Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

The SBBG is dedicated to the study, display and preservation of California's native flora, and offers an extensive public education program.


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Abies bracteata
Bristlecone Fir

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Abies concolor
White Fir, Balsam Fir, Colorado Fir, Concolor Fir, Silver Fir, White Balsam, Oyamel De California

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Abies grandis
Grand Fir, Giant Fir

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Acalypha californica
California Copperleaf

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub, Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Acer circinatum
Oregon Vine Maple, Vine Maple

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Acer macrophyllum
Bigleaf Maple, Big-leaf Maple

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Achillea millefolium
Common Yarrow, Western Yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Achnatherum coronatum
Giant Ricegrass, Giant Rice Grass, Needle-and-thread Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Achnatherum hymenoides
Indian Ricegrass, Indian Millet, Sandgrass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Achnatherum lettermanii
Letterman's Needlegrass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water:

Achnatherum speciosum
Desert Needlegrass, Desert Rice Grass, Spear Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Aconitum columbianum
Columbian Monkshood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Actaea rubra
Red Baneberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Adenostoma fasciculatum
Chamise, Common Chamise, Greasewood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Adenostoma sparsifolium
Redshank, Ribbon Bush, Ribbonwood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Adiantum capillus-veneris
Southern Maidenhair Fern, Common Maidenhair Fern, Maidenhair Fern, Venus Hair Fern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Fern
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Aesculus californica
California Buckeye

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Agastache urticifolia
Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop, Nettle-leaf Horsemint

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Agave deserti
Desert Agave, Desert Century Plant, Century Plant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Agave shawii
Coastal Agave, Boundary Century Plant, Shaw's Century Plant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Agave utahensis
Utah Agave

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Agrimonia gryposepala
Tall Hairy Agrimony, Agrimony

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Allium amplectens
Narrowleaf Onion

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Allium dichlamydeum
Coastal Onion

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Allium peninsulare
Mexicali Onion

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Allium praecox
Early Onion

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Allium unifolium
Oneleaf Onion

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Allium validum
Pacific Onion, Tall Swamp Onion, Swamp Onion

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Alnus rhombifolia
White Alder

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Aloysia wrightii
Wright's Beebrush, Wright's Lippia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Ambrosia dumosa
Burrobush, White Bursage, White Bur Sage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Sun
Water:

Amelanchier utahensis
Utah Serviceberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Anemopsis californica
Yerba Mansa, Yerba-mansa, Lizard Tail

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Apocynum cannabinum
Indian Hemp, Prairie Dogbane, Hemp Dogbane, Dogbane

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Aquilegia eximia
Van Houtte's Columbine, Serpentine Columbine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Aquilegia formosa
Western Columbine, Crimson Columbine, Scarlet Columbine, Red Columbine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Aquilegia pubescens
Sierra Columbine, Sierran Columbine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Aralia californica
California Spikenard

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Arbutus menziesii
Pacific Madrone, Oregon Laurel, Laurelwood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Arctostaphylos canescens
Hoary Manzanita

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Arctostaphylos columbiana
Hairy Manzanita

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Arctostaphylos densiflora
Vine Hill Manzanita

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub, Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Arctostaphylos edmundsii
Little Sur Manzanita

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Eastwood's Manzanita

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Arctostaphylos glauca
Bigberry Manzanita, Blue Manzanita

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light:
Water:

Arctostaphylos hookeri
Hooker's Manzanita, Monterey Manzanita

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Arctostaphylos patula
Greenleaf Manzanita, Green-leaf Manzanita

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Arctostaphylos pungens
Pointleaf Manzanita, Mexican Manzanita

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Kinnikinnick, Red Bearberry, Kinnikinnik

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Argentina egedii ssp. egedii
Pacific Silverweed, Beach Silverweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Aristida purpurea
Purple Threeawn, Purple 3-awn, Purple Three-awn, Red Threeawn

Duration: Annual
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi
Blue Threeawn

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Aristolochia californica
California Dutchman's Pipe

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Artemisia californica
Coastal Sagebrush, California Sagebrush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Artemisia douglasiana
Douglas' Sagewort, Douglas Mugwort

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Artemisia ludoviciana
Louisiana Artemisia, Louisiana Sage, White Sage, Prairie Sage, Silver Sage, White Sagebrush, Louisiana Wormwood, Silver Wormwood, Louisiana Sagewort, Gray Sagewort, Cudweed Sagewort, Mugwort Wormwood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Artemisia palmeri
San Diego Sagewort, San Diego Sagebrush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Artemisia pycnocephala
Beach Sagebrush, Beach Wormwood, Sand Hill Sage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Artemisia tridentata
Big Sagebrush, Great Basin Sagebrush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Asarum caudatum
British Columbia Wild Ginger, Long-tail Wild Ginger

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Asclepias californica
California Milkweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Asclepias speciosa
Showy Milkweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Asyneuma prenanthoides
California Harebell, Nodding Harebell

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Atriplex canescens
Chamiso, Four-wing Saltbush, Wing-scale

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Atriplex lentiformis
Big Saltbush, Quailbush, Saltbush, Coastal Quail Bush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Baccharis pilularis
Coyotebrush, Chaparral Broom, Coyote Bush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Batis maritima
Turtleweed, Seaside Saltwort

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Betula occidentalis
Water Birch, Mountain Birch

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Blechnum spicant
Deer Fern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Fern
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Bothriochloa barbinodis
Pinhole Bluestem, Cane Bluestem, Cane Beardgrass, Feather Bluestem, Plains Beardgrass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Bouteloua curtipendula
Sideoats Grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Navajita

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Bouteloua eriopoda
Black Grama

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Grama

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Boykinia occidentalis
Coastal Brookfoam, Coast Boykinia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Boykinia rotundifolia
Roundleaf Brookfoam

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Brodiaea californica
California Brodiaea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Brodiaea coronaria
Crown Brodiaea, Harvest Brodiaea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Brodiaea elegans
Harvest Brodiaea, Elegant Cluster-lily

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Brodiaea minor
Vernalpool Brodiaea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Calliandra eriophylla
Pink Fairyduster, Fairyduster, Mesquitilla, Mock Mesquite

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Calocedrus decurrens
Incense Cedar, Incense-cedar

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Calochortus catalinae
Santa Catalina Mariposa Lily

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Calochortus kennedyi
Desert Mariposa Lily, Desert Mariposa, Red Mariposa-lily, Flame Mariposa

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Calochortus luteus
Yellow Mariposa Lily

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Calochortus venustus
Butterfly Mariposa Lily, Square Mariposa Lily, White Mariposa Lily

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Calochortus vestae
Coast Range Mariposa Lily

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Calycanthus occidentalis
Western Sweetshrub, California Sweet Shrub, Spice Bush, Western Spicebush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Carex barbarae
Santa Barbara Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Carex obnupta
Slough Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Carex pansa
Sanddune Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light:
Water:

Carex pellita
Woolly Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Carex spissa
San Diego Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Shade
Water: Wet

Carpenteria californica
Bush Anemone, Tree Anemone, Tree-anemone

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Ceanothus arboreus
Feltleaf Ceanothus, Feltleaf, Island Ceanothus, Island Mountain Lilac

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water:

Ceanothus greggii var. vestitus
Mojave Ceanothus, Desert Ceanothus

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Ceanothus griseus
Carmel Ceanothus, Carmel Creeper, Yankee Point Ceanothus

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Ceanothus hearstiorum
Hearst Ranch Buckbrush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Ceanothus impressus
Santa Barbara Ceanothus, Santa Barbara Buckbrush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Ceanothus leucodermis
Chaparral Whitethorn, Jackbrush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Ceanothus spinosus
Redheart, Greenbark Ceanothus, Red-heart Mountain Lilac

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Blueblossom, Bluebrush, Blue Blossom

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Ceanothus tomentosus
Woolyleaf Ceanothus, Woolly-leaf Mountain Lilac, Ramona Lilac

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Celtis laevigata var. reticulata
Netleaf Hackberry, Netleaf Sugar Hackberry, Western Hackberry, Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Palo Blanco, Acibuche

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Cephalanthus occidentalis
Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber
Smooth Mountain Mahogany, Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany, True Mountain Mahogany, Hard Tack

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Cercocarpus montanus var. minutiflorus
Smooth Mountain Mahogany, San Diego Mountain-mahogany

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Desert Sweet, Fernbush, Tansy Bush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Port Orford Cedar, Lawson False Cypress, Lawson's False Cypress

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Wavyleaf Soap Plant, Wavyleaf Soap-plant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Clematis lasiantha
Pipestem Clematis, Pipestems, Chaparral Clematis

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Clinopodium douglasii
Yerba Buena, Oregon-tea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Cneoridium dumosum
Bush Rue, Bush-rue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Comarostaphylis diversifolia
Summer Holly, Summer-blooming Manzanita, Mock Arbutus, Mock Arbute

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. planifolia
Channel Island Summer Holly, Summer Holly

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Constancea nevinii
Nevin's Woolly Sunflower, Catalina Silverlace

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Sun
Water:

Coreopsis gigantea
Giant Coreopsis, Giant Tickseed, Tree Coreopsis

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Cornus glabrata
Brown Dogwood, Smooth-leaf Dogwood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet

Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood, Red Osier Dogwood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water:

Corylus cornuta var. californica
California Hazelnut

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Crataegus douglasii
Black Hawthorn

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Teddybear Cholla

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Cypripedium californicum
California Lady's Slipper

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Cypripedium montanum
Mountain Lady's Slipper

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Danthonia californica
California Oatgrass, California Wild Oat Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Darlingtonia californica
California Pitcherplant, Cobra Plant, California Pitcher Plant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Darmera peltata
Indian Rhubarb, Indian-rhubarb, Umbrella Plant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Dendromecon harfordii
Harford's Tree Poppy, Channel Island Tree Poppy, Island Tree Poppy

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Dicentra formosa
Pacific Bleeding Heart, Pacific Bleedinghearts, Western Bleedingheart

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Dichelostemma capitatum
Bluedicks

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Dichelostemma congestum
Ookow, Forked-tooth Ookow

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Dichelostemma ida-maia
Firecracker Flower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Diplacus aurantiacus ssp. aurantiacus
Orange Bush Monkeyflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Diplacus grandiflorus
Largeflower Bush-monkeyflower, Large-flowered Bush-monkeyflower, Azalea-flowered Bush-monkeyflower, Azalea-flower Bush-monkeyflower, Azalea-flowered Diplacus, Azalea-flower Diplacus

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Diplacus longiflorus
Southern Bush Monkeyflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Diplacus parviflorus
Island Bush Monkeyflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Diplacus puniceus
Red Bush Monkeyflower, Mission Diplacus

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Drosera anglica
English Sundew, Narrowleaf Sundew

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Drosera rotundifolia
Roundleaf Sundew

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Dryopteris arguta
Coastal Woodfern, Coastal Wood Fern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Fern
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Dudleya farinosa
Powdery Liveforever, Powdery Live-forever, Bluff Lettuce

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Dudleya lanceolata
Lanceleaf Liveforever

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Dudleya virens ssp. hassei
Bright Green Dudleya, Santa Catalina Dudleya

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Echinocereus engelmannii
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus, Saints Cactus, Hedgehog Cactus, Strawberry Cactus, Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus, Purple Torch

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Claret Cup, Claret Cup Cactus, Hedgehog Cactus, Kingcup Cactus, Mojave Mound, Mohave Mound

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Elymus glaucus
Blue Wildrye, Blue Wild Rye

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus
Slender Wheatgrass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water:

Encelia californica
California Brittlebush, Coast Sunflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water:

Encelia farinosa
Brittlebush, Goldhills, Incienso

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Encelia virginensis
Virgin River Brittlebush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Enceliopsis covillei
Panamint Daisy, Sunray

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Ephedra nevadensis
Nevada Jointfir, Nevada Joint-fir

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water:

Ephedra viridis
Mormon Tea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Epilobium canum
Hummingbird Trumpet, California Fuchsia, Zauschneria

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Epilobium canum ssp. canum
Hummingbird Trumpet, California Fuchsia, Zauschneria

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium
Hummingbird Trumpet, Hummingbird-trumpet

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Epipactis gigantea
Stream Orchid, Chatterbox Orchid, Giant Hellebore

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Equisetum hyemale
Scouring-rush Horsetail, Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Canuela

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Equisetum laevigatum
Smooth Horsetail, Horsetail

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Eriastrum densifolium
Giant Woollystar

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Ericameria laricifolia
Larchleaf Goldenweed, Turpentine Bush, Turpentine Brush, Hierba De Conejo

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Ericameria linearifolia
Narrowleaf Goldenbush, Mojave Goldenbush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Erigeron divergens
Spreading Fleabane, Branching Fleabane, Fleabane Daisy

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Erigeron foliosus
Leafy Fleabane

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Erigeron glaucus
Seaside Fleabane, Seaside Daisy

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Eriogonum arborescens
Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat, Santa Cruz Island Wild Buckwheat

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Eriogonum crocatum
Conejo Buckwheat, Saffron Buckwheat, Saffron Wild Buckwheat

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Eriogonum fasciculatum
Eastern Mojave Buckwheat, Eastern Mojave Wild Buckwheat, California Buckwheat, Flattop Buckwheat, Flat-top Buckwheat

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium
Eastern Mojave Buckwheat, Mojave Buckwheat, Flattop Buckwheat

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub, Shrub
Light:
Water:

Eriogonum grande var. rubescens
San Miguel Island Buckwheat, Redflower Pacific Island Wild Buckwheat , Redflower Buckwheat, Large Redflower Buckwheat

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Eriogonum umbellatum
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat, Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat, Sulphur Buckwheat, Sulphur-flower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Eriogonum wrightii
Wright's Buckwheat, Bastard-sage, Wild Buckwheat, Perennial Buckwheat, Shrubby Buckwheat, Shrubby Bastard-sage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Golden Yarrow, Yellow Yarrow

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Eriophyllum stoechadifolium
Seaside Woolly Sunflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Eurybia radulina
Roughleaf Aster, Rough-leaf Wood-aster

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Fallugia paradoxa
Apache Plume, Ponil

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Ferocactus cylindraceus
California Barrel Cactus, Compass Barrel, Visnaga

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light:
Water:

Festuca californica
California Fescue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Festuca idahoensis
Idaho Fescue, Bunchgrass Fescue, Blue Bunchgrass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water:

Festuca occidentalis
Western Fescue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Festuca rubra
Red Fescue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Forestiera pubescens
Elbowbush, Stretchberry, Spring Herald, Desert Olive, Tanglewood, Devil's Elbow, Spring Goldenglow, New Mexico Privet, Texas Forsythia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Fouquieria splendens
Ocotillo, Devil's Walking Stick, Candlewood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Fragaria vesca
Woodland Strawberry, California Strawberry, Wood Strawberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Fragaria virginiana
Virginia Strawberry, Wild Strawberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Frangula californica ssp. californica
California Buckthorn, Coffeeberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Frangula purshiana
Cascara Buckthorn, Cascara

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Fraxinus dipetala
California Ash, Two-petal Ash, California Flowering Ash

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Fraxinus latifolia
Oregon Ash

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Wet, Moist

Fraxinus velutina
Arizona Ash, Velvet Ash, Desert Ash, Leatherleaf Ash, Smooth Ash, Modesto Ash, Toumey Ash, Standley Ash

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Fremontodendron californicum
California Flannelbush, Northern Flannelbush, Northern Fremontia, California Slippery Elm

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Fremontodendron mexicanum
Mexican Flannelbush, Southern Flannelbush, Southern Fremontia, Mexican Fremontia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Gambelia speciosa
Showy Greenbright, Island Snapdragon

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Garrya elliptica
Wavyleaf Silktassel, Wavy-leaf Silktassel, Silk-tassel Bush, Coastal Silktassel

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Garrya wrightii
Wright's Silktassel

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Gaultheria shallon
Salal

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist, Dry

Geranium californicum
California Cranesbill, Mountain Geranium

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Geum triflorum
Old Man's Whiskers, Prairie Smoke, Purple Avens

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Glandularia gooddingii
Southwestern Mock Vervain, Pink Verbena, Southwestern Vervain, Goodding's Verbena, Mojave Verbena

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Grayia spinosa
Spiny Hopsage, Spiny Hop-sage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Grindelia camporum
Great Valley Gumweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla
Oregon Gumweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Gutierrezia sarothrae
Broom Snakeweed, Kindlingweed, Matchbrush, Texas Snakeweed, Broomweed, Turpentine Weed, Matchweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Subshrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Hastingsia alba
White Rushlily

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Helenium bigelovii
Bigelow's Sneezeweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Helenium puberulum
Rosilla

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Helianthus californicus
California Sunflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Helianthus gracilentus
Slender Sunflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Heliotropium curassavicum
Salt Heliotrope, Seaside Heliotrope, Quail Plant, Cola De Mico, Cola De Gama

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Heracleum maximum
Common Cowparsnip, Cow Parsnip

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Hesperocyparis arizonica
Arizona Cypress, Cedro Blanco

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Hesperocyparis bakeri
Modoc Cypress, Baker Cypress

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Hesperocyparis forbesii
Tecate Cypress

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Hesperocyparis macnabiana
Macnab's Cypress

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
Monterey Cypress

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Hesperostipa comata
Needle And Thread, Needle-and-thread

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light:
Water:

Hesperoyucca whipplei
Our Lord's Candle, Chaparral Yucca, Foothill Yucca, Quixote Yucca

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Heteromeles arbutifolia
Toyon, California Christmasberry, Christmasberry, California Holly, Hollywood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Heuchera maxima
Island Alumroot, Jill Of The Rocks

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water: Dry

Heuchera micrantha
Crevice Alumroot, Common Alumroot

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Heuchera pilosissima
Seaside Alumroot, Shaggy Alumroot, Hairy Alumroot

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Hibiscus lasiocarpos
Woolly Rose-mallow, Woolly Mallow, Rose-mallow, False Cotton

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Hierochloe occidentalis
California Sweetgrass, California Sweet Grass, California Vanilla Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Holodiscus discolor
Ocean Spray, Hillside Ocean-spray, Cream Bush, Mountain Spray

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Hydrophyllum tenuipes
Pacific Waterleaf

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Hymenoclea salsola
Burrobrush, White Burrobrush, Desert Pearl

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Hymenoxys hoopesii
Owl's-claws, Orange Sneezeweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Hyptis emoryi
Desert Lavender

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Imperata brevifolia
California Satintail

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light:
Water:

Iris douglasiana
Douglas Iris, Mountain Iris, Western Iris

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Iris hartwegii
Rainbow Iris, Sierra Iris

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Iris innominata
Del Norte County Iris

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Iris macrosiphon
Bowltube Iris, Ground Iris

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Iris missouriensis
Rocky Mountain Iris, Western Blue Flag

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Iris purdyi
Purdy's Iris

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Juglans californica
Southern California Walnut, California Black Walnut

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii
Leopold's Rush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light:
Water:

Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis
Baltic Rush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water:

Juncus effusus
Common Rush, Soft Rush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Wet, Moist

Juniperus californica
California Juniper, Desert White Cedar

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Juniperus communis
Common Juniper

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Juniperus osteosperma
Utah Juniper

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Justicia californica
Beloperone, Hummingbird Bush, Chuparosa

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Keckiella antirrhinoides
Snapdragon Penstemon, Chaparral Bush-beardtongue, Bush Penstemon

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Keckiella cordifolia
Heartleaf Keckiella, Heart-leaf Bush-beardtongue, Climbing Penstemon, Heartleaf Penstemon

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Keckiella corymbosa
Redwood Keckiella, Red Shrubby Penstemon

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Krascheninnikovia lanata
Winterfat

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water:

Larrea tridentata
Creosote Bush, Greasewood, Hediondilla, Governadora, Guamis

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Ledum glandulosum
Western Labrador Tea, Trapper's Tea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade
Water:

Leptodactylon californicum
California Prickly Phlox

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Lewisia columbiana
Columbian Lewisia, Columbian Bitter-root

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Lewisia rediviva
Bitter Root, Oregon Bitter-root

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Leymus cinereus
Basin Wildrye, Great Basin Lyme Grass, Great Basin Wildrye

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water:

Leymus condensatus
Giant Wildrye

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light:
Water:

Leymus triticoides
Beardless Wildrye, Beardless Lyme Grass, Creeping Wildrye

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Lilium columbianum
Columbia Lily, Columbian Lily, Oregon Lily, Wild Tiger Lily

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Lilium humboldtii
Humboldt Lily

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Lonicera hispidula
Pink Honeysuckle, Hairy Honeysuckle, California Honeysuckle, Western Honeysuckle, Pink Chaparral Honeysuckle

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Vine
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Lonicera involucrata
Twinberry Honeysuckle, Black Twinberry Honeysuckle, Black Twinberry, Bearberry Honeysuckle, Four-line Honeysuckle

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Lotus scoparius
Common Deerweed, Deerweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Lupinus albifrons
Silver Lupine, White-leaf Bush Lupine, Evergreen Lupine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Lupinus arboreus
Yellow Bush Lupine, Bush Lupine, Tree Lupine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Lupinus excubitus
Grape Soda Lupine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Lycium andersonii
Water Jacket, Red-berry Desert-thorn, Anderson Wolfberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleniifolius
Fernleaf Catalina Ironwood, Catalina Ironwood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. floribundus
Catalina Ironwood, Santa Catalina Island Ironwood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Lysichiton americanus
American Skunkcabbage, Yellow-skunk-cabbage, Swamp Lantern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Mahonia aquifolium
Holly-leaved Barberry, Holly-leaf Oregon-grape

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Mahonia fremontii
Fremont's Mahonia, Desert Oregon-grape, Fremont Barberry, Holly Grape

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Mahonia haematocarpa
Red Barberry, Red Oregon-grape, Algerita

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Mahonia nervosa
Cascade Barberry, Cascade Oregon-grape, Dwarf Oregon-grape

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Mahonia nevinii
Nevin's Barberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Mahonia repens
Creeping Barberry, Creeping Oregon-grape

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Maianthemum stellatum
Starry False Lily Of The Valley, Starry False Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered Solomon's Seal

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Malacothamnus clementinus
San Clemente Island Bushmallow

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub, Shrub
Light:
Water:

Malacothamnus fasciculatus
Chaparral Mallow, Chaparral Bush Mallow, Chaparral Bush-mallow

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Malosma laurina
Laurel Sumac, Laurel-leaf Sumac

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Malus fusca
Oregon Crabapple, Pacific Crabapple

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Wet, Moist

Malvella leprosa
Alkali Mallow

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Marah fabaceus
California Manroot

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Light:
Water:

Melica imperfecta
Smallflower Melic Grass, Coast Range Melic Grass, Smallflower Melic, Coast Range Melic, Oniongrass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Mimulus cardinalis
Scarlet Monkeyflower, Crimson Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkey-flower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Mimulus guttatus
Yellow Monkeyflower, Golden Monkeyflower, Seep Monkeyflower, Common Monkeyflower, Seep Monkey-flower

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Mimulus moschatus
Muskflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens
Colorado Four O'Clock, Wishbone Plant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Monardella odoratissima
Mountain Monardella, Alpine Mountainbalm, Coyote Mint, Mountain Pennyroyal

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Monardella villosa
Coyote Mint

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Morella californica
Pacific Wax Myrtle, California Wax Myrtle, Pacific Bayberry, California Bayberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Muhlenbergia porteri
Bush Muhly

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Muhlenbergia rigens
Deergrass, Meadow Muhly, Deer Muhly

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Nassella cernua
Nodding Needlegrass, Nodding Tussock Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Nolina bigelovii
Bigelow's Nolina, Bigelow's Beargrass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water:

Nolina parryi
Parry's Beargrass, Bigelow Nolina, Parry's Bear-grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Notholithocarpus densiflorus
Tan Oak, Tanoak, Tan-oak, Tanbark-oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala
Rocky Mountain Pond Lily, Pond Lily, Pond-lily

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Oemleria cerasiformis
Indian Plum, Oso-berry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Oenothera caespitosa
Tufted Evening Primrose, Gumbo Evening Primrose, Gumbo Lily, Fragrant Evening Primrose, Tufted Evening-primrose

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri
Hooker's Evening-primrose, Giant Evening-primrose

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Oenothera suffrutescens
Scarlet Beeblossom, Scarlet Gaura

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Opuntia basilaris
Beavertail Prickly Pear, Beavertail Pricklypear, Beavertail Cactus

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Opuntia chlorotica
Dollarjoint Pricklypear, Clock-face Prickly-pear, Pancake Pear, Silver-dollar Cactus

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii
Cactus Apple, Prickly Pear

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Opuntia phaeacantha
Tulip Prickly Pear, Brownspine Prickly Pear Cactus, Purple-fruited Prickly Pear, Brown-spined Prickly Pear, New Mexico Prickly Pear, Desert Prickly Pear

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea
Grizzlybear Pricklypear, Oldman Cactus, Grizzly Prickly Pear, Hedgehog Prickly Pear, Mohave Prickly Pear, Grizzly Bear Pricklypear

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha
Hairspine Pricklypear, Utah Grizzlybear Pricklypear

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Oxalis oregana
Redwood-sorrel, Oregon Wood Sorrel, Oregon Woodsorrel

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Parkinsonia florida
Blue Paloverde

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Pellaea andromedifolia
Coffee Cliffbrake, Coffee Fern, Coffeeberry Fern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Fern
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Pellaea mucronata
Birdfoot Cliffbrake, Bird-foot Cliffbrake, Birdsfoot Fern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Fern
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Penstemon azureus
Azure Penstemon, Azure Beardtongue, Sky-blue Penstemon, Sky-blue Beardtongue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Bugler

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Penstemon eatonii
Firecracker Penstemon, Firecracker Beardtongue, Eaton's Penstemon, Eaton's Beardtongue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Penstemon heterophyllus
Bunchleaf Penstemon, Bunchleaf Beardtongue, Foothill Penstemon, Foothill Beardtongue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Penstemon labrosus
San Gabriel Penstemon, San Gabriel Beardtongue, Southern Scarlet Penstemon, Southern Scarlet Beardtongue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Penstemon newberryi
Mountain Pride

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Subshrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Penstemon palmeri
Palmer's Penstemon, Palmer's Beardtongue, Scented Penstemon, Scented Beardtongue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Desert Penstemon, Desert Beardtongue, Rosy Desert Penstemon, Rosy Desert Beardtongue, Canyon Penstemon, Canyon Beardtongue, Mohave Penstemon, Mohave Beardtongue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Penstemon spectabilis
Showy Penstemon, Showy Beardtongue, Royal Penstemon, Royal Beardtongue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Penstemon thompsoniae
Thompson's Penstemon, Thompson's Beardtongue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Penstemon thurberi
Thurber's Penstemon, Thurber's Beardtongue, Sand Penstemon, Sand Beardtongue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Peritoma arborea
Bladderpod Spiderflower, Bladderpod, Bladderbush, Burro-fat, Spiderflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot, Palmate Coltsfoot, Palmate Butterbur, Western Coltsfoot

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Petrophytum caespitosum
Mat Rockspirea, Rocky Mountain Rockmat, Dwarf Spiraea, Petrophytum, Tufted Rockmat

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Philadelphus lewisii
Lewis' Mock Orange, Mock Orange, California Mock Orange

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Physocarpus capitatus
Pacific Ninebark

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Picea sitchensis
Sitka Spruce

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Pickeringia montana
Montana Chaparral Pea, Chaparral Pea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Pinus attenuata
Knobcone Pine, Knob-cone Pine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Pinus contorta var. contorta
Beach Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Shore Pine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Wet, Moist, Dry

Pinus coulteri
Coulter Pine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Pinus edulis
Colorado Pinyon Pine, Colorado Pinyon, Pinyon Pine, Pinyon, Two-needle Pine, Two-needle Pinyon, Two-leaf Pinyon, Nut Pine, Pino Dulce

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Pinus jeffreyi
Jeffrey Pine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Pinus monophylla
Singleleaf Pinyon, Single-leaf Pinyon, One-leaved Pinyon

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Pinus muricata
Bishop Pine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Pinus ponderosa
Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine, Pino Blanco

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Pinus quadrifolia
Parry Pinyon, Four-leaf Pinyon

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Pinus radiata
Monterey Pine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Pinus sabiniana
California Foothill Pine, Digger Pine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Pinus torreyana
Torrey Pine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Platanthera hyperborea
Northern Green Orchid

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Pleuraphis jamesii
James' Galleta

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light:
Water:

Pleuraphis rigida
Big Galleta

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water:

Pluchea odorata
Sweetscent, Saltmarsh Fleabane

Duration: Annual
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Pluchea sericea
Arrowweed, Arrow Weed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Poa secunda
Sandberg Bluegrass, Curly Blue Grass, Pine Blue Grass, Canby Blue Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Polygala californica
California Milkwort

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum
Water Smartweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Licorice Fern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Fern
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Polypodium scouleri
Leathery Polypody, Rock Polypody

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Fern
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Polystichum munitum
Western Swordfern, Pineland Swordfern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Fern
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa
Black Cottonwood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Potentilla glandulosa
Sticky Cinquefoil

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana
Western Honey Mesquite, Torrey Mesquite, Western Mesquite

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata
Lanceleaf Selfheal, Self-heal

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Prunus emarginata
Bitter Cherry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii
Catalina Cherry, Hollyleaf Cherry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Prunus subcordata
Klamath Plum

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
Bigcone Douglas-fir, Big-cone Douglas-fir, Big-cone Spruce

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Coast Douglas Fir

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
Hairy Bracken Fern, Western Bracken Fern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Fern
Light:
Water:

Purshia tridentata
Antelope Bitterbrush, Bitterbrush, Antelope Brush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Quercus agrifolia
California Live Oak, Coast Live Oak, Encino Verde

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Live Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Quercus douglasii
Blue Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Quercus dumosa
Coastal Sage Scrub Oak, Nuttall's Scrub Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Quercus engelmannii
Engelmann Oak, Engelmann's Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Quercus garryana
Oregon White Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Quercus kelloggii
California Black Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Quercus lobata
Valley Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Quercus palmeri
Palmer Oak, Dunn Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Quercus turbinella
Shrub Live Oak, Sonoran Scrub Oak, Scrub Oak, Turbinella Oak, Turbinella, Encino

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Quercus wislizeni
Interior Live Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Quercus ×macdonaldii
Macdonald Oak, Mcdonald Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Ranunculus californicus
California Buttercup

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Rhamnus crocea
Redberry Buckthorn, Holly-leaf Buckthorn, Redberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Rhamnus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry, Holly-leaf Buckthorn

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water:

Rhododendron macrophyllum
Pacific Rhododendron, California Rhododendron, California Rosebay, Red Rhododendron

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Rhododendron occidentale
Western Azalea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Rhus integrifolia
Lemonade Sumac, Lemonadeberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Rhus ovata
Sugar Sumac, Sugarbush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Rhus trilobata
Skunkbush, Skunkbush Sumac, Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Scented Sumac, Ill-scented Sumac, Basketbush, Squawbush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Rhus trilobata var. pilosissima
Downy Fragrant Sumac, Downy Aromatic Sumac, Pubescent Skunkbush Sumac

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Ribes cereum
Wax Currant, White Squaw Currant, Western Red Currant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Ribes malvaceum
Chaparral Currant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Ribes menziesii
Canyon Gooseberry, Chaparral Currant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Ribes speciosum
Fuchsia Flowering Currant, Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Ribes viburnifolium
Evergreen Currant, Catalina Currant, Santa Catalina Currant, Island Gooseberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Rosa californica
California Wildrose, California Rose

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet

Rosa gymnocarpa
Dwarf Rose

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana
Woods' Rose, Arizona Wild Rose

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Rubus parviflorus
Western Thimbleberry, Thimbleberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Sairocarpus multiflorus
Sierra Snapdragon, Multi-flowered Snapdragon

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Salazaria mexicana
Mexican Bladdersage, Bladder Sage, Paper Bag Bush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Salix exigua
Narrowleaf Willow, Narrow-leaf Willow, Sandbar Willow, Coyote Willow

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Salix lasiolepis
Arroyo Willow

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra
Pacific Willow

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Salix sitchensis
Sitka Willow

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Salvia apiana
White Sage, California White Sage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water:

Salvia clevelandii
Fragrant Sage, Blue Sage, Cleveland Sage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water:

Salvia leucophylla
San Luis Purple Sage, Purple Sage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Salvia mellifera
Black Sage, California Black Sage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water:

Salvia munzii
Munz's Sage, San Miguel Mountain Sage, San Diego Sage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub, Shrub
Light:
Water:

Salvia pachyphylla
Blue Sage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Salvia sonomensis
Creeping Sage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Salvia spathacea
Hummingbird Sage, Pitcher Sage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
Common Elderberry, Black Elder, Mexican Elderberry, Common Elder, Elderberry, Tapiro, Sauco

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
Red Elderberry, Scarlet Elder, Red-berried Elder

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Samolus valerandi ssp. parviflorus
Seaside Brookweed, Water Pimpernel, Thin-leaf Brookweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Schoenoplectus californicus
California Bulrush, California Club-rush, Giant Bulrush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Scirpus microcarpus
Panicled Bulrush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Scutellaria siphocampyloides
Grayleaf Skullcap

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Sedum obtusatum
Sierra Stonecrop, Sierra Sedum

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii
Douglas's Ragwort, Douglas Ragwort, Shrubby Senecio

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Senegalia greggii
Gregg Acacia, Gregg's Acacia, Gregg Catclaw Acacia, Gregg's Catclaw Acacia, Gregg Catclaw, Gregg's Catclaw, Texas Catclaw Acacia, Texas Catclaw, Long-flowered Catclaw Acacia, Longflower Catclaw Acacia, Long-flowered Catclaw, Longflower Catclaw, Catclaw Acacia, Catclaw, Devil's Claw, Uņa De Gato

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Sequoia sempervirens
Coast Redwood, California Redwood, Redwood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Sequoiadendron giganteum
Giant Sequoia, Giant-sequoia, Giant Redwood, Sierra Redwood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Shepherdia argentea
Silver Buffaloberry, Buffaloberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Moist, Dry

Sidalcea malviflora
Dwarf Checkerbloom, Dwarf Checker-mallow, Checkerbloom

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Simmondsia chinensis
Jojoba, Goatnut, Quinine Plant, Coffeeberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Sisyrinchium californicum
Golden Blue-eyed Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Solanum umbelliferum
Bluewitch Nightshade, Bluewitch, Barba De Chivo

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Solanum xanti
Chaparral Nightshade, Purple Nightshade

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Solidago californica
California Goldenrod, Northern California Goldenrod

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa
Salebrosa Goldenrod

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist, Dry

Solidago multiradiata
Rocky Mountain Goldenrod, Northern Goldenrod, Alpine Goldenrod

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Solidago simplex var. spathulata
Mt. Albert Goldenrod

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Sparganium eurycarpum
Broadfruit Bur-reed, Giant Bur-reed, Great Bur-reed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Sphenosciadium capitellatum
Woollyhead Parsnip, Swamp Whiteheads

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Spiraea douglasii
Rose Spirea, Western Spiraea, Hardhack Spiraea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Sporobolus airoides
Alkali Sacaton, Zacate Alcalino

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Sporobolus flexuosus
Mesa Dropseed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Stachys bullata
California Hedgenettle

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Stachys chamissonis
Coastal Hedgenettle

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Stenotus acaulis
Stemless Mock Goldenweed, Stemless Goldenweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Styrax redivivus
Drug Snowbell, Chapparal Snowbell, Snowdrop Bush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Symphoricarpos longiflorus
Desert Snowberry, Long-flower Snowberry, Fragrant Snowberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Symphoricarpos mollis
Creeping Snowberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water: Dry

Symphyotrichum chilense var. chilense
Pacific Aster

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Tanacetum camphoratum
Camphor Tansy

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Taxus brevifolia
Pacific Yew, Western Yew

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Tellima grandiflora
Bigflower Tellima, Fragrant Fringecup

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum
Fendler's Meadow-rue, Meadow-rue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Thermopsis macrophylla
Santa Inez Goldenbanner, Large-leaf Golden-banner, False Lupine, California False Lupine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Thuja plicata
Western Red Cedar, Western Arborvitae, Canoe Cedar

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Thymophylla pentachaeta
Parralena, Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf, Five-needle Fetid Marigold

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata
Oneleaf Foamflower, Western Foamflower, Sugar Scoop

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water:

Tolmiea menziesii
Youth On Age, Piggyback-plant, Youth-on-age, Thousand Mothers

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Torreya californica
California Nutmeg, California-nutmeg

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Bluecurls, Romero

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Triteleia hyacinthina
White Brodiaea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Triteleia ixioides ssp. ixioides
Golden Brodiaea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Triteleia laxa
Ithuriel's Spear, Wally Basket, Grass Nut

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Trixis californica
American Threefold, Trixis

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Tsuga heterophylla
Western Hemlock

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Umbellularia californica
California Laurel, California Bay, Oregon Myrtle, Pepperwood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Vaccinium ovatum
California Huckleberry, Evergreen Blueberry, Evergreen Huckleberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Vaccinium parvifolium
Red Huckleberry, Red Blueberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Vachellia farnesiana
Huisache, Texas Huisache, Sweet Acacia, Perfume Acacia, Mealy Acacia, Mealy Wattle, Cassie

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Vancouveria chrysantha
Golden Insideout Flower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Vancouveria hexandra
White Insideout Flower, White Inside-out-flower, Northern Inside-out Flower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Veronica americana
American Speedwell, American Brooklime

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water:

Viguiera parishii
Parish's Goldeneye, Shrubby Goldeneye, Nevada Goldeneye

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Viola sempervirens
Evergreen Violet

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Vitis californica
California Wild Grape, California Grape, Western Wild Grape

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Vitis girdiana
Desert Wild Grape, Valley Grape, Southern California Grape

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Washingtonia filifera
California Fan Palm, Desert Palm, Petticoat Palm

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Whipplea modesta
Common Whipplea, Modesty, Whipplevine, Yerba De Selva

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water: Dry

Woodwardia fimbriata
Giant Chainfern, Giant Chain Fern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Fern
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Xerophyllum tenax
Common Beargrass, Western Turkeybeard, Bear Lily, Pine Lily, Elk Grass, Squaw Grass, Beargrass, Turkeybeard

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia
Mojave Woody-aster, Mojave Aster

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Yucca baccata
Banana Yucca, Blue Yucca, Fleshy-fruited Yucca, Datil

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Yucca brevifolia
Joshua Tree, Tree Yucca, Cactus-yucca, Yucca-palm

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Light: Sun
Water:

Yucca schidigera
Mojave Yucca

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Zigadenus fremontii
Fremont's Deathcamas

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: