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Criteria:   found in San Mateo County  •   is native  •  group by lifeform
1948  records include photos for these plants # number of sources
Scientific Name Common Name Lifeform #
  Lifeform: Annual599 plants
  Lifeform: Biennial2 plants
  Lifeform: Perennial917 plants
  Lifeform: Fern45 plants
  Lifeform: Shrub282 plants
  Lifeform: Tree56 plants
Abies concolor White fir Tree 22
Acer macrophyllum Bigleaf maple Tree 52
Acer negundo Boxelder Tree 30
Acer negundo var. californicum California box elder Tree 30
Aesculus californica Buckeye Tree 46
Alnus rhombifolia White alder Tree 38
Arbutus menziesii Madrono Tree 36
Callitropsis abramsiana Santa cruz cypress Tree 2
Callitropsis macrocarpa Monterey cypress Tree 5
Callitropsis stephensonii Arizona cypress Tree 3
Calocedrus decurrens Incense cedar Tree 40
Cupressus abramsiana Santa cruz cypress Tree 3
Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey cypress Tree 24
Cupressus stephensonii Arizona cypress Tree 4
Fraxinus latifolia Oregon ash Tree 29
Hesperocyparis abramsiana Santa cruz cypress Tree 3
Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. abramsiana Santa cruz cypress Tree  
Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. butanoensis Santa cruz cypress Tree 1
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa Monterey cypress Tree 24
Hesperocyparis stephensonii Cuyamaca cypress Tree 21
Juglans californica Southern california black walnut Tree 12
Juglans californica var. hindsii Northern california black walnut Tree 13
Juglans hindsii Northern california black walnut Tree 13
Pinus attenuata Knobcone pine Tree 6
Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine Tree 30
Pinus coulteri Coulter pine Tree 13
Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey pine Tree 17
Pinus ponderosa Yellow pine Tree 29
Pinus radiata Monterey pine Tree 8
Platanus racemosa California sycamore Tree 36
Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa Black cottonwood Tree 27
Populus fremontii Fremont cottonwood Tree 32
Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii Cottonwood Tree 4
Populus trichocarpa Black cottonwood Tree 27
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir Tree 31
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii Douglas fir Tree 4
Quercus Xmorehus Oracle oak Tree 1
Quercus agrifolia Coast live oak Tree 52
Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia Coast live oak Tree 3
Quercus berberidifolia Inland scrub oak Tree 13
Quercus chrysolepis Gold cup live oak Tree 24
Quercus douglasii Blue oak Tree 26
Quercus kelloggii California black oak Tree 24
Quercus lobata Valley oak Tree 40
Quercus parvula Santa cruz island oak Tree 1
Quercus parvula var. shrevei Shreve's oak Tree 1
Salix laevigata Polished willow Tree 17
Salix lasiandra Pacific willow Tree 20
Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra Pacific willow Tree 6
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Shining willow Tree 6
Sequoia sempervirens Coast redwood Tree 34
Sequoiadendron giganteum Redwood Tree 19
Taxus brevifolia California yew Tree 11
Torreya californica California nutmeg Tree 9
Umbellularia californica California bay Tree 40
Yucca schidigera Mohave yucca Tree 13
  Lifeform: Vine1 plant
 
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.