- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD?
California natives rated for California: water needs by climate zone
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Columbia lilyLilium columbianumBulb, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SC×
- SI×
- HDM
- LDM
columbineAquilegia spp. & cvs. (CA native and non-native spp.)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
common manzanitaArctostaphylos manzanitaShrub, Tree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
common reedPhragmites australisOrnamental grass, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Common SandasterLessingia filaginifolia and cvs. (Corethrogyne)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Common Sun RoseHelianthemum scopariumShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LDM
compact goldenbushEricameria cuneataShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
compact Oregon grape hollyBerberis aquifolium 'Compacta'Ground cover, Shrub, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCM
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDH
Concha ceanothusCeanothus 'Concha'Shrub, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
copper leafAcalypha californicaShrub, California native- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
coral bells cultivarsHeuchera hybrids, ssp. & cvs. ( CA natives and non-natives)Perennial, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Coulter pinePinus coulteriTree, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LD×
Coville arrow weedPluchea sericeaShrub, California native- NC?
- CVL
- SCM
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Coville's lip fernCheilanthes covillei (Myriopteris covillei)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
coyote brushBaccharis pilularis ssp. consanguineaShrub, California native- NCL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
coyote mintMonardella villosaPerennial, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
creeping mahoniaBerberis aquifolium var. repens (shade)Ground cover, Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LD×
creeping red fescueFestuca rubra ssp. & cvs.Ornamental grass, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LDM
creeping snowberrySymphoricarpos mollis (shade in SD)Ground cover, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD×
- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
creosoteLarrea tridentata ssp. & cvs.Shrub, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDVL
- LDL
crevice alum rootHeuchera micranthaPerennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
crisp monardellaMonardella undulata subsp. crispa (Monardella crispa)Perennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
curl-leaf mountain mahoganyCercocarpus ledifoliusShrub, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SC×
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Cuyamaca cypressHesperocyparis stephensonii (Cupressus arizonica ssp. arizonica, C. arizonica var. glabra))Tree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Cynthia Postan ceanothusCeanothus 'Cynthia Postan'Shrub, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Dana Point buckwheatEriogonum fasciculatum 'Dana Point'Ground cover, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
Dark Star ceanothusCeanothus 'Dark Star'Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
David's Choice SagebrushArtemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice'Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD×
deer brushCeanothus integerrimusShrub, California native- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
deer fernBlechnum spicant (shade in the low desert)Perennial, California native- NCM
- CVL
- SCM
- SI×
- HD?
- LDM
deer grassMuhlenbergia rigensOrnamental grass, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
deer weedAcmispon glaber (Lotus scoparius)Perennial, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
Del Norte County IrisIris innominataPerennial, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
desert almondPrunus fasciculataShrub, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LD?
Desert BrickellbushBrickellia desertorumShrub, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
desert broomBaccharis sarothroidesShrub, California native- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
desert ceanothusCeanothus greggiiShrub, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
desert four o'clockMirabilis laevis var. villosa (Mirabilis bigelovii)Perennial, California native- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
desert grapeVitis girdianaVine, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
desert ironwoodOlneya tesotaTree, California native- NC×
- CV×
- SC×
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
desert lavenderCondea emoryi (Hyptis emoryi) & ssp. & cvs.Shrub, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LDL
desert mallow/globe mallowSphaeralcea spp. & cvs. (CA native and non-native spp.)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDL
desert marigoldBaileya multiradiataPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
desert milkweedAsclepias subulataPerennial, California native- NC×
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Desert Museum palo verdeParkinsonia 'Desert Museum' (Cercidium)Tree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LDL
desert oliveForestiera pubescensShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
desert peachPrunus andersoniiShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD×
desert sennaSenna covesiiShrub, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDVL
- LDVL
desert snowberrySymphoricarpos longiflorus (SHADE)Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SC×
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Desert StipaStipa (Achnatherum) speciosaOrnamental grass, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
desert willowChilopsis linearis & ssp. & cvs.Tree, Shrub, Tree, California native- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDM
desert wolfberryLycium andersoniiShrub, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LD?
Diablo HelianthellaHelianthella castaneaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Diamond Heights ceanothusCeanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Diamond Heights'Ground cover, California native- NCL
- CV×
- SC?
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Douglas firPseudotsuga menziesiiTree, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Douglas groundselSenecio flaccidus var. douglasiiShrub, California native- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LDM
Douglas irisIris douglasianaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
DoveweedCroton setigerusPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCM
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
downy wood fernThelypteris puberulaPerennial, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Dubius Rush, Mariposa RushJuncus dubiusOrnamental grass, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LDM
dudleyaDudleya spp. & cvs.Perennial, Succulent, California native- NCL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
Dudleys SedgeCarex nudataOrnamental grass, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
dune tansyTanacetum bipinnatum (Tanacetum camphoratum)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Dunn's lobeliaLobelia dunii var. serrataPerennial, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCH
- SIH
- HD?
- LD?
dwarf coyote brushBaccharis pilularis & ssp. & cvs.Ground cover, Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Eastwood's manzanitaArctostaphylos glandulosaShrub, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
El Dorado ceanothusCeanothus thyrsiflorus 'El Dorado'Shrub, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
elderberrySambucus spp. & cvs. (CA native and non-native spp.)Shrub, Tree, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
elk cloverAralia californica (SHADE)Perennial, California native- NCM
- CVH
- SCH
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Emerald Carpet manzanitaArctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet'Ground cover, Shrub, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Emily Brown ceanothusCeanothus gloriosus 'Emily Brown'Ground cover, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SC?
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
Emory's BaccharisBaccharis salicinaShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDH
Engelmann sprucePicea engelmanniiTree, California native- NC×
- CV?
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
evergreen currantRibes viburnifolium and cvs.Ground cover, Shrub, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
evergreen huckleberryVaccinium ovatumShrub, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
fairy dusterCalliandra eriophyllaShrub, California native- NC×
- CV×
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LDL
fairy lanternProsartes hookeri (Disporum hookeri) (shade)Perennial, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCH
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
fairy lanternProsartes smithii (Disporum smithii) (shade)Perennial, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCH
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
false cypressChamaecyparis spp. (CA native and non-native species)Shrub, Tree, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCH
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
false indigobushAmorpha fruticosaShrub, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SIL
- HDM
- LD?
false mallowSidalcea spp.Perennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
false Soloman's sealMaianthemum racemosum (Smilacina racemosa)Perennial, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SCM
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
firAbies spp. (CA native and non-native)Tree, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
flannel bushFremontodendron spp. & cvs.Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDM
- LD×
flaxLinum spp. & cvs.Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
flax leaf monardellaMonardella linoidesPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Fleshy Jaumea, Marsh JaumeaJaumea carnosaGround cover, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
foothill ashFraxinus dipetalaTree, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
foothill pinePinus sabinianaTree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
foothill sedgeCarex tumulicolaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
four o'clockMirabilis multifloraPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
fowl mannagrassGlyceria striataOrnamental grass, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Fragile Sheath SedgeCarex fractaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
fragrant pitcher sageLepechinia fragransShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Fragrant SnakerootAgeratina herbaceaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Fremont silk tasselGarrya fremontiiShrub, California native- NCL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Fremont's bush mallowMalacothamnus fremontiiShrub, California native- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
fringe cupsTellima grandifloraPerennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Frosty Blue ceanothusCeanothus 'Frosty Blue'Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Frosty Dawn ceanothusCeanothus maritimus 'Frosty Dawn'Ground cover, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Ft. Bragg manzanitaArctostaphylos nummulariaShrub, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
fuchsia flowering gooseberryRibes speciosumShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
garnet flowerAcaena pinnatifida var. californicaPerennial, California native- NCM
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Gayle Nielson/Trident sageSalvia 'Gayle Nielson' (Salvia Trident TM)Perennial, Shrub, California native- NC?
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDVL
- LDL
ghostly manzanitaArctostaphylos silvicolaShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
giant chain fernWoodwardia fimbriataPerennial, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
- NCL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
giant sequoiaSequoiadendron giganteumTree, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SC×
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
- NCL
- CV?
- SC×
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
giant vetchVicia giganteaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
giant wild ryeElymus condensatus and cvs. (Leymus condensatus)Ornamental grass, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
giant woolly starEriastrum densifolium elongatumPerennial, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
golden abundance mahoniaBerberis 'Golden Abundance' (Mahonia)Shrub, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HDM
- LDM
golden currantRibes aureumShrub, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Golden CurrantRibes aureum var. gracillimumShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LD?
Golden Currant, Western Golden CurrantRibes aureum var. auremShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LD?
- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
golden fleeceThymophylla pentachaeta (Dyssodia pentachaeta)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HDL
- LDL
golden foxtailAlopecurus pratensis 'Aureus'Ornamental grass, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
golden sashayBrickellia grandifloraShrub, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Golden Spined CereusBergerocactus emoryi, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDL
- LD×
golden starsBloomeria croceaBulb, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
golden yarrowEriophyllum confertiflorumPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
golden-eyed grassSisyrinchium californicumPerennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
goldenbushIsocoma spp. & cvs. (Haplopappus)Shrub, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDVL
- LDM
- NCL
- CVL
- SCM
- SIL
- HDL
- LDM
Goodding's black willowSalix gooddingiiTree, California native- NCH
- CVH
- SCH
- SIH
- HDH
- LD?
Gowen cypressHesperocyparis goveniana (Cupressus goveniana)Tree, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
grape soda lupineLupinus excubitusShrub, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
graythornZiziphus obtusifoliaTree, California native- NC×
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
great valley gum plantGrindelia camporumPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
green bark ceanothusCeanothus spinosusShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD×
- LD×
green brittlebushEncelia frutescensShrub, California native- NC?
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
green mormon teaEphedra viridisShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LD?
Green Supreme manzanitaArctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Green Supreme'Ground cover, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Guadalupe HazardiaHazardia canaShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Guadalupe Island cypressHesperocyparis guadalupensis (Cupressus guadalupensis)Tree, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD×
- LD×
Guadalupe island rock daisyPerityle incanaShrub, California native- NC×
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD×
Guadalupe palmBrahea edulisTree, Palm or cycad, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
hairy golden asterHeterotheca villosa (Chrysopsis villosa)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
hairy gum plantGrindelia hirsutulaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
hairy Matilija poppyRomneya trichocalyxPerennial, Shrub, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
Hardstem BulrushSchoenoplectus (Scirpus) acutusCalifornia native- NC?
- CV?
- SCM
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Hartweg's Iris, Rainbow IrisIris hartwegiiPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
hawthornCrataegus spp. & cvs. (Native and non-native species)Tree, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LD×
Heart's Desire ceanothusCeanothus gloriosus 'Heart's Desire'Ground cover, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
hedge nettleStachys bullata (shade)(S. californica)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Highlight (TM) ceanothusCeanothus thysiflorus var. griseus 'MATCEA01' (Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis 'Highlights') (part shade)Ground cover, Shrub, California native- NC?
- CVL
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
hillside gooseberryRibes californicumShrub, California native- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
hoary manzanitaArctostaphylos canescensShrub, California native- NCVL
- CV?
- SCL
- SI?
- HD×
- LD×
holly leaf cherryPrunus ilicifoliaTree, California native- NCL
- CVM
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD×
- LD×
hollyleaf redberryRhamnus ilicifoliaShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
honey mesquiteProsopis glandulosa var. torreyanaTree, California native- NC×
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Hooker's evening primroseOenothera elata (E. hookeri)Perennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
horkeliaHorkelia californicaPerennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
horsetailEquisetum spp. & cvs. (native and non-native spp.)Perennial, California native- NC×
- CVM
- SC×
- SIM
- HDM
- LD×
Huckleberry OakQuercus vacciniifoliaShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Humboldt lilyLilium humboldtiiBulb, California native- NCL
- CVVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
hummingbird/pitcher sageSalvia spathacea and cvs.Ground cover, Perennial, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Idaho fescueFestuca idahoensis and cvs.Ornamental grass, California native- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
Idyllwild rock flowerHeuchera hirsutissimaPerennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
- NCM
- CVM
- SCM
- SIM
- HDM
- LD×
Indian hempApocynum cannabinumPerennial, California native- NCM
- CVM
- SC?
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Indian mallowAbutilon palmeriShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HDM
- LDM
- NCVL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HDL
- LD?
inside-out flowerVancouveria spp. (shade)Ground cover, Perennial, California native- NCM
- CV×
- SC×
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
interior golden bushEricameria linearifoliaShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
interior live oakQuercus wislizeniTree, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HDM
- LD×
ironwoodLyonothamnus spp. & cvs.Tree, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
island alum rootHeuchera maximaPerennial, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD?
- LD?
island bristleweedHazardia detonsaShrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
island bush poppyDendromecon harfordiiShrub, California native- NCL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
island bush snapdragonGambelia speciosa ssp. & cvs. (Galvezia speciosa & cvs.)Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
island ceanothusCeanothus arboreus & ssp. & cvs.Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIM
- HD×
- LD×
island manzanitaArctostaphylos insularisShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
island mountain mahoganyCercocarpus betuloides var. blancheaeShrub, California native, Arboretum All-Star- NCL
- CVL
- SC?
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
island oakQuercus tomentellaTree, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Island Rush RoseCrocanthemum (Helianthemum) greeneiPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Island Sage BrushArtemisia nesioticaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LD×
island snowflakeConstancea nevinii (Eriophyllum nevinii)Shrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SI×
- HD?
- LD?
Island TarweedHemizonia clementinaPerennial, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SC?
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
island wallflowerErysimum insularePerennial, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Ithuriel's spearTriteleia laxaBulb, California native- NCVL
- CVVL
- SCVL
- SIVL
- HD?
- LD?
Jeffrey pinePinus jeffreyiTree, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SC×
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
Joan Mirov ceanothusCeanothus 'Joan Mirov'Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI×
- HD×
- LD×
John Dourley manzanitaArctostaphylos 'John Dourley'Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
jojobaSimmondsia chinensis ssp. & cvs.Shrub, California native- NCVL
- CVL
- SCVL
- SIL
- HDL
- LDL
Jones bush mallowMalacothamnus jonesiiShrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCVL
- SIL
- HD?
- LD?
Joshua treeYucca brevifoliaShrub, Succulent, California native- NCVL
- CV×
- SC×
- SIVL
- HDVL
- LDVL
Joyce Coulter ceanothusCeanothus 'Joyce Coulter'Ground cover, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Julia Phelps ceanothusCeanothus 'Julia Phelps'Shrub, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
June grassKoeleria macrantha (cristata)Ornamental grass, California native- NCL
- CVL
- SCL
- SI?
- HD?
- LD?
Ken Taylor manzanitaArctostaphylos hookeri 'Ken Taylor'Ground cover, Shrub, California native- NCL
- CV?
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
knobcone pinePinus attenuataTree, California native- NCVL
- CVL
- SCL
- SIL
- HD×
- LD×
Photo credits, 188 images from Wikimedia Commons
- Columbia lily: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- columbine: Retro Lenses, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- common manzanita: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- common reed: Darkone (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Common Sandaster: Peter D. Tillman from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Common Sun Rose: Unknown author, Public domain
- compact goldenbush: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- compact Oregon grape holly: The original uploader was Meggar at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Concha ceanothus: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- copper leaf: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coral bells cultivars: A. Köhler, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Coulter pine: The original uploader was Geographer at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- Coville arrow weed: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Coville's lip fern: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coyote brush: The original uploader was J.smith at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en:us..., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- coyote mint: NPS, Public domain
- creeping mahonia: Hladac, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- creeping red fescue: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 12:31, 9 September 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- creeping snowberry: Unknown author, Public domain
- creosote: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- crevice alum root: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- crisp monardella: jkirkhart35, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- curl-leaf mountain mahogany: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Cuyamaca cypress: JOE BLOWE from Bountiful, Utah, Iran, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Cynthia Postan ceanothus: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Dana Point buckwheat: Steve Berardi, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Dark Star ceanothus: Grigory Heaton, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- David's Choice Sagebrush: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
- deer brush: Dawn Endico, Menlo Park, California, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- deer fern: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- deer grass: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- deer weed: NPS, Public domain
- Del Norte County Iris: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- desert almond: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Desert Brickellbush: Unknown author, Public domain
- desert broom: Stickpen, Public domain
- desert ceanothus: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- desert four o'clock: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- desert grape: Stickpen, Public domain
- desert ironwood: Rufous-crowned Sparrow, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- desert lavender: manzanita dictionary from Los Angeles, CA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- desert mallow/globe mallow: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- desert marigold: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- desert milkweed: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Desert Museum palo verde: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- desert olive: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- desert peach: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- desert senna: Mike, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- desert snowberry: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Desert Stipa: Stickpen, CC0 (licence)
- desert willow: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- desert wolfberry: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Diablo Helianthella: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Diamond Heights ceanothus: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Douglas fir: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Douglas groundsel: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Douglas iris: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Doveweed: Unknown author, Public domain
- downy wood fern: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
- Dubius Rush, Mariposa Rush: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
- dudleya: Geography Luskin at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Dudleys Sedge: Daniel Levitis, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- dune tansy: USFWS - Pacific Region, Public domain
- Dunn's lobelia: Snowyyyhi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- dwarf coyote brush: Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- Eastwood's manzanita: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- El Dorado ceanothus: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- elderberry: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- elk clover: ‘Uncle Carl’ (カールおじさん)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Emerald Carpet manzanita: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Emily Brown ceanothus: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Emory's Baccharis: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Engelmann spruce: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- evergreen currant: Stickpen, Public domain
- evergreen huckleberry: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- fairy duster: Melburnian, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- fairy lantern: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- fairy lantern: Miguel Vieira from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- false cypress: John B. from Highland Park, NJ, United States, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- false indigobush: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- false mallow: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- false Soloman's seal: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- fir: Crusier, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- flannel bush: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- flax: The original uploader was Denis Barthel at German Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- flax leaf monardella: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Fleshy Jaumea, Marsh Jaumea: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
- foothill ash: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- foothill pine: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- foothill sedge: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
- four o'clock: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- fowl mannagrass: pellaea, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Fragile Sheath Sedge: no rights reserved, CC0 (licence)
- fragrant pitcher sage: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Fragrant Snakeroot: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Fremont silk tassel: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Fremont's bush mallow: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- fringe cups: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- Frosty Blue ceanothus: Grigory Heaton, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Frosty Dawn ceanothus: Stickpen, CC0 (licence)
- Ft. Bragg manzanita: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- fuchsia flowering gooseberry: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- garnet flower: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Gayle Nielson/Trident sage: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- ghostly manzanita: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- giant chain fern: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
- giant sequoia: Mike Murphy (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- giant vetch: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- giant wild rye: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- giant woolly star: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
- golden abundance mahonia: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- golden currant: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Golden Currant: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Golden Currant, Western Golden Currant: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- golden fleece: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- golden foxtail: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- golden sashay: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Golden Spined Cereus: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- golden stars: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- golden yarrow: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- golden-eyed grass: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- goldenbush: user:pompilid, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Goodding's black willow: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Gowen cypress: JOE BLOWE from Oakland, Usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- grape soda lupine: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- graythorn: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- great valley gum plant: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- green bark ceanothus: Anthony J. Valois, Public domain
- green brittlebush: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
- green mormon tea: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Green Supreme manzanita: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- Guadalupe Hazardia: (c) Casey H. Richart, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0 (licence)
- Guadalupe Island cypress: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Guadalupe island rock daisy: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Guadalupe palm: © Citron, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- hairy golden aster: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- hairy gum plant: Franco Folini, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- hairy Matilija poppy: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Hardstem Bulrush: Paul R. Burley, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Hartweg's Iris, Rainbow Iris: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- hawthorn: Nadiatalent, Public domain
- Heart's Desire ceanothus: Megan Hansen from Portland, OR, US, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
- hedge nettle: tomhilton, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Highlight (TM) ceanothus: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- hillside gooseberry: Unknown author, Public domain
- hoary manzanita: tom hilton, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- holly leaf cherry: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- hollyleaf redberry: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- honey mesquite: Don A.W. Carlson, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- Hooker's evening primrose: by User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- horkelia: Scott Loarie, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- horsetail: Matti Virtala, CC0 (licence)
- Huckleberry Oak: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Humboldt lily: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- hummingbird/pitcher sage: Taken by Antandrus, Public domain
- Idaho fescue: Chris Wagner, Public domain
- Idyllwild rock flower: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- Indian hemp: SB Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Indian mallow: This photography was created by Mariluna. Other photos see here., CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- inside-out flower: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- interior golden bush: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- interior live oak: Benny White, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- ironwood: Stickpen, Public domain
- island alum root: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- island bristleweed: Stickpen, Public domain
- island bush poppy: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- island bush snapdragon: Melburnian, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- island ceanothus: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- island manzanita: Stickpen, Public domain
- island mountain mahogany: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- island oak: Photographed and uploaded by :en:Geographer (talk | contribs), CC BY 2.5 (licence)
- Island Rush Rose: Unknown author, Public domain
- Island Sage Brush: Daderot, Public domain
- island snowflake: Stickpen, Public domain
- Island Tarweed: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- island wallflower: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
- Ithuriel's spear: First Light (talk), CC BY 3.0 (licence)
- Jeffrey pine: Jhodlof, Public domain
- Joan Mirov ceanothus: APictche, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
- John Dourley manzanita: Stickpen, Public domain
- jojoba: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Jones bush mallow: Stickpen, Public domain
- Joshua tree: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Joyce Coulter ceanothus: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- Julia Phelps ceanothus: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
- June grass: Don Pedro28, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
- Ken Taylor manzanita: Pacific Southwest Region USFWS from Sacramento, US, Public domain
- knobcone pine: w:User:Geographer, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
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