Chatsworth Native Plants 2022
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This presentation was shared online on February 5 2022 as a part of the Simi Hills Naturalist/Hike Leader Training • Contributors/Presenters Dottie Acker Teena Takata Ann Vincent
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Chatsworth Native Plants 2022
- 2. Sunflowers Bush Sunflower aka Encelia Californica Flowers bloom from April to July growing up to 3 feet in height. Common Sunflower aka Helianthus annuus 1 ½ to 8 feet tall seen along roadsides
- 3. Canyon Sunflower Venegasia carpesioides prefers locations in moist canyons grows 3-4 feet tall Collect flower heads after the petals have wilted…allow to dry
- 4. Sunflowers Lilac Trees Lilac aka Greenbark Ceanothus aka Ceanothus spinosus Has deep purple/blue flowers that fade to white when mature
- 5. Green all year round with white flowers that bloom in April through July turning rusty brown in the fall. Found on slopes California Buckwheat aka Eriogonum fasciculatum
- 7. Chamise in bloom along rocky slope in Chatsworth
- 8. Chamise Chamise Aka Greasewood Aka Adenostoma fasciculatum Green all year. Bright green tips that become white flowers, bloom in April through July turning rusty brown in the fall.
- 9. California Peony aka Paeonia californica One of the earliest flowers; very low to the ground
- 10. Sticky Monkeyflower aka Diplacus aurantiacus Diplacusis puniceus Red Monkey flower is found primarily in the Santa Susana Mountains The yellow is more common and has been used along freeway slopes as native plant reseeding. The leaves feel sticky
- 11. Creek Monkeyflower Found along the creek where mossy and moist. Flowers look similar but leaves are a different shape. aka Erythranthe guttata
- 12. Scarlet Monkeyflower Found along the creek where mossy and moist. Flowers look similar but leaves are a different shape. aka Erythranthe cardinalis
- 13. Stinging Lupine Aka Lupinus hirsutissimus Don’t touch ! Less common than bush lupine
- 14. Jimson Weed / Datura aka Datura stramonium Used carefully by Native Americans in rituals; we should simply consider it poisonous. Large white flowers, avoid touching the plant!
- 15. Blue Larkspur / Parry’s Larkspur aka Delphinium Parryi ssp. Parryi Found in Upper Miranda Loop area in good rain years. Blooms mid-spring.
- 16. Phacelia – many varieties Caterpillar phacelia Phacelia parryi
- 17. Wishbone Mirabilis californica very common bush through out park; flowers out mid-day, spring blooming
- 18. Black Sage Salvia Mellifera
- 19. Chia Salvia columbariae A native american food; high in protein, easy to carry
- 20. California Everlasting Flowers may smell like maple syrup; deserves the “Everlasting” in its name for long term blooms Pseudognaphalium californicum
- 21. Santa Susana Tarplant Endangered, lives in sandstone rocks usually over 1000 feet elevation, Chatsworth to Malibu only; blooms near August. Deinandra minthornii
- 24. Showy Penstemon Colors range from pink to blue. Penstemon spectabilis
- 25. Elegant Clarkia Clarkia Unguiculata Blooms in Late Spring, Very complex flowers
- 26. Bush Mallow Chaparral Currant Ribes indecorum White-flowered currant, usually blooms in January Malacothamnus fasciculatus, Tall woody bush to 5 feet, typically blooms in late spring
- 27. Wild Hyacinth more commonly, Blue Dick Early Spring, can fill a field with their nodding tops Dichelostemma capitatum
- 28. Owl’s Clover • We only see this plant after a good rainy season aka Castilleja exserta
- 29. White Snapdragon Antirrhinum Coulterianum Late Spring, can be fairly striking -
- 30. Tender leaves in spring change to dried out bush in summer Brickell Bush Brickellia Californica
- 31. Padres Shooting Star • Early spring, normally in a damp meadow; out 2-4 weeks after good rains. Primula clevelandii
- 32. Sun Cup • Most Recent New Find in the Park Eulobus californicus
- 34. Indian Tobacco used by the Indians as a narcotic but also smoked as a treatment for asthma Grown easily by scattering seeds. Lobelia inflata
- 35. Wild Cucumber aka Manroot Echinocystis The manroots are perennial plants, growing from a large tuberous root.
- 36. California Wild Rose rosa californica • Only One Color • Only One Pattern • But it’s Pretty Nice!
- 37. Prickly Phlox Linanthus Californicus Early spring, see on Miranda Loop or Devils Slide
- 38. Turkey Mullein Croton Setiger Grows in mounds spreading out as it gets larger. Can grow to two feet in diameter, but stays low to the ground.
- 40. Dudleya Chalk Live Forever During the spring following the rains with fresh growth they appear green as they pull water from the rocks, but turn gray-blue and the outer leaves dry and appear pink. Dudleya pulverulenta
- 41. Lance Leaf Dudleya Seen only in spring after decent rains; find these on Miranda loop on the east side, in rocky areas like their Chalk Liveforever relative, but they generally are not seen together. Summer Spring These plants disappear in the fall and winter Dudleya lanceolata
- 42. Heart-leafed Penstemon Dark green leaves with orange/red flowers… Found near the creek Keckiella cordifolia
- 43. Hollyleaf Red Berry Looks like small live oak leaves has small berries Hollyleaf Cherry Looks like small live oak leaves but shiny Fruit hangs from the branch like a cherry. Prunus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia
- 44. Humboldt Lily (not in SSPSHP) • Found in Riparian areas, in deep shade, generally near oak trees; flowers 2 to 4 inches, stalks to 6 feet high. Striking. (Found in Devil Canyon about two miles north of SSPSHP, Malibu). Lilium humboldtii
- 45. Woolly Blue Curls • A haphazard compendium of a plant if you ever saw one…yes its woolly, • Blue (to purple), with bluer flowers with long spikes reaching out. Woolsey Canyon to Malibu Creek Park. Trichostema lanatum
- 46. Coast Live Oak Oak tree blooms appear like tassels all over the tree dropping tiny flower debris Quercus agrifolia
- 47. Scrub Oaks and Coast Live Oaks Scrub Oaks have a rounder acorn and a rounder flatter leaf. Coast Live Oak leaves are slightly curled and the acorns are long. Quercus turbinella Quercus agrifolia
- 48. Valley Oaks and Coast Live Oaks The Valley Oaks….aka White Oaks have a broad flat leaf Coast Live Oaks have a smaller rounded leaf with sharp points Quercus agrifolia Quercus lobata
- 49. TOYON Long leaves… The leaf color ranges from a gray green to bright green. Also known as the Christmas Berry since they bloom close to the holiday; white flowers are also attractive before berries arrive. Heteromeles arbutifolia
- 50. Black Elderberry (previously Mexican Elderberry) Early white flowers turn into masses of purple fruit in early summer. Sambucus nigra
- 51. Our Lords Candle was yucca whipplei; now Hesperoyucca whipplei
- 53. Dodder/Witches Broom Dodder, Cuscuta is a parasitic annual plant that infests many crops, ornamentals, native plants, and weeds.
- 54. Hummingbird Sage • Found Riparian areas, in Sage Ranch, at SSFL and in lower Topanga Canyon / Malibu area. • Flower stalk can be a foot or so long. Salvia spathacea
- 55. Nightshade Purple Nightshade White Nightshade Solanum xanti Solanum douglasii
- 56. Mariposa Lilies Late spring, pictured is a Butterfly Mariposa Lily. Calochortus venustus
- 57. Yellow Mariposa Lily • Less common than the white Mariposa lily in our area. Perfect yellow gold color. Calochortus luteus
- 58. Plummers Mariposa Lily Rare, Striking, blooms late spring Ribes indecorum, White-flowered currant Calochortus plummerae
- 59. Poison Oak LEAVES OF THREE… LET IT BE Shiny green leaves in clusters of three. Leaves start out bright green adding some red on the edges through the fall. Once the leaves have fallen, the tall woody stems can still cause a reaction. Toxicodendron diversilobum
- 60. Native Weeds Stinging Nettles Horehound Marrubium vulgare Urtica dioica
- 61. Spanish Broom Non-Native Found on canyon slopes along highways Invasive and considered a fire hazard. Targeted for removal by State Park weed abatement. Grow to 5 feet tall with bright yellow flowers. Spartium junceum
- 62. Castor Bean non-native weed grows where the ground has been disturbed Seed pods scatter hundreds of seeds. Small plants grow quickly into small trees. Seeds are poisonous Ricinus communis
- 63. California Sycamore Spanish name is Aliso; leaves are shaped like a hand. Leaves show fall colors and drop in Nov/Dec Photo: Teena Takata Platanus racemosa
- 64. Southern California Black Walnut A large shrub or small tree in SSPSHP Photo: Teena Takata Juglans californica
- 65. Golden Yarrow Photo: Teena Takata Good Mini Wildlife plant Photos above from Las Pilitas Nursery Eriophyllum confertiflorum
- 66. White Sage Photo: Ann Vincent Salvia apiana, White sage is a five foot evergreen perennial. The flowers emerge in summer and are white with a little lavender. Smudging is a cleansing ritual where the leaves of the Sage plant are burned. Salvia apiana
- 67. Coastal Sagebrush Photo: Ann Vincent Artemisia californica
- 68. Yerba Santa Photo: John Luker The leaves have historically been used to treat asthma, upper respiratory infections and allergic rhinitis. The Chumash used it as a poultice for wounds, insect bites, broken bones, and sores. Eriodictyon californicum
- 69. • Not native to California, from Eurasia • Seed stems curl up and get stuck in your socks • Aka: Stork’s bill Photos: Teena Takata Red Stem Filaree Erodium cicutarium
- 70. Tree Tobacco (non-native from South America) Grows where the ground has been disturbed on hills and roadsides Photo: Ann Vincent Nicotiana glauca
- 71. Common Mallow Buttonweed, Cheeseweed • Seeds are in cheese shaped disks. • They have a deep thick root and they can grow to be 3 feet tall in fields and disturbed areas. • Non native from Africa and Eurasia Photo: Ann Vincent Malva neglecta
- 72. Chatsworth Native Plants 2022 • This presentation was shared online on February 5th as a part of the Simi Hills Naturalist/Hike Leader Training • Contributors/Presenters Dottie Acker Teena Takata Ann Vincent