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Criteria: found in San Mateo County is not native group by lifeform | ||||
853 records | include photos for these plants | # number of sources |
Scientific Name | Common Name | Lifeform | # |
Lifeform: Annual | 358 plants | ||
Lifeform: Biennial | 1 plant | ||
Dipsacus sativus ! | Indian teasel | Biennial herb | |
Lifeform: Perennial | 318 plants | ||
Abelia Xgrandiflora | Glossy abelia | Perennial herb | |
Acanthus mollis | Bear's breech | Perennial herb | 10 |
Aeonium arboreum var. arboreum | Canary islands aeonium | Perennial herb, Shrub | 6 |
Agapanthus africanus | Lily of the nile | Perennial herb | 8 |
Agapanthus praecox | African lily | Perennial herb | 2 |
Agave americana | American century plant | Perennial herb, Shrub | 16 |
Agave americana ssp. americana | American century plant | Perennial herb, Shrub | 1 |
Ageratina adenophora ! | Thoroughwort | Perennial herb | |
Agrostis avenacea ! | Pacific bentgrass | Perennial grass | |
Agrostis capillaris | Colonial bentgrass | Perennial grass | 2 |
Agrostis gigantea | Creeping bentgras | Perennial grass | 4 |
Agrostis semiverticillata | Beardless rabbitsfoot grass | Perennial grass | |
Agrostis stolonifera ! | Redtop | Perennial grass | 1 |
Agrostis viridis | Bentgrass | Perennial grass | |
Alisma lanceolatum | Water plantain | Perennial herb (aquatic) | |
Allium neapolitanum | White garlic | Perennial herb (bulb) | |
Allium triquetrum | White flowered onion | Perennial herb (bulb) | |
Allium vineale | Vineyard onion | Perennial herb (bulb) | |
Aloe maculata | Perennial herb | 3 | |
Alopecurus pratensis ! | Meadow foxtail | Perennial grass | 6 |
Amaryllis belladonna | Naked lady | Perennial herb | 4 |
Ammophila arenaria ! | European beachgrass | Perennial grass | 1 |
Ammophila breviligulata | American beach grass | Perennial grass | |
Anagallis linifolia | Blue pimpernel | Perennial herb | 2 |
Anagallis monelli | Flaxleaf pimpernel | Perennial herb | 2 |
Aptenia cordifolia | Dew plant | Perennial herb | 2 |
Arrhenatherum elatius | Tall oatgrass | Perennial grass | 2 |
Arum italicum | Italian lords and ladies | Perennial herb | 1 |
Arundo donax ! | Giant reed | Perennial grass | 3 |
Asclepias curassavica | Blood flower | Perennial herb | 9 |
Asparagus aethiopicus | Perennial herb | 9 | |
Asparagus officinalis | Garden asparagus | Perennial herb | 1 |
Asparagus officinalis ssp. officinalis | Asparagus | Perennial herb | 1 |
Atriplex semibaccata ! | Australian saltbush | Perennial herb | 4 |
Barbarea verna | Wintercress | Perennial herb | |
Barbarea vulgaris | Yellow rocket | Perennial herb | |
Bellis perennis | English lawn daisy | Perennial herb | 3 |
Beta vulgaris | Beet | Perennial herb | 2 |
Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima | Sea beet | Perennial herb | 2 |
Bolboschoenus glaucus | Tubered bulrush | Perennial grass | |
Brachypodium sylvaticum ! | Slender false brome | Perennial grass | 1 |
Cardaria draba | Heart podded hoary cress | Perennial herb | |
Carduus nutans ! | Nodding plumeless thistle | Perennial herb | |
Carex divulsa | Grassland sedge | Perennial grass | 6 |
Carex divulsa ssp. divulsa | Gray sedge | Perennial grass | |
Carex pendula ! | Hanging sedge | Perennial grass | 2 |
Carpobrotus chilensis ! | Sea fig | Perennial herb | |
Carpobrotus edulis ! | Iceplant | Perennial herb | 1 |
Centaurea biebersteinii | Spotted knapweed | Perennial herb | |
Centaurea maculosa | Spotted knapweed | Perennial herb | |
Centaurea stoebe | Spotted knapweed | Perennial herb | |
Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos ! | Spotted knapweed | Perennial herb | |
Cerastium fontanum | Common mouse ear chickweed | Perennial herb | |
Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare | Common chickweed | Perennial herb | |
Chamaemelum nobile | Russian chamomile | Perennial herb | 9 |
Chasmanthe bicolor | Chasmanthe | Perennial herb | |
Chasmanthe floribunda ! | Chasmanthe | Perennial herb | 1 |
Chondrilla juncea ! | Skeleton weed | Perennial herb | |
Cichorium intybus | Chicory | Perennial herb | 9 |
Cirsium arvense ! | Canada thistle | Perennial herb | |
Cirsium ochrocentrum | Beaumont thistle | Perennial herb | |
Cirsium ochrocentrum var. ochrocentrum | Yellowspine thistle | Perennial herb | |
Cirsium vulgare ! | Bullthistle | Perennial herb | |
Conicosia pugioniformis ! | False ice plant | Perennial herb | |
Conium maculatum ! | Poison hemlock | Perennial herb | |
Convolvulus arvensis | Field bindweed | Perennial herb, Vine | |
Cortaderia jubata ! | Andean pampas grass | Perennial grass | |
Cortaderia selloana ! | Pampas grass | Perennial grass | 11 |
Cotula coronopifolia ! | Brass buttons | Perennial herb | 2 |
Cotula mexicana | Mexican brassbuttons | Perennial herb | |
Cotyledon orbiculata | Pig's ear | Perennial herb | 3 |
Crassula multicava | Cape province pygmyweed | Perennial herb, Shrub | 2 |
Crassula multicava ssp. multicava | Cape province pygmyweed | Perennial herb, Shrub | |
Crocosmia Xcrocosmiiflora ! | Monbretia | Perennial herb | |
Cynara cardunculus ! | Cardoon | Perennial herb | 2 |
Cynara cardunculus ssp. cardunculus | Artichoke | Perennial herb | 1 |
Cynara scolymus | Globe or garden artichoke | Perennial herb | 1 |
Cynodon dactylon ! | Bermuda grass | Perennial grass | 4 |
Cyperus involucratus | Umbrella plant | Perennial grass | 4 |
Cyperus rotundus | Nutgrass | Perennial grass | |
Dactylis glomerata ! | Orchardgrass | Perennial grass | 6 |
Daucus carota | Carrot | Perennial herb | 2 |
Delairea odorata ! | Cape ivy | Perennial herb | |
Dichondra micrantha | Asian ponysfoot | Perennial herb | 2 |
Digitalis purpurea ! | Foxglove | Perennial herb | 14 |
Dipsacus fullonum ! | Wild teasel | Perennial herb | |
Dracunculus vulgaris | Common dracunculus | Perennial herb | 2 |
Drosanthemum floribundum | Ice plant | Perennial herb | 3 |
Drosanthemum hispidum | Hairy dewflower | Perennial herb | |
Duchesnea indica | Mock strawberry | Perennial herb | 2 |
Duchesnea indica var. indica | Mock-strawberry | Perennial herb | |
Echium lusitanicum | Violet vein viper's bugloss | Perennial herb | |
Egeria densa ! | Brazilian water weed | Perennial herb | 1 |
Ehrharta calycina ! | Perennial veldt grass | Perennial grass | |
Ehrharta erecta ! | Upright veldt grass | Perennial grass | |
Eichhornia crassipes ! | Water hyacinth | Perennial herb | 1 |
Elymus ponticus | Tall wheat grass | Perennial grass | 4 |
Elymus repens | Quack grass | Perennial grass | |
Elytrigia elongata | Tall wheatgrass | Perennial grass | 2 |
Elytrigia pontica | Tall wheatgrass | Perennial grass | 1 |
Elytrigia pontica ssp. pontica | Rush wheatgrass | Perennial grass | 1 |
Elytrigia repens | Quack grass | Perennial grass | |
Epipactis helleborine | Helleborine | Perennial herb | |
Eragrostis curvula | Weeping lovegrass | Perennial grass | 9 |
Erigeron karvinskianus | Latin american fleabane | Perennial herb | 16 |
Erysimum cheiri | Common wallflower | Perennial herb | 4 |
Euphorbia characias | Albanian spurge | Perennial herb | 11 |
Euphorbia cyparissias | Cypress spurge | Perennial herb | 3 |
Euphorbia oblongata ! | Eggleaf spurge | Perennial herb | |
Festuca arundinacea ! | Reed fescue | Perennial grass | 7 |
Festuca pratensis | Meadow fescue | Perennial grass | 2 |
Foeniculum vulgare ! | Fennel | Perennial herb | 4 |
Freesia alba | Perennial herb | 1 | |
Freesia leichtlinii ssp. alba | Freesia | Perennial herb | 1 |
Fumaria capreolata | White ramping fumitory | Perennial herb | |
Gamochaeta coarctata | Gray everlasting | Perennial herb | |
Gaura drummondii | Drummond's gaura | Perennial herb | |
Gaura sinuata | Red river gaura | Perennial herb | |
Gazania linearis ! | Gazania | Perennial herb | |
Geranium core-core | Alderney crane's-bill | Perennial herb | |
Geranium incanum | Carpet geranium | Perennial herb | 4 |
Geranium potentilloides | New zealand geranium | Perennial herb | |
Geranium retrorsum | New zealand geranium | Perennial herb | |
Glyceria Xoccidentalis | Western manna grass | Perennial grass (aquatic) | 2 |
Heracleum sphondylium | Eltrot | Perennial herb | 8 |
Hirschfeldia incana ! | Mustard | Perennial herb | |
Holcus lanatus ! | Common velvetgrass | Perennial grass | |
Holcus mollis | Creeping velvetgrass | Perennial grass | |
Hyacinthoides hispanica | Hispanic hyacinthoides | Perennial herb (bulb) | |
Hydrocotyle moschata | Musk hydrocotyle | Perennial herb | |
Hypericum perforatum ! | Klamathweed | Perennial herb | 2 |
Hypericum perforatum ssp. perforatum | Klamathweed | Perennial herb | |
Hypochaeris radicata ! | Hairy cats ear | Perennial herb | |
Impatiens balfourii | Balfour's touch me not | Perennial herb | 1 |
Ipomoea indica ! | Oceanblue morning glory | Perennial herb | 4 |
Ipomoea mutabilis | Ipomoea | Perennial herb | 2 |
Iris foetidissima | Stinking iris | Perennial herb | 5 |
Iris germanica | German iris | Perennial herb | 2 |
Iris pseudacorus ! | Horticultural iris | Perennial herb | 5 |
Ixia maculata | African cornlily | Perennial herb | |
Juncus usitatus | Perennial grass | ||
Kickxia elatine | Sharp point fluellin | Perennial herb | |
Kickxia spuria | Fluellin | Perennial herb | |
Kniphofia uvaria ! | Redhot poker | Perennial herb | 15 |
Lactuca biennis | Biennial wild lettuce | Perennial herb | |
Lactuca virosa | Poison wild lettuce | Perennial herb | |
Lathyrus latifolius ! | Sweet pea | Perennial herb | 3 |
Lathyrus venosus | Veiny pea | Perennial herb | 5 |
Leontodon taraxacoides | Hawkbit | Perennial herb | |
Leontodon taraxacoides ssp. taraxacoides | Lesser hawkbit | Perennial herb | |
Lepidium draba ! | Whitetop | Perennial herb | |
Lepidium latifolium ! | Perennial pepperweed | Perennial herb | |
Leucanthemum vulgare ! | Oxe eye daisy | Perennial herb | 6 |
Leucojum aestivum | Summer snowflake | Perennial herb | 1 |
Limnobium laevigatum | West indian spongeplant | Perennial herb | |
Limonium binervosum | Rock sea lavender | Perennial herb | |
Limonium duriusculum ! | European sea lavender | Perennial herb | |
Limonium perezii | Canarian sea lavender | Perennial herb | 8 |
Limonium ramosissimum ! | Algerian sealavender | Perennial herb | |
Limonium ramosissimum ssp. provinciale ! | Algerian sealavender | Perennial herb | |
Limonium sinuatum | Statice | Perennial herb | 4 |
