CNPS Ranked Plants

SpeciesCommon NameCNPS Rank
Acanthomintha lanceolataSanta Clara thornmint4.2
Allium sharsmithiaeSharsmith's onion1B.3
Amsinckia grandifloralarge-flowered fiddleneck1B.1
Amsinckia lunarisbent-flower fiddleneck1B.2
Androsace elongata subsp. acuta4.2
Arctostaphylos auriculataMt. Diablo manzanita1B.3
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. laevigataContra Costa manzanita1B.2
Arctostaphylos pallidapallid manzanita1B.1
Astragalus tener var. teneralkali milkvetch1B.2
Atriplex coronata var. coronatacrownscale4.2
Atriplex depressabrittlescale1B.2
Atriplex minusculalesser saltscale1B.1
Balsamorhiza macrolepis1B.2
Blepharizonia plumosabig tarplant1B.1
Calandrinia breweri4.2
Calochortus pulchellusMt. Diablo fairy lantern1B.2
Calochortus umbellatusOakland star-tulip4.2
Campanula exiguachaparral harebell1B.2
Castilleja ambigua subsp. ambiguajohnny-nip4.2
Centromadia parryi subsp. congdoniiCongdon's tarplant1B.1
Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. minusdwarf soaproot1B.2
Chloropyron molle subsp. hispidumhispid bird's-beak1B.1
Chloropyron molle subsp. mollesoft bird's-beak1B.2
Chloropyron palmatumpalmate bird's-beak1B.1
Cicuta maculata var. bolanderiwater hemlock2B.1
Cirsium andrewsiiFranciscan thistle1B.2
Cirsium fontinale var. campylonHamilton thistle1B.2
Clarkia breweriBrewer's clarkia4.2
Clarkia concinna subsp. automixaSanta Clara red ribbons4.3
Clarkia franciscanaPresidio clarkia1B.1
Collomia diversifoliaserpentine collomia4.3
Convolvulus simulans4.2
Cordylanthus nidulariusMt. Diablo bird's-beak1B.1
Deinandra bacigalupiiLivermore moonshine1B.1
Delphinium californicum subsp. interiusCalifornia larkspur1B.2
Dirca occidentaliswestern leatherwood1B.2
Eleocharis parvulasmall spikerush4.3
Eriastrum ertteraeLime Ridge eriastrum1B.1
Eriogonum luteolum var. caninumTiburon buckwheat1B.2
Eriogonum nudum var. psychicolaAntioch Dunes buckwheat1B.1
Eriogonum truncatumMt. Diablo buckwheat1B.1
Eriogonum umbellatum var. bahiiformesulfur flower4.2
Eriophyllum jepsoniiJepson's woolly-sunflower4.3
Eryngium aristulatum var. hooveri1B.1
Eryngium jepsonii1B.2
Eryngium spinosepalum1B.2
Erysimum capitatum var. angustatumContra Costa wallflower1B.1
Erythranthe inconspicuasmall-flowered monkeyflower4.3
Eschscholzia rhombipetala1B.1
Extriplex joaquinanaSan Joaquin saltbush1B.2
Fritillaria agrestisstinkbells4.2
Fritillaria falcatatalus fritillary1B.2
Fritillaria liliaceafragrant fritillary1B.2
Galium andrewsii subsp. gatenseneedle bedstraw4.2
Helianthella castaneaDiablo helianthella1B.2
Hesperevax caulescenshogwallow starfish4.2
Hesperocyparis macrocarpaMonterey cypress1B.2
Hesperolinon breweriBrewer's dwarf flax1B.2
Hibiscus lasiocarpos var. occidentalisrose-mallow1B.2
Holocarpha macradeniaSanta Cruz tarplant1B.1
Iris longipetalacentral coast iris4.2
Juglans californicaSouthern California black walnut4.2
Lasthenia conjugensContra Costa goldfields1B.1
Lasthenia ferrisiae4.2
Lathyrus jepsonii var. jepsoniidelta tule pea1B.2
Legenere limosafalse Venus' looking glass1B.1
Leptosiphon ambiguusserpentine linanthus4.2
Leptosiphon aureus4.2
Leptosyne hamiltoniiMt. Hamilton coreopsis1B.2
Lessingia tenuisspring lessingia4.3
Lilaeopsis masoniiMason's lilaeopsis1B.1
Limosella australisdelta mudwort2B.1
Malacothamnus arcuatus var. elmeri1B.2
Meconella oregana1B.1
Microseris sylvatica4.2
Monolopia gracilens1B.2
Myosurus minimus subsp. apuslittle mousetail3.1
Navarretia cotulifoliacotula navarretia4.2
Navarretia goweniiGowen's navarretia1B.1
Navarretia heterandraTehama navarretia4.3
Navarretia nigelliformis subsp. radiansadobe navarretia1B.2
Navarretia prostrata1B.2
Oenothera deltoides subsp. howelliiAntioch Dunes evening-primrose1B.1
Phacelia phacelioidesMt. Diablo phacelia1B.2
Pinus radiataMonterey pine1B.1
Piperia michaeliiMichael's rein-orchid4.2
Plagiobothrys glaberhairless popcornflower1A
Puccinellia simplex1B.2
Ranunculus lobbiiLobb's buttercup4.2
Sanicula saxatilisrock sanicle1B.2
Spergularia macrotheca var. longistyla1B.2
Streptanthus albidus subsp. peramoenusmost beautiful jewelflower1B.2
Streptanthus hispidusMt. Diablo jewelflower1B.3
Suaeda californicaCalifornia sea-blite1B.1
Symphyotrichum lentumSuisun Marsh aster1B.2
Trifolium hydrophilumsaline clover1B.2
Tropidocarpum capparideumcaper-fruited tropidocarpum1B.1
Viburnum ellipticumwestern viburnum2B.3
Wolffia brasiliensis2B.3