Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 8 - 12 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Bruno Mountain Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus 'San Bruno Mountain'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tilden Park Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus 'Tilden Park'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Variegata Canyon Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus 'Variegata'

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide
Form: Upright, spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Fragrant Snowberry

Symphoricarpos longiflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Creeping Snowberry

Symphoricarpos mollis

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Never irrigate once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Roundleaf Snowberry

Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Green
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Parish's Snowberry

Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Pink, Cream
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Mountain Snowberry

Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. rotundifolius

Calscape.org

© 2008 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Long Leaved Aster

Symphyotrichum ascendens

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate

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

Western Meadow Aster

Symphyotrichum campestre

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 John Doyen

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

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

Purple Haze Coast Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense 'Purple Haze'

Calscape.org

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

San Bernardino Aster

Symphyotrichum defoliatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Bob Allen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Leafy Aster

Symphyotrichum foliaceum

Calscape.org

© 2007 Magnus Manske

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

Full Sun

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

Greata's Aster

Symphyotrichum greatae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Allison Rudalevige

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Henderson's Aster

Symphyotrichum hendersonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Panicled Aster

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
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

Suisun Marsh Aster

Symphyotrichum lentum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Russell Huddleston

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Mountain Aster

Symphyotrichum spathulatum

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

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

Full Sun

Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. intermedium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Richard Spellenberg

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

Douglas Aster

Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Al Keuter

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Eastern Annual Saltmarsh Aster

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Saltmarsh Aster

Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Richard Spellenberg

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Dune Tansy

Tanacetum bipinnatum

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

California Dandelion

Taraxacum californicum

Calscape.org

Copyright © Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

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

Southern Tauschia

Tauschia arguta

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Glaucous Tauschia

Tauschia glauca

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tauschia

Tauschia hartwegii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

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

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Howell's Tauschia

Tauschia howellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Kellogg's Umbrellawort

Tauschia kelloggii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Parish's Umbrellawort

Tauschia parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 CDFA

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

Pacific Yew

Taxus brevifolia

Calscape.org

© 2005 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Tree
Size: 8 - 59 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Striped Horsebrush

Tetradymia argyraea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Duncan S. Bell

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cotton Catclaw

Tetradymia axillaris

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Longspine Horsebrush

Tetradymia axillaris var. axillaris

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Longspine Horsebrush

Tetradymia axillaris var. longispina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Spineless Horsebrush

Tetradymia canescens

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Hairy Horsebrush

Tetradymia comosa

Calscape.org

© 2006 National Park Service

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 4 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Littleleaf Horsebrush

Tetradymia glabrata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 12 ft tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Shortspine Horsebrush

Tetradymia spinosa

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Mojave Cottonthorn

Tetradymia stenolepis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Heath McAllister

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

Arctic Meadow-rue

Thalictrum alpinum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Meadow Rue

Thalictrum fendleri

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 1 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Fendler's Meadow Rue

Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 7 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Torrey's Meadow Rue

Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum

Calscape.org

© 2004 National Park Service

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Cream, Green, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist, Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

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

Turpentinebroom

Thamnosma montana

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Short-podded Thelypodium

Thelypodium brachycarpum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 California Academy of Sciences

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

Crisped Thelypody

Thelypodium crispum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Steve Matson

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

Nodding Thelypody

Thelypodium flexuosum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Mary Winter

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly