Plant Families found in El Dorado County
Using Calflora and searching "Plants of El Dorado County" results in more than 2000 hits. Initially I was trying to build a mini version of that list, but I must have been crazy! Why reinvent the list? I can't improve on it even with my own hoped-for tuned in version. With that in mind, my plans have changed.
I already have pages for the Top Ten, and even Ten More Families, so with that start, I will add pages to fill in details about the important families you see practically everywhere you go.
Meanwhile, here are name changes to know about:
Name Changes Affecting El Dorado County Plants
(all links refer to Calflora records)
Dicots:
- Apiaceae: Osmorhiza berteroi (was chilensis); sweet cicely
- Asteraceae: Agnorhiza reticulata (was Wyethia reticulata) El Dorado mule-ears
- Asteraceae: Arnica dealbata (was Whitneya), mock leopardbane
- Asteraceae: Dieteria canescens var shastensis (was Machaeranthera), hoary-aster
- Asteraceae: Eucephalus breweri (was Aster), Brewer's aster
- Asteraceae: Eurybia integrifolius (was Aster), thickstem aster
- Asteraceae: Eurybia radulina (was Aster radulinus), broad-leaf aster
- Asteraceae: Hemizonella minima (was Madia), little tarweed
- Asteraceae: Hieracium triste (was gracile). alpine hawkweed
- Asteraceae: Jensia rammii (was Madia), Ramm's madia
- Asteraceae: Kyhosia bolanderi (was Madia), Bolander's madia
- Asteraceae: Logfia filaginoides (was Filago californica), California cottonrose
- Asteraceae: Logfia gallica (was Filago), filago
- Asteraceae: Matricaria matricarioides (was Chamomilla suaveolens), pineapple weed
- Asteraceae: Oreostemma alpigenus var andersonii (was Aster), meadow aster
- Asteraceae: Packera canus (was Senecio), senecio
- Asteraceae: Packera layneae (was Senecio), Layne's butterweed
- Asteraceae: Pleiacanthus spinosus (was Stephanomeria spinosa), thorny skeleton plant
- Asteraceae: Pseudognaphalium canescens (was Gnaphalium), Wright’s cudweed
- Asteraceae: Sericocarpus oregonensis (was Aster oregonensis), Oregon aster
- Asteraceae: Symphyotrichum ascendens (was Aster), long-leaved aster
- Asteraceae: Symphyotrichum foliaceum (was Aster foliaceus var parryi), leafy aster
- Asteraceae: Symphyotrichum spathulatum (was Aster occidentalis), western aster
- Brassicaceae: Draba albertina (was stenoloba), slender draba
- Caryophyllaceae: Eremogone congesta (was Arenaria), ballhead sandwort
- Caryophyllaceae: Eremogone kingii var glabrescens (was Arenaria), prickly sandwort
- Euphorbiaceae: Croton setigerus (was Eremocarpus), turkey mullein
- Gentianaceae: Zeltnera muehlenbergii (was Centaurium), centaury
- Gentianaceae: Zeltnera venusta (was Centaurium venustum), canchalagua
- Malvaceae: Fremontodendron californicum (was in Sterculiaceae), California flannelbush
- Malvaceae: Fremontodendron californicum ssp decumbens (was in Sterculiaceae), Pine Hill flannelbush
- Polemoniaceae: Navarretia capillaris (was Gilia), miniature gilia
- Polemoniaceae: Navarretia leptalea (was Gilia), Bridges' gilia
- Polemoniaceae: Leptosiphon ciliatus (was Linanthus), whiskerbrush
- Polemoniaceae: Leptosiphon filipes (was Linanthus), thread-stem linanthus
- Polemoniaceae: Leptosiphon harknessii (was Linanthus), Harkness’ flaxflower
- Polemoniaceae: Leptosiphon montanus (was Linanthus), mustang clover
- Polemoniaceae: Leptosiphon parviflorus (was Linanthus), common linanthus
- Rhamnaceae: Frangula californica ssp. tomentella, (was Rhamnus tomentella), coffeeberry
- Monocots:
- Liliaceae: Prosartes hookeri (was Disporum hookerii), drops of gold
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