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List of plants on the Modoc National Forest facts for kids

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The Modoc National Forest in California, USA, is home to many different plants! This list helps you discover some of the most common plants you might find there. It also points out some special ones, like rare plants that live in the forest.

If you click on the first part of a plant's name (the genus), you'll go to a page about that whole group of plants. If you click on the second part (the specific epithet), you'll learn about that exact type of plant.

Bryophytes: Tiny Green Plants

Bryophytes are like the oldest land plants! They are super small and don't have true roots, stems, or leaves like bigger plants. They love damp places.

Liverworts

Mosses

Ferns: Ancient Greenery

Ferns are cool plants that reproduce using spores instead of seeds. They often have feathery leaves and love shady, moist spots.

Dennstaedtiaceae

Dryopteridaceae

Equisetaceae

Marsileaceae

  • Marsilea
  • Pilularia

Ophioglossaceae

Pteridaceae

  • Cheilanthes
  • Pellaea

Conifers: Cone-Bearing Trees

Conifers are trees and shrubs that usually have needles or scale-like leaves and produce cones. Many of them stay green all year round!

Cupressaceae

Pinaceae

Dicots: Plants with Two Seed Leaves

Dicots are a huge group of flowering plants. Their seeds usually have two "seed leaves" (cotyledons) when they sprout. This group includes many trees, shrubs, and wildflowers.

Amaranthaceae

  • Amaranthus californicus

Apiaceae

Apocynaceae

Asclepiadaceae

Asteraceae

Berberidaceae

Boraginaceae

  • Amsinckia
  • Asperugo procumbens
  • Cryptantha
  • Hackelia
  • Heliotropium
  • Lithospermum
  • Mertensia

Brassicaceae

Callitrichaceae

  • Callitriche

Campanulaceae

  • Campanula
  • Downingia

Capparaceae

  • Cleome

Caprifoliaceae

Caryophyllaceae

Chenopodiaceae

Clusiaceae

Convolvulaceae

  • Calystegia
  • Convolvulus arvensis

Cornaceae

Crassulaceae

  • Rhodiola
  • Sedum

Cuscutaceae

Droseraceae

Ericaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

Fagaceae

Fumariaceae

  • Dicentra

Garryaceae

  • Garrya

Gentianaceae

  • Centaurium
  • Gentiana

Geraniaceae

Grossulariaceae

Hippuridaceae

  • Hippuris vulgaris

Hydrophyllaceae

  • Hydrophyllum
  • Nama
  • Nemophila
  • Phacelia

Lamiaceae

Lentibulariaceae

Linaceae

Loasaceae

  • Mentzelia

Lythraceae

  • Lythrum

Malvaceae

  • Iliamna
  • Sidalcea

Menyanthaceae

  • Menyanthes trifoliata

Monotropaceae

Oleaceae

Onagraceae

  • Camissonia
  • Chamerion angustifolium
  • Circaea
  • Clarkia
  • Epilobium minutum

Orobanchaceae

  • Orobanche

Paeoniaceae

Papaveraceae

Polemoniaceae

Polygonaceae

Portulacaceae

Primulaceae

  • Dodecatheon

Pyrolaceae

Ranunculaceae

Rhamnaceae

  • Ceanothus
  • Frangula
  • Rhamnus

Rosaceae

Rubiaceae

Salicaceae

Saxifragaceae

  • Heuchera
  • Parnassia
  • Saxifraga

Scrophulariaceae

Solanaceae

Urticaceae

Valerianaceae

  • Valeriana

Violaceae

Viscaceae

  • Arceuthobium

Zygophyllaceae

Monocots: Plants with One Seed Leaf

Monocots are another big group of flowering plants. Their seeds usually have just one "seed leaf" (cotyledon) when they sprout. This group includes grasses, lilies, and orchids.

Asparagaceae

Alliaceae

Alismataceae

Cyperaceae

Iridaceae

Juncaceae

Liliaceae

Melanthiaceae

Orchidaceae

  • Cephalanthera
  • Corallorhiza maculata
  • Cypripedium montanum
  • Goodyera
  • Piperia
  • Platanthera
  • Spiranthes

Poaceae

Potamogetonaceae

Ruscaceae

  • Maianthemum racemosum

Sparganiaceae

  • Sparganium

Themidaceae

Typhaceae

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Plantas del Bosque Nacional de Modoc para niños

  • Modoc National Forest topics
  • Modoc Plateau topics — with flora articles.
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