Linum perenne | Blue flax | Perennial herb | 39 |
Lobularia maritima ! | Sweet alyssum | Perennial herb | 8 |
Lolium perenne | Perennial rye grass | Perennial grass | 5 |
Lotus corniculatus | Bird's foot trefoil | Perennial herb | 8 |
Lotus tenuis | Narrow-leaf bird's-foot trefoil | Perennial herb | |
Ludwigia hexapetala ! | Six petal water primrose | Perennial herb | |
Ludwigia peploides ! | Marsh purslane | Perennial herb | 1 |
Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora | Common woodrush | Perennial grass | |
Lysimachia monelli | Flaxleaf pimpernel | Perennial herb | 2 |
Lysimachia nummularia | Moneywort | Perennial herb | 6 |
Lythrum junceum | Creeping loosestrife | Perennial herb | |
Lythrum salicaria ! | Purple loosestrife | Perennial herb | 1 |
Malva sylvestris | High mallow | Perennial herb | 1 |
Marrubium vulgare ! | White horehound | Perennial herb | 4 |
Medicago sativa | Alfalfa | Perennial herb | 3 |
Melissa officinalis | Lemon balm | Perennial herb | 6 |
Mentha Xpiperita | Peppermint | Perennial herb | 1 |
Mentha aquatica | Water mint | Perennial herb | 3 |
Mentha pulegium ! | Pennyroyal | Perennial herb | 6 |
Mentha spicata | Spearmint | Perennial herb | 7 |
Mentha suaveolens | Apple mint | Perennial herb | 4 |
Mirabilis jalapa | Wishbone bush | Perennial herb | |
Modiola caroliniana | Carolina bristle mallow | Perennial herb | |
Muscari botryoides | Common grape hyacinth | Perennial herb | |
Myosotis latifolia ! | Wide leaved forget me not | Perennial herb | |
Myosotis sylvatica | Woodland forget me not | Perennial herb | 4 |
Myriophyllum aquaticum ! | Parrot's feather | Perennial herb (aquatic) | 1 |
Myriophyllum spicatum ! | Water milfoil | Perennial herb | |
Narcissus papyraceus | Paperwhite narcissus | Perennial herb (bulb) | |
Narcissus pseudonarcissus | Daffodil | Perennial herb (bulb) | |
Narcissus tazetta | Cream narcissus | Perennial herb (bulb) | |
Nassella manicata | Tropical needlegrass | Perennial grass | |
Nassella tenuissima ! | Mexican feathergrass | Perennial grass | 13 |
Nelumbo lutea | American lotus | Perennial herb | |
Nicotiana alata | Flowering tobacco | Perennial herb | 2 |
Nothoscordum inodorum | Grace, false garlic | Perennial herb | |
Oenothera biennis | Small flowered evening primrose | Perennial herb | 3 |
Oenothera glazioviana | Red sepaled evening primrose | Perennial herb | 5 |
Oenothera rosea | Pink evening primrose | Perennial herb | |
Oenothera sinuosa | Wavy-leaved gaura | Perennial herb | |
Oenothera speciosa | Mexican evening primrose | Perennial herb | 11 |
Oenothera xenogaura | Drummond's gaura | Perennial herb | |
Onopordum acanthium ! | Scotch cottonthistle | Perennial herb | |
Onopordum acanthium ssp. acanthium | Scottish thistle | Perennial herb | |
Origanum vulgare | Oregano | Perennial herb | 11 |
Oxalis articulata ssp. rubra | Windowbox woodsorrel | Perennial herb | |
Oxalis corniculata | Creeping wood sorrel | Perennial herb | |
Oxalis hirta | Tropical woodsorrel | Perennial herb | 2 |
Oxalis incarnata | Crimson woodsorrel | Perennial herb | |
Oxalis pes-caprae ! | Bermuda buttercup | Perennial herb | |
Oxalis purpurea | Purple oxalis | Perennial herb | |
Oxalis rubra | Red oxalis | Perennial herb | |
Parietaria judaica | Spreading pellitory | Perennial herb | |
Paronychia franciscana | California whitlow wort | Perennial herb | |
Paspalum dilatatum | Dallis grass | Perennial grass | |
Pelargonium capitatum | Rose scented geranium | Perennial herb, Shrub | 2 |
Pelargonium vitifolium | Grape leafed geranium | Perennial herb | |
Pelargonium zonale | Garden geranium | Perennial herb, Shrub | |
Pennisetum clandestinum ! | Kikuyu grass | Perennial grass | |
Pennisetum setaceum ! | Fountaingrass | Perennial grass | 15 |
Pennisetum villosum ! | Feathertop | Perennial grass | 6 |
Persicaria capitata | Himalayan smartweed | Perennial herb | 1 |
Phalaris aquatica ! | Harding grass | Perennial grass | 1 |
Phleum pratense | Common timothy | Perennial grass | 4 |
Physalis peruviana | Peruvian groundcherry | Perennial herb | |
Phytolacca americana ! | Pokeweed | Perennial herb | 2 |
Piptatherum miliaceum | Smilo grass | Perennial grass | |
Plantago lanceolata ! | Ribwort | Perennial herb | |
Plantago major | Common plantain | Perennial herb | 2 |
Poa bulbosa | Bulbous blue grass | Perennial grass | |
Poa bulbosa ssp. bulbosa | Bulbous blue grass | Perennial grass | |
Poa bulbosa ssp. vivipara | Bulbous blue grass | Perennial grass | |
Poa bulbosa var. bulbosa | Perennial grass | ||
Poa bulbosa var. vivipara | Perennial grass | ||
Poa pratensis ! | Kentucky blue grass | Perennial grass | 2 |
Poa pratensis ssp. angustifolia | Narrow leaved kentucky blue grass | Perennial grass | |
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis | Kentucky blue grass | Perennial grass | |
Poa trivialis | Rough blue grass | Perennial grass | 2 |
Polygonum capitatum | Himalayan smartweed | Perennial herb | 1 |
Polypogon australis | Chilean beard grass | Perennial grass | |
Polypogon interruptus | Ditch beard grass | Perennial grass | |
Polypogon viridis | Water beard grass | Perennial grass | |
Potamogeton crispus ! | Crispate leaved pondweed | Perennial herb (aquatic) | |
Poterium sanguisorba | Garden burnet | Perennial herb | 6 |
Prunella vulgaris var. parviflora | Small flowered self heal | Perennial herb | 1 |
Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris | Self heal | Perennial herb | 1 |
Puccinellia maritima | Seaside alkaligrass | Perennial grass | |
Ranunculus acris | Acrid buttercup | Perennial herb | |
Ranunculus repens ! | Crowfoot, creeping buttercup | Perennial herb | 2 |
Ratibida columnifera | Upright prairie coneflower | Perennial herb | 14 |
Romulea rosea ! | Rosy sandcrocus | Perennial herb | |
Romulea rosea var. australis | Rosy sand crocus | Perennial herb | |
Rumex acetosella ! | Sheep sorrel | Perennial herb | 1 |
Rumex conglomeratus | Green dock | Perennial herb | |
Rumex crispus ! | Curly dock | Perennial herb | 4 |
Rumex obtusifolius | Broadleaf dock | Perennial herb | |
Rumex pulcher | Fiddleleaf dock | Perennial herb | |
Rumex sanguineus | Redvein dock | Perennial herb | 4 |
Ruta chalepensis | Fringed rue | Perennial herb | 1 |
Rytidosperma caespitosum ! | Tufted wallaby grass | Perennial grass | |
Rytidosperma penicillatum ! | Purple awned wallaby grass | Perennial grass | |
Salpichroa origanifolia ! | Lily of the valley vine | Perennial herb | |
Salvia leucantha | Mexican bush sage | Perennial herb | 12 |
Sanguisorba minor | Small burnet | Perennial herb | 6 |
Sanguisorba minor ssp. balearica | Small burnet | Perennial herb | |
Sanguisorba minor ssp. muricata | Garden burnet | Perennial herb | |
Saxifraga virginiensis | Early saxifrage | Perennial herb | |
Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus | Hardstem bulrush | Perennial grass | |
Scolymus hispanicus ! | Golden thistle | Perennial herb | |
Sedum praealtum | Green cockscomb | Perennial herb | 1 |
Senecio hybridus | Florist's cineraria | Perennial herb | |
Senecio jacobaea ! | Tansy ragwort | Perennial herb | |
Senecio mikanioides | German ivy | Perennial herb | |
Solanum elaeagnifolium | Horse nettle | Perennial herb | |
Solanum furcatum | Forked nightshade | Perennial herb, Shrub | |
Sonchus arvensis | Perennial sow thistle | Perennial herb | |
Sorghum halepense | Johnsongrass | Perennial grass | |
Sparaxis tricolor | Harlequin flower | Perennial herb | 2 |
Spartina alterniflora | Salt water cord grass | Perennial grass | |
Spartina densiflora ! | Dense flowered cord grass | Perennial grass | |
Spergularia villosa | Villous sand spurry | Perennial herb | |
Stachys byzantina | Woolly hedgenettle | Perennial herb | 15 |
Stipa manicata ! | Andean tussockgrass | Perennial grass | |
Stipa miliacea | Smilo grass | Perennial grass | |
Stipa miliacea var. miliacea ! | Smilo grass | Perennial grass | |
Stipa tenuissima ! | Mexican feathergrass | Perennial grass | 13 |
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. squamatum | Eastern annual saltmarsh aster | Perennial herb | |
Symphytum officinale | Comfrey | Perennial herb | 3 |
Tanacetum parthenium | Feverfew | Perennial herb | 8 |
Tanacetum vulgare ! | Tansy | Perennial herb | 5 |
Taraxacum officinale | Red seeded dandelion | Perennial herb | 1 |
Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale | Common dandelion | Perennial herb | |
Thinopyrum ponticum | Tall wheatgrass | Perennial grass | 1 |
Tragopogon dubius | Goat's beard | Perennial herb | |
Tragopogon porrifolius | Salsify | Perennial herb | |
Trifolium fragiferum | Strawberry clover | Perennial herb | 6 |
Trifolium hybridum | Alsike clover | Perennial herb | 4 |
Trifolium pratense | Red clover | Perennial herb | 7 |
Trifolium repens | White clover | Perennial herb | 9 |
Trifolium suffocatum | Suffocated clover | Perennial herb | |
Trillium sessile | Toadshade | Perennial herb | 7 |
Typha angustifolia | Narrow leaf cattail | Perennial herb (aquatic) | |
Verbascum blattaria | Moth mullein | Perennial herb | 1 |
Verbascum thapsus ! | Woolly mullein | Perennial herb | 3 |
Verbascum virgatum | Wand mullein | Perennial herb | |
Veronica anagallis-aquatica | Water speedwell | Perennial herb | |
Veronica filiformis | Thread stalk speedwell | Perennial herb | |
Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia | Thyme leaf speedwell | Perennial herb | |
Vicia cracca | Bird vetch | Perennial herb, Vine | |
Vinca major ! | Vinca | Perennial herb | 4 |
Vinca minor | Common periwinkle | Perennial herb | 5 |
Viola odorata | English violet | Perennial herb | 5 |
Wahlenbergia marginata | Southern rockbell | Perennial herb | |
Watsonia bulbillifera | Bulbil bugle lily | Perennial herb | |
Watsonia meriana ! | Bulbil bugle lily | Perennial herb | |
Zantedeschia aethiopica ! | Callalily | Perennial herb | 6 |
Zeuxine strateumatica | Soldier's orchid | Perennial herb | |
Lifeform: Fern | 3 plants | ||
Lifeform: Shrub | 106 plants | ||
Lifeform: Tree | 60 plants | ||
Lifeform: Vine | 3 plants |
Pink background indicates a plant is non-native.
! indicates a plant is potentially invasive. |
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NB: found in San Mateo 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. | ||