Plants of Cesar Chavez Park

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	Common Name(s)	Scientific Name	Family	Post	Photo
	Blue Elderberry	Sambucus nigra	Adoxaceae	Link	View
	Iceplant	Carpobrotus edulis	Aizoaceae	Link	View
	Wild Onion	Allium triquetrum	Alliaceae	Link	View
	Nettle-leaved Goosefoot	Chenopodium murale	Amaranthaceae	Link	View
	Naked Lady	Amaryllis belladonna	Amaryllidaceae	Link	View
	Narcissus	Narcissus poeticus	Amaryllidaceae	Link	View
	Lemonadeberry	Rhus integrifolia	Anacardiaceae	Link	View
	Sugarbush	Rhus ovata	Anacardiaceae	Link	View
	Fennel	Foeniculum vulgare	Apiaceae	Link	View
	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	Apiaceae	Link	View
	Hedgeparsley	Torilis arvensis	Apiaceae	Link	View
	Bur Chervil	Anthriscus caucalis	Apiaceae	Link	View
	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum	Apiaceae	Link	View
	English Ivy	Hedera helix	Araliaceae	Link	View
	Crown Daisy	Glebionis coronaria	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Pacific Aster	Symphyotrichum chilense	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Coyote Bush	Baccharis pilularis	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Spiny Sow Thistle	Sonchus asper	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Pineapple Weed	Matricaria discoidea	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Prickly Lettuce	Lactuca serriola	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Cape Weed	Arctotheca calendula	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Horseweed	Erigeron canadensis	Asteraceae	Link	View
	California Sagebrush	Artemisia californica	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Western Ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Tansy Ragwort	Senecio jacobaea	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Italian thistle	Carduus pycnocephalus	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Bull Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Wild Cardoon	Cynara cardunculus	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Bristly Oxtongue	Helminthotheca echioides	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Brass Buttons	Cotula coronopifolia	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Milk Thistle	Silybum marianum	Asteraceae	Link	View
	English Daisy	Bellis perennis	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Calendula	Calendula officinalis	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Gum plant, Grindelia	Grindelia stricta	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Coastal Tarweed	Madia sativa	Asteraceae	Link	View
	Gray Birch	Betula populifolia	Betulaceae	Link	View
	Cape Honeysuckle	Tecoma capensis	Bignoniaceae	Link	View
	Baby Blue Eyes	Nemophila menziesii	Boraginaceae	Link	View
	Desert Bluebell	Phacelia campanularia	Boraginaceae	Link	View
	Pride of Madeira	Echium candicans	Boraginaceae	Link	View
	Lesser Swine Cress	Lepidium didymum	Brassicaceae	Link	View
	Alyssum	Lobularia maritima	Brassicaceae	Link	View
	Wallflower	Erysimum sp.	Brassicaceae	Link	View
	Bittercress	Cardamine oligosperma	Brassicaceae	Link	View
	Wild Radish	Raphanus raphanistrum	Brassicaceae	Link	View
	Wild Mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	Brassicaceae	Link	View
	Salt Sand-Spurrey	Spergularia marina	Caryophyllaceae	Link	View
	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	Caryophyllaceae	Link	View
	Big Saltbush	Atriplex lentiformis	Chenopodiaceae	Link	View
	Oppositeleaf Russian Thistle	Salsola soda	Chenopodiaceae	Link	View
	Fat Hen	Atriplex prostrata	Chenopodiaceae	Link	View
	Four-wing Saltbush	Atriplex canescens	Chenopodiaceae	Link	View
	Pink Rock Rose	Cistus incanus	Cistaceae	Link	View
	Rock Rose	Cistus sp.	Cistaceae	Link	View
	Field Bindweed	Convulvulus arvensis	Convolvulaceae	Link	View
	Pinwheel	Aeonium haworthii	Crassulaceae	Link	View
	Monterey Cypress	Hesperocyparis macrocarpa	Cupressaceae	Link	View
	Tall Flatsedge	Cyperus eragrostis	Cyperaceae	Link	View
	Strawberry Tree	Arbutus unedo	Ericaceae	Link	View
	Common Manzanita	Arctostaphylus manzanita	Ericaceae		View
	Oblong Spurge, Eggleaf Spurge	Euphorbia oblongata	Euphorbiaceae	Link	View
	Yucca	Yucca gloriosa	Fabaceae	Link	View
	Arroyo Lupine	Lupinus succulentus	Fabaceae	Link	View
	Rose Clover	Trifolium hirtum	Fabaceae	Link	View
	Yellow Bush Lupine	Lupinus arboreus	Fabaceae	Link	View
	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Fabaceae	Link	View
	Purple vetch	Vicia benghalensis	Fabaceae	Link	View
	Strawberry Clover	Trifolium fragiferum	Fabaceae	Link	View
	Sky Lupine	Lupinus nanus	Fabaceae	Link	View
	French Broom	Genista monspessulana	Fabaceae		View
	Hop Clover	Trifolium campestre	Fabaceae	Link	View
	Birdsfoot trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Fabaceae	Link	View
	California Burclover	Medicago polymorpha	Fabaceae	Link	View
	Crimson Clover	Trifolium incarnatum	Fabaceae	Link	View
	Blackwood Acacia	Acacia melanoxylon	Fabaceae	Link	View
	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa ssp.sativa	Fabaceae	Link	View
	Bank Catclaw	Acacia redolens	Fabaceae	Link	View
	Coast Live Oak	Quercus agrifolia	Fagaceae	Link	View
	Holly Oak	Quercus ilex	Fagaceae	Link	View
	Red-stemmed Filaree	Erodium cicutarium	Geraniaceae	Link	View
	Little Robin	Geranium purpureum	Geraniaceae	Link	View
	White-stemmed Filaree	Erodium moschatum	Geraniaceae	Link	View
	Cut-leaf Geranium	Geranium dissectum	Geraniaceae	Link	View
	Small-flowered Cranesbill	Geranium pusillum	Geraniaceae	Link	View
	Douglas Iris	Iris douglasiana	Iridaceae	Link	View
	Blue-eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	Iridaceae	Link	View
	Dutch Iris	Iris hollandica	Iridaceae	Link	View
	Rush	Juncus sp.	Juncaceae	Link	View
	Purple Sage	Salvia leucophylla	Lamiaceae	Link	View
	Henbit	Lamium amplexicaule	Lamiaceae	Link	View
	Black Sage	Salvia mellifera	Lamiaceae	Link	View
	California Bay	Umbellularia californica	Lauraceae	Link	View
	Pale Flax	Linum bienne	Linaceae	Link	View
	Scarlet Flax	Linum grandiflorum	Linaceae	Link	View
	Cheeseweed, Little Mallow	Malva parviflora	Malvaceae	Link	View
	Cretan Mallow	Malva pseudolavatera	Malvaceae	Link	View
	Bull Mallow	Malva nicaeensis	Malvaceae	Link	View
	Scarlet Pimpernel	Lysimachia arvensis	Myrsinaceae	Link	View
	Australian Tea Tree	Leptospermum laevigatum	Myrtaceae	Link	View
	New Zealand Christmas Tree	Metrosideros excelsa	Myrtaceae	Link	View
	Spider Gum	Eucalyptus conferruminata	Myrtaceae	Link	View
	Lemon-scented Gum	Eucalyptus citriodora	Myrtaceae	Link	View
	Red Iron Bark	Eucalyptus sideroxylon	Myrtaceae	Link	View
	Blue Gum Eucalyptus	Eucalyptus globulus	Myrtaceae	Link	View
	Shamel Ash	Fraxinus uhdei	Oleaceae	Link	View
	California fuchsia	Epilobium canum	Onagraceae	Link	View
	Panicled (Tall) Willowherb	Epilobium brachycarpum	Onagraceae	Link	View
	Goldeneggs	Taraxia ovata	Onagraceae	Link	View
	Mediterranean Lineseed	Bellardia trixago	Orobanchaceae	Link	View
	Sourgrass	Oxalis pes-caprae	Oxalidacaea	Link	View
	Yellow Sorrel	Oxalis corniculata	Oxalidaceae	Link	View
	Purple Woodsorrel	Oxalis purpurea	Oxalidaceae	Link	View
	California Poppy	Eschscholzia californica	Papaveraceae	Link	View
	Sitka Spruce	Picea sitchensis	Pinaceae	Link	View
	Torrey Pine	Pinus torreyana	Pinaceae	Link	View
	Bishop Pine	Pinus muricata	Pinaceae	Link	View
	Victorian Box Tree	Pittosporum undulatum	Pittosporaceae	Link	View
	Buck-horn's Plantain	Plantago coronopus	Plantaginaceae	Link	View
	Broadleaf Plantain	Plantago major)	Plantaginaceae	Link	View
	Lance-leafed Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	Plantaginaceae	Link	View
	Moroccan Toadflax	Linaria maroccana	Plantaginaceae	Link	View
	Showy Island Snapdragon	Gambelia speciosa	Plantaginaceae	Link	View
	Statice	Limonium sinuatum	Plumbaginaceae	Link	View
	Rattail Fescue	Festuca myuros	Poaceae	Link	View
	Common Velvetgrass	Holcus lanatus	Poaceae	Link	View
	Upright Veldt Grass	Ehrharta erecta	Poaceae	Link	View
	Rabbit's Foot Grass	Polypogon monspeliensis	Poaceae	Link	View
	Shivery Grass	Briza minor	Poaceae	Link	View
	Orchard Grass	Dactylis glomerata	Poaceae	Link	View
	Annual Bluegrass	Poa annua	Poaceae	Link	View
	Ripgut Brome	Bromus diandrus	Poaceae	Link	View
	Italian Rye Grass	Festuca perennis	Poaceae	Link	View
	Slender Wild Oat	Avena barbata	Poaceae	Link	View
	Rescuegrass	Bromus catharticus	Poaceae	Link	View
	Kikuyu grass	Pennisetum clandestinum	Poaceae	Link	View
	Soft Chess	Bromus hordeaceus	Poaceae	Link	View
	Foxtail Barley	Hordeum murinum	Poaceae	Link	View
	Curly Dock	Rumex crispus	Polygonaceae	Link	View
	Fiddle Dock	Rumex pulcher	Polygonaceae	Link	View
	Willow Dock	Rumex salicifolius	Polygonaceae	Link	View
	Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat	Eriogonum arborescens	Polygonaceae	Link	View
	Himalayan Smartweed	Persicaria capitata	Polygonaceae	Link	View
	Prostrate Knotweed	Polygonum aviculare	Polygonaceae	Link	View
	Sweet Hakea	Hakea suaveolens	Proteaceae	Link	View
	Coffeeberry	Frangula californica	Rhamnaceae	Link	View
	Blueblossom Ceanothus	Ceanothus thyrsiflorus	Rhamnaceae	Link	View
	Ceanothus	Ceanothus sp.	Rhamnaceae	Link	View
	Catalina Island Cherry	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii	Rosaceae	Link	View
	California Blackberry	Rubus ursinus	Rosaceae	Link	View
	Cherry Plum	Prunus cerasifera	Rosaceae	Link	View
	Santa Cruz Island Ironwood	Lyonothamnus-floribundus-ssp.-asplenifolius	Rosaceae	Link	View
	Holly-leafed Cherry	Prunus ilicifolia	Rosaceae	Link	View
	Himalayan Blackberry	Rubus armeniacus	Rosaceae	Link	View
	Carolina Cherry Laurel	Prunus caroliniana	Rosaceae	Link	View
	Bedstraw	Galium aparine	Rubiaceae	Link	View
	Arroyo Willow	Salix lasiolepis	Salicaceae	Link	View
	California Buckeye	Aesculus californica	Sapindaceae	Link	View
	Carrotwood	Cupaniopsis anacardioides	Sapindaceae	Link	View
	California Bee Plant	Scrophularia californica	Scrophulariaceae	Link	View
	Lollipop Tree	Myoporum laetum	Scrophulariaceae	Link	View
	Black Nightshade	Solanum nigrum	Solanaceae	Link	View
	Nasturtium	Tropaeolum majus	Tropaeolaceae	Link	View
	Dwarf Stinging Nettle	Urtica urens	Urticaceae	Link	View
	Red Valerian, Jupiter's beard	Centranthus ruber	Valerianaceae	Link	View

This listing is a work in progress. The table shows plants photographed in Cesar Chavez Park mainly in 2018 through 2020, with a few species seen as early as 2015. The “Link” takes you to a post with a date when the plant was published, which is usually within a few days of discovery and identification. The “View” shows you one selected image. The post may also contain photos additional to that shown in the “View” column, and it will contain some commentary and links for further information.

Credit for at least 90 per cent of the identifications (common and scientific names) belongs to Jutta Burger PhD, Science Program Director of the California Invasive Plant Council, and Bob Huttar, certified arborist and consulting field biologist specializing in botany generally and rare plants in particular. Photo credits are noted on the photos; if none, photo is mine. With a small number of earlier identifications, I had help from Prof. Peter Rauch at UC Berkeley, from staff members at the Berkeley Horticultural Nursery, or from the Pl@nt.net application online. If there are errors, please use the Comment form below to report them.