Tracy's Collomia

Collomia tracyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

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

Las Animas Colubrina

Colubrina californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © University of California Museum of Paleontology

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:

Bastard Toadflax

Comandra umbellata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 13 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bastard Toad Flax

Comandra umbellata ssp. californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Summer Holly

Comarostaphylis diversifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © R. Mitchel Beauchamp and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 3 - 15 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Summer Holly

Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. diversifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Anna Bennett

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Summer Holly

Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. planifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Purple Marsh Cinquefoil

Comarum palustre

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Samiland Gentian

Comastoma tenellum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Bitter Snakewood

Condalia globosa

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 13 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Spiny Abrojo

Condalia globosa var. pubescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 13 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Desert Lavender

Condea emoryi

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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

Silver Lining Desert Lavender

Condea emoryi 'Silver Lining'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Conioselinum pacificum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nevin's Woolly Sunflower

Constancea nevinii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
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

Canyon Silver Catalina Silverlace

Constancea nevinii 'Canyon Silver'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Small-flowered Morning-glory

Convolvulus simulans

Calscape.org

Copyright © Angelika Brinkman-Busi and CNPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Oregon Goldthread

Coptis laciniata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 David McClurg

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 10 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Spotted Coralroot

Corallorhiza maculata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple, Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Spotted Coral-root

Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Spotted Coralroot

Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Western Coralroot

Corallorhiza mertensiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 20 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Purple, Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:

Striped Coralroot

Corallorhiza striata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Northern Coralroot

Corallorhiza trifida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Barry Rice

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Yakima Bird's-beak

Cordylanthus capitatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © Gary Schoolcraft and CNPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Desert Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus eremicus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Bird's-beak

Cordylanthus eremicus ssp. eremicus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Kern Plateau Bird's-beak

Cordylanthus eremicus ssp. kernensis

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

King's Bird's-beak

Cordylanthus kingii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Heller's Bird's-beak

Cordylanthus kingii ssp. helleri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nevin's Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus nevinii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mount Diablo Bird's-beak

Cordylanthus nidularius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Small-flowered Bird's-beak

Cordylanthus parviflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hairy Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus pilosus

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 48 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hansen's Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus pilosus ssp. hansenii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hairy Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus pilosus ssp. pilosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hairy Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus pilosus ssp. trifidus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pringle's Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus pringlei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jake Ruygt

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bushy Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus ramosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Stiffbranch Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus rigidus

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

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

Partial Shade

Short-bracted Bird's-beak

Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. brevibracteatus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Seaside Bird's-beak

Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. littoralis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rigid Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. rigidus

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setiger

Calscape.org

2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Slender Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus tenuis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fresno County Bird's-beak

Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. barbatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Debra L. Cook

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Serpentine Bird's-beak

Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. brunneus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pennell's Bird's-beak

Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. capillaris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Pallid Bird's-beak

Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. pallescens

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Slender Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. tenuis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Slender Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. viscidus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall , 1 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Moss Landing Common Sandaster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Moss Landing'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Silver Carpet Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet'

Calscape.org

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet'

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, spreading, mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Smart Aster Common Sandaster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Smart Aster'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

American Bugseed

Corispermum americanum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Drew Kaiser

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

American Bugseed

Corispermum americanum var. americanum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Drew Kaiser

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Brown Dogwood

Cornus glabrata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 5 - 20 ft tall
Form: Weeping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Pacific Dogwood

Cornus nuttallii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 12 - 66 ft tall , 6 - 30 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Red Osier Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Calscape.org

© 2008 Wildfeuer

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 4 - 13 ft tall , 9 - 15 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow, Standing