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Criteria:   found in Merced County  •   is not native  •  group by lifeform
429  records include photos for these plants # number of sources
Scientific Name Common Name Lifeform #
  Lifeform: Annual269 plants
  Lifeform: Biennial1 plant
  Lifeform: Perennial111 plants
Acroptilon repens ! Russian knapweed Perennial herb  
Agrostis avenacea ! Pacific bentgrass Perennial grass  
Allium triquetrum White flowered onion Perennial herb (bulb)  
Ammophila arenaria ! European beachgrass Perennial grass 1
Arundo donax ! Giant reed Perennial grass 3
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 vulgaris Yellow rocket Perennial herb  
Bellis perennis English lawn daisy Perennial herb 3
Beta vulgaris Beet Perennial herb 2
Bolboschoenus glaucus Tubered bulrush Perennial grass  
Cardaria chalepensis Lens podded hoary cress Perennial herb  
Cardaria draba Heart podded hoary cress Perennial herb  
Cardaria pubescens White top Perennial herb  
Chloris gayana Rhodes grass Perennial grass  
Chloris truncata Truncate finger grass Perennial grass  
Cichorium intybus Chicory Perennial herb 9
Cirsium arvense ! Canada thistle Perennial herb  
Cirsium vulgare ! Bullthistle Perennial herb  
Conium maculatum ! Poison hemlock Perennial herb  
Convolvulus arvensis Field bindweed Perennial herb, Vine  
Cortaderia selloana ! Pampas grass Perennial grass 11
Cotula coronopifolia ! Brass buttons Perennial herb 2
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 rotundus Nutgrass Perennial grass  
Dactylis glomerata ! Orchardgrass Perennial grass 6
Egeria densa ! Brazilian water weed Perennial herb 1
Eichhornia crassipes ! Water hyacinth Perennial herb 1
Elymus ponticus Tall wheat grass Perennial grass 4
Elytrigia elongata Tall wheatgrass Perennial grass 2
Elytrigia pontica Tall wheatgrass Perennial grass 1
Elytrigia pontica ssp. pontica Rush wheatgrass Perennial grass 1
Foeniculum vulgare ! Fennel Perennial herb 4
Geranium potentilloides New zealand geranium Perennial herb  
Glyceria declinata ! Waxy mannagrass Perennial grass  
Hirschfeldia incana ! Mustard Perennial herb  
Holcus lanatus ! Common velvetgrass Perennial grass  
Hypericum perforatum ! Klamathweed Perennial herb 2
Hypochaeris radicata ! Hairy cats ear Perennial herb  
Iris pseudacorus ! Horticultural iris Perennial herb 5
Juncus usitatus Perennial grass  
Kickxia elatine Sharp point fluellin Perennial herb  
Kickxia spuria Fluellin Perennial herb  
Lathyrus venosus Veiny pea Perennial herb 5
Leontodon taraxacoides Hawkbit Perennial herb  
Lepidium appelianum ! Hairy whitetop Perennial herb  
Lepidium draba ! Whitetop Perennial herb  
Lepidium draba ssp. chalepense Lenspod whitetop Perennial herb  
Lepidium draba ssp. draba Whitetop Perennial herb  
Lepidium latifolium ! Perennial pepperweed Perennial herb  
Limnobium laevigatum West indian spongeplant Perennial herb  
Limnobium spongia ! American spongeplant Perennial herb  
Linaria dalmatica ssp. dalmatica ! Dalmatian toadflax Perennial herb  
Linaria genistifolia Broomleaf toadflax Perennial herb  
Linaria genistifolia ssp. dalmatica Dalmatian toad flax Perennial herb  
Lobularia maritima ! Sweet alyssum Perennial herb 8
Lolium perenne Perennial rye grass Perennial grass 5
Lotus corniculatus Bird's foot trefoil Perennial herb 8
Ludwigia hexapetala ! Six petal water primrose Perennial herb  
Ludwigia peploides ! Marsh purslane Perennial herb 1
Lythrum salicaria ! Purple loosestrife Perennial herb 1
Marrubium vulgare ! White horehound Perennial herb 4
Medicago sativa Alfalfa Perennial herb 3
Mentha pulegium ! Pennyroyal Perennial herb 6
Mentha spicata Spearmint Perennial herb 7
Modiola caroliniana Carolina bristle mallow Perennial herb  
Myriophyllum aquaticum ! Parrot's feather Perennial herb (aquatic) 1
Myriophyllum spicatum ! Water milfoil Perennial herb  
Nymphaea mexicana Mexican water lily Perennial herb  
Oxalis corniculata Creeping wood sorrel Perennial herb  
Oxalis latifolia Mexican oxalis Perennial herb  
Oxalis pes-caprae ! Bermuda buttercup Perennial herb  
Paspalum dilatatum Dallis grass Perennial grass  
Phalaris aquatica ! Harding grass Perennial grass 1
Phytolacca americana ! Pokeweed Perennial herb 2
Plantago lanceolata ! Ribwort Perennial herb  
Plantago major Common plantain Perennial herb 2
Poa bulbosa Bulbous blue grass Perennial grass  
Poa pratensis ! Kentucky blue grass Perennial grass 2
Potamogeton crispus ! Crispate leaved pondweed Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Ranunculus repens ! Crowfoot, creeping buttercup Perennial herb 2
Rhaponticum repens ! Russian knapweed Perennial herb  
Rumex acetosella ! Sheep sorrel Perennial herb 1
Rumex conglomeratus Green dock Perennial herb  
Rumex crispus ! Curly dock Perennial herb 4
Rumex pulcher Fiddleleaf dock Perennial herb  
Rumex stenophyllus Narrowleaf dock Perennial herb  
Saxifraga virginiensis Early saxifrage Perennial herb  
Sesuvium portulacastrum Shoreline seapurslane Perennial herb  
Solanum carolinense ! Carolina horse nettle Perennial herb  
Solanum elaeagnifolium Horse nettle Perennial herb  
Sorghum halepense Johnsongrass Perennial grass  
Taraxacum officinale Red seeded dandelion Perennial herb 1
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 repens White clover Perennial herb 9
Typha angustifolia Narrow leaf cattail Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Verbascum blattaria Moth mullein Perennial herb 1
Verbascum thapsus ! Woolly mullein Perennial herb 3
Veronica anagallis-aquatica Water speedwell Perennial herb  
Vicia cracca Bird vetch Perennial herb, Vine  
Vinca major ! Vinca Perennial herb 4
Wisteria sinensis Chinese wisteria Perennial herb 5
Zygophyllum fabago ! Syrian beancaper Perennial herb  
  Lifeform: Shrub28 plants
  Lifeform: Tree19 plants
 
Pink background indicates a plant is non-native.
! indicates a plant is potentially invasive.
NB: found in Merced 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.