Desert Peach

Prunus andersonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Range Almond

Prunus fasciculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Apricot

Prunus fremontii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 12 - 16 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 30 - 49 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 5 - 40 ft tall , 5 - 20 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 15 - 25 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Western Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana var. demissa

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Foothill Sunburst

Pseudobahia heermannii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

California Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 34 in tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream, White, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Macoun's Everlasting

Pseudognaphalium macounii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Wright's Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium microcephalum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Chilean Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium stramineum

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Western Hoptree

Ptelea crenulata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Western Bracken Fern

Pteridium aquilinum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hairy Brackenfern

Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Woodland Threadstem

Pterostegia drymarioides

Calscape.org

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

Lemmon's Alkali Grass

Puccinellia lemmonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Mexican Cliffrose

Purshia mexicana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Stansbury's Antelope Brush

Purshia stansburyana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Antelope Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall , 2 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Desert Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 192 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Antelope Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata var. tridentata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Largeflower Goldenweed

Pyrrocoma carthamoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Large-flowered Goldenweed

Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Tacky Goldenweed

Pyrrocoma hirta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Lanceleaf Goldenweed

Pyrrocoma lanceolata

Calscape.org

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

Clustered Goldenweed

Pyrrocoma racemosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 36 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Plantain Goldenweed

Pyrrocoma uniflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Coast Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 82 ft tall , 15 - 35 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Coast Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 82 ft tall , 40 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Canyon Live Oak

Quercus chrysolepis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 30 - 90 ft tall , 30 - 60 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Muller Oak

Quercus cornelius-mulleri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Blue Oak

Quercus douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 16 - 82 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
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

Leather Oak

Quercus durata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 12 ft tall , 3 - 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Leather Oak

Quercus durata var. durata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 12 ft tall , 3 - 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Engelmann Oak

Quercus engelmannii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 66 ft tall , 90 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Garry's Oak

Quercus garryana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 - 90 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Black Oak

Quercus kelloggii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 120 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Valley Oak

Quercus lobata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 60 - 100 ft tall , 50 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Santa Cruz Island Oak

Quercus parvula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 56 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Shreve Oak

Quercus parvula var. shrevei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 56 - 72 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Island Oak

Quercus tomentella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 66 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Grey Oak

Quercus turbinella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 50 ft tall , 10 - 50 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, Very Low

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni var. wislizeni

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, Very Low

Alisma Leaved Buttercup

Ranunculus alismifolius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Anderson's Buttercup

Ranunculus andersonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, White, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Common Water-crowfoot

Ranunculus aquatilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Carter's Buttercup

Ranunculus bonariensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Carter's Buttercup

Ranunculus bonariensis var. trisepalus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

California Buttercup

Ranunculus californicus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 28 in tall , 6 in wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sacramento Valley Buttercup

Ranunculus canus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 25 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Desert Buttercup

Ranunculus cymbalaria

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 12 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Delicate Buttercup

Ranunculus hebecarpus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Lobb's Buttercup

Ranunculus lobbii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Western Buttercup

Ranunculus occidentalis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Straightbeak Buttercup

Ranunculus orthorhynchus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 34 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Low Spearwort

Ranunculus pusillus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate