In early 2011, the CPP began a species-selection process to identify species for monitoring in each of California's NPS units. To ensure that the species targeted for monitoring would represent a diversity of habitats and growing conditions, the species-selection process was carried out in four biogeographic regions (Northern Coast, Southern Coast, Mountains, and Desert); a document summarizing the steps taken by the CPP to select focal species in each of these regions can be found on the resources page.  The CPP species-selection process resulted in the identification of recommended target species in a total of 19 NPS units in California. All of these species have species profiles available on the National Phenology Network website (search by scientific or common name here: http://www.usanpn.org/species_search). 

Acer macrophyllum (Bigleaf Maple)

Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Adenostoma fasciculatum (Chamise)

Aesculus californica (California Buckeye)

Arctostaphylos patula (Greenleaf Manzanita)

Artemisia tridentata (Big Sagebrush)

Atriplex canescens (Fourwing Saltbush)

Atriplex hymenelytra (Desert Holly)

Baccharis pilularis (Coyotebrush)

Brassica tournefortii (Asian Mustard)

Bromus madritensis (Red Brome)

Bromus tectorum (Cheatgrass) 

Cardamine californica (California Toothwort)

Ceanothus cordulatus (Snow Bush; Mountain Whitethorn)

Ceanothus cuneatus (Buckbrush)

Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Mojave Rabbit Rubberbrush)

Cirsium occidentale (Western Thistle)

Cirsium vulgare (Bull Thistle)

Coleogyne ramosissima (Blackbrush)

Cornus nuttallii (Pacific Dogwood)

Cornus sericea (Redosier Dogwood)

Epilobium canuum (California Fuchsia)

Ericameria nauseous (Rubber Rabbitbrush)

Eriogonum fasciculatum (California Buckwheat)

Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)

Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo)

Heracleum lanatum (Common Cowparsnip)

Heteromeles arbutifolia (Toyon; Christmas Berry)

Holodiscus discolor (Oceanspray)

Larrea tridentata (Creosote)

Lathyrus littoralis (Beach Pea)

Lessingia germanorum

Lithophragma bolanderi (Bolander's Woodland Star)

Lupinus obtusilobus (Satin Lupine)

Lupinus polyphyllus (Bog Lupine)

Malacothrix glabrata (Desert Dandelion)

Mimulus aurantiacus= Diplacus aurantiacus (Sticky Monkeyflower)

Mimulus guttatus= Diplacus guttatus (Common Yellow Monkeyflower)

Olneya tesota (Ironwood)

Penstemon newberyii (Mountain Pride)

Pinus contorta (Lodgepole Pine)

Pinus longaeva (Bristlecone Pine)

Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa Pine)

Platanus racemosa (California Sycamore)

Polemonium eximium (Sky Pilot)

Populus tremuloides (Aspen)

Prosopis glandulosa (Honey Mesquite)

Prunus emarginata (Bitter Cherry)

Purshia tridentata (Desert Bitterbrush)

Quercus agrifolia (California Live Oak)

Quercus douglasii (Blue Oak)

Quercus garryana (Oregon Oak)

Quercus kelloggii (Black Oak)

Quercus lobata (Valley Oak)

Rhododendron macrophyllum (Coast Rhododendron)

Rhododendron occidentale (Western Azalea)

Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry)

Salix lasiolepis (Arroyo Willow)

Salvia columbariae (Chia)

Sambucus nigra spp cerulea (Blue Elderberry)

Sambucus racemosa (Pacific Red Elderberry)

Sisyrinchium bellum (Western Blue-eyed Grass)

Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion)

Toxicodendron diversilobum (Pacific poison oak)

Trillium ovatum (Pacific Trillium)

Wyethia mollis (Woolly Mule's Ears)

Yucca brevifolia (Joshua Tree)

Yucca schidigera (Mojave Yucca)

Yucca whipplei (Chaparral Yucca)