King Bladderpod

Physaria kingii

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

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

San Bernardino Mountains Bladderpod

Physaria kingii ssp. bernardina

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Physaria kingii ssp. kingii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

King Bladderpod

Physaria kingii ssp. latifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Silver Bladderpod

Physaria ludoviciana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2018 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Bladderpod

Physaria occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

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

Partial Shade

Western Bladderpod

Physaria occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Partial Shade

Moapa Bladderpod

Physaria tenella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

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

Nevada Ninebark

Physocarpus alternans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Chris Wagner

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Siskiyou Beauty Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus 'Siskiyou Beauty'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Tilden Park Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus 'Tilden Park'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Weeping Spruce

Picea breweriana

Calscape.org

© 2007 JFKCom

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 177 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Engelmann Spruce

Picea engelmannii

Calscape.org

© 2007 Harvey Locke

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 213 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sitka Spruce

Picea sitchensis

Calscape.org

© 2009 Kimon Berlin

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana

Calscape.org

© 2016 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 6 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Montana Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana var. montana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Woolly Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana var. tomentosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Picradeniopsis multiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Thurber's Pilostyles

Pilostyles thurberi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

American Pillwort

Pilularia americana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Horned Butterwort

Pinguicula macroceras

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:

Dwarf Pine

Pinus albicaulis

Calscape.org

2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 85 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Knobcone Pine

Pinus attenuata

Calscape.org

© 2008 BLM

Plant type: Tree
Size: 26 - 118 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Foxtail Pine

Pinus balfouriana

Calscape.org

© 2005 Clinton Steeds at Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 72 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Foxtail Pine

Pinus balfouriana ssp. austrina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Foxtail Pine

Pinus balfouriana ssp. balfouriana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 112 ft tall , 40 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bolander's Beach Pine

Pinus contorta ssp. bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Tree
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Shore Pine

Pinus contorta ssp. contorta

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Tree
Size: 112 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tamarack Pine

Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Tree
Size: 112 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Coulter Pine

Pinus coulteri

Calscape.org

© 2007 Eugene Zelenko

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 138 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Twoneedle Pinyon

Pinus edulis

Calscape.org

© 2006 jotor at Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 50 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Limber Pine

Pinus flexilis

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 82 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Jeffrey Pine

Pinus jeffreyi

Calscape.org

© 2008 ChuckThePhotographer on Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 180 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
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

Sugar Pine

Pinus lambertiana

Calscape.org

© 2008 Mitch

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 230 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hickory Pine

Pinus longaeva

Calscape.org

Copyright 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Tree
Size: 16 - 52 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Oneneedle Pinyon Pine

Pinus monophylla

Calscape.org

© Daniel Mayer (mav)

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 66 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Very Slow, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
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, Slow

Singleleaf Pinyon

Pinus monophylla var. monophylla

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Western White Pine

Pinus monticola

Calscape.org

© 2000 Richard Sniezko, US Forest Service Dorena Genetic Resource Center

Plant type: Tree
Size: 35 - 230 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Bishop Pine

Pinus muricata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Art Poskanzer on Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 35 - 90 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 223 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pacific Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa var. pacifica

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Size: 223 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

North Plateau Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Monty Rickard

Plant type: Tree
Size: 223 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Washoe Pine

Pinus ponderosa var. washoensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Tree
Size: 115 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Parry Pinyon Pine

Pinus quadrifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree
Size: 26 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Monterey Pine

Pinus radiata

Calscape.org

© 2007 summitcheese on Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 49 - 197 ft tall , 15 - 30 ft wide
Form: Upright, Pyramidal, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown, Cream
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Foothill Pine

Pinus sabiniana

Calscape.org

© 2006 Roarofthefour at Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 80 ft tall , 20 - 40 ft wide
Form: Upright, Pyramidal, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Torrey Pine

Pinus torreyana

Calscape.org

© 2006 TheNose at Flickr

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 150 ft tall , 25 - 50 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Pyramidal, Rounded, Spreading, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Santa Rosa Isl. Torrey Pine

Pinus torreyana ssp. insularis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Tree
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Torrey Pine

Pinus torreyana ssp. torreyana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Tree
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

White-flowered Rein-orchid

Piperia candida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Coleman's Rein-orchid

Piperia colemanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:

Chaparral Rein-orchid

Piperia cooperi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Anna Bennett

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:

Elegant Piperia

Piperia elegans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Brad Kelley

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Point Reyes Rein-orchid

Piperia elegans ssp. decurtata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 Doreen L. Smith

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Coast Piperia

Piperia elegans ssp. elegans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Chaparral Orchid

Piperia elongata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:

Narrow-petaled Rein-orchid

Piperia leptopetala

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:

Michael's Piperia

Piperia michaelii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Schusteff

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade