Purslane Speedwell

Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis

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Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Marsh Speedwell

Veronica scutellata

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

Moderate

Alpine Speedwell

Veronica wormskjoldii

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 16 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Dog Violet

Viola adunca

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pioneer Violet

Viola glabella

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Hall's Violet

Viola hallii

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 9 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Small White Violet

Viola macloskeyi

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Marsh Violet

Viola palustris

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Russian River Wild Grape

Vitis californica 'Russian River'

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Plant type: Vine
Size: 20 - 40 ft tall , 20 - 40 ft wide
Form: Climbing
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Walker Ridge California Grape

Vitis californica 'Walker Ridge'

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Plant type: Vine
Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Climbing
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Wild Grape

Vitis girdiana

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Plant type: Shrub,Vine
Size: 10 - 50 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Fan Palm

Washingtonia filifera

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Plant type: Tree
Size: 49 - 66 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide
Form: Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
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

Fast

Spectacle Fruit

Wislizenia refracta

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 79 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Northern Watermeal

Wolffia borealis

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Columbian Watermeal

Wolffia columbiana

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Asian Watermeal

Wolffia globosa

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Tongueshape Bogmat

Wolffiella lingulata

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Saber Bogmat

Wolffiella oblonga

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Cocklebur

Xanthium strumarium

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Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Horned Pondweed

Zannichellia palustris

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Davy's Centaury

Zeltnera davyi

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Tall Centaury

Zeltnera exaltata

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

Monterey Centaury

Zeltnera muehlenbergii

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Spring-loving Centaury

Zeltnera namophila

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Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Alkali Centaury

Zeltnera trichantha

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

Common Eelgrass

Zostera marina

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Wide-leaved Eelgrass

Zostera pacifica

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported: