Native Plants Notebook
Index

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
*indicates a naturalized (not native) plant

Abies concolor (White Fir)

Abronia pogonantha, Sand-Verbena:

Abronia umbellata (Sand Verbena)

Abronia villosa, Sand-Verbena:

Acacia greggii (Cat’s Claw)

Acer macrophyllum, Big-Leaf Maple or Canyon Maple:

Acer negundo spp. californicum, Boxelder:

Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)

Adenostoma fasciculatum (Chamise or Greasewood)

Adiantum jordanii, California Maidenhair Fern:

Agave deserti (Desert Agave)

Agave shawii (Shaw’s Agave)

Agave utahensis var. nevadensis, Century Plant or Maguey:

Alnus rhombifolia, White Alder:

Ambrosia dumosa, Burro-weed or Bur-sage:

Amelanchier utahensis, Serviceberry:

Amsinckia spp. (Fiddleneck)

Arbutus unedo, Strawberry Tree:

Arctostaphylos glandulosa (Eastwood Manzanita)

Arctostaphylos glauca (Bigberry Manzanita)

Arctostaphylos pringlei drupacea (Idyllwild Manzanita)

Arctostaphylos spp. (Manzanita)

Argemone corymbosa, Prickly Poppy:

Artemisia californica (Sagebrush)

Astragalus spp. (Locoweed)

Atriplex hymenelytra, Desert Holly:

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Baccharis emoryi, Emory’s Broom

Baccharis pilularis, Coyote Bush:

Baccharis salicifolia (Mulefat)

Baileya spp (Desert Marigold)

Berberis spp., Barberry:

Brassica campestris, Field Mustard:

Bursera microphylla (Elephant Tree)

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California Black Walnut:

Calliandra eriophylla, Fairy Duster:

Calocedrus decurrens (Incense Cedar)

Carpobrotus edulis (Common Ice Plant or Hottentot Fig)*

Castilleja affinis (Indian Paintbrush)

Ceanothus spp. (California Lilac)

Ceanothus verrucosus (Warty-Stemmed Ceanothus)

Cercidium floridum (Palo Verde)

Cercis occidentalis, Western Redbud:

Cercocarpus ledifolius, Mountain Mahogany:

Chilopsis linearis (Desert-Willow)

Cirsium spp., Thistle:

Claytonia perfoliata (Miner's Lettuce)

Cneoridium dumosum (Spicebush)

Coleogyne ramosissima (Blackbrush)

Coreopsis maritima (Sea Dahlia)

Cornus nuttallii, Mountain Dogwood:

Cornus occidentalis, Creek Dogwood:

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Dalea schottii (Indigo Bush)

Dalea spinosus (Smoke Tree)

Datura spp.

Datura discolor, Jimson Weed:

Datura meteloidos, Jimson Weed:

Dendromecon rigida, Bush Poppy:

Descurainia pinnata ssp. menziesii, Tansy Mustard:

Desert-Mallow or Desert-Hollyhock:

Dudleya arizonica, Live-forever:

Dudleya edulis, Lady-Fingers or Live-forever:

Dudleya lanceolata (Lanceleaf Dudleya or Liveforever)

Dudleya pulverulent (Chalk Dudleya or Liveforever)

Dudleya saxosa, Live-forever:

Dudleya virens, Live-forever:

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Echinocactus acanthodes (Barrel Cactus)

Echinocactus viridescens (Coast Barrel Cactus)

Echinocereus engelmannii (Hedgehog Cactus)

Echinocereus mojavensis, Mohave Mound Cactus:

Encelia farinosa (Brittlebush, Incienso)

Ephedra sp (Mormon Tea or Nevada Joint Fir)

Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum or Horsetails:

Ericameria linearifolia (Narrowleaf Goldenbush)

Eriodictyon crassifolium (Yerba Santa)

Eriogonum fasciculatum (California Buckwheat)

Eriogonum fasiculatum spp. polifolium, California Buckwheat:

Eriogonum inflatum, Desert Trumpet:

Erodium sp*

Eschscholzia minutiflora (Pygmy Gold Poppy)

Euonymus occidentalis, Western Burning Bush

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Ficus carica, Edible Fig:

Foeniculum vulgare, Sweet Fennel:

Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo)

Fragaria chiloensis, Wild or Beach Strawberry:

Fragaria vesca (Wild Strawberry)

Fraxinus velutina var. coriacea, Montebello Ash:

Fremontodendron californica, Fremontia or Flannel Bush:

Garreya elliptica, Silk Tassle:

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Haplopappus cuneatus (Wedgeleaf Goldenbush)

Haplopappus linearifolius (Narrowleaf Goldenbush)

Heteromeles arbutifolia (Toyon)

Heuchera maxima, Giant Coral Bells:

Hymenoclea salsola (Cheesebush)

Hyptis emoryi (Desert Lavender)

Isomeris arborea (Bladderpod)

Juncus effusus var. pacificus, Wire Grass:

Juniperus californicus (California Juniper)

Justicia californica (Chuparrosa)

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Larrea tridentata (Creosote Bush)

Lathyrus vestitus (San Diego Pea)

Lavatera spp., Tree-Mallow: 

Layia spp. (Tidy Tips)

Lonicera spp., Wild Honeysuckle:

Lepidium_spp. (Wild Allyssum, Pepperweed)

Lotus_scoparius (Deerweed)

Lotus strigosus (Bishop's Lotus)

Lupinus spp. (Lupine)

Lycium cooperi, Peach-Thorn or Box-Thorn:

Lyonothamnus floribundus var. asplenifolius, Catalina Ironwood:

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Malosma laurina (Laurel Leave Sumac)

Mammillaria alversonii, Foxtail Cactus:

Mammillaria deserti, Fishhook Cactus:

Mammillaria dioica, Fishhook Cactus:

Mammillaria tetrancistra, Fishhook Cactus:

Marah fabaceae (Manroot)

Marrubium vulgare (Horehound)*

Metasequoia, Dawn Redwood:

Mimulus bigelovvi, Monkey-Flower:

Mimulus cardinalis (Scarlet Monkeyflower)

Mimulus puniceus, Monkey-Flower:

Mirabilis bigelovii, Four-O’Clock:

Monoptilon bellioides, Desert Star:

Muhlenbergia rigens, Bunch or Deer Grass

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Nephrolepis spp., Sword Fern

Nicotiana glauca (Tree Tobacco)*

Nolina bigelovii (Bigelow’s Nolina)

Nolina parryi spp.wolfii, Parry’s Nolina:

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Oenothera clavaeformis, Brown-eyed Primrose:

Oenothera deltoides, Dune Evening primrose:

Olneya tesota (Desert Ironwood)

Opuntia acanthocarpa (Buckhorn Cholla)

Opuntia basilaris (Beaver Tail)

Opuntia bigelovia (Jumping Cholla)

Opuntia chlorotica (Pancake Cactus)

Opuntia echinocarpa var. wolfii, Wolf Cholla:

Opuntia echinocarpa (Silver Cholla)

Opuntia ficus_indica (Prickly Pear, Tuna, Nopal)*

Opuntia littoralis (Coast Prickly Pear)

Opuntia prolifera (Coast Cholla)

Opuntia ramosissima (Pencil Cholla)

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Penstemon clevelandii, Penstemon or Beard-tongue:

Penstemon spp., Penstemon or Beard-tongue:

Phacelia campanularia (California Bluebell)

Phacelia spp. (Heliