Palmer's Milkvetch

Astragalus palmeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Panamint Milkvetch

Astragalus panamintensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pomona Milk Vetch

Astragalus pomonensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 Steven Thorsted

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Pursh Loco Milkvetch

Astragalus purshii

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Rattan's Milkvetch

Astragalus rattanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bishop Milkvetch

Astragalus sepultipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 14 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Naked Milkvetch

Astragalus serenoi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Antisell Milkvetch

Astragalus trichopodus var. phoxus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Brent Miller

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Balloonpod Milkvetch

Astragalus whitneyi

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Scaly Cloak-fern

Astrolepis cochisensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Common Sandweed

Athysanus pusillus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

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

Athysanus unilateralis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Silver Saltweed

Atriplex argentea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 George W. Hartwell

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 31 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Shadscale

Atriplex canescens

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 10 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide
Form: Upright, Mounding
Growth rate: Fast, Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Shadscale

Atriplex confertifolia

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wedgescale

Atriplex truncata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Saltmarsh Baccharis

Baccharis glutinosa

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Brown
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Coyote Bush

Baccharis pilularis

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 10 ft tall , 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week until established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Chablis Chaparral Broom

Baccharis pilularis 'Chablis'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dwarf Coyote Bush

Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Pozo Surf Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis 'Pozo Surf'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Growth rate: Fast
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low

San Bruno Lady Dwarf Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis 'San Bruno Lady'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Twin Peaks No. 2 Dwarf Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks No. 2'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Plummer's Baccharis

Baccharis plummerae

Calscape.org

© 2007 National Park Service

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mulefat

Baccharis salicifolia

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 ft tall , 3 - 9 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Desert Baccharis

Baccharis sergiloides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Balsam Deltoid

Balsamorhiza deltoidea

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hooker's Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza hookeri

Calscape.org

© 2009 Wallace Keck

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

California Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza macrolepis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun

Arrow Leaved Balsam Root

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Calscape.org

© 1977 J Schmidt

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Sloughgrass

Beckmannia syzigachne

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Grass
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Piper's Barberry

Berberis aquifolium var. aquifolium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Shining Netvein Barberry

Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

Dwarf Mahonia

Berberis aquifolium var. repens

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
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

Fast

Fremont Barberry

Berberis fremontii

Calscape.org

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

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Red Fruited Mahonia

Berberis haematocarpa

Calscape.org

© 2009 Stickpen

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 10 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Island Barberry

Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 26 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

California Barberry

Berberis pinnata ssp. pinnata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Larry Sward

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 26 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Cutleaf Waterparsnip

Berula erecta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Common Stickyseed

Blennosperma nanum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Anna Bennett

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

King's Eyelash Grass

Blepharidachne kingii

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Grass
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Rough Eyelash

Blepharipappus scaber

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

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

Common Goldenstar

Bloomeria crocea

Calscape.org

© Copyright Lynn Watson (SB)

Plant type: Perennial herb,Geophyte
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Arched Elegant Rock Cress

Boechera arcuata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Brewer's Rock Cress

Boechera breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dieter Wilken

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

Partial Shade

Inyo Rockcress

Boechera inyoensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Gary A. Monroe

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

Small-flowered Rockcress

Boechera paupercula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

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

Perennial Rockcress

Boechera perennans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Dana York

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Beautiful Rock Cress

Boechera pulchra

Calscape.org

© 2008 joedecruyenaere

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

Full Sun

Sicklepod Rockcress

Boechera sparsiflora

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

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

Partial Shade

Scarlet Spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Needle Grama

Bouteloua aristidoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Needle Grama

Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Six-weeks Grama

Bouteloua barbata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Sixweeks Grama

Bouteloua barbata var. barbata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

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

Side Oats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Calscape.org

© 2008 Pethan

Plant type: Grass
Size: 6 - 24 in tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
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

Hoary Bowlesia

Bowlesia incana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

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

Brickell Bush

Brickellia californica

Calscape.org

© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall , 2 - 7 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Brickellbush

Brickellia californica var. californica

Calscape.org

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

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low