Knotweed Spineflower

Chorizanthe polygonoides

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

Long-spined Spineflower

Chorizanthe polygonoides var. longispina

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

Knotweed Spineflower

Chorizanthe polygonoides var. polygonoides

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

Prostrate Spineflower

Chorizanthe procumbens

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 3 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Monterey Spineflower

Chorizanthe pungens

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

Ben Lomond Spineflower

Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Monterey Spineflower

Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens

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

Straight-awned Spineflower

Chorizanthe rectispina

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

Devil's Spineflower

Chorizanthe rigida

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

Robust Spineflower

Chorizanthe robusta

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

Scotts Valley Spineflower

Chorizanthe robusta var. hartwegii

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

Robust Spineflower

Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mojave Spineflower

Chorizanthe spinosa

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

Turkish Rugging

Chorizanthe staticoides

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Starlite Spineflower

Chorizanthe stellulata

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

One-awn Spineflower

Chorizanthe uniaristata

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 3 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sonoma Spineflower

Chorizanthe valida

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Potbellied Spineflower

Chorizanthe ventricosa

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Watson's Spineflower

Chorizanthe watsonii

Calscape.org

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

Wheeler's Spineflower

Chorizanthe wheeleri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.2 - 1 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Riverside Spineflower

Chorizanthe xanti

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

White-bracted Spineflower

Chorizanthe xanti var. leucotheca

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pinyon Spineflower

Chorizanthe xanti var. xanti

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Giant Chinquapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 98 - 148 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Golden Chinquapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla

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Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 20 - 100 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Giant Chinquapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor

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Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 16 - 98 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Bush Chinquapin

Chrysolepis sempervirens

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Long Flowered Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus depressus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Greene's Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus greenei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Truckee Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus humilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Stickyleaf Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. axillaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. lanceolatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Downy Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. puberulus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas' Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Yellow Cups

Chylismia brevipes

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Golden Suncup

Chylismia brevipes ssp. brevipes

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Western Water Hemlock

Cicuta douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Water Hemlock

Cicuta maculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Spotted Water Hemlock

Cicuta maculata var. angustifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bolander's Water-hemlock

Cicuta maculata var. bolanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rose Thistle

Cirsium andersonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Franciscan Thistle

Cirsium andrewsii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Arizona Thistle

Cirsium arizonicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Arizona Thistle

Cirsium arizonicum var. arizonicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Mountain Thistle

Cirsium arizonicum var. tenuisectum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Indian Thistle

Cirsium brevistylum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Ashland Thistle

Cirsium ciliolatum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Slough Thistle

Cirsium crassicaule

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Peregrine Thistle

Cirsium cymosum

Calscape.org

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

Gray-green Thistle

Cirsium cymosum var. canovirens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Peregrine Thistle

Cirsium cymosum var. cymosum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas' Thistle

Cirsium douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas' Thistle

Cirsium douglasii var. breweri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas' Thistle

Cirsium douglasii var. douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fountain Thistle

Cirsium fontinale

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Mount Hamilton Fountain Thistle

Cirsium fontinale var. campylon

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Crystal Springs Fountain Thistle

Cirsium fontinale var. fontinale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

San Luis Obispo Fountain Thistle

Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Suisun Thistle

Cirsium hydrophilum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly