Fingertips

Dudleya edulis

Calscape.org

Copyright 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 8 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
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

Chalk Dudleya

Dudleya pulverulenta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 4 - 12 in tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
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

Panamint Dudleya

Dudleya saxosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb,Succulent
Size: 10 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Green, Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

White False Tickhead

Eatonella nivea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Cotton Top Cactus

Echinocactus polycephalus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Cottontop Cactus

Echinocactus polycephalus var. polycephalus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Calico Cactus

Echinocereus engelmannii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 3 - 24 in tall , 4 ft wide
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus engelmannii var. acicularis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Rice

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus engelmannii var. armatus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus engelmannii var. chrysocentrus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Howe's Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus engelmannii var. howei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1989 Wolfgang Blum

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Three Spine Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus mojavensis

Calscape.org

© 1995 Dieter Wilken

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Spike Rush

Eleocharis acicularis

Calscape.org

© 2007 Fabelfroh, Photographed by Kristian Peters

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 8 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Great Basin Wild Rye

Elymus cinereus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Larry Blakely

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Giant Wildrye

Elymus condensatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 2 - 8 ft wide
Form: Fountain, Weeping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Brown
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, Slow

Canyon Prince Wild Rye

Elymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gaviota Gray Giant Wild Rye

Elymus condensatus 'Gaviota Gray'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Clumping, spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Western Wheat Grass

Elymus smithii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Belinda Lo

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

Full Sun

False Wheatgrass

Elymus spicatus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Whispering Bells

Emmenanthe penduliflora

Calscape.org

© 2006 Curtis Clark

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 34 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Brittlebush

Encelia farinosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
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

Button Brittlebush

Encelia frutescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Virgin River Brittlebush

Encelia virginensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Panamint Daisy

Enceliopsis covillei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Sheryl Creer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 31 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Naked-stemmed Daisy

Enceliopsis nudicaulis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Boundary Ephedra

Ephedra aspera

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

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

California Jointfir

Ephedra californica

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Death Valley Ephedra

Ephedra funerea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Nevada Jointfir

Ephedra nevadensis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Longleaf Jointfir

Ephedra trifurca

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 James M. Andre

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 15 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mountain Ephedra

Ephedra viridis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 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, Very Low

Northern Willow Herb

Epilobium ciliatum

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2017

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

White Mallow

Eremalche exilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 Dan Post

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Kern Mallow

Eremalche parryi ssp. kernensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Fivespot

Eremalche rotundifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Christopher L. Christie

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Prickly Sandwort

Eremogone aculeata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Ballhead Sandwort

Eremogone congesta

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Red
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Eremogone macradenia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Booth's Evening Primrose

Eremothera boothii

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Red
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Long-capsule Suncup

Eremothera chamaenerioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White, Red
Wildlife supported:

Narrowleaf Suncup

Eremothera refracta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:

Shrubby Eriastrum

Eriastrum densifolium

Calscape.org

© 2005 National Park Service

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Miniature Eriastrum

Eriastrum diffusum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Woolstar

Eriastrum eremicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Woolstar

Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Many Flowered Eriastrum

Eriastrum pluriflorum

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sapphire Woollystar

Eriastrum sapphirinum

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Wilcox's Woollystar

Eriastrum wilcoxii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Cooper's Goldenbush

Ericameria cooperi

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Cooper's Goldenbush

Ericameria cooperi var. cooperi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Turpentine Bush

Ericameria laricifolia

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Desert Mountain Turpentine Brush

Ericameria laricifolia 'Desert Mountain'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Linear Leaved Goldenbush

Ericameria linearifolia

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 9 ft tall , 3 - 9 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Punctate Rabbitbrush

Ericameria paniculata

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Green

Ericameria teretifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rayless Daisy

Erigeron aphanactis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Scabland Fleabane

Erigeron bloomeri

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Dwarf Yellow Fleabane

Erigeron chrysopsidis var. austiniae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Clokey's Fleabane

Erigeron clokeyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

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