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.
Bryophytes
Liverworts
Ptilidium californicum
Mosses
Bruchia bolanderi Buxbaumia viridis Helodium blandowii Meesia triquetra Meesia uliginosa
Ferns
Dennstaedtiaceae
Pteridium aquilinum
Dryopteridaceae
Athyrium filix-femina Polystichum
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense Equisetum hyemale
Marsileaceae
Marsilea Pilularia
Ophioglossaceae
Botrychium pumicola
Pteridaceae
Cheilanthes Pellaea
Conifers
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
Dicots
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
Monocots
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
See also
— with flora articles.
References Modoc National Forest;gov: Nature & Science Modoc National Forest Botany Program — Summer botany work
External links Selected Wildflowers of the Modoc National Forest — descriptive text + images. Modoc National Forest-MNF — Nature Viewing: Viewing Plants — links to "Viewing Plants Areas" in the MNF.