Common Sun Rose

Crocanthemum scoparium

Calscape.org

© 2011 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Crocanthemum scoparium var. scoparium

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Crocanthemum scoparium var. vulgare

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bisbee Peak Rush Rose

Crocanthemum suffrutescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Croton

Croton californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Turkey Mullein

Croton setiger

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Wiggins' Croton

Croton wigginsii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1996 Dean Wm. Taylor

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

Side-grooved Cryptantha

Cryptantha affinis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Bearded Cryptantha

Cryptantha barbigera

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Bearded Cryptantha

Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

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

Palm Springs Cryptantha

Cryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 James M. Andre

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

Cleveland's Cryptantha

Cryptantha clevelandii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Brent Miller

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cleveland's Cryptantha

Cryptantha clevelandii var. clevelandii

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coastal Cryptantha

Cryptantha clevelandii var. florosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coast Range Cryptantha

Cryptantha corollata

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tucson Cryptantha

Cryptantha cycloptera

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

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

Gravel Cryptantha

Cryptantha decipiens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Scrambling Cryptantha

Cryptantha dumetorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Flaccid Cryptantha

Cryptantha flaccida

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Gander's Cryptantha

Cryptantha ganderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

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

Common Cryptantha

Cryptantha intermedia

Calscape.org

2008 Keir Morse

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

Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2018 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rigid Cryptantha

Cryptantha juniperensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

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

Beach Cryptantha

Cryptantha leiocarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

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

Guadalupe Cryptantha

Cryptantha maritima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

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

Redroot Cryptantha

Cryptantha micrantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Minute-flowered Cryptantha

Cryptantha micromeres

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

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

Tejon Cryptantha

Cryptantha microstachys

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

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

Prickly Popcorn Flower

Cryptantha muricata

Calscape.org

© 2005 National Park Service

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Prickly-nut Cryptantha

Cryptantha muricata var. denticulata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

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

Jones' Cryptantha

Cryptantha muricata var. jonesii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Jordan Zylstra

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Showy Prickly-nut Cryptantha

Cryptantha muricata var. muricata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Michael G. Simpson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nevada Catseye

Cryptantha nevadensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sharp-nut Cryptantha

Cryptantha oxygona

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Wingnut Cryptantha

Cryptantha pterocarya

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Winged-nut Cryptantha

Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 James M. Andre

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

Purpus' Cryptantha

Cryptantha pterocarya var. purpusii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

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

Rattan's Cryptantha

Cryptantha rattanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Robert Steers/NPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pine Cryptantha

Cryptantha simulans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Torrey's Cryptantha

Cryptantha torreyana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Scented Cryptantha

Cryptantha utahensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

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

Finger-leaved Gourd

Cucurbita digitata

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Missouri Gourd

Cucurbita foetidissima

Calscape.org

© 2006 Curtis Clark

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coyote Melon

Cucurbita palmata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Brent Miller

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

Arizona Cypress

Cupressus arizonica

Calscape.org

© 2008 Zereshk

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 82 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Joaquin Dodder

Cuscuta brachycalyx

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chaparral Dodder

Cuscuta californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

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

Chaparral Dodder

Cuscuta californica var. californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chaparral Dodder

Cuscuta californica var. papillosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Field Dodder

Cuscuta campestris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Small-tooth Dodder

Cuscuta denticulata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Michelle Cloud-Hughes

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

Boggs Lake Dodder

Cuscuta howelliana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Carol W. Witham

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bigseed Alfalfa Dodder

Cuscuta indecora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Sierra Pacific Industries

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Large-seeded Dodder

Cuscuta indecora var. indecora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Sierra Pacific Industries

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cuscuta jepsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cuscuta nevadensis

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chaparral Dodder

Cuscuta occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Goldenthread

Cuscuta pacifica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

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

Cuscuta pacifica var. pacifica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Salt Dodder

Cuscuta salina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

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