| Scientific Name | Common name |
| Aizoaceae | CARPETWEED |
| * Carpobrotus chilensis | Sea-Fig |
| * Carpobrotus edulis | Hottentot-Fig |
| * Mesembryanthemum crystallinum | Crystalline Ice plant |
| * Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum | Slender-leaved Ice plant |
| Anacardiaceae | SUMAC |
| Malosma laurina | Laurel Sumac |
| Rhus integrifolia | Lemonadeberry |
| *Schinus molle | Peruvian Pepper Tree |
| *Schinus terebinthifolius | Brazilian Pepper Tree |
| Apiaceae | CARROT |
| Apiastrum angustifolium | Mock Parsley |
| Ciclospermum leptophyllum | |
| Daucus pusillus | Rattlesnake Weed |
| * Foeniculum vulgare | Fennel |
| Sanicula crassicaulis | Pacific Sanicle |
| Apocynaceae | DOGBANE |
| * Vinca major | Greater Periwinkle |
| Asteraceae | SUNFLOWER |
| Ambrosia psilostachya | Western Ragweed |
| Artemisia californica | California Sagebrush |
| Artemisia douglasiana | |
| Baccharis pilularis | Coyote Brush |
| Baccharis salicifolia | Mule Fat |
| Baccharis sarothroides | Broom Baccharis |
| * Centaurea melitensis | Yellow Starthistle |
| * Chrysanthemum coronarium | Garland |
| * Conyza canadensis | Horseweed |
| * Cotula australis | Aust Brass Button |
| Encelia californica | California Encelia |
| Eriophyllum confertiflorum | Golden Yarrow |
| Filago californica | California Filago |
| Gnaphalium californicum | California Everlasting |
| Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum | White Everlasting |
| Hazardia squarrosa | Saw-toothed Goldenbush |
| * Hedypnois cretica | Crete Hedypnois |
| Hemizonia fasciculata | Fascicled Tarplant |
| Heterotheca grandiflora | Telegraph Weed |
| * Hypochaeris glabra | Smooth Cat's Ear |
| Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides | Goldenbush |
| *Lactuca serriola | Prickly Lettuce |
| * Picris echioides | Bristly Ox-tongue |
| * Silybum marianum | Milk-thistle |
| * Sonchus asper | Prickly Sow-thistle |
| * Sonchus oleraceus | Common Sow-thistle |
| Viguiera laciniata | San Diego Cty. Viguiera |
| * Xanthium strumarium | Cocklebur |
| Boraginaceae | BORAGE |
| Cryptantha intermedia | Nievitas, Cryptantha |
| Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula | Slender Pectocarya |
| Plagiobothrys collinus var. gracilis | Popcornflower |
| Brassicaceae | MUSTARD |
| * Brassica nigra | Black Mustard |
| *Coronopus didymus | Wart Cress |
| * Hirschfeldia incana | Short-pod Mustard |
| Lepidium nitidum | Shining Peppergrass |
| * Lobularia maritima | Sweet Alyssum |
| * Raphanus sativus | Radish |
| Cactaceae | CACTUS |
| * Opuntia ficus-indica | Indian-fig |
| Opuntia prolifera | Cholla |
| Opuntia littoralis | Coast Prickly Pear |
| Capparaceae | CAPER |
| Isomeris arborea | Bladderpod |
| Caprifoliaceae | HONEYSUCKLE |
| *Lonicera japonica | Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera subspicata var. denudata | San Diego Honeysuckle |
| Sambucus mexicana | Elderberry |
| Caryophyllacae | PINK |
| * Silene gallica | Common Catchfly |
| Chenopodiaceae | GOOSEFOOT |
| * Atriplex semibaccata | Australian Saltbush |
| Chenopdium sp. | Goosefoot |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides | |
| Chenopodium cf. berlandieri | |
| * Salsola tragus | Russian Thistle, Tumbleweed |
| Convolvulaceae | MORNING GLORY |
| Calystegia macrostegia ssp. arida | Finger-leaf Morning Glory |
| Crassulaceae | STONECROP |
| Crassula conata | Dwarf Stonecrop |
| * Crassula argentea | Jade Plant |
| Dudleya lanceolata | Coastal Dudleya |
| Dudleya pulverulenta | Chalk-lettuce |
| Curcurbitaceae | GOURD |
| Cuscuta californica | Witch's Hair |
| Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus | Wild Cucumber |
| Ericaceae | HEATH |
| Xylococcus bicolor | Mission Manzanita |
| Euphorbiaceae | SPURGE |
| * Chamaesyce maculata | Spotted Spurge |
| Chamaesyce polycarpa | Small-seed Sandmat |
| * Euphorbia peplus | Petty Spurge |
| * Ricinus communis | Castor-bean |
| Fabaceae | PEA |
| *Acacia longifolia? | Acacia |
| *Acacia melanoxylon | Blackwood Acacia |
| Lotus hamatus | Grab Lotus |
| Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus | Coastal Deerweed |
| Lupinus bicolor | Miniature Lupine |
| Lupinus truncatus | Collar Lupine |
| * Medicago polymorpha | California Burclover |
| * Melilotus indica | Sourclover |
| *Senna didymobotrya | |
| Fagaceae | OAK |
| Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia | Coast Live Oak |
| Quercus dumosa | Nuttall's Scrub Oak |
| Geraniaceae | GERANIUM |
| * Erodium brachycarpum | Short-beak Filaree |
| * Erodium cicutarium | Red-stem Filaree |
| * Erodium moschatum | White-stem Filaree |
| Geranium carolinianum | Caroline Geranium |
| * Pelargonium zonale | Zonal Geranium |
| * Pelargonium sp. | Geranium |
| Grossulariaceae | CURRENT |
| Ribes speciosum | Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry |
| Hydrophyllaceae | WATERLEAF |
| Eriodictyon crassifolium | Thick-leaved Yerba Santa |
| Eucryta chrysanthemifolia | Eucrypta |
| Pholistoma auritum var. auritum | Lilja Fiesta Flower |
| Lamiaceae | MINT |
| * Marrubium vulgare | Horehound |
| Salvia mellifera | Black Sage |
| Malvaceae | MALLOW |
| Malacothamnus fasciculatus | Chaparral mallow |
| * Malva parviflora | Cheeseweed |
| Sidalcea malvaeflora ssp. sparsifolia | Checker-bloom |
| Moraceae | MULBERRY |
| *Ficus carica | Edible Fig |
| Myoporaceae | MYOPORUM |
| * Myoporum laetum | Ngaio |
| Myrtaceae | MYRTLE |
| * Eucalyptus sp. | Eucalyptus |
| Nyctaginaceae | FOUR-O-CLOCK |
| Mirabilis californica | California Wishbone Plant |
| *Mirabilis jalapa (magenta flowers) | Four-O'Clock |
| *Mirabilis jalapa (yellow flowers) | Four O'Clock |
| Onagraceae | EVENING-PRIMROSE |
| Camissonia robusta | Evening Primrose |
| Clarkia purpurea ssp viminea | Large Clarkia |
| Oxalidaceae | WOOD-SORREL |
| * Oxalis pes-caprae | Bermuda Buttercup |
| Papaveraceae | POPPY |
| Eschscholzia californica | California Golden Poppy |
| Pittosporaceae | PITTOSPORUM |
| * Pittosporum undulatum | Mock Orange |
| Plantaginaceae | PLANTAIN |
| Plantago erecta | Dot-seed Plantain |
| Polemoniaceae | PHLOX |
| Eriastrum filifolium | Thread-leaf Woolly-star |
| Gilia angelensis | Grassland Gilia |
| Navarretia hamata ssp. leptantha | Narrow-throated Skunkweed |
| Polygonaceae | BUCKWHEAT |
| Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata | Fringed Spineflower |
| Eriogonum fasciculatum var. fasciculatum | Flat-top Buckwheat |
| Pterostegia drymarioides | Granny's Hairnet |
| * Rumex conglomeratus | Curly Dock |
| Rumex salicifolius (?) | Willow Dock |
| Portulacaceae | PURSLANE |
| Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana | Miner's Lettuce |
| Primulaceae | PRIMROSE |
| * Anagallis arvensis | Scarlet Pimpernel |
| Ranunculaceae | BUTTERCUP |
| Clematis pauciflora | Ropevine |
| Rhamnaceae | BUCKTHORN |
| Adolphia californica | California Adolphia |
| Ceanothus verrucosus | Coast While Lilac |
| Rhamnus crocea | Spiny Redberry |
| Rosaceae | ROSE |
| Adenostoma fasciculatum | Chamise |
| Heteromeles arbutifolia | Toyon |
| Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia | Holly-leafed Cherry |
| Rubus sp. | Raspberry |
| Rubiaceae | MADDER |
| Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii | Nuttall's Bedstraw |
| Salicaceae | WILLOW |
| Salix lasiandra ssp. lucida | Lance-leaf Willow |
| Saxifragaceae | SAXIFRAGE |
| Jepsonia parryi | Coast Jepsonia |
| Scrophulariaceae | FIGWORT |
| Cordylanthus rigidus ssp setigerus | Dark-tip Bird's-beak |
| Keckiella cordifolia | Climbing Bush Penstemon |
| Linaria canadensis | Blus Toadflax |
| Mimulus aurantiacus | San Diego Monkeyflower |
| Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda | California Figwort |
| Solanaceae | NIGHTSHADE |
| * Nicotiana glauca | Tree Tobacco |
| Solanum parishii | Parish's Nightshade |
| Tamaricaceae | TAMARISK |
| *Tamarix sp. | Tamarisk |
| Tropaeolaceae | |
| *Tropaeolum majus | |
| Ulmaceae | ELM |
| *Ulmus parvifolia | Chinese Elm |
| Verbenaceae | VERBENA |
| *Lantana montevidensis | Lantana |
| Verbena menthifolia | |
| MONOCOTS | |
| Agavaceae | AGAVE |
| * Agave americana | American Agave |
| Calochortus splendens | Splendid Mariposa |
| Chlorogalum parviflorum | Small-flower Soap-plant |
| Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum | Wild Hyacinth |
| Yucca schidigera | Mojave Yucca |
| Arecaceae | PALM |
| *Syagrus romanzoffiana | Queen Palm |
| Asparagaceae | |
| *Asparagus asparagoides | Asparagus |
| Commelinaceae | SPIDERWORT |
| *Commelina benghalensis | Dayflower |
| Cyperaceae | SEDGE |
| * Cyperus involucratus | Umbrella Flatsedge |
| Cyperus eragrostis | Tall Flatsedge |
| Iridaceae | IRIS |
| *Chasmanthe floribunda | |
| Juncaceae | RUSH |
| Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii | Juncus |
| Lilliaceae | LILY |
| Poaceae | GRASS |
| * Arundo donax | Giant Reed |
| * Avena barbata | Slender Wild Oat |
| Bothriochloa barbinodis | Cane Bluestem |
| * Bromus diandrus | Ripgut Grass |
| * Bromus hordeaceus | Soft Chess |
| * Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens | Red Brome |
| * Cynodon dactylon | Bermuda Grass |
| * Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum | Hare Barley |
| Leymus condensatus | Giant Ryegrass |
| *Lolium sp. | Ryegrass |
| Melica imperfecta | Coast Range Melic |
| Muhlenbergia microsperma | Littleseed Muhly |
| Nassella lepida | Foothill Needlegrass |
| Nassella pulchra | Purple Needlegrass |
| Paspalum sp. | |
| * Pennisetum setaceum | Fountain Grass |
| * Piptatherum miliaceum | Smilo Grass |
| * Poa annua | Annual Bluegrass |
| * Poa pratensis | Kentucky Bluegrass |
| * Polypogon monspeliensis | Annual Beard Grass |
| Rhynchelytrum repens | |
| * Schismus barbatus | Mediterranean Schismus |
| * Vulpia myuros | Foxtail Fescue |
| CRYPTOGAMS | |
| Polypodiaceae | POLYPODY |
| Polypodium californicum | California Polypody |
| Pteridaceae | BRAKE |
| Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa | Silverback Fern |
| Selaginellaceae | SPIKE-MOSS |
| Selaginella cinerascens | Ashy Spike-moss |
| GYMNOSPERMS | |
| Pinaceae | PINE |
| * Pinus sp | Pine |
| * Introduced species | |
Jon Rebman, Curator of Botany
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