Parish's Brittlescale

Atriplex parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Parry's Saltbush

Atriplex parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Spear Orache

Atriplex patula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Vernal Pool Smallscale

Atriplex persistens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cattle Saltbush

Atriplex polycarpa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Smooth Saltbush

Atriplex pusilla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:

Tractscale

Atriplex serenana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Davidson's Saltscale

Atriplex serenana var. davidsonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bractscale

Atriplex serenana var. serenana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mojave Saltbush

Atriplex spinifera

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Subtle Orach

Atriplex subtilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Torrey's Saltbush

Atriplex torreyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Torrey's Saltbush

Atriplex torreyi var. torreyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Wedgescale

Atriplex truncata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bakersfield Smallscale

Atriplex tularensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Matscale

Atriplex watsonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

California Ayenia

Ayenia compacta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:

Mosquito Fern

Azolla filiculoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Size: 2 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mexican Mosquito Fern

Azolla microphylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Centennial Desert Broom

Baccharis 'Centennial'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Thompson Desert Broom

Baccharis 'Thompson'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Shortleaf Baccharis

Baccharis brachyphylla

Calscape.org

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

Saltmarsh Baccharis

Baccharis glutinosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Malibu Baccharis

Baccharis malibuensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Coyote Bush

Baccharis pilularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall , 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter, Summer, Fall
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 / week until established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Chablis Chaparral Broom

Baccharis pilularis 'Chablis'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dwarf Coyote Bush

Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Pozo Surf Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis 'Pozo Surf'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

San Bruno Lady Dwarf Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis 'San Bruno Lady'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Twin Peaks No. 2 Dwarf Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks No. 2'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Prostrate Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1-2 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate,
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis ssp. consanguinea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Pozo Surf Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis ssp. consanguinea 'Pozo Surf'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis ssp. pilularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Cream, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Pigeon Point Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis ssp. pilularis 'Pigeon Point'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Bruno Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis ssp. pilularis 'San Bruno'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Plummer's Baccharis

Baccharis plummerae

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

San Simeon Baccharis

Baccharis plummerae ssp. glabrata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Cream, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Plummer's Baccharis

Baccharis plummerae ssp. plummerae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Cream, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Mulefat

Baccharis salicifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 ft tall , 3 - 9 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Mule Fat

Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Cream, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High, Low, Moderate

Emory's Baccharis

Baccharis salicina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Broom Baccharis

Baccharis sarothroides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 12 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Desert Baccharis

Baccharis sergiloides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Encinitas Baccharis

Baccharis vanessae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Gila River Water Hyssop

Bacopa eisenii

Calscape.org

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

San Diego County Viguiera

Bahiopsis laciniata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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

Parish's Goldeneye

Bahiopsis parishii

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Death Valley Goldeneye

Bahiopsis reticulata

Calscape.org

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

Wild Marigold

Baileya multiradiata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Laxflower

Baileya pauciradiata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woolly Marigold

Baileya pleniradiata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Balsam Deltoid

Balsamorhiza deltoidea

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hooker's Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza hirsuta

Calscape.org

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

Hooker's Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza hookeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Woolly Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza lanata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:

California Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza macrolepis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Arrow Leaved Balsam Root

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Silky Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sericea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Serrated Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza serrata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported: