Mendocino Tarplant

Hemizonia congesta ssp. calyculata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 John Doyen

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

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. clevelandii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Keir Morse

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

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. congesta

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. lutescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulifolia

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Tracy's Tarplant

Hemizonia congesta ssp. tracyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Ellen Tatum

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

Cow Parsnip

Heracleum maximum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Curly Herissantia

Herissantia crispa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Chris Trask

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Stemless Dwarf Cudweed

Hesperevax acaulis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Stemless Evax

Hesperevax acaulis var. acaulis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Carol W. Witham

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Fire Evax

Hesperevax acaulis var. ambusticola

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Hesperevax acaulis var. robustior

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Julie Kierstead Nelson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Hogwallow Starfish

Hesperevax caulescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Rice

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:

Erect Dwarf Cudweed

Hesperevax sparsiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 7 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:

Shortleaved Evax

Hesperevax sparsiflora var. brevifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Erect Dwarf-cudweed

Hesperevax sparsiflora var. sparsiflora

Calscape.org

2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Jaeger's Caulostramina

Hesperidanthus jaegeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Desert Lily

Hesperocallis undulata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 6 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Hesperochiron

Hesperochiron nanus

Calscape.org

© Wallace Keck

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Dwarf Hesperochiron

Hesperochiron pumilus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Western Nettle

Hesperocnide tenella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Santa Cruz Cypress

Hesperocyparis abramsiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Al Keuter

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 49 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Santa Cruz Cypress

Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. abramsiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Al Keuter

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 49 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. butanoensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Joey Malone

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 49 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Baker's Cypress

Hesperocyparis bakeri

Calscape.org

© 2009 Themodoccypress

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 98 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Tecate Cypress

Hesperocyparis forbesii

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 ft tall , 25 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gowen Cypress

Hesperocyparis goveniana

Calscape.org

© 2010 Stickpen

Plant type: Tree
Size: 82 - 164 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

McNab Cypress

Hesperocyparis macnabiana

Calscape.org

© 2009 Themodoccypress

Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 - 39 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monterey Cypress

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Tree
Size: 59 - 82 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Citriodora Monterey Cypress

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa 'Citriodora'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 30 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Goldcrest Monterey Cypress

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa 'Goldcrest'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 40 ft tall , 12 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Piute Cypress

Hesperocyparis nevadensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1967 California Native Plant Society

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 128 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Pygmy Cypress

Hesperocyparis pygmaea

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Tree
Size: 3 - 164 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Sargent's Cypress

Hesperocyparis sargentii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 66 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Cuyamaca Cypress

Hesperocyparis stephensonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Joey Malone

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 52 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Glandular Western Flax

Hesperolinon adenophyllum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 John Game

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Two-carpellate Western Flax

Hesperolinon bicarpellatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Jake Ruygt

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Brewer's Western Flax

Hesperolinon breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

California Dwarf-flax

Hesperolinon californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Allen Springs Dwarf-flax

Hesperolinon clevelandii

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Marin Western Flax

Hesperolinon congestum

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Lake County Western Flax

Hesperolinon didymocarpum

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Coast Range Dwarf Flax

Hesperolinon disjunctum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

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

Drymaria-like Western Flax

Hesperolinon drymarioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © Niall McCarten and CNPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Smallflower Dwarf-flax

Hesperolinon micranthum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Slender Dwarf-flax

Hesperolinon spergulinum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Tehama County Western Flax

Hesperolinon tehamense

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Narrow-leaved Meconella

Hesperomecon linearis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Chaparral Yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2014

Plant type: Succulent
Size: 2 - 12 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
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

Water Star-grass

Heteranthera dubia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Rareflower Heterocodon

Heterocodon rariflorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 30 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Golden Berry Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia 'Davis Gold'

Calscape.org

Heteromeles arbutifolia 'Davis Gold'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 15 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Telegraph Weed

Heterotheca grandiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monarch Goldenaster

Heterotheca monarchensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Dana York

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly

Oregon False Goldenaster

Heterotheca oregona

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Heterotheca oregona var. compacta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 John Dittes

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Oregon Goldenaster

Heterotheca oregona var. oregona

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 Redwood National and State Parks

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Heterotheca oregona var. rudis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Jake Ruygt

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Heterotheca oregona var. scaberrima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Richard Spellenberg

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly