Asian Watermeal

Wolffia globosa

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Tongueshape Bogmat

Wolffiella lingulata

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Saber Bogmat

Wolffiella oblonga

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Oregon Cliff Fern

Woodsia oregana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Plummer's Woodsia

Woodsia plummerae

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Rocky Mountain Woodsia

Woodsia scopulina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Giant Chain Fern

Woodwardia fimbriata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Fern
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Narrow Leaf Mule Ears

Wyethia angustifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Bolander's Mule's Ears

Wyethia bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Barry Breckling

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

Hall's Mule Ears

Wyethia elata

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Shining Mule Ears

Wyethia glabra

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Whitehead Wyethia

Wyethia helenioides

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Rayless Mule's Ears

Wyethia invenusta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Neal Kramer

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

Humboldt County Wyethia

Wyethia longicaulis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:

Mule Ears

Wyethia mollis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Southern Mule's Ears

Wyethia ovata

Calscape.org

Judy Gibson 2018

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

El Dorado County Mule Ears

Wyethia reticulata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Christopher Bronny

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Annual Bristleweed

Xanthisma gracile

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Rush-like Bristleweed

Xanthisma junceum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Xanthisma spinulosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Spiny Goldenweed

Xanthisma spinulosum var. gooddingii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Cocklebur

Xanthium orientale

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Beargrass

Xerophyllum tenax

Calscape.org

© 2009 AlexAH

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 60 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mission Manzanita

Xylococcus bicolor

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 20 ft tall , 5 - 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Mecca-aster

Xylorhiza cognata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Blue
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Orcutt's Woody Aster

Xylorhiza orcuttii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Blue
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mojave Woodyaster

Xylorhiza tortifolia

Calscape.org

© 2008 Ciar

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

fast

Mojave-aster

Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

California Hedge Parsley

Yabea microcarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mountain Garland White Farewell-to-Spring

Yorkia unguiculata 'Mountain Garland White'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow, Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
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

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata var. baccata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Don Davis

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Joshua Tree

Yucca brevifolia

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 5 - 20 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mojave Yucca

Yucca schidigera

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 16 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Horned Pondweed

Zannichellia palustris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Davy's Centaury

Zeltnera davyi

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Tall Centaury

Zeltnera exaltata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Monterey Centaury

Zeltnera muehlenbergii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Spring-loving Centaury

Zeltnera namophila

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 James M. Andre

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

Alkali Centaury

Zeltnera trichantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Jake Ruygt

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

Canchalagua

Zeltnera venusta

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape.

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Lotebush

Ziziphus obtusifolia

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Graythorn

Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Parry's Jujube

Ziziphus parryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:

Parry's Jujube

Ziziphus parryi var. parryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Common Eelgrass

Zostera marina

Calscape.org

Totti 2020

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Wide-leaved Eelgrass

Zostera pacifica

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported: