrass CG,DS mh,ds A

Poa unilateralis Ocean-bluff Bluegrass CS,BS rp • Polypogon australis Chilean Beard Grass BS wp A • Polypogon inte"uptus Ditch Beard Grass CG,HG wp,sg,rs A • Sorghum bicolor Sorghum, Milo, Sudan Grass HG ds A • Taeniatherum caput-medusae Medusa Head HG A,N • Vulpia bromoides Six-weeks Fescue CG,OS mp A

Potamogetonaceae/Pondweed Potamogeton natans Floating-leaved Pondweed wp Typhaceae/Cat-tail • Typha latifolium Broad-leafed Cattail, Soft Flag CG wp,op A

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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 This list of 455 Vascular Plants of Fort Ross is a Plant Communities project of the Dorothy King Young Chapter, California Native Plant Society. Data was gathered Summer of 1991 to Fall of 1999. Dorothy Scherer, Chairperson Bob Rutemoeller, Data entry and spelling errors. Voucher specimens collected 1996-1998

Please direct any questions or comments about this list to: Dorothy Scherer P0Box737

Placed in College of the Redwoods Herbarium, Fort Bragg, CA: 112 specimens. Donated to the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA: 98 specimens.

Point Arena, CA 95468 (707) 882-2850

Fort Ross Key:

Plant Communities:

CS = Coastal Strand- Vegetation of sand and gravel beaches scattered along the coast, including Sea Rocket, Beach Morning Glory, and European Beach Grass.

BS = Bluff Scrub- Low-growing plants, mat-like or scattered, on rocky soil and bluffs and exposed to nearly constant, salty winds. Includes Seaside Daisy and Coast Buckwheat.

OS= Dune Scrub- Taller, mostly evergreen scrub including Coyote Brush and Cow Parsnip on less windy, uplifted dune terraces.

CG = Coastal Grassland- Grassy headlands and terraces between coast and forest.

RV = Riparian Vegetation- Vegetation of streams and watercourses which may extend up to 30 feet on either side.

CC = Closed Cone Forest- Stands of Bishop Pine and windbreaks of Monterey Cypress on headlands and terraces.

CF = Coastal Forest- Coniferous and broad-leaved evergreen trees within the coastal fog belt.

MW = Mixed Wooctlansl- Warmer and drier sites on higher elevations where the CF gives way first to Tanbark/Madrone and then Oak/Buckeye.

HG = Hill Grassland-Grassy hilts, slopes and canyons above the CF and integrating with MW.

Habitats:

ds = disturbed site mh = many habitats op = open places rc = road cuts rs = road sides wp = wet places serp = Serpentine sl =slopes rp = rocky places sp = shady places sg = sandy/gravelly places pi= plants dp = dry places mp = moist places

Listed Plants: Rare, Threatened or Endangered C = California Native Plant Society Listing S = State Listing F =Federal Listing

Comments: • or A = Alien or non native to area ? = Alien or Native status uncertain U=Uncommon E =Formerly present but believed Extirpated from

Fort Ross I= Invasive N = Noxious Weed T = Toxic, Poisonous

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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name

£ems & Fern Allies:

Lollaceae/Mosquito Fern Blechnaceae/Deer Fern

Azolla filiculoides Blechnum spicant Woodwardia fimbriata

Dennstaedtiaceae/Bracken Fern Dryopteridaceae./Wood Fern

Pferidium aquilinum var. pubescens Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum Dryopteris arguta

Equisetaceae/Horsetail

Polypodiaceae/Polypody

Pteridaceae/Brake

Conifers: Cupressaceae/Cypress Pinaceae/Pine

Taxaceae/Yew Taxodiaceae/Bald Cypress

Angiospenns/Dicots: Aceraceae/Maple Aizoaceae/ Fig-marigold or Carpet-weed

Anacardiaceae/Sumac or Cashew

Dryopteris expansa Po/ystichum munitum Equisetum arvense Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine Equisetum laevigatum Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii Polypodium califomicum Polypodium glycyrrhiza Polypodium scouleri Adiantum aleuticum Adiantum jordanii Pentagramma triangularis

+ Cupressus macrocarpa Abies grandis Pinus lambertiana Pinus muricata Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii Tsuga heterophylla Torreya californica Sequoia sempervirens

Acer macrophyllum

+ Carpobrotus chilensis + Carpobrotus edulis + Tetragonia tetragonioides

Toxicodendron diversilobum

Apiaceae(Umbelliferae)/Carrot Angelica hendersonii + Anthriscus caucalis + Conium maculatum + Daucus carota

Daucus pusillus Eryngium armatum

+ Foeniculum vulgare Heracleum lanatum Lomatlum utriculatum Oenanthe sarmentosa Osmorhiza chilensis Osmorhiza occidentalis Sanicula arctopoides Sanicula bipinnata Sanicula crassicaulis

August 16,2000 Common Name

Mosquito Fern Deer Fern Giant Chain Fern Bracken, Brake Western Lady Fern Coastal Wood Fern Spreading Wood Fern Western Sword Fern Common Horsetail Common Scouring Rush Smooth Scouring Rush Giant Horsetail California Polypody Licorice Fern leather-leaf Fern Five-finger Fern California Maidenhair Goldback Fern

Monterey Cypress Grand Fir Sugar Pine Bishop Pine Douglas-fir Western Hemlock California Nutmeg Coast Redwood

Big-leaf Maple

Sea Fig Hottentot Fig New Zealand Spinach Western Poison Oak

Angelica Bur-chervil Poison Hemlock Carrot, Queen Anne's lace Rattlesnake Weed Coyote Thistle, Coast Eryngo Fennel Cow-parsnip Foothilllomatium Water Parsley Sweet Cicely Sweet Root Footsteps of Spring, Yellow Mats Purple Sanicle Yellow Sanicle, Gamble Weed

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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Apiaceae(Umbelliferae )/Carrot + Scandix pecten-veneris

>ocynaceaenlogbane Araliaceae/Ginseng

Aristolochiaceae/Pipevine

Asteraceae(Compositae )/ Sunflower

+ Tori/is arvensis + Vinca major

Aralia californica + Hedera helix

Aristolochia californica Asarum caudatum

Achillea millefolium Adenocaulon bicolor Agoseris apargioides var. eastwoodiae Agoseris grandiflora Ambrosia chamissonis Anaphalis margaritacea Artemisia doug/asians Aster chllensis Baccharis pilularis

+ Bellis perennis Blennosperma nanum var. nanum

+ Carduus acanthoides + Carduus pycnocephalus + Carduus tenuiflorus + Chamomilla suaveolens + Cichorium intybus

Cirsium quercetorum + Cirsium vulgare + Cotula coronopifolia + Erechtites glomerata + Erechtites minima

Erigeron glaucus Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum Eriophyllum staechadifolium Gnaphalium californicum Gnaphalium purpureum Gnaphalium stramineum

+ Hedypnois cretica Helenium puberulum Hemizonia corymbosa ssp. corymbosa Hesperevax sparsiflora ssp. brevifolia Hieracium albiflorum

+ Hypochaeris glabra + Hypochaeris raclicata

Lasthenia californica Lasthenia macrantha ssp. macrantha Layia platyglossa

+ Leontodon taraxacoides + Leucanthemum vulgare

Madia elegans ssp. vernalis Madia madioides Petasites frigidus var. palmatus

+ Picris echioides Psilocarphus brevissimus

+ Senecio mikanioides + Senecio vulgaris + Silybum marianum

Solidago spathulata ssp. spathulata

August16,2000 Common Name Venus' Needle Hedge-parsley Greater Periwinkle Elk Clover, Spikenard English Ivy Dutchman's Pipe, Birthwort Wild-ginger

Coastal Yarrow Trail Plant, White Man's Footsteps Beach Dandelion Large-flowered Agoseris, California Dandelion Beach-bur, Silver Beachweed Pearly Everlasting Mugwort Common Aster Coyote Brush English Daisy Common Blennosperma Plumeless thistle Italian Thistle Slender-flowered Thistle Pineapple Weed Chicory Brownie Thistle Bull Thistle Brass-buttons Coast Fireweed Australian Fireweed Seaside Daisy Woolly Sunflower Lizard-tail, Seaside Woolly Sunflower Pearly Everlasting Purple Cudweed Cotton Batting Plant Crete Weed Sneezeweed Coast Tarweed Short-leaved Evax White-flowered Hawkweed Smooth Cat's-ear Rough Cat's-ear Goldfields Perennial Goldfields Tidy-tips Hawkbit Ox-eye Daisy Common Madia, Common Tarweed Woodland Madia, Tarweed Coltsfoot Bristly Ox-tongue Dwarf Wooly-heads German-Ivy, Cape-Ivy Common Groundsel Milk Thistle Coast Goldenrod

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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Asteraceae(Compositae )/

J)unflower

Betulaceae/Birch

Boraginaceae/Borage

Brassicaceae(Cruciferae )I Mustard

Caprifoliaceae/Honeysuckle

Caryophyllaceae/Pink

• Sonchus asper • Sonchus oleraceus • Tragopogon porrifolius

Wyethia angustifolia Berberis nervosa Vancouveria planipetala Alnus rubra Gory/us cornuta var. californica Cynoglossum grande

• Myosotis discolor • Myosotis latifolia

Plagiobothrys nothofulvus

Barbarea ort.hoceras • Brassica nigra • Cakile maritima

Cardamine californica var. integrifolia Cardamine californica var. sinuata Cardamine oligosperma

• Hirschfeldia incana • Raphanus raphanistrum • Raphanus sativus • Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum • Sinapis arvensis • Sisymbrium officinale

Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa Symphoricarpos a/bus var. laevigatus Cerastium arvense

• Cerastium glomeratum Minuartia douglasii

• Petrorhagia nanteuilii • Po/ycarpon tetraphyl/um

Sagina maxima ssp. crassicaulis • Silene gallica • Spergula arvensis ssp. arvensis • Spergularia rubra

Stet/aria borealis ssp. sitchana • Stellaria media

Convolvulaceae/Morning Glory Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata Calystegia purpurata ssp. saxicola Calystegia so/danella

Cornaceae/Dogwood Crassulaceae/Stonecrop

Cucurbitaceae/Gourd

Dipsacaceaerreasel - .. icaceae/Heath

Dichondra donelliana Comus sericea ssp. occidentalis Dudleya farinosa Sedumlaxum Marah fabaceus Marah oreganus

• Dipsacus sativus Arbutus menziesii Arctostaphylos columbiana Gaultheria shallon Ledum glandulosum Rhododendron occidentale

August 16, 2000 Common Name

Prickly Sow Thistle Common Sow Thistle Salsify, Oyster Plant Narrow-leaved Mule Ears Longleaf Mahonia Redwood Ivy, Inside-out Flower Red Alder Hazelnut Hound's Tongue Blue Scorpion Grass Forget-me-not Rusty Popcorn Flower

American Winter Cress Black Mustard Sea Rocket Milk Maids, Toothwort Milk Maids, Toothwort Western Bitter-cress Summer Mustard Jointed Charlock Wild Radish Water Cress Charlock Hedge Mustard California Honeysuckle Twin Berry Red Elderberry Snowberry Field Chickweed Mouse-ear Chickweed Sandwort Wild Carnation Four-leaved Allseed Big Pearlwort Windmill Pink Com Spurrey, Stickwort, Starwort Red Sand-spurrey Chickweed Common Chickweed Western Morning Glory Western Morning Glory Beach Morning Glory Dichondra American Dogwood Bluff lettuce, live Forever Stonecrop California Man-root, Wild Cucumber Coast Man-root, Wild Cucumber Fuller's Teasel Pacific Madrone Hairy Manzanita Salal Western labrador Tea Western Azalea

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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Ericaceae/Heath Vaccinium ovatum

Vaccinium parvifolium !phorbiaceae/Spurge Eremocarpus setigerus

F abaceae(Leguminosae )/ Legume

Fagaceae/Oak

• Euphorbia /athyris

• Lathyrus latifolius Lathyrus palustris Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus

+ Lotus angustissimus • Lotus comiculatus

Lotus formosissimus Lotus junceus var. biolettii Lotus micranthus Lotus purshianus var. purshianus

• Lotus tenuis Lotus wrangelianus Lupinus arboreus var. arboreus Lupinus chamissonis Lupinus latifolius var. dudleyi Lupinus rivu/aris Lupinus variicolor

• Medicago arabica + Medicago polymorpha • Melilotus indicus • Melilotus officina/is

ThermopsismacnophyUa Trifolium barbigerum Trifolium depauperatum var. depauperatum

• Trifolium dubium Trifolium fucatum Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum

• Trifolium hirtum TrifOlium longipes Trifolium macraei

+ Trifolium subterraneum Trifolium wil/denovii Trifolium wormskioldii Vicia americana var. americana

• Vicia benghalensis • Vicia cracca

Vicia gigantea Vicia hassei

• Vicia hirsuta • Vicia sativa ssp. nigra • Vicia sativa ssp. sativa • Vicia villosa

Chrysolepis. chrysophylla var. chrysophylla Uthocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus Quercus x chaseii = (Q.agrifo/ia x Q.kelloggii) Quercus chrysolepis Quercus x eplingii = (Q.douglasii x Q.durata) Quercus garryana var. garryana

August 16, 2000 Common Name California Huckleberry Red Huckleberry Dove Weed, Turkey Mullein Gopher Plant, Caper Spurge

Perennial Sweet Pea Marsh Pea Pacific Pea Birdsfoot Trefoil Birdsfoot Trefoil Coast Lotus, Witch's Teeth Rush Lotus Hill Lotus Spanish Clover Birdsfoot Trefoil California Lotus Yellow Bush Lupine Chamosso's Bush Lupine Broadleaf Lupine

Lindley's Varied Lupine Spotted Burclover California Burclover Sourclover Yellow Sweetclover Golden Pea, False-lupine Bearded Clover Dwarf Sack Clover, Balloon Clover

Shamrock, Little Hop Clover Bull Clover Pinpoint Clover Rose Clover Long-stalked Clover Twinhead Clover, Chile Clover Subterranean Clover Tomcat Clover Cow Clover American Vetch Purple Vetch Cow Vetch, Blue Vetch, Bird Vetch Giant Vetch Hasse Vetch Hairy Vetch Common Vetch, Narrow-leaved Vetch Common Vetch, Spring Vetch Hairy Vetch, Winter Vetch Giant Chinquapin

Tan Oak, Tanbark Oak Hybrid Oak

Canyon Live Oak, Maul Oak Hybrid Oak

Garry Oak, Oregon Oak

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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Fagaceae/Oak Quercus kellogg;;

ljarryaceae/Silk Tassel Gentianaceae/Gentian

Geraniaceae/Geranium

Grossulariaceae/Gooseberry

Hippocastanaceae/Buckeye HydrophyllaceaeJWaterleaf

tmiaceae(Labiatae )/Mint

Lauraceae/Laurel Limnanthaceae/Meadowfoam Linaceae/Fiax

Lythraceae/Loosestrife Malvaceae/Mallow

Quercus lobata Quercus wislizeni var. wislizeni Garrya el/iptica Centaurium davyi Cicendia quadrangularis

• Erodium botrys • Erodium cicutarium • Erodium moschatum

Geranium bicknellii Geranium carolinianum

• Geranium dissectum • Geranium motte • Geranium potentilloides • Geranium retrorsum • Pelargonium vitifolium

Ribes californicum Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum Ribes menziesii Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Aesculus californica Nemophila parviflora Phacelia bolanderi Phacelia californica Phacelia distans Phacelia imbricata ssp. imbricata Phacelia ramosissima

• Mentha pulegium Monardella purpurea Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana Monardella villosa ssp. villosa Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris Satureja douglasii Stachys ajugoides var. rigida Stachys chamissonis Umbelfularia californica Umnanthes douglasii ssp. douglasii

• Unum bienne • Unum trigynum • Lythrum hyssopifolium • Malva neglects

Sidalcea diploscypha Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora Sidalcea malviflora ssp. purpurea

Myricaceae/Wax Myrtle Myrica californica Myrtaceae/Myrtle • Eucalyptus globulus Onagraceae/Evening Primrose Camissonia ovata

Clarkia davyi Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera Clarkia purpurea ssp. viminea Epilobium ci/iatum ssp. ciliatum Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii Epilobium densiflorum Epilobium halleanum

August 16, 2000 Common Name Kellogg Oak, California Black Oak Valley Oak Interior Live Oak Coast Silk-tassel Tree Centaury Timwort Broad-leaf Filaree Red-stemmed Filaree White-stemmed Filaree Bicknell's Cranesbill Carolina Geranium Cut-leaved Geranium Cranesbill, Dove's-foot Geranium Cinquefoil Geranium New Zealand Geranium Garden Geranium Hillside Gooseberry Straggly Gooseberry Canyon Gooseberry Pink Flowering Currant California Buckeye Woodland or Small-flowered Nemophila Bolander's Phacelia California Phacelia Wild-heliotrope Imbricate Phacelia Branching Phacelia Pennyroyal Siskiyou monardella Coyote Mint Coyote Mint Self-heal Self--heal Verba Buena Bugle Hedge Nettle Coast or Swamp Hedge Nettle California Bay, California Laurel or Pepperwood Common Meadowfoam, Douglas's Meadowfoam Narrow-leaved flax European Flax Hyssop Loosestrife Common Mallow, Cheeses Fringed Sidalcea Cheese Mallow, Common Checkerbloom Checker Mallow, Purple Checkerbloom California Wax Myrtle Blue Gum Sun Cup Davy's Godetia Winecup Clarkia Winecup Clarkia Northern Willow Herb Western Willow Herb Denseflower Willow Herb Hall Willow Herb

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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Onagraceae/Evening Primrose+ Fuschia arborescens Qxalidaceae/Oxalis Oxalis albicans ssp. pilosa

Oxalis oregana + Oxalis pes-caprae

Papaveraceae/Poppy Eschscholzia ca/ifomica Papaveraceae/Poppy Platystemon califomicus Philadelphaceae/Mock Orange Whipplea modesta Pittosporaceae/Pittosporum • Pittosporum undulatum Plantaginaceae/Piantain • Plantago coronopus

Plumbaginaceae/Leadwort Polemoniaceae/Phlox

Polygalaceae/Milkwort Polygonaceae/Buckwheat

Portulacaceae/Purslane

Primutaceae/Primrose

Ranunculaceae/Buttercup

Rhamnaceae/Buckthorn

Rosaceae/Rose

Plantago elongata Plantago erecta

• Plantago lanceolata • Plantago major

Plantago maritima Plantago subnuda Armeria maritima ssp. califomica Collomia heterophylla Unanthus bicolor Navarretia squarrosa Polygala callfomica Chorizanthe valida

• Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliosum Eriogonum latifolium Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum

• Rumex acetosella • Rumex cong/omeratus • Rumex crispus

Rumex occidentalis Rumex salicifolius var. crassus Rumex salicifolius var. salicifolius Calandrinia ciliata Claytonia perfoliata Claytonia sibirica

+ Anagallis arvensis Dodecatheon hendersonii Trientalis latifolia Aquilegia formosa Delphinium nudicaule

• Ranunculus arvensis Ranunculus califomicus

• Ranunculus muricatus • Ranunculus repens

Ceanothus griseus Ceanothus velutinus var. hookeri Rhamnus califomica ssp. californica Rhamnus purshiana Aruncus dioicus var.pubescens

• Cotoneaster pannosa Fragaria chiloensis Fragaria vesca ssp. vesca Heteromeles arbutifolia Holodiscus discolor Horkelia califomica ssp. callfomica

• Malus sylvestris Oemleria cerasiformis Potentilla anserina sso. oacifica

August 16, 2000 Common Name Fuschia Hairy Wood Sorrel Redwood Sorrel Bermuda Buttercup California Poppy Cream Cups Modesty, Verba de Selva Victorian Box, Mock Orange Cutleaf Plantain Linearleaf Plantain Dwarf Plantain English Plantain Common Plantain, Broad-leaved Plantain Pacific Seaside Plantain, Goose Tongue Coast Plantain Thrift, Sea-Pink Varied-leaved Collomia Baby Stars Skunkweed Milkwort Sonoma Spineflower California Buckwheat Coast Buckwheat Nude Buckwheat Sheep Sorrel Green Dock Curley Dock Western Dock Willow Dock Willow Dock Red Maids Miner's Lettuce Candy Flower Scarlet Pimpernel Shooting Star Starflower Columbine Red Larkspur Field Buttercup, Hunger Weed California Buttercup Prickle-fruited Buttercup Creeping Buttercup Carmel Ceanothus Tobacco Brush California Coffeeberry Cascara Goat's Beard Cotoneaster Beach Strawberry Wood Strawberry Toyon, Christmas Berry Oceanspray California Horkelia Apple Oso Berry Pacific Silver-leaf

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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Rosaceae/Rose Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa

Rubiaceae/Madder

Salicaceae/Willow

Saxifragaceae/Saxifrage

~Scrophulariaceae/Figwort

SolanaceaeiNightshade

Urticaceae/Nettle Valerianaceae/Valerian Violaceae/Violet

Monocots: Araceae/Arum Cyperaceae/Sedge

lridaceae/lris

• Prunus cerasifera Prunus emarginata

• Pyrus communis Rosa califomiea

• Rosa eglanteria Rosa gymnocarpa Rosa nutkana var. nutkana

• Rubus discolor Rubus leucodermis Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus Rubus ursinus Galium aparine Galium califomicum ssp. califomicum Galium porrigens var. porrigens

• Sherardia arvensis Salix hookeriana Sslix lasiolepis var. bigelovii Salix Iucida ssp. lasiandra Salix sessilifolia Salix sitchensis Heuchera micrantha Heuchera pilosissima Uthophragma affine Tellima grandiflora Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata Castilleja ambigua ssp. ambigua Castilleja wightii

• Digitalis purpurea Mimulus auriantiacus Mimulus guttatus

• Parentucellia viscosa Scrophularia califomica Triphysaria eriantha ssp. roses

• Verbascum thapsus Veronica americana

• Veronica anagal/is-aquatica Solanum americanum Solanum douglasii

• Solanum nigrum Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis Plectritis macrocera Viola adunca Viola glabella Viola ocellata Viola sempervirens

• Zantedeschia aethiopica Carex dewyana ssp. leptopoda Carex gynodynama X C.hendersonii Carex luzulina Carex obnupta Cyperus eragrostis Scirpus microcarpus Iris douglasiana

August16,2000 Common Name Sticky Cinquefoil Cherry Plum, Myrobalan Bitter Cherry Common Pear California Rose Sweet-brier, Eglantine Wood Rose Nootka Rose Himalayan Blackberry Blackcap Raspberry Thimbleberry California Blackberry Goose Grass California Bedstraw, Cleavers Climbing Bedstraw Field Madder Coastal Willow Arroyo Willow Shining Willow Sandbar Willow Sitka Willow Small-flowered Alumroot Coast Alumroot Woodland Star Fringe Cups Sugar-Scoop, Lace Flower Johnny-nip Wight's Indian Paintbrush Foxglove Sticky Monkeyflower Seep-spring Monkey Flower Yellow Parentucellia Bee Plant, California Figwort Johnny-tuck Wooly Mullein American Brooklime Water Speedwell Small-flowered Nightshade Douglas Nightshade Black Nightshade American Stinging Nettle Rotund Macrocera Western Dog Violet Stream Violet Western Heart's Ease Evergreen or Redwood Violet

Calla Lily Short-scaled Sedge, Dewey's Sedge Sedge Woodrush Sedge Slough Sedge Umbrella Sedge, Nut Grass Panicled Bulrush Douglas Iris

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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name lridaceae/lris • Iris germanica Bearded Iris, German Iris

Juncaceae/Rush

Lemnaceae/Duckweed Uliaceae/Lily

Orchidaceae/Orchid

Poaceae(Gramineae )/Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium californicum Yellow-eyed Grass Juncus bolanderi Bolander's Rush Juncus bufonius var. bufonius Toad Rush

• Juncus capitatus Rush Juncus effusus var. brunneus Bog Rush Juncus effusus var. pacificus Pacific Bog Rush Juncus falcatus var. falcatus Sickle-leaved Rush Juncus patens Spreading or Common Rush Juncus phalocephalus var. phalocephalus Brown-headed Rush Lemna minor Duckweed Allium dichlamydeum Coast Onion

