California Goosefoot

Chenopodium californicum

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly

Strawberry Blite

Chenopodium capitatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chenopodium capitatum var. parvicapitatum

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Aridland Goosefoot

Chenopodium desiccatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 5 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fremont's Goosefoot

Chenopodium fremontii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Oak-leaved Goosefoot

Chenopodium glaucum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chenopodium glaucum var. salinum

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Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hians Goosefoot

Chenopodium hians

Calscape.org

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

Mealy Goosefoot

Chenopodium incanum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chenopodium incanum var. occidentale

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Narrowleaf Goosefoot

Chenopodium leptophyllum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coastal Goosefoot

Chenopodium littoreum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nevada Goosefoot

Chenopodium nevadense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Goosefoot

Chenopodium pratericola

Calscape.org

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

Red Goosefoot

Chenopodium rubrum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 36 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chenopodium rubrum var. humile

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Large-seeded Goosefoot

Chenopodium simplex

Calscape.org

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

Watson's Goosefoot

Chenopodium watsonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 26 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, Weeping
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Burgundy Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Burgundy'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Form: Weeping
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Candy Stripe Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Candy Stripe'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Form: Weeping
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Maggie's Pink Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Maggie's Pink'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Form: Weeping
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 23 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Burgundy Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata 'Burgundy'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Weeping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Way Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata 'Desert Way'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Weeping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Little Prince's Pine

Chimaphila menziesii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pipsissewa

Chimaphila umbellata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Narrowleaf Soap Plant

Chlorogalum angustifolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Red Hills Soaproot

Chlorogalum grandiflorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: White, Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Soap Plant

Chlorogalum pomeridianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Spreading Soaproot

Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. divaricatum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Soap Plant

Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Narrow-leaf Spineflower

Chorizanthe angustifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Twolobe Spineflower

Chorizanthe biloba

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Two-lobe Spineflower

Chorizanthe biloba var. biloba

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hernandez Spineflower

Chorizanthe biloba var. immemora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Blakley's Spineflower

Chorizanthe blakleyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Brittle Spineflower

Chorizanthe brevicornu

Calscape.org

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

Brittle Spineflower

Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Great Basin Brittle Spineflower

Chorizanthe brevicornu var. spathulata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Brewer's Spineflower

Chorizanthe breweri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cleveland's Spineflower

Chorizanthe clevelandii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Wrinkled Spineflower

Chorizanthe corrugata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

San Francisco Spineflower

Chorizanthe cuspidata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

San Francisco Bay Spineflower

Chorizanthe cuspidata var. cuspidata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woolly-headed Spineflower

Chorizanthe cuspidata var. villosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Diffuse Spineflower

Chorizanthe diffusa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas' Spineflower

Chorizanthe douglasii

Calscape.org

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

Fringed Spineflower

Chorizanthe fimbriata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 12 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fringed Spineflower

Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Laciniate Spineflower

Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Howell's Spineflower

Chorizanthe howellii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Peninsular Spineflower

Chorizanthe leptotheca

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pink Spineflower

Chorizanthe membranacea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Spoon-sepal Spineflower

Chorizanthe obovata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Orcutt's Spineflower

Chorizanthe orcuttiana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 2 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Palmer's Spineflower

Chorizanthe palmeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Parry's Spineflower

Chorizanthe parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

San Fernando Valley Spineflower

Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Parry's Spineflower

Chorizanthe parryi var. parryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly