Rush Pussytoes

Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Richard Spellenberg

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Yellow Twining Snapdragon

Antirrhinum filipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Valley Ringstem

Anulocaulis annulatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca

Calscape.org

© 2013 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 20 ft tall , 6 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Los Angeles Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca 'Los Angeles'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Malibu Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca 'Malibu'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 12 - 15 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Margarita Pearl Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca 'Margarita Pearl'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 9 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wayne's Dwarf Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca 'Wayne's Dwarf'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: slow
Flower Color: White, Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Prickly Poppy

Argemone corymbosa

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Orange
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Chicalote

Argemone munita

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Jones' False Cloak-fern

Argyrochosma jonesii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Sixweeks Threeawn

Aristida adscensionis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 James M. Andre

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

California Three-awn

Aristida californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Oldfield Three-awn

Aristida oligantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Purple Three Awn

Aristida purpurea

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Flower Color: Red, Purple, Cream, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Red Three Awn

Aristida purpurea var. longiseta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Trent M. Draper

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Nealley Three-awn

Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Parish Three-awn

Aristida purpurea var. parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Purple Threeawn

Aristida purpurea var. purpurea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wright Three-awn

Aristida purpurea var. wrightii

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Grass
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Soro Arnica

Arnica sororia

Calscape.org

© Wallace Keck

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Low Sagebrush

Artemisia arbuscula

Calscape.org

© 2003 NRCS

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

California Sagebrush

Artemisia californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 8 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
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, Slow

Canyon Gray Sagebrush

Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray'

Calscape.org

Artemisia californica 'Canyon Gray'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 10 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
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

Montara Sagebrush

Artemisia californica 'Montara'

Calscape.org

Artemisia californica 'Montara'

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Silver Sagebrush

Artemisia cana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Silver Sagebrush

Artemisia cana ssp. bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Wild Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Silver Wormwood

Artemisia ludoviciana

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Silver King Wormwood

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver King'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Silver Queen Silver Wormwood

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Valerie Finnis Wormwood

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Budsage

Artemisia spinescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 15 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
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

Whitestem Milkweed

Asclepias albicans

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pallid Milkweed

Asclepias cryptoceras

Calscape.org

© National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Red, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Milkweed

Asclepias erosa

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Skeleton Milkweed

Asclepias subulata

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sharpkeel Milkvetch

Astragalus acutirostris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Astragalus allochrous

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Anderson's Milkvetch

Astragalus andersonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Annual Desert Milkvetch

Astragalus aridus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mourning Milkvetch

Astragalus atratus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Dana York

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

Klamath Milkvetch

Astragalus californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Canadian Milkvetch

Astragalus canadensis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 22 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Shorttooth Canadian Milkvetch

Astragalus canadensis var. brevidens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 22 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Case's Milkvetch

Astragalus casei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cima Milkvetch

Astragalus cimae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Curvepod Milkvetch

Astragalus curvicarpus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sickle Milkvetch

Astragalus curvicarpus var. curvicarpus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Dwarf White Milkvetch

Astragalus didymocarpus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas' Milkvetch

Astragalus douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Schusteff

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

Basalt Milkvetch

Astragalus filipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Geyer's Milkvetch

Astragalus geyeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gibbs' Milkvetch

Astragalus gibbsii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cedros Milkvetch

Astragalus insularis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Duncan S. Bell

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Humboldt River Milkvetch

Astragalus iodanthus var. iodanthus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Spiny Milkvetch

Astragalus kentrophyta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Layne Milkvetch

Astragalus layneae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Spotted Locoweed

Astragalus lentiginosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

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