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  National Common Name Scientific Name with Author Symbol Family
cabbage Brassica oleracea L. BROL Brassicaceae
cabbage on a stick Brighamia insignis Gray BRIN4 Campanulaceae
cabbage tree Cordyline australis (G. Forst.) Endl. COAU12 Liliaceae
cabbagebark tree Andira inermis (W. Wright) Kunth ex DC. ANIN Fabaceae
cabellos de angel Clematis dioica L. CLDI3 Ranunculaceae
cabra blanca Chionanthus ligustrinus (Sw.) Pers. CHLI6 Oleaceae
cacaliopsis Cacaliopsis Gray CACAL4 Asteraceae
cachiyuyo Atriplex atacamensis Phil. ATAT2 Chenopodiaceae
cactus flat gilia Aliciella heterostyla (S. Cochrane & Day) J.M. Porter ALHE3 Polemoniaceae
cadaba Cadaba farinosa Forsskal CAFA4 Capparaceae
cadaba Cadaba Forsskal CADAB Capparaceae
Caddo false foxglove Agalinis caddoensis Pennell AGCA8 Scrophulariaceae
cadillo Acaena myriophylla Lindl. ACMY3 Rosaceae
caelogyne Caelogyne Lindl. CAELO2 Orchidaceae
cafe falso Bunchosia glandulifera (Jacq.) Kunth BUGL2 Malpighiaceae
cafe forastero Bunchosia glandulosa (Cav.) DC. BUGL Malpighiaceae
Cahaba Indian paintbrush Castilleja kraliana J. Allison CAKR4 Scrophulariaceae
caimitillo Chrysophyllum mexicanum Brandegee ex Standl. CHME10 Sapotaceae
Cain's reedgrass Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. CACA2 Poaceae
Cainville thistle Cirsium calcareum (M.E. Jones) Woot. & Standl. CICA10 Asteraceae
cajanus Cajanus Adans. CAJAN Fabaceae
caladium Caladium Vent. CALAD Araceae
calamint Calamintha P. Mill. CALAM4 Lamiaceae
calammophila ×Calammophila Brand CALAM6 Poaceae
calamondin Citrus madurensis Lour. CIMA9 Rutaceae
calamus Acorus calamus L. ACCA4 Acoraceae
calamus Calamus caesius Blume CACA72 Arecaceae
calamus Calamus deerratus Mann & H. A. Wendl. CADE28 Arecaceae
calamus Calamus L. CALAM5 Arecaceae
calathea Calathea G.F.W. Mey. CALAT Marantaceae
calcareous brachythecium moss Brachythecium calcareum Kindb. BRCA70 Brachytheciaceae
calcareous cryptantha Cryptantha thyrsiflora (Greene) Payson CRTH Boraginaceae
calcareous rimmed lichen Aspicilia calcarea (L.) Mudd ASCA38 Hymeneliaceae
Calder's rockcress Arabis calderi G. Mulligan ARCA48 Brassicaceae
calibrachoa Calibrachoa Llave & Lex. CALIB Solanaceae
Caliche sandmat Chamaesyce velleriflora (Klotzsch & Garcke) Millsp. CHVE11 Euphorbiaceae
calicoplant Alternanthera bettzichiana (Regel) Voss ALBE Amaranthaceae
California alsia moss Alsia californica (Hook. & Arnott) Sull. ALCA19 Leucodontaceae
California amaranth Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Wats. AMCA Amaranthaceae
California amphidium moss Amphidium californicum (Hampe ex C. Müll.) Broth. AMCA13 Orthotrichaceae
California angelica Angelica californica Jepson ANCA32 Apiaceae
California antitrichia moss Antitrichia californica Sull. in Lesq. ANCA37 Leucodontaceae
California ayenia Ayenia compacta Rose AYCO Sterculiaceae
California balsamroot Balsamorhiza macrolepis Sharp BAMA3 Asteraceae
California balsamroot Balsamorhiza macrolepis Sharp var. macrolepis BAMAM Asteraceae
California balsamroot Balsamorhiza macrolepis Sharp var. platylepis (Sharp) Ferris BAMAP Asteraceae
California bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. ssp. californica (Eastw. ex Rydb.) Piehl COUMC Santalaceae
California bearpoppy Arctomecon californica Torr. & Frém. ARCA4 Papaveraceae
California bentgrass Agrostis densiflora Vasey AGDE7 Poaceae
California boxelder Acer negundo L. var. californicum (Torr. & Gray) Sarg. ACNEC2 Aceraceae
California brickellbush Brickellia californica (Torr. & Gray) Gray BRCA3 Asteraceae
California brickellbush Brickellia californica (Torr. & Gray) Gray var. californica BRCAC Asteraceae
California brodiaea Brodiaea californica Lindl. BRCA4 Liliaceae
California brodiaea Brodiaea californica Lindl. ssp. californica BRCAC9 Liliaceae
California brodiaea Brodiaea californica Lindl. ssp. leptandra (Greene) J.C. Pires BRCAL3 Liliaceae
California brome Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. BRCA5 Poaceae
California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. AECA Hippocastanaceae
California cholla Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & Gray) F.M. Knuth CYCA25 Cactaceae
California clematis Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. var. californica S. Wats. CLLIC Ranunculaceae
California copperleaf Acalypha californica Benth. ACCA3 Euphorbiaceae
California cracked lichen Acarospora californica Zahlbr. ACCA15 Acarosporaceae
California croton Croton californicus Muell.-Arg. CRCA5 Euphorbiaceae
California croton Croton californicus Muell.-Arg. var. californicus CRCAC Euphorbiaceae
California croton Croton californicus Muell.-Arg. var. tenuis (S. Wats.) Ferguson CRCAT Euphorbiaceae
California dutchman's pipe Aristolochia californica Torr. ARCA10 Aristolochiaceae
California false indigo Amorpha californica Nutt. AMCA5 Fabaceae
California false indigo Amorpha californica Nutt. var. californica AMCAC Fabaceae
California goosefoot Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. CHCA3 Chenopodiaceae
California groundcone Boschniakia strobilacea Gray BOST2 Orobanchaceae
California harebell Asyneuma prenanthoides (Dur.) McVaugh ASPR10 Campanulaceae
California hazelnut Corylus cornuta Marsh. var. californica (A. DC.) Sharp COCOC Betulaceae
California lacefern Aspidotis californica (Hook.) Nutt. ex Copeland ASCA5 Pteridaceae
California lady's slipper Cypripedium californicum Gray CYCA4 Orchidaceae
California maidenhair Adiantum jordanii C. Muell. ADJO Pteridaceae
California milkweed Asclepias californica Greene ASCA3 Asclepiadaceae