Plant Signs

Heartleaf Suncup

Chylismia cardiophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream

Wildlife supported:

Heartleaf Sun-cup

Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. robusta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Browneyes

Chylismia claviformis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 19 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, White

Wildlife supported:

Browneyes

Chylismia claviformis ssp. aurantiaca

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Browneyes

Chylismia claviformis ssp. claviformis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Brent Miller

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Browneyes

Chylismia claviformis ssp. cruciformis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Bill Harnach

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Clavate-fruited Primrose

Chylismia claviformis ssp. funerea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Chylismia claviformis ssp. integrior

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Clavate-fruited Primrose

Chylismia claviformis ssp. lancifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Peirson's Browneyes

Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Chylismia claviformis ssp. yumae

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Shockley's Evening-primrose

Chylismia heterochroma

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1976 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 40 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Lavender

Wildlife supported:

Chylismia munzii

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 19 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Chylismia walkeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Walker's Sun-cup

Chylismia walkeri ssp. tortilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Wingfruit Suncup

Chylismiella pterosperma

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 James M. Andre

Plant type: Grass

Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow, White

Wildlife supported:

Timwort

Cicendia quadrangularis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb

Wildlife supported:

Western Water Hemlock

Cicuta douglasii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 10 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Water Hemlock

Cicuta maculata

Calscape.org

© 2008 SriMesh

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Green

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Spotted Water Hemlock

Cicuta maculata var. angustifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Bolander's Water-hemlock

Cicuta maculata var. bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Bolander's Woodreed

Cinna bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Belinda Lo

Plant type: Grass

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Wood Reedgrass

Cinna latifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Sierra Pacific Industries

Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 - 7 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Enchanter's Nightshade

Circaea alpina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 12 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Small Enchanter's Nightshade

Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Rose Thistle

Cirsium andersonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Franciscan Thistle

Cirsium andrewsii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Arizona Thistle

Cirsium arizonicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Red

Wildlife supported:

Arizona Thistle

Cirsium arizonicum var. arizonicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Dylan Neubauer

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Desert Mountain Thistle

Cirsium arizonicum var. tenuisectum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Indian Thistle

Cirsium brevistylum

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 7 - 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Ashland Thistle

Cirsium ciliolatum

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Slough Thistle

Cirsium crassicaule

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Peregrine Thistle

Cirsium cymosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Gray-green Thistle

Cirsium cymosum var. canovirens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Peregrine Thistle

Cirsium cymosum var. cymosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Douglas' Thistle

Cirsium douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 7 - 16 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Douglas' Thistle

Cirsium douglasii var. breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Douglas' Thistle

Cirsium douglasii var. douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Jorg & Mimi Fleige

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Fountain Thistle

Cirsium fontinale

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Mount Hamilton Fountain Thistle

Cirsium fontinale var. campylon

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Crystal Springs Fountain Thistle

Cirsium fontinale var. fontinale

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

San Luis Obispo Fountain Thistle

Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Suisun Thistle

Cirsium hydrophilum

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Suisun Thistle

Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Mount Tamalpais Thistle

Cirsium hydrophilum var. vaseyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Charles Patterson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Cirsium inamoenum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Greene's Thistle

Cirsium inamoenum var. inamoenum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Mojave Thistle

Cirsium mohavense

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 7 - 8 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Desert Thistle

Cirsium neomexicanum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 7 - 8 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Cobweb Thistle

Cirsium occidentale

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Red, Purple, Pink, White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Purple, Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Very Low, Low

Snowy Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Compact Cobwebby Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. compactum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Coulter's Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. coulteri

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Cuesta Ridge Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. lucianum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Cobwebby Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Dr. Mark S. Brunell

Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Venus Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. venustum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Lost Thistle

Cirsium praeteriens

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported: