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Criteria:   found in Sacramento County  •   is native  •   likely to occur in wetlands  •  group by lifeform
539  records include photos for these plants # number of sources
Scientific Name Common Name Lifeform #
  Lifeform: Annual216 plants
  Lifeform: Perennial274 plants
Agrostis exarata Bentgrass Perennial grass 5
Agrostis scabra Rough bentgrass Perennial grass 4
Alisma triviale Northern water plantain Perennial herb (aquatic) 5
Alopecurus aequalis Sonoma alopecurus Perennial grass  
Anemopsis californica Yerba mansa Perennial herb 31
Apocynum cannabinum Indian hemp Perennial herb 11
Artemisia douglasiana California mugwort Perennial herb 35
Asclepias fascicularis narrow leaf milkweed Perennial herb 32
Asclepias speciosa Showy milkweed Perennial herb 40
Aster lentus Suisun marsh aster Perennial herb (rhizomatous) 2
Baccharis glutinosa Salt Marsh baccharis Perennial herb 27
Bacopa eisenii Gila river water hyssop Perennial herb  
Barbarea orthoceras Winter cress Perennial herb 1
Berula erecta Cut leaved water parsnip Perennial herb 1
Bidens cernua Nodding beggartick Perennial herb  
Bidens cernua var. cernua Nodding bur marigold Perennial herb  
Bidens laevis Bur marigold Perennial herb 5
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis River bulrush Perennial grass 2
Bolboschoenus maritimus Alkali bulrush Perennial grass 16
Bolboschoenus maritimus ssp. paludosus Saltmarsh bulrush Perennial grass 16
Bolboschoenus robustus Sturdy bullrush Perennial grass 10
Brasenia schreberi Watershield Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Brodiaea coronaria Harvest brodiaea Perennial herb (bulb) 3
Brodiaea coronaria ssp. coronaria Harvest brodiaea Perennial herb (bulb) 3
Brodiaea coronaria ssp. rosea Indian valley brodiaea Perennial herb (bulb)  
Brodiaea rosea Indian valley brodiaea Perennial herb (bulb)  
Callitriche heterophylla Water starwort Perennial herb  
Callitriche longipedunculata Longstock water-starwort Perennial herb  
Caltha leptosepala White marsh marigold Perennial herb 3
Calystegia sepium Western hedge bindweed Perennial herb 1
Calystegia sepium ssp. limnophila Marsh morning glory Perennial herb  
Cardamine pensylvanica Pennsylvania bittercress Perennial herb  
Carex athrostachya Slender leaved sedge Perennial grass 3
Carex barbarae Valley sedge Perennial grass 24
Carex bolanderi Bolander's sedge Perennial grass  
Carex comosa Bristly sedge Perennial grass (rhizomatous) 2
Carex densa Sedge Perennial grass 8
Carex feta Green sheathed sedge Perennial grass  
Carex fracta Fragile sheathed sedge Perennial grass 1
Carex leporina Hare or oval sedge Perennial grass 1
Carex neurophora Alpine nerve sedge Perennial grass  
Carex pachystachya Thick headed sedge Perennial grass 2
Carex praegracilis Field sedge Perennial grass 28
Carex stipata Awlfruit sedge Perennial grass 5
Carex stipata var. stipata Awl fruited sedge Perennial grass  
Ceratophyllum demersum Hornwort Perennial herb 1
Cicuta maculata Water hemlock Perennial herb 1
Cicuta maculata var. bolanderi Saltmarsh water hemlock Perennial herb  
Clematis ligusticifolia Creek clematis Perennial herb, Vine 32
Comarum palustre Marsh cinquefoil Perennial herb 5
Cressa truxillensis Alkali weed Perennial herb 3
Cyperus eragrostis Tall cyperus Perennial grass 13
Cyperus esculentus Nut grass Perennial grass  
Cyperus niger Brown cyperus Perennial grass  
Cyperus strigosus Straw colored cyperus Perennial grass 1
Damasonium californicum California damsonium Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Delphinium hesperium Western larkspur Perennial herb 1
Delphinium hesperium ssp. hesperium Western larkspur Perennial herb  
Delphinium hesperium ssp. pallescens Western larkspur Perennial herb 1
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted hair grass Perennial grass 49
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. holciformis Coastal tufted hair grass Perennial grass 8
Deschampsia elongata Hairgrass Perennial grass 17
Distichlis spicata Salt grass Perennial grass 25
Drymocallis glandulosa Sticky cinquefoil Perennial herb 12
Echinodorus berteroi Burhead Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Eleocharis acicularis Needle spikerush Perennial grass 2
Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis Needle spike rush Perennial grass  
Eleocharis acicularis var. bella Beautiful spikerush Perennial grass  
Eleocharis acicularis var. occidentalis Needle spike rush Perennial grass  
Eleocharis bella Beautiful spikerush Perennial grass  
Eleocharis montevidensis Montevideo spike rush Perennial grass 2
Eleocharis palustris Common spikerush Perennial grass 8
Eleocharis parvula Small spikerush Perennial grass 2
Eleocharis quadrangulata Four angled spikerush Perennial grass  
Elodea canadensis Common water weed Perennial herb  
Elodea nuttallii Western waterweed Perennial herb  
Elymus triticoides Beardless wild rye Perennial grass 29
Epilobium ciliatum Slender willow herb Perennial herb 2
Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum Willow herb Perennial herb 2
Eryngium aristulatum Jepson's button celery Perennial herb 2
Eryngium aristulatum var. aristulatum Jepson's button celery Perennial herb  
Eryngium articulatum Coyote thistle Perennial herb 1
Eryngium castrense Great valley button celery Perennial herb  
Eryngium jepsonii Perennial herb  
Eryngium vaseyi Coyote thistle Perennial herb  
Eryngium vaseyi var. vallicola Coyote thistle Perennial herb  
Erythranthe cardinalis Cardinal monkey flower Perennial herb 41
Erythranthe lewisii Lewis' monkey flower Perennial herb 12
Euthamia occidentalis Western goldenrod Perennial herb 15
Festuca rubra Red fescue Perennial grass 39
Frankenia salina Yerba reuma, alkali heath Perennial herb 11
Fritillaria agrestis Stinkbells Perennial herb (bulb) 1
Galium trifidum Three petaled bedstraw Perennial herb  
Galium trifidum ssp. columbianum Threepetal bedstraw Perennial herb  
Galium trifidum var. pacificum Bedstraw Perennial herb  
Glyceria borealis Northern mannagrass Perennial grass 1
Glyceria elata Tall mannagrass Perennial grass 8
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Lichorice Perennial herb 2
Grindelia camporum Gumweed Perennial herb 13
Grindelia camporum var. camporum Great valley gumweed Perennial herb 1
Grindelia hirsutula Gumweed Perennial herb 12
Grindelia hirsutula var. davyi Davy's gumweed Perennial herb 13
Grindelia stricta Gumweed Perennial herb 28
Helenium bigelovii Bigelow's sneezeweed Perennial herb 8
Helenium puberulum Sneezeweed Perennial herb 10
Helianthus californicus California sunflower Perennial herb 4
Heliotropium curassavicum Chinese parsley Perennial herb 8
Heracleum maximum Common cow parsnip Perennial herb 20
Hoita macrostachya California hemp Perennial herb 5
Hordeum brachyantherum Meadow barley Perennial grass 24
Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. brachyantherum Meadow barley Perennial grass 4
Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. californicum Meadow barley Perennial grass 7
Hordeum jubatum Fox tail barley Perennial grass 7
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Marsh pennywort Perennial herb 2
Hydrocotyle verticillata Whorled marsh pennywort Perennial herb 2
Hypericum scouleri Scouler's st john's wort Perennial herb 2
Iva axillaris Povertyweed Perennial herb  
Juncus acuminatus Sharp fruited rush Perennial grass 3
Juncus articulatus Jointed rush Perennial grass 2
Juncus balticus Wire rush Perennial grass 19
Juncus balticus ssp. ater Baltic rush Perennial grass 2
Juncus bufonius var. occidentalis Round fruited toad rush Perennial grass  
Juncus effusus Common bog rush Perennial grass 44
Juncus effusus ssp. pacificus Pacific rush Perennial grass 6
Juncus effusus var. pacificus Pacific bog rush Perennial grass 6
Juncus mertensianus Merten's rush Perennial grass 1
Juncus mexicanus Mexican rush Perennial grass 10
Juncus occidentalis Slender juncus Perennial grass 4
Juncus oxymeris Pointed rush Perennial grass 1
Juncus patens Rush Perennial grass 47
Juncus phaeocephalus Brown headed rush Perennial grass 9
Juncus phaeocephalus var. paniculatus Rush Perennial grass  
Juncus tenuis Slender rush Perennial grass 9
Juncus xiphioides Iris leaved rush Perennial grass 16
Lathyrus jepsonii Tule pea Perennial herb 1
Lathyrus jepsonii var. californicus California tule pea Perennial herb 1
Lathyrus jepsonii var. jepsonii Delta tule pea Perennial herb  
Leersia oryzoides Rice cutgrass Perennial grass 2
Lemna gibba Gibbous duckweed Perennial herb  
Lemna minor Smaller duckweed Perennial herb 3
Lemna minuta Least duckweed Perennial herb  
Lemna valdiviana Duckweed Perennial herb  
Lilaeopsis masonii Mason's lilaeopsis Perennial herb  
Limosella australis Welsh mudwort Perennial herb  
Limosella subulata Delta mudwort Perennial herb  
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinalflower Perennial herb 16
Lomatium caruifolium Caraway leaved lomatium Perennial herb  
Lomatium caruifolium var. caruifolium Caraway leaved lomatium Perennial herb  
Lomatium caruifolium var. denticulatum Caraway leaved lomatium Perennial herb  
Ludwigia palustris Marsh purslane Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Ludwigia peploides ssp. peploides Floating water primrose Perennial herb  
Ludwigia repens Creeping water primrose Perennial herb  
Luzula comosa Hairy wood rush Perennial grass 4
Lycopus americanus Bugleweed Perennial herb 2
Lythrum californicum Common loosestrife Perennial herb  
Mentha arvensis American wild mint Perennial herb 6
Micranthes californica Greene's saxifrage Perennial herb  
Mimulus cardinalis Cardinal monkey flower Perennial herb 41
Mimulus lewisii Lewis' monkey flower Perennial herb 12
Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass Perennial grass 62
Myosotis laxa Forget me not Perennial herb  
Myriophyllum hippuroides Western milfoil Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Myriophyllum sibiricum Siberian water milfoil Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Nasturtium officinale Watercress Perennial herb (aquatic) 3
Oenanthe sarmentosa Water parsley Perennial herb 8
Oenothera elata Evening primrose Perennial herb 16
Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima Evening primrose Perennial herb 3
Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri Evening primrose Perennial herb 18
Oenothera villosa Hairy evening primrose Perennial herb  
Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa Hairy evening primrose Perennial herb 20
Panicum acuminatum Western witch grass Perennial grass  
Panicum acuminatum var. fasciculatum Pacific panic grass Perennial grass  
Paspalum distichum Knot grass Perennial grass 2
Persicaria amphibia Water smartweed Perennial herb (aquatic) 2
Persicaria hydropiperoides Water pepper Perennial herb  
Persicaria punctata Dotted smartweed Perennial herb 4
Phalaris arundinacea Reed canarygrass Perennial grass 8
Phalaris californica Canarygrass Perennial grass 2
Phragmites australis Common reed Perennial grass 1
Phyla lanceolata Lance leaf lippia Perennial herb  
Phyla nodiflora Common lippia Perennial herb 12
Phyla nodiflora var. incisa Common lippia Perennial herb 12
Phyla nodiflora var. nodiflora Common lippia Perennial herb 12
Phyla nodiflora var. rosea Garden lippia Perennial herb 12
Pinguicula macroceras California butterwort Perennial herb (carnivorous)  
Pinguicula vulgaris ssp. macroceras Horned butterwort Perennial herb (carnivorous)  
Plantago subnuda Coastal plantain Perennial herb 6
Pleuropogon californicus Semaphore grass Perennial grass (rhizomatous)  
Pleuropogon californicus var. californicus Annual semaphoregrass Perennial grass (rhizomatous)  
Pleuropogon californicus var. davyi Davy's semaphore grass Perennial grass (rhizomatous)  
Pleuropogon davyi Davy's semaphore grass Perennial grass (rhizomatous)  
Poa pratensis ssp. agassizensis Agassiz kentucky blue grass Perennial grass  
Potamogeton diversifolius Rafinesque's pondweed Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Potamogeton foliosus Leafy pondweed Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Potamogeton nodosus Pondweed Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Potentilla anserina Silver weed cinquefoil Perennial herb 16
Pseudognaphalium stramineum Cottonbatting plant Perennial herb 4
Ranunculus alismifolius Common water plantain buttercup Perennial herb  
Ranunculus aquatilis white water butter cup Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Ranunculus aquatilis var. aquatilis White water butter cup Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Ranunculus aquatilis var. capillaceus Threadleaf crowfoot Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus white water butter cup Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Ranunculus aquatilis var. hispidulus White water crowfoot Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Ranunculus aquatilis var. subrigidus Longbeak buttercup Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Ranunculus canus Hartweg's buttercup Perennial herb  
Ranunculus longirostris Longbeak buttercup Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Ranunculus occidentalis Western buttercup Perennial herb 6
Rumex californicus California dock Perennial herb  
Rumex occidentalis Western dock Perennial herb 1
Rumex salicifolius Willow leaved dock Perennial herb 6
Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus Smooth valved willow dock Perennial herb  
Rumex salicifolius var. transitorius Willow dock Perennial herb  
Rumex salicifolius var. triangulivalvis Willow dock Perennial herb  
Rumex transitorius Willow dock Perennial herb  
Rumex triangulivalvis Willow dock Perennial herb  
Sagina procumbens Arctic pearlwort Perennial herb  
Sagittaria latifolia Broad leaf arrowhead Perennial herb (aquatic) 11
Sagittaria montevidensis ssp. calycina Montevideo arrowhead Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Sagittaria sanfordii Sanford's arrowhead Perennial herb (rhizomatous)  
Salicornia pacifica Pickleweed Perennial herb 8
Samolus parviflorus Water pimpernel Perennial herb  
Schoenoplectus acutus Hardstem bulrush Perennial grass 25
Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis Tule Perennial grass 1
Schoenoplectus americanus Chairmaker's bulrush Perennial grass 17
Schoenoplectus californicus California bulrush Perennial grass 14
Scirpus microcarpus Small fruited bulrush Perennial grass 20
Scrophularia californica California bee plant Perennial herb 30
Scutellaria galericulata Marsh skullcap Perennial herb (rhizomatous)  
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad dog skullcap Perennial herb (rhizomatous) 5
Senecio hydrophiloides Sweet marsh ragwort Perennial herb  
Sesuvium verrucosum Western sea purslane Perennial herb  
Setaria parviflora Marsh bristlegrass Perennial grass  
Sidalcea malviflora ssp. asprella Harsh checker mallow Perennial herb (rhizomatous)  
Sisyrinchium bellum Blue eyed grass Perennial herb 63
Solanum douglasii Douglas' nightshade Perennial herb 4
Sparganium eurycarpum Broadfruit bur reed Perennial herb 5
Sparganium eurycarpum ssp. eurycarpum Bur reed Perennial herb 3
Sparganium eurycarpum var. eurycarpum Broadfruit bur reed Perennial herb  
Sparganium eurycarpum var. greenei Bur reed Perennial herb 2
Spergularia macrotheca Sticky sand spurry Perennial herb 1
Spergularia macrotheca var. leucantha White sticky sand spurry Perennial herb  
Spiranthes porrifolia Western ladies tresses Perennial herb  
Sporobolus airoides Alkali sacaton Perennial grass 20
Stachys ajugoides Hedge nettle Perennial herb 7
Stachys ajugoides var. ajugoides Ajuga hedge nettle Perennial herb 7
Stachys ajugoides var. rigida Hedge nettle Perennial herb  
Stachys albens Cobwebby hedge nettle Perennial herb 10
Stachys mexicana Mexican hedgenettle Perennial herb 1
Stachys rigida var. quercetorum Rough hedgenettle Perennial herb 1
Stachys stricta Sonoma hedge nettle Perennial herb  
Stuckenia pectinata Sago pondweed Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Symphyotrichum chilense Pacific aster Perennial herb 36
Symphyotrichum chilense var. chilense Pacific aster Perennial herb 14
Symphyotrichum lentum Suisun marsh aster Perennial herb (rhizomatous) 1
Symphyotrichum spathulatum Western mountain aster Perennial herb 1
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorum Eastern annual saltmarsh aster Perennial herb  
Trifolium wormskioldii Cow clover Perennial herb 8
Triglochin striata Three ribbed arrow grass Perennial herb (aquatic)  
Triteleia hyacinthina Wild hyacinth Perennial herb 9
Triteleia ixioides Pretty face Perennial herb 7
Triteleia ixioides ssp. scabra Foothill triteleia Perennial herb 1
Typha domingensis Cattail Perennial herb 5
Typha latifolia Broadleaf cattail Perennial herb (aquatic) 22
Urtica dioica Stinging nettle Perennial herb 11
Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea Stinging nettle Perennial herb 5
Utricularia gibba Gibbous bladderwort Perennial herb  
Verbena hastata Swamp verbena Perennial herb 8
Verbena lasiostachys Western vervain Perennial herb 16
Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida Robust vervain Perennial herb 17
Veronica americana American brooklime Perennial herb 6
Veronica serpyllifolia Thymeleaf speedwell Perennial herb  
Vicia americana American vetch Perennial herb, Vine 4
Vicia americana ssp. americana American vetch Perennial herb, Vine  
Vicia americana var. americana Vetch Perennial herb, Vine  
  Lifeform: Fern18 plants
  Lifeform: Shrub14 plants
Atriplex lentiformis Big saltbush Shrub 34
Baccharis salicifolia Mule fat Shrub 26
Calycanthus occidentalis Spicebush Shrub 41
Cephalanthus occidentalis Common buttonbush Shrub 14
Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus California buttonbush Shrub 14
Cornus glabrata Brown dogwood Tree, Shrub 10
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Red osier dogwood Shrub 33
Morella californica California wax myrtle Shrub 54
Ribes aureum Golden currant Shrub 50
Rosa californica California wild rose Shrub 52
Salix exigua Narrowleaf willow Tree, Shrub 26
Salix exigua var. hindsiana Sandbar willow Tree, Shrub 25
Salix lasiolepis Arroyo willow Tree, Shrub 23
Salix melanopsis Dusky willow Tree, Shrub 4
  Lifeform: Tree17 plants
 
Pink background indicates a plant is non-native.
! indicates a plant is potentially invasive.
NB: found in Sacramento 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.