Juniperus communis var. jackii

Calscape.org

-

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

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis var. saxatilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

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

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Sierra Juniper

Juniperus grandis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Tree
Size: 39 - 85 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Western Juniper

Juniperus occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 2005 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Tree
Size: 25 - 49 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Utah Juniper

Juniperus osteosperma

Calscape.org

© 2007 Flicka

Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 - 26 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Chuparosa

Justicia californica

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer 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

Tecate Gold Chuparosa

Justicia californica 'Tecate Gold'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Caltrop

Kallstroemia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

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

Warty Caltrop

Kallstroemia parviflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

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

Little Leaf Mountain Laurel

Kalmia polifolia

Calscape.org

© 1995 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Yellow Bush Penstemon

Keckiella antirrhinoides

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 4 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Chaparral Beard Tongue

Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Gaping Keckiella

Keckiella breviflora

Calscape.org

© 2003 unknown

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Gaping Keckiella

Keckiella breviflora var. breviflora

Calscape.org

© 1984 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Hairless Gaping Keckiella

Keckiella breviflora var. glabrisepala

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Climbing Penstemon

Keckiella cordifolia

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape.

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Flare Heart-leaved Penstemon

Keckiella cordifolia 'Mountain Flare'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Orange
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Keckiella

Keckiella corymbosa

Calscape.org

© 1993 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Lemmon Beardtongue

Keckiella lemmonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Rothrock's Keckiella

Keckiella rothrockii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Keckiella rothrockii var. rothrockii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Blue Stemmed Keckiella

Keckiella ternata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Northern Blue Stemmed Keckiella

Keckiella ternata var. septentrionalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Blue Stemmed Keckiella

Keckiella ternata var. ternata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Milk Kelloggia

Kelloggia galioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:

Seep Kobresia

Kobresia myosuroides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Dr. Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Crown Of Thorns

Koeberlinia spinosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Black
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Slender-spined All Thorn

Koeberlinia spinosa var. tenuispina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Dustin Ray

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:

Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Louis-M. Landry

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 - 28 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Small Ground-cone

Kopsiopsis hookeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 Doreen L. Smith

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

California Ground-cone

Kopsiopsis strobilacea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

White Rhatany

Krameria bicolor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pima Rhatany

Krameria erecta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Winterfat

Krascheninnikovia lanata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Medium

Bolander's Madia

Kyhosia bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Tall Blue Lettuce

Lactuca biennis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Louis-M. Landry

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

Blue Lettuce

Lactuca tatarica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Lactuca tatarica ssp. pulchella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Scurf-pea

Ladeania lanceolata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coulter's Horseweed

Laennecia coulteri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Diablo Hareleaf

Lagophylla diabolensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Ryan O'Dell

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Forked Hareleaf

Lagophylla dichotoma

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Glandular Hareleaf

Lagophylla glandulosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Lesser Hareleaf

Lagophylla minor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 California Academy of Sciences

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

Branched Lagophylla

Lagophylla ramosissima

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Dotted Duckmeat)

Landoltia punctata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 George W. Hartwell

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Bristly Langloisia

Langloisia setosissima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Ron Wolf

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:

Lilac Sunbonnet

Langloisia setosissima ssp. punctata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Bristly Langloisia

Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Desert Rock Daisy

Laphamia intricata

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Inyo Rock Daisy

Laphamia inyoensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Nevada Rock Daisy

Laphamia megalocephala var. megalocephala

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:

Small-leaved Rock Daisy

Laphamia megalocephala var. oligophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 James M. Andre

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:

Hanaupah Rock Daisy

Laphamia villosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Drew Kaiser

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Lappula redowskii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Crowned Stickseed

Lappula redowskii var. cupulata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Western Stickseed

Lappula redowskii var. redowskii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Creosote Bush

Larrea tridentata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 12 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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