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.scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Abutilon fruticosum | Indian Mallow Texas Indian Mallow | |
Abutilon incanum | Pelotazo Indian Mallow Shrubby Indian Mallow | |
Abutilon malacum | Yellow Indian Mallow | |
Acaciella angustissima | Prairie Acacia Fern Acacia Whiteball Acacia Prairie Wattle White-ball Acacia | |
Acaciella angustissima var. hirta | Prairie Acacia Texas Prairie Acacia Texas Fern Acacia Prairie Wattle | |
Achnatherum hymenoides | Indian Ricegrass Indian Millet Sandgrass | |
Acleisanthes longiflora | Angel's Trumpets Angel Trumpets | |
Achnatherum lobatum | Lobed Needlegrass Littleawn Needlegrass | |
Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil | |
Acalypha monostachya | Round Copperleaf | |
Acourtia nana | Dwarf Desertpeony | |
Acleisanthes obtusa | Berlandier's Trumpets Vine Four O'Clock | |
Acalypha radians | Cardinal's Feather Cardinal Feather | |
Ageratina altissima | White Snakeroot | |
Agave americana | American Century Plant Century Plant | |
Agave glomeruliflora | Chisos Agave Chisos Mountains Century Plant | |
Agave gracilipes | Slimfoot Century Plant | |
Agave havardiana | Havard's Century Plant Havard Agave | |
Ageratina havanensis | Shrubby Boneset White Mistflower White Shrub Mistflower Havana Snakeroot | |
Agave lechuguilla | Lechuguilla Tula Ixtle Maguey Lechuguilla Shindagger | |
Agave parryi | Parry's Agave Century Plant Parry Agave | |
Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana | Parry's Agave New Mexico Agave | |
Agave parryi ssp. parryi | Parry's Agave Rough Agave Century Plant Mescal | |
Agrostis scabra | Rough Bentgrass Rough Bent Ticklegrass Fly-away Grass | |
Agave univittata | Thorncrest Century Plant Maguey Mezortillo | |
Allium drummondii | Drummond's Onion Wild Garlic Drummond Wild Onion | |
Allium elmendorfii | Elmendorf's Onion | |
Aletris farinosa | White Colicroot Colic Root Unicorn Root | |
Allium macropetalum | Largeflower Onion Large-petal Onion Desert Onion Desert Onion Lily | |
Aloysia wrightii | Wright's Beebrush Wright's Lippia | |
Amelanchier arborea | Common Serviceberry Downy Serviceberry Shadbush Juneberry Junebush Shadblow Sarvis | |
Amorpha canescens | Leadplant Leadplant Amorpha Prairie Shoestring | |
Amyris madrensis | Mountain Torchwood Shrub Amyris | |
Ambrosia psilostachya | Cuman Ragweed Western Ragweed Perennial Ragweed Common Ragweed | |
Anisacanthus linearis | Big Bend Anisacanthus Narrowleaf Desert Honeysuckle Dwarf Anisacanthus Chisos Anisacanthus | |
Antennaria parlinii | Parlin's Pussytoes Ladies' Tobacco | |
Anisacanthus puberulus | Dwarf Desert Honeysuckle Pinky Anisacanthus Pinkie Anisacanth | |
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii | Flame Acanthus Hummingbird Bush Wright's Desert Honeysuckle Wright Acanthus Mexican Flame Wright's Mexican Flame | |
Ancistrocactus scheeri | Scheer's Fishhook Cactus | |
Andropogon ternarius | Splitbeard Bluestem Split Bluestem | |
Apocynum androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane Bitterroot Flytrap Dogbane | |
Apodanthera undulata | Melon Loco | |
Aristolochia coryi | Cory's Dutchman's-pipe Cory's Pipevine | |
Ariocarpus fissuratus | Chautle Livingrock Living Rock Cactus Texas Living Rock | |
Artemisia frigida | Prairie Sagewort Prairie Sagebrush Fringed Sage Pasture Sage | |
Argythamnia humilis | Low Silverbush | |
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 | |
Aristida purpurea var. longiseta | Red Three-awn Fendler Three-awn Purple Threeawn | |
Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi | Blue Threeawn | |
Argemone squarrosa | Hedgehog Pricklypoppy Hedgehog Prickly Poppy | |
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