Theodore Payne Foundation Inventory of CA Native Plants

Leopold's Rush

Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii

Type

Grass

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Mexican Rush

Juncus mexicanus

Type

Grass

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Brownhead Rush

Juncus nevadensis

Type

Grass

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Common Rush

Juncus patens

Type

Grass

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Elk Blue Spreading Rush

Juncus patens 'Elk Blue'

Type

Grass

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Irisleaf Rush

Juncus xiphioides

Type

Grass

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Chuparosa

Justicia californica

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Tecate Gold Chuparosa

Justicia californica 'Tecate Gold'

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Chaparral Beard Tongue

Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Climbing Penstemon

Keckiella cordifolia

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

White Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia calycina

Type

Shrub

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Fragrant Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia fragrans

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Scale Broom

Lepidospartum squamatum

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Little Peach Cliff Maids

Lewisia 'Little Peach'

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

California Prickly Phlox

Linanthus californicus

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Dunn's Lobelia

Lobelia dunnii var. serrata

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

High

Water Jacket

Lycium andersonii

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

California Box Thorn

Lycium californicum

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Santa Cruz Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleniifolius

Type

Tree

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Few-rayed Bushmallow

Malacothamnus densiflorus

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Southern Coastal Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. fasciculatus

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Hanging Valley Bushmallow

Malacothamnus lucianus 'Hanging Valley'

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Laurel Sumac

Malosma laurina

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Purisima Tree Mallow

Malva 'Purisima'

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Small Flowered Melica

Melica imperfecta

Type

Grass

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, Very Low

Sweet Susita Monkeyflower

Mimulus 'Sweet Susita'

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

High

Sticky Monkeyflower

Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens

Type

Shrub

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

High

Marian Sampson Coyote Mint

Monardella macrantha 'Marian Sampson'

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Desert Monardella

Monardella nana

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Mountain Coyote Mint

Monardella odoratissima

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Willowy Monardella

Monardella viminea

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Type

Grass

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Honey Mesquite

Neltuma odorata

Type

Tree

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Parry's Nolina

Nolina parryi

Type

Perennial herb, Succulent

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Hooker's Evening Primrose

Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Beavertail Pricklypear

Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris

Type

Shrub, Succulent

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Coast Prickly Pear

Opuntia littoralis

Type

Shrub, Succulent

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Plains Pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha

Type

Shrub, Succulent

Sun

Water

Vasey's Prickly Pear

Opuntia vaseyi

Type

Succulent

Sun

Water

Blue Palo Verde

Parkinsonia florida

Type

Tree

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Scarlet Bugler

Penstemon centranthifolius

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Firecracker Penstemon

Penstemon eatonii

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Blue Springs Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Springs'

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Margarita BOP Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Southern Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus var. australis

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Water

Palmer's Penstemon

Penstemon palmeri

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Desert Penstemon

Penstemon pseudospectabilis

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Goose Creek Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek'

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Marjorie Schmidt Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Marjorie Schmidt'

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Common Lippia

Phyla nodiflora

Type

Perennial herb

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Monterey Pine

Pinus radiata

Type

Tree

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Foothill Pine

Pinus sabiniana

Type

Tree

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Torrey Pine

Pinus torreyana ssp. torreyana

Type

Tree

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Western Sycamore

Platanus racemosa

Type

Tree

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Saltmarsh-fleabane

Pluchea odorata var. odorata

Type

Annual herb, Perennial herb

Sun

Water

Arrow Weed

Pluchea sericea

Type

Shrub

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

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