List of plants on the Modoc National Forest

This list includes most of the more common plants to be found on the Modoc National Forest in California, USA as well as plants of some particular note, especially rare plants known or suspected to occur there. If you click on the genus, you will be taken to the page for the genus only; you must click on the specific epithet to be taken to the page for that particular species.

Liverworts

 * Ptilidium californicum

Mosses

 * Bruchia bolanderi
 * Buxbaumia viridis
 * Helodium blandowii
 * Meesia triquetra
 * Meesia uliginosa

Dennstaedtiaceae

 * Pteridium aquilinum

Dryopteridaceae

 * Athyrium filix-femina
 * Polystichum

Equisetaceae

 * Equisetum arvense
 * Equisetum hyemale

Marsileaceae

 * Marsilea
 * Pilularia

Ophioglossaceae

 * Botrychium pumicola

Pteridaceae

 * Cheilanthes
 * Pellaea

Cupressaceae

 * Calocedrus decurrens
 * Cupressus bakeri - Modoc Cypress or Baker Cypress
 * Juniperus communis
 * Juniperus occidentalis

Pinaceae

 * Abies concolor
 * Abies magnifica
 * Pinus albicaulis
 * Pinus attenuata
 * Pinus contorta
 * Pinus jeffreyi
 * Pinus lambertiana
 * Pinus monticola
 * Pinus ponderosa
 * Pseudotsuga menziesii
 * Tsuga mertensiana

Amaranthaceae

 * Amaranthus californicus

Apiaceae

 * Berula
 * Cicuta douglasii
 * Conium maculatum
 * Eryngium
 * Heracleum maximum
 * Ligusticum
 * Lomatium bicolor
 * Lomatium dissectum
 * Lomatium macrocarpum
 * Lomatium nudicaule
 * Lomatium roseanum
 * Lomatium utriculatum
 * Osmorhiza
 * Sanicula

Apocynaceae

 * Apocynum androsaemifolium
 * Apocynum cannabinum

Asclepiadaceae

 * Asclepias

Asteraceae

 * Achillea millefolium
 * Ageratina
 * Antennaria
 * Arnica
 * Artemisia douglasiana
 * Artemisia tridentata
 * Bidens tripartita
 * Carduus nutans
 * Centaurea diffusa
 * Centaurea maculosa
 * Centaurea solstitialis
 * Chrysothamnus
 * Cirsium arvense
 * Cirsium occidentale
 * Cirsium vulgare
 * Crepis
 * Ericameria
 * Erigeron acris
 * Eriophyllum lanatum
 * Eurybia
 * Euthamia
 * Gnaphalium
 * Grindelia
 * Helianthus annuus
 * Hieracium albiflorum
 * Hymenoxys
 * Ionactis
 * Iva
 * Lactuca serriola
 * Leucanthemum vulgare
 * Madia
 * Microseris nutans
 * Onopordum acanthium
 * Packera
 * Senecio
 * Solidago canadensis
 * Sonchus
 * Stephanomeria
 * Symphyotrichum
 * Taraxacum officinale
 * Tragopogon dubius
 * Tragopogon porrifolius
 * Xanthium strumarium

Berberidaceae

 * Mahonia aquifolium
 * Mahonia nervosa
 * Mahonia repens

Boraginaceae

 * Amsinckia
 * Asperugo procumbens
 * Cryptantha
 * Hackelia
 * Heliotropium
 * Lithospermum
 * Mertensia

Brassicaceae

 * Alyssum
 * Arabis
 * Barbarea
 * Brassica rapa
 * Cardamine
 * Draba verna
 * Erysimum
 * Isatis tinctoria
 * Lepidium campestre
 * Lepidium virginicum
 * Nasturtium officinale
 * Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
 * Polyctenium fremontii
 * Streptanthus
 * Thelypodium howellii

Callitrichaceae

 * Callitriche

Campanulaceae

 * Campanula
 * Downingia

Capparaceae

 * Cleome

Caprifoliaceae

 * Lonicera involucrata
 * Sambucus nigra
 * Symphoricarpos

Caryophyllaceae

 * Arenaria
 * Cerastium
 * Holosteum
 * Minuartia
 * Silene
 * Spergularia rubra
 * Stellaria media

Chenopodiaceae

 * Chenopodium
 * Salsola tragus

Clusiaceae

 * Hypericum perforatum

Convolvulaceae

 * Calystegia
 * Convolvulus arvensis

Cornaceae

 * Cornus sericea

Crassulaceae

 * Rhodiola
 * Sedum

Cuscutaceae

 * Cuscuta

Droseraceae

 * Drosera anglica
 * Drosera rotundifolia

Ericaceae

 * Arctostaphylos
 * Kalmia microphylla
 * Ledum
 * Vaccinium

Euphorbiaceae

 * Chamaesyce
 * Croton setigerus
 * Euphorbia

Fabaceae

 * Astragalus anxius — endemic & Critically Endangered
 * Astragalus inversus — endemic
 * Astragalus lemmonii
 * Lathyrus species
 * Lotus corniculatus
 * Lupinus latifolius var. barbatus
 * Lupinus polyphyllus
 * Medicago sativa
 * Melilotus officinalis
 * Robinia pseudoacacia
 * Thermopsis species
 * Trifolium pratense
 * Trifolium repens
 * Trifolium wormskioldii
 * Vicia species

Fagaceae

 * Chrysolepis
 * Quercus kelloggii

Fumariaceae

 * Dicentra

Garryaceae

 * Garrya

Gentianaceae

 * Centaurium
 * Gentiana

Geraniaceae

 * Erodium cicutarium
 * Geranium viscosissimum

Grossulariaceae

 * Ribes

Hippuridaceae

 * Hippuris vulgaris

Hydrophyllaceae

 * Hydrophyllum
 * Nama
 * Nemophila
 * Phacelia

Lamiaceae

 * Agastache
 * Lycopus
 * Marrubium vulgare
 * Mentha arvensis
 * Monardella odoratissima
 * Prunella
 * Salvia
 * Scutellaria
 * Stachys ajugoides
 * Trichostema lanceolatum

Lentibulariaceae

 * Utricularia vulgaris

Linaceae

 * Linum lewisii

Loasaceae

 * Mentzelia

Lythraceae

 * Lythrum

Malvaceae

 * Iliamna
 * Sidalcea

Menyanthaceae

 * Menyanthes trifoliata

Monotropaceae

 * Allotropa virgata
 * Monotropa hypopithys
 * Pterospora andromedea

Oleaceae

 * Fraxinus latifolia

Onagraceae

 * Camissonia
 * Chamerion angustifolium
 * Circaea
 * Clarkia
 * Epilobium minutum

Orobanchaceae

 * Orobanche

Paeoniaceae

 * Paeonia brownii

Papaveraceae

 * Eschscholzia californica

Polemoniaceae

 * Collomia
 * Gilia
 * Ipomopsis aggregata
 * Linanthus
 * Phlox stansburyi
 * Phlox hoodii var. canescens
 * Polemonium

Polygonaceae

 * Eriogonum nudum
 * Oxyria digyna
 * Polygonum arenastrum
 * Rumex acetosella
 * Rumex aquaticus
 * Rumex crispus

Portulacaceae

 * Calandrinia
 * Claytonia perfoliata
 * Lewisia rediviva

Primulaceae

 * Dodecatheon

Pyrolaceae

 * Chimaphila umbellata
 * Pyrola asarifolia

Ranunculaceae

 * Aconitum
 * Actaea rubra
 * Adonis aestivalis
 * Anemone
 * Aquilegia formosa
 * Caltha
 * Delphinium
 * Enemion stipitatum
 * Myosurus
 * Pulsatilla
 * Ranunculus aquatilis
 * Ranunculus glaberrimus
 * Ranunculus testiculatus
 * Thalictrum

Rhamnaceae

 * Ceanothus
 * Frangula
 * Rhamnus

Rosaceae

 * Amelanchier alnifolia
 * Cercocarpus ledifolius
 * Chamaebatiaria millefolium
 * Comarum palustre
 * Crataegus
 * Fragaria virginiana
 * Geum aleppicum
 * Geum macrophyllum
 * Holodiscus discolor
 * Malus pumila
 * Peraphyllum ramosissimum
 * Potentilla fruticosa
 * Prunus emarginata
 * Prunus subcordata
 * Prunus virginiana
 * Purshia tridentata
 * Rosa
 * Rubus leucodermis
 * Sanguisorba
 * Sorbus
 * Spiraea douglasii

Rubiaceae

 * Galium aparine
 * Galium triflorum

Salicaceae

 * Populus alba
 * Populus tremuloides
 * Salix alba

Saxifragaceae

 * Heuchera
 * Parnassia
 * Saxifraga

Scrophulariaceae

 * Castilleja
 * Collinsia
 * Cordylanthus capitatus
 * Linaria
 * Mimulus guttatus
 * Pedicularis
 * Penstemon
 * Scrophularia
 * Verbascum thapsus
 * Veronica americana

Solanaceae

 * Nicotiana
 * Solanum physalifolium

Urticaceae

 * Urtica dioica

Valerianaceae

 * Valeriana

Violaceae

 * Viola beckwithii

Viscaceae

 * Arceuthobium

Zygophyllaceae

 * Tribulus terrestris

Asparagaceae

 * Camassia quamash

Alliaceae

 * Allium validum

Alismataceae

 * Damasonium
 * Sagittaria

Cyperaceae

 * Carex
 * Eleocharis bella
 * Eriophorum
 * Schoenoplectus acutus
 * Scirpus

Iridaceae

 * Iris
 * Olsynium douglasii

Juncaceae

 * Juncus tenuis
 * Luzula

Liliaceae

 * Calochortus
 * Fritillaria pudica
 * Lilium pardalinum

Melanthiaceae

 * Toxicoscordion venenosum
 * Veratrum

Orchidaceae

 * Cephalanthera
 * Corallorhiza maculata
 * Cypripedium montanum
 * Goodyera
 * Piperia
 * Platanthera
 * Spiranthes

Poaceae

 * Achnatherum
 * Agropyron desertorum
 * Agrostis stolonifera
 * Alopecurus pratensis
 * Arrhenatherum elatius
 * Beckmannia
 * Briza
 * Briza maxima
 * Bromus tectorum
 * Calamagrostis
 * Cinna
 * Crypsis
 * Dactylis glomerata
 * Danthonia
 * Deschampsia
 * Distichlis spicata
 * Echinochloa crus-galli
 * Elymus repens
 * Festuca
 * Glyceria
 * Hesperostipa
 * Hordeum jubatum
 * Koeleria
 * Leymus
 * Melica
 * Muhlenbergia
 * Orcuttia tenuis
 * Phalaris arundinacea
 * Phleum pratense
 * Poa palustris
 * Poa pratensis
 * Taeniatherum caput-medusae
 * Trisetum
 * Vulpia

Potamogetonaceae

 * Potamogeton

Ruscaceae

 * Maianthemum racemosum

Sparganiaceae

 * Sparganium

Themidaceae

 * Brodiaea
 * Dichelostemma
 * Triteleia

Typhaceae

 * Typha latifolia