Woodland Buttercup

Ranunculus uncinatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Western Labrador Tea

Rhododendron columbianum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Western Labrador Tea

Rhododendron neoglandulosum

Calscape.org

© 1973 JW Stockert

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate

Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale

Calscape.org

© 2006 Eric Hunt

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Pink Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale 'Pink'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 10 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale var. paludosum

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High, Moderate

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

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum var. aureum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
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, Medium, Slow

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum var. gracillimum

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2014

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Spreading Gooseberry

Ribes divaricatum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 11 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Purple, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Straggly Gooseberry

Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 11 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, White, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Whitestem Gooseberry

Ribes inerme

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Whitestem Gooseberry

Ribes inerme var. inerme

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steven Perry

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Whitestem Gooseberry

Ribes inerme var. klamathense

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple, Red
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Prickly Currant

Ribes lacustre

Calscape.org

© 2007 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Cream, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Sierra Currant

Ribes nevadense

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hall's Sticky Currant

Ribes viscosissimum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Blue, Black
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

California Romanzoffia

Romanzoffia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sitka Mistmaiden

Romanzoffia sitchensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Bluntleaf Yellowcress

Rorippa curvipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

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

Curvepod Yellowcress

Rorippa curvisiliqua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bog Yellowcress

Rorippa palustris

Calscape.org

2009 California State University, Stanislaus

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rorippa palustris ssp. hispida

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bog Yellowcress

Rorippa palustris ssp. palustris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Spreading Yellowcress

Rorippa sinuata

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Roundfruit Yellowcress

Rorippa sphaerocarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

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

Modoc Yellowcress

Rorippa tenerrima

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Wildrose

Rosa californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

First Dawn California Wild Rose

Rosa californica 'First Dawn'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana

Calscape.org

© 2006 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana ssp. nutkana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

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

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

Lowland Rotala

Rotala ramosior

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:

Thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Salmon Berry

Rubus spectabilis

Calscape.org

© 2006 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Blackberry

Rubus ursinus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 2 - 6 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

California Coneflower

Rudbeckia californica

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Waxy Cone-flower

Rudbeckia glaucescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Klamath Cone-flower

Rudbeckia klamathensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Western Cone Flower

Rudbeckia occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Urban

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

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

California Dock

Rumex californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Willow Dock

Rumex crassus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Golden Dock

Rumex fueginus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Doreen L. Smith

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 28 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

Western Dock

Rumex occidentalis

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Alpine Sheep Sorrel

Rumex paucifolius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rumex persicarioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Ryan Batten

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 36 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Willow Dock

Rumex salicifolius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Rumex transitorius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 28 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rumex triangulivalvis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rumex utahensis

Calscape.org

-

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

Violet Dock

Rumex violascens

Calscape.org

-

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

Spiral Ditchgrass

Ruppia cirrhosa

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Beaked Tasselweed

Ruppia maritima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Margo Bors

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:

Trailing Pearlwort

Sagina decumbens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

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

Western Pearlwort

Sagina decumbens ssp. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Stickystem Pearlwort

Sagina maxima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Doreen L. Smith

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Thick-stemmed Pearlwort

Sagina maxima ssp. crassicaulis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Doreen L. Smith

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported: