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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 magnifica
California Red Fir, Red Fir

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

Abronia villosa
Desert Sand Verbena, Desert Sand-verbena, Desert Sandverbena

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

Acer macrophyllum
Bigleaf Maple, Big-leaf Maple

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

Achnatherum hymenoides
Indian Ricegrass, Indian Millet, Sandgrass

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

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

Aesculus californica
California Buckeye

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

Amelanchier alnifolia
Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry, Juneberry

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

Amorpha fruticosa
Indigo Bush, False Indigo Bush, False Indigo, Desert False Indigo

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

Antennaria alpina
Alpine Pussytoes, Alpine Everlasting

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
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

Arbutus menziesii
Pacific Madrone, Oregon Laurel, Laurelwood

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

Arctostaphylos edmundsii
Little Sur Manzanita

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

Arctostaphylos hookeri
Hooker's Manzanita, Monterey Manzanita

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

Arctostaphylos manzanita
Whiteleaf Manzanita, Big Manzanita, Manzanita

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

Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pinemat Manzanita

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

Arctostaphylos patula
Greenleaf Manzanita, Green-leaf Manzanita

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
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

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

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

Atriplex confertifolia
Shadscale, Spiny Saltbush, Shadscale Saltbush, Hop Sage

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

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

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

Baileya multiradiata
Desert Marigold, Showy Desert Marigold, Paper Daisy, Desert Baileya

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

Balsamorhiza sagittata
Arrowleaf Balsamroot, Arrow-leaf Balsamroot

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

Calocedrus decurrens
Incense Cedar, Incense-cedar

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

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

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

Carpenteria californica
Bush Anemone, Tree Anemone, Tree-anemone

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

Castilleja angustifolia
Northwestern Indian Paintbrush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Shade
Water:

Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta
Purple Owl's Clover, Owl's Clover, Exserted Indian Paintbrush

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Castilleja linariifolia
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush, Wyoming Indian-paintbrush

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

Ceanothus cordulatus
Whitethorn Ceanothus, Mountain Whitethorn, Snow Bush

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

Ceanothus cuneatus
Buckbrush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water:

Ceanothus impressus
Santa Barbara Ceanothus, Santa Barbara Buckbrush

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

Ceanothus integerrimus
Deerbrush

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

Ceanothus leucodermis
Chaparral Whitethorn, Jackbrush

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

Ceanothus megacarpus
Bigpod Ceanothus, Big-pod Buckbrush, Big-pod Ceanothus

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

Ceanothus velutinus
Snowbrush, Snowbrush Ceanothus, Tobacco-brush, Mountain Balm, Buckbrush

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

Cercis canadensis var. texensis
Texas Redbud

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

Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany

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

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

Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
Fireweed, Narrow-leaf Fireweed, Willow Herb

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

Chilopsis linearis
Desert Willow, Flowering Willow, Willow-leaved Catalpa, Willowleaf Catalpa, Bow Willow, Flor De Mimbre, Mimbre

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

Chrysolepis sempervirens
Bush Chinquapin, Sierran Chinkapin, Sierra Chinquapin

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water:

Clarkia unguiculata
Elegant Clarkia, Elegant Fairyfan, Mountain Garland

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

Collinsia heterophylla
Purple Chinese Houses, Harlequin Blue-eyed Mary, Chinese Houses

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

Collomia grandiflora
Grand Collomia, Large-flower Mountain-trumpet, Collomia

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

Collomia linearis
Tiny Trumpet, Narrow-leaf Mountain-trumpet, Collomia

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

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

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

Coreopsis calliopsidea
Leafstem Tickseed, Leaf-stem Tickseed, Leafy Stem Coreopsis

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Coreopsis douglasii
Douglas' Tickseed

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Dogwood, Pacific Flowering Dogwood, Mountain Dogwood

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

Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood, Red Osier Dogwood

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

Danthonia californica
California Oatgrass, California Wild Oat Grass

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

Danthonia unispicata
Onespike Danthonia, Few-flower Wild Oat Grass, Onespike Oatgrass

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

Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda
Shrubby Cinquefoil, Golden Hardhack, Potentilla

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

Delphinium californicum
California Larkspur, California Coast Larkspur

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

Delphinium cardinale
Scarlet Larkspur

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

Delphinium glaucum
Sierra Larkspur, Tower Larkspur

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

Dendromecon rigida
Tree Poppy, Bush Poppy

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

Diplacus longiflorus
Southern Bush Monkeyflower

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

Diplacus puniceus
Red Bush Monkeyflower, Mission Diplacus

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

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

Epilobium obcordatum
Rockfringe

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Epilobium rigidum
Stiff Willowherb, Siskiyou Rock Fringe

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa
Rubber Rabbitbrush, Rabbitbrush, Chamisa

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water:

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

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

Erodium texanum
Texas Stork's Bill, Stork's Bill, Pine Needle, Fillaree

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

Eschscholzia caespitosa
Tufted Poppy, Tufted-poppy

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

Eschscholzia californica
California Poppy, California Gold Poppy

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

Fallugia paradoxa
Apache Plume, Ponil

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

Festuca californica
California Fescue

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

Festuca occidentalis
Western Fescue

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

Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens
Stretchberry, Elbowbush, Stretch-berry, Downy Forestiera, Desert Olive, Elbow-bush

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

Frangula californica ssp. californica
California Buckthorn, Coffeeberry

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

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

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

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

Gaultheria shallon
Salal

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

Gilia achilleifolia
California Gilia, California Gily-flower, Showy Gilia

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Gilia tricolor
Bird's-eye Gilia, Bird's-eyes

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Hesperocyparis forbesii
Tecate Cypress

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
Monterey Cypress

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
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

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

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

Ipomopsis aggregata
Scarlet Gilia, Scarlet Standing-cypress, Skyrocket, Skunkflower

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

Iris missouriensis
Rocky Mountain Iris, Western Blue Flag

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

Juglans californica
Southern California Walnut, California Black Walnut

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

Juniperus californica
California Juniper, Desert White Cedar

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

Juniperus occidentalis
Western Juniper

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

Kallstroemia grandiflora
Arizona Poppy, Desert Poppy, Orange Caltrop, Summer Poppy

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Junegrass, Junegrass, Prairie Koeler's Grass

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

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

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

Lasthenia glabrata
Yellowray Goldfields, Yellow-ray Goldfields, California Sunshine

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Layia glandulosa
White-daisy Tidytips, White Tidytips

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Layia platyglossa
Coastal Tidytips

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

Leptosiphon grandiflorus
Largeflower Linanthus, Large-flower Desert-trumpets, Mountain Phlox

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Leucothoe davisiae
Sierra Laurel, Sierran Doghobble, Western Leucothoe

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

Leymus triticoides
Beardless Wildrye, Beardless Lyme Grass, Creeping Wildrye

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

Linanthus dianthiflorus
Fringed Linanthus, Fringed Desert-trumpets, Ground Linanthus, Ground-pink

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

Lupinus arboreus
Yellow Bush Lupine, Bush Lupine, Tree Lupine

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

Lupinus densiflorus var. aureus
Whitewhorl Lupine, Golden Lupine

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

Lupinus grayi
Sierra Lupine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Lupinus nanus
Ocean-blue Lupine, Sky Lupine

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

Lupinus polyphyllus
Bigleaf Lupine, Blue-pod Lupine, Meadow Lupine, Bog Lupine

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

Lupinus sparsiflorus
Mojave Lupine, Sand Lupine

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Lupinus succulentus
Hollowleaf Annual Lupine, Hollow-leaf Annual Lupine, Arroyo Lupine, Succulent Lupine

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

Lupinus vallicola
Open Lupine

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

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

Malosma laurina
Laurel Sumac, Laurel-leaf Sumac

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
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

Mentzelia laevicaulis
Smoothstem Blazingstar, Giant Blazingstar, Evening Star, Stick Leaf

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Mentzelia lindleyi
Lindley's Blazingstar, Evening Star

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

Mimulus bicolor
Yellow-and-white Monkeyflower

Duration: Annual
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 kelloggii
Kellogg's Monkeyflower

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

Mimulus lewisii
Purple Monkeyflower, Great Purple Monkeyflower, Lewis Monkeyflower, Lewis's Monkeyflower

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

Mimulus primuloides
Primrose Monkeyflower, Yellow Creeping Monkeyflower, Creeping Yellow Monkeyflower, Yellow Creeping Monkey-flower

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

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

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

Nemophila maculata
Fivespot

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

Nemophila menziesii
Baby Blue Eyes, Menzies Baby Blue Eyes

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

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

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 deltoides
Birdcage Evening-primrose, Fragrant Primrose, Desert Evening-primrose, Birdcage Primrose, Dune Evening Primrose, Devil's-lantern

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

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

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

Oenothera pallida
Pale Evening-primrose

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Parkinsonia florida
Blue Paloverde

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Bugler

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

Penstemon clevelandii
Cleveland's Penstemon, Cleveland's Beardtongue

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

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

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

Peritoma arborea var. angustata
Narrowfruit Bladderpod, Narrowfruit Bladderpod Spiderflower, Narrowfruit Bladderbush Spiderflower

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

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

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

Peritoma arborea var. globosa
Roundfruit Bladderpod, Roundfruit Bladderpod Spiderflower, Roundfruit Bladderbush Spiderflower

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

Peritoma jonesii
Jones Bee-plant, Jones Spiderflower

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

Peritoma lutea
Yellow Bee-plant, Yellow Spiderflower

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

Peritoma serrulata
Rocky Mountain Bee-plant, Stinking-clover, Bee Spiderflower, Navajo Spinach, Pink Cleome, Toothed Spiderflower, Skunkweed

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Phacelia campanularia
Desert Bells, Desert Canterbury Bells, Desert Bluebells, Bluebells

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

Phacelia minor
Wild Canterbury Bells, California Bells

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

Phacelia parryi
Parry's Phacelia

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Phacelia tanacetifolia
Lacy Phacelia, Lacy Scorpion-weed

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

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

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

Pholistoma racemosum
Racemed Fiestaflower, Racemed Fiesta-flower

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water:

Pinus coulteri
Coulter Pine

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

Pinus jeffreyi
Jeffrey Pine

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

Pinus lambertiana
Sugar Pine

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

Pinus ponderosa
Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine, Pino Blanco

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

Pinus radiata
Monterey Pine

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

Platystemon californicus
Creamcups, California Creamcups

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

Pleuraphis rigida
Big Galleta

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

Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
Honey Mesquite

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Prosopis velutina
Velvet Mesquite

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Cherry

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

Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata
Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Bluebunch-wheat Grass

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

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

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

Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas Fir, Blue Douglas Fir

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

Psilostrophe tagetina
Woolly Paperflower, Paperflower

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

Purshia mexicana
Mexican Cliffrose, Chinacates, Chivatillo, Romerillo Cimarrã³N, Romero, Romero Cedro

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
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 kelloggii
California Black Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Quercus lobata
Valley Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water:

Quercus wislizeni
Interior Live Oak

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

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 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

Ribes aureum
Golden Currant

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

Romneya coulteri
Coulter's Matilija Poppy, Matilija Poppy, Fried-egg Flower

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

Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan

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

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 columbariae
California Sage, Chia Sage, Golden Chia, Desert Chia, Chia

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

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 sonomensis
Creeping Sage

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

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

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

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, Uña 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

Shepherdia argentea
Silver Buffaloberry, Buffaloberry

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

Silene californica
Indian Pink, Indian-pink

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

Simmondsia chinensis
Jojoba, Goatnut, Quinine Plant, Coffeeberry

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

Sisyrinchium bellum
Western Blue-eyed Grass, California Blue-eyed-grass

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

Sisyrinchium californicum
Golden Blue-eyed Grass

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

Sphaeralcea ambigua
Desert Globemallow, Apricot Globe-mallow, Desert Mallow, Globe Mallow, Apricot Mallow

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

Sporobolus airoides
Alkali Sacaton, Zacate Alcalino

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

Stylomecon heterophylla
Wind Poppy

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

Styrax redivivus
Drug Snowbell, Chapparal Snowbell, Snowdrop Bush

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

Symphoricarpos mollis
Creeping Snowberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water: Dry

Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Bluecurls, Romero

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

Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Hemlock

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

Washingtonia filifera
California Fan Palm, Desert Palm, Petticoat Palm

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

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: