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Criteria:   found in Merced County  •   is native  •  group by lifeform
1388  records include photos for these plants # number of sources
Scientific Name Common Name Lifeform #
  Lifeform: Annual777 plants
  Lifeform: Perennial466 plants
  Lifeform: Fern25 plants
Adiantum capillus-veneris Venus hair Fern 14
Adiantum jordanii Adiantum Fern 4
Azolla filiculoides Mosquito fern Fern  
Azolla mexicana Mexican mosquito fern Fern  
Azolla microphylla Mexican mosquito fern Fern  
Cheilanthes intertexta Coastal lipfern Fern  
Equisetum Xferrissii Ferris' horsetail Fern  
Equisetum laevigatum Smooth scouring rush Fern 2
Isoetes howellii Quillwort Fern  
Isoetes nuttallii Nuttall's quillwort Fern  
Isoetes orcuttii Orcutt's quillwort Fern (aquatic)  
Marsilea vestita Hairy waterclover Fern 6
Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita Hairy pepperwort Fern 5
Myriopteris intertexta Coastal lip fern Fern  
Ophioglossum californicum California adder's tongue Fern (rhizomatous)  
Pellaea andromedifolia Coffee fern Fern 3
Pellaea mucronata Bird's foot fern Fern 2
Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata Bird's foot fern Fern  
Pentagramma triangularis Gold back fern Fern 3
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. semipallida Pale gold back fern Fern 3
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis Gold back fern Fern  
Pilularia americana Pillwort Fern  
Selaginella bigelovii Bigelow's moss fern Fern (mosslike) 2
Selaginella hansenii Hansen's spike moss Fern (mosslike)  
Woodwardia fimbriata Western chain fern Fern 31
  Lifeform: Shrub96 plants
Allenrolfea occidentalis Iodine bush Shrub  
Arctostaphylos patula Green leaf manzanita Shrub 14
Artemisia californica Coastal sage brush Shrub 44
Artemisia tridentata Common sagebrush Shrub 26
Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata Big sagebrush Shrub 3
Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana Mountain sagebrush Shrub 8
Atriplex canescens Hoary saltbush Shrub 22
Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens Shadscale Shrub 1
Atriplex canescens var. canescens Fourwing saltbush Shrub 1
Atriplex lentiformis Big saltbush Shrub 34
Atriplex polycarpa Cattle spinach Shrub 10
Atriplex spinifera Spinescale saltbush Shrub 6
Baccharis pilularis Coyote brush Shrub 57
Baccharis salicifolia Mule fat Shrub 26
Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia Mule fat Shrub 8
Calycanthus occidentalis Spicebush Shrub 41
Ceanothus arboreus Island ceanothus Shrub 12
Ceanothus griseus Carmel ceanothus Shrub 37
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus Carmel ceanothus Shrub 17
Cephalanthus occidentalis Common buttonbush Shrub 14
Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus California buttonbush Shrub 14
Cercis occidentalis Western redbud Tree, Shrub 66
Cornus sericea American dogwood Shrub 43
Diplacus aurantiacus Sticky monkeyflower Shrub 49
Diplacus longiflorus southern bush monkeyflower Shrub 13
Eastwoodia elegans Yellow mock aster Shrub  
Ephedra californica Desert tea Shrub 2
Ericameria linearifolia Interior goldenbush Shrub 6
Eriogonum arborescens Island buckwheat Shrub 18
Eriogonum fasciculatum California buckwheat Shrub 42
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat Shrub 3
Eriogonum nudum Naked buckwheat Shrub 15
Eriophyllum confertiflorum Yellow yarrow Shrub 22
Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum Golden yarrow Shrub 1
Frangula californica ssp. tomentella Hoary coffeeberry Shrub 13
Fraxinus dipetala Two petaled ash Tree, Shrub 7
Fraxinus jonesii California ash Tree, Shrub 7
Hesperoyucca whipplei Chaparral yucca Shrub 32
Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon Shrub 64
Isocoma acradenia Alkali goldenbush Shrub  
Isocoma acradenia var. bracteosa Bracted alkali goldenbush Shrub  
Isocoma menziesii White flowered goldenbush Shrub 15
Isomeris arborea Bladderpod Shrub 31
Juniperus californica California juniper Shrub 4
Keckiella breviflora Gaping keckiella Shrub 4
Keckiella breviflora var. glabrisepala Hairless gaping keckiella Shrub  
Lupinus albifrons Silver bush lupine Shrub 34
Lupinus albifrons var. collinus Silver bush lupine Shrub 8
Lycium brevipes Fruitilla Shrub 3
Lycium brevipes var. hassei Santa catalina island desert thorn Shrub  
Malacothamnus arcuatus Arcuate bush mallow Shrub 15
Malacothamnus fasciculatus Chaparral bush mallow Shrub 19
Malacothamnus hallii Hall's bush mallow Shrub 15
Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky monkeyflower Shrub 55
Mimulus aurantiacus var. aurantiacus Sticky monkeyflower Shrub 4
Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens Sticky monkeyflower Shrub 2
Mimulus puniceus Red bush monkeyflower Shrub 52
Peritoma arborea Bladderpod Shrub 29
Peritoma arborea var. globosa Bladderpod Shrub  
Phoradendron leucarpum American mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. macrophyllum Big leaf mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron macrophyllum Big leaf mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron serotinum Mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron serotinum ssp. macrophyllum Big leaf mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Prosopis glandulosa Honey mesquite Tree, Shrub 14
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana Honey mesquite Tree, Shrub 5
Prunus ilicifolia Holly leaf cherry Tree, Shrub 34
Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia Holly leaf cherry Tree, Shrub 11
Ptelea crenulata Hop tree Tree, Shrub 4
Quercus wislizeni Interior live oak Tree, Shrub 22
Rhamnus tomentella Hoary coffeeberry Shrub 10
Rhamnus tomentella ssp. tomentella Chaparral coffee berry Shrub 6
Rhododendron macrophyllum California rose bay Shrub 9
Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac Shrub 32
Rhus trilobata Skunkbrush Shrub 32
Ribes aureum Golden currant Shrub 50
Ribes aureum var. gracillimum Golden currant Shrub 9
Ribes malvaceum Chaparral currant Shrub 23
Ribes quercetorum Oak gooseberry Shrub 2
Rosa californica California wild rose Shrub 52
Rosa woodsii Woods' rose Shrub 28
Rubus ursinus California blackberry Vine, Shrub 38
Salix exigua Narrowleaf willow Tree, Shrub 26
Salix exigua var. hindsiana Sandbar willow Tree, Shrub 25
Salix hindsiana Sandbar willow Tree, Shrub 25
Salix lasiolepis Arroyo willow Tree, Shrub 23
Salix lucida Shining willow Tree, Shrub 19
Salvia mellifera Black sage Shrub 44
Sambucus mexicana Elderberry Tree, Shrub 40
Sambucus nigra Black elderberry Shrub 13
Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Blue elderberry Shrub 60
Senecio flaccidus Shrubby ragwort Shrub 6
Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii Bush groundsel Shrub 3
Solanum umbelliferum Blue witch Shrub 10
Vitis californica California wild grape Vine, Shrub 39
Yucca whipplei Our lord's candle Shrub 31
  Lifeform: Tree22 plants
  Lifeform: Vine1 plant
Cuscuta howelliana Boggs lake dodder Vine  
 
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.