SCROPHULARIACEAE 

 Verbascum Thapsus L. Mullein. 



Infrequent and local. Near Colton, an escape from cultivation, Parish in 

 1906. Riverside, Reed m 1918. Well established in parts of central Laiitornia. The 

 earliest record is i^rairie City, a former mining camp in Sacramento county, 

 K. Brandegee in 1854. Native of Europe. 

 Verbascum virgatum Stokes. Moth Mullein. 



Long naturalized and frequent in dry soils from the neighborhood of Los 

 Angeles to Claremont. Local in central California. Lake county, Cleveland in 

 188^. Sacramento river, Baker & Nutting in 1894. Native of Europe. 

 Linaria vulgaris Hill. Toadflax. 



Lj^pland, a few plants, Johnston in 1916. Local and rare in central California. 

 The earliest collection seen was from Sonoma county, K. Brandegee in 1884. An 

 abundant weed in the Atlantic states, where said to have first appeared as an 

 escape from ornamental cultivation by a Mr. Ransted, a Welsh resident of 

 Philadelphia."^ Native of Europe. 

 Veronica arvensis L. Corn Speedwell. 



Soldiers' Home, "adventive," Hasse in 1900. Riverside, Reed in 1907, and "in- 

 creased and becoming frequent" in 1918. Infrequent in northern California. Native 

 of Europe. 

 Veronica persica Poir. V. Buxbaumii Tenore. Bird's Eye. 



Locally naturalized in lawns and gardens. Los Angeles, common, Davidson 

 in 1896. San Bernardino, adventive and rare in 1901, now common. Redlands, 

 Greata in 1907. Local in central and northern California. Native of Eurasia. 



PLANTAGINACEAE 

 Plantago Coronopus L. 



Santa Catalina island, Davidson in 1895, and in a desiccated pool at Pebble 

 Beach, Parish in 1916. An abundant street weed at Pacific Grove, Monterey county, 

 Parish in 1916. Native of Europe. 

 Plantago lanceolata L. Rib- grass. 



A recent immigrant, now abundantly naturalized and common by roadsides, in 

 lawns and waste grounds. San Bernardino, first seen in 1881 now abundant. Los 

 Angeles, "struggling for a casual existence," Davidson in 1891. In the Colorado 

 Desert, in a few lawns at El Centre, Parish in 1913. Evidently introduced earlier 

 in the central parts of the state, Hilgard (1890)°* considered it, "with Setaria glauca, 

 the most formidable enemy of irrigated grounds and pastures in the foothills of 

 the Sierra and more or less in the adjacent portions of the Sacramento valley," 

 where, he states, the two overran and destroyed alfalfa fields. While it has 

 become a troublesome weed in the south it is not so injurious as above indicated. 

 Native of Eurasia. 

 Plantago major L. Plantain. 



Long naturalized and common in meadows, gardens, lawns and by roadsides, 

 in damp soils. Probably dates from the mission period. Common throughout 

 the state. Native of Eurasia. 



RUBIACEAE 

 Sherardia arvensis L. Field Madder. 



An infrequent casual in lawns. San Bernardino, in 1913, not persisting. Los 

 Angeles, Davidson in 1914. Native of Europe. 



CAPRIFOLIACEAE 



Lonicera japonica Thunb. Japanese Honeysuckle. 



San Bernardino Valley, an occasional fugitive, and becoming naturalized, in 

 damp thickets, Parish in 1910. Native of Japan. 



DIPSACEAE 

 Dipsacus Fullonum L. Fuller's Teasel. 



Locally naturalized. Cajon Valley, San Diego county, "well established," 

 Cleveland in 1876, 1890. San Diego Mission, Orcutt. Los Angeles, Lyon in 1890, 

 Davidson in 1893. A roadside weed in the Bay region. Native of Europe. 



Scabiosa atropurpurea L. 



Locally escaping from cultivation and persisting along streets. San Ber- 

 dino, in 1890, 1916. Los Angeles, Nevin in 1904. San Diego, Chandler in 1902. 

 More abundant in central California. Native of the Mediterranean region. 



Scabiosa stellata L. 



Altadena, along streets, McClatchie in 1893. Native of the Mediterranean 

 region. 



^'Darlington. W. American Weeds and Useful Plants. 2d Ed. 

 "Hilgard. E. W. Weeds of California, 249. 1891. 



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