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California Pollinator Plant List

Recommended native plants that are highly attractive to pollinators such as native bees, honey bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. Visit Pollinator Conservation Resources – California Region for additional information. This information provided by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

scientific name	common name(s)	image gallery
Eleocharis decumbens	Decumbent Spike-rush Decumbent Spikerush
Eleocharis diandra	Wright's Spike-rush Wright's Spikerush
Elymus diversiglumis	Diverseglume Wildrye Various-glum Wild Rye
×Elyhordeum dutillyanum	Dutilly's Barley
Elymus ×ebingeri	Ebinger's Wild-rye Wildrye
Eleocharis elongata	Slim Spike-rush Slim Spikerush
Eleocharis elliptica	Elliptic Spikerush	1 images
Elymus elymoides	Squirreltail Bottlebrush Squirreltail Squirrel-tail	1 images
Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius	Squirreltail Long-leaf Squirrel-tail	1 images
Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus	Squirrel Tail Grass Squirreltail
Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides	Squirrel Tail Grass Squirreltail
Elymus elymoides ssp. hordeoides	Barley Squirreltail Squirrel Tail Grass Squirreltail
Eleocharis engelmannii	Engelmann's Spikerush	2 images
Eleocharis equisetoides	Jointed Spikesedge
Eleocharis erythropoda	Bald Spikerush
Eleocharis fallax	Creeping Spike-rush Creeping Spikerush Deceitful Spike-rush
Eleocharis flavescens	Yellow Spikerush Pale Spike-rush Wrinkle-sheathed Spike-rush	1 images
Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens	Pale Spikerush Yellow Spikerush
Eleocharis flavescens var. thermalis	Pale Spikerush Yellow Spikerush
Eleocharis geniculata	Bent Spikerush Canada Spikesedge Capitate Spike-rush
Elymus glaucus	Blue Wildrye Blue Wild Rye
Elymus glabriflorus	Southeastern Wild Rye Southeastern Wildrye
Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	Blue Wild Rye Blue Wildrye Western Rye Grass
Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii	Jepson's Blue Wildrye Western Rye Grass
Elymus glaucus ssp. mackenzii	Mackenzie's Blue Wild Rye Mackenzie's Blue Wildrye
Elymus glaucus ssp. virescens	Blue Wild Rye Blue Wildrye Virginia Wildrye
Eleocharis halophila	Saltmarsh Spikerush
Elymus ×hansenii	Hansen Squirreltail Hansen's Wildrye Wildrye
Elymus hirsutus	Boreal Wild Rye Northern Ryegrass Northwestern Wildrye
×Elyleymus hirtiflorus	Canadian Wildrye
Elymus hystrix	Eastern Bottlebrush Grass Bottlebrush Grass	12 images
Elymus hystrix var. bigeloviana	Eastern Bottlebrush Grass
Elymus hystrix var. hystrix	Eastern Bottlebrush Grass Bottle-brush Grass	3 images
Eleocharis intermedia	Matted Spikerush
Eleocharis interstincta	Knotted Spikerush
Eleocharis ×inaequilatera [cellulosa × quadrangulata]	Hybrid Spikerush
Elymus interruptus	Texas Wildrye
×Elyhordeum iowense	Iowa Barley
Eleocharis kamtschatica	Kamchatka Spike-rush Kamchatka Spikerush
Eleocharis lanceolata	Dagger-leaf Spike-rush Daggerleaf Spikerush Lance-like Spike-rush
Elymus lanceolatus	Thickspike Wheatgrass Streambank Wheatgrass	1 images
Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus	Thickspike Wheatgrass Wild Rye Stream Bank Wheatgrass
Elymus lanceolatus ssp. psammophilus	Great Lakes Wheatgrass Sand-dune Wheatgrass Streambank Wheatgrass
Elymus macgregorii	Early Wildrye
Eleocharis macounii	Macoun's Spikerush
Eleocharis mamillata	Mamillate Spike-rush Soft-stem Spikerush
Elymus ×maltei	Malt Wildrye Wildrye
Eleocharis macrostachya	Pale Spikerush	7 images
Elymus macrourus	Thick-spike Wild Rye Thickspike Wheatgrass Tufted Wheatgrass
×Elyhordeum macounii	Macoun's Barley
Eleocharis melanocarpa	Black-fruit Spike-rush Black-fruited Spikerush Blackfruit Spikerush
Eleocharis microcarpa	Smallfruit Spikerush
Eleocharis minima	Small Spikerush
Eleocharis montana	Mountain Spikerush Mountain Spike-rush	8 images
Eleocharis montevidensis	Sand Spikerush Spike Rush	17 images
×Elyhordeum montanense	Mountain Barley
Elymus ×mossii	Moss' Wildrye Wildrye
Elymus multisetus	Big Squirreltail Big Wild Rye
Eleocharis nana	Hair-like Spike-rush Hair-like Spikerush Hairlike Spikerush
Eleocharis nitida	Quill Spikerush
Eleocharis nigrescens	Black Spike-rush Black Spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa	Blunt Spikerush	1 images
Eleocharis obtusetrigona	Spikerush
Eleocharis occulta	Limestone Spike-rush Limestone Spikerush
Eleocharis olivacea	Bright Green Spikerush
Eleocharis olivacea var. olivacea	Bright Green Spikerush
Eleocharis olivacea var. reductiseta	Bright Green Spikerush
Eleocharis ovata	Ovate Spikerush
Elymus ×palmerensis	Palmer's Wildrye Wildrye
Eleocharis palustris	Common Spikerush Common Spike-rush Creeping Spikesedge	1 images
Eleocharis parishii	Parish Spikerush Parish's Spike Rush Parish's Spike-rush Parish's Spikerush
Eleocharis parvula	Dwarf Spikerush
Eleocharis palustris var. palustris	Common Spike-rush Common Spikerush Creeping Spikerush Marsh Spike-rush Spikesedge
Eleocharis palustris var. vigens	Common Spike-rush Common Spikerush Marsh Spike-rush Spikesedge
Elymus ×pinaloensis	Pinalo Wildrye Wildrye
×Elyhordeum pilosilemma	Hairy-lemma Barley
Elymus ×pseudorepens	Creeping Wildrye False Quackgrass
Eleocharis quadrangulata	Squarestem Spikerush	8 images
Eleocharis quinqueflora	Fewflower Spikerush
Eleocharis radicans	Creeping Spikerush Rooted Spike-rush Rooted Spikerush
Eleocharis reverchonii	Reverchon's Spikerush
Eleocharis retroflexa	Coastal Plain Spike-rush Coastal Plain Spikerush
Elymus riparius	Riverbank Wildrye Riverbank Wild-rye	2 images
Eleocharis robbinsii	Robbins' Spikerush
Eleocharis rostellata	Beaked Spikerush Leap Frog Spike Rush	3 images
Elymus sajanensis	Tundra Wild Rye Tundra Wildrye
Elymus ×saundersii	Saunder's Wildrye Saunders' Wheatgrass
×Elyhordeum schaackianum	Schaack's Barley
Elymus scribneri	Scribner's Wheatgrass Scribner's Wild Rye Spreading Wheatgrass
Elymus sibiricus	Siberian Wild Rye Siberian Wildrye
Elymus sierrus	Sierra Wheatgrass Sierra Wild Rye Sierra Wildrye
×Elyhordeum stebbinsianum	Stebbins' Barley
Elymus stebbinsii	California Wheat Grass Parish Wheatgrass Stebbins' Wild Rye
Elymus stebbinsii ssp. septentrionalis	Northern Stebbins' Wheatgrass Parish Wheatgrass Stebbins' Wild Rye
Elymus stebbinsii ssp. stebbinsii	California Wheat Grass Parish Wheatgrass Stebbins' Wild Rye
Elymus submuticus	Awnless Wild Rye Awnless Wildrye Virginia Wildrye
Eleocharis suksdorfiana	Suksdorf's Spike-rush Suksdorf's Spikerush
Elymus svensonii	Svenson's Wild Rye Svenson's Wildrye
Eleocharis tenuis	Slender Spikerush
Elymus texensis	Limestone Wildrye Texas Wild Rye Texas Wildrye
scientific name	common name(s)	image gallery