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Criteria:   found in San Mateo County  •   is not native  •  group by lifeform
853  records include photos for these plants # number of sources
Scientific Name Common Name Lifeform #
  Lifeform: Annual358 plants
  Lifeform: Biennial1 plant
  Lifeform: Perennial318 plants
  Lifeform: Fern3 plants
  Lifeform: Shrub106 plants
Acacia baileyana ! Cootamundra wattle Tree, Shrub 5
Acacia cyclops ! Coastal wattle Shrub  
Acacia dealbata ! Silver wattle Tree, Shrub 1
Acacia pycnantha ! Golden wattle Tree, Shrub  
Acacia saligna ! Orange wattle Tree, Shrub 2
Acacia verticillata Star acacia Tree, Shrub 2
Aeonium arboreum Tree aenium Shrub 6
Albizia julibrissin Silktree Tree, Shrub 9
Albizia lophantha Stink bean Tree, Shrub  
Berberis darwinii ! Darwin's berberis Shrub 5
Betula papyrifera Paper birch Shrub 22
Betula pendula European white birch Shrub 10
Buddleja davidii ! Butterfly bush Tree, Shrub 6
Callistemon citrinus Crimson bottlebrush Tree, Shrub 12
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud Tree, Shrub 66
Cistus creticus Pink rockrose Shrub 9
Cistus incanus Hairy rockrose Shrub 10
Cistus incanus ssp. creticus Cretan rockrose Shrub (stem succulent) 2
Coprosma repens Creeping mirrorplant Shrub 6
Coronilla varia Purple crownvetch Shrub 4
Cotinus coggygria European smoketree Tree, Shrub 15
Cotoneaster franchetii ! Cotoneaster Shrub  
Cotoneaster hodjingensis Earthquake cotoneaster Shrub  
Cotoneaster integrifolius Entire-leaved cotoneaster Shrub 3
Cotoneaster lacteus ! Milkflower cotoneaster Shrub 2
Cotoneaster microphyllus Shrub 3
Cotoneaster pannosus ! Woolly cotoneaster Shrub  
Cotoneaster simonsii Simons' cotoneaster Shrub  
Crataegus laevigata Smooth hawthorn Tree, Shrub 1
Crataegus monogyna ! Hawthorn Shrub 2
Cydonia oblonga Quince Tree, Shrub  
Cytisus scoparius ! Scotch broom Shrub 1
Cytisus striatus ! Portuguese broom Shrub  
Delosperma litorale Ice plant Shrub (stem succulent)  
Dodonaea viscosa Florida hopbush Tree, Shrub 9
Duranta erecta Golden dewdrops Shrub, Tree 5
Echium candicans ! Pride of madeira Shrub 14
Echium pininana Pine echium Shrub  
Erica canaliculata Hairy grey heather Shrub 2
Escallonia macrantha Redclaws Shrub  
Escallonia rubra Red claws Shrub 3
Fuchsia magellanica Hardy fuchsia Shrub 7
Genista maderensis Madera broom Shrub  
Genista monspessulana ! French broom Shrub  
Grevillea rosmarinifolia rosemary grevillea Shrub  
Hedera helix ! English ivy Vine, Shrub 6
Helichrysum petiolare ! Licorice plant Shrub, Vine 5
Holodiscus dumosus Rockspirea Shrub 40
Hypericum androsaemum ! Sweet amber Shrub 3
Hypericum calycinum Aaron's beard Shrub 7
Hypericum canariense ! Canary island st john's wort Shrub  
Ilex aquifolium ! Holly Tree, Shrub 3
Lavandula stoechas French lavender Shrub 14
Lavatera arborea Tree mallow Shrub  
Leptospermum laevigatum ! Australian tea tree Shrub 5
Leptospermum scoparium Broom teatree Shrub 5
Ligustrum lucidum ! Glossy privet Tree, Shrub 3
Ligustrum ovalifolium California privet Tree, Shrub 1
Ligustrum vulgare European privet Tree, Shrub 3
Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle Vine, Shrub 7
Maclura pomifera Osage orange Tree, Shrub 3
Malva arborea Tree mallow Shrub  
Malva pseudolavatera Cretan mallow Shrub  
Maytenus boaria ! Mayten Tree, Shrub 6
Myoporum laetum ! Ngaio tree Tree, Shrub 2
Myrtus communis Myrtle Shrub 14
Nandina domestica Sacred bamboo Shrub 10
Nicotiana glauca ! Tree tobacco Tree, Shrub 2
Olea europaea ! Olive Tree, Shrub 10
Opuntia ficus-indica Tuna Shrub (stem succulent) 4
Parthenocissus inserta Woodbine Vine, Shrub 10
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston ivy Vine, Shrub 4
Pelargonium Xhortorum Garden pelargonium Shrub (stem succulent)  
Pittosporum crassifolium Thick leaf box Tree, Shrub 8
Pittosporum undulatum ! Victorian box Tree, Shrub 4
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry laurel Tree, Shrub 5
Pyracantha angustifolia ! Firethorn Shrub 2
Pyracantha coccinea ! Scarlet firethorn Shrub 4
Pyracantha crenatoserrata Chinese firethorn Shrub 5
Pyracantha crenulata ! Nepalese firethorn Shrub  
Pyracantha fortuneana Chinese firethorn Shrub 5
Pyracantha koidzumii Taiwan firethorn Shrub 3
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
Rosa rubiginosa Sweet brier Shrub 3
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary Shrub 28
Rubus armeniacus ! Himalayan blackberry Shrub  
Rubus discolor 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
Schinus terebinthifolius ! Brazilian pepper tree Tree, Shrub 4
Sedum dendroideum Tree stonecrop Shrub 1
Sesbania punicea ! Rattlebox Shrub 1
Solanum aviculare ! New zealand nightshade Shrub 1
Solanum physalifolium Hoe nightshade Shrub  
Solanum villosum Hairy nightshade Shrub  
Spartium junceum ! Spanish broom Shrub 2
Tamarix parviflora Tamarisk Tree, Shrub  
Tamarix ramosissima ! Tamarisk Tree, Shrub  
Ulex europaeus ! Gorse Shrub  
Viburnum tinus Laurustinus Shrub 7
Vitis vinifera Cultivated grape Vine, Shrub 5
  Lifeform: Tree60 plants
  Lifeform: Vine3 plants
 
Pink background indicates a plant is non-native.
! indicates a plant is potentially invasive.
NB: found in San Mateo 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.