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Eureka High Plant List version 4.1
* = must know common name and scientific name (SPELLED CORRECTLY)
| Common name | Scientific Name | Pronunciation | ||
| Native Plants (Indigenous): | ||||
| TREES: |
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Coast redwood | Sequoia sempervirens | Se-quoy-yah sem-per-vi-rens | |
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Douglas fir | Pseudosuga menziesii | Su-doe-su-ga men-zes- see-eye | |
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Madrone | Arbutus menziesii | Ar-beu-tus men-zes- see-eye | |
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Bigleaf maple | Acer macrophyllum | A-seer mac-ro-fi-lum | |
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California laurel (Bay, Pepperwood) | Umbellularia californica | Um-bell-u-lar-ee-ah cal-i-for-ni-ka | |
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Red alder | Alnus rubra | Al-nus rue-bra | |
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Sitka spruce | Picea sitchensis | Pie-seeya sit-chen-sis | |
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Willow (Hooker's) | Salix hookeriana | Say licks hooker-ee-anna | |
| Port Orford cedar | Chamaecyparis lawsoniana | |||
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Western red cedar | Thuja plicata | Thew-ya ply-kahda | |
| California hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Kor-a-lus kor-nuh-ta | ||
| Monterey pine | Pinus radiata | |||
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Wax myrtle | Morella californica | ||
| SHRUBS: | ||||
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Salal | Gaultheria shallon | Gall-theeria shal-own | |
| Rhododendron (California rose-bay) | Rhododendron macrophyllum | |||
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Black(California) huckleberry | Vaccinium ovatum | Vack-sin-ee-um oh-vay-tum | |
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Red huckleberry | Vaccinium parvifolium | Vack-sin-ee-um parv-i-fol-ee-em | |
| Cascara sagrada | Rhamnus purshiana | |||
| Coyotebrush | Baccharis pilularis | |||
| Thimbleberry | Rubus parviflorus | |||
| Salmonberry | Rubus spectabilis | |||
| Red-flowering currant | Ribes sanguineum | |||
| Pacific red elderberry | Sambucus racemosa | |||
| FERNS: |
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Sword fern | Polystichum munitum | Pol-lis-ti-kum mew-nee-tum | |
| Lady fern | Athyrium felix-femina | Ayth-ree-um fee-lix-fem-i-na | ||
| Leatherleaf fern | Polypodium scouleri | Poly-podeeum-skooler-eye | ||
| Five-finger fern | Adiantum aleuticum | Aid-ee-antum alude-ik-kum | ||
| Giant chain fern | Woodwardia fimbriata | W. fim-bree-ah-ta | ||
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Bracken fern | Pteridium aquilinum | Ter-rid-ee-um a-quil-line-um | |
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Deer fern | Blechnum spicant | Bleck-num spike-ant | |
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Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Eck-wi-see-tum ar-vense | |
| OTHER: |
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| Sedge | Carex sp | |||
| Rush | Juncus sp. | |||
| OTHER FLOWERING PLANTS--Herbaceous: |
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| Trillium (Western wake robin) | Trillium ovatum | Tril-ee-um oh-vay-tum | ||
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Redwood sorrel | Oxalis oregana | Ox-al-es or-e-ga-na | |
| Trail plant | Adenocaulon bicolor | A-den-o-call-un bi-co-lore | ||
| Little false solomon's seal | Smilacina stellata | Smile-a-see-na stel-la-ta | ||
| Sugar scoop | Tiarella trifoliata | Tie-ah-rel- la tri-fol-ee-a-ta | ||
| Inside out flower (Vancouveriana) | Vancouveria hexandra | Van-coo-ver-ah hex-an-dra | ||
| Starflower (Woodland Star) | Trientalis latifolia | |||
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Hedge nettle | Stachys ajugoides | Stack--eeze aye-jew-goy-dees | |
| Skunk cabbage | Lysichiton americanum | Lye-sic-ite-n americawn-em | ||
| Wild iris | Iris douglasiana ?? | |||
| Morning glory | Calystegia sp. | |||
| Siberian candy flower (miner's lettuce) | Claytonia sibirica | |||
| Miner's lettuce | Claytonia perfoliata | |||
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California blackberry | Rubus ursinus | Roobus er-sine-us | |
| Cutleaf geranium | Geranium dissectum | |||
| Milkweed | Asclepias sp. | |||
| Wild onion | Allium sp. | |||
| False Lily-of-the-Valley | Mianthemum dilatatum | |||
| Wild cucumber (Man root) | Marah fabaceus | |||
| Leafy spurge | Euphorbia esula | |||
| Redwood violet | Viola sempervirens | |||
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Coast fairy bells | Disporum smithii | Dye-spor-em smith-ee-eye | |
| Non-native Plants (Aliens): | ||||
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Scotch broom | Cytisus scoparius | Sih-ti-sus sco-par-ee-us | |
| Dock | Rumex sp | |||
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Himalayan blackberry | Rubus discolor | Roobus diss-culor | |
| Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Pru-nel-la vul-gar-es | ||
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English ivy | Hedera helix | Head-er-a hee-licks | |
| English plantain | Plantago lanceolata | |||
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English holly | Ilex aquifolium | Eye-lecks ak-wi-foal-ee-em | |
| Dandelion | Agoseris sp | |||
| Hop clover (Black Medic) | Trifolium dubium | |||
| White clover | Trifolium repens | |||
| Red clover | Trifolium pratense | |||
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Buttercup (Creeping) | Ranunculus repens | Ran-unk-you-luss rep-ens | |
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Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster franchetii | Cot-own-ee-aster fan-chett-ee-eye | |
| English lawn daisy | Bellis perennis | |||
| Wild radish | Raphanus sativus | |||
| Sweet pea | Lathyrus sp. | |||
| Spanish heather? | Erica lusitanica? | |||
| Sheep sorrel | Rumex acetosella | |||
| Sow thistle | Sonchus arvensis | |||
| Thistle | Carduus sp. | |||
| Poison hemlock | Conium maculatum | |||
| Eucalyptus (Blue Gum) | Eucalyptus globulus | |||
| Smooth catsear | Hypochaeris glabra |
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| Fireweed | Epilobium sp | |||
| Pineapple weed | Chamomilla suaveolens | |||
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Firelily | Crocosmia masonorum | ||
| Filaree (storksbill) | Erodium botrys | |||
| Birdsfoot trefoil | Lotus corniculatus | |||
| Scarlet pimpernel | Anagallis arvensis | |||
| Queen Anne’s lace (wild carrot) | Daucus carota | |||
| GRASSES: | ||||
| Orchard grass | Dactylus sp | |||
| Velvetgrass | Holcus lanatus | |||
| Poa (Bluegrass) | Poa annua | |||
| Pampas
grass |
Cortaderia jubata | |||
| Ripgut brome | Bromus diandrus | |||
| Hedgehog dogtail | Cynosurus echinatus | |||
| Rattlesnake grass | Briza maxima | |||
| Wild oat | Avena fatua | |||
| Sweet vernal grass | Anthoxanthum sp. | |||
| Crabgrass | Digitaria sanguinalis | |||