California Native Plant Link Exchange
PLANT SEARCH RESULTS
SEARCH for plants

SESSION

CHECKLIST

SOURCES

NEWS - FEATURES

Criteria:   found in Santa Clara County  •   is native  •  group by lifeform
2115  records include photos for these plants # number of sources
Scientific Name Common Name Lifeform #
  Lifeform: Annual810 plants
  Lifeform: Biennial2 plants
  Lifeform: Perennial910 plants
  Lifeform: Fern49 plants
Adiantum aleuticum Five finger fern Fern 9
Adiantum capillus-veneris Venus hair Fern 14
Adiantum jordanii Adiantum Fern 4
Aspidotis carlotta-halliae Carlotta hall's lace fern Fern (rhizomatous)  
Athyrium filix-femina Common ladyfern Fern 19
Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum Subarctic ladyfern Fern  
Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum Western lady fern Fern 1
Azolla filiculoides Mosquito fern Fern  
Blechnum spicant Deer fern Fern 30
Cheilanthes gracillima Lace lip fern Fern 1
Cheilanthes intertexta Coastal lipfern Fern  
Cystopteris fragilis Brittle fern Fern 1
Dryopteris arguta Wood fern Fern 7
Dryopteris expansa Spreading wood fern Fern 4
Equisetum arvense Common horsetail Fern 6
Equisetum hyemale Scouringrush horsetail Fern 31
Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine Giant scouring rush Fern 7
Equisetum hyemale var. affine Scouringrush horsetail Fern 4
Equisetum laevigatum Smooth scouring rush Fern 2
Equisetum telmateia Giant horsetail Fern 3
Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii Giant horsetail Fern 1
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii Giant horsetail Fern 1
Isoetes howellii Quillwort Fern  
Marsilea vestita Hairy waterclover Fern 6
Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita Hairy pepperwort Fern 5
Myriopteris gracillima Lace lip fern Fern 1
Myriopteris intertexta Coastal lip fern Fern  
Pellaea andromedifolia Coffee fern Fern 3
Pellaea mucronata Bird's foot fern Fern 2
Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata Bird's foot fern Fern  
Pentagramma triangularis Gold back fern Fern 3
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. semipallida Pale gold back fern Fern 3
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis Gold back fern Fern  
Pilularia americana Pillwort Fern  
Polypodium californicum California polypody Fern 12
Polypodium calirhiza Licorice fern Fern 3
Polypodium glycyrrhiza Licorice fern Fern 8
Polypodium scouleri Leather fern Fern 8
Polystichum californicum California sword fern Fern  
Polystichum dudleyi Dudley's sword fern Fern  
Polystichum imbricans Narrow leaved sword fern Fern 1
Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum Cliff sword fern Fern  
Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans Rock sword fern Fern  
Polystichum munitum Western sword fern Fern 43
Pteridium aquilinum Western brackenfern Fern 5
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Western bracken fern Fern  
Selaginella bigelovii Bigelow's moss fern Fern (mosslike) 2
Struthiopteris spicant Deer fern Fern 30
Woodwardia fimbriata Western chain fern Fern 31
  Lifeform: Shrub287 plants
  Lifeform: Tree54 plants
 
Pink background indicates a plant is non-native.
! indicates a plant is potentially invasive.
NB: found in Santa Clara 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.