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Common Name
Scientific Name
Saltgrass
Distichlis spicata
San Fernando Valley spineflower
Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina
San Luis mariposa lily
Calochortus obispoensis
San Luis Obispo dudleya
Dudleya abramsii ssp. murina
San Miguel Island buckwheat
Eriogonum grande var. rubescens
Sand aster
Lessingia filaginifolia
Sand mat
Cardionema ramosissima
Sand mesa manzanita
Arctostaphylos rudis
Sand spurrey
Spergularia macrotheca
Sandwort
Minuartia douglasii
Santa Monica Mountains dudleya
Dudleya cymosa ssp. marcescens
Santa Susana tarplant
Hemizonia minthornii
Saw-toothed goldenbush
Hazardia squarrosa
Scarlet bugler
Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet larkspur
Delphinium cardinale
Scarlet monkey flower
Mimulus cardinalis
Sclerapoa
Desmazeria rigida
Scrub oak
Quercus berberidifolia
Sea dahlia
Coreopsis maritima
Sea fig
Carpobrotus chilensis
Sea rocket
Cakile edentula
Seaside daisy
Erigeron glaucus
Seaside painted cup
Castilleja latifolia
Seaside woolly sunflower
Eriophyllum staechadifolium
Sedge
Carex aquatilis
Setaria
Setaria viridis
Shaw's agave
Agave shawii
Sheep sorrel
Rumex acetosella
Shepherd's purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shiny leaf barberry
Berberis pinnata
Shiny lomatium
Lomatium lucidum
Shooting star
Dodecatheon clevelandii
Showy gilia
Gilia cana
Showy island snapdragon
Galvezia speciosa
Showy penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis
Shredding evening primrose
Camissonia boothii ssp. decorticans
Silk tassel bush
Garrya veatchii
Silver lotus
Lotus argophyllus
Silver puffs
Uropappus lindleyi
Silverweed
Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica
Six-weeks fescue
Vulpia octoflora
Skullcap
Scutellaria tuberosa
Slender cottonweed
Micropus californicus
Slender sunflower
Helianthus gracilentus
Slender tarweed
Madia gracilis
Small primrose
Camissonia micrantha
Small-flowered fairypoppy
Meconella denticulata
Small-leaved lomatium
Lomatium parvifolium
Small-leaved rose
Rosa minutifolia
Smilo grass
Oryzopsis miliacea
Snakeroot
Sanicula arguta
Sneezeweed
Helenium puberulum
Snowy thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum
Soap lily
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Soap plant
Chenopodium californicum
Soft chess
Bromus mollis
Southern California milkvetch
Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus
Southern sun cup
Camissonia bistorta
Sow thistle
Sonchus oleraceus
Spanish broom
Spartium junceum
Spanish clover
Lotus purshianus
Spearmint
Menthis spicata
Spearscale
Atriplex triangularis
Spider lupine
Lupinus benthamii
Spike rush
Eleocharis acicularis
Spiny rush
Juncus acutus var. sphaerocarpus
Splendid mariposa lily
Calochortus splendens
Spotted spurge
Chamaesyce maculata
Spreading larkspur
Delphinium patens
Squaw bush
Rhus trilobata
Squirreltail
Elymus elymoides
St. Catherine's lace
Eriogonum giganteum
Star thistle
Centaurea melitensis
Star-lily
Zigadenus fremontii
Stick-leaf
Mentzelia micrantha
Sticky phacelia
Hydrophyllaceae
Sticky potentilla
Potentilla glandulosa
Stinging lupine
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Stinging nettle
Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea
Stone-crop
Sedum spathulifolium
Strawberry clover
Trifolium fragiferum
Stream orchid
Epipactis gigantea
Sugar bush
Rhus ovata
Summer holly
Comarostaphylis diversifolia
Sun cup
Camissonia ovata
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Swamp knotweed
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum
Sweet acacia
Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana
Sweet alyssum
Lobularia maritima
Sweet fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
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