Grotto & Mercury Mine

Acer macrophyllum

big-leaved maple

tree, flowering plant, plant white

Achyrachaena mollis

Blow Wives

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Acmispon americanus

Spanish clover/Spanish Lotus

annual, flowering plant, plant red

Acmispon brachycarpus

Short Podded Lotus

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Acmispon glaber

Deerweed

perennial, flowering plant, plant yellow

Acmispon maritimus

Coastal Lotus/Coastal Acmispon

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Acmispon strigosus

Strigose Lotus/Bishop's Lotus

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Acourtia microcephala

Sacapelote

perennial, flowering plant, plant red

Actinemys pallida

Southwestern Pond Turtle

animal

Adelpha californica

California Sister

animal

Adenostoma fasciculatum

Chamise

evergreen, shrub, tree, flowering plant, plant white

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Venushair fern/Black maidenhair fern

evergreen, perennial, fern, plant

Adiantum jordanii

California Maidenhair Fern

deciduous, drought deciduous, perennial, fern, plant

Agelenopsis sp.

Grass Spider

animal

Agoseris grandiflora

California Dandelion/Large flowered agoseris

perennial, flowering plant, plant yellow

Ambrosia acanthicarpa

Annual Bursage/Annual Burrweed

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Amsinckia intermedia

Common Fiddleneck

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Ancistrocarphus filagineus

False Neststraw/Woolly Fishhooks

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Anthaxia sp.

animal

Anthocharis sara

Pacific Orangetip/Sara Orangetip

animal

Apiastrum angustifolium

Wild Celery/Mock Parsley

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Apis mellifera

Honeybee

introduced, animal

Arctostaphylos glauca

great berry manzanita/bigberry manzanita

evergreen, shrub, tree, flowering plant, plant white

Artemisia californica

Coastal Sagebush

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Artemisia douglasiana

Mugwort

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Asterella californica

California Asterella

plant

Asterella palmeri

Palmer's Asterella

plant

Asterella sp.

plant

Astragalus gambelianus

Little Blue Loco/Gambel's Milkvetch

annual, flowering plant, plant blue

Astragalus trichopodus

Santa Barbara Milkvetch

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Avena sp.

introduced, flowering plant, plant

Baccharis pilularis

Coyote Bush/Chaparral Broom

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Baccharis plummerae

Plummer's Baccharis

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Baccharis salicifolia

Mulefat

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Bestia longipes

Bestia Moss

plant

Bloomeria crocea

Common goldenstar

perennial, flowering plant, plant yellow

Bombus sp.

Bumblebee/Humblebee

animal

Bombylius major

Large Bee-fly

animal

Brassica nigra

black mustard

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Brickellia californica

California Brickellbush

drought deciduous, perennial, shrub, flowering plant, plant yellow

Brickellia nevinii

Nevin's Brickellbush

drought deciduous, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Bromus hordeaceus

Soft Brome/Soft Chess

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant

Bryophyta(Dv) sp001

Moss

plant

Bryophyta(Dv) sp002

Moss

plant

Buprestidae(Fa) sp001

animal

Calandrinia menziesii

Red-maids

annual, flowering plant, plant red

Callipepla californica

California Quail

animal

Callophrys augustinus

Brown Elfin

animal

Calochortus albus

White fairy lantern/White globe lily

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Calochortus clavatus

Pale Yellow Mariposa Lily/Clubhair Mariposa

perennial, flowering plant, plant yellow

Calochortus fimbriatus

Late blooming Mariposa lily/Weed's Mariposa lily

perennial, flowering plant, plant yellow, brown

Calochortus venustus

Butterfly Mariposa lily

perennial, flowering plant, plant white, red

Calystegia macrostegia

Coastal Morning Glory/California false bindweed/California Morning Glory/Coastal false bindweed

perennial, vine, flowering plant, plant white

Calystegia purpurata

Pacific false bindweed/Western Morning Glory

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Camissonia strigulosa

Sandysoil Suncup

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Camissoniopsis hirtella

Hairy suncup

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Camissoniopsis intermedia

Intermediate Suncup

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Candelariella rosulans

Sagebrush Goldspeck Lichen

fungus

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Shepherd's purse

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant white

Cardamine californica

milk maids/toothwart

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Cardamine oligosperma

bittercress/Idaho Bittercress

annual, perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Carduus tenuiflorus

Slender Thistle/Italian Thistle

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant blue

Castilleja affinis

Coast Indian Paintbrush

parasite, perennial, flowering plant, plant red

Castilleja exserta

Owl's clover

parasite, annual, flowering plant, plant blue

Castilleja minor

Lesser Indian paintbrush

parasite, annual, flowering plant, plant red

Caulanthus lasiophyllus

California mustard

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Ceanothus crassifolius

Hoary-leaved Ceanothus

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Ceanothus cuneatus

Buck-brush

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Ceanothus oliganthus

Hairy Ceanothus

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant blue

Ceanothus spinosus

Greenbark

evergreen, shrub, tree, flowering plant, plant blue

Centaurea melitensis

Maltese star thistle/Tocalote

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Centaurea solstitialis

Yellow star thistle

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Cercocarpus betuloides

Mountain Mahogany

evergreen, shrub, tree, flowering plant, plant white

Chaenactis glabriuscula

Yellow Pincushion/Common Chaenactis

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Chlosyne gabbii

Gabb's Checkerspot

animal

Chlosyne sp.

animal

Chlosyne sp2.

Not Field Crescent

animal

Cirsium occidentale venustum

Venus thistle

perennial, flowering plant, plant red

Clarkia bottae

Punchbowl Clarkia/Punchbowl Godetia

annual, flowering plant, plant red

Clarkia epilobiodes

Willow Herb Clarkia/Canyon Clarkia

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Clarkia purpurea purpurea

Winecup

flowering plant, plant red

Clarkia purpurea quadrivulnera

Four-spot/Four Spot Clarkia

annual, flowering plant, plant red

Clarkia sp.

flowering plant, plant

Clarkia unguiculata

Elegant Clarkia

annual, flowering plant, plant red

Claytonia exigua

Little Spring Beauty/Serpentine Spring Beauty

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Claytonia parviflora

Narrow Leaved Miner's Lettuce/Streambank Springbeauty

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Claytonia perfoliata

miner's lettuce

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Clematis lasiantha

Chaparral Clematis/pipestems/Virgin's bower

perennial, vine, flowering plant, plant white

Clematis ligusticifolia

Creek Clematis/Western Virgin's bower

perennial, vine, flowering plant, plant white

Coenonympha tullia

California Ringlet

animal

Collinsia heterophylla

Chinese Houses

annual, flowering plant, plant blue

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

California Sandaster/Common Sandaster/California Cudweed-aster/California aster

perennial, flowering plant, plant blue

Corvus corax

Common Raven

animal

Crotalus oreganus

Western Rattlesnake

animal

Cryptantha clevelandii

Cleveland's Cryptantha

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Cryptantha sp.

popcornflower

annual, perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Cuscuta californica

California Dodder

parasite, annual, vine, flowering plant, plant white

Danaus plexippus

Monarch butterfly

animal

Datisca glomerata

Durango Root

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Daucus pusillus

wild carrot

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Deinandra fasciculata

clustered tarweed

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Delphinium cardinale

cardinal larkspur/scarlet larkspur

perennial, flowering plant, plant red

Delphinium parryi

purple larkspur

perennial, flowering plant, plant blue

Delphinium sp.

flowering plant, plant

Dendromecon rigida

Bush poppy

drought deciduous, shrub, flowering plant, plant yellow

Dichelostemma capitatum

blue dicks/Wild Hyacinth

perennial, flowering plant, plant blue

Diplacus aurantiacus

sticky monkeyflower/orange bush monkeyflower

shrub, flowering plant, plant yellow

Diplacus bigelovii

Bigelow's Monkeyflower

annual, flowering plant, plant red

Diplacus brevipes

yellow monkeyflower

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Drymocallis glandulosa

Sticky Potentilla

deciduous, perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Dryopteris arguta

Coastal Wood Fern

evergreen, perennial, fern, plant

Dudleya lanceolata

Rock Lettuce/Rock Lettuce Dudleya

perennial, flowering plant, plant red

Elymus condensatus

Giant Wildrye

evergreen, perennial, flowering plant, plant

Elymus hispidus

Intermediate Wheatgrass

introduced, perennial, flowering plant, plant

Emmenanthe penduliflora

Whispering Bells

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Epilobium brachycarpum

Panicled Willow herb/Annual fireweed

annual, flowering plant, plant red

Epilobium canum

California-fuchsia/Hummingbird Trumpet

perennial, flowering plant, plant red

Epilobium minutum

Little Willowherb/Desert Willow Herb/Chaparral Willowherb

annual, flowering plant, plant red

Equisetum laevigatum

Smooth Horsetail

plant

Erigeron foliosus

leafy fleabane

perennial, flowering plant, plant blue

Eriodictyon crassifolium

Bicolored Yerba Santa

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant blue

Eriogonum baileyi

Bailey's Buckwheat

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Eriogonum elongatum

Longstem Buckwheat

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Eriogonum fasciculatum

California Buckwheat

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Eriogonum nudum

Nude Buckwheat/Naked Buckwheat

shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Eriophyllum confertiflorum

golden yarrow

shrub, flowering plant, plant yellow

Erodium cicutarium

Red-stemmed storksbill

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant blue

Erynnis funeralis

Funereal Duskywing

animal

Erythranthe cardinalis

scarlet monkeyflower

perennial, flowering plant, plant red

Erythranthe guttata

common monkeyflower

annual, perennial, flowering plant, plant yellow

Eschscholzia caespitosa

Foothill Poppy/Tufted Poppy/Collarless California poppy

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia

spotted hideseed

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Euphydryas chalcedona

Variable Checkerspot

animal

Euthamia occidentalis

Western Goldenrod

perennial, flowering plant, plant yellow

Evernia prunastri

Oakmoss Lichen/Antler Lichen

fungus

Formicidae(Fa) sp013

animal

Frangula californica

Coffee Berry/California Buckthorn

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Fraxinus dipetala

Flowering Ash/Foothill Ash/California Ash

shrub, tree, flowering plant, plant white

Fritillaria ojaiensis

Ojai fritillary

perennial, flowering plant, plant yellow

Galium andrewsii

phlox-leaved bedstraw

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Galium angustifolium

narrow-leaved bedstraw

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Galium aparine

common bedstraw

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Galium californicum

California bedstraw

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Galium hallii

Hall's Bedstraw/Nodding Bedstraw

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Galium porrigens

graceful bedstraw/climbing bedstraw

vine, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Garrya veatchii

Veatch Silktassel/Canyon Silktassel

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Gutierrezia californica

California Matchweed/Snakeweed

shrub, flowering plant, plant yellow

Hazardia squarrosa

sawtooth goldenbush

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant yellow

Hesperolinon micranthum

Common Dwarf Flax

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Chaparral yucca

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Toyon

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Hirschfeldia incana

Summer Mustard/Short Podded Mustard

introduced, perennial, flowering plant, plant yellow

Hypochaeris glabra

Smooth Cat's ear

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Insecta(Cl) sp050

animal

Juncus xiphioides

Iris-leaved Rush

perennial, flowering plant, plant

Keckiella breviflora

Gaping Penstemon/Gaping Keckiella

shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Keckiella cordifolia

Climbing Penstemon/Heartleaved Penstemon

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant red

Keckiella ternata

Blue Stemmed Keckiella/Scarlet Keckiella

shrub, flowering plant, plant red

Lactuca serriola

Prickly Lettuce

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Lagophylla ramosissima

Branching Hareleaf

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Lasioglossum sp.

animal

Lasioglossum sp5.

animal

Lathyrus vestitus

common pacific pea

perennial, flowering plant, plant white, blue

Lepidoptera(Or) sp019

animal

Leptosiphon parviflorus

Variable Linanthus/False Babystars

annual, flowering plant, plant white, red

Leptosyne bigelovii

Bigelow's coreopsis

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Lilium humboldtii

humboldt's lily

perennial, flowering plant, plant yellow

Lithophragma cymbalaria

Mission Star

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Lobelia dunnii

Dunn's lobelia

perennial, flowering plant, plant blue

Logfia gallica

Narrow-Leaved Cottonrose

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant white

Lomatium dasycarpum

Woolly-fruited Lomatium

perennial, flowering plant, plant yellow

Lonicera subspicata

Chaparral honeysuckle/Santa Barbara Honeysuckle

shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Lupinus hirsutissimus

stinging lupine

annual, flowering plant, plant white, red, blue

Lupinus microcarpus

annual, flowering plant, plant

Lupinus microcarpus microcarpus

Valley Lupine

annual, flowering plant, plant blue

Lupinus nanus

sky lupine

annual, flowering plant, plant white, red, blue

Lupinus succulentus

arroyo lupine

annual, flowering plant, plant white, red, blue

Lupinus truncatus

blunt leaved lupine/truncate leaf lupine

annual, flowering plant, plant blue

Lynx rufus

Bobcat

animal

Madia exigua

Little Tarweed/Small Tarweed

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Madia gracilis

slender tarweed/Hareweed/Gumweed Tarweed/Sticky Madia

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Madia sativa

Coast tarweed

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Malacothrix floccifera

Woolly Malacothrix

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Malacothrix saxatilis

Cliff-aster

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Malosma laurina

Laurel sumac

evergreen, shrub, tree, flowering plant, plant white

Marah fabaceus

common manroot

perennial, vine, flowering plant, plant white

Marah sp.

Manroot/Wild Cucumber

perennial, vine, flowering plant, plant white

Medicago polymorpha

Bur Clover

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Melilotus albus

white sweet clover

introduced, annual, biannual, flowering plant, plant white

Melilotus indicus

yellow sweet clover

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Mentzelia micrantha

Stick-Leaf/San Luis Blazing Star

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Micranthes californica

California Saxifrage

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Microseris douglassii

Douglas' silverpuffs/Douglas' microseris

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Misumena vatia

Goldenrod Crab Spider

animal

Nemognatha sp1.

animal

Nymphalis antiopa

Mourning Cloak

animal

Ochlodes agricola

Rural skipper

animal

Odocoileus hemionus

Mule deer

animal

Paeonia californica

California Peony

perennial, flowering plant, plant brown

Papilio eurymedon

Pale Swallowtail

animal

Parmotrema perlatum

Common Powder Ruffle Lichen

fungus

Pellaea andromedifolia

Coffee Fern/Coffee Cliffbrake

evergreen, fern, plant

Penstemon heterophyllus

Foothill Penstemon/Chaparral Beardtongue

perennial, flowering plant, plant blue

Pentagramma triangularis

GoldbackFern

drought deciduous, fern, plant

Phacelia campanularia

California bluebells

annual, flowering plant, plant blue

Phacelia distans

common phacelia

annual, flowering plant, plant blue

Phacelia imbricata

Imbricate Phacelia/Rock Phacelia

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Phacelia sp.

flowering plant, plant

Phacelia viscida

annual, flowering plant, plant

Phacelia viscida viscida

Sticky Phacelia

annual, flowering plant, plant blue

Phalaris aquatica

Harding Grass

introduced, perennial, flowering plant, plant

Pholistoma auritum

fiesta flower

annual, flowering plant, plant blue

Phoradendron leucarpum

parasite, evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant

Plantago erecta

Foothill Plantain/California Plantain

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Populus fremontii

Freemont cottonwood

deciduous, tree, flowering plant, plant white

Prunus ilicifolia

Holly-leaved cherry

evergreen, shrub, tree, flowering plant, plant white

Pseudognaphalium californicum

California pearly everlasting

annual, perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Pseudognaphalium microcephalum

Wright's Cudweed

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Psilocarphus tenellus

Slender Woollyheads/Slender Woolly Marbles

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Puma concolor

Mountain Lion

animal

Quercus agrifolia

Coast live oak

evergreen, tree, flowering plant, plant white

Quercus douglasii

Blue Oak

deciduous, tree, flowering plant, plant white

Quercus lobata

Valley Oak

deciduous, tree, flowering plant, plant white

Quercus sp

Scrub Oak

evergreen, shrub, tree, flowering plant, plant white

Rafinesquia californica

California Chickory/California Plumeseed

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Rhamnus ilicifolia

Holly-leaved Redberry

shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Rhus ovata

Sugar sumac/Sugar bush

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Rhus trilobata

Skunkbush/Basket Bush

deciduous, shrub, flowering plant, plant yellow

Ribes indecorum

White-flowering currant

drought deciduous, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Ribes malvaceum

Chaparral currant

drought deciduous, shrub, flowering plant, plant red

Rigiopappus leptocladus

Wireweed

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Rosa californica

california wild rose

shrub, flowering plant, plant red

Rubus ursinus

california blackberry

vine, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Rumex salicifolius

Willow Leaved Dock

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Salvia apiana

white sage

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Salvia columbariae

chia/golden chia

annual, flowering plant, plant blue

Salvia leucophylla

purple sage

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant blue

Salvia mellifera

black sage

evergreen, shrub, flowering plant, plant blue

Sambucus nigra-caerulea

Blue Elderberry

tree, flowering plant, plant white

Sanicula crassicaulis

Pacific Sanicle

perennial, flowering plant, plant yellow

Sceloporus occidentalis

Western Fence Lizard/Sagebrush Lizard

animal

Senecio flaccidus

threadleaf ragwort

shrub, flowering plant, plant yellow

Senecio vulgaris

Old man of Spring/Common Groundsel

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Solanum xanti

purple nightshade

perennial, vine, shrub, flowering plant, plant blue

Stachys rigida

woodmint

perennial, flowering plant, plant red

Stephanomeria cichoriacea

Chicory-leaved wire-lettuce

perennial, flowering plant, plant blue

Stephanomeria virgata

Tall Stephanomeria/Rod Wirelettuce/Wand Wirelettuce

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Tamarix ramosissima

Saltcedar/Tamarisk

introduced, tree, flowering plant, plant red

Tauschia arguta

southern tauscia

perennial, flowering plant, plant yellow

Thomisidae(Fa) sp002

animal

Thysanocarpus curvipes

Fringe Pod/Fringed Pod/Hairy lacepod

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Torilis sp.

Hedge parsley

introduced, annual, flowering plant, plant white

Toxicodendron diversilobum

poison oak

deciduous, vine, shrub, flowering plant, plant white

Trichostema lanatum

Woolly bluecurls

drought deciduous, shrub, flowering plant, plant blue

Trifolium ciliolatum

Tree Clover/Foothill Clover

annual, flowering plant, plant red

Trifolium fucatum

Bull Clover/Sour Clover

annual, flowering plant, plant red

Typha latifolia

Broad-Leaved Cattail

perennial, flowering plant, plant white

Umbellularia californica

california bay laurel

evergreen, tree, flowering plant, plant white

Uropappus lindleyi

Silver Puffs

annual, flowering plant, plant yellow

Ursus americanus

Black Bear

animal

Vanessa cardui

Painted Lady

animal

Verbena lasiostachys

Western verbena/California vervain

perennial, flowering plant, plant blue

Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Water Speedwell

introduced, perennial, flowering plant, plant blue

Xanthium strumarium

Cocklebur

annual, flowering plant, plant white

Xanthoparmelia mexicana

Salted Rock Shield Lichen

fungus

Xylocopa tabaniformis

Horsefly-like Carpenter bee

animal

Zerene eurydice

California Dogface

animal