California native plants alphabetized by scientific name:M.

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Plant Lists
Alphabetized by scientific name: A -B -C -D -E -F -G -H -I -J -K -L -M-N -O -P -Q -R -S -T -U -V -W -X -Y -Z
Alphabetized by common name: A -B -C -D -E -F -G -H -I -J -K -L -M -N -O -P -Q -R -S -T -U -V -W -X -Y -Z
Alphabetized by cultivar: A -B -C -D -E -F -G -H -I -J -K -L -M -N -O -P -Q -R -S -T -U -V -W -X -Y -Z

Genus Species Variety Cultivar Common Name  
Machaeranthera
lagunensis



Description/Order
Machaeranthera
tortifolia


Mojave Aster
Description/Order
Mahonia
aquifolium


Oregon Grape
Description/Order
Mahonia
aquifolium

Compacta
Creeping Oregon Grape.
Description/Order
Mahonia
dictyota



Description/Order
Mahonia
fremontii


Desert Mahonia
Description/Order
Mahonia
haematocarpa


Red barberry
Description/Order
Mahonia
M. piperiana x M. aquifolium x M. amplectans

Golden Abundance

Description/Order
Mahonia
nervosa


Longleaf Mahonia
Description/Order
Mahonia
nevinii


Nevin's Barberry
Description/Order
Mahonia
pinnata


Shinyleaf Mahonia
Description/Order
Mahonia
repens


Creeping Mahonia
Description/Order
Malacothamnus
clementinus


San Clemente Bush Mallow
Description/Order
Malacothamnus
davidsonii


Davidsons Bush Mallow
Description/Order
Malacothamnus
densiflorus


Many Flowered Bushmallow
Description/Order
Malacothamnus
fasciculatus



Description/Order
Malacothamnus
fremontii


Fremont's Bush Mallow
Description/Order
Malacothamnus
jonesii


San Luis Obispo Bush Mallow
Description/Order
Malacothamnus
marrubioides



Description/Order
Malacothamnus
orbiculatus


Bush Mallow
Description/Order
Malacothamnus
palmeri



Description/Order
Malacothamnus
palmeri
involucratus

Carmel Valley Bush Mallow
Description/Order
Malosma
laurina


Laurel Sumac
Description/Order
Malus
fusca


Western Crabapple
Description/Order
Marah
fabaceus
fabaceus

Wild Cucumber
Description/Order
Maurandya
antirrhiniflora


Snapdragon Vine
Description/Order
Melica
californica


California Melica
Description/Order
Melica
imperfecta


California Melic
Description/Order
Melica
torreyana



Description/Order
Mentha
arvensis


Field Mint
Description/Order
Mentzelia
lindleyi


Blazing Star
Description/Order
Mimulus
cardinalis


Scarlet Monkey Flower
Description/Order
Mimulus
fremontii



Description/Order
Mimulus
guttatus


Seep Monkey Flower
Description/Order
Mimulus
lewisii


Monkey Flower
Description/Order
Mimulus
moschatus


Musk Flower
Description/Order
Mimulus
primuloides


Monkey Moss
Description/Order
Mimulus
tilingii


Creeping Monkey
Description/Order
Mirabilis
californica


Wishbone Bush
Description/Order
Mirabilis
multiflora


Froebel's Four-O'Clock
Description/Order
Monanthochloe
littoralis


Shoregrass
Description/Order
Monardella
antonina


Butterfly Mint Bush
Description/Order
Monardella
breweri


Mustang Mint
Description/Order
Monardella
crispa


wavyleaf dune mint
Description/Order
Monardella
glauca


Mountain Mint
Description/Order
Monardella
hypoleuca
ssp. hypoleuca


Description/Order
Monardella
hypoleuca
ssp. lanata

Felt Leaf Monardella
Description/Order
Monardella
linoides
stricta

Flaxleaf mountainbalm
Description/Order
Monardella
linoides
viminea

Willowy Monardella
Description/Order
Monardella
macrantha


red monardella
Description/Order
Monardella
odoratissima


Western Pennyroyal
Description/Order
Monardella
odoratissima
australis

Southern monardella
Description/Order
Monardella
palmeri



Description/Order
Monardella
subglabra


Mint Bush
Description/Order
Monardella
undulata
frutescens


Description/Order
Monardella
villosa


Coyote Mint
Description/Order
Monardella
villosa
neglecta


Description/Order
Monardella
villosa
obispoensis


Description/Order
Monardella
villosa
subserrata

Coyote Mint
Description/Order
Monardella
viridis


Green Monardella
Description/Order
Monolopia
lanceolata


Common Monolopia
Description/Order
Montia
perifoliata


Miner's Lettuce
Description/Order
Mucronea
californica


Califronia Chorizanthe
Description/Order
Muhlenbergia
montana


Mountain Muhly
Description/Order
Muhlenbergia
rigens


Deer Grass
Description/Order
Myrica
californica


Pacific Wax Myrtle
Description/Order