834 plants, WUCOLS IV, page 3 of 5

California natives rated for California: water needs by climate zone

Each plant shows its water use rating for each of the six California climate zones. Minutes opens the sprinkler calculator with the plant and a climate city preset.

Page 3 of 5: Kurt Zadnik Carmel Ceanothus to Rosy Dawn manzanita.

Kurt Zadnik Carmel CeanothusCeanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Kurt Zadnik'Shrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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lace parsnipLomatium dasycarpumPerennial, California native

NCL
CV?
SCVL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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lady fernAthyrium filix-femina (SHADE)Perennial, California native

NCM
CVH
SCH
SIM
HD?
LD×

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laurel sumacMalosma laurina (Rhus laurina)Shrub, California native

NCVL
CVL
SCVL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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leafy fleabaneErigeron foliosusPerennial, California native

NCL
CV?
SCVL
SI?
HD?
LD?

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leafy reed grassCalamagrostis foliosaOrnamental grass, California native

NCM
CVM
SCM
SI×
HD?
LD?

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leather oakQuercus durataShrub, California native

NCVL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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leather rootHoita macrostachya (Psoralea macrostachya)Perennial, California native

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Lemmon's wild gingerAsarum lemmonii (shade)Ground cover, Perennial, California native

NCM
CVM
SC?
SI×
HD?
LD?

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lemon lilyLilium parryiBulb, California native

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lemonade berryRhus integrifoliaShrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCVL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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leopard lily and Wiggins lilyLilium pardalinumBulb, California native

NCM
CVVL
SCM
SIL
HDM
LDM

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Lester Rountree manzanitaArctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree'Shrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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lewisiaLewisia hybrids (CA natives and non-natives)Perennial, Succulent, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SI×
HD?
LD?

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Leyland cypressX Cupressocyparis leylandii ssp. & cvs.Tree, California native

NCM
CV×
SCM
SI×
HD×
LD?

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lilac verbenaGlandularia lilacina and cvs. (Verbena lilacina)Perennial, California native

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limber pinePinus flexilis ssp. & cvs.Tree, California native

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little elephant treeBursera microphyllaTree, California native

NC×
CV?
SCVL
SI?
HD?
LDL

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little leaf palo verdeParkinsonia microphylla (Cercidium microphyllum)Tree, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIL
HD×
LDL

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little leaf pussy toesAntennaria microphyllaPerennial, California native

NC?
CVM
SC?
SI×
HD?
LD?

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littleleaf mock orangePhiladelphus microphyllus ssp. & cvs.Shrub, California native

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lizard's tailEriophyllum staechadifoliumShrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SI×
HD?
LD?

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Long-brachted SedgeCarex athrostachyaPerennial, California native

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long-rayed brodiaeaTriteleia peduncularisBulb, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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Longleaf Bush LupineLupinus longifoliusShrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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longleaf mahoniaBerberis nervosa (Mahonia nervosa)Shrub, California native

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Louis Edmonds ceanothusCeanothus 'Louis Edmunds'Shrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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Louis Edmunds manzanitaArctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds'Shrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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low bull rushIsolepis cernua (Scirpus cernuus) (water plant)Perennial, California native

NCH
CVH
SCH
SIH
HD×
LD×

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MacNab cypressHesperocyparis macnabiana (Cupressus macnabiana)Tree, California native

NCVL
CVL
SCL
SI×
HD?
LD?

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madroneArbutus menziesiiTree, California native

NCL
CVL
SC×
SI×
HD×
LD×

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Mahala MatCeanothus prostratusShrub, California native

NCL
CVVL
SCL
SI?
HD×
LD×

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maidenhair fernAdiantum spp. (shade) CA native and non-nativePerennial, California native

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male fernDryopteris filix-masPerennial, California native

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many-colored lupineLupinus variicolorPerennial, California native

NCL
CV?
SC?
SI×
HD?
LD?

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manzanita (shrub cvs.)Arctostaphylos hookeriShrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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manzanita Carmel Sur etc.Arctostaphylos edmundsii & ssp. & cvs.Ground cover, Shrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD?
LD×

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manzanita cvs. e.g. Howard McMinn, SentinelArctostaphylos densiflora & ssp. & cvs.Shrub, California native, Arboretum All-Star

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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manzanita cvs. e.g., Dr Hurd, St. HelenaArctostaphylos manzanita & ssp. & cvs.Shrub, Tree, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD?
LD×

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marbled wild gingerAsarum hartwegii (SHADE)Ground cover, Perennial, California native

NCM
CV?
SC×
SI×
HD?
LD?

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Margarita B.O.P foothill penstemonPenstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'Perennial, California native, Arboretum All-Star

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Mariposa lilyCalochortus spp.Bulb, California native

NCL
CVL
SCVL
SIVL
HDVL
LDVL

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Marsh BaccharisBaccharis brachyphyllaShrub, California native

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Marsh BaccharisBaccharis glutinosa (douglasii)Perennial, California native

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marsh marigoldCaltha palustrisPerennial, California native

NCH
CVH
SC?
SI×
HD?
LD?

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matchweedGutierrezia sarothraeShrub, California native

NC?
CV?
SCVL
SIL
HDVL
LDL

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Matilija poppyRomneya coulteri ssp. & cvs.Perennial, Shrub, California native

NCL
CVVL
SCVL
SIVL
HDL
LDL

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May lilyMaianthemum dilatatumPerennial, California native

NCM
CVH
SCH
SI×
HD?
LD?

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Meadow barleyHordeum brachyantherumOrnamental grass, California native

NC?
CVVL
SCL
SI?
HD?
LD?

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meadow rueThalictrum fendleri var. polycarpumPerennial, California native

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mesa oakQuercus engelmanniiTree, California native

NCL
CVL
SCVL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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Mexican manzanitaArctostaphylos pungensShrub, California native

NC?
CV?
SCVL
SIVL
HD×
LD×

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Mexican rushJuncus mexicanusPerennial, California native

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milk/silk weedAsclepias ssp. & cvs. (CA native species)Perennial, California native

NCL
CVL
SCVL
SIL
HDL
LDL

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Miniature LupineLupinus bicolorPerennial, California native

NCL
CVVL
SCL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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mintMentha spp. (CA native and non-native spp.)Ground cover, Perennial, California native

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mission manzanitaXylococcus bicolorPerennial, Shrub, California native

NCL
CV?
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD×

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Modesto ashFraxinus velutina 'Modesto'Tree, California native

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modestyWhipplea modesta (shade)Perennial, California native

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Modoc cypressHesperocyparis bakeri (Cupressus bakeri)Tree, California native

NCL
CVL
SC×
SIL
HD?
LD?

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Mojave yuccaYucca schidigera (Yucca californica, Yucca mohavensis)Shrub, Succulent, California native

NCVL
CV?
SCVL
SIVL
HDVL
LDVL

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monkey flowerMimulus hybrids (shrubby) (Diplacus)Shrub, California native

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monkey flowerMimulus spp. & cvs. (herbaceous)Perennial, California native

NCM
CVM
SCM
SIM
HD?
LD×

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monkeyflower savoryClinopodium mimuloides (Satureja mimuloides)Perennial, California native

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Montara sagebrushArtemisia californica 'Montara'Ground cover, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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Monterey carpet manzanitaArctostaphylos hookeri 'Monterey Carpet'Ground cover, Shrub, California native

NCL
CV?
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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Monterey CeanothusCeanothus rigidus & ssp & cvs.Shrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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Monterey cypressHesperocyparis macrocarpa (Cupressus macrocarpa)Tree, California native

NCM
CVM
SCL
SI×
HD×
LD×

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Monterey pinePinus radiataTree, California native

NCM
CV×
SCM
SIM
HD×
LD×

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morning gloryCalystegia macrostegia & ssp. & cvs.Vine, California native

NCL
CVM
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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morning gloryCalystegia subacaulis ssp. episcopalisVine, California native

NCL
CV×
SC?
SI?
HD?
LD?

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Morro manzanitaArctostaphylos morroensisShrub, California native

NCL
CV?
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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moss pink/campionSilene spp. (CA native and non-native spp.)Perennial, California native

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mountain blue curlsTrichostema parishiiShrub, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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mountain bush sunflowerEncelia actoniShrub, California native

NC?
CV?
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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mountain ironwoodCercocarpus betuloidesShrub, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIVL
HDVL
LD×

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mountain mapleAcer glabrumTree, California native

NCM
CV?
SC×
SI×
HD?
LD×

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mountain mintPycnanthemum californicumPerennial, California native

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mountain miseryChamaebatia foliolosaGround cover, California native

NC?
CV×
SC?
SI×
HD?
LD?

mountain muhlyMuhlenbergia montanaOrnamental grass, California native

Mountain Mule EarsWyethia mollisPerennial, California native

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mountain pennyroyalMonardella odoratissimaPerennial, California native

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mountain pink currantRibes nevadenseShrub, California native

NCM
CV×
SC×
SIM
HD?
LD?

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Mountain Spiraea, Rose MeadowsweetSpiraea splendens (densiflora)Shrub, California native

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Mountain WhitethornCeanothus cordulatusShrub, California native

NCL
CVVL
SC?
SI?
HD?
LD?

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mountain wood roseRosa woodsii subsp. ultramontanaShrub, California native

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Mrs. Beard sageSalvia 'Mrs. Beard'Ground cover, Perennial, California native

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Mt. Vision ceanothusCeanothus gloriosus v. porrectus 'Mt. Vision'Shrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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mule fatBaccharis salicifoliaShrub, California native

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multiflowered snapdragonAntirrhinum multiflorumPerennial, California native

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mutton grassPoa fendleriana (SHADE)Ornamental grass, California native

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narrow leaf mule earsWyethia angustifoliaPerennial, California native

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Narrow Leaved Fleabane, Desert Yellow FleabaneErigeron linearisPerennial, California native

NCL
CVL
SC×
SI?
HD?
LD?

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native fleabaneErigeron divergensPerennial, California native

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Nebraska sedgeCarex nebrascensisOrnamental grass, California native

NC×
CV?
SC?
SI?
HD?
LD?

needle and thread grassStipa comataOrnamental grass, California native

NC?
CVVL
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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Nevada ephedraEphedra nevadensisShrub, California native

NCVL
CV?
SCVL
SIVL
HDVL
LDVL

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Nevin mahoniaBerberis neviniiShrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCVL
SIL
HDM
LDM

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Nicolas ChamiseAdenostoma fasciculatum 'Nicolas'Shrub, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIVL
HD×
LD?

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ninebarkPhysocarpus capitatusShrub, California native

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nodding needlegrassStipa cernua (Nassella cernua)Ornamental grass, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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Nootka roseRosa nutkana Nootka RoseShrub, California native

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Nude BuckwheatEriogonum nudumShrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCVL
SIVL
HDL
LDL

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Nutall's scrub oakQuercus dumosaShrub, Tree, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIL
HDL
LD×

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Nuttall's Island BedstrawGalium nuttallii ssp. insularePerennial, California native

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Nuttall's SnapdragonAntirrhinum nuttallianumPerennial, California native

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ocotilloFouquieria splendensShrub, Succulent, California native

NC×
CV×
SCVL
SIVL
HDVL
LDVL

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oniongrassMelica californicaOrnamental grass, California native

NC?
CVVL
SCL
SI?
HD?
LD?

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oracle oakQuercus x morehusTree, California native

NCVL
CV?
SC?
SIL
HD?
LD?

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orange honeysuckleLonicera ciliosaVine, California native

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orange sneezeweedHymenoxys hoopesii (Helenium hoopesii)Perennial, California native

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Oregon ashFraxinus latifoliaTree, California native

NCM
CVM
SCM
SI×
HD×
LD×

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Oregon grapeBerberis aquifolium (Mahonia)Shrub, California native

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Oregon Mist ceanothusCeanothus thyrsiflorus 'Oregon Mist'Shrub, California native

NCL
CV?
SC?
SI?
HD×
LD×

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Oregon white oakQuercus garryanaTree, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SI×
HD?
LD?

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origanilloAloysia wrightiiShrub, California native

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osoberryOemleria cerasiformisShrub, California native

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Otay manzanitaArctostaphylos otayensisShrub, California native

NC?
CV?
SCVL
SIVL
HD×
LD×

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Otay Mountain lotusHosackia crassifolia var. otayensis (Lotus crassifolius var. otayensis)Perennial, California native

NCL
CVM
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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Owlswood Blue CeanothusCeanothus 'Owlswood Blue'Shrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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pacific asterSymphotrichum chilense (Aster chilensis) ssp. & cvs.Perennial, California native

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Pacific Coast hybrid irisIris Pacific Coast hybridsPerennial, California native, Arboretum All-Star

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Pacific Mist manzanitaArctostaphylos 'Pacific Mist'Ground cover, Shrub, California native

NCL
CVM
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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Pacific reed grassCalamagrostis nutkaensisOrnamental grass, California native

NCM
CVM
SCM
SI×
HD?
LD?

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Pacific wax myrtleMorella californica (Myrica californica)Shrub, California native

NCM
CVM
SCL
SIM
HD×
LD×

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Pajaro manzanitaArctostaphylos pajaroensis & ssp. & cvs.Shrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD×

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pale hedge nettleStachys pycnanthaPerennial, California native

NC?
CV?
SC?
SIL
HD?
LD×

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Palmer's FrankeniaFrankenia palmeriShrub, California native

NC?
CVVL
SCVL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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Palmer's GoldenbushEricameria palmeriShrub, California native

NCL
CV?
SCVL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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Palmer's mallowMalacothamnus palmeriShrub, California native

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Palo blancoOrnithostaphylos oppositifoliaShrub, California native

NCL
CVVL
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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paper flowerPsilostrophe cooperiPerennial, Shrub, California native

NC?
CV?
SCVL
SIL
HDVL
LDVL

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Paprika YarrowAchillea millefolium 'Paprika'Perennial, California native

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Parish AchnatherumStipa (Achnatherum) parishiiOrnamental grass, California native

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Parish's GoldeneyeBahiopsis (Viguiera) parishiiShrub, California native

NCVL
CV?
SCVL
SIL
HDL
LDL

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Parish's RabbitbrushEricameria parishiiShrub, California native

NCL
CV?
SC?
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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Parry's arnicaArnica parryiPerennial, California native

NC?
CV?
SC?
SI×
HD?
LD?

Parry's horkeliaHorkelia parryiPerennial, California native

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pearly everlastingAnaphalis margaritaceaPerennial, California native

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Peirson's Morning-gloryCalystegia peirsoniiVine, California native

NCVL
CV?
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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penstemon (SW natives)Penstemon SW native spp. and cvs.Perennial, California native

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perennial hollyhockAlcea rosea cvs.Perennial, California native

NCL
CVL
SCM
SIM
HD×
LD×

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Philadelphia daisyErigeron philadelphicusPerennial, California native

phloxPhlox spp. and cvs. (CA native and non-native spp.)Perennial, California native

NCM
CVM
SCM
SIM
HD×
LD×

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Phyla nodiflora (Lippia nodiflora) cvs.Phyla nodiflora (Lippia nodiflora) cvs.Ground cover, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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pine bluegrassPoa secunda (SHADE)Ornamental grass, California native

NC?
CVL
SC×
SIL
HD?
LD?

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PinebushEricameria pinifoliaShrub, California native

NCL
CV?
SCVL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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pink bract manzanitaArctostaphylos pringleiShrub, California native

NCVL
CV?
SCVL
SI×
HD×
LD×

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Pink Sand VerbenaAbronia umbellataPerennial, California native

NCL
CV?
SCVL
SIL
HDVL
LD?

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Pink Wild HoneysuckleLonicera hispidula var. vacillansVine, California native

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pink-flowering sumacRhus lentiiShrub, California native

NC×
CV?
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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pinyon pinePinus edulisTree, California native

NCL
CVL
SCVL
SIL
HDL
LD×

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pipestem clematisClematis lasianthaVine, California native

NCL
CVL
SCVL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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pitcher sageLepechinia calycinaShrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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Piute cypressHesperocyparis nevadensis (Cupressus nevadensis)Tree, California native

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Plummers BaccharisBaccharis plummeraeShrub, California native

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Point Sierra ceanothusCeanothus maritimus 'Point Sierra'Ground cover, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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ponderosa pinePinus ponderosaTree, California native

NCVL
CVL
SC×
SIL
HD×
LD×

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Popcorn CA lilacCeanothus maritimus 'Popcorn'Ground cover, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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poverty weedIva hayesianaGround cover, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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prickly pear/chollaOpuntia spp. & cvs. (CA natives and non-natives)Shrub, Succulent, California native,

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIVL
HDVL
LDVL

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prickly poppyArgemone corymbosaPerennial, California native

NCVL
CVL
SCVL
SIL
HDL
LDL

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prickly poppyArgemone munitaPerennial, California native

NCVL
CVL
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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Pt. Reyes CeanothusCeanothus gloriosusShrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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Pt. Reyes manzanitaArctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Point Reyes'Ground cover, California native

NCL
CVM
SCL
SI×
HD×
LD×

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Pt. Reyes wallflowerErysimum menziesiiPerennial, California native

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Puget Blue ceanothusCeanothus impressus 'Puget Blue'Shrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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Punctate RabbitbrushEricameria paniculataPerennial, California native

NCL
CV?
SCVL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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purple needlegrassStipa pulchra (Nassella pulchra)Ornamental grass, California native

NCVL
CVVL
SCVL
SIVL
HD?
LD?

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purple sageSalvia dorriiPerennial, Shrub, California native

NC×
CVM
SC×
SIL
HDL
LDM

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purple sageSalvia leucophylla ssp. & cvs.Shrub, California native

NCL
CVVL
SCVL
SIL
HDM
LDM

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purple three-awnAristida purpureaOrnamental grass, California native

NCL
CVVL
SCVL
SIL
HDL
LD?

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pussy toesAntennaria roseaPerennial, California native

NCL
CVL
SC?
SI×
HD?
LD?

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quaking aspenPopulus tremuloidesTree, California native

NCM
CV×
SC×
SI×
HD×
LD×

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rabbit brushChrysothamnus nauseosusShrub, California native

NC×
CV×
SCVL
SIL
HDVL
LDL

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Radiant manzanitaArctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Radiant'Ground cover, California native

NCL
CVM
SC?
SI×
HD×
LD×

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ragged rock flowerCrossosoma bigeloviiShrub, California native

NC?
CV?
SC×
SIL
HD?
LD?

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Ray Hartman ceanothusCeanothus 'Ray Hartman'Shrub, California native, Arboretum All-Star

NCL
CVL
SCL
SIL
HD×
LD×

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red alderAlnus rubra (Alnus oregona)Tree, California native

NCH
CVH
SCH
SIH
HD×
LD×

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red barberryBerberis haematocarpa (Mahonia haematocarpa)Shrub, California native

NC?
CV?
SCVL
SIL
HD?
LD?

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red bush monkey flowerMimulus aurantiacus var. puniceusShrub, California native

NCVL
CVL
SCVL
SIVL
HD×
LD×

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red clintoniaClintonia andrewsiana (shade)Bulb, California native

NCM
CV?
SC?
SI×
HD?
LD?

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red flowering currantRibes sanguineum varieties, ssp. & cvs.Shrub, California native

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red huckleberryVaccinium parvifoliumShrub, California native

NCM
CVM
SC×
SI×
HD×
LD×

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red osier dogwoodCornus sericea sericea (Cornus stolonifera)Shrub, California native

NCH
CVH
SCH
SIH
HD×
LD×

Minutes

red shanks/ribbonwoodAdenostoma sparsifoliumShrub, Tree, California native

NCVL
CV?
SCVL
SIVL
HD×
LD×

Minutes

red willowSalix laevigataTree, California native

Minutes

redberryRhamnus croceaShrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SCVL
SIL
HD×
LD?

Minutes

redwood sorrelOxalis oregana (shade)Perennial, California native

NCM
CVH
SCH
SI×
HD?
LD?

Minutes Guide

Refugio manzanitaArctostaphylos refugioensisShrub, California native

NCL
CV?
SCVL
SIL
HD×
LD×

Minutes

rigid woodmintStachys ajugoidesPerennial, California native

Minutes

robust verbenaVerbena lasiostachysPerennial, California native

Minutes

rock peaAcmispon rigidus (Lotus rigidus)Perennial, California native

NCVL
CV?
SC?
SIL
HD?
LD?

Minutes

rock purslaneCalandrinia & spp. & cvs. (some spp. changed to Cistanthe sp.)Perennial, California native

Minutes

rock spireaHolodiscus discolor var. microphyllus (Holodiscus microphyllus)Shrub, California native

Minutes

rock spireaPetrophytum caespitosumPerennial, California native

Minutes

Roger's Red grapeVitis 'Roger's Red'Vine, California native

Minutes Guide

rose sageSalvia pachyphyllaShrub, California native

NCL
CVL
SC×
SIL
HD?
LD?

Minutes

rosillaHelenium puberulumPerennial, California native

Minutes

Rosy Dawn manzanitaArctostaphylos edmundsii 'Rosy Dawn'Ground cover, Shrub, California native

NCL
CVM
SCL
SI×
HD×
LD×

Minutes

Photo credits, 191 images from Wikimedia Commons

Kurt Zadnik Carmel Ceanothus: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
lace parsnip: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
laurel sumac: Justin Taylor from Encinitas, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
leafy fleabane: Stickpen, Public domain
leafy reed grass: Stickpen, Public domain
leather oak: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
leather root: Unknown author, Public domain
Lemmon's wild ginger: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
lemon lily: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
lemonade berry: Oabjf34Q (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
leopard lily and Wiggins lily: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Lester Rountree manzanita: NPS, Public domain
lewisia: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Leyland cypress: W.Baumgartner, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
lilac verbena: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
limber pine: doug, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
little elephant tree: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
little leaf palo verde: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
little leaf pussy toes: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
littleleaf mock orange: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
lizard's tail: tomhilton, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Long-brachted Sedge: Hurd, E.G., N.L. Shaw, J. Mastrogiuseppe, L.C. Smithman, and S. Goodrich., Public domain
long-rayed brodiaea: Amada44, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
Longleaf Bush Lupine: The Marmot, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
longleaf mahonia: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Louis Edmonds ceanothus: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Louis Edmunds manzanita: Daderot, Public domain
low bull rush: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
MacNab cypress: Themodoccypress, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
madrone: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Mahala Mat: Chaney Swiney, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
maidenhair fern: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
male fern: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
many-colored lupine: David L. Nelson, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
manzanita (shrub cvs.): Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
manzanita Carmel Sur etc.: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
manzanita cvs. e.g. Howard McMinn, Sentinel: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
manzanita cvs. e.g., Dr Hurd, St. Helena: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
marbled wild ginger: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Margarita B.O.P foothill penstemon: Stickpen, Public domain
Marsh Baccharis: Tasha La Doux, NPS, Public domain
Marsh Baccharis: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
marsh marigold: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
matchweed: Clarence A. Rechenthin, Public domain
Matilija poppy: Florian Siebeck, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
May lily: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Meadow barley: Stephen Laymon, Bureau of Land Management, Public domain
meadow rue: Stickpen, Public domain
mesa oak: Awinch1001, CC0 (licence)
Mexican manzanita: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Mexican rush: Stephen Laymon, Bureau of Land Management, Public domain
milk/silk weed: Hardyplants at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Miniature Lupine: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mint: Michael Becker, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mission manzanita: Brian M. Godfrey, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Modesto ash: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
modesty: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Modoc cypress: JOE BLOWE from Bountiful, Utah, Iran, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Mojave yucca: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
monkey flower: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
monkey flower: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
monkeyflower savory: Antti Bilund, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Montara sagebrush: Bri Weldon, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Monterey carpet manzanita: Pacific Southwest Region USFWS from Sacramento, US, Public domain
Monterey Ceanothus: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Monterey cypress: Awinch1001, CC0 (licence)
Monterey pine: dalvenjah on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
morning glory: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
morning glory: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Morro manzanita: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mountain blue curls: James M. Maley, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
mountain bush sunflower: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
mountain ironwood: Unknown author, Public domain
mountain maple: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mountain mint: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
mountain misery: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mountain muhly: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, Public domain
Mountain Mule Ears: Matt Brown, Public domain
mountain pennyroyal: Orchid Black, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
mountain pink currant: Canbyacontributor, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Mountain Spiraea, Rose Meadowsweet: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY 2.5 (licence)
Mountain Whitethorn: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
mountain wood rose: dougwaylett, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Mrs. Beard sage: 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Mt. Vision ceanothus: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
mule fat: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
multiflowered snapdragon: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
mutton grass: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
narrow leaf mule ears: tomhilton, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Narrow Leaved Fleabane, Desert Yellow Fleabane: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
native fleabane: Wallace Keck, Public domain
Nebraska sedge: Sheri Hagwood, Public domain
needle and thread grass: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Nevada ephedra: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Nevin mahonia: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
ninebark: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Nootka rose: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
Nude Buckwheat: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
Nutall's scrub oak: Toyonbro, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Nuttall's Island Bedstraw: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Nuttall's Snapdragon: Stickpen, Public domain
ocotillo: Ricraider at English Wikipedia, Public domain
oniongrass: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0 (licence)
oracle oak: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
orange honeysuckle: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
orange sneezeweed: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Oregon ash: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0 (licence)
Oregon grape: Ellyne Geurts, CC0 (licence)
Oregon Mist ceanothus: Aethonatic, CC0 (licence)
Oregon white oak: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
origanillo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
osoberry: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
Otay manzanita: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Otay Mountain lotus: Justin Paulin, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
Owlswood Blue Ceanothus: Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Pacific Coast hybrid iris: Tranceliner, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Pacific Mist manzanita: Grigory Heaton, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Pacific reed grass: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
Pacific wax myrtle: Ben Cody, Public domain
Pajaro manzanita: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
pale hedge nettle: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Palmer's Frankenia: Lisa Cox, USFWS, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Palmer's Goldenbush: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Palmer's mallow: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Palo blanco: Bri Weldon, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
paper flower: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Paprika Yarrow: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Parish Achnatherum: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database, Public domain
Parish's Goldeneye: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Parry's arnica: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Parry's horkelia: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
pearly everlasting: Pendragon39, Public domain
Peirson's Morning-glory: joedecruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
penstemon (SW natives): Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0 (licence)
perennial hollyhock: Hanay, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
Philadelphia daisy: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
phlox: Atilin, Public domain
Phyla nodiflora (Lippia nodiflora) cvs.: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
pine bluegrass: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Pinebush: Stickpen, Public domain
pink bract manzanita: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Pink Sand Verbena: Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Pink Wild Honeysuckle: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0 (licence)
pink-flowering sumac: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
pinyon pine: jotor at Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
pipestem clematis: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
pitcher sage: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Piute cypress: JOE BLOWE from Bountiful, Utah, Iran, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Plummers Baccharis: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
Point Sierra ceanothus: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
ponderosa pine: Mitch from Costa Mesa, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Popcorn CA lilac: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
poverty weed: Stickpen, Public domain
prickly pear/cholla: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
prickly poppy: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Pt. Reyes Ceanothus: Daderot, CC0 (licence)
Pt. Reyes manzanita: Jan Eckstein, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Pt. Reyes wallflower: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
Puget Blue ceanothus: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Punctate Rabbitbrush: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
purple needlegrass: NatureShutterbug from USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
purple sage: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
purple sage: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
purple three-awn: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
pussy toes: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
quaking aspen: Scott Catron, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
rabbit brush: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)
Radiant manzanita: Jan Eckstein, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
ragged rock flower: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Ray Hartman ceanothus: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
red alder: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5 (licence)
red barberry: Stickpen, Public domain
red bush monkey flower: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0 (licence)
red clintonia: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
red flowering currant: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
red huckleberry: Meggar at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
red osier dogwood: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)
red shanks/ribbonwood: Noah Elhardt, CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)
red willow: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
redberry: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
redwood sorrel: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
Refugio manzanita: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
rigid woodmint: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
robust verbena: Stickpen, Public domain
rock pea: Unknown author, Public domain
rock spirea: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
rock spirea: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)
Roger's Red grape: Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Public domain
rose sage: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0 (licence)
rosilla: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
Rosy Dawn manzanita: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Zones: NC North-Central Coastal, CV Central Valley, SC South Coastal, SI South Inland, HD High and Intermediate Desert, LD Low Desert. Ratings: VL very low water, L low, M moderate, H high, ? not rated for that zone, × not suited to that zone. Ratings are the University of California WUCOLS IV list.

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Sources

WUCOLS IV plant list, University of California, snapshot of the live databaseRead August 23, 2026 on ucanr.edu/sites/WUCOLS
Appendix C reference evapotranspiration table behind the six zonesRead August 23, 2026 on water.ca.gov/-/media/DWR-Website/Web-Pages/Programs/Water-Use-And-Efficiency/MWELO-Rulemaking/Final-MWELO-Text-and-Appendices_20250103.pdf