| Criteria: found in Placer County • is not native • group by lifeform | ||||
| 560 records | include photos for these plants | # number of sources | ||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Lifeform | # |
Lifeform: Annual | 289 plants | ||
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Lifeform: Biennial | 3 plants | ||
Lifeform: Perennial | 214 plants | ||
| Achnatherum eminens | Southwestern needlegrass | Perennial grass | |
| Acroptilon repens ! | Russian knapweed | Perennial herb | |
| Agropyron cristatum | Crested wheatgrass | Perennial grass | 5 |
| Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum | Crested wheatgrass | Perennial grass | 3 |
| Agropyron desertorum | Desert crested wheatgrass | Perennial grass | 3 |
| 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 vineale | Vineyard onion | Perennial herb (bulb) | |
| Alopecurus pratensis ! | Meadow foxtail | Perennial grass | 6 |
| Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge bluestem | Perennial grass | |
| Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus | Broomsedge bluestem | Perennial grass | |
| Antennaria alpina | Alpine pussytoes | Perennial herb | 1 |
| Anthemis tinctoria | Golden margeurite | Perennial herb | |
| Araujia sericifera ! | Bladderflower | Perennial herb, Vine | |
| Arrhenatherum elatius | Tall oatgrass | Perennial grass | 2 |
| Arundo donax ! | Giant reed | Perennial grass | 3 |
| Astragalus cicer | Cicer milkvetch | Perennial herb | 3 |
| Barbarea verna | Wintercress | Perennial herb | |
| Barbarea vulgaris | Yellow rocket | Perennial herb | |
| Bromus inermis | Smooth brome | Perennial grass | 3 |
| Bromus inermis ssp. inermis | Smooth brome | Perennial grass | |
| Cardaria chalepensis | Lens podded hoary cress | Perennial herb | |
| Cardaria draba | Heart podded hoary cress | Perennial herb | |
| Cardaria pubescens | White top | Perennial herb | |
| Carduus nutans ! | Nodding plumeless thistle | Perennial herb | |
| Castilleja glandulifera | Gland indian paintbrush | Perennial herb | |
| Centaurea biebersteinii | Spotted knapweed | Perennial herb | |
| Centaurea diffusa ! | Diffuse knapweed | Perennial herb | |
| Centaurea jacea | Brownray 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 | |
| Chloris verticillata | Tumble finger grass | Perennial grass | |
| Chondrilla juncea ! | Skeleton weed | Perennial herb | |
| Cichorium intybus | Chicory | Perennial herb | 9 |
| Cirsium arvense ! | Canada thistle | Perennial herb | |
| Cirsium canescens | Prairie thistle | Perennial herb | |
| Cirsium undulatum | Wavy leaved thistle | Perennial herb | |
| Cirsium vulgare ! | Bullthistle | 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 |
| Cota tinctoria | Golden marguerite | Perennial herb | |
| Cotula coronopifolia ! | Brass buttons | Perennial herb | 2 |
| Cynara cardunculus ! | Cardoon | Perennial herb | 2 |
| Cynodon dactylon ! | Bermuda grass | Perennial grass | 4 |
| Cyperus rotundus | Nutgrass | Perennial grass | |
| Dactylis glomerata ! | Orchardgrass | Perennial grass | 6 |
| Daucus carota | Carrot | Perennial herb | 2 |
| Digitalis purpurea ! | Foxglove | Perennial herb | 14 |
| Dipsacus fullonum ! | Wild teasel | Perennial herb | |
| Duchesnea indica | Mock strawberry | Perennial herb | 2 |
| Duchesnea indica var. indica | Mock-strawberry | Perennial herb | |
| Egeria densa ! | Brazilian water weed | Perennial herb | 1 |
| Eichhornia crassipes ! | Water hyacinth | Perennial herb | 1 |
| Eleocharis pachycarpa | Broad fruit spikerush | Perennial grass | |
| Elymus hispidus | Intermediate wheatgrass | Perennial grass | 6 |
| Elymus ponticus | Tall wheat grass | Perennial grass | 4 |
| Elymus repens | Quack grass | Perennial grass | |
| Elymus subsecundus | Bearded wheatgrass | Perennial grass | |
| Elytrigia elongata | Tall wheatgrass | Perennial grass | 2 |
| Elytrigia intermedia | Intermediate wheatgrass | Perennial grass | 4 |
| Elytrigia intermedia ssp. barbulata | Barbed intermediate wheatgrass | Perennial grass | 1 |
| Elytrigia intermedia ssp. intermedia | Intermediate 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 | |
| Erysimum cheiri | Common wallflower | Perennial herb | 4 |
| Euphorbia oblongata ! | Eggleaf spurge | Perennial herb | |
| Festuca arundinacea ! | Reed fescue | Perennial grass | 7 |
| Festuca brachyphylla ssp. brachyphylla | Alpine fescue | Perennial grass | |
| Festuca ovina | Sheep fescue | Perennial grass | 13 |
| Festuca pratensis | Meadow fescue | Perennial grass | 2 |
| Festuca trachyphylla | Rough leaved fescue | Perennial grass | 1 |
| Foeniculum vulgare ! | Fennel | Perennial herb | 4 |
| Galium mollugo | Wild madder | Perennial herb | |
| Galium tinctorium | Stiff marsh bedstraw | Perennial herb | |
| Gamochaeta coarctata | Gray everlasting | Perennial herb | |
| Glyceria Xoccidentalis | Western manna grass | Perennial grass (aquatic) | 2 |
| Glyceria declinata ! | Waxy mannagrass | Perennial grass | |
| Grindelia squarrosa | Curlycup gumweed | Perennial herb | |
| Grindelia squarrosa var. serrulata | Curlycup gumweed | Perennial herb | |
| Gypsophila paniculata ! | Baby's breath | Perennial herb | 3 |
| Gypsophila paniculata var. paniculata | Baby's breath | Perennial herb | 3 |
| Heracleum sphondylium | Eltrot | Perennial herb | 8 |
| Heteranthera limosa | Blue mud plantain | Perennial herb | |
| Hirschfeldia incana ! | Mustard | Perennial herb | |
| Holcus lanatus ! | Common velvetgrass | Perennial grass | |
| Humulus lupulus | Common hop | Perennial herb | 5 |
| Hydrilla verticillata ! | Hydrilla | Perennial herb | |
| Hypericum mutilum | Small flowered st john's wort | Perennial herb | |
| Hypericum mutilum ssp. mutilum | Dwarf st john's wort | Perennial herb | |
| Hypericum perforatum ! | Klamathweed | Perennial herb | 2 |
| Hypericum perforatum ssp. perforatum | Klamathweed | Perennial herb | |
| Hypochaeris radicata ! | Hairy cats ear | Perennial herb | |
| Iris pseudacorus ! | Horticultural iris | Perennial herb | 5 |
| Kickxia elatine | Sharp point fluellin | Perennial herb | |
| Lathyrus latifolius ! | Sweet pea | Perennial herb | 3 |
| Lathyrus pauciflorus | Fewflower pea | Perennial herb | |
| Leontodon taraxacoides | Hawkbit | Perennial herb | |
| Leontodon taraxacoides ssp. longirostris | Short beaked hawkbit | Perennial herb | |
| Leontodon taraxacoides ssp. taraxacoides | Lesser 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 | |
| Leucanthemum vulgare ! | Oxe eye daisy | Perennial herb | 6 |
| Limonium sinuatum | Statice | Perennial herb | 4 |
| Linaria dalmatica | Dalmatian toadflax | 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 | |
| Linaria purpurea | Purple toad flax | Perennial herb | 4 |
| Linaria vulgaris ! | Butter and eggs | Perennial herb | |
| Lobularia maritima ! | Sweet alyssum | Perennial herb | 8 |
| Lolium perenne | Perennial rye grass | Perennial grass | 5 |
| Lomatogonium rotatum | Marsh felwort | Perennial herb | |
| Lotus corniculatus | Bird's foot trefoil | Perennial herb | 8 |
| Lotus pedunculatus | Big trefoil | Perennial herb | |
| Lotus uliginosus | Marsh lotus | Perennial herb | |
| Ludwigia peploides ! | Marsh purslane | Perennial herb | 1 |
| Lychnis coronaria | Rose campion | Perennial herb | 4 |
| Lysimachia nummularia | Moneywort | Perennial herb | 6 |
| Lythrum salicaria ! | Purple loosestrife | Perennial herb | 1 |
| Marrubium vulgare ! | White horehound | Perennial herb | 4 |
| Medicago sativa | Alfalfa | Perennial herb | 3 |
| Melissa officinalis | Lemon balm | Perennial herb | 6 |
| Mentha pulegium ! | Pennyroyal | Perennial herb | 6 |
| Mentha spicata | Spearmint | Perennial herb | 7 |
| Minuartia rossii | Ross' sandwort | Perennial herb | |
| Modiola caroliniana | Carolina bristle mallow | Perennial herb | |
| Muscari botryoides | Common grape hyacinth | Perennial herb | |
| Myosotis scorpioides | Forget me not | Perennial herb | 3 |
| Myriophyllum aquaticum ! | Parrot's feather | Perennial herb (aquatic) | 1 |
| Myriophyllum spicatum ! | Water milfoil | Perennial herb | |
| Narcissus pseudonarcissus | Daffodil | Perennial herb (bulb) | |
| Nepeta racemosa | Raceme catnip | Perennial herb | 1 |
| Nymphaea odorata | Water lily | Perennial herb | |
| Onopordum acanthium ! | Scotch cottonthistle | Perennial herb | |
| Onopordum acanthium ssp. acanthium | Scottish thistle | Perennial herb | |
| Oxalis corniculata | Creeping wood sorrel | Perennial herb | |
| Oxalis pes-caprae ! | Bermuda buttercup | Perennial herb | |
| Paspalum dilatatum | Dallis grass | Perennial grass | |
| Paspalum urvillei ! | Vasey's grass | Perennial grass | |
| Penstemon glaber | Sawsepal penstemon | Perennial herb | 1 |
| Phalaris aquatica ! | Harding grass | Perennial grass | 1 |
| Phleum pratense | Common timothy | Perennial grass | 4 |
| Phyla caespitosa | Perennial herb | ||
| Phytolacca americana ! | Pokeweed | Perennial herb | 2 |
| Phytolacca americana var. americana | American pokeweed | Perennial herb | |
| Plantago lanceolata ! | Ribwort | Perennial herb | |
| Plantago major | Common plantain | Perennial herb | 2 |
| Poa bulbosa | Bulbous blue grass | Perennial grass | |
| Poa compressa | Canada blue grass | Perennial grass | 6 |
| Poa palustris | Fowl bluegrass | Perennial grass | 3 |
| 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 |
| Polemonium caeruleum | Charity | Perennial herb | 3 |
| 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 |
| Reseda luteola | Dyer's mignonette | Perennial herb | |
| 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 | |
| Sanguisorba minor | Small burnet | Perennial herb | 6 |
| Sanguisorba minor ssp. balearica | Small burnet | Perennial herb | |
| Sanguisorba minor ssp. muricata | Garden burnet | Perennial herb | |
| Saponaria officinalis ! | Bouncing bet | Perennial herb | 2 |
| Saxifraga virginiensis | Early saxifrage | Perennial herb | |
| Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus | Hardstem bulrush | Perennial grass | |
| Schoenoplectus mucronatus | Bog bulrush | Perennial grass | |
| Scirpus mucronatus | Bog bulrush | Perennial grass | |
| Silene vulgaris | Common campion | Perennial herb | 1 |
| Solanum carolinense ! | Carolina horse nettle | Perennial herb | |
| Solanum dimidiatum | Torrey's nightshade | Perennial herb | |
| Solanum elaeagnifolium | Horse nettle | Perennial herb | |
| Solidago altissima ssp. altissima | Late goldenrod | Perennial herb | |
| Sorghum halepense | Johnsongrass | Perennial grass | |
| Tanacetum parthenium | Feverfew | Perennial herb | 8 |
| Tanacetum vulgare ! | Tansy | Perennial herb | 5 |
| Taraxacum officinale | Red seeded dandelion | Perennial herb | 1 |
| Thinopyrum intermedium | Intermediate wheatgrass | Perennial grass | 1 |
| Thinopyrum ponticum | Tall wheatgrass | Perennial grass | 1 |
| Tragopogon dubius | Goat's beard | Perennial herb | |
| Tragopogon porrifolius | Salsify | Perennial herb | |
| Tragopogon pratensis | Meadow salsify | Perennial herb | |
| Trifolium hybridum | Alsike clover | Perennial herb | 4 |
| Trifolium pratense | Red clover | Perennial herb | 7 |
| Trifolium repens | White clover | Perennial herb | 9 |
| Trillium sessile | Toadshade | Perennial herb | 7 |
| Typha angustifolia | Narrow leaf cattail | Perennial herb (aquatic) | |
| Valeriana capitata | Captiate valerian | Perennial herb | |
| Verbascum blattaria | Moth mullein | Perennial herb | 1 |
| Verbascum thapsus ! | Woolly mullein | Perennial herb | 3 |
| Verbena officinalis | Herb of the cross | Perennial herb | 1 |
| Veronica alpina | Alpine speedwell | Perennial herb | |
| Veronica anagallis-aquatica | Water speedwell | Perennial herb | |
| Vinca major ! | Vinca | Perennial herb | 4 |
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Lifeform: Fern | 1 plant | ||
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Lifeform: Shrub | 30 plants | ||
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Lifeform: Tree | 21 plants | ||
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Lifeform: Vine | 2 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 Placer 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. | ||