NATIVE PLANTS OF SAUSAL
REDWOOD COMMUNITY
PERIOD 4 Environmental Studies I________
•COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAME
•PICTURE
•NATIVE OR NON-NATIVE (INVASIVE?)
•ROLE IN COMMUNITY
•GROWTH FORM AND OTHER INFORMATION
*ADD references for information.
California Blueberry
Rubus ursinus
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The berries are widely used as
a food source for wildlife.
Interesting Facts:
1. vigorous spreaders, and
need high amounts of moisture
to set large fruit
2. can form a good sized patch,
growing as much as 3 ft. tall by
6 ft. wide
ANGELINA LI
Berkeley Sedge
Carex divulsa
Berkeley sedge is a good solution
for areas under stress where lawn
grasses often fail. It is not a native
species and it is a type of grass.
RIKEY CHEN
Amy Wong
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia
What does it do for the community?
•make excellent ground covers for shady sites
•Used for medicine and food purposes
Interesting Facts:
• Native Americans used the root to flavor foods, but it’s not the
same as the ginger in the supermarkets
• Used for many medical purposes including the treatment of
digestive disorders, especially gas, and in a poultice on sores
Plant type: Perennial
Common Name:
Scientific Name: Asarum canadense
Special Features:
Attractive Foliage, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow
• The flowers of wild ginger, Asarum canadense, are small, darkcolored and hidden by the foliage.
Lai Chao
Kevin Truong
• http://gpnc.org/spiderwo.htm
• http://home.howstuffworks.com/spiderwort.
htm
California Huckleberry
(Vaccinium ovatum )
by Jacky Ngay
• Perennial sub shrub.
Dicotyledon native to the
U.S. Most active growth
period in the spring and
summer. At maturity, it will
reach up to 8 feet high
and lives up to 20 years.
It provides food/materials
and natural shade to the
environment.
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http://www.gardenguides.com/taxonomy/calif
ornia-huckleberry-vaccinium-ovatum/
Berkeley Sedge (Carex divulsa)
By: Denny Zhu
• Genus: Carex
• Type: Grasses
• Height: 1 ft. to 3 ft.
• Spread: 1 ft. to 3 ft.
• Growth Habit: Clumps
• Light: Full Sun to Part Shade; Part Shade to Full Shade
• The Berkeley Sedge is a Native Species
• It is not endangered or threatened
Description:
The Plant has long leaves.
http://www.finegardening.com/plantguide/carex-divulsa-berkeley-sedge.aspx
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Category-Dicot
General Type-Forb/herb
Growth Duration-Perennial
Plant Nativity-Native to U.S.
http://www.gdanmitchell.com/2009/03/28/milkmaids-plants-redwood-forest
By Jacky Chau
Stream Violet
(Viola Glabella)
By: Christopher Ngo
The Wahiawa Stream Violet (Viola
Helenae) is generally described as a
perennial subshrub or shrub or forb/herb.
This dicot (dicotyledon) is native to the
U.S. (United States) .
Baneberry
• (Actaea Rubra)
• Baneberry grows rapidly to two or three
feet and then puts out long flower stems
topped by a cylinder of white flowers.
• native from northern and western
America in the family. (tiara Barrington)
Woolly Angelica
• Native plant
• (Angelica tomentosa)
• It is native to the coastal mountain ranges
of California The leaves may be nearly a
meter long but are actually made up of
many leaf like leaflets, each up to 12
centimeters long and lance-shaped to oval
and sometimes toothed (carmen calderon)
Salal Plant
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Common name: Salal
Scientific name:Gaultheria shallon Pursh
Growth Habit: Shrub
This Salal Plant is a Native Species.
It’s actively growing during: Spring,
Summer, and Fall
• http://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?sy
mbol=GASH
BETTY HO
CA Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
• Native plant
• The berries are used as a food source for
wildlife.
• Offers excellent escape and nesting cover
and is good for erosion control
• Habitat: Shrubs
JENNIFER LAM
Wood Rose (Rosa gymnocarpa)
• Native Plant
• Wood Rose provides food for birds such
as humming birds
• An interesting fact about this flower is that
it gives off a fragrance
• The flower’s fruit is edible
• Growth Habitat : Shrub
VAN LA
California Blackberry
Rubus ursinus
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The berries are widely used as
a food source for wildlife.
vigorous spreaders, and need
high amounts of moisture to set
large fruit
can form a good sized patch,
growing as much as 3 ft. tall by
6 ft. wide
NATIVE
Offers excellent escape and nesting cover and
is good for erosion control
http://www.calfloranursery.com/pages_plants/pages_r/ruburs.html
Angelina Li
What does it do for the community?
•make excellent ground covers for shady sites
•Used for medicine and food purposes
Plant type: Perennial
Interesting Facts:
• Native Americans used the root to flavor
foods, but it’s not the same as the ginger in
the supermarkets
• Used for many medical purposes including
the treatment of digestive disorders,
especially gas, and in a poultice on sores
Common Name:
Native Species!
Scientific Name: Asarum canadense
Special Features:
•Attractive Foliage, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow
• The flowers of wild ginger are small, darkcolored and hidden by the foliage.
http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/Features/foilageplants/asarum/araru
m/htm
Stream Violet
(Viola Glabella)
By: Christopher Ngo
The Wahiawa Stream Violet (Viola
Helenae) is generally described as a
perennial subshrub or shrub or forb/herb.
This dicot (dicotyledon) is native to the
U.S. (United States) .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_V
iola_species
Berkeley Sedge (Carex divulsa)
By: Denny Zhu
• Genus: Carex
• Type: Grasses
• Height: 1 ft. to 3 ft.
• Spread: 1 ft. to 3 ft.
• Growth Habit: Clumps
• Light: Full Sun to Part Shade; Part Shade to Full Shade
• The Berkeley Sedge is a Native Species
• It is not endangered or threatened
Description:
The Plant has long leaves.
• Native plant species
Tellima grandiflora
• Provide food [for
hummingbirds], herbs,
provide oxygen, great
for bird gardens or
butterfly gardens
• Growth form: forbs
• It doesn’t tolerates
drainage and seasonal
flooding
Giant Trillium
Trillium Cholorpetalum
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The giant trillium are native
plants and the live in groups in a
woodland or shady area. They
are subshrub type of plants,
which mean they grow usually
under 0.5 m. Their flowers come
in a variety of colors- purple,
white, and yellow.
Denise Man
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Wych Elm tree(ULMUS Glabra)
By: Eric saechin
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Invasive To sasual
creek
Can reach to 40 meter;
uneven leaves
Can get disease like
Dutch elm disease
Bad for Env. Of sasual
creek
Deep stuck in
roots;derooting is
difficult
Can spread to 10 ft
Redwood Sorrel (Oregon oxalis)
• Redwood Sorrel’s role in a
community is to preserve moisture and
it makes a lush, solid, inviting carpet
on the cool floors of a redwood
forest. Also, they act like dripping
umbrellas and covers hidden spots
where tree frogs hide. It’s edible too.
• Redwood Sorrel is known as a forb
because it has soft stems and leaves.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Redwood_sorrel&oldid=289783108
Erika Huang
•Native Plant
•Dicot
•Compound umbel
•Perennial
•Herb
•Used for medicine, cake decorations, candies, and to ward
off evil spirits
•Likes rich, moist garden soil in partial shade, especially
likes cool northern regions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelica_tomentosa
By Becky
Tsang
Cape Ivy
1) Scientific name: Delairea odorata
2) Its an invasive species
• What makes it a "BAD" plant?
• Cape ivy grows rapidly, and takes root wherever a leaf node touches
the ground.
• Tiny portions of stem can survive for long periods before resprouting.
• Plants can live an extended period without light or water.
• The dense vines overtop and smother out native shrubs, tree
seedlings, and associated herbaceous plants.
• Cape ivy is a threat to the integrity of coastal scrub and riparian
vegetation.
http://www.cal-ipc.org/ip/management/ipcw/pages/detailreport.cfm@usernumber=41&surveynumber=182.php
Ana Patito
Giant Trillium
Trillium Cholorpetalum
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The giant trillium are native
plants and the live in groups in a
woodland or shady area. They
are subshrub type of plants,
which mean they grow usually
under 0.5 m. Their flowers come
in a variety of colors- purple,
white, and yellow.
Denise Man
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TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
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Common Name:
Scientific Name: Monardella villosa
• Growth Habit: Forbs
• Interesting Fact: Smells
like a minty toothpaste
and was used by
Spanish as cure for
sore throats.
• What it does in the
community: Butterflies
use as a nectar source.
www.laspilutas.com/nature-ofcalifornia/plants/monarciella-villosa.
BETTY HU
Fairy Bells
Disporum maculatum
• Scientific Name:
Disporum maculatum
• Common Name: Fairy
Bells
• Ranges from Michigan
to Georgia
• Forb
• Provides oxygen, and
it prevent erosions.
http://2bnthewild.com/plants/H542.htm
BETTY DO
Jimmy Luong 3- 4 period
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/toxicdendion_diversilob
urn
• Common Name Poison
Oak
• Scientific Name
Toxicodendron
diversilobum
• Ability to cause allergic
rashes after contact
• The areas of Untied
States and Canada
• Forb/Herb
• Resemblances of Poison
Ivy
Small False Solomon’s Seal
Smilacina racemosa
It is a forb, and it is not native.
The root is used medicinally
as an astringent, demulcent
and tonic. The powdered
roots make an excellent
poultice for bruises, piles,
inflammations and tumors.
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/fs_solomon.htm
RIKEY CHEN
CHRISTINA LEW
Western Sword Fern
Polystichum munitum
This long type of grass was eaten by Native
Americans during the spring when they had
no food to eat. They would usually be found
on the ground in rather moist forests.
Western Sword Ferns are have an extremely
rough texture and are able to withstand dry
weather if there is much water and little
sunlight. Cool weather is preferred by this
plant for best growing activities.
Done by Andrew Kwan
Large Solomon Seal By Justin Li
• Scientific Name: False Solomon Seal
• The leaves are long and broad, coming to
a point.
• Noticeable Veins
• Running the length of the leaf
• Fruit: Round, Red Berries
• Found in low sub alpine areas,
widespread in wet forests and clearings
JUSTIN LI
Viola sempervirens
Also known as Evergreen Violet
It is a Native plant from Alaska to California.
Once the Evergreen Violet had taken roots it will
spread it seeds.
Species of the Evergreen Violet is a forb/herb.
It grow in shaded and well drained soil area.
It provide home for animals and provide nutrient for
habitats.
Kevin T. Nguyen
Period:3-4
Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana)
By: Andy Pham
• Genus: Tradescantia
• Kingdom: Plantae
• Native in eastern
United States from
Maine to Alabama,
and Canada in
southern Ontario
• Blooms in the Spring
& Summer
• Colors: pink, blue,
purple, or white
• Has three petals and
six yellow anthers
http://www.gpnc.org/spiderwo.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradescantia
Fringe cups
-(Tellima Grandiflora) Native
• This plant needs a moist,
partially shady to totally shady
spot to thrive. The leaves may
grow as large as a fist when it
is older and in the perfect spot.
Tellima or fringe cup makes an
attractive ground cover and will
slowly extend itself into other
areas of your garden if you let
the flowers go to seed. It is not
invasive though and can be
easily weeded out if you don’t
want it moving into a particular
spot in your garden.
Sophie Li
Five fingered Fern
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Scientific Name: (Adiantum pedatum)
Found in Western North America(Native)
Perennial
Known for “Fingered foliage”, Hasani
Brown)
Star Flower
Trientalis borealis
• It is a forb and is native to
Northern United States
• Bee-pollinated white flowers
found in small clusters and
shoot development Selfpollination is possible but
rarely results in fruiting.
• Possibly is wind dispersed but
falls near parent plant and
does not germinate in the cold.
• The consumption of Trientalis
borelais greatly reduces the
occurrence of infection, which
develops in autumn and could
potentially select for higher
disease resistance
En.wikipedia.rog/wiki/trienlaslis_norealis
http://wwwct-botanical-society.org/galleries/trienlalisbore.html.
www.look-org/earl/bnca/nature/herbs/trientalis.html
By:Vicki Luong
Common Name: Elm Tree
Scientific Name: Ulmus
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Non-native (non-invasive)
Does not reproduce by a seed
It provides shade
It is a dicot
Root system: Single stem
It’s wider on the top than the bottom
Growth form: Tree
It is a perennial
Nancy Truong
Period: 6
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_tree
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Sequoia Sempervirens
Coastal Redwood
Native
A shelter for animals and also help give
oxygen much more fresh air
• Trees ~It can grow 60 inches in twenty
years
• Things about this plant is the
clones that are listed in the trade
do not seem to do as well in the
interior as the seedlings.
http://www.laspilitas.com/natur
e-of-california/plants/sequoiasempervirens
Shirley Lo
Redwood Sorrel
• Oxalis oregana
• Native
• It’s a Forb
• Perennial=growth
formation
• The leaves were eaten by
Native Americans, in
small quantities
By Melina Huang
Period 5-6
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Berkeley Sedge
Carex divulsa
Invasive plant
May create an safe
and undisturbed
home for many other
organisms.
• Plant Form: Shrub
By: Malcolm Davis
Period 5 & 6
wild ginger is a small plant with paired,
heart-shaped leaves emerging from the
ground
Youíll find it in partially sunny wooded areas throughout eastern North America
Diana?
White Trillium By: Philicia Ragsdale
Common name: White
trillium
Scientific name:
Grandiflorum
Native or invasive?:
This flower is invasive to
California but native to the
U.S. (mostly Canada)
Growth Form: Forb
Interesting Facts: belongs to
Lily family, some species
have pink petals, three
leaves,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilliom
_grandiflorum
Hawaiian Baby Wood-Rose
Kong
• Scientific Name: Argyreia
Nervosa
• Common names: WoodRose, Baby Wood-Rose,
Hawaiian Baby WoodRose, Elephant climber,
Silver-Morning-Glory, and
Vidhara
• The Wood-Rose is
Native.
• The Wood-Rose’s are
used in medicine as a
pain reliever or a
Hallucinogen.
By Richard
Large False Solomon’s Seal
_Smilacina racemosa
_Native Plant
_False Solomons Seal is a 30-100 cm. tall perennial often found in bunches
_powerful scent
_widespread in wet forests and clearings
By: Chan M.
Woolly Angelica
by Ismael Chavira
Angelica tomentosa
It is a native plant
Dicot
It helps give
oxygen,medicine,food,cover,and
shade
Forb/herb
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ANTO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelica
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Angelica
Cardamine C. California
•Common Names: Milk Maid, Cuckoo
Flower, Lady’s Smock
•Forb/herb
•Root system type: Brassicaceae
•It grows in 31 locations: Baja California….
Etc.
•It is a dominant plant
•It is a native plant
•It is a dicot
•Decreasing throughout the country
•Found in abundant numbers along many
redwood pathways.
By: Le Thuy Hang Dang
Period 5/6
http://farm4static.flickr.com/3612/3470511356_eb4b4d5cb6.jpg
http://en.wikpedia.org/wiki/Buronarcia_umbellata
Wild Ginger
• Asarum canadense
• Perenial
• Excellent ground
cover and use in
medicine
• Native plant
by. Christopher
Chhin Period 5-6
About the California
Huckleberry & what it does FOR
our community
• Known as Perennial Subshrub,
it is native t the U.S.
• Most active growth period in
the spring and summer,
greatest bloom in late spring
• Long life span, reaches up to
8ft.high;maxiumum height at
20yrs.of 8ft.
• Not available for nurseries,
slow ability to spread through
seed production
• Has medium tolerance to
drought and water conditions
• It is a Dicot
• It can provide food
• It also gives off oxygen
Ajai Robinson
By: Stephanie Hang Period 5/6
Common names: Wood Strawberry
and California strawberry
Species: European
Scientific name:Fragaria vesca
Family: Rosaceae
Purpose: To provide food
Habitat: trails and roadsides,
embankments, hillsides, stone
and gravel laid paths and roads,
meadows, young woodlands, sparse forest,
woodland edges
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wood_
strawberry
-Gaultheria shallon Pursh
-Though salal is typically
found in the wild, it is also
seen in cultivation.
-this plant is mainly as a
source of food.
Nancy Hernandez
12/18/19
Per.5/6
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaultheria_shallon
Baneberry
Diana Burgos
12/18/09
Per.5&6
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_baneberry
Hedera caneriensis (Algerian ivy)
•Not native to north America
•It is a vine
•Its duration is perennial
•It is used for ground covering
•Their vigorous growth must be
contained
BY VIDAEL SARSENO
Common Name: Coyote Mint
Scientific Name: Monardella villosa
• Native
• Used by Native American
groups as a remedy for
stomach upset, respiratory
conditions, and sore
throat.
• Growth Form: Subshrub
Forb/Herb
• Birds & insects eat the
seeds from the coyote mint.
Kent Ho
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monardella _villosa
Poison Oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
• Native specimen
• Shrub
• Mainly eaten by goats,
gophers, and prairie dogs
• Used by the Japanese to
make lacquer
• Helps protect other plants
in the community
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicodendron_diversilobum
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7431.html
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/pnw/pnw108/
Albert Nim
Cape Ivy by Steven Saefong
• Delairea odorata
• Found in most Costal
Califronia watersheds
• Threat to Native
Habitats
• Difficult to remove
• Found in areas
difficult to get to and
sensitive to
disturbances
http://www.CaliPLj.P/research/biocontrols/capeivy/i
ndex.PhP
• Common name – Fairy
bells
• Scientific Name –
Prosartes lanuginosa
• Distributes in the
USA(AL, AR, GA, KY,
MD, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC,
TN, VA, WV) and
Canada(ON)
• Forb
• Provides oxygen and
prevents erosion
Jennifer Duong
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PRLA9
Stream Violet
By Brian Saechao
• Common name- Stream Violet
• Scientific name- Viola glabella
• Growth Habit: Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb
Native plant.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/viola_glabella
http://cwnp.org/photopgs/vdoc/viglabella.html
http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollectio
n.php?id=4825
Licorice
Fern
Scientific Name: Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Native Plant
Roots chewed for their
pleasant flavor
Evergreen native to
western North America
Non Invasive Species
Uses its spores on the
underside of its leaves,
releasing them in cool
weather and high humidity.
http://en.wikpedia.org/wiki/polypodium_glycyrrhiza
By: Julie Huynh