Culturally Significant Plant Guides are available in either Adobe® Acrobat® Portable Document
Format (pdf) or Microsoft Word (doc).
Synonyms are indented beneath accepted counterparts.
Symbol |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Plant Guides |
ACMI2 |
Achillea millefolium |
common yarrow |
doc pdf |
AECA |
Aesculus californica |
California buckeye |
doc pdf |
ALBIB |
Allium bisceptrum var. bisceptrum |
twincrest onion |
doc pdf |
ALHY |
Allium hyalinum |
glassy onion |
doc pdf |
ALUN |
Allium unifolium |
oneleaf onion |
doc pdf |
ALIN2 |
Alnus incana |
gray alder |
doc pdf |
ALINR |
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa |
speckled alder |
doc pdf |
ALRU2 |
Alnus rubra |
red alder |
doc pdf |
AMBR2 |
Amphicarpaea bracteata |
American hogpeanut |
doc pdf |
ANCA10 |
Anemopsis californica |
yerba mansa |
doc pdf |
APAM |
Apios americana |
groundnut |
doc pdf |
APCA |
Apocynum cannabinum |
Indianhemp |
doc pdf |
ARME |
Arbutus menziesii |
Pacific madrone |
doc pdf |
ARVI4 |
Arctostaphylos viscida |
sticky whiteleaf manzanita |
doc pdf |
AREG |
Argentina egedii |
Pacific silverweed |
doc pdf |
ARCAC |
Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata |
field sagewort |
doc pdf |
ARDR4 |
Artemisia dracunculus |
tarragon |
doc pdf |
ARFR4 |
Artemisia frigida |
prairie sagewort |
doc pdf |
ARLU |
Artemisia ludoviciana |
white sagebrush |
doc pdf |
ARGI |
Arundinaria gigantea |
giant cane |
doc pdf |
ASCA |
Asarum canadense |
Canadian wildginger |
doc pdf |
ASCO |
Asclepias cordifolia |
heartleaf milkweed |
doc pdf |
ASFA |
Asclepias fascicularis |
Mexican whorled milkweed |
doc pdf |
ASSP |
Asclepias speciosa |
showy milkweed |
doc pdf |
ASSY |
Asclepias syriaca |
common milkweed |
doc pdf |
ASTU |
Asclepias tuberosa |
butterfly milkweed |
doc pdf |
ASTR |
Asimina triloba |
pawpaw |
doc pdf |
BAAU |
Baptisia australis |
blue wild indigo |
doc pdf |
BRCO3 |
Brodiaea coronaria |
crown brodiaea |
doc pdf |
CACI2 |
Calandrinia ciliata |
fringed redmaids |
doc pdf |
CAAM2 |
Callicarpa americana |
American beautyberry |
doc pdf |
CALU9 |
Calochortus luteus |
yellow mariposa lily |
doc pdf |
CASU3 |
Calochortus superbus |
yellow mariposa |
doc pdf |
CAVE3 |
Calochortus venustus |
butterfly mariposa lily |
doc pdf |
CAQUB2 |
Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora |
small camas |
doc pdf |
CAQUQ |
Camassia quamash ssp. quamash |
small camas |
doc pdf |
CABA4 |
Carex barbarae |
Santa Barbara sedge |
doc pdf |
CAOB3 |
Carex obnupta |
slough sedge |
doc pdf |
CAGI10 |
Carnegiea gigantea |
saguaro |
|
CAGI7 |
Carnegia gigantea |
|
doc pdf
|
CAIL2 |
Carya illinoinensis |
pecan |
doc pdf |
CEAM |
Ceanothus americanus |
New Jersey tea |
doc pdf |
CECU |
Ceanothus cuneatus |
buckbrush |
doc pdf |
CEHE |
Ceanothus herbaceus |
Jersey tea |
doc pdf |
CELA |
Celtis laevigata |
sugarberry |
doc pdf |
CECA4 |
Cercis canadensis |
eastern redbud |
doc pdf |
CEOR9 |
Cercis orbiculata |
California redbud |
doc pdf |
CHPO3 |
Chlorogalum pomeridianum |
wavyleaf soap plant |
doc pdf |
COES |
Colocasia esculenta |
coco yam |
doc pdf |
COSE16 |
Cornus sericea |
redosier dogwood |
doc pdf |
COSEO |
Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis |
western dogwood |
doc pdf |
COSES |
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea |
redosier dogwood |
doc pdf |
CYACA2 |
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. acanthocarpa |
buckhorn cholla |
|
OPAC |
Opuntia acanthocarpa |
|
doc pdf
|
CYER |
Cyperus eragrostis |
tall flatsedge |
doc pdf |
DICA14 |
Dichelostemma capitatum |
bluedicks |
doc pdf |
DICAC5 |
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum |
bluedicks |
doc pdf |
DICAP |
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. pauciflorum |
bluedicks |
doc pdf |
ECAN2 |
Echinacea angustifolia |
narrowleaf purple coneflower |
doc pdf |
ECPU |
Echinacea purpurea |
eastern purple coneflower |
doc pdf |
EPNE |
Ephedra nevadensis |
Nevada jointfir |
doc pdf |
EPVI |
Ephedra viridis |
mormon tea |
doc pdf |
ERPH |
Erigeron philadelphicus |
Philadelphia fleabane |
doc pdf |
ERCA6 |
Eriodictyon californicum |
California yerba santa |
doc pdf |
ERAQ |
Eryngium aquaticum |
rattlesnakemaster |
doc pdf |
FRCH |
Fragaria chiloensis |
beach strawberry |
doc pdf |
FRCHC |
Fragaria chiloensis ssp. chiloensis |
beach strawberry |
doc pdf |
FRCHL |
Fragaria chiloensis ssp. lucida |
beach strawberry |
doc pdf |
FRCHP |
Fragaria chiloensis ssp. pacifica |
Pacific beach strawberry |
doc pdf |
FRCHS2 |
Fragaria chiloensis ssp. sandwicensis |
Sandwich beach strawberry |
doc pdf |
FRVE |
Fragaria vesca |
woodland strawberry |
doc pdf |
FRVI |
Fragaria virginiana |
Virginia strawberry |
doc pdf |
FRAM2 |
Fraxinus americana |
white ash |
doc pdf |
FRNI |
Fraxinus nigra |
black ash |
doc pdf |
FRCA6 |
Fremontodendron californicum |
California flannelbush |
doc pdf |
FRAF2 |
Fritillaria affinis |
checker lily |
doc pdf |
FRCA5 |
Fritillaria camschatcensis |
Kamchatka fritillary |
doc pdf |
GUSA2 |
Gutierrezia sarothrae |
broom snakeweed |
doc pdf |
GYDI |
Gymnocladus dioicus |
Kentucky coffeetree |
doc pdf |
HEAN3 |
Helianthus annuus |
common sunflower |
doc pdf |
HEFA |
Hemizonia fasciculata |
clustered tarweed |
doc pdf |
HEWH |
Hesperoyucca whipplei |
chaparral yucca |
|
YUWH |
Yucca whipplei |
|
doc pdf
|
HEAR5 |
Heteromeles arbutifolia |
toyon |
doc pdf |
HIHIA |
Hierochloe hirta ssp. arctica |
northern sweetgrass |
doc pdf |
HIOD |
Hierochloe odorata |
sweetgrass |
doc pdf |
HYHYH |
Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides |
St. Andrew's cross |
doc pdf |
ILVO |
Ilex vomitoria |
yaupon |
doc pdf |
IRDO |
Iris douglasiana |
Douglas iris |
doc pdf |
IRFE |
Iris fernaldii |
Fernald's iris |
doc pdf |
IRMA |
Iris macrosiphon |
bowltube iris |
doc pdf |
IRMI |
Iris missouriensis |
Rocky Mountain iris |
doc pdf |
IRPU |
Iris purdyi |
Purdy's iris |
doc pdf |
IRVI |
Iris virginica |
Virginia iris |
doc pdf |
JUNI |
Juglans nigra |
black walnut |
doc pdf |
JUARL |
Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis |
mountain rush |
|
JUBA |
Juncus balticus |
|
doc pdf
|
JUEF |
Juncus effusus |
common rush |
doc pdf |
JULE |
Juncus lesueurii |
salt rush |
doc pdf |
JUTE2 |
Juncus textilis |
basket rush |
doc pdf |
JUPI |
Juniperus pinchotii |
Pinchot's juniper |
doc pdf |
JUSC2 |
Juniperus scopulorum |
Rocky Mountain juniper |
doc pdf |
JUVI |
Juniperus virginiana |
eastern redcedar |
doc pdf |
LEGR |
Ledum groenlandicum |
bog Labrador tea |
doc pdf |
LECA8 |
Lespedeza capitata |
roundhead lespedeza |
doc pdf |
LERE7 |
Lewisia rediviva |
bitter root |
doc pdf |
LIPA |
Lilium pardalinum |
leopard lily |
doc pdf |
LIST2 |
Liquidambar styraciflua |
sweetgum |
doc pdf |
LOCA2 |
Lobelia cardinalis |
cardinalflower |
doc pdf |
LOIN |
Lobelia inflata |
Indian-tobacco |
doc pdf |
LOSI |
Lobelia siphilitica |
great blue lobelia |
doc pdf |
LUNO |
Lupinus nootkatensis |
Nootka lupine |
doc pdf |
LUPE3 |
Lupinus perennis |
sundial lupine |
doc pdf |
MAEL |
Madia elegans |
common madia |
doc pdf |
MASA |
Madia sativa |
coast tarweed |
doc pdf |
MAIN3 |
Mangifera indica |
mango |
doc pdf |
MAES |
Manihot esculenta |
cassava |
doc pdf |
MEDI |
Mentzelia dispersa |
bushy blazingstar |
doc pdf |
MOFI |
Monarda fistulosa |
wild bergamot |
doc pdf |
MOPU |
Monarda punctata |
spotted beebalm |
doc pdf |
MOCA6 |
Morella californica |
California wax myrtle |
doc pdf |
MORU2 |
Morus rubra |
red mulberry |
doc pdf |
MURI2 |
Muhlenbergia rigens |
deergrass |
doc pdf |
NOMI |
Nolina microcarpa |
sacahuista |
doc pdf |
NODE3 |
Notholithocarpus densiflorus |
tanoak |
|
LIDE3 |
Lithocarpus densiflorus |
|
doc pdf
|
OEBI |
Oenothera biennis |
common evening primrose |
doc pdf |
PAQU |
Panax quinquefolius |
American ginseng |
doc pdf |
PAIN3 |
Parthenium integrifolium |
wild quinine |
doc pdf |
PAIN6 |
Passiflora incarnata |
purple passionflower |
doc pdf |
PEGR7 |
Penstemon grandiflorus |
large beardtongue |
doc pdf |
PISI |
Picea sitchensis |
Sitka spruce |
doc pdf |
PIED |
Pinus edulis |
twoneedle pinyon |
doc pdf |
PIMO |
Pinus monophylla |
singleleaf pinyon |
doc pdf |
PIPA2 |
Pinus palustris |
longleaf pine |
doc pdf |
PIRA2 |
Pinus radiata |
Monterey pine |
doc pdf |
PIRE |
Pinus resinosa |
red pine |
doc pdf |
PISA2 |
Pinus sabiniana |
California foothill pine |
doc pdf |
PLCI2 |
Platanthera ciliaris |
yellow fringed orchid |
doc pdf |
PLOC |
Platanus occidentalis |
American sycamore |
doc pdf |
POIN3 |
Poliomintha incana |
frosted mint |
doc pdf |
POAN3 |
Populus angustifolia |
narrowleaf cottonwood |
doc pdf |
POBAT |
Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa |
black cottonwood |
doc pdf |
POFR2 |
Populus fremontii |
Fremont cottonwood |
doc pdf |
POTR5 |
Populus tremuloides |
quaking aspen |
doc pdf |
PRPA2 |
Proboscidea parviflora |
doubleclaw |
doc pdf |
PRGL2 |
Prosopis glandulosa |
honey mesquite |
doc pdf |
PRGLT |
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana |
western honey mesquite |
doc pdf |
PRPU |
Prosopis pubescens |
screwbean mesquite |
doc pdf |
PRVE |
Prosopis velutina |
velvet mesquite |
doc pdf |
PRAM |
Prunus americana |
American plum |
doc pdf |
PREM |
Prunus emarginata |
bitter cherry |
doc pdf |
PRIL |
Prunus ilicifolia |
hollyleaf cherry |
doc pdf |
PRVI |
Prunus virginiana |
chokecherry |
doc pdf |
PSME |
Pseudotsuga menziesii |
Douglas-fir |
doc pdf |
QUAG |
Quercus agrifolia |
California live oak |
doc pdf |
QUBI |
Quercus bicolor |
swamp white oak |
doc pdf |
QUDO |
Quercus douglasii |
blue oak |
doc pdf |
QUKE |
Quercus kelloggii |
California black oak |
doc pdf |
QURU |
Quercus rubra |
northern red oak |
doc pdf |
QUSH |
Quercus shumardii |
Shumard's oak |
doc pdf |
QUWI2 |
Quercus wislizeni |
interior live oak |
doc pdf |
RACO3 |
Ratibida columnifera |
upright prairie coneflower |
doc pdf |
RAPI |
Ratibida pinnata |
pinnate prairie coneflower |
doc pdf |
RHAR4 |
Rhus aromatica |
fragrant sumac |
doc pdf |
RHARA |
Rhus aromatica var. arenaria |
fragrant sumac |
doc pdf |
RHARA2 |
Rhus aromatica var. aromatica |
fragrant sumac |
doc pdf |
RHARS |
Rhus aromatica var. serotina |
fragrant sumac |
doc pdf |
RHGL |
Rhus glabra |
smooth sumac |
doc pdf |
RHTR |
Rhus trilobata |
skunkbush sumac |
doc pdf |
RHTRA |
Rhus trilobata var. anisophylla |
skunkbush sumac |
doc pdf |
RHTRP |
Rhus trilobata var. pilosissima |
pubescent skunkbush sumac |
doc pdf |
RHTRQ |
Rhus trilobata var. quinata |
skunkbush sumac |
doc pdf |
RHTRR |
Rhus trilobata var. racemulosa |
skunkbush sumac |
doc pdf |
RHTRS |
Rhus trilobata var. simplicifolia |
skunkbush sumac |
doc pdf |
RHTRT |
Rhus trilobata var. trilobata |
skunkbush sumac |
doc pdf |
RIAU |
Ribes aureum |
golden currant |
doc pdf |
RIAUA |
Ribes aureum var. aureum |
golden currant |
doc pdf |
RIAUG |
Ribes aureum var. gracillimum |
golden currant |
doc pdf |
RIAUV |
Ribes aureum var. villosum |
golden currant |
doc pdf |
ROVI2 |
Rosa virginiana |
Virginia rose |
doc pdf |
ROVIL |
Rosa virginiana var. lamprophylla |
Virginia rose |
doc pdf |
ROVIV2 |
Rosa virginiana var. virginiana |
Virginia rose |
doc pdf |
ROWOG |
Rosa woodsii var. glabrata |
Woods' rose |
doc pdf |
ROWOG2 |
Rosa woodsii var. gratissima |
Tehachapi rose |
doc pdf |
ROWOU |
Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana |
Woods' rose |
doc pdf |
ROWOW |
Rosa woodsii var. woodsii |
Woods' rose |
doc pdf |
RUID |
Rubus idaeus |
American red raspberry |
doc pdf |
RUSP |
Rubus spectabilis |
salmonberry |
doc pdf |
SAMI8 |
Sabal minor |
dwarf palmetto |
doc pdf |
SAPA |
Sabal palmetto |
cabbage palmetto |
doc pdf |
SACU |
Sagittaria cuneata |
arumleaf arrowhead |
doc pdf |
SALA2 |
Sagittaria latifolia |
broadleaf arrowhead |
doc pdf |
SAAM2 |
Salix amygdaloides |
peachleaf willow |
doc pdf |
SABE2 |
Salix bebbiana |
Bebb willow |
doc pdf |
SAEX |
Salix exigua |
narrowleaf willow |
doc pdf |
SAHU2 |
Salix humilis |
prairie willow |
doc pdf |
SALU |
Salix lucida |
shining willow |
doc pdf |
SALUL |
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra |
Pacific willow |
doc pdf |
SASI2 |
Salix sitchensis |
Sitka willow |
doc pdf |
SAAP2 |
Salvia apiana |
white sage |
doc pdf |
SACO6 |
Salvia columbariae |
chia |
doc pdf |
SANIC4 |
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis |
American black elderberry |
doc pdf |
SANIC5 |
Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea |
blue elderberry |
doc pdf |
SAAL5 |
Sassafras albidum |
sassafras |
doc pdf |
SCACO2 |
Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis |
tule |
doc pdf |
SCAM6 |
Schoenoplectus americanus |
chairmaker's bulrush |
doc pdf |
SCCA11 |
Schoenoplectus californicus |
California bulrush |
doc pdf |
SCTA2 |
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani |
softstem bulrush |
doc pdf |
SCCY |
Scirpus cyperinus |
woolgrass |
doc pdf |
SERE2 |
Serenoa repens |
saw palmetto |
doc pdf |
SHCA |
Shepherdia canadensis |
russet buffaloberry |
doc pdf |
SIPE2 |
Silphium perfoliatum |
cup plant |
doc pdf |
SIPEC2 |
Silphium perfoliatum var. connatum |
cup plant |
doc pdf |
SIPEP |
Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum |
cup plant |
doc pdf |
SPAM |
Sparganium americanum |
American bur-reed |
doc pdf |
SPAN |
Sparganium androcladum |
branched bur-reed |
doc pdf |
SPAN2 |
Sparganium angustifolium |
narrowleaf bur-reed |
doc pdf |
SPER |
Sparganium erectum |
simplestem bur-reed |
doc pdf |
SPERS2 |
Sparganium erectum ssp. stoloniferum |
simplestem bur-reed |
doc pdf |
SPEU |
Sparganium eurycarpum |
broadfruit bur-reed |
doc pdf |
SPFL |
Sparganium fluctuans |
floating bur-reed |
doc pdf |
SPGL |
Sparganium glomeratum |
clustered bur-reed |
doc pdf |
SPHY |
Sparganium hyperboreum |
northern bur-reed |
doc pdf |
SPNA |
Sparganium natans |
small bur-reed |
doc pdf |
SPAI |
Sporobolus airoides |
alkali sacaton |
doc pdf |
STHE9 |
Strophostyles helvola |
amberique-bean |
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STHE4 |
Strophostyles helvula |
|
doc pdf
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SYAL |
Symphoricarpos albus |
common snowberry |
doc pdf |
SYLAL4 |
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum var. lanceolatum |
white panicle aster |
doc pdf |
SYNO2 |
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae |
New England aster |
doc pdf |
SYNON |
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. novi-belgii |
New York aster |
doc pdf |
SYVU |
Syringa vulgaris |
common lilac |
doc pdf |
THOC2 |
Thuja occidentalis |
arborvitae |
doc pdf |
THPL |
Thuja plicata |
western redcedar |
doc pdf |
TIAM |
Tilia americana |
American basswood |
doc pdf |
TIAMA |
Tilia americana var. americana |
American basswood |
doc pdf |
TIAMC |
Tilia americana var. caroliniana |
Carolina basswood |
doc pdf |
TIAMH |
Tilia americana var. heterophylla |
American basswood |
doc pdf |
TIUS |
Tillandsia usneoides |
Spanish moss |
doc pdf |
TRVI |
Tradescantia virginiana |
Virginia spiderwort |
doc pdf |
TRLA4 |
Trichostema lanceolatum |
vinegarweed |
doc pdf |
TRWO |
Trifolium wormskioldii |
cows clover |
doc pdf |
TRHY3 |
Triteleia hyacinthina |
white brodiaea |
doc pdf |
TRIX |
Triteleia ixioides |
prettyface |
doc pdf |
TRLA16 |
Triteleia laxa |
Ithuriel's spear |
doc pdf |
TSCA |
Tsuga canadensis |
eastern hemlock |
doc pdf |
TSHE |
Tsuga heterophylla |
western hemlock |
doc pdf |
TYAN |
Typha angustifolia |
narrowleaf cattail |
doc pdf |
TYDO |
Typha domingensis |
southern cattail |
doc pdf |
TYLA |
Typha latifolia |
broadleaf cattail |
doc pdf |
ULPU |
Ulmus pumila |
Siberian elm |
doc pdf |
ULRU |
Ulmus rubra |
slippery elm |
doc pdf |
UMCA |
Umbellularia californica |
California laurel |
doc pdf |
VADE |
Vaccinium deliciosum |
Cascade bilberry |
doc pdf |
VAME |
Vaccinium membranaceum |
thinleaf huckleberry |
doc pdf |
VAOV2 |
Vaccinium ovatum |
California huckleberry |
doc pdf |
VAOX |
Vaccinium oxycoccos |
small cranberry |
doc pdf |
VAPA |
Vaccinium parvifolium |
red huckleberry |
doc pdf |
VASC |
Vaccinium scoparium |
grouse whortleberry |
doc pdf |
VIOPA2 |
Viburnum opulus var. americanum |
American cranberrybush |
doc pdf |
WAFI |
Washingtonia filifera |
California fan palm |
doc pdf |
YUFI |
Yucca filamentosa |
Adam's needle |
doc pdf |
ZAPU |
Zamia pumila |
coontie |
doc pdf |
ZAAM |
Zanthoxylum americanum |
common pricklyash |
doc pdf |