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Criteria:   found in Alameda County  •   is not native  •  group by lifeform
906  records include photos for these plants # number of sources
Scientific Name Common Name Lifeform #
  Lifeform: Annual380 plants
  Lifeform: Biennial2 plants
  Lifeform: Perennial352 plants
  Lifeform: Fern2 plants
  Lifeform: Shrub97 plants
Acacia baileyana ! Cootamundra wattle Tree, Shrub 5
Acacia cyclops ! Coastal wattle Shrub  
Acacia dealbata ! Silver wattle Tree, Shrub 1
Acacia mearnsii Black wattle Tree, Shrub  
Acacia paradoxa ! Kangaroo thorn Shrub  
Acacia pycnantha ! Golden wattle Tree, Shrub  
Acacia redolens Bank catclaw Tree, Shrub 15
Acacia verticillata Star acacia Tree, Shrub 2
Acaena novae-zelandiae ! Biddy biddy Shrub (stem succulent)  
Acer campestre Hedge maple Tree, Shrub 3
Aeonium arboreum Tree aenium Shrub 6
Albizia lophantha Stink bean Tree, Shrub  
Alhagi maurorum ! Camel thorn Shrub  
Alhagi pseudalhagi Camel thorn Shrub  
Aristotelia chilensis Maquei Shrub  
Buddleja davidii ! Butterfly bush Tree, Shrub 6
Caesalpinia gilliesii Bird of paradise Tree, Shrub, Vine 10
Calystegia silvatica Shortstalk false bindweed Vine, Shrub  
Calystegia silvatica ssp. disjuncta Shortstalk false bindweed Vine, Shrub  
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud Tree, Shrub 66
Cestrum fasciculatum Early flowering jassamine Shrub 5
Chamaecytisus proliferus Canary island false broom Shrub  
Cistus psilosepalus Rock rose Shrub  
Colutea arborescens Bladder senna Tree, Shrub 1
Cotoneaster franchetii ! Cotoneaster Shrub  
Cotoneaster lacteus ! Milkflower cotoneaster Shrub 2
Cotoneaster pannosus ! Woolly cotoneaster Shrub  
Crataegus monogyna ! Hawthorn Shrub 2
Cytisus proliferus ! Tree lucerne Shrub  
Cytisus scoparius ! Scotch broom Shrub 1
Cytisus striatus ! Portuguese broom Shrub  
Echium candicans ! Pride of madeira Shrub 14
Elaeagnus angustifolia ! Russian olive Tree, Shrub 2
Euryops pectinatus Golden daisy bush Shrub 6
Fuchsia magellanica Hardy fuchsia Shrub 7
Genista monspessulana ! French broom Shrub  
Hedera helix ! English ivy Vine, Shrub 6
Holodiscus dumosus Rockspirea Shrub 40
Hypericum androsaemum ! Sweet amber Shrub 3
Hypericum grandifolium ! Malfurada Shrub  
Ilex aquifolium ! Holly Tree, Shrub 3
Justicia brandegeeana Shrimpplant Shrub 2
Lantana montevidensis Trailing lantana Vine, Shrub 11
Lavandula stoechas French lavender Shrub 14
Lavatera arborea Tree mallow Shrub  
Leptospermum laevigatum ! Australian tea tree Shrub 5
Ligustrum lucidum ! Glossy privet Tree, Shrub 3
Ligustrum ovalifolium California privet Tree, Shrub 1
Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle Vine, Shrub 7
Lycium barbarum Matrimony vine Shrub 1
Malva arborea Tree mallow Shrub  
Malva pseudolavatera Cretan mallow Shrub  
Maytenus boaria ! Mayten Tree, Shrub 6
Melianthus major Honey flower Shrub 6
Myoporum laetum ! Ngaio tree Tree, Shrub 2
Myrtus communis Myrtle Shrub 14
Nicotiana glauca ! Tree tobacco Tree, Shrub 2
Olea europaea ! Olive Tree, Shrub 10
Pelargonium inquinans South african pelargonium Shrub (stem succulent)  
Phoradendron tomentosum Christmas mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Pittosporum crassifolium Thick leaf box Tree, Shrub 8
Pittosporum tobira Mock orange Tree, Shrub 9
Pittosporum undulatum ! Victorian box Tree, Shrub 4
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry laurel Tree, Shrub 5
Punica granatum Pomegranate Shrub 14
Pyracantha angustifolia ! Firethorn Shrub 2
Pyracantha crenatoserrata Chinese firethorn Shrub 5
Pyracantha crenulata ! Nepalese firethorn Shrub  
Pyracantha fortuneana Chinese firethorn Shrub 5
Pyracantha koidzumii Taiwan firethorn Shrub 3
Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak Tree, Shrub 4
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
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary Shrub 28
Rubus armeniacus ! Himalayan blackberry Shrub  
Rubus discolor Blackberry Shrub  
Rubus laciniatus Cut leaved blackberry 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  
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender cotton Shrub 18
Scutellaria angustifolia Narrowleaf skullcap Shrub 5
Senna multiglandulosa Glandular cassia Shrub 2
Sesbania punicea ! Rattlebox Shrub 1
Solanum aviculare ! New zealand nightshade Shrub 1
Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet Vine, Shrub 1
Solanum lanceolatum Lance leaf nightshade Shrub  
Solanum marginatum White margined nightshade Shrub  
Solanum mauritianum Earleaf nightshade Shrub 1
Spartium junceum ! Spanish broom Shrub 2
Tamarix gallica ! French tamarisk Tree, Shrub  
Tamarix parviflora Tamarisk Tree, Shrub  
Tamarix ramosissima ! Tamarisk Tree, Shrub  
Teucrium fruticans Shrubby germander Shrub 13
Ulex europaeus ! Gorse Shrub  
  Lifeform: Tree63 plants
Acacia decurrens Green wattle Tree  
Acacia elata Cedar wattle Tree  
Acacia longifolia ! Golden wattle Tree 5
Acacia melanoxylon ! Blackwood acacia Tree 5
Acacia retinodes Ever blooming acacia Tree  
Ailanthus altissima ! Tree of heaven Tree 2
Arbutus unedo Strawberry tree Tree 15
Castanea sativa European chestnut Tree  
Casuarina equisetifolia ! Beach sheoak Tree  
Cedrus deodara Deodar cedar Tree 9
Ceratonia siliqua St. john's bread Tree 5
Cestrum elegans Purple cestrum Tree 5
Cordyline australis Cabbage tree Tree 11
Cupressus sempervirens Italian cypress Tree 13
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat Tree 4
Eucalyptus calophylla Redgum Tree  
Eucalyptus camaldulensis ! Red gum Tree 2
Eucalyptus cladocalyx ! Sugar gum Tree  
Eucalyptus conferruminata Spider gum, bushy yate Tree  
Eucalyptus globulus ! Blue gum Tree 4
Eucalyptus polyanthemos Silver dollar gum Tree 3
Eucalyptus pulchella Tree  
Eucalyptus rudis Western australian floodedgum Tree 1
Eucalyptus sideroxylon Red iron bark Tree 2
Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest red gum Tree  
Eucalyptus viminalis Manna gum Tree  
Ficus carica ! Common fig Tree 1
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Tree 11
Juglans regia English walnut Tree 1
Laurus nobilis Sweet bay Tree 15
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum Tree 7
Magnolia grandiflora Southern magnolia Tree 8
Malus pumila Paradise apple Tree 2
Melaleuca nesophila Tree 3
Melia azedarach China berry tree Tree 5
Morus alba Mulberry Tree 8
Phoenix canariensis ! Canary island date palm Tree 2
Pinus canariensis Canary island pine Tree 5
Pinus halepensis Aleppo pine Tree 9
Pittosporum tenuifolium Short leaf box Tree 8
Platanus Xacerifolia Tree  
Platanus Xhispanica London plane tree Tree  
Platanus Xhybrida London planetree Tree  
Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 2
Populus deltoides Eastern cottonwood Tree 3
Populus nigra Lombardy poplar Tree 5
Populus nigra var. italica Lombardy poplar Tree 5
Prunus avium Sweet cherry Tree 1
Prunus cerasifera ! Cherry plum Tree 8
Prunus dulcis Almond Tree  
Prunus persica Peach Tree 4
Prunus serrulata Japanese flowering cherry Tree 5
Pyrus communis Common pear Tree 1
Robinia pseudoacacia ! Black locust Tree 6
Salix Xsepulcralis Weeping willow Tree 6
Salix babylonica Weeping willow Tree 6
Salix nigra Black willow Tree 7
Schinus molle ! Peruvian pepper tree Tree 9
Sorbus aucuparia Rowan Tree 2
Ulmus americana American elm Tree 3
Ulmus minor English elm Tree 1
Washingtonia robusta ! Mexican fan palm Tree 5
Zelkova serrata Japanese zelkova Tree 4
  Lifeform: Vine9 plants
 
Pink background indicates a plant is non-native.
! indicates a plant is potentially invasive.
NB: found in Alameda 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.