Native plants of the Los Angeles area.

I've not included the little weird ones but focused on the common local native plants that are in the trade you should be able to see native in the wild and plant in your garden. Most of these plants are native locally from Santa Monica, through Malibu, into Los Angeles and maybe as far north as Thousand Oaks and east to maybe Pasadena. Many are native to all of Coastal Southern and even Central California.
Most plants have a web page with photos and videos for each, click the links to move to the individual pages.

Abronia maritima, Sand verbena

Abronia umbellata, Purple Sand Verbena

Acer macrophyllum, Big Leaf Maple

Acer negundo californicum, California Box Elder

Adenostoma fasciculatum (Chamise or Greasewood) in flower in a Santa margarita morning - grid24_6

Adenostoma fasciculatum, Chamise lives in the chaparral areas of the Santa Monica Mountains and lower San Gabriel. Wonderful plant for hillside stabilization.

an old picture of Adenostoma sparsifolium, Red Shanks. This used to cover the top of the Santa Monicas along Mulholland Hwy in Los Angeles. - grid24_6

Adenostoma sparsifolium, Red Shanks Both Adenostoma are maligned for flammability, but that doesn't seem to be true.

Adiantum capillus-veneris, Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum jordanii, California Maiden-Hair Fern

Agoseris grandiflora, Mountain dandelion

green California native grass, Agrostis pallens - grid24_3

Agrostis pallens, Bent Grass

Allium haematochiton, Red skinned onion (Need Photo)

Alnus rhombifolia, White Alder

Franseria chamissonis bipinnatisecta Beach-Bur - grid24_6

Ambrosia chamissonis, Beach-Bur

Ambrosia psilostachya, Western Ragweed Do not plant this plant in your little garden in Los Angeles. It will take over all of LA.

Amorpha californica, California False Indigo Bush

Anemopsis californica, Yerba Mansa

Antirrhinum coulterianum (syn. Sairocarpus coulterianus) is native locally in disturbed areas of Southern California. - grid24_3

Antirrhinum coulterianum, Coulters Snapdragon

Antirrhinum multiflorum, Mutliflowered Snapdragon Flowers used to be common in the hills around Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. - grid24_3

Antirrhinum multiflorum, Multiflowered Snapdragon

An old picture of Arctostaphylos canescens. - grid24_6

Arctostaphylos canescens subsp. canescens, Hoary Manzanita

Arctostaohylos glandulosa flower and bush - grid24_6

Arctostaphylos glandulosa glandulosa, Eastwood's manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca-glandulosa

Arctostaphylos glauca, Los Angeles Big Berry manzanita is local to the Santa Monica Mountains. - grid24_3

Arctostaphylos glauca, Big Berry Manzanita

Artemisia californica, California Sagebrush, with Diplacus longiflorus, in the coastal sage scrub near Vandenberg Village, California. - grid24_6

Artemisia californica, California Sagebrush used to be a common plant in the Los Angeles basin.

Artemisia douglasiana, Mugwort

Asclepias californica, California Milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis, Narrowleaf Milkweed

Astragalus trichopodus, Southern California Locoweed

Atriplex californica - California saltbush, California Salt Bush - grid24_6

Atriplex californica, Beach Saltbush

Brewer's Saltbush makes a decent hedge, but it smells like cat pee. Drive your nasty neighbor crazy? But it will also grow in Los Angeles or San Diego without any water in full sun. You like cats, right? - grid24_6

Atriplex lentiformis subsp. breweri, Brewers Salt Bush

Atriplex leucophylla, Beach Salt Bush

Baccharis emoryi, Emory Baccharis

Baccharis glutinosa Water Wally. - grid24_6

Baccharis glutinosa, Water Wally, or Seep Willow

Coyote Bush in a vacant lot in Salinas. - grid24_6

Baccharis pilularis consanguinea, Coyote Brush, Bush Baccharis

Pozo Surf or Parking Strip without water for years, about at about 8 years old. It seems to grow about 60 cm, 25-30 inches high and 6 ft., 2 meters wide. The customers in San Diego love this plant. - grid24_6

Baccharis pilularis consanguinea, Pozo Surf (smaller form)

Baccharis plummerae (need photo)

Baccharis salicifolia, Seep Willow, Mulefat

Bloomeria crocea, Golden Stars

Bothriochloa barbinodis, Cane Bluestem

Boykinia occidentalis, likes shady moist conditions. - grid24_6

Boykinia occidentalis, Coast Boykinia, Brook Foam or Western Boykinia

Acmon Blue, Plebejus acmon on Brickellia californica - grid24_6

Brickellia californica, Brickellbush

Brickellia nevinii (Need photo)

Brodiaea jolonensis (need photo)

Calandrinia ciliata, Red Maids used to be a common annual of hay fields. I guess too many people made hay in Los Angeles sun.

Calochortus albus, Fairy Lantern

Calochortus clavatus

Need photo for Calochortus splendens

Calystegia macrostegia, California Morning Glory

Camissonia cheiranthifolia cheiranthifolia Beach Evening Primrose - grid24_3

Camissonia cheiranthifolia, Beach Evening Primrose

Carex senta. Swamp Carex, Swamp Sedge - grid24_6

Carex senta, Rough Sedge

Carex spissa, San Diego sedge

Castilleja affinis (Need Photo)

Castilleja foliolosa, Woolly Indian Paintbrush

Ceanothus crassifolia covers many of the hills between Orange and Riverside counties. - grid24_6

Ceanothus crassifolius, Hoary-leaved Ceanothus

The white form of Buckbrush, Ceanothus cuneatus - grid24_6

Ceanothus cuneatus, Buckbrush

This Ceanothus megacarpus X cuneatus was growing on top of a peak on South Vandenberg, south east of Lompoc. - grid24_6

Ceanothus megacarpus, Big Pod California Lilac is a common Ceanothus in the hills between Malibu and Los Angeles.

Ceanothus oliganthus blue lilac bush - grid24_6

Ceanothus oliganthus, Hairy-Leaf Ceanothus is local between Simi Valley and Philmore.

Ceanothus spinosus, Red-Heart Mountain Lilac. flowers - grid24_6

Ceanothus spinosus, Red-Heart Mountain Lilac is local in the coastal mountains. It is on top of San Marcos Pass in Santa Barbara.

Cercocarpus betuloides, Mountain Mahogany

Chenopodium californicum, Indian lettuce

The Soap plant flowers are delicate white flowers on a three foot stalk - grid24_6

Chlorogalum pomeridianum, Soap Lily

Cirsium californicum, California Thistle

Cirsium occidentale

Clarkia bottae

Speckled Clarkia or Farewell to Spring - grid24_6

Clarkia cylindrica

Farewell to spring, Clarkia purpurea is also known as Purple Clarkia or Winecup Clarkia - grid24_6

Clarkia purpurea, Winecup clarkia

Clarkia, Garland Flower, Mountain Garland, Clarkia unguiculata - grid24_3

Clarkia unguiculata, Mountain Garland

Montia perifoliata Miner's Lettuce - grid24_6

Claytonia perfoliata, Miner's Lettuce used to be under all the coastal oaks.

These Clematis were growing along the trail on top of Cuesta Ridge.climbing over Cercocarpus betuloides. - grid24_6

Clematis lasiantha, Pipestem Clematis

The Clematis flowers are delicate and spread all over the vine as they crawl along your fence or trellis. - grid24_6

Clematis ligusticifolia, Western White Clematis

A hummingbird takes a break from the Isomeris flowers - grid24_6

Cleome isomeris, Bladderpod grows from Malibu to Barstow.

Collinsia heterophylla, Chinese Houses

Here is a photo of an inflorescence of Comarostaphylis diversifolia, Summer Holly, with translucent urn-shaped flowers. - grid24_6

Comarostaphylis diversifolia subsp. planifolia, Summer Holly

Coreopsis gigantea, Giant Coreopsis

Corethrogyne filaginifolia, California Corethrogyne with skipper - grid24_6

Corethrogyne filaginifolia, California Aster

Croton californicus, Croton plant - grid24_6

Croton californicus is common along coastal bluffs.

need photo of Cryptantha clevelandii

Cucurbita foetidissima, Coyote Melon

Cuscuta salina, Salt-Marsh Dodder

Here is a closeup photo of the red flowers of Delphinium cardinale, Scarlet Larkspur. - grid24_6

Delphinium cardinale, Scarlet Larkspur, it used to be locally common on Mulholland.

Dendromecon rigida, Bush Poppy

Dodecatheon clevelandii, Padre's shooting star

Dryopteris arguta, Wood Fern as forest understory - grid24_6

Dryopteris arguta, Wood fern does not tolerate many weeds.

Coast Dudleya, Sand-lettuce and Sea Lettuce with Oeanothera hookerii - grid24_6

Dudleya caespitosa, Coast Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa - canyon dudleya, canyon liveforever, Rock Lettuce - grid24_3

Dudleya cymosa, Liveforever

Dudleya lanceolata - lanceleaf liveforever, Southern California dudleya growing out of wall - grid24_6

Dudleya lanceolata, Lance-leaf dudleya

Dudleya pulverulenta, Chalk Liveforever with developing flower spikes, no flowers yet - grid24_6

Dudleya pulverulenta, Chalk Dudleya grows on cool rocky cliffs. Very localized.

Eleocharis macrostachya, Common Spike Rush

This was a planting down by our bridge. I thought the Giant Rye / Buckwheat mix was wonderful. - grid24_6

Elymus condensatus, Giant Wild Rye can be found in funny spots next to the ocean or in the canyons like Latigo.

Elymus glaucus, Blue Wildrye

Leymus triticoides - creeping wild rye, Valley Wild rye, alkali rye down at the end of our road in Santa Margarita - grid24_6

Elymus triticoides, Creeping wild rye can be found locally inland or on bluffs where there is seasonal moisture along the Santa Monica to Santa Barbara coast inland through Malibu to Agoura.

Emmenanthe penduliflora (whisperingbells), I don't know, they've never whispered anything to me. - grid24_6

Emmenanthe penduliflora, Whispering Bells locally common in disturbed soils.

Encelia californica - California encelia, California brittlebush, bush sunflower - grid24_6

Encelia californica, Bush Sunflower is right along the coast in Malibu and Ventura.

Narrowleaf California fuchsia, Zauschneria cana 'Hollywood Flame' in flower. California fuchsia works very well in a container or pot. This narrow leaf form was around western Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks and Santa Monica - grid24_6

Epilobium canum, Narrowleaf California Fuchsia is common in the Santa Monica Mountains and Los Angeles area.

Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid flower - grid24_6

Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid can be found in creeks or springs.

Equisetum hymale, Scouring rush

Equisetum kansanum (laevigatum), Dwarf Horsetail, grows in wet places, and formerly was used to scour pots and pans. - grid24_6

Equisetum laevigatum, Dwarf horsetail

Ash leaf buckwheat with the pink flowers turning rust in fall - grid24_6

Eriogonum cinereum, Ashyleaf buckwheat grows in the Coastal Plains and Basins and all over the Los Angeles Basin

Long-stem Buckwheat makes amazing dried flower bouquets. - grid24_6

Eriogonum elongatum, Longstem Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum, Theodore Payne California Buckwheat, is a very low, almost flat California buckwheat introduced by Theodore Payne Foundation. - grid24_6

Eriogonum fasciculatum, Coastal California Buckwheat

California Buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum foliolosum at Santa Margarita - grid24_6

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum, California Buckwheat

Eriogonum roseum; Wand Buckwheat - grid24_6

Eriogonum gracile, Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum parvifolium, Cliff Buckwheat

Eriophyllum confertiflorum, GoldenYarrow

Eriophyllum wallacei (syn. Antheropeas wallacei),Dwarf daisy, Woolly daisy

Wallflower, Erysimum capitatum comes in many shapes , sizes and colors - grid24_6

Erysimum capitatum, Western Wallflower

Eschscholzia caespitosa, Dwarf Californian Poppy - grid24_6

Eschscholzia caespitosa, Tufted Poppy

California Poppies are many colors, these are hot orange - grid24_6

Eschscholzia californica, California Poppy

Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia

Frangula californica, Coffeeberry

Fraxinus dipetala, Flowering Ash

An old picture of Chocolate Lily, Mission bells, Fritilaria biflora - grid24_3

Fritillaria biflora, Chocolate Lily

Galium angustifolium (Need Photo)

Garrya elliptica 'James Roof' - Coast Silk Tassel, the male flowers, catkins, can be a foot long on an interesting bush that can be wonderful hedge. - grid24_6

Garrya elliptica, Silk tassel

Garrya veatchii, Silk Tassel Bush

Gilia capitata, Globe Gilia

Gilia tenuiflora grows in one of our fields. Filaree is replacing it. - grid24_6

Gilia tricolor, Bird's Eye Gilia

Gnaphalium bicolor, Two-toned Everlasting (Need photo)

Gnaphalium californicum, California Pearly Everlasting

Grindella hirsutula, Hairy gumplant, flower and buds. - grid24_3

Grindelia hirsutula subsp. hirsutula, Hairy gumplant

Grindelia camporum, Giant Gum Plant, with its resinous personality, is still loved by butterflies. - grid24_3

Grindelia robusta, Giant Gum Plant

Another picture of the Sawtooth Golden bush. - grid24_3

Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides, Saw toothed goldenbush

Helenium puberulum What happened to the Flower? - grid24_6

Helenium puberulum, Rosilla

Helianthemum scoparium, Sun Rose

Here is a very old photo, circa 1979, of Helianthus gracilentus, Slender Sunflower, a very short-lived perennial sunflower. - grid24_6

Helianthus gracilentus, Dwarf Sunflower

Heliotropium curassavicum wild heliotrope - grid24_6

Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum, Wild Heliotrope

Christmas berry or Toyon with berries is what Hollywood was named after. Toyon will grow in most of Los Angeles with no water after first year. - grid24_6

Heteromeles arbutifolia, Toyon is what Hollywood was named after.

Heterotheca grandiflora, Telegraph Weed

Psoralea macrostachya, Leather Root - grid24_6

Hoita macrostachya, Leather Root

Holodiscus discolor, Cream Bush

Horkelia cuneata Wedgeleaf Horkelia - grid24_6

Horkelia cuneata subsp. cuneata, Wedgeleaf Horkelia

Menzies' goldenbush, Haplopappus venetus var. sedoides - grid24_6

Isocoma menziesii var. sedoides, Menzies' goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides, Coastal Goldenbush

Here is a photo of a leaflet of Juglans californica, Southern California Walnut, in the Santa Margarita nursery. - grid24_6

Juglans californica, Southern Black Walnut

Juncus macrophyllus, Long leaf rush

Juncus mexicanus, Mexican Rush

Juncus textilis, Basket Rush used to be common along the Los Angeles River.

Juncus xiphioides, Iris Leaved Rush

Climbing Penstemon, Heart leaved Keckiella, or Heartleaf Keckiella, Keckiella cordifolia is hanging over our driveway and is native from about Santa Margarita south to San Diego. This Native Penstemon was all over the north and east slopes of Los Angeles and parts of Southern California. A great addition to a native garden. - grid24_6

Keckiella cordifolia, Climbing Penstemon

Koeleria macrantha, June Grass

In this very old photo, circa 1980, Lasthenia glabrata, Goldfields, is here living up to its name, in the shadscale scrub of the Carrizo Plains, San Luis Obispo county, California. - grid24_6

Lasthenia californica, Goldfields

Lathyrus laetiflorus alefeldii San Diego Sweetpea - grid24_6

Lathyrus vestitus subsp. alefeldii, San Diego Sweetpea

Lathyrus vestitus, Wild Pea

Lepechinia fragrans, Island Pitcher Sage grows on the island and from Ventura, through Los Angeles into the San Gabriel Mountains. - grid24_6

Lepechinia fragrans, Fragrant Pitcher Sage

Lepidospartum squamatum, Scale Broom

Aaahhh! Here is the very lovely Leptodactylon californicum, Prickly Phlox, which emerges and delights us for such a short time in the spring! - grid24_6

Leptodactylon californicum, Prickly Poppy

Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower

In this photo you can see more detail of the flowers and inflorescence of Lobelia dunnii var. serrata, Dunn's Lobelia. - grid24_3

Lobelia dunnii var. serrata, Blue Lobelia

Lonicera subspicata denudata, San Diego Honeysuckle makes a nice small groundcover. - grid24_6

Lonicera subspicata var. denudata, Chaparral Honeysuckle

Lotus purshianus, Spanish Clover

Lotus scoparius, Deerweed

Lotus strigosus, Bishop's Lotus

Lupinus chamissonis, Silver Dune Lupine

Lupinus hirsutissimus
Lupinus longifolius
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Lupinus truncatus
missing photos, sorry

Lupinus succulentus, Arroyo Lupine

Plant native plants that are local to your area. They do not have to be grown there, we can grow them here and send them to you! The best plants for an area used to be native there, then you can move away to your California natives and sleep at night knowing your local birds and bees have a home.

Mahonia pinnata Shinyleaf Mahonia planted out and the santa margarita nursery. - grid24_3

Mahonia pinnata, California Barberry

Malacothamnus fasciculatus, Bush mallow

Laurel Sumac, Malosma is native in Los Angels and south to San Diego. This was a slope in North San Diego. - grid24_6

Malosma laurina, Laurel Sumac

Marah fabaceus fabaceus Wild Cucumber - grid24_3

Marah macrocarpa is similar to Wild Cucumber

Melica imperfecta, California Melic

Mimulus cardinalis, Scarlet Monkey Flower

Mimulus guttatus, Seep Monkey Flower

This monkey flower came from a roadside in Agoura, between Thousand Oaks and Los Angeles. You can put Los Angeles back into the wild. - grid24_6

Mimulus longiflorus, Agoura Spunky Monkey Flower

This Monkey flower is about 25 years old and was found along Topanga Canyon Rd in west Los Angeles. - grid24_6

Mimulus longiflorus, Topanga monkey flower. Yes there are monkeys in Los Angeles.

Santa Susana Monkey Flower, Diplacus rutilus, has a BIG red flower and grows native in North Los Angeles, Pasadena. Los Angeles has GREAT native plants! - grid24_6

Mimulus rutilus, Santa Susana Monkey Flower is a stunning flower right in your hills.

Mirabilis californica, wishbone flower. - grid24_6

Mirabilis laevis, Wishbone Bush

Myrica californica, Pacific Wax Myrtle

Nemophila menziesii, Baby Blue Eyes

Orthocarpus densiflorus, Owl's Clover

Paeonia californica, California Peony

Fire Poppy, Papaver californicum used to cover vast areas of California in the few years when California had massive fires(every few centuries.) - grid24_3

Papaver californicum, Fire Poppy

Pedicularis densiflora, Indian Warrior

Pellaea andromedifolia, Coffee Fern

Pellaea mucronata, Bird's Foot Fern

Penstemon centranthifolius, Scarlet Bugler

Foothill Penstemon, Penstemon heterophyllus australis is native in most of Southern California. Shown here in the Santa Margarita garden. - grid24_6

Penstemon heterophyllus, Foothill Penstemon grows in the canyons and hills from inland Malibu through most of the Los Angeles area.

Penstemon spectablis, Showy Monkey flower with an Anna Hummingbird. Hard to beleive this used to be common in the Santa Monica Mtns, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Eagle Rock and most of Southern California. - grid24_6

Penstemon spectabilis, Showy Penstemon

Pityrogramma triangularis, Goldback Fern, or Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis, is an amazing plant, growing in shade in central oak woodland, Santa Margarita, California. - grid24_6

Pentagramma triangularis, Goldenback Fern

Phacelia grandiflora, Large Flowered Phacelia - grid24_6

Phacelia grandiflora, Large Flowered Phacelia is a huge amazing flower. To bad it's an annual.

Need Photos Phacelia distans
Phacelia minor,
Phacelia parryi
Phacelia viscida

Phacelia imbricata, Pine Bee Flower

Phacelia ramosissima austrolitoralis Phacelia - grid24_6

Phacelia ramosissima var. austrolitoralis

Pickeringia montana, Chaparral Pea

Plantago erecta - Dot-seed Plantain - grid24_6

Plantago erecta, Annual Plantain

Platanus racemosa, California sycamore

Pine Bluegrass, Poa scabrella - grid24_6

Poa secunda, One sided Blue Grass

polypodium californicum planted in a stone wall in San Francisco - grid24_3

Polypodium californicum, California Polypody

Potentilla glandulosa, Sticky Cinquefoil

Prunus ilicifolia, Holly-Leafed Cherry

Quercus agrifolia, Coast Live Oak

Scrub Oak, Quercus berberidifolia - grid24_6

Quercus berberidifolia. Scrub Oak grows in most of the canyons around Los Angeles.

Quercus lobata, White Oak with fall color. - grid24_6

Quercus lobata, Valley Oak

Ranunculus californicus, Buttercup

Rhamnus crocea, Redberry

Rhamnus crocea ilicifolia, Hollyleaf Redberry

Rhus integrifolia, Lemonade Berry flower cluster. This is a great plant for coastal bluffs from San Diego to San Luis Obispo. In inner San Diego county it looks like a small oak tree with these flowers. - grid24_6

Rhus integrifolia, Leomonade Berry

Rhus ovata, Sugar Bush

Squaw Bush, Rhus trilobata in flower - grid24_6

Rhus trilobata, Squaw Bush Sumac

Ribes aureum gracillimum, Golden Currant with Anna Hummingbird. This native plant grows on the north slopes of Malibu, Latigo, and through the Los Angeles Basin; San Gabriel Valley. - grid24_6

Ribes aureum var. gracillimum, Golden Currant

Ribes californicum, Hillside Gooseberry

White Chaparral Currant, Ribes indecorum is native from southern Monterey Co., to San Diego, it used to be a common shrub throughout the Los Angeles basin and the Santa Monica Mountains. - grid24_6

Ribes indecorum, White flowering currant

Ribes malvaceum, Pink Chaparral currant

Intense red flowered shrub for hummingbirds. Can grow under oaks - grid24_3

Ribes speciosum, Fuchsia-Flowering Gooseberry

Rosa californica, California wild rose

Rubus ursinus, Pacific blackberry

Salicornia virginica, Pickleweed (need photo)

Salix laevigata, Red Willow

Salix lasiolepis, Arroyo Willow

Salix lasiandra Pacific willow - grid24_3

Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra, Pacific Willow

White Sage, Salvia apiana flowers. The bumblebees land on the landing pad, then crawl into the flower body. The hummingbirds work the corners of the flowers. - grid24_3

Salvia apiana, White Sage

Salvia columbariae, Chia

This Purple Sage was about 30 years old when this picture was taken. Purple sage is a common sage in the Los Angeles area. - grid24_6

Salvia leucophylla, Purple sage

Salvia mellifera, Black Sage

hummingbird sage flower closeup - grid24_6

Salvia spathacea, Hummingbird Sage

Elderberry,
Mexican Elderberry, Western Elderberry berries can be eaten raw by some, other folks will be violently ill if they eat them raw. If cooked, all seem to be fine with them. - grid24_3

Sambucus mexicana, Mexican Elderberry

Sanicula bipinnata, Poison Sanicle

Sanicula crassicaulis, Pacific blacksnakeroot, Pacific Sanicle - grid24_6

Sanicula crassicaulis, Snakeroot

Scirpus californicus, California Bulrush

Scirpus maritimus, Alkali Bulrush (need photo)

Scrophularia californica, California Figwort

Scutellaria tuberosa

Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii, Butterweed

Another view of Checkerbloom flowers - grid24_6

Sidalcea malviflora, Checkerbloom

Silene laciniata angustifolia, Red Catchfly with it's red star - grid24_6

Silene laciniata subsp. major, Red Catchfly

Sisyrinchium bellum, Blue-Eyed Grass

Solanum douglasii, White Nightshade

Solanum xanti, Purple Nightshade

California Goldenrod is native on the Santa Margarita nursery site. It grows on a north slope in red clay and in most gravel. - grid24_6

Solidago velutina subsp. californica, California Goldenrod

Stachys albens, White hedge nettle

Stachys bullata, Hedge Nettle

Stipa cernua, Nodding needlegrass

Stipa lepida, Foothill Stipa

Stipa pulchra, Purple Stipa in an opening in Central oak woodland, not a true grassland. - grid24_6

Stipa pulchra, Purple Needle Grass

Symphoricarpos mollis. Southern California Snowberry has pink flowers and white berries. - grid24_3

Symphoricarpos mollis, Creeping Snowberry

Thalictrum polycarpum Meadow Rue - grid24_6

Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum, Meadow Rue

Trichostema lanatum, Woolly Blue Curls

Vinegar weed and Turpentine weed. - grid24_6

Trichostema lanceolatum, Turpentine weed

Typha domingensis, Southern Cat-Tail

Umbellularia californica, Bay Laurel flowers are pollinated by flies and gnats. - grid24_6

Umbellularia californica, California Bay

Urtica holosericea Hoary Nettle - grid24_6

Urtica dioica subsp. holosericea, Giant Stinging Nettle

Venegasia carpesioides, Canyon Sunflower can be found on the north slopes and peaks of the Santa Monica Mountains and throughout greater Los Angeles. - grid24_6

Venegasia carpesioides, Canyon Sunflower grows on north slopes among rocks.

Verbena lasiostachys Western Vervain - grid24_6

Verbena lasiostachys, California Vervain

Viola pedunculata, Violet clump - grid24_6

Viola pedunculata, California Golden Violet

Vitis girdiana, Southern California Grape

Woodwardia fimbriata, Giant Chain Fern

Here is a Yucca whipplei at the top of the Susana grade in north Los Angeles. - grid24_6

Yucca whipplei , Chaparral Yucca

The flowers on Zauschneria cana are a little different from most California fuchsias.

Zigadenus fremontii, Star Lily

Here is a picture of the few remaining native plants above Los Angeles. The rocks are protecting the natives from the weeds and the fires that come with weeds. This area should burn every 200 years or so, not every year. Weeds can burn at any time. - grid24_12

The Los Angeles basin has a lot of people and a lot of mustard. It's missing a lot of native plants and trees. If someone could figure out how to get rid of the weeds, which would stop most of the fires that would be lovely. You'd see green hillsides full of birds and other wildlife and the climate would become much more moderate again in the basin.

Bert filming Los Angeles Basin from the Santa Susana Mts.. - grid24_12

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