| 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: Annual | 358 plants | ||
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Lifeform: Biennial | 1 plant | ||
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Lifeform: Perennial | 318 plants | ||
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Lifeform: Fern | 3 plants | ||
Lifeform: Shrub | 106 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 |
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Lifeform: Tree | 60 plants | ||
| Acacia decurrens | Green wattle | Tree | |
| Acacia elata | Cedar wattle | Tree | |
| Acacia longifolia ! | Golden wattle | Tree | 5 |
| Acacia melanoxylon ! | Blackwood acacia | Tree | 5 |
| Acacia retinodes | Ever blooming acacia | Tree | |
| Acer palmatum | Japanese maple | Tree | 9 |
| Ailanthus altissima ! | Tree of heaven | Tree | 2 |
| Arbutus unedo | Strawberry tree | Tree | 15 |
| Castanea dentata | American chestnut | Tree | 1 |
| Cedrus deodara | Deodar cedar | Tree | 9 |
| Ceratonia siliqua | St. john's bread | Tree | 5 |
| Cinnamomum camphora | Camphortree | Tree | 6 |
| Cordyline australis | Cabbage tree | Tree | 11 |
| Cupressus sempervirens | Italian cypress | Tree | 13 |
| Eriobotrya japonica | Loquat | Tree | 4 |
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis ! | Red gum | Tree | 2 |
| Eucalyptus cornuta | Yate | Tree | |
| Eucalyptus globulus ! | Blue gum | Tree | 4 |
| Eucalyptus grandis | Grand eucalyptus | Tree | 1 |
| Eucalyptus pulverulenta | Money tree | Tree | 1 |
| Eucalyptus sideroxylon | Red iron bark | Tree | 2 |
| Eucalyptus viminalis | Manna gum | Tree | |
| Ficus carica ! | Common fig | Tree | 1 |
| Grevillea robusta ! | Silkoak | Tree | 4 |
| Juglans regia | English walnut | Tree | 1 |
| Koelreuteria paniculata | Goldenrain tree | Tree | 12 |
| Laurus nobilis | Sweet bay | Tree | 15 |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum | Tree | 7 |
| Magnolia grandiflora | Southern magnolia | Tree | 8 |
| Malus pumila | Paradise apple | Tree | 2 |
| Malus sylvestris | Apple | Tree | |
| Morus alba | Mulberry | Tree | 8 |
| Nerium oleander | Oleander | Tree | 8 |
| Phoenix canariensis ! | Canary island date palm | Tree | 2 |
| Pinus halepensis | Aleppo pine | Tree | 9 |
| Pinus pinea | Italian stone pine | Tree | 7 |
| Pinus sylvestris | Scotch pine | Tree | 7 |
| Pistacia atlantica | Pistachio | Tree | |
| Pistacia chinensis | Chinese pistachio | Tree | 11 |
| Pittosporum tenuifolium | Short leaf box | Tree | 8 |
| Platanus Xacerifolia | Tree | ||
| Platanus Xhispanica | London plane tree | Tree | |
| Platanus Xhybrida | London planetree | Tree | |
| Populus alba | White poplar | Tree | 2 |
| Populus deltoides | Eastern cottonwood | Tree | 3 |
| Populus nigra | Lombardy poplar | Tree | 5 |
| Prunus cerasifera ! | Cherry plum | Tree | 8 |
| Prunus domestica | European plum | Tree | |
| Prunus dulcis | Almond | Tree | |
| Prunus persica | Peach | Tree | 4 |
| Robinia pseudoacacia ! | Black locust | Tree | 6 |
| Salix babylonica | Weeping willow | Tree | 6 |
| Sapium sebiferum | Chinese tallow | Tree | 6 |
| Schinus molle ! | Peruvian pepper tree | Tree | 9 |
| Taxus baccata | English yew | Tree | 2 |
| Triadica sebifera ! | Chinese tallowtree | Tree | 6 |
| Ulmus americana | American elm | Tree | 3 |
| Ulmus minor | English elm | Tree | 1 |
| Ulmus parvifolia | Siberian elm | Tree | 10 |
| Washingtonia robusta ! | Mexican fan palm | Tree | 5 |
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Lifeform: Vine | 3 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 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. | ||