Black Seed Sand-spurrey

Spergularia atrosperma

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, White, Black
Wildlife supported:

Canadian Sandspurry

Spergularia canadensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Louis-M. Landry

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, White, Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:

Large Flowered Sand Spurry

Spergularia macrotheca

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

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

Full Sun

Spergularia macrotheca var. leucantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Sticky Sandspurry

Spergularia macrotheca var. longistyla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Christopher Bronny

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Saltmarsh Sand-spurrey

Spergularia marina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 George W. Hartwell

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Cinquefoil False Sagebrush

Sphaeromeria potentilloides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Cinquefoil Tansy

Sphaeromeria potentilloides var. potentilloides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1990 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Woollyhead Parsnip

Sphenosciadium capitellatum

Calscape.org

© 1991 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Douglas's Spirea

Spiraea douglasii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 7 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Irish Lady's-tresses

Spiranthes romanzoffiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

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

Common Duckmeat

Spirodela polyrhiza

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Ajuga Hedge Nettle

Stachys ajugoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate

White Hedge Nettle

Stachys albens

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Berg's Hedgenettle

Stachys bergii

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coastal Hedgenettle

Stachys chamissonis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 8 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Marsh Hedgenettle

Stachys palustris

Calscape.org

© 2005 Onderwijsgek

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Short Spike Hedge Nettle

Stachys pycnantha

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Rigid Hedge Nettle

Stachys rigida var. rigida

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Sonoma Hedgenettle

Stachys stricta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 George Jackson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Sitka Starwort

Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Northern Starwort

Stellaria calycantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

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

Crisp Starwort

Stellaria crispa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Longstalk Starwort

Stellaria longipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 11 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Goldie's Starwort

Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Umbellate Starwort

Stellaria umbellata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Western Featherbells

Stenanthium occidentale

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Claspleaf Twistedstalk

Streptopus amplexifolius

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Streptopus amplexifolius var. americanus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Fineleaf Pondweed

Stuckenia filiformis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Nicholas Jensen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Pondweed

Stuckenia pectinata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2018 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Nevada Pondweed

Stuckenia striata

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Leafcover Saltweed

Stutzia covillei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun

Horned Seablite

Suaeda calceoliformis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bush Seepweed

Suaeda nigra

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Seablite

Suaeda taxifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low

Water Awlwort

Subularia aquatica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

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

Star Swertia

Swertia perennis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Steve Matson

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

Eaton's Aster

Symphyotrichum bracteolatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 James Gonsman

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

California Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow, Standing

Dwarf Coast Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense 'Dwarf'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Parry's Leafy Aster

Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Parry's Aster

Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Short-rayed Alkali Aster

Symphyotrichum frondosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Lance Leaf Aster

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Mountain Aster

Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum

Calscape.org

2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Bog Aster

Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. yosemitanum

Calscape.org

2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Diffuseflower Evening Primrose

Taraxia subacaulis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

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

Small Coastal Germander

Teucrium cubense

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Wynn Anderson

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White, Blue
Wildlife supported:

Western Meadow Rue

Thalictrum occidentale

Calscape.org

© 1977 J. Schmidt

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Fewflower Meadow-rue

Thalictrum sparsiflorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Entireleaved Thelypody

Thelypodium integrifolium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

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

Entireleaved Thelypody

Thelypodium integrifolium ssp. affine

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 James M. Andre

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Showy Maiden Fern

Thelypteris puberula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Duncan S. Bell

Plant type: Fern
Size: 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Sonoran Maiden Fern

Thelypteris puberula var. sonorensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Duncan S. Bell

Plant type: Fern
Size: 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Western Red Cedar

Thuja plicata

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sugar Scoop

Tiarella trifoliata

Calscape.org

© 2007 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High

Piggyback Plant

Tolmiea menziesii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple, Green, Cream, White, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Cool Gold Piggy Back Plant

Tolmiea menziesii 'Cool Gold'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Taff's Gold Piggy Back Plant

Tolmiea menziesii 'Taff's Gold'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 6 - 12 in wide
Form: Clumping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast