Stiffbranch Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus rigidus

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Slender Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus tenuis

Calscape.org

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

Slender Bird's Beak

Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. tenuis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall , 1 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, White
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established, Never irrigate once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Moss Landing Common Sandaster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Moss Landing'

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Silver Carpet Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet'

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Prostrate, spreading, mounding
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Smart Aster Common Sandaster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Smart Aster'

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Flowering season: Summer, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Brown Dogwood

Cornus glabrata

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Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 5 - 20 ft tall
Form: Weeping
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

High, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Western Dogwood

Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Beaked Hazelnut

Corylus cornuta

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 - 26 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

California Hazel

Corylus cornuta ssp. californica

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 18 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Water Pygmyweed

Crassula aquatica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Pygmy-weed

Crassula connata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Succulent
Size: 0.8 - 4 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Black Hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 15 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Medium

Klamath Hawthorn

Crataegus gaylussacia

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Baker's Hawksbeard

Crepis bakeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Limestone Hawksbeard

Crepis intermedia

Calscape.org

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

Modoc Hawksbeard

Crepis modocensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 18 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Hall's Meadow Hawksbeard

Crepis runcinata ssp. hallii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Alkali Weed

Cressa truxillensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low

Spring Gold

Crocidium multicaule

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 12 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:

Turkey Mullein

Croton setiger

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Cream
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Wilkes' Cryptantha

Cryptantha ambigua

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Bearded Cryptantha

Cryptantha barbigera

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coast Range Cryptantha

Cryptantha corollata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gravel Cryptantha

Cryptantha decipiens

Calscape.org

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

Hedgehog Cryptantha

Cryptantha echinella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Flaccid Cryptantha

Cryptantha flaccida

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Slender Cryptantha

Cryptantha gracilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Common Cryptantha

Cryptantha intermedia

Calscape.org

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

Redroot Cryptantha

Cryptantha micrantha

Calscape.org

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

Tejon Cryptantha

Cryptantha microstachys

Calscape.org

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

Milo Baker's Cryptantha

Cryptantha milobakeri

Calscape.org

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

Mojave Cryptantha

Cryptantha mohavensis

Calscape.org

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

Prickly Popcorn Flower

Cryptantha muricata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Colusa Cryptantha

Cryptantha nemaclada

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Nevada Catseye

Cryptantha nevadensis

Calscape.org

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

Nevada Cryptantha

Cryptantha nevadensis var. nevadensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Sharp-nut Cryptantha

Cryptantha oxygona

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Wingnut Cryptantha

Cryptantha pterocarya

Calscape.org

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

Beaked Cryptantha

Cryptantha rostellata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Slender Cryptantha

Cryptantha sparsiflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Torrey's Cryptantha

Cryptantha torreyana

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Watson's Cryptantha

Cryptantha watsonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Arizona Cypress

Cupressus arizonica

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 82 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Joaquin Dodder

Cuscuta brachycalyx

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chaparral Dodder

Cuscuta californica

Calscape.org

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

Chaparral Dodder

Cuscuta occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Canyon Dodder

Cuscuta subinclusa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Golden Cholla

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, Green, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Indian Springparsley

Cymopterus aboriginum

Calscape.org

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

Panamint Springparsley

Cymopterus panamintensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Widewing Springparsley

Cymopterus purpurascens

Calscape.org

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

Rock Springparsley

Cymopterus terebinthinus var. petraeus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Black Flatsedge

Cyperus niger

Calscape.org

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

High

False Nutsedge

Cyperus strigosus

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

High

Brittle Bladderfern

Cystopteris fragilis

Calscape.org

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

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Searls' Prairie Clover

Dalea searlsiae

Calscape.org

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

Fringed Water-plantain

Damasonium californicum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:

One-spike Oat Grass

Danthonia unispicata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass
Size: 10 in tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly