The Santa Monica Mountains are covered by hundreds of local plant species: some are endemic or very rare, some are beautiful California native plantsin situ, and some also are familiar as horticultural ornamental and native garden plants. Each season has different plants predominating the visual experience.
A partial list of Plants seen in the Santa Monica Mountains:[1][2]
^Additional References: see the following links and books.
Referencesedit
; UCLA Botanical Garden website lists.
Regional Flora of Santa Monica Mountains
Santa Monica Mountains Flora: A Check List
Flora of Malibu Creek State Park
Flora of Topanga State Park
Flora of Point Mugu State Park
Flora of Charmlee Regional Park
Flora of Mishe Mokwa Trail Area
"Flora of the Santa Monica Mountains, California"; publication: Southern California Botanists; Peter H Raven.
Further readingedit
"Flora of the Santa Monica Mountains, California", Southern California Botanists; Peter H Raven.
"Wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains", by Milt McAuley.
"Flowering Plants: The Santa Monica Mountains, Coastal and Chaparral Regions of Southern California", by Nancy Dale.
"Roadside Plants of Southern California", by Thomas J. Belzer.
"California Native Plants for the Garden", by Carol Bornstein, David Fross, and Bart O'Brien; Cachuma Press, Los Olivos CA, 2005; ISBN0-9628505-8-6 & ISBN0-9628505-9-4.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nature of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: Online Flower Finder website
Jepson Manual: online flora-plants list of the Western Transverse Ranges — includes the Santa Monica Mountains.
April 10, 2024
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The Santa Monica Mountains one of the Transverse Ranges located in Southern California are in the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion of the California Floristic Province This ecoregion has two predominant ecosystems with three primary plant communities the California coastal sage and chaparral with coastal sage scrub along the coast the California montane chaparral and woodlands with chaparral and California oak woodlands as the mountains rise and recede from the coast and descend into the interior valleys Contents 1 Introduction 2 Native and non native flora 2 1 Monocotyledons 2 2 Dicotyledons 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksIntroduction editThe Santa Monica Mountains are covered by hundreds of local plant species some are endemic or very rare some are beautiful California native plants in situ and some also are familiar as horticultural ornamental and native garden plants Each season has different plants predominating the visual experience A partial list of Plants seen in the Santa Monica Mountains 1 2 Native and non native flora editMonocotyledons edit AgavaceaeHesperoyucca whipplei aka Yucca whipplei Chaparral Yucca Our Lord s Candle Spanish Bayonet AmaryllidaceaeAllium peninsulare Bloomeria crocea Dipterostemon capitatus Blue Dicks CyperaceaeCarex senta Carex spp IridaceaeSisyrinchium bellum Blue Eyed Grass JuncaceaeJuncus patens Gray Spike Rush Juncus spp LiliaceaeCalochortus splendens Calochortus Calochortus venustus Calochortus spp Chlorogalum pomeridianum Soap Plant Fritillaria biflora Lilium humboldtii Humboldt s Lily OrchidaceaeEpipactis gigantea Stream Orchid Poaceae alt GramineaeFestuca californica California fescue Leymus condensatus aka Eleymus condensatus Giant Wild Rye grass Leymus triticoides Creeping Wild Rye Melica californica California Melic Grass Melica imperfecta Little California Melic Grass Nassella pulchra aka Stipa pulchra Purple Needlegrass California State Grass Dicotyledons edit Aizoaceae Ice Plant Carpobrotus edulis Mesembryanthemum crystallinumAnacardiaceae Sumac Malosma laurina Laurel Sumac Rhus integrifolia Lemonadeberry Rhus ovata Sugar Bush Rhus trilobata Squaw Bush Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison Oak skin irritation Apiaceae Umbel flowers Carrots Conium maculatum Poison Hemlock poisonous Foeniculum vulgare Sweet Fennel Asteraceae Yarrow Artemisia californica California sagebrush Baccharis glutinosa Mule fat Baccharis pilularis Coyote Brush Centaurea melitensis Yellow Star Thistle significant invasive exotic Cirsium occidentale Encelia californica Eriophyllum confertiflorum Gnaphalium californicum Malacothrix saxatilis Cliff Aster Silybum marianum Misc sunfowers Boraginaceae BrassicaceaeBrassica nigra Black Mustard invasive exotic Stanleya pinnataCactaceaeOpuntia littoralisCapparaceaeIsomeris arborea Sambucus mexicana Mexican Elderberry CaryophyllaceaeSilene laciniataChenopodiaceaeSalsola iberica Tumbleweed CistaceaeCistus villosus Helianthemum scopariumConvolvulaceaeCalystegia macrostegia Morning glory Cuscuta californica Dodder Orangebeard Witches Hair CrassulaceaeDudleya lanceolata Dudleya pulverulenta Chalk Dudleya CucurbitaceaeCucurbita foetidissima Marah macrocarpusEricaceae Heath family Arctostaphylos glandulosaEuphorbiaceaeEuphorbia albomarginata Ricinus communisFabaceae Leguminosae Pea family Lotus scoparius Broom Lupinus spp Lupinus hirsutissimus Medicago sativa Pickeringia montana Spartium junceumGentianaceaeCentaurium venustumGeraniaceaeErodium cicutariumHydrophyllaceaeEriodictyon crassifolium Yerba Santa Phacelia cicutaria Caterpillar phacelia Phacelia grandiflora Phacelia parryiLamiaceae Mint Marrubium vulgare Horehound Salvia apiana White Sage Salvia clevelandii Cleveland sage Salvia columbariae Chia Salvia leucophylla Purple sage Salvia mellifera Black sage MalvaceaeMalacothamnus fasciculatus Malva parviflora Cheeseweed NyctaginaceaeAbronia umbellata Verbena Mirabilis californica Wishbone Plant OnagraceaeClarkia deflexa Clarkia unguiculata Zauschneria californica California Fuchsia OxalidaceaeOxalis pes capraePaeoniaceaePaeonia californicaPapaveraceaeDendromecon rigida Bush Poppy Dicentra ochroleuca Eschscholzia californica California Poppy Papaver californicum Romneya coulteri Matilija Poppy PolemonaceaLeptodactylon californicum Linanthus dianthiflorusPolygonaceaeEriogonum crocatum Conejo Buckwheat endemic Eriogonum cinereum Coastal Buckwheat endemic Eriogonum elongatum Eriogonum fasciculatum California buckwheat Rumex crispusPortulacaceaeClaytonia perfoliata Primulaceae Anagalis arvensis Dodecatheon clevelandiiRanunculaceaeClematis ligusticifolia Delphinium cardinale Delphinium parryi Ranunculus californicusRhamnaceaeCeanothus crassifolius Ceanothus cuneatus Ceanothus leucodermis Ceanothus megacarpus Bigpod Ceanothus endemic Ceanothus oliganthus Ceanothus spinosus Rhamnus californica Coffeeberry RosaceaeAdenostoma fasciculatum Coastal Sage Cercocarpus betuloides Mountain Mahogany Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon Prunus ilicifolia Evergreen Cherry Rosa californica Rubus ursinus California Blackberry SalicaceaeSalix lasiolepis Arroyo Willow SaxifragaceaeRibes amarum Bitter Gooseberry endemic Ribes aureum Golden Currant Ribes divaricatum Parish s Gooseberry Ribes malvaceum Chaparral Currant Ribes speciosum Fuchsia flowered Gooseberry Scrophulariaceae Figwort family Anirrhinum coulterianum Antirrhinim kelloggii Castilleja affins Casrilleja foliolosa Castilleja marinii Mimulus brevipes Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus cardinalis Mimulus guttatus Mimulus longiflorus Mimulus pilosus Orthocarpus purpurascens Pedicularis densiflora Penstemon centranthifolius Penstemon heterophyllus Penstemon spectabilisSolanaceaeDatura innoxia Datura Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana bigelovii Nicotiana glauca Solanum douglasii Solanum xanti TreesAcer macrophyllum Bigleaf Maple Alnus rhombifolia White Alder Juglans californica California Black Walnut Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak Quercus chrysolepis Canyon Live Oak Pinus sabiniana Digger Pine Gray Pine Platanus racemosa California Sycamore Umbellularia Californica California Bay See also editNatural history of the Santa Monica MountainsSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaCalifornia chaparral and woodlandsCalifornia coastal sage and chaparral sub ecoregion Coastal sage scrub plant community California montane chaparral and woodlands sub ecoregionCalifornia Native Plant SocietyNotes edit Jepson Manual plant database Additional References see the following links and books References editFlora of the Santa Monica Mountains Alphabetical Checklist UCLA Botanical Garden website lists Flora of the Santa Monica Mountains by Family page 1 Flora of the Santa Monica Mountains by Family page 2 Regional Flora of Santa Monica Mountains Santa Monica Mountains Flora A Check List Flora of Malibu Creek State Park Flora of Topanga State Park Flora of Point Mugu State Park Flora of Charmlee Regional Park Flora of Mishe Mokwa Trail Area Flora of the Santa Monica Mountains California publication Southern California Botanists Peter H Raven Further reading edit Flora of the Santa Monica Mountains California Southern California Botanists Peter H Raven Wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains by Milt McAuley Flowering Plants The Santa Monica Mountains Coastal and Chaparral Regions of Southern California by Nancy Dale Roadside Plants of Southern California by Thomas J Belzer California Native Plants for the Garden by Carol Bornstein David Fross and Bart O Brien Cachuma Press Los Olivos CA 2005 ISBN 0 9628505 8 6 amp ISBN 0 9628505 9 4 The Jepson Manual James C Hickman UC Press ISBN 0 520 08255 9 Jepson Manual Online Jepson Interchange plant databaseExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nature of the Santa Monica Mountains Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Online Flower Finder website Jepson Manual online flora plants list of the Western Transverse Ranges includes the Santa 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