Plant Signs

New Mexico Plumseed

Rafinesquia neomexicana

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 6 - 19 in tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Silky Raillardella

Raillardella argentea

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Showy Raillardella

Raillardella pringlei

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 10 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Stem Raillardella

Raillardella scaposa

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Alisma Leaved Buttercup

Ranunculus alismifolius

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Plantainleaf Buttercup

Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 8 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Plantainleaf Buttercup

Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 28 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Ranunculus alismifolius var. hartwegii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 5 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Ranunculus alismifolius var. lemmonii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 14 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Anderson's Buttercup

Ranunculus andersonii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 8 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, White, Red

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Common Water-crowfoot

Ranunculus aquatilis

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 31 in tall

Flower Color: White, Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Ranunculus aquatilis var. aquatilis

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Hairleaf Water Buttercup

Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Carter's Buttercup

Ranunculus bonariensis

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Plant type: Annual herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Carter's Buttercup

Ranunculus bonariensis var. trisepalus

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

California Buttercup

Ranunculus californicus

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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:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ranunculus californicus var. californicus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 28 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Very Low

Ranunculus californicus var. cuneatus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 28 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Very Low

Sacramento Valley Buttercup

Ranunculus canus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 25 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Ranunculus canus var. canus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 25 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Ranunculus canus var. ludovicianus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 25 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Desert Buttercup

Ranunculus cymbalaria

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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:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Standing

Eschscholtz's Buttercup

Ranunculus eschscholtzii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 12 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Eschscholtz's Buttercup

Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. eschscholtzii

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Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. eschscholtzii

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 10 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Eschscholtz's Buttercup

Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. oxynotus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 10 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. suksdorfii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 10 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Yellow Water Buttercup

Ranunculus flabellaris

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Buttercup

Ranunculus flammula

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 18 in tall

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Greater Creeping Spearwort

Ranunculus flammula var. flammula

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 18 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Ranunculus flammula var. ovalis

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 18 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Smooth Buttercup

Ranunculus glaberrimus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 11 in tall

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Elliptical Buttercup

Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 10 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Sagebrush Buttercup

Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 10 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Gorman's Buttercup

Ranunculus gormanii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 8 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Delicate Buttercup

Ranunculus hebecarpus

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Frog's-bit Buttercup

Ranunculus hydrocharoides

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 10 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Waterfall False Buttercup

Ranunculus hystriculus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Lobb's Buttercup

Ranunculus lobbii

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 8 - 31 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Macoun's Buttercup

Ranunculus macounii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 12 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Western Buttercup

Ranunculus occidentalis

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 24 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Moderate

Ranunculus occidentalis var. dissectus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 24 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Ranunculus occidentalis var. howellii

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 24 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Western Buttercup

Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 24 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Ranunculus occidentalis var. ultramontanus

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Ranunculus occidentalis var. ultramontanus

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 24 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Straightbeak Buttercup

Ranunculus orthorhynchus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 34 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Bloomer's Buttercup

Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. bloomeri

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 34 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Straightbeak Buttercup

Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 34 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 34 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Popular Buttercup

Ranunculus populago

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Ranunculus populago

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Low Spearwort

Ranunculus pusillus

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 19 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Cursed Buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Cursed Buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus var. multifidus

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 6 - 19 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Woodland Buttercup

Ranunculus uncinatus

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 19 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Moderate

Eastwood's Bellflower

Ravenella angustiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 8 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Chaparral Harebell

Ravenella exigua

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Wildlife supported:

Griffin's Bellflower

Ravenella griffinii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 8 in tall

Flower Color: White, Red, Blue

Wildlife supported:

Sharsmith's Harebell

Ravenella sharsmithiae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 10 in tall

Flower Color: Purple

Wildlife supported:

Alder Buckthorn

Rhamnus alnifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 7 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green, White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Little Sur Coffeeberry

Rhamnus californica 'Little Sur'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Spiny Redberry

Rhamnus crocea

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate, Slow

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow