Plant Species

This is a selected list of both native and non-native plants found in the wild areas of Santa Catalina Island. Eventually, the entire list of known plants will be available on this site. Specific ecological information on each plant may be found by clicking on a plant's information icon.

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Common Name

Scientific Name

Red sand verbena, Sticky sand verbena

Abronia maritima

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Perezia, Sacapellote

Acourtia microcephala

Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum

California maidenhair

Adiantum jordanii

Wild onion, Early onion

Allium praecox

Silver beach bur

Ambrosia chamissonis

Western ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya

Menzies' fiddleneck

Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii

Scarlet pimpernel

Anagallis arvensis

Yerba mansa

Anemopsis californica

Violet snapdragon

Antirrhinum nuttallianum

Santa Catalina Island manzanita

Arctostaphylos catalinae

California sagebrush, Coastal sagebrush

Artemisia californica

Mugwort

Artemisia douglasiana

Narrow-leaf milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Rattleweed

Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus

California saltbush

Atriplex californica

Coulter's saltbush

Atriplex coulteri

Beach saltbush, Sea scale

Atriplex leucophylla

Slender wild oats

Avena barbata

Coyote brush

Baccharis pilularis

Mule fat

Baccharis salicifolia

Velvet cactus

Bergerocactus emoryi

Common golden star

Bloomeria crocea

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The basis for our plant list is R.F. Thorne's "A flora of Santa Catalina Island, California."
Please see Acknowledgements and References for more information.
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