Torrey's Rush

Juncus torreyi

Calscape.org

© 2002 Jennifer Anderson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Red, Brown
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Inch-high Rush

Juncus uncialis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Irisleaf Rush

Juncus xiphioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown, Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
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

California Juniper

Juniperus californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 - 26 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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

Western Juniper

Juniperus occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 2005 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 49 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Utah Juniper

Juniperus osteosperma

Calscape.org

© 2007 Flicka

Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 - 26 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Yellow Bush Penstemon

Keckiella antirrhinoides

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Gaping Keckiella

Keckiella breviflora

Calscape.org

© 2003 unknown

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
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

Lemmon Beardtongue

Keckiella lemmonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Rothrock's Keckiella

Keckiella rothrockii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Louis-M. Landry

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 - 28 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Ground-cone

Kopsiopsis strobilacea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Winterfat

Krascheninnikovia lanata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Medium

Lactuca tatarica ssp. pulchella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coulter's Horseweed

Laennecia coulteri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Glandular Hareleaf

Lagophylla glandulosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Lesser Hareleaf

Lagophylla minor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 California Academy of Sciences

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

Branched Lagophylla

Lagophylla ramosissima

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun

Lilac Sunbonnet

Langloisia setosissima ssp. punctata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Lappula redowskii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Goldfields

Lasthenia californica

Calscape.org

© 2006 Calibas

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 16 in tall , 6 in wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

California Goldfields

Lasthenia californica ssp. californica

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Greene's Goldfields

Lasthenia debilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Aaron Arthur

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

Smooth Goldfields

Lasthenia glaberrima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Yellow Rayed Lasthenia

Lasthenia glabrata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Cliff Hutson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Small-ray Goldfields

Lasthenia microglossa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coastal Goldfields

Lasthenia minor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Robert Steers/NPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Jepson's Pea

Lathyrus jepsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Sulphur Pea

Lathyrus sulphureus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Smooth Tidy Tips

Layia chrysanthemoides

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Fremont's Tidytips

Layia fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Carol W. Witham

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Yellow Rayed Layia

Layia glandulosa

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tall Layia

Layia hieracioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun

Sierra Tidytips

Layia pentachaeta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

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

Common Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 24 in tall , 6 - 24 in wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

White Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia calycina

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 8 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Rocky Point Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia calycina 'Rocky Point'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Santa Ana Pitchersage

Lepechinia cardiophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Vince Scheidt

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mountain Pepperweed

Lepidium montanum

Calscape.org

© 2005 USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database, USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 16 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Nevada Broomsage

Lepidospartum latisquamum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

False Baby Stars

Leptosiphon androsaceus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Bicolor Linanthus

Leptosiphon bicolor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Bolander's Linanthus

Leptosiphon bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Purple
Wildlife supported:

Mojave Linanthus

Leptosiphon breviculus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:

Whisker Brush

Leptosiphon ciliatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Thread Linanthus

Leptosiphon filipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Narrowflower Flaxflower

Leptosiphon liniflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:

Mustang Clover

Leptosiphon montanus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee

Tehachapi Linanthus

Leptosiphon nudatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Bob Patterson and CNPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:

Bigelow's Coreopsis

Leptosyne bigelovii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

California Coreopsis

Leptosyne californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Leafy Stemmed Coreopsis

Leptosyne calliopsidea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Douglas' Tickseed

Leptosyne douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Stillman's Coreopsis

Leptosyne stillmanii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sierra Lessingia

Lessingia leptoclada

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Dwarf Lessingia

Lessingia nana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Cristian Singer

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Slenderstem Lessingia

Lessingia nemaclada

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Arthur H. Bazell, M.D.

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sonoma Lessingia

Lessingia ramulosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

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

Sand Lily

Leucocrinum montanum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cantelow's Lewisia

Lewisia cantelovii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun