Showy Sedge

Carex spectabilis

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Awlfruit Sedge

Carex stipata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Jim Pisarowicz

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Awl-fruited Sedge

Carex stipata var. stipata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Small Bract Sedge

Carex subbracteata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Rusty Slender Sedge

Carex subfusca

Calscape.org

© 2005 Forest & Kim Starr

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Tehachapi Rusty Sedge

Carex subfusca 'Tehachapi'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Dark Mountain Sedge

Carex subnigricans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Lateral Sedge

Carex unilateralis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Foetid Sedge

Carex vernacula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Green, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Blister Sedge

Carex vesicaria

Calscape.org

2003 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun

Little Green Sedge

Carex viridula

Calscape.org

© 2006 Christian Fischer

Plant type: Grass
Size: 10 - 18 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Johnny-nip

Castilleja ambigua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Johnny-nip

Castilleja ambigua ssp. ambigua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Aaron Arthur

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

Humboldt Bay Owl's-clover

Castilleja ambigua ssp. humboldtiensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 California Native Plant Society

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

Johnny-nip

Castilleja ambigua ssp. insalutata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Bob Huettmann

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

Vernal Pool Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja campestris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Carol W. Witham

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Vernal Pool Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja campestris ssp. campestris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Carol W. Witham

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

Succulent Owl's-clover

Castilleja campestris ssp. succulenta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Chris Winchell

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

Lemmon's Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja lemmonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink, Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Scarlet Paintbrush

Castilleja miniata

Calscape.org

© 1991 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Siskiyou Paintbrush

Castilleja miniata ssp. elata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Giant Red Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Lesser Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja minor

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Green, Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Lesser Paintbrush

Castilleja minor ssp. minor

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Annual Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis

Calscape.org

2012 Barry Breckling

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

Hairy Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja tenuis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Hackberry

Celtis reticulata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 Arthur H. Bazell, M.D.

Plant type: Tree
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Parry Spikeweed

Centromadia parryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

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

Full Sun

Common Spikeweed

Centromadia pungens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Common Spikeweed

Centromadia pungens ssp. pungens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee

California Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 2006 Gabriel Hurley

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 20 ft tall , 3 - 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Field Mouse-ear

Cerastium arvense

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hornwort

Ceratophyllum demersum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Blue, Green, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:

Pebble Pincushion

Chaenactis carphoclinia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium ssp. canescens

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

River Beauty

Chamerion latifolium

Calscape.org

© 2007 Kim Hansen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Fremont's Goosefoot

Chenopodium fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Oak-leaved Goosefoot

Chenopodium glaucum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Louis-M. Landry

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 23 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Burgundy Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata 'Burgundy'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Weeping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Way Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata 'Desert Way'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Weeping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Spiny Chloracantha

Chloracantha spinosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Chloracantha spinosa var. spinosa

Calscape.org

2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Salt Marsh Bird's Beak

Chloropyron maritimum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 CNPS, San Luis Obispo Chapter

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Saltmarsh Bird's Beak

Chloropyron maritimum ssp. canescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Diffuse Spineflower

Chorizanthe diffusa

Calscape.org

Copyright © Aaron Schusteff 2005

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Water Hemlock

Cicuta douglasii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Wood Reedgrass

Cinna latifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Sierra Pacific Industries

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Enchanter's Nightshade

Circaea alpina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Small Enchanter's Nightshade

Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Douglas' Thistle

Cirsium douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas' Thistle

Cirsium douglasii var. breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas' Thistle

Cirsium douglasii var. douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Jorg & Mimi Fleige

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fountain Thistle

Cirsium fontinale

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

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

Full Sun

Suisun Thistle

Cirsium hydrophilum

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mojave Thistle

Cirsium mohavense

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Heartleaf Springbeauty

Claytonia cordifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Peirson's Spring Beauty

Claytonia lanceolata

Calscape.org

© 1977 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Black
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sierra Spring Beauty

Claytonia nevadensis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Candy Flower

Claytonia sibirica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

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

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing