Rocky Mountain Groundsel

Packera streptanthifolia var. streptanthifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Buek's Groundsel

Packera subnuda

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Cleftleaf Groundsel

Packera subnuda var. subnuda

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Desert Palafox

Palafoxia arida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron E. Sims

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Panicgrass

Panicum acuminatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

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

Low

Panicum acuminatum var. lindheimeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

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

Low

Witch Grass

Panicum capillare

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Louis-M. Landry

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

Low

Pennsylvania Pellitory

Parietaria pensylvanica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Michael Charters

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

San Bernardino Grass Of Parnassus

Parnassia cirrata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Fringed Grass

Parnassia fimbriata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 16 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Grass Of Parnassus

Parnassia palustris

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 26 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Luigi Rignanese

Plant type: Grass
Size: 11 - 24 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Brewer's Mitrewort

Pectiantia breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

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

Coastal Miterwort

Pectiantia ovalis

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Five Stamened Miterwort

Pectiantia pentandra

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Little Elephant's Head

Pedicularis attollens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

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

Elephant Heads

Pedicularis groenlandica

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

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

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Small Flowered Penstemon

Penstemon procerus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Western Small Flowered Penstemon

Penstemon procerus var. formosus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Rydberg's Penstemon

Penstemon rydbergii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Mountain Meadow Beardtongue

Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis

Calscape.org

© 1999 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Yampah

Perideridia californica

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Gairdner's Yampah

Perideridia gairdneri

Calscape.org

© 1977 J Schmidt

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Trent M. Draper

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Howell's Yampah

Perideridia howellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Parish's Yampah

Perideridia parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Dr. Mark S. Brunell

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Perideridia parishii ssp. latifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Wynn Anderson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Swamp Knotweed

Persicaria amphibia

Calscape.org

© 2005 Fabelfroh

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water Pepper

Persicaria hydropiperoides

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Willow Weed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Jake Ruygt

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Water Smartweed

Persicaria punctata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: White
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot

Petasites frigidus var. palmatus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Seaside Petunia

Petunia parviflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

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

Tall Phacelia

Phacelia procera

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Dana York

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Bolander's Mock Dandelion

Phalacroseris bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Timothy Canary Grass

Phalaris angusta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Reed Canarygrass

Phalaris arundinacea

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Grass
Size: 5 - 8 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

California Canarygrass

Phalaris californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Vernon Smith

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Lemmon's Canary Grass

Phalaris lemmonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Alpine Timothy

Phleum alpinum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 7 - 20 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Lanceleaf Fogfruit

Phyla lanceolata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Scouler's Surfgrass

Phyllospadix scouleri

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Torrey's Surfgrass

Phyllospadix torreyi

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Chris Wagner

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Siskiyou Beauty Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus 'Siskiyou Beauty'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Tilden Park Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus 'Tilden Park'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Engelmann Spruce

Picea engelmannii

Calscape.org

© 2007 Harvey Locke

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 213 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sitka Spruce

Picea sitchensis

Calscape.org

© 2009 Kimon Berlin

Plant type: Tree
Size: 40 - 230 ft tall
Form: Pyramidal, Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

American Pillwort

Pilularia americana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape. Photo take at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 112 ft tall , 40 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Shore Pine

Pinus contorta ssp. contorta

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Tree
Size: 112 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tamarack Pine

Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Tree
Size: 112 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Alaska Piperia

Piperia unalascensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:

Adobe Popcornflower

Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Steve Matson

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

Bracted Popcornflower

Plagiobothrys bracteatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Artist's Popcornflower

Plagiobothrys chorisianus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Madera Popcornflower

Plagiobothrys distantiflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sculptured Popcornflower

Plagiobothrys glyptocarpus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Plagiobothrys glyptocarpus var. glyptocarpus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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