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Edgewood Preserve
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Rancho San Antonio OSP
Ring Mountain Plant List for Docent Training
Ring Mountain Serpentine Grassland Plants
Taxa with ID Tips
Abbotts Lagoon Trail
Almaden Quicksilver CP (NRDB.org)
Alpine Dam to Kent Lake Pump Road
Andrew Molera SP (NRDB.org)
Angel Island
Ano Nuevo SNR (NRDB.org)
Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Armstrong Redwoods SNR (NRDB.org)
Arroyo Hondo Canyon
Azalea Hill and Southern Carson Ridge
Azalea Hill Common Plants
Baker Beach
Baker Beach North
Bayview Hill
Bean Hollow SB (NRDB.org)
Bear Creek Redwoods OSP (NRDB.org)
Benicia SRA (NRDB.org)
Bernal Hill
Bidwell Park in Chico
Big Rock to Loma Alta Hill Summit
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Blithedale Summit
Bohemia Ecological Preserve
Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve (NRDB.org)
Briones Regional Park
Brooks Island Regional Shoreline
Brooks Park
Brushy Peak Regional Preserve
Bull Point Trail and F Ranch
Cabrillo National Monument
Calero CP (NRDB.org)
Calf Canyon
Camino Alto
Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline
Carrizo Plain
Carson Falls Trail
Cascade Canyon
Chimney Rock
China Camp State Park (CNPS)
Chino Hills State Park
Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
Coal Creek OSP (NRDB.org)
Coal Mine Ridge OS (NRDB.org)
Cold Canyon
Coleman Valley
Contra Loma Regional Park
Corona Heights
Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch CP (NRDB.org)
Coyote Valley OSP (NRDB.org)
Crissy Field
Crystal Springs Regional Trail
Deer Island
Deer Park
Del Valle Regional Park
Devil's Gulch
Diablo Foothills Regional Park
Dillon Beach
Doyle Drive
Duncan Castro
Easter Bowl (NRDB.org)
El Sereno
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarnine Research Reserve
Fairfield-Osborn Preserve (NRDB.org)
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
Foothills Open Space Preserve
Fort Ord BLM (NRDB.org)
Fort Ross SHP (NRDB.org)
French Ranch Open Space Preserve
Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park
Gary Giacomini Preserve
Glen Canyon
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (NPS)
Henry Coe State Park
Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area
Hood Mountain RP & OSP (NRDB.org)
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Huddart CP (NRDB.org)
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Hunter's Point Ridge
Indian Tree
Indian Valley
Inspiration Point
Jack London SHP (NRDB.org)
Jasper Ridge
Jenner Headlands
Jepson Prairie Reserve
Joseph D. Grant CP (NRDB.org)
Joshua Tree
Jug Handle State Reserve
Junipero Serra CP (NRDB.org)
Kehoe Trail and Beach
King Mountain
Knoxville Wildlife Area (NRDB.org)
La Honda Creek OSP (NRDB.org)
La Purisima Mission State Historical Park
Lake Lagunitas
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Leo Carrillo SP
Lobos Creek Valley
Loma Alta
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
Lucas Valley
MacKerricher State Park
Marin County Complete List (CNPS)
Marin Municipal Water District
Marshall Beach Road Native Plants
McLaren Park
McLaughlin Reserve (NRDB.org)
Milagra Ridge (NRDB.org)
Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area
Miramontes Ridge
Mission Trails Regional Park
Modini Mayacamas Preserve
Montana de Oro State Park
Montara State Beach and McNee Ranch (NRDB.org)
Monte Bello OSP (NRDB.org)
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Morro Bay
Mount Burdell
Mount Burdell Native Spring Wildflowers
Mount Davidson
Mount Diablo SP (NRDB.org)
Mount Madonna CP (NRDB.org)
Mount Tamalpais SP (NRDB.org)
Mountain Lake
Muir Woods
Nicasio Ridge
O'Shaugnessy Hollow
Oat Hill Mine
Ohlone Regional Wilderness
Old Saint Hilary's
Old Stage Road
Olompali State Historic Park
Pearson-Arastradero Preserve
Pedro Point Headlands (NRDB.org)
Peninsula Watershed (NRDB.org)
Pinnacles National Park
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park
Point Cabrillo Light Station and Preserve
Point Lobos SNR (NRDB.org)
Point Mugu State Park
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Point Reyes
Pomponio SB (NRDB.org)
Portola Valley Ranch Approved Plants
Presidio (NRDB.org)
Presidio Golf Course Natural Area
Presidio Hills
Pulgas Ridge
Rancho Canada del Oro OSP (NRDB.org)
Rancho Corral de Tierra (NRDB.org)
Redwood Regional Park
Reinhardt Redwood Serpentine Prairie
Ring Mountain
Rob Hill
Rock Spring
Round Valley Regional Preserve
Roy's Redwoods
Rush Creek
Russian Ridge
Salt Point SP (NRDB.org)
Samuel P. Taylor State Park
San Bruno Mountain
San Elijo Lagoon
San Francisco Coastal Bluffs
San Jacinto Mtns - Quinn Flat
San Pedro Mountain
San Pedro Valley CP (NRDB.org)
San Simeon State Park
Santa Teresa CP (NRDB.org)
Sausal Creek Native Plants
SDSU Adobe Falls
Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area
Shiloh Regional Park
Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Sierra Azul OSP (NRDB.org)
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
Skyline Ridge OSP (NRDB.org)
Soulejule Reservoir
Southridge Preserve
St. Joseph's Hill OSP (NRDB.org)
Stafford Lake
Steep Ravine Trail East
Steep Ravine Trail West
Stone Ridge
Stulsaft Park (NRDB.org)
Sugarloaf Ridge SP (NRDB.org)
Sunol Regional Wilderness
Sunset Heights Rock Outcrop
Sweeney Ridge (NRDB.org)
Table Mountain
Tank Hill
Tennesse Hollow
Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow
Tilden Regional Park
Tomales Bay State Park
Toro CP (NRDB.org)
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
Twin Peaks
Van Hoosear Wildflower Preserve
Vargas Plateau Regional Park
Vasco Caves Regional Preserve
Water Dog Lake - Hidden Canyon
White's Hill
Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
Wilder Ranch State Park
Wolf Ridge
World War II Memorial
Yerba Buena Island
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California Plantain (Plantago erecta)
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Flower
White
Other
4 Petals
Petals Not Obvious
Basal
Typical Height
Annual
Native
Description
EW Bloom Mar - May
About 4" tall.
Tiny flowers are beautiful when viewed with a magnifying glass.
A
basal
rosette of very narrow leaves grows up to 5 inches long.
The entire plant is hairy.
Found in open or gravelly areas, often on serpentine.
CA native
AKA Foothill Plantain, Dotseed Plantain
Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae)
This plant is smaller than other plantains, perhaps 4 inches tall. It has long, narrow erect leaves.
Tiny 4-petaled flowers form a tight cluster at the top of the stem.
California Plantain can grow in dense patches.
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