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California-Southern Recommended
Commercially available native plant species suitable for planned landscapes in Southern California. Visit our Suppliers Directory to locate businesses that sell native plants or seeds or provide professional landscape or consulting services in this state. Visit the Organizations Directory to locate native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations in this state.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Balsamorhiza sagittata | Arrowleaf Balsamroot Arrow-leaf Balsamroot | |
| Castilleja angustifolia | Northwestern Indian Paintbrush | |
| Carpenteria californica | Bush Anemone Tree Anemone Tree-anemone | |
| Calocedrus decurrens | Incense Cedar Incense-cedar | |
| Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta | Purple Owl's Clover Owl's Clover Exserted Indian Paintbrush | |
| Castilleja linariifolia | Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Wyoming Indian-paintbrush | |
| Calycanthus occidentalis | Western Sweetshrub California Sweet Shrub Spice Bush Western Spicebush | |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis | Texas Redbud | |
| Ceanothus cordulatus | Whitethorn Ceanothus Mountain Whitethorn Snow Bush | |
| Ceanothus cuneatus | Buckbrush | |
| Ceanothus impressus | Santa Barbara Ceanothus Santa Barbara Buckbrush | |
| Ceanothus integerrimus | Deerbrush | |
| Ceanothus leucodermis | Chaparral Whitethorn Jackbrush | |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius | Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany | |
| Ceanothus megacarpus | Bigpod Ceanothus Big-pod Buckbrush Big-pod Ceanothus | |
| Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber | Smooth Mountain Mahogany Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany True Mountain Mahogany Hard Tack | |
| Cercocarpus montanus var. minutiflorus | Smooth Mountain Mahogany San Diego Mountain-mahogany | |
| Ceanothus velutinus | Snowbrush Snowbrush Ceanothus Tobacco-brush Mountain Balm Buckbrush | |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium | Fireweed Narrow-leaf Fireweed Willow Herb | |
| Chilopsis linearis | Desert Willow Flowering Willow Willow-leaved Catalpa Willowleaf Catalpa Bow Willow Flor De Mimbre Mimbre | |
| Chrysolepis sempervirens | Bush Chinquapin Sierran Chinkapin Sierra Chinquapin | |
| Clarkia unguiculata | Elegant Clarkia Elegant Fairyfan Mountain Garland | |
| Coreopsis calliopsidea | Leafstem Tickseed Leaf-stem Tickseed Leafy Stem Coreopsis | |
| Comarostaphylis diversifolia | Summer Holly Summer-blooming Manzanita Mock Arbutus Mock Arbute | |
| Coreopsis douglasii | Douglas' Tickseed | |
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