Needle Spike-rush

Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Eleocharis acicularis var. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Purple Spikerush

Eleocharis atropurpurea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Beautiful Spikerush

Eleocharis bella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Bolander's Spikerush

Eleocharis bolanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Eleocharis coloradoensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Engelmann's Spikerush

Eleocharis engelmannii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Eleocharis engelmannii var. detonsa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Eleocharis engelmannii var. engelmannii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Common Spikerush

Eleocharis macrostachya

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Sand Spikerush

Eleocharis montevidensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Broad Spiked Spikerush

Eleocharis obtusa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Ovate Spikerush

Eleocharis ovata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Common Spike-rush

Eleocharis palustris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Parish's Spikerush

Eleocharis parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Small Spikerush

Eleocharis parvula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 14 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Fewflower Spikerush

Eleocharis quinqueflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Creeping Spikerush

Eleocharis radicans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Beaked Spikerush

Eleocharis rostellata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Suksdorf's Spikerush

Eleocharis suksdorfiana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

California Bottle Brush Grass

Elymus californicus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Great Basin Wild Rye

Elymus cinereus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Giant Wildrye

Elymus condensatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 2 - 8 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Weeping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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, Slow

Canyon Prince Wild Rye

Elymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gaviota Gray Giant Wild Rye

Elymus condensatus 'Gaviota Gray'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bottlebrush Squirreltail

Elymus elymoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Elymus elymoides var. brevifolius

Calscape.org

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

Elymus elymoides var. californicus

Calscape.org

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

Squirreltail

Elymus elymoides var. elymoides

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Blue Wildrye

Elymus glaucus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Western Rye Grass

Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Blue Wildrye

Elymus glaucus ssp. virescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Thickspike Wheatgrass

Elymus lanceolatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Streambank Wheatgrass

Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

American Dunegrass

Elymus mollis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Dune Wild Rye

Elymus mollis ssp. mollis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Big Squirreltail

Elymus multisetus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Flower Color: Brown, Green, Purple
Dormancy: Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pacific Wild-rye

Elymus pacificus

Calscape.org

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

Spreading Wheatgrass

Elymus scribneri

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Sierra Wild Rye

Elymus sierrae

Calscape.org

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

Western Wheat Grass

Elymus smithii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

False Wheatgrass

Elymus spicatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Stebbins' Wheat Grass

Elymus stebbinsii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Slender Wheatgrass

Elymus trachycaulus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Slender Wheatgrass

Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Creeping Wild Rye

Elymus triticoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Grey Dawn Creeping Wild Rye

Elymus triticoides 'Grey Dawn'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Elymus vancouverensis

Calscape.org

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

Whispering Bells

Emmenanthe penduliflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 34 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low

Whisperingbells

Emmenanthe rosea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 34 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Acton Encelia

Encelia actoni

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bush Sunflower

Encelia californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown, Purple, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

El Dorado Bush Sunflower

Encelia californica 'El Dorado'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Brittlebush

Encelia farinosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
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

Button Brittlebush

Encelia frutescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Virgin River Brittlebush

Encelia virginensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Obtuse Starwort

Engellaria obtusa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Boundary Ephedra

Ephedra aspera

Calscape.org

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

California Jointfir

Ephedra californica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Nevada Jointfir

Ephedra nevadensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 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

Very Low