Spreading Yellowcress

Rorippa sinuata

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Roundfruit Yellowcress

Rorippa sphaerocarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

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

Tahoe Yellow Cress

Rorippa subumbellata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

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

Modoc Yellowcress

Rorippa tenerrima

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sierran Dwarf Rose

Rosa bridgesii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Wildrose

Rosa californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

First Dawn California Wild Rose

Rosa californica 'First Dawn'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wood Rose

Rosa gymnocarpa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 6 - 9 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding, Weeping
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Purple, Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Dwarf Rose

Rosa gymnocarpa var. gymnocarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gasquet Rose

Rosa gymnocarpa var. serpentina

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 52 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Small Leaved Rose

Rosa minutifolia

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo taken at Quail Botanical Garden

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
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, Slow

Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana

Calscape.org

© 2006 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Rosa nutkana ssp. macdougalii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Thayne Tuason

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana ssp. nutkana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Pine Rose

Rosa pinetorum

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low

Swamp Rose

Rosa pisocarpa

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Ahart Rose

Rosa pisocarpa ssp. ahartii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cluster

Rosa pisocarpa ssp. pisocarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Ground Rose

Rosa spithamea

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 9 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii ssp. ultramontana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Fast

Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii var. glabrata

Calscape.org

Rosa woodsii var. glabrata

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Tehachapi Rose

Rosa woodsii var. gratissima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Cuyamaca Raspberry

Rubus glaucifolius

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Flower Color: White, Red
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

American Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Calscape.org

© 2007 Vassil

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 5 - 9 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Rough Fruit Berry

Rubus lasiococcus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Flower Color: White, Red
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Western Raspberry

Rubus leucodermis

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 1 - 7 ft tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Purple, Red, Blue, Black
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Snow Dwarf Bramble

Rubus nivalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Chris Wagner

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 8 ft tall
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Salmon Berry

Rubus spectabilis

Calscape.org

© 2006 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall , 30 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Blackberry

Rubus ursinus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 2 - 6 ft tall , 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

California Coneflower

Rudbeckia californica

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Western Cone Flower

Rudbeckia occidentalis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Urban

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

California Dock

Rumex californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Willow Dock

Rumex crassus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Golden Dock

Rumex fueginus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Doreen L. Smith

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 28 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Canaigre

Rumex hymenosepalus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 40 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rumex lacustris

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 30 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Dock

Rumex occidentalis

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Alpine Sheep Sorrel

Rumex paucifolius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rumex persicarioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Ryan Batten

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 36 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Willow Dock

Rumex salicifolius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Rumex transitorius

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 28 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rumex triangulivalvis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

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

Rumex utahensis

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Winged Dock

Rumex venosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Violet Dock

Rumex violascens

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 30 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Common Rupertia

Rupertia physodes

Calscape.org

© 2005 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Parish's Rupertia

Rupertia rigida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Chris Wagner, SBNF

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

Sagittaria montevidensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Joseph Dougherty/ecology.org

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

Sagittaria montevidensis ssp. calycina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Dwarf Saltwort

Salicornia bigelovii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Ron Vanderhoff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Virginia Glasswort

Salicornia depressa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Doreen L. Smith

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Pickleweed

Salicornia pacifica

Calscape.org

© 2006 Brian.gratwicke

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Gray Willow

Salix bebbiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Louis-M. Landry

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 12 - 26 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Booth's Willow

Salix boothii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 12 - 24 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green, Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Shortfruit Willow

Salix brachycarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1993 Dan Post

Plant type: Tree
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High

Short-fruited Willow

Salix brachycarpa var. brachycarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1993 Dan Post

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

High

Brewer's Willow

Salix breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Del Norte Willow

Salix delnortensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Norman Jensen

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High