Spiny Menodora

Menodora spinescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Yellowcomet

Mentzelia affinis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Small Flowered Blazing Star

Mentzelia albicaulis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

United Blazingstar

Mentzelia congesta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Orange, Green
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Bushy Blazingstar

Mentzelia dispersa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

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

Blazing Star

Mentzelia gracilenta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Lynn Watson

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

Blazing Star

Mentzelia laevicaulis

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Lindley's Blazing Star

Mentzelia lindleyi

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Mentzelia longiloba

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

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

San Luis Blazingstar

Mentzelia micrantha

Calscape.org

© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Shining Blazingstar

Mentzelia nitens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

San Joaquin Blazingstar

Mentzelia pectinata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Sagebrush Bluebells

Mertensia oblongifolia

Calscape.org

© 2009 Wallace Keck

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

Full Sun

California Saxifrage

Micranthes californica

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Q-tips

Micropus californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Cottontop

Micropus californicus var. californicus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Q-tips

Micropus californicus var. subvestitus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Cut Leaved Scorzonella

Microseris laciniata

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Slender Phlox

Microsteris gracilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

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

Sticky Monkeyflower

Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens

Calscape.org

© 2008 Joe Decruyenaere

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bigelow's Monkeyflower

Mimulus bigelovii

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bolander's Monkeyflower

Mimulus bolanderi

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Parish's Monkeyflower

Mimulus parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 34 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Calico Monkeyflower

Mimulus pictus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High

Sandwort

Minuartia douglasii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Oblong Leafed Four O'clock

Mirabilis albida

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Winged Four O'clock

Mirabilis alipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Wishbone-bush

Mirabilis laevis

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

California Four O'clock

Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Wishbone Bush

Mirabilis laevis var. villosa

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Four O'clock

Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pony Beebalm

Monarda pectinata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Trent M. Draper

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 13 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Brewer's Monardella

Monardella breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 25 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Monardella breweri ssp. glandulifera

Calscape.org

-

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

Douglas' Monardella

Monardella douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Willowy Monardella

Monardella linoides

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2014

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Shelton's Coyote Mint

Monardella sheltonii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Russian River Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana 'Russian River'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 1 - 3 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Antonio Hills Monardella

Monardella villosa ssp. villosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Nuttall's Poverty Weed

Monolepis nuttalliana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 10 - 16 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:

Common Monolopia

Monolopia lanceolata

Calscape.org

© 2003 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

California Spineflower

Mucronea californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Navajo Muhly

Muhlenbergia arsenei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mexican Muhly

Muhlenbergia mexicana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Annual Muhly

Muhlenbergia minutissima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Grass
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Brown
Wildlife supported:

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Grass
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 4 ft wide
Form: Upright, Fountain
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
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, Medium, Slow

Common Muilla

Muilla maritima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Green, Brown
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Bristly Mousetail

Myosurus apetalus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.6 - 5 in tall
Wildlife supported:

Bristly Mousetail

Myosurus apetalus var. borealis

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:

Bristly Mousetail

Myosurus apetalus var. montanus

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:

Arizona Mousetail

Myosurus cupulatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:

Tiny Mousetail

Myosurus minimus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 5 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Green, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:

Siberian Water-milfoil

Myriophyllum sibiricum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Cooper's Lip Fern

Myriopteris cooperae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Coville's Lipfern

Myriopteris covillei

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low

Slender Lip Fern

Myriopteris gracilis

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Parry's Lip Fern

Myriopteris parryi

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Ground Nama

Nama aretioides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 5 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:

Rothrock's Nama

Nama rothrockii

Calscape.org

© 2003 Bureau of Land Management

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast