Some Common Plants of Upper Newport Bay
Index by Common Name

Introduction
African Daisy  (Osteospermum ecklonis)
Alkali Heath   (Frankenia salina)
Arroyo Willow   (Salix lasiolepis)
Artichoke Thistle  (Cynara cardunculus)
Arundo, Giant Reed  (Arundo donax)
Australian Saltbush  (Atriplex semibaccata)
Beach Evening Primrose   (Camissonia cheiranthifolia)
Black Mustard   (Brassica nigra)
Black Sage  (Salvia mellifera)
Black Willow   (Salix gooddingii)
Bladderpod   (Isomeris arborea)
Blue-Eyed Grass  (Sisyrinchium bellum)
Brassbuttons  (Cotula coronopifolia)
Brazilian Pepper   (Schinus terebinthifolius)
Brewers' Saltbush   (Atriplex lentiformis ssp. Breweri)
Bristly Ox-Tongue  (Picris echioides)
Brittlebush   (Encelia farinosa)
Broadleaf Cattail  (Typha latifolia)
Boxthorn, California  (Lycium californicum)
Buckwheat, California  (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
Bulrush  (Scirpus ssp.)
Bur-clover  (Medicago polymorpha ssp. hispida)
Bush Mallow  (Malacothamnus fasciculatus)
Bush Monkey Flower  (Mimulus aurantiacus)
Bush Sunflower  (Encelia californica)
California Boxthorn  (Lycium californicum)
California Buckwheat  (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
California Encelia  (Encelia californica)
California Everlasting  (Gnaphalium californicum)
California Poppy  (Eschscholzia californica)
California Sagebrush  (Artemisia californica)
California Wild Rose  (Rosa californica)
Castor Bean  (Ricinus communis)
Cattail, Broadleaf  (Typha latifolia)
Celery  (Apium graveolens)
Cheeseweed  (Malva parviflora)
Cholla, Coast  (Opuntia prolifera)
Chrysanthemum, Garland  (Chrysanthemum coronarium)
Cliff Aster  (Malacothrix saxatilis)
Coast Cholla  (Opuntia prolifera)
Coast Goldenbush  (Isocoma menziisii var vernonioides)
Coast Prickly Pear  (Opuntia littoralis)
Coast Woolly Heads  (Nemacaulis denudata)
Cocklebur   (Xanthium strumarium)
Common Fiddleneck  (Amsinckia menziesii)
Cordgrass   (Spartina foliosa)
Cottonwood, Fremont  (Populus fremontii)
Coyote Melon  (Cucurbita foetidissima)
Crocium Iceplant  (Malephora crocea)
Crystaline Iceplant  (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
Curly Dock   (Rumex crispus)
Deerweed   (Lotus Scoparius)
Dodder   (Cuscuta salina)
Elderberry, Mexican  (Sambucus mexicana)
Emory's Baccharis  (Baccharis emoryi)
Encelia   (Encelia farinosa)
Encelia, California  (Encelia californica)
Everlasting, California  (Gnaphalium californicum)
Fan Palm  (Washingtonia ssp.)
Fiddleneck, Common  (Amsinckia menziesii)
Fiesta Flower  (Pholistoma auritum)
Filaree  (Erodium brachycarpum)
Five-hook Bassia  (Bassia hyssopifolia)
Four Wing Saltbush  (Atriplex canescens)
Fremont Cottonwood  (Populus fremontii)
Freeway Daisy  (Osteospermum ecklonis)
Garden Stock  (Matthiola incana)
Garland Chrysanthemum  (Chrysanthemum coronarium)
Giant Reed, Arundo  (Arundo donax)
Giant Rye Grass  (Leymus condensatus)
Goldenbush, Coast  (Isocoma menziisii var vernonioides)
Golden Yarrow  (Eriophyllum confertiflorum)
Horehound   (Marrubium vulgare)
Horseweed (Conyza canadensis)
Hottentot Fig   (Carpobrotus chilensus)
Iceplant, Crystaline  (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
Iceplant, Hottentot Fig  (Carpobrotus edulis)
Iceplant, Sea Fig   (Carpobrotus chilensus)
Iceplant, Slender-leaved  (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum)
Lemonadeberry   (Rhus integrifolia)
Lettice, Minor's  (Claytonia perfoliata)
Lettuce, Prickly   (Lactuca serriola)
Lilac Verbena  (Verbena lilacina)
Live-forever  (Dudleya spp)
Lupine  (Lupinus ssp.)
Mare's Tail  (Conyza canadensis)
Marsh Fleabane  (Pluchea odorata)
Marsh Rosemary  (Limonium  californicum)
Mexican Elderberry (Sambucus mexicana)
Minor's Lettice  (Claytonia perfoliata)
Monkey Flower, Bush  (Mimulus aurantiacus)
Morning Glory  (Calystegia macrostegia)
Mugwort  (Artemisia douglasiana)
Mulefat   (Baccharis salicifolia)
Mustard, Black   (Brassica nigra)
Mustard, Tansy   (Descurainia pinnata)
Myoporum   (Myoporum laetum)
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Owl's Clover, Purple  (Castilleja exserta)
Pampas Grass   (Cortaderia selloana)
Pepper, Brazilian   (Schinus terebinthifolius)
Peruvian Pepper Tree  (Schinus molle)
Phacelia, Tansy-leaf  (Phacelia tanacetifolia)
Pickelweed - Virginica  (Salicornia Virginica)
Pineapple Weed  (Chamomilla suaveolens)
Plantain, Sand  (Plantago indica)
Poison Hemlock   (Conium maculatum)
Poison Oak   (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
Poppy, California  (Eschscholzia californica)
Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola)
Prickly Pear, Coast  (Opuntia littoralis)
Prickly Sow-Thistle  (Sonchus asper)
Purple Owl's Clover  (Castilleja exserta)
Rose, California Wild  (Rosa californica)
Rush, Sharp Leafed  (Juncus acutus ssp. Leopoldii)
Russian Thistle  (Salsola tragus)
Rye Grass, Giant  (Leymus condensatus)
Sage, Black  (Salvia mellifera)
Sagebrush, California  (Artemisia californica)
Saltbush, Australian  (Atriplex semibaccata)
Saltbush, Brewers   (Atriplex lentiformis ssp. Breweri)
Saltbush, Four Wing  (Atriplex canescens)
Salt Marsh Birds Beak  (Cordylanthus maritimus)
Saltgrass   (Distichlis spicata)
Saltwort   (Batis Maritima)
Salty Susan   (Jaumea  carnosa)
Sand Plantain  (Plantago indica)
Scarlet Pimpernel  (Cakile maritima)
Sea Fig   (Carpobrotus chilensus)
Sea Lavender  (Limonium  californicum)
Sea Rocket   (Cakile maritima)
Sharp-leafed Rush  (Juncus acutus ssp. Leopoldii)
Shoregrass  (Monanthochloe littoralis)
Slender Arrow Grass  (Triglochin concinna)
Slender-leaved Ice Plant  (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum)
Southern Spikeweed  (Hemizonia parryi ssp. australis)
Spanish Broom   (Spartium junceum)
Spanish Sunflower  (Pulicaria paludosa)
Spittle Bug
Stinging Nettle  (Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea)
Stock, Garden  (Matthiola incana)
Sunflower, Bush  (Encelia californica)
Sunflower, Spanish  (Pulicaria paludosa)
Sweet Fennel   (Foeniculum vulgare)
Tansy-leaf Phacelia  (Phacelia tanacetifolia)
Tansy Mustard   (Descurainia pinnata)
Telegraph Weed  (Heterotheca grandiflora)
Thistle, Artichoke  (Cynara cardunculus)
Thistle, Russian  (Salsola tragus)
Toyon   (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
Tree Tobacco   (Nicotiana glauca)
Turkey Mullein   (Eremocarpus setigerus)
Twiggy Wreath Plant (Stephanomeria virgata)
Verbena, Lilac  (Verbena lilacina)
Weedy Oxalis   (Oxalis corniculata)
Wild Rose, California  (Rosa californica)
Willow, Arroyo  (Salix lasiolepis)
Willow, Black   (Salix gooddingii)
Woolly Heads, Coast   (Nemacaulis denudata)
Yarrow, Golden  (Eriophyllum confertiflorum)
Western Ragweed  (Ambrosia psilostachya)
Western Sycamore   (Platanus racemosa)
White Nightshade  (Solanum douglasii)
White Sage  (Salvia apiana)
White Sweet Clover  (Melilotus alba)
Wild Cucumber   (Marah macrocarpus)
Wild Heliotrope  (Heliotropium curassavicum)
Wild Radish   (Raphanus sativus)
Wishbone Bush   (Mirabilis californica)
Woolly Seablight  (Suaeda taxifolia)
Yellow Star Thistle  (Centaurea melitensis)
Yellow Sweetclover  (Melilotus indica)
Yerba Mansa  (Anemopsis californica)
                         Date:  2/16/2004