Foothill Sunburst

Pseudobahia heermannii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

San Joaquin Adobe Sunburst

Pseudobahia peirsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Fragrant Everlasting

Pseudognaphalium beneolens

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Bicolored Everlasting

Pseudognaphalium biolettii

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

California Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium californicum

Calscape.org

© 2011 Calscape

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

Wright's Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium canescens

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

White Rabbit-tobacco

Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Allison Rudalevige

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

Macoun's Everlasting

Pseudognaphalium macounii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Louis-M. Landry

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

Copyright © 2008 Adonis (Don) Tate

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

Pink Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium ramosissimum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Adonis (Don) Tate

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

Rosy Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium roseum

Calscape.org

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

Chilean Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium stramineum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

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

Pseudognaphalium thermale

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Deep Canyon Snapdragon

Pseudorontium cyathiferum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:

Stream Trillium

Pseudotrillium rivale

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Bigcone Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga macrocarpa

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Tree
Size: 24 - 144 ft tall
Form: 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

Low, Moderate

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Buchanan-Hermit

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 250 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Coast Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 250 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Short Woollyheads

Psilocarphus brevissimus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 R.C. Brody

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

Dwarf Woollyheads

Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Delta Woolly-marbles

Psilocarphus brevissimus var. multiflorus

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Round Woolly-marbles

Psilocarphus chilensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Carol W. Witham

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Tall Woolly-marbles

Psilocarphus elatior

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Ryan Batten

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Oregon Woollyheads

Psilocarphus oregonus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Slender Woolly-marbles

Psilocarphus tenellus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Paperflower

Psilostrophe cooperi

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

California Dalea

Psorothamnus arborescens

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mojave Indigo-bush

Psorothamnus arborescens var. arborescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1997 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Dalea

Psorothamnus arborescens var. californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Johnson False Dalea

Psorothamnus arborescens var. minutifolius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Dyebush

Psorothamnus emoryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fremont's Dalea

Psorothamnus fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Brent Miller

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Narrow-leaved Psorothamnus

Psorothamnus fremontii var. attenuatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Dr. James D. Adams

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fremont's Indigo-bush

Psorothamnus fremontii var. fremontii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nevada Dalea

Psorothamnus polydenius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Schott Indigobush

Psorothamnus schottii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Neal Kramer

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

Full Sun

Smoke Tree

Psorothamnus spinosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree
Size: 5 - 26 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Western Hoptree

Ptelea crenulata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

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

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pine Drops

Pterospora andromedea

Calscape.org

© 2009 F Delventhal

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Woodland Threadstem

Pterostegia drymarioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

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

Howell's Alkali Grass

Puccinellia howellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

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

Lemmon's Alkali Grass

Puccinellia lemmonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

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

Alaska Alkali Grass

Puccinellia nutkaensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Vernon Smith

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Nuttall's Alkali Grass

Puccinellia nuttalliana

Calscape.org

© 2009 Matt Lavin

Plant type: Grass
Size: 10 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Parish's Alkali Grass

Puccinellia parishii

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Grass
Size: 9 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Dwarf Alkali Grass

Puccinellia pumila

Calscape.org

-

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

California Alkaligrass

Puccinellia simplex

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Mexican Cliffrose

Purshia mexicana

Calscape.org

© 2000 Gary A. Monroe

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

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

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

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

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

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

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

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

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

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

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

Leafless Wintergreen

Pyrola aphylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Liverleaf Wintergreen

Pyrola asarifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Bog Wintergreen

Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Long-bracted Wintergreen

Pyrola asarifolia ssp. bracteata

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Cryptic Wintergreen

Pyrola crypta

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported: