Kellogg's Knotweed

Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kelloggii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fremont Cottonwood

Populus fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Tree
Size: 39 - 115 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Nimbus Fremont Cottonwood (male)

Populus fremontii 'Nimbus'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 60 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Fremont Cottonwood

Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Tree
Size: 66 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Slender Poreleaf

Porophyllum gracile

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Biennial Cinquefoil

Potentilla biennis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1981 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Drummond's Cinquefoil

Potentilla drummondii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Slender Cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Feather Cinquefoil

Potentilla millefolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mono Cinquefoil

Potentilla pseudosericea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Brightwhite

Prenanthella exigua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Bonneville Shooting Star

Primula conjugens

Calscape.org

© 2002 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Dark Throated Shooting Star

Primula pauciflora

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Desert Peach

Prunus andersonii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Range Almond

Prunus fasciculata

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Apricot

Prunus fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 12 - 16 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Annual Psathyrotes

Psathyrotes annua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Turtleback

Psathyrotes ramosissima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Paperflower

Psilostrophe cooperi

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

California Dalea

Psorothamnus arborescens var. californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Dyebush

Psorothamnus emoryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fremont's Dalea

Psorothamnus fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Brent Miller

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nevada Dalea

Psorothamnus polydenius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Schott Indigobush

Psorothamnus schottii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Smoke Tree

Psorothamnus spinosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree
Size: 5 - 26 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Lemmon's Alkali Grass

Puccinellia lemmonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Stansbury's Antelope Brush

Purshia stansburyana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Antelope Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall , 2 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 192 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Antelope Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata var. tridentata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Largeflower Goldenweed

Pyrrocoma carthamoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Large-flowered Goldenweed

Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Tacky Goldenweed

Pyrrocoma hirta

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Lanceleaf Goldenweed

Pyrrocoma lanceolata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Green, Red
Wildlife supported:

Clustered Goldenweed

Pyrrocoma racemosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 36 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Plantain Goldenweed

Pyrrocoma uniflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Grey Oak

Quercus turbinella

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

California Plumseed

Rafinesquia californica

Calscape.org

© 2009 Eric in SF

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

New Mexico Plumseed

Rafinesquia neomexicana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Alisma Leaved Buttercup

Ranunculus alismifolius

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Anderson's Buttercup

Ranunculus andersonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, White, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Smooth Buttercup

Ranunculus glaberrimus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 11 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Cursed Buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Calscape.org

© 2007 Jim Pisarowicz

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 3 - 10 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Spreading, Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Desert Gooseberry

Ribes velutinum

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Small Leaved Rose

Rosa minutifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo taken at Quail Botanical Garden

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 9 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii ssp. ultramontana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Fast

Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii var. glabrata

Calscape.org

Rosa woodsii var. glabrata

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Tehachapi Rose

Rosa woodsii var. gratissima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Canaigre

Rumex hymenosepalus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 40 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rumex lacustris

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 30 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Violet Dock

Rumex violascens

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 30 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sandbar Willow

Salix exigua

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 10 - 23 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Narrow-leaved Willow

Salix exigua var. exigua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Goodding's Black Willow

Salix gooddingii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 40 ft tall , 25 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

White Sage

Salvia apiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Wynn Anderson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Compact White Sage

Salvia apiana 'Compacta'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Vicki Romo Sage

Salvia apiana 'Vicki Romo'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast