California Hesperochiron

Hesperochiron nanus

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Dwarf Hesperochiron

Hesperochiron pumilus

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Rareflower Heterocodon

Heterocodon rariflorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Hairy-fruited Hibiscus

Hibiscus lasiocarpos

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Rose Mallow

Hibiscus lasiocarpos var. occidentalis

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Leather Root

Hoita macrostachya

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Round Leaved Psoralea

Hoita orbicularis

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 16 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Weeping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Desert Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor var. glabrescens

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Little Leaf Creambush

Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Arizona Barley

Hordeum arizonicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Meadow Barley

Hordeum brachyantherum

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Meadow Barley

Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. brachyantherum

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

California Meadow Barley

Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. californicum

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Low Barley

Hordeum depressum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Bobtail Barley

Hordeum intercedens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Foxtail Barley

Hordeum jubatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Seaside Bird's Foot Trefoil

Hosackia gracilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Red, White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Streambank Lotus

Hosackia oblongifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Narrow-leaved Lotus

Hosackia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Meadow Birdsfoot Trefoil

Hosackia pinnata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Floating Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle umbellata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Whorled Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Fendler's Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum fendleri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

White Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 36 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum occidentale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Hoope's Sneezeweed

Hymenoxys hoopesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Tinker's Penny

Hypericum anagalloides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 10 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Satintail

Imperata brevifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Central Coast Iris

Iris longipetala

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Irrigate ~ 1 / wk once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Western Blue Flag

Iris missouriensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Alkali Goldenbush

Isocoma acradenia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Menzies' Goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii var. decumbens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Satan's Goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii var. diabolica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Menzies' Goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii var. menziesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Menzies' Goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii var. sedoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Green-leaved Dune Goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Bolander's Quillwort

Isoetes bolanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Spiny Quillwort

Isoetes echinospora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Howell's Quillwort

Isoetes howellii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Nuttall's Quillwort

Isoetes nuttallii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Western Quillwort

Isoetes occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Orcutt's Quillwort

Isoetes orcuttii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Keeled Bulrush

Isolepis carinata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Annual Tule

Isolepis cernua

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Poverty Weed

Iva axillaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

King's Mousetail

Ivesia kingii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Clubmoss Mousetail

Ivesia lycopodioides

Calscape.org

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

Clubmoss Mousetail

Ivesia lycopodioides var. lycopodioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Clubmoss Mousetail

Ivesia lycopodioides var. megalopetala

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Clubmoss Mousetail

Ivesia lycopodioides var. scandularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Fleshy Jaumea

Jaumea carnosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Taper Tip Rush

Juncus acuminatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Leopold's Rush

Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Jointed Rush

Juncus articulatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Green, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Baltic Rush

Juncus balticus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Bolander's Rush

Juncus bolanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Salt

Juncus breweri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Moss Rush

Juncus bryoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 0.8 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly