Western Bracken Fern

Pteridium aquilinum

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hairy Brackenfern

Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mexican Cliffrose

Purshia mexicana

Calscape.org

© 2000 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Stansbury's Antelope Brush

Purshia stansburyana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Antelope Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall , 2 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 192 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Antelope Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata var. tridentata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum californicum

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Coast Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 82 ft tall , 15 - 35 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Coast Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 82 ft tall , 40 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Coastal Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 82 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Alvord Oak

Quercus alvordiana

Calscape.org

© 2010 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Scrub Oak

Quercus berberidifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Cream, Green, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Cedros Island Oak

Quercus cedrosensis

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Tree
Size: 7 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Canyon Live Oak

Quercus chrysolepis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Larry Blakely

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 30 - 90 ft tall , 30 - 60 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Muller Oak

Quercus cornelius-mulleri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Blue Oak

Quercus douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Ron Wolf

Plant type: Tree
Size: 16 - 82 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Nuttall's Scrub Oak

Quercus dumosa

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape.

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Very Slow, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Leather Oak

Quercus durata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 12 ft tall , 3 - 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Leather Oak

Quercus durata var. durata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 12 ft tall , 3 - 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

San Gabriel Oak

Quercus durata var. gabrielensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Engelmann Oak

Quercus engelmannii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 66 ft tall , 90 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
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
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Garry's Oak

Quercus garryana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 - 90 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
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

Garry's Oak

Quercus garryana var. breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Julie Kierstead Nelson

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 66 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Oregon White Oak

Quercus garryana var. garryana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree
Size: 66 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Oregon White Oak

Quercus garryana var. semota

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 1 - 66 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Tucker's Oak

Quercus john-tuckeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Black Oak

Quercus kelloggii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Tree
Size: 20 - 120 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Valley Oak

Quercus lobata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Tree
Size: 60 - 100 ft tall , 50 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Macdonald Oak

Quercus macdonaldii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly

Pacific Oak

Quercus pacifica

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Desert Oak

Quercus palmeri

Calscape.org

© 1995 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Santa Cruz Island Oak

Quercus parvula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 56 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Santa Cruz Island Oak

Quercus parvula var. parvula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Shreve Oak

Quercus parvula var. shrevei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Tree
Size: 56 - 72 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Tamalpais Oak

Quercus parvula var. tamalpaisensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Al Keuter

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Deer Oak

Quercus sadleriana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Island Oak

Quercus tomentella

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stickpen

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 66 ft tall , 35 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
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

Grey Oak

Quercus turbinella

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Huckleberry Oak

Quercus vacciniifolia

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 50 ft tall , 10 - 50 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, Very Low

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni var. wislizeni

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Green
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, Very Low

Lobed Ground-cherry

Quincula lobata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Plumseed

Rafinesquia californica

Calscape.org

© 2009 Eric in SF

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

New Mexico Plumseed

Rafinesquia neomexicana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Alisma Leaved Buttercup

Ranunculus alismifolius

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Plantainleaf Buttercup

Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Plantainleaf Buttercup

Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 George W. Hartwell

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Ranunculus alismifolius var. hartwegii

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Ranunculus alismifolius var. lemmonii

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Anderson's Buttercup

Ranunculus andersonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, White, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Common Water-crowfoot

Ranunculus aquatilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Ranunculus aquatilis var. aquatilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Hairleaf Water Buttercup

Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

California Buttercup

Ranunculus californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 - 28 in tall , 6 in wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ranunculus californicus var. californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Ranunculus californicus var. cuneatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Sacramento Valley Buttercup

Ranunculus canus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Rice

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 25 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Ranunculus canus var. ludovicianus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 25 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate