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A California native plant nursery serving San Diego, Escondido, Temecula, Fallbrook, Riverside, Orange and most of Southern California..
A California native plant nursery with information about birds, wildlife, butterflies, hummingbirds, nursery, native, plants, gardening and landscaping.

A description and list of California native plants that live in the chaparral plant community.
A description and list of plants that occur in the desert plant community Creosote scrub.
A description of the genus and species, (scientific name specific for each plant type) and other generic native garden flower characteristics.

A description of the plant species that occur in the Bristle Cone Pine forest.
A generic plant glossary for California native plants.
A list of California native plants tolerant of deer and fire.
A list of California native plants tolerant of deer and fire.
A native garden in May
A Native landscaping in Nipomo.
A Native landscaping in Nipomo.
A native plant nursery grows weird plants!
A native plant nursery grows weird plants!
A native plant nursery grows weird plants!
A native pond garden for your home in May
A Short lesson in planting a single California native plant

A Short lesson in planting, mulching and watering California native plants

A wet and shady native garden in May
Abies bracteata Santa Lucia Fir.

Abies procera Noble Fir.
About California's Climate and Such

Abronia latifolia Yellow Sand Verbena.
Abronia maritima Sand verbena.

Abronia pogonantha Desert Sand Verbena.
Abronia umbellata Beach Sand Verbena, Purple Sand Verbena.

Abronia villosa aurita Sand Verbena.
Abronia villosa villosa Sand Verbena.
Abronia villosa villosa Sand Verbena.
Acacia farnesiana Sweet Acacia.
Acacia farnesiana Sweet Acacia.
Acalypha californica Copper Leaf.
Acalypha californica Copper Leaf.
Acer circinatum Vine Maple, Mountain Maple.
Acer circinatum Vine Maple, Mountain Maple.
Acer glabrum torreya Mountain Maple.
Acer glabrum torreya Mountain Maple.
Achillea millefolium arenicola 
Achillea millefolium arenicola 
Achillea millefolium lanulosa Mountain Yarrow.

Acmon Blue Butterfly is easy to attract to a native garden.
Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise.
Agave shawii Coastal Agave.
Agoseris grandiflora 
Agrostis hooverii 
Agrostis pallens Bent Grass.
Agrostis pallens Bent Grass.
Agrostis thurberiana 

Alfalfa Butterfly in a California Garden
Alkali Sink/Salt Marsh
Alkali Sink/Salt Marsh
Allen's Hummingbird 

Allium crispum Wild Onion.
Alnus oregana Red Alder.

Amelanchier utahensis Utah Service Berry.
American Painted Lady Butterfly in a Calfironia native garden.
American Painted Lady Butterfly in a Calfironia native garden.
An introduction to a California native plants, their ecosystems,, plant communities, herbicides, diseases, garden and restorations ideas..
Anna's Hummingbird

Antirrhinum coulterianum Coulters Snapdragon.
Antirrhinum kelloggii Climbing Snapdragon.
Antirrhinum multiflorum Multiflowered Snapdragon.
Antirrhinum nuttallianum 

Aquilegia eximia Serpentine Columbine.
Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine.
Aquilegia pubescens Sierra Columbine.

Aquilegia shockleyi Desert Columbine.

Arctic/ alpine/ tundra
Arctostaphylos canescens Hoary Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos canescens Hoary Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos columbiana Hairy Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos columbiana Hairy Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos crustacea Brittleleaf Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos crustacea Brittleleaf Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos cruzensis La Cruz Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos cruzensis La Cruz Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos cushingiana Mouse Mound Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos cushingiana Mouse Mound Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos densiflora Harmony Manzanita Harmony.
Arctostaphylos densiflora Howard McMinn Manzanita Howard McMinn manzania.

Arctostaphylos densiflora Sentinel Manzanita Sentinel Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos edmundsii Big Sur Manzanita 
Arctostaphylos edmundsii Big Sur Manzanita 
Arctostaphylos edmundsii Carmel Sur Manzanita Sur Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos edmundsii Danville Manzanita Big Sur Manzanita.

Arctostaphylos edmundsii Indian Hill Manzanita groundcover.
Arctostaphylos edmundsii parvifolia Sur Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos edmundsii parvifolia Sur Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos glandulosa adamsii Laguna Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos glandulosa adamsii Laguna Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos glandulosa campbelliae Eastwood Manzanita.

Arctostaphylos glandulosa glandulosa 
Arctostaphylos glandulosa howellii Harris Grade manzanita.
Arctostaphylos glandulosa howellii Harris Grade manzanita.
Arctostaphylos glandulosa mollis 
Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp.crassifolia Del Mar Manzanita 

Arctostaphylos glandulosa zacaensis San Marcos Manzanita 
Arctostaphylos glauca Big Berry Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos glauca Dwaine's Dwarf Dwaine's Dwarf.
Arctostaphylos glauca Dwaine's Dwarf Dwaine's Dwarf.
Arctostaphylos glauca Frazier Park Manzanita Mt. Pinos Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos glauca Frazier Park Manzanita Mt. Pinos Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos glauca Los Angeles Santa Monica Big Berry Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos glauca Los Angeles Santa Monica Big Berry Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos glauca Ramona Manzanita Ramona Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos glauca Ramona Manzanita Ramona Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos hookeri franciscana Franciscana Manzanita Franciscan Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos hookeri hearstiorum 
Arctostaphylos hookeri hearstiorum 
Arctostaphylos hookeri Monterey Carpet manzanita Monterey Pine Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos hookeri Monterey Carpet manzanita Monterey Pine Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos hookerii X pajaroensis Sunset Manzanita Groundcover Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos hookerii X pajaroensis Sunset Manzanita Groundcover Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos hooveri Hoovers Manzanita 
Arctostaphylos hooveri Hoovers Manzanita 
Arctostaphylos insularis Island Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos insularis Island Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos luciana Adelaide Manzanita Santa Lucia Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos luciana Adelaide Manzanita Santa Lucia Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos manzanita Dr. Hurd Manzanita Tree Northern California Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos manzanita Real manzanita Manzanita Tree.
Arctostaphylos manzanita Real manzanita Manzanita Tree.
Arctostaphylos manzanita_x_densiflora Austin Griffiths Manzanita Austin Griifin's Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos manzanita_x_densiflora Austin Griffiths Manzanita Austin Griifin's Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos mariposa Mariposa Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos mariposa Mariposa Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos mewukka Indian Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos mewukka Indian Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos morroensis Park View Manzanita Morro Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos myrtifolia Ione Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos myrtifolia Ione Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos nevadensis Pinemat Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos nevadensis Pinemat Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos nummularia Glossyleaf Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos nummularia Glossyleaf Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos nummularia sensitiva Glossyleaf Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos nummularia sensitiva Glossyleaf Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos obispoensis San Luis Obispo Manzanita Serpentine Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos osoensis SLO Valley Manzanita 
Arctostaphylos osoensis SLO Valley Manzanita 
Arctostaphylos otayensis Otay Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos pacifica x San Bruno Carpet.
Arctostaphylos pacifica x San Bruno Carpet.
Arctostaphylos parryana Snow Lodge Manzanita Parry Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos parryana Snow Lodge Manzanita Parry Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos parryana Snow Lodge Manzanita Parry Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos patula Greenleaf Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos patula Greenleaf Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos patula platyphylla Julian Manzanita Cuyamaca Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos pechoensis Margarita's Joy Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos pechoensis Pecho Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos pechoensis Pecho Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos pilosula pilosula Atascadero Manzanita Santa Margarita Manzanita, Atascadero Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos pilosula pilosula Atascadero Manzanita Santa Margarita Manzanita, Atascadero Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos pilosula pismoensis Wells' Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos pilosula pismoensis Wells' Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos pringlei drupacea Idyllwild Manzanita Pinkbract Manzanita, Cuyamaca Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos pringlei drupacea Idyllwild Manzanita Pinkbract Manzanita, Cuyamaca Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos pumila Dune Manzanita, Sandmat Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos purissima Burton Mesa Groundcover Lompoc Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos purissima Petite Margarita Lompoc Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos purissima Petite Margarita Lompoc Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos rainbowensis 
Arctostaphylos rainbowensis 
Arctostaphylos refugioensis Refugio Manzanita Refugio Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos refugioensis Refugio Manzanita Refugio Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos rudis Burton Beauty Manzanita 
Arctostaphylos rudis Burton Beauty Manzanita 
Arctostaphylos rudis ShagBark Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos rudis ShagBark Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos standfordiana 
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana bakeri Louis Edmunds Manzanita 
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana stanfordiana Zin Manzanita Napa Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana stanfordiana Zin Manzanita Napa Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos tomentosa subcordata Santa Cruz Island Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos tomentosa Woollyleaf Manzanita, Explorers Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos tomentosa Woollyleaf Manzanita, Explorers Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Point Reyes Manzanita Bearberry, kinnikinnick, sandberry.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Point Reyes Manzanita Bearberry, kinnikinnick, sandberry.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Radiant Manzanita bearberry, kinnikinnick, sandberry.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Radiant Manzanita bearberry, kinnikinnick, sandberry.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Radiant Manzanita bearberry, kinnikinnick, sandberry.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi saxicola 
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi saxicola 
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi suborbiculata San Bruno California Bearberry.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi suborbiculata San Bruno California Bearberry.
Arctostaphylos viridissima McMinn's Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos viridissima McMinn's Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. viscida 
Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. viscida 
Arctostaphylos wellsii Wells Manzanita Pismo Manzanita, Wells Manzanita.
Arctostaphylos wellsii Wells Manzanita Pismo Manzanita, Wells Manzanita.
Argemone munita Prickly Poppy.
Argemone munita Prickly Poppy.
Armeria maritima californica Thrift.
Armeria maritima californica Thrift.
Armeria maritima californica Thrift.
Arnica parryi sonnei Frog Flower.
Arnica parryi sonnei Frog Flower.
Artemisia cana Bolanderi Bodie Sage.
Artemisia cana Bolanderi Bodie Sage.
Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort.
Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort.
Artemisia ludoviciana ludoviciana Mountian wormwood, Western Mugwort, White Sage.
Artemisia ludoviciana ludoviciana Mountian wormwood, Western Mugwort, White Sage.
Artemisia palmeri 
Artemisia palmeri 
Artemisia pycnocephala Beach Sagebrush, Sandhill Sage.
Artemisia pycnocephala Beach Sagebrush, Sandhill Sage.
Artemisia pycnocephala Davids Choice Beach Sanwort.
Artemisia pycnocephala Davids Choice Beach Sanwort.
Artemisia pycnocephala Davids Choice Beach Sanwort.
Asarum hartwegii Marbled Wild Ginger.
Asarum hartwegii Marbled Wild Ginger.
Asclepias californica California Milkweed.
Asclepias californica California Milkweed.
Asclepias californica California Milkweed.
Asclepias eriocarpa Monarch Milkweed, Indian Milkweed.
Asclepias vestita Woolly Milkweed.
Aster ascendens Purple Aster.
Aster ascendens Purple Aster.
Aster ascendens Purple Aster.
Aster integrifolius Meadow Aster.
Aster integrifolius Meadow Aster.
Atriplex californica Saltbush.
Atriplex californica Saltbush.
Atriplex californica Saltbush.
Atriplex hymenelytra Desert Holly.
Atriplex hymenelytra Desert Holly.
Atriplex lentiformis lentiformis Salt Bush.
Atriplex leucophylla Sand Mat.
Atriplex leucophylla Sand Mat.
Atriplex patula hastata Spear Oracle.
Atriplex patula hastata Spear Oracle.
Atriplex polycarpa Alkali Saltbush.
Atriplex polycarpa Alkali Saltbush.
Atriplex polycarpa Alkali Saltbush.
Atriplex spinifera Spinescale.
Atriplex spinifera Spinescale.
Attract a California Dog-Face butterfly into your garden.
Attract a California Dog-Face butterfly into your garden.
Attract a California Dog-Face butterfly into your garden.
Attract Chalcedon checkerspot butterfly
Attract Chalcedon checkerspot butterfly
Attract Snowberry Clearwing or Bumblebee Moth larva with native nectur plants in your garden.
Attract Snowberry Clearwing or Bumblebee Moth larva with native nectur plants in your garden.
Attract the Anise Swallowtail butterfly inot your garden.
Attract the Anise Swallowtail butterfly inot your garden.
Attract the Lorquin's Admiral Butterfly in a California garden
Attract the Lorquin's Admiral Butterfly in a California garden
Baccharis emoryi Emory Baccharis.
Baccharis glutinosa Sticky Baccharis, Seepwillow, Water Wally.
Baccharis glutinosa Sticky Baccharis, Seepwillow, Water Wally.
Baccharis pilularis consanguinea P.S. Lowly Coyote.
Baccharis pilularis consanguinea P.S. Lowly Coyote.
Baccharis pilularis pilularis Pigeon Point Dwarf Coyote Brush.
Baccharis pilularis pilularis Santa Ana Dwarf Bachharis.
Baccharis pilularis pilularis Santa Ana Dwarf Bachharis.
Baccharis pilularis pilularis Twin Peaks Dwarf Coyote Brush.
Baccharis pilularis pilularis Twin Peaks Dwarf Coyote Brush.
Baccharis sarothroides Broom Baccharis.
Baccharis sergiloides Squaw Waterweed.
Baccharis sergiloides Squaw Waterweed.
Baccharis viminea Mulefat, Seep Willow.
Baccharis viminea Mulefat, Seep Willow.
Baeria chrysostoma Coast Goldfields.
Baeria chrysostoma Coast Goldfields.
Batis maritima Beachwort.
Batis maritima Beachwort.
black currant tarts, with california native ribes aureum gracillimum
black currant tarts, with california native ribes aureum gracillimum
Bloomeria crocea aurea Golden Stars.
Bloomeria crocea aurea Golden Stars.
Bloomeria crocea Golden Stars.
Bloomeria crocea Golden Stars.
Bothriochloa barbinodis Cane Bluestem.
Bothriochloa barbinodis Cane Bluestem.
Bouteloua curtipendula Side-Oats Grama.
Bouteloua curtipendula Side-Oats Grama.
Bouteloua gracilis Blue Gramma.
Bouteloua gracilis Blue Gramma.
Brickellia californica Brickellbush.
Brickellia californica Brickellbush.
Brickellia grandiflora Golden Sashay.
Brickellia grandiflora Golden Sashay.
Brush
Brush
Bushtits like to forage in woodland habitats
Bushtits like to forage in woodland habitats
Bushtits like to forage in woodland habitats
Calandrinia maritima Seaside Calandrina.
Calandrinia maritima Seaside Calandrina.
California alpine fell fields are high up in the mountains.
California buckwheats
California butterflies larva and adult food plants with pictures
California cities that start with A, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with A, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with B, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with B, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with C, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with C, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with N, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with N, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with R, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with R, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with S, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with S, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with T, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with T, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with U to Z, zipcode and plant community. 
California cities that start with U to Z, zipcode and plant community. 
California closed cone pine forest
California closed cone pine forest
California closed cone pine forest
California coastal prairie and bluff plant community
California coastal prairie and bluff plant community
California coastal prairie and bluff plant community
California coastal sage scrub plant community
California coastal sage scrub plant community
California coastal sage scrub plant community
California coastal sage scrub plant community
California coastal sage scrub, valley grassland, shadscale, chaparral, and forest communities including Fresno, Fullerton, Escondido, and Eureka.
California coastal sage scrub, valley grassland, shadscale, chaparral, and forest communities including Fresno, Fullerton, Escondido, and Eureka.
California coastal sage scrub, valley grassland, shadscale, chaparral, and forest communities including Long Beach, Los Angeles, Lake Elsinore and Lompoc.
California coastal sage scrub, valley grassland, shadscale, chaparral, and forest communities including Long Beach, Los Angeles, Lake Elsinore and Lompoc.
California Coastal strand plant community
California Douglas Fir Plant Community and its plants.
California freshwater marsh plants.
California freshwater marsh plants.
California Great Basin Sagebrush Plant Community.
California has some wonderful mountain meadow plant communities full of wildflowers and butterflies.
California honeysuckle pictures.
California Joshua Tree Plant Community has high summer temperatures and a great deal of wildlife.
California Joshua Tree Plant Community has high summer temperatures and a great deal of wildlife.
California Lilac, Ceanothus 
California mixed evergreen forest.
california native flowers for full shade
california native flowers for full shade

California Native Landscape in San Luis Obispo
California native plant Communities and Companion Plantings
California native plant communities and habitats.
California Native Plant pot size
California native plants and the birds that use them
California native plants for bumble bees and other native be species
California native plants survival in cold and frost.
California native plants use less water and give more flowers for your garden.
California native plants used by california butterflies with pictures 
California native plants used in herb gardens
California Native Plants, design a beautiful drought tolerant native landscaping

California native plants, drainage, aeration and pipe.
California native plants, picture, description, scientific name. 
California native plants, picture, description, scientific name. 
California Northern Coastal Sage Scrub community plants
California Northern juniper woodland
California Northern Oak Woodland plant community.
California oak trees and mycorrhiza
California Plant communities by zipcode 

California Plant community lintings for the cities P and Quincy.
California Plant community lintings for the cities P and Quincy.
California Plant Ecology
california plants that like part shade

California ribes, goosberries and currants
California ribes, goosberries and currants
California Sagebrush Plant Community
California Southern oak woodland exists in many areas of inland Southern California.
California Southern oak woodland exists in many areas of inland Southern California.
California sub-alpine forest and the plants that grow there.
california wildflowers
California wildlife you can bring into your garden.
California’s lodgepole plant community
Calliandra eriophylla Fairy Duster.
Calliandra eriophylla Fairy Duster.
Calochortus albus Fairy Lantern.
Calochortus albus Fairy Lantern.
Calochortus argillosus Clay Mariposa Lily.
Calochortus argillosus Clay Mariposa Lily.
Calochortus weedii Weeds Mariposa.
Calochortus weedii Weeds Mariposa.
Calycanthus occidentalis Spice Bush.
Calyptridium monandrum 
Calyptridium monandrum 
Calystegia macrostegia macrostegia Island Morning Glory.
Calystegia macrostegia macrostegia Island Morning Glory.
Calystegia subacaulis ssp. episcopalis Morning-Glory.
Calystegia subacaulis ssp. episcopalis Morning-Glory.
Camissonia cheiranthifolia cheiranthifolia Beach Evening Primrose.
Camissonia cheiranthifolia cheiranthifolia Beach Evening Primrose.
Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa Beach Evening Primrose.
Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa Beach Evening Primrose.
Camissonia lewisii Lewis Evening Primrose.
Camissonia lewisii Lewis Evening Primrose.
Campanula rotundifolia Bluebell of Scotland, California Harebell.
Campanula rotundifolia Bluebell of Scotland, California Harebell.
Cardionema ramosissimum Sand Mat.
Cardionema ramosissimum Sand Mat.
Carex fracta Fragile Sheathed Sedge.
Carex fracta Fragile Sheathed Sedge.
Carex heteroneura Various-nerved Sedge.
Carex heteroneura Various-nerved Sedge.
Carex obispoensis 
Carex pansa 
Carex pansa 
Carex praegraclis Clustered Field Sedge.

Carex sartwelliana Yosemite Sedge.
Carex sartwelliana Yosemite Sedge.
Carex senta Rough Sedge.

Carex serratodens Bifid Sedge.
Carex serratodens Bifid Sedge.
Carex spissa San Diego sedge.
Carex spissa San Diego sedge.
Carex subbracteata 
Carex subbracteata 
Carex subfusca Rusty Sedge, Monterey Sedge.
Carex subfusca Rusty Sedge, Monterey Sedge.
Carex vernacula 
Carex vernacula 
Carnegia gigantea Saguaro, Sahuara, Giant Cactus.
Carnegia gigantea Saguaro, Sahuara, Giant Cactus.
Castilleja subinclusa Long-leaf paintbrush.
Ceanothus arboreus Island Mt. Lilac, Tree Lilac.

Ceanothus arboreus Owlswood Blue Island Mtn. Lilac.
Ceanothus arboreus Owlswood Blue Island Mtn. Lilac.
Ceanothus Blue Cascade Blue Cascade.
Ceanothus Blue Jeans Holly Leaf Mountain Lilac.

Ceanothus Concha California Mountain Lilac.
Ceanothus crassifolius Hoary-leaved Ceanothus.
Ceanothus crassifolius Hoary-leaved Ceanothus.
Ceanothus cuneatus Buckbrush.
Ceanothus cuneatus Buckbrush.
Ceanothus cuneatus Sierra mt. lilac Sierra Buckbrush.
Ceanothus cuneatus Sierra mt. lilac Sierra Buckbrush.
Ceanothus cyaneus San Diego Mtn. Lilac.
Ceanothus cyaneus San Diego Mtn. Lilac.
Ceanothus cyaneus Sierra Blue Ceanothus San Diego Mt. Lilac.
Ceanothus cyaneus Sierra Blue Ceanothus San Diego Mt. Lilac.
Ceanothus Dark Star Small Leaf Mtn Lilac.

Ceanothus foliosus Wavy Leaf Mountain lilac.
Ceanothus Frosty Blue Frosty Blue Mountain Blue.
Ceanothus gloriosus exaltatus Emily Brown 
Ceanothus gloriosus exaltatus Emily Brown 
Ceanothus gloriosus gloriosus Holly Ceanothus, Pt. Reyes Ceanothus.

Ceanothus gloriosus Hearts Desire Groundcover Mountain Lilac.
Ceanothus gloriosus porrectus Mt. Vision Ceanothus.
Ceanothus greggii vestitus Mountain Buckbrush.

Ceanothus griseus Carmel Ceanothus.
Ceanothus griseus horizontalis Yankee Point Carmel Mountain Lilac.
Ceanothus griseus Louis Edmunds Carmel Mtn. Lilac.
Ceanothus griseus Louis Edmunds Carmel Mtn. Lilac.
Ceanothus hearstiorum 
Ceanothus impressus impressus Santa Barbara Mtn. Lilac.
Ceanothus impressus impressus Santa Barbara Mtn. Lilac.
Ceanothus impressus nipomoensis Arroyo Grande Lilac.
Ceanothus jepsonii 
Ceanothus jepsonii 
Ceanothus Joyce Coulter Creeping Mountain Lilac.
Ceanothus Julia Phelps Small Leaf Mountain Lilac.
Ceanothus lemmonii Trinity Ceanothus.
Ceanothus lemmonii Trinity Ceanothus.
Ceanothus leucodermis White Bark California Lilac.
Ceanothus maritimus Bluff California Lilac.
Ceanothus megacarpusX Tranquil Margarita Big Pod California Lilac.

Ceanothus Mills Glory Holly Leaved California Mountain Lilac.
Ceanothus Mountain Haze Mountain Haze.

Ceanothus oliganthus Pozo Rocket 
Ceanothus otayensis Otay Mountain Lilac.
Ceanothus papillosus Wart Stem California Lilac.
Ceanothus papillosus Wart Stem California Lilac.
Ceanothus parryi 
Ceanothus parryi 
Ceanothus prostratus Squaw Carpet.
Ceanothus prostratus Squaw Carpet.
Ceanothus purpureus Hollyleaf Ceanothus.
Ceanothus purpureus Hollyleaf Ceanothus.
Ceanothus purpureus Hollyleaf Ceanothus.
Ceanothus ramulosus fascicularis Coastal Buckbrush.
Ceanothus Ray Hartman Mountain Lilac.

Ceanothus rigidus Snowball White Monterey Lilac.
Ceanothus roderickii Pine Hill Ceanothus.
Ceanothus roderickii Pine Hill Ceanothus.
Ceanothus Rubins Blue Gregs Mt. Lilac.

Ceanothus sorediatus Jim Bush.
Ceanothus sorediatus Klamath Blue Blossum moutain lilac.
Ceanothus sorediatus Klamath Blue Blossum moutain lilac.
Ceanothus spinosus Red-Heart Mountain Lilac.
Ceanothus spinosus Red-Heart Mountain Lilac.
Ceanothus Tassajara Blue Ceanothus Mountain Lilac.
Ceanothus Tassajara Blue Ceanothus Mountain Lilac.
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Big Sur California lilac Big Sur Lilac.
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Big Sur California lilac Big Sur Lilac.
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Coastal Mountian Lilac, California lilac.
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Skylark Blue Mountain Lilac.

Ceanothus tomentosus olivaceus Romona Lilac.
Ceanothus tomentosus Woolly Leaf Mtn. Lilac.
Ceanothus tomentosus Woolly Leaf Mtn. Lilac.
Ceanothus velutinus laevigatus Varnish Leaf Ceanothus.
Ceanothus velutinus laevigatus Varnish Leaf Ceanothus.
Ceanothus velutinus velutinus 
Ceanothus velutinus velutinus 
Ceanothus verrucosus Wart-Stemmed Ceanothus.

Ceanothus Wheeler Canyon Blue Mtn. Lilac.
Cercidium microphyllum Littleleaf Palo Verde, Foothill Palo Verde.
Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud.
Cercocarpus alnifolius Island Mountain Mahogany, Birch Leaf Mountain Mahogany.
Cercocarpus betuloides Mountain Mahogany.
Cercocarpus ledifolius Desert Mahogany.
Cercocarpus minutiflorus San Diego Mountain Mahogany.
Cercocarpus minutiflorus San Diego Mountain Mahogany.
Chamaebatia foliolosa Mountain Misery, Kit-kit-dizze.
Chamaebatia foliolosa Mountain Misery, Kit-kit-dizze.
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow.
Chrysopsis villosa Hairy Golden-aster.
Chrysopsis villosa Hairy Golden-aster.
Chrysothamnus nauseosus consimilis Nevada Rabbit Brush.

Chrysothamnus nauseosus viscosus Owens Rabbitbrush.
Cirsium proteanum Red Thistle.
City Names/Communities - Las Pilitas
City Names/Communities - Las Pilitas
Clarkia amoena Farewell-to-spring.

Clarkia unguiculata Mountain Garland.
Classes on California native plants, mycorrhiza and the native plant community.
Clematis lasiantha 
Clematis lasiantha 
Clematis ligusticifolia Western white clematis.
Clematis ligusticifolia Western white clematis.
Clematis pauciflora 
Clematis pauciflora 
Cneoridium dumosum BerryRue.
Cneoridium dumosum BerryRue.
Coastal Prairie
Coastal Salt Marsh
coastal salt marsh plants.
coastal salt marsh plants.
Coastal Strand
Coastal Strand
Cold Desert
Cold Desert
Comarostaphylis diversifolia Summer Holly.
Common plants in California native plant communities.
Common plants in California native plant communities.
Common plants in California native plant communities.
Common plants in California native plant communities.
Conifer Forest
Conifer Forest
Control the weeds by spraying herbicides, mowing, grazing or any other method while protecting native plants, and annual wildflowers.
Control the weeds by spraying herbicides, mowing, grazing or any other method while protecting native plants, and annual wildflowers.
Coreopsis gigantea Giant Coreopsis.
Coreopsis maritima Beach Coreopsis.

Corethrogyne filaginifolia California Aster, California Corethrogyne.
Corethrogyne filaginifolia California Aster.
Corethrogyne filaginifolia Silver carpet California Aster, Common Corethrogyne.

Cornus californica California Dogwood.
Cornus glabrata Brown Twig Dogwood.
Cornus sessilis Blackfruit Dogwood.

Cornus stolonifera Red Stem Dogwood.
Create a California hummingbird garden with native flowers. Attract both hummingbird and butterfly species.
Cressa truxillensis Alkali Weed, Cressa.
Cressa truxillensis Alkali Weed, Cressa.
Crossosoma californicum Catalina rockflower.
Crossosoma californicum Catalina rockflower.
Croton californicus Croton.
Cupressus bakeri 
Cupressus goveniana ssp. goveniana Gowen Cypress.
Cupressus goveniana ssp. goveniana Gowen Cypress.
Cupressus macnabiana 
Cupressus macnabiana 
Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey Cypress.
Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey Cypress.
Cupressus nevadensis Piute Cypress.
Cupressus nevadensis Piute Cypress.
Cuscuta salina Salt-Marsh Dodder.
Cuscuta salina Salt-Marsh Dodder.
Cyperus eragrostis Nutsedge, Umbrella Sedge.
Cyperus eragrostis Nutsedge, Umbrella Sedge.
Dalea fremontii Indigo Bush.
Dalea fremontii Indigo Bush.
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Definitions
Delphinium nudicale 
Delphinium nudicale 
Delphinium parishii Sky Blue Larkspur.
Delphinium parishii Sky Blue Larkspur.
Dendromecon rigida Bush Poppy.
Deschampsia elongata 
Deschampsia elongata 
Designing With California Natives Outside of California
Designing With California Natives Outside of California
Designing With California Natives Outside of California
Dicentra formosa Pacific Bleeding Heart.
Dicentra formosa Pacific Bleeding Heart.

Diplacus aurantiacus lompocensis Vandenberg Monkey Flower Lompoc Monkey Flower.
Diplacus aurantiacus Orange Bush Monkey Flower, Sticky Monkey Flower.
Diplacus aurantiacus Sierra monkey flower Sierra Monkey Flower.

Diplacus calycinus Rock Monkey Flower, Kaweah River bush Monkey Flower.

Diplacus clevelandii Clevelands monkey flower.
Diplacus clevelandiiX puniceus San Diego Sunrise San Diego Sunrise monkeyflower.

Diplacus fasciculatus Azalea-flowered Diplacus, Santa Lucia Mountain Bush Monkey Flower.
Diplacus grandiflorus Slender Monkey Flower, Azalea Monkey Flower.

Diplacus longiflorus Agoura Spunky Monkey Agoura Spunky Monkey Flower.

Diplacus longiflorus Southern Monkey Flower.
Diplacus longiflorus Topanga monkey flower 

Diplacus puniceus Otay monkey flower 
Diplacus puniceus Pumpkin 

Diplacus rutilus Santa Susana Monkey Flower.
Disease problems of California Native Plants

Distichlis spicata stricta Alkali Grass, Salt Grass.
Dodecatheon clevelandii 
Dodecatheon clevelandii insulare 
Dodecatheon clevelandii insulare 
Dogus domesticus Annabelle Shortstuff Bad Dog.
Draba oligosperma Yellow Flowered Moss.
Draba oligosperma Yellow Flowered Moss.
Draperia systyla Weird Flower.
Draperia systyla Weird Flower.
Drought tolerant and resistant California native plants.
Drought tolerant California Native Plants need little or no water.

Dryopteris arguta Wood Fern.
Dudleya abramsii murina San Luis Obispo Live Forever.
Dudleya abramsii murina San Luis Obispo Live Forever.
Dudleya cymosa Liveforever.
Dudleya edulis 
Dudleya edulis 
Dudleya pulverulenta 
Dyssodia thurberi Dainty Yellow Composite.
Dyssodia thurberi Dainty Yellow Composite.
Easy Companion Planting
Easy Companion Planting
Easy Drip Irrigation
Easy Drip Irrigation
Easy gardening with California native plants
Elymus cinereus Ashy Wildrye, Basin Wildrye.
Elymus cinereus Ashy Wildrye, Basin Wildrye.
Elymus condensatus Canyon Prince Giant Wild Rye.

Elymus glaucus Blue Wildrye.
Elymus triticoides Alkali Rye.
Elymus triticoides Alkali Rye.
Emmenanthe penduliflora Whispering Bells.
Emmenanthe penduliflora Whispering Bells.
Encelia actonii Desert Encelia.
Encelia farinosa Incienso.

Ephedra californica 
Ephedra virides Mormon Tea.

Epipactis gigantea 
Eriastrum densifolium austromontanum 

Eriastrum densifolium elongatum 
Ericameria arborescens Golden Fleece.
Ericameria arborescens Golden Fleece.
Ericameria brachylepis Boundary Goldenbush.

Ericameria cuneata Wedgeleaf Goldenbush.
Ericameria ericoides Mock Heather.
Ericameria ericoides Mock Heather.
Erigeron foliosus blochmaniae 
Erigeron glaucus Authur Menzies Authur Menzies.
Erigeron glaucus Cape Sebastian 
Erigeron glaucus Cape Sebastian 
Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy.
Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia Daisy.
Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia Daisy.
Eriodictyon angustifolium Narrow-leafed Yerba Santa.
Eriodictyon crassifolium 
Eriodictyon tomentosum Woolly Yerba Santa.
Eriodictyon tomentosum Woolly Yerba Santa.
Eriogonum bailey bailey Annual Field Buckwheat.
Eriogonum bailey bailey Annual Field Buckwheat.
Eriogonum caespitosum Silver Buckwheat.
Eriogonum caespitosum Silver Buckwheat.
Eriogonum compositum Northern Buckwheat.
Eriogonum compositum Northern Buckwheat.
Eriogonum crocatum Saffron Buckwheat.
Eriogonum crocatum Saffron Buckwheat.
Eriogonum elongatum 
Eriogonum fasciculatum foliolosum California Buckwheat.
Eriogonum fasciculatum Theodore Payne California Buckwheat.
Eriogonum fasciculatum Theodore Payne California Buckwheat.
Eriogonum gracile Wild Buckwheat.
Eriogonum gracile Wild Buckwheat.
Eriogonum heermanii Heermans Buckwheat.
Eriogonum heermanii Heermans Buckwheat.
Eriogonum lobbii Granite Buckwheat.
Eriogonum lobbii Granite Buckwheat.
Eriophyllum lanatum arachnoideum Spider Yarrow.
Eriophyllum lanatum arachnoideum Spider Yarrow.
Eriophyllum lanatum grandiflorum 
Eriophyllum lanatum grandiflorum 
Eriophyllum staechadifolium artemisiaefolium 
Erysimum ammophilum Beach Wallflower, Coast Wallflower.
Erysimum capitatum 
Erysimum concinnum Point Reyes Wallflower.
Erysimum insulare Dune Wallflower.
Erysimum menziesii 
Erysimum menziesii 
Eschscholzia caespitosa 
Eschscholzia caespitosa 
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy.
Eschscholzia californica crocea 
Eschscholzia californica maritima California Poppy.
Eschscholzia californica peninsularis 
Eschscholzia californica peninsularis 
Euphorbia misera Cliff Spurge.
Euphorbia misera Cliff Spurge.
Eurotia lanata Winterfat.
Eurotia lanata Winterfat.
Eurotia lanata Winterfat.
Fallugia paradoxa Apache Plume.
Fallugia paradoxa Apache Plume.
Ferocactus acanthodes Compass Barrel Cactus.
Ferocactus acanthodes Compass Barrel Cactus.
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For a list of plants that grow in a California douglas fir plant comnunity.
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Fragaria californica Wood Strawberry, California strawberry.
Fragaria chiloensis Sand Strawberry.
Fragaria virginiana platypetala Western Alpine Strawberry.
Frankenia grandiflora Alkali Heath.
Frankenia grandiflora Alkali Heath.
Frankia and California native plants
Franseria chamissonis bipinnatisecta Beach-Bur.
Franseria chamissonis bipinnatisecta Beach-Bur.
Fraxinus latifolia Oregon Ash.
Fraxinus latifolia X velutina Ash.
Fraxinus latifolia X velutina Ash.
Fraxinus velutina Velvet Ash.
Fraxinus velutina Velvet Ash.
Fremontodendron California Glory Flannel Bush, Fremontia.
Fremontodendron californicum California Flannel Bush.
Fremontodendron californicum California Flannel Bush.
Fremontodendron californicum decumbens Dwarf Flannel Bush.
Fremontodendron californicum decumbens Dwarf Flannel Bush.
Fremontodendron californicum napensis Napa Fremontia.
Fremontodendron Hybrid Flannel Bush.
Fremontodendron Hybrid Flannel Bush.
Fremontodendron mexicanum Southern Flannel Bush.
Fremontodendron mexicanum Southern Flannel Bush.
Fremontodendron Pacific Sunset Flannel Bush.
Fremontodendron Pacific Sunset Flannel Bush.
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Frost and cold tolerant California Native Plants, design, native landscaping
Garrya flavescens pallida 
Garrya veatchii Silk Tassel Bush.
Garrya veatchii Silk Tassel Bush.
Geranium viscosissimum Klamath Geranium.
Geranium viscosissimum Klamath Geranium.
Geum macrophyllum Big Leaf Avens.
Geum macrophyllum Big Leaf Avens.
Gilia aggregata Scarlet gilia, Skyrocket, Scarlet Trumpet Flower, Sky Trumpet.
Gilia aggregata Scarlet gilia, Skyrocket, Scarlet Trumpet Flower, Sky Trumpet.
Gilia tricolor 
Gnaphalium bicolor Everlasting.
Gnaphalium bicolor Everlasting.
Gnaphalium microcephalum Everlasting.
Gnaphalium microcephalum Everlasting.
Gnaphalium microcephalum thermale Feltleaf everlasting.
Grayia spinosa Hopsage.
Grindella stricta venulosa 
Grindella stricta venulosa 
Habitats of California
Habitats of California
Haplopapappus venetus furfuracea Furry DYC.
Haplopapappus venetus furfuracea Furry DYC.
Haplopappus venetus vernoniodes Isocoma.
Haplopappus venetus vernoniodes Isocoma.
Happlopappus junceus Rush Chaparral-Star, Rush-like Bristleweed.
Happlopappus junceus Rush Chaparral-Star, Rush-like Bristleweed.
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Helenium bigelovii Bigelows Sneezeweed., Bigelow Meadow chrysanthemum.
Helenium puberulum What happened to the Flower?.
Heleocharis macrostachya Common Spike Rush.
Heleocharis palustris 
Heleocharis parishii Parishs Spike Rush.
Heleocharis parishii Parishs Spike Rush.
Helianthemum scoparium Sun Rose.
Helianthemum scoparium Sun Rose.
Helianthemum scoparium Sun Rose.
Heliotropium curassavicum Alkali Heath.
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Heterotheca grandiflora Telegraph Weed.
Heterotheca grandiflora Telegraph Weed.
Heuchera glandulosa 
Heuchera glandulosa 
Heuchera merriamii Siskiyou Alum Root.
Heuchera micrantha Alum Root.
Heuchera pilosissima Hairy Alum Root.
Heuchera pilosissima Hairy Alum Root.
Heuchera rubescens glandulosa Jack o the rocks.
Heuchera rubescens glandulosa Jack o the rocks.
Heuchera rubescens rydbergiana 
Heuchera rubescens rydbergiana 
Holodiscus discolor Cream Bush.
Holodiscus microphyllus microphyllus 
Hordeum brachyantherum californicum California Barley.
Horkelia cuneata 
Horkelia cuneata puberula Star Potentilla.
Horkelia parryi Parrys Horkelia.
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How to build a retaining wall project into a rock garden.
How to build a simple bird bath to enhance your California Garden.
How to build a simple bird bath to enhance your California Garden.
How to build a simple bird bath to enhance your California Garden.
How to build a simple bird bath to enhance your California Garden.
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How to plant California native wildflowers.
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Iris fernaldii Fernalds Iris.
Iris fernaldii Fernalds Iris.
Iris hartwegii Sierra Iris.
Iris hartwegii Sierra Iris.
Iris hybrids 
Iris hybrids 
Iris longipetala Long Petaled Iris.
Iris longipetala Long Petaled Iris.
Iris macrosiphon 
Iris macrosiphon 
Iris missouriensis Western Blue Flag.
Iris missouriensis Western Blue Flag.
Iris munzii Tulare Lavender Iris.
Iris munzii Tulare Lavender Iris.
Iva hayesiana Hayes iva.
Iva hayesiana Hayes iva.
Jamesia americana californica Cliffbush.
Jamesia americana californica Cliffbush.
Jaumea carnosa Jaumea.
Jaumea carnosa Jaumea.
Juglans hindsii 
Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii Spiny Rush, Southwestern Spiny Rush.
Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii Spiny Rush, Southwestern Spiny Rush.
Juncus balticus Baltic Rush.
Juncus balticus Baltic Rush.
Juncus dubius 
Juncus dubius 
Juncus leseurii Salt Rush.
Juncus leseurii Salt Rush.
Juncus macrophyllus Long leaf rush.
Juncus macrophyllus Long leaf rush.
Juncus oxymeris Pointed Rush.
Juncus oxymeris Pointed Rush.
Juncus phaeocephalus phaeocephalus Brown Headed Creeping Rush.
Juncus textilis Basket Rush.
Juncus xiphiodes Iris Leaved Rush.
Juncus xiphiodes Iris Leaved Rush.
Juniperus communis montana Dwarf Juniper.
Keckiella antirrhinoides microphylla 
Keckiella antirrhinoides Yellow Bush Snapdragon.
Keckiella breviflora 
Keckiella breviflora 
Keckiella breviflora 
Keckiella cordifolia Climbing Penstemon, Heart Leaved Penstemon.
Keckiella ternata septentrionalis 
Keckiella ternata septentrionalis 
Keckiella ternata Summer Bush Penstemon.
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Lasthenia glabrata Goldfields.
Lathyrus jepsonii californicus 
Lathyrus jepsonii californicus 
Lathyrus splendens Pride of California.
Lathyrus splendens Pride of California.
Lathyrus vestitus Wild Pea.
Lathyrus vestitus Wild Pea.
Lawrence's Goldfinch eats seeds
Lawrence's Goldfinch eats seeds
Layia platyglossa Tidy Tips.
Layia platyglossa Tidy Tips.
Leaf burn times of California native plants
Lepidium lasiocarpum Peppergrass.
Lepidium lasiocarpum Peppergrass.
Lepidospartum squamatum 
Lepidospartum squamatum 
Leptodactylon californicum Prickly Phlox.
Leptodactylon californicum Prickly Phlox.
Leptodactylon californicum tomentosum Prickly Poppy.
Leptodactylon californicum tomentosum Prickly Poppy.
Leptodactylon pungens Granite Gilia.
Leptodactylon pungens Granite Gilia.
Lewisia cotyledon Siskiyou Lewsia.
Lewisia cotyledon Siskiyou Lewsia.
Lewisia rediviva Bitter Root.
Lewisia rediviva Bitter Root.
Leymus mollis mollis American Dune grass.
Leymus mollis mollis American Dune grass.
Libocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar.
Libocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar.
Lilium humboldtii bloomerianum 
Lilium kelleyanum 
Lilium kelleyanum 
Lilium pardalinum giganteum Red Giant, Sunset.
Lilium pardalinum giganteum Red Giant, Sunset.
Lilium pardalinum Leopard Lily, Panther lily.
Lilium parryi Lemon Lily.
Lilium parryi Lemon Lily.
Lilium wigginsii Wiggins Lily.
Limonium californicum Western Marsh-Rosemary.
Limonium californicum Western Marsh-Rosemary.
Linanthus grandiflorus Mountain Phlox.
Linanthus grandiflorus Mountain Phlox.
Linaria canadensis Blue Toadflax.
Lithocarpus densiflorus Tanbark Oak.
Lithophragma heterophylla 
Lithophragma heterophylla 
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower.
Lobelia dunnii serrata 
Lonicera hispidula California Honeysuckle.
Lonicera subspicata denudata San Diego Honeysuckle.
Lonicera subspicata subspicata Santa Barbara Honeysuckle.
Lotus strigosus Annual Lotus.
Lotus strigosus Annual Lotus.
Ludwigia peploides peploides Water Primrose.
Ludwigia peploides peploides Water Primrose.
Lupinus benthamii 
Lupinus benthamii 
Lupinus bicolor Pigmy-leaved Lupine.
Lupinus bicolor Pigmy-leaved Lupine.
Lupinus breweri 
Lupinus breweri 
Lupinus chamissonis Silver Dune Lupine.
Lupinus latifolius 
Lupinus ludovicianus 
Lupinus nanus Sky Lupine, Field Lupine.
Lupinus polyphyllus bernardinus Blue-Pod Lupine.
Lupinus sparsiflorus 
Lupinus sparsiflorus 
Lupinus succulentus Arroyo Lupine.
Lupinus truncatus 
Lycium andersonii Waterjacket.
Lycium andersonii Waterjacket.
Lycium californicum California Desert Thorn.
Lycium californicum California Desert Thorn.
Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. asplenifolius Catalinia Ironwood.
Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. asplenifolius Catalinia Ironwood.
Machaeranthera lagunensis 
Machaeranthera lagunensis 
Mahonia aquifolium Compacta Creeping Oregon Grape..
Mahonia aquifolium Compacta Creeping Oregon Grape..
Mahonia dictyota 
Mahonia fremontii Desert Mahonia.
Mahonia fremontii Desert Mahonia.
Mahonia pinnata California Barberry, Shinyleaf Mahonia.
Mahonia pinnata California Barberry, Shinyleaf Mahonia.
Mahonia repens Creeping Mahonia.
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Malacothamnus clementinus San Clemente Bush Mallow.
Malacothamnus clementinus San Clemente Bush Mallow.
Malacothamnus gracilis 
Malacothamnus gracilis 
Malacothamnus marrubioides 
Malacothamnus marrubioides 
Malacothamnus niveus Jones Bush Mallow, San Luis Obispo Bush Mallow.
Malacothamnus niveus Jones Bush Mallow, San Luis Obispo Bush Mallow.
Malacothamnus orbiculatus Bush Mallow.
Malacothamnus orbiculatus Bush Mallow.
Malacothamnus palmeri 
Malacothamnus palmeri involucratus Carmel Valley Bush Mallow.
Many areas of the San Joaquin Valley may have been a grassland plant community.
Many areas of the San Joaquin Valley may have been a grassland plant community.
Marah fabaceus fabaceus Wild Cucumber.
Marah fabaceus fabaceus Wild Cucumber.
Maurandya antirrhiniflora Snapdragon Vine.
Maurandya antirrhiniflora Snapdragon Vine.
Meadows
Meadows
Melica californica California Melica.
Melica californica California Melica.
Melica imperfecta California Melic.
Melica imperfecta California Melic.
Mentha arvensis 
Mentha arvensis 
Mentha arvensis 
Mentzelia lindleyi Blazing Star.
Mentzelia lindleyi Blazing Star.
Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet Monkey Flower.
Mimulus fremontii 
Mimulus fremontii 
Mimulus guttatus Seep Monkey Flower.
Mimulus lewisii Monkey Flower.
Mimulus moschatus Musk Flower.
Mimulus primuloides Monkey Moss.
Mimulus tilingii Creeping Monkey.
Mirabilis californica Wishbone Bush.
Mirabilis multiflora Froebel's Four-O'Clock.
Mirabilis multiflora Froebel's Four-O'Clock.
Monanthochloe littoralis Shoregrass.
Monanthochloe littoralis Shoregrass.
Monarch butterflies like milkweed
Monardella antonina Butterfly Mint Bush.
Monardella breweri Mustang Mint.
Monardella crispa wavyleaf dune mint.
Monardella crispa wavyleaf dune mint.
Monardella hypoleuca ssp. hypoleuca 
Monardella hypoleuca ssp. lanata Felt Leaf Monardella.
Monardella linoides stricta High Mountain Monardella.
Monardella linoides stricta High Mountain Monardella.
Monardella linoides viminea Willowy Monardella.
Monardella macrantha 
Monardella macrantha 
Monardella odoratissima australis Southern monardella.
Monardella odoratissima Western Pennyroyal.
Monardella palmeri 
Monardella palmeri 
Monardella subglabra Mint Bush.
Monardella subglabra Mint Bush.
Monardella undulata frutescens 
Monardella undulata frutescens 
Monardella villosa neglecta 
Monardella villosa neglecta 
Monardella villosa obispoensis 
Monardella villosa subserrata Coyote Mint.
Monardella villosa subserrata Coyote Mint.
Monardella virides Green Monardella.
Monardella virides Green Monardella.
Monkey flowers for california gardens
Monkey flowers for california gardens
Monolopia lanceolata Common Monolopia.
Monolopia lanceolata Common Monolopia.
Montia perifoliata Miner's Lettuce.
Most California native plants want to be mulched, not amended.
Mucronea californica California Spine-flower, Califronia Chorizanthe.
Mucronea californica California Spine-flower, Califronia Chorizanthe.
Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass.
Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass.
Mycorrhiza, roots and California Native Plants, native landscaping
Mycorrhiza, roots and California Native Plants, native landscaping
Myrica californica Wax Myrtle.
Myths about gardening with california native plants
Nama demissum deserti Desert Nama.
Nama demissum deserti Desert Nama.
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Nemophila maculata Fivespot.
Nemophila maculata Fivespot.
Nemophila menziesii Baby Blue Eyes.
Nemophila menziesii Baby Blue Eyes.
Nicotiana trigonophylla Desert Tobacco.
Nicotiana trigonophylla Desert Tobacco.
Nolina bigelovii Beargrass.
Nolina bigelovii Beargrass.
Northern Rough-winged Swallows use woodlands 
Oenothera caespitosa marginata Evening Primrose.
Oenothera cheiranthifolia suffruticosa Beach Evening Primrose.
Oenothera deltoides Desert Primrose.
Oenothera hookeri Evening Primrose.
Oenothera primiveris Yellow Sun Cups.
Opuntia basilaris Beavertail Cactus.
Opuntia littoralis Prickly-Pear.
Opuntia littoralis Prickly-Pear.
Orthocarpus densiflorus Owl's Clover.
Orthocarpus exserta Owl's Clover.
Orthocarpus exserta Owl's Clover.
Oxytropis oreophila Locoweed, Crazy Weed.
Oxytropis oreophila Locoweed, Crazy Weed.
Paeonia brownii Browns Peony.
Paeonia brownii Browns Peony.
Paeonia californica California Peony.
Paeonia californica California Peony.
Parnassia palustris californica Grass-of-Parnassus.
Parnassia palustris californica Grass-of-Parnassus.
Pellaea andromedaefolia Coffee Fern.
Pellaea andromedaefolia Coffee Fern.
Pellaea mucronata Bird's Foot Fern.
Pellaea mucronata Bird's Foot Fern.
penstemon and keckiella species for california gardens
penstemon and keckiella species for california gardens
Penstemon centranthifolius Scarlet Bugler.
Penstemon clevelandii 
Penstemon clevelandii 
Penstemon davidsonii Blue Color Mat.
Penstemon davidsonii Blue Color Mat.
Penstemon deustus Hot Rock Penstemon.
Penstemon deustus Hot Rock Penstemon.
Penstemon eatonii Firecracker Penstemon.
Penstemon floridus Panamint Penstemon.
Penstemon grinnellii scrophularioides Grinell's Northern Pensteom, Central woodland Penstemon.
Penstemon grinnellii scrophularioides Grinell's Northern Pensteom, Central woodland Penstemon.
Penstemon grinnellii Southern woodland Penstemon, Grinnell's Beard tongue, Grinnell's Penstemon.
Penstemon heterodoxus Sierra Penstemon.
Penstemon heterophyllus purdyii 
Penstemon heterophyllus purdyii 
Penstemon labrosus Scarlet Penstemon.
Penstemon labrosus Scarlet Penstemon.
Penstemon Margarita BOP Margarita BOP Penstemon, Foothill or Mountain Penstemon.
Penstemon neotericus Keck Penstemon.
Penstemon neotericus Keck Penstemon.
Penstemon newberryi Mountain Pride.
Penstemon newberryi Mountain Pride.
Penstemon newberryi sonomensis Mountain Pride.
Penstemon newberryi sonomensis Mountain Pride.
Penstemon oreocharis Meadow Penstemon.
Penstemon oreocharis Meadow Penstemon.
Penstemon palmeri Balloon Flower.
Penstemon palmeri Balloon Flower.
Penstemon palmeri Balloon Flower.
Penstemon palmeri Balloon Flower.
Penstemon parishii Pilitas Pink 
Penstemon parishii Pilitas Pink 
Penstemon parishii Pozo Pink 
Penstemon parishii Pozo Pink 
Penstemon parvulus 
Penstemon parvulus 
Penstemon procerus Small penstemon.
Penstemon procerus Small penstemon.
Penstemon pseudospectabilis Pink Showy Penstemon.
Penstemon purpusii Snow mountain Penstemon.
Penstemon purpusii Snow mountain Penstemon.
Penstemon rostriflorus Mountain Fountains, Beak-flowered Penstemon, Bridges Penstemon.
Penstemon rostriflorus Mountain Fountains, Beak-flowered Penstemon, Bridges Penstemon.
Penstemon rydbergii Meadow Penstemon.
Penstemon rydbergii Meadow Penstemon.
Penstemon speciosus Sagebrush Penstemon.
Penstemon speciosus Sagebrush Penstemon.
Penstemon thompsoniae 
Penstemon thompsoniae 
Penstemon thurberi Desert Surprise.
Penstemon thurberi Desert Surprise.
Penstemon utahensis 
Penstemon utahensis 
Penstemons for california gardens
Penstemons for california gardens
Penstemons for california gardens
Phacelia bolanderi Blue - Flowered Grape Leaf.
Phacelia bolanderi Blue - Flowered Grape Leaf.
Phacelia campanularia Desert Bluebell.
Phacelia ramosissima austrolitoralis Phacelia.
Philadelphus lewisii Wild Mock Orange.
Physocarpus capitatus Ninebark.

Picea engelmannii Engelmann Spruce.
Pickeringia montana 
Pickeringia montana 
Pinus attenuata 
Pinus attenuata 
Pinus attenuataXradiata Monty Knob.
Pinus attenuataXradiata Monty Knob.
Pinus balfouriana Foxtail Pine.
Pinus balfouriana Foxtail Pine.
Pinus contorta contorta Beach Pine.
Pinus contorta contorta Beach Pine.
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine.
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine.
Pinus flexilis Limber Pine.
Pinus flexilis Limber Pine.
Pinus lambertiana Sugar Pine.
Pinus longaeva Bristlecone Pine.
Pinus quadrifolia Parry Pinyon, Fourleaf Pinyon.
Pinus quadrifolia Parry Pinyon, Fourleaf Pinyon.
Pinus radiata macrocarpa 
Pinus radiata macrocarpa 
Pinus remorata 
Pinus remorata 
Pinus torreyana Torrey Pine.
Pinus torreyana Torrey Pine.
Pinus washoensis Washoe Pine.
Pinus washoensis Washoe Pine.
Pityrogramma triangularis Goldenback Fern.
Pityrogramma triangularis Goldenback Fern.
Pityrogramma triangularis Goldenback Fern.
Plant a California native plant into your garden with help and ideas from one of our nurseries.
Plant communities near water are used by the black phoebe.
Plant communities near water are used by the black phoebe.
Plant mycorrhizal California native plants.
Planting Guide for California native plants
Planting seed or plants for erosion after a wildfire.
Planting seed or plants for erosion after a wildfire.
Plants from the sub-alpine forest that can be found in a nursery. Click here.
plants used by the large white skipper butterfly
plants used by the large white skipper butterfly
plants used by the west coast lady butterfly
plants used by the west coast lady butterfly
plants used by the western tiger swallowtail and pictures
plants used by the western tiger swallowtail and pictures
Platanus racemosa California sycamore.
Platystemon californicus Cream Cups.
Platystemon californicus Cream Cups.
Plectritis ciliosa 
Plectritis ciliosa 
Pluchea sericea Arrow Weed.
Pluchea sericea Arrow Weed.
Pluchera odorata odorata Salt Marsh Fleabane.
Pluchera odorata odorata Salt Marsh Fleabane.
Poa napensis Hot Spring Grass.
Poa napensis Hot Spring Grass.
Polemonium pulcherrimum Western Sky Pilot.
Polemonium pulcherrimum Western Sky Pilot.
Polypodium californicum California Polypody.
Polypodium californicum California Polypody.
Polypodium hesperium Western Polypody.

Polystichum munitum Western Sword Fern.
Populus angustifolia Mammoth Narrow Leaf Cottonwood.

Populus fremontii Carrizo Fremont Cottonwood.
Populus fremontii Western Cottonwood.
Populus fremontii Zapata Fremont Cottonwood.

Potentilla egedii Marsh Cinquefoil.
Potentilla glandulosa nevadensis Nevada Cinquefoil.
Potentilla glandulosa Sticky Cinquefoil.
Potentilla glandulosa Sticky Cinquefoil.
Potentilla gracilis Cinquefoil.
Potentilla gracilis Cinquefoil.
Potentilla pectinisecta Bodie Buttercup.

Prairie/Pampas
problems with pests in your garden
problems with pests in your garden
Pruning California Native Plants, design, native landscaping
Pruning California Native Plants, design, native landscaping
Prunus andersonii Desert Peach.
Prunus andersonii Desert Peach.
Prunus emarginata Bitter Cherry.
Prunus emarginata Bitter Cherry.
Prunus fasciculata punctata Sand Almond.
Prunus fasciculata punctata Sand Almond.
Prunus fremontii Desert Apricot.
Prunus fremontii Desert Apricot.
Prunus virginiana melanocarpa Black Chokecherry.
Prunus virginiana melanocarpa Black Chokecherry.
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa 
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa 
Psoralea macrostachys Butterfly Alfalfa.
Psoralea macrostachys Butterfly Alfalfa.
Psoralea orbicularis Giant Clover.
Psoralea orbicularis Giant Clover.
Pteridium aquilinum pubescens Bracken Fern, Brake.
Pteridium aquilinum pubescens Bracken Fern, Brake.
Pycnanthemum californicum Mountain Mint.
Pycnanthemum californicum Mountain Mint.
Quercus acutidens x Scrub Oak.
Quercus acutidens x Scrub Oak.
Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak.
Quercus agrifolia(Coast Live Oak) and Quercus dumosa(scrub oak) are probably the most common oaks in California cities.
Quercus agrifolia(Coast Live Oak) and Quercus dumosa(scrub oak) are probably the most common oaks in California cities.
Quercus agrifolia(Coast Live Oak) and Quercus dumosa(scrub oak) are probably the most common oaks in California cities.
Quercus agrifolia(Coast Live Oak) and Quercus dumosa(scrub oak) are probably the most common oaks in California cities.
Quercus agrifolia(Coast Live Oak) and Quercus dumosa(scrub oak) are probably the most common oa