• Amaryllis belladonna Naked Lady Brodiaea coronaria ssp. coronaria Harvest Brodiaea Brodiaea elegans Elegant Brodiaea Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris Earth Brodiaea, Dwarf Brodiaea Calochortus tolmiei Pussy Ears, Hairy Star-tulip Calochortus uniflorus Large-flowered Star-tulip Ch/orogalum pomeridianum Wavy Leaf Soap Plant Clintonia andrewsiana Clintonia Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Blue Dicks Dichelostemma congestum Forked Ookow Disporum hookeri Hooker's Fairy Bell Disporum smithii Smith's Fairy Bell Fritillaria affinis (=F. Janceolata) Checker Lily Scoliopus bigelovii Slink Pod, Fetid Adder's Tongue Smilacina racemosa Branched or False Solomon's Seal Smilacina stellata Slender or Star Solomon's Seal Trillium ovatum White or Western Trillium Triteleia hyacinthina White Brodiaea Triteleia laxa lthuriel's Spear Zigadenus fremontii Star Lily or Fremont's Camas Ca/pyso bulbosa Calypso Orchid Corallorhiza maculata Spotted Coralroot Corallorhiza striata Striped Coralroot Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake Plantain Spiranthes romanzoffiana Hooded Ladies Tresses Agrostis blasdalei Blasdale's Bent Grass

• Agrostis capillaris Colonial Bent • Aira caryophylla Silver European Hairgrass • Ammophila arenaria European Beachgrass • Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass • Avena barbata Slender Wild Oat • Avena fatua Wild Oat • Avena sativa Cultivated Oat + Briza maxima Quaking Grass, Big Rattlesnake Grass • Briza minor Quaking Grass, Little Rattlesnake Grass • Bromus diandrus Ripgut Grass + Bromus hordaceus Cheat Grass, Soft Chess • Bromus madritensis Foxtail Grass

Calamagrostis nutkaensis Pacific Reed Grass • Cortadera jubata Pampas Grass • Cynosurus echinatus Hedgehog Dogtail + Dactylis glomerata Orchard Grass

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Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park Family Botanical Name Poaceae(Gramineae )/Grass Danthonia californica

• Danthonia pilosa Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. holciformus Elymus glaucus Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus

• Festuca arundinaceae Festuca idahoensis Festuca rubra

• Gastridium ventricosum Glyceria sp. Hierocholoe occidentalis

• Holcus lanatus • Hordeum marinum ssp. gussoneanum • Lagurus ovatus

Leymus triticoides • Lolium perenne

Nasella pulchra Panicum acuminatum

• Paspalum dilatatum • Phalaris aquatica • Poaannua

Poa uni/ateralis • Polypogon australis • Polypogon interruptus • Sorghum bicolor • Taeniatherum caput-medusae • Vu/pia bromoides

otamogetonaceae/Pondweed Potamogeton natans Typhaceae/Cat-tail • Typha Jatifolium

August 16, 2000 Common Name California Oatgrass Hairy Oatgrass Pacific Hairgrass BlueWildrye Slender Wheatgrass Tall Fescue Idaho Fescue, Blue Bunchgrass Red Fescue Nit Grass Mannagrass Sweet Grass,· Vanilla Grass Velvet Grass Mediterranean Barley Hare's Tail Alkalai Rye Grass Perennial Ryegrass Purple Needlegrass Panicgrass Dallis Grass Harding Grass Annual Bluegrass Ocean-bluff Bluegrass Chilean Beard Grass Ditch Beard Grass Sorghum, Milo, Sudan Grass Medusa Head Six-weeks Fescue Floating-leaved Pondweed Broad-leafed Cattail, Soft Flag

This list of 455 Vascular Plants of Fort Ross is a Plant Communities project of the Dorothy King Young Chapter, California Native Plant Society.

Data was gathered Summer of 1991 to Fall of 1999. Dorothy Scherer, Chairperson Bob Rutemoeller, Data entry and spelling errors.

Voucher specimens collected 1996-1998 Placed in College of the Redwoods Herbarium, Fort Bragg, CA: 112 specimens. Donated to the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA: 98 specimen

Please direct any questions or comments about this list to:

Dorothy Scherer PO Box 737 Point Arena, CA 95488 (707) 882-2850