| Criteria: found in Contra Costa County • is not native • group by lifeform | ||||
| 782 records | include photos for these plants | # number of sources | ||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Lifeform | # |
Lifeform: Annual | 360 plants | ||
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Lifeform: Biennial | 3 plants | ||
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Lifeform: Perennial | 269 plants | ||
Lifeform: Fern | 2 plants | ||
| Adiantum pedatum | Northern maidenhair | Fern | 9 |
| Pteris cretica | Cretan brake | Fern | 2 |
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Lifeform: Shrub | 87 plants | ||
| Acacia baileyana ! | Cootamundra wattle | Tree, Shrub | 5 |
| Acacia cyclops ! | Coastal wattle | Shrub | |
| Acacia dealbata ! | Silver wattle | Tree, Shrub | 1 |
| Acacia redolens | Bank catclaw | Tree, Shrub | 15 |
| Acacia verticillata | Star acacia | Tree, Shrub | 2 |
| Albizia julibrissin | Silktree | Tree, Shrub | 9 |
| Albizia lophantha | Stink bean | Tree, Shrub | |
| Berberis darwinii ! | Darwin's berberis | Shrub | 5 |
| Caesalpinia gilliesii | Bird of paradise | Tree, Shrub, Vine | 10 |
| Callistemon citrinus | Crimson bottlebrush | Tree, Shrub | 12 |
| Calystegia silvatica | Shortstalk false bindweed | Vine, Shrub | |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern redbud | Tree, Shrub | 67 |
| Cistus salviifolius | Sage leaf rockrose | Shrub (stem succulent) | 16 |
| Coprosma repens | Creeping mirrorplant | Shrub | 6 |
| Cotoneaster franchetii ! | Cotoneaster | Shrub | |
| Cotoneaster horizontalis | Wall or herringbone cotoneaster | Shrub | 4 |
| Cotoneaster lacteus ! | Milkflower cotoneaster | Shrub | 2 |
| Cotoneaster pannosus ! | Woolly cotoneaster | Shrub | |
| Crataegus monogyna ! | Hawthorn | Shrub | 2 |
| Cytisus scoparius ! | Scotch broom | Shrub | 1 |
| Cytisus scoparius var. scoparius | Scotch broom | Shrub | 1 |
| Cytisus striatus ! | Portuguese broom | Shrub | |
| Echium candicans ! | Pride of madeira | Shrub | 14 |
| Elaeagnus angustifolia ! | Russian olive | Tree, Shrub | 2 |
| Ficus microcarpa | Chinese banyan | Shrub | 4 |
| Genista canariensis | Canary island broom | Shrub | |
| Genista monspessulana ! | French broom | Shrub | |
| Hedera helix ! | English ivy | Vine, Shrub | 6 |
| Helichrysum petiolare ! | Licorice plant | Shrub, Vine | 5 |
| Holodiscus dumosus | Rockspirea | Shrub | 40 |
| Hypericum calycinum | Aaron's beard | Shrub | 7 |
| Ilex aquifolium ! | Holly | Tree, Shrub | 3 |
| Isocoma veneta | Shrub | 11 | |
| Lavatera arborea | Tree mallow | Shrub | |
| Leptospermum scoparium | Broom teatree | Shrub | 5 |
| Ligustrum japonicum | Japanese privet | Tree, Shrub | 9 |
| Ligustrum lucidum ! | Glossy privet | Tree, Shrub | 3 |
| Ligustrum ovalifolium | California privet | Tree, Shrub | 1 |
| Ligustrum sinense | Chinese privet | Tree, Shrub | 1 |
| Ligustrum vulgare | European privet | Tree, Shrub | 3 |
| Lonicera japonica | Japanese honeysuckle | Vine, Shrub | 7 |
| Lycium chinense | Matrimony vine | Shrub | 2 |
| Maclura pomifera | Osage orange | Tree, Shrub | 3 |
| Malva arborea | Tree mallow | Shrub | |
| Malva pseudolavatera | Cretan mallow | Shrub | |
| Maytenus boaria ! | Mayten | Tree, Shrub | 6 |
| Myoporum laetum ! | Ngaio tree | Tree, Shrub | 2 |
| Nicotiana glauca ! | Tree tobacco | Tree, Shrub | 2 |
| Olea europaea ! | Olive | Tree, Shrub | 10 |
| Opuntia ficus-indica | Tuna | Shrub (stem succulent) | 4 |
| Parthenocissus inserta | Woodbine | Vine, Shrub | 10 |
| Pelargonium inquinans | South african pelargonium | Shrub (stem succulent) | |
| Phoradendron tomentosum | Christmas mistletoe | Shrub (parasitic) | |
| Photinia serratifolia | Taiwanese photinia | Shrub, Tree | |
| Pittosporum tobira | Mock orange | Tree, Shrub | 9 |
| Pittosporum undulatum ! | Victorian box | Tree, Shrub | 4 |
| Pyracantha angustifolia ! | Firethorn | Shrub | 2 |
| Pyracantha coccinea ! | Scarlet firethorn | Shrub | 4 |
| Pyracantha crenatoserrata | Chinese firethorn | Shrub | 5 |
| Pyracantha fortuneana | Chinese firethorn | Shrub | 5 |
| Pyracantha koidzumii | Taiwan firethorn | Shrub | 3 |
| Quercus suber | Cork oak | Tree, Shrub | 12 |
| Rhamnus alaterna | Italian buckhorn | Shrub | 8 |
| Rhamnus alaternus ! | Italian buckthorn | Shrub | 8 |
| Ricinus communis ! | Castor bean | Shrub | 1 |
| Robinia hispida | Bristly locust | Tree, Shrub | |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Rosemary | Shrub | 28 |
| Rubus armeniacus ! | Himalayan blackberry | Shrub | |
| Rubus discolor | Blackberry | Shrub | |
| Rubus pensilvanicus | Pennsylvania blackberry | Vine, Shrub | |
| Rubus ulmifolius | Elmleaf blackberry | Vine, Shrub | |
| Rubus ulmifolius var. anoplothyrsus | Elm leaf bramble | Vine, Shrub | |
| Rubus ulmifolius var. inermis | Elm leaf bramble | Vine, Shrub | |
| Salsola damascena | Russian thistle | Shrub | |
| Salvia microphylla | Baby sage | Shrub | 20 |
| Schinus terebinthifolius ! | Brazilian pepper tree | Tree, Shrub | 4 |
| Senna multiglandulosa | Glandular cassia | Shrub | 2 |
| Sesbania punicea ! | Rattlebox | Shrub | 1 |
| Solanum aviculare ! | New zealand nightshade | Shrub | 1 |
| Solanum lanceolatum | Lance leaf nightshade | Shrub | |
| Solanum physalifolium | Hoe nightshade | Shrub | |
| Spartium junceum ! | Spanish broom | Shrub | 2 |
| Tamarix parviflora | Tamarisk | Tree, Shrub | |
| Tamarix ramosissima ! | Tamarisk | Tree, Shrub | |
| Ulex europaeus ! | Gorse | Shrub | |
| Viburnum rigidum | Canary Laurustinus | Shrub | |
| Vitis vinifera | Cultivated grape | Vine, Shrub | 5 |
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Lifeform: Tree | 54 plants | ||
| Acacia longifolia ! | Golden wattle | Tree | 5 |
| Acacia melanoxylon ! | Blackwood acacia | Tree | 5 |
| Acacia retinodes | Ever blooming acacia | Tree | |
| Acer saccharinum | Silver maple | Tree | 6 |
| Ailanthus altissima ! | Tree of heaven | Tree | 2 |
| Arbutus unedo | Strawberry tree | Tree | 15 |
| Casuarina equisetifolia ! | Beach sheoak | Tree | |
| Catalpa speciosa | Northern catalpa | Tree | 4 |
| Ceratonia siliqua | St. john's bread | Tree | 5 |
| Cestrum parqui ! | Chilean jessamine | Tree | 5 |
| Cinnamomum camphora | Camphortree | Tree | 6 |
| Cupressus sempervirens | Italian cypress | Tree | 13 |
| Eriobotrya japonica | Loquat | Tree | 4 |
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis ! | Red gum | Tree | 2 |
| Eucalyptus globulus ! | Blue gum | Tree | 4 |
| Eucalyptus polyanthemos | Silver dollar gum | Tree | 3 |
| Eucalyptus pulverulenta | Money tree | Tree | 1 |
| Eucalyptus rudis | Western australian floodedgum | Tree | 1 |
| Eucalyptus sideroxylon | Red iron bark | Tree | 2 |
| Eucalyptus tereticornis | Forest red gum | Tree | |
| Ficus carica ! | Common fig | Tree | 1 |
| Juglans regia | English walnut | Tree | 1 |
| Laurus nobilis | Sweet bay | Tree | 15 |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum | Tree | 7 |
| Malus pumila | Paradise apple | Tree | 2 |
| Malus sylvestris | Apple | Tree | |
| Melaleuca quinquenervia | Punktree | Tree | 4 |
| Nerium oleander | Oleander | Tree | 8 |
| Phoenix canariensis ! | Canary island date palm | Tree | 2 |
| Pinus halepensis | Aleppo pine | Tree | 9 |
| Pinus pinea | Italian stone pine | Tree | 7 |
| Pinus sylvestris | Scotch pine | Tree | 7 |
| Pistacia atlantica | Pistachio | Tree | |
| Pistacia chinensis | Chinese pistachio | Tree | 11 |
| Platanus occidentalis | American sycamore | Tree | 2 |
| Populus alba | White poplar | Tree | 2 |
| Populus deltoides | Eastern cottonwood | Tree | 3 |
| Prunus armeniaca | Apricot | Tree | |
| Prunus avium | Sweet cherry | Tree | 1 |
| Prunus cerasifera ! | Cherry plum | Tree | 8 |
| Prunus domestica | European plum | Tree | |
| Prunus dulcis | Almond | Tree | |
| Pyrus calleryana ! | Callery pear | Tree | 7 |
| Pyrus communis | Common pear | Tree | 1 |
| Quercus ilex | Holly oak | Tree | 7 |
| Robinia pseudoacacia ! | Black locust | Tree | 6 |
| Salix babylonica | Weeping willow | Tree | 6 |
| Salix nigra | Black willow | Tree | 8 |
| Schinus molle ! | Peruvian pepper tree | Tree | 9 |
| Ulmus glabra | Wych elm | Tree | 2 |
| Ulmus minor | English elm | Tree | 1 |
| Ulmus parvifolia | Siberian elm | Tree | 10 |
| Ulmus pumila | Siberian elm | Tree | 3 |
| Washingtonia robusta ! | Mexican fan palm | Tree | 5 |
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Lifeform: Vine | 5 plants | ||
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Pink background indicates a plant is non-native.
! indicates a plant is potentially invasive. |
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| NB: found in Contra Costa County is intended to indicate only plants found growing in the wild. However, the evidence is not always clear, and may occasionally include plants found in cultivation. To verify the wild presence of any particular plant in the list above, please click through to Calflora and look closely at the observations in this county. | ||