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Scientific Name
Common Name
Cakile edentula
Sea rocket
Cakile edule
Sea rocket
Calamagrostis canadensis
Reed grass
Calandrinia ambigua
Calandrinia
Calandrinia breweri
Brewer's red-maids
Calandrinia ciliata
Red-maids
Calochortus albus
Globe lily
Calochortus catalinae
Catalina mariposa lily
Calochortus clavatus
Yellow mariposa lily
Calochortus clavatus ssp. clavatus
Club-haired mariposa lily
Calochortus clavatus ssp. pallidus
Yellow mariposa lily
Calochortus luteus
Yellow mariposa lily
Calochortus obispoensis
San Luis mariposa lily
Calochortus plummerae
Plummer's mariposa lily
Calochortus splendens
Splendid mariposa lily
Calochortus tiburonensis
Tiburon mariposa lily
Calochortus uniflorus
Pink star tulip
Calochortus venustus
Butterfly mariposa
Calochortus weedii
Weed's mariposa lily
Calochortus weedii var. weedii
Weed's mariposa lily
Calyptridium monandrum
Calyptridium
Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia
Wild morning glory
Calystegia soldanella
Beach morning glory
Calystegia subacaulis
Hill morning glory
Camissonia bistorta
Southern sun cup
Camissonia boothii ssp. decorticans
Shredding evening primrose
Camissonia californica
Mustard primrose
Camissonia cheiranthifolia
Beach primrose
Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa
Beach primrose
Camissonia micrantha
Small primrose
Camissonia ovata
Sun cup
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's purse
Cardamine californica
Toothwort
Cardaria draba
Hoary cress
Cardionema ramosissima
Sand mat
Carduus pycnocephalus
Italian thistle
Carex aquatilis
Sedge
Carpenteria californica
Bush anemone
Carpobrotus chilensis
Sea fig
Carpobrotus edulis
Hottentot fig
Castilleja affinis
Chaparral Indian paintbrush
Castilleja densiflora ssp. gracilis
Owl's clover
Castilleja exserta
Owl's clover
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly Indian paintbrush
Castilleja latifolia
Seaside painted cup
Caulanthus amplexicaulis
Caulanthus
Ceanothus crassifolius
Hoary-leaved ceanothus
Ceanothus cuneatus
Buckbrush
Ceanothus cuneatus var. fascicularis
Buckbrush
Ceanothus hearstiorum
Hearst's ceanothus
Ceanothus integerrimus
Deer brush
Ceanothus megacarpus
Big pod ceanothus
Ceanothus oliganthus
Hairy ceanothus
Ceanothus papillosus var. papillosus
Wartleaf ceanothus
Ceanothus papillosus var. roweanus
Wartleaf ceanothus
Ceanothus spinosus
California lilac
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Blue blossom
Ceanothus verrucosus
Wartystem ceanothus
Centaurea calcitrapa
Purple star-thistle
Centaurea melitensis
Star thistle
Centaurea solstitialis
Barnaby's thistle
Centaurium davyi
Centaury
Centaurium venustum
Canchalagua
Cerastium arvense
Field chickweed
Cerastium glomeratum
Mouse-ear chickweed
Cercis occidentalis
Western redbud
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mountain mahogany
Chaenactis artemisiifolia
White chaenactis
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Yellow pincushion
Chamaesyce maculata
Spotted spurge
Chamaesyce polycarpa
Prostrate spurge
Chamaesyce serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved spurge
Chamomilla suaveolens
Pineapple weed
Cheilanthes clevelandii
Lip fern
Chenopodium album
Pigweed
Chenopodium californicum
Soap plant
Chenopodium murale
Nettle-leaved goosefoot
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Soap lily
Chorizanthe douglasii
Douglas' spineflower
Chorizanthe palmeri
Palmer's spineflower
Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina
San Fernando Valley spineflower
Chorizanthe staticoides
Turkish rugging
Cichorium intybus
Chicory
Cirsium occidentale
Cobweb thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. californicum
California thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum
Snowy thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale
Cobweb thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. venustum
Venus thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Bull thistle
Clarkia bottae
Farewell to spring
Clarkia cylindrica
Cylindrical clarkia
Clarkia epilobioides
White clarkia
Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera
Purple clarkia
Clarkia speciosa
Red-spot clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
Elegant clarkia
Claytonia perfoliata
Miner's lettuce
Clematis lasiantha
Virgin's bower
Clematis ligusticifolia
Virgin's bower
Cneoridium dumosum
Bushrue
Collinsia heterophylla
Chinese houses
Comarostaphylis diversifolia
Summer holly
Conicosia pugioniformis
Conicosia
Conium maculatum
Poison hemlock
Convolvulus arvensis
Bindweed
Conyza bonariensis
Conyza
Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus
Bird's beak
Coreopsis bigelovii
Coreopsis
Coreopsis gigantea
Giant coreopsis
Coreopsis maritima
Sea dahlia
Corydalis caseana ssp. caseana
Corydalis
Cotula australis
Australian brass buttons
Cotula coronopifolia
Brass buttons
Crassula connata
Pygmy-weed
Croton californicus
Croton
Cryptantha clevelandii
White forget-me-not
Cucurbita foetidissima
Calabazilla
Cupressus forbesii
Tecate cypress
Cupressus macrocarpa
Monterey cypress
Cuscuta californica
Dodder
Cuscuta sp.
Dodder
Cynodon dactylon
Bermuda grass
Cynoglossum grande
Hound's tongue
Cyperus eragrostis
Nutsedge
Cystoseira osmundaceae
Cystoseira
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