California Cord Grass

Sporobolus foliosus

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Alkali Cord Grass

Sporobolus hookerianus

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Ajuga Hedge Nettle

Stachys ajugoides

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

White Hedge Nettle

Stachys albens

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Berg's Hedgenettle

Stachys bergii

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

Coastal Hedgenettle

Stachys chamissonis

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Marsh Hedgenettle

Stachys palustris

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Short Spike Hedge Nettle

Stachys pycnantha

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

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Rigid Hedge Nettle

Stachys rigida var. rigida

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sonoma Hedgenettle

Stachys stricta

Calscape.org

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

Sitka Starwort

Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Northern Starwort

Stellaria calycantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Crisp Starwort

Stellaria crispa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Longstalk Starwort

Stellaria longipes

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 11 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Goldie's Starwort

Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Umbellate Starwort

Stellaria umbellata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Featherbells

Stenanthium occidentale

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Claspleaf Twistedstalk

Streptopus amplexifolius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Streptopus amplexifolius var. americanus

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Screwbean Mesquite

Strombocarpa pubescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 - 33 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Deer Fern

Struthiopteris spicant

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Fineleaf Pondweed

Stuckenia filiformis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Pondweed

Stuckenia pectinata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Nevada Pondweed

Stuckenia striata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Leafcover Saltweed

Stutzia covillei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Horned Seablite

Suaeda calceoliformis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bush Seepweed

Suaeda nigra

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Seablite

Suaeda taxifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Water Awlwort

Subularia aquatica

Calscape.org

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

Star Swertia

Swertia perennis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Eaton's Aster

Symphyotrichum bracteolatum

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Dwarf Coast Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense 'Dwarf'

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Parry's Leafy Aster

Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Parry's Aster

Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Short-rayed Alkali Aster

Symphyotrichum frondosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Lance Leaf Aster

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Mountain Aster

Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Bog Aster

Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. yosemitanum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Diffuseflower Evening Primrose

Taraxia subacaulis

Calscape.org

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

Small Coastal Germander

Teucrium cubense

Calscape.org

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

Western Meadow Rue

Thalictrum occidentale

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Fewflower Meadow-rue

Thalictrum sparsiflorum

Calscape.org

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

Entireleaved Thelypody

Thelypodium integrifolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Entireleaved Thelypody

Thelypodium integrifolium ssp. affine

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Cistanthe

Thingia ambigua

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 7 in tall
Flower Color: White, Black
Wildlife supported:

Western Red Cedar

Thuja plicata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 230 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate, Slow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sugar Scoop

Tiarella trifoliata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Piggyback Plant

Tolmiea menziesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple, Green, Cream, White, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Cool Gold Piggy Back Plant

Tolmiea menziesii 'Cool Gold'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Taff's Gold Piggy Back Plant

Tolmiea menziesii 'Taff's Gold'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Spiked False Mannagrass

Torreyochloa erecta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Weak Manna Grass

Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Chaparral Zygadene

Toxicoscordion fremontii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Death Camas

Toxicoscordion venenosum

Calscape.org

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

Moderate, High

Death Camas

Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Carolina Bugbane

Trautvetteria caroliniensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Western Tofieldia

Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Desert Horsepurslane

Trianthema portulacastrum

Calscape.org

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

Yosemite Bulrush

Trichophorum clementis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

San Jacinto Bluecurls

Trichostema austromontanum ssp. austromontanum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly