Winged Water Starwort

Callitriche marginata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Clay Mariposa Lily

Calochortus argillosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Catalina Mariposa Lily

Calochortus catalinae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Club Haired Mariposa Lily

Calochortus clavatus var. clavatus

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Yellow Mariposa Lily

Calochortus luteus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall , 6 in wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Luis Mariposa Lily

Calochortus obispoensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red, Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Plummer's Mariposa Lily

Calochortus plummerae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Mt. Diablo Fairy Lantern

Calochortus pulchellus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily

Calochortus simulans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Yellow Mariposa

Calochortus superbus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Oakland Star Tulip

Calochortus umbellatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Butterfly Mariposa

Calochortus venustus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 4 - 24 in tall , 6 in wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Flower Color: Cream, Lavender, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Burgundy Mariposa Lily

Calochortus venustus 'Burgundy'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Intermediate Mariposa Lily

Calochortus weedii var. intermedius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Fremont's Western Rosinweed

Calycadenia fremontii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Sticky Calycadenia

Calycadenia multiglandulosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Spiked Western Rosinweed

Calycadenia spicata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Grassland Suncup

Camissonia lacustris

Calscape.org

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

Milk Maids

Cardamine californica

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Abrupt-beaked Sedge

Carex abrupta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Big Leaf Sedge

Carex amplifolia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Slender Beak Sedge

Carex athrostachya

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Valley Sedge

Carex barbarae

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Fountain
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Bolander's Sedge

Carex bolanderi

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Short Stem Sedge

Carex brevicaulis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Northwestern Sedge

Carex concinnoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dudley's Sedge

Carex densa

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Dewey Sedge

Carex deweyana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Coastal Star Sedge

Carex echinata ssp. phyllomanica

Calscape.org

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

Western Blister Sedge

Carex exsiccata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Greensheath Sedge

Carex feta

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Olney's Hairy Sedge

Carex gynodynama

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hasse's Sedge

Carex hassei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Timber

Carex hendersonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Eggbract Sedge

Carex leporina

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Shorter Scaled Sedge

Carex leptopoda

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Woodrush Sedge

Carex luzulina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mendocino Sedge

Carex mendocinensis

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Slough Sedge

Carex obnupta

Calscape.org

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

Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Clustered Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Laguna Mountain Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis 'Laguna Mountain'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ross Sedge

Carex rossii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Two Tooth Sedge

Carex serratodens

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate, High

Analogue Sedge

Carex simulata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Small Bract Sedge

Carex subbracteata

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Foothill Sedge

Carex tumulicola

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bodega Bay Foothill Sedge

Carex tumulicola 'Bodega Bay'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Lateral Sedge

Carex unilateralis

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade

Northwest Territory Sedge

Carex utriculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Tiburon Paintbrush

Castilleja affinis ssp. neglecta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Valley Tassels

Castilleja attenuata

Calscape.org

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

Vernal Pool Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja campestris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Succulent Owl's-clover

Castilleja campestris ssp. succulenta

Calscape.org

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

Purple Owl's Clover

Castilleja exserta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Texas Paintbrush

Castilleja foliolosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
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

Sagebrush Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja lineariloba

Calscape.org

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

Annual Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis

Calscape.org

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

Cream Sacs

Castilleja rubicundula ssp. lithospermoides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Coulter's Wild Cabbage

Caulanthus coulteri

Calscape.org

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

Yellow Mustard

Caulanthus flavescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Cream, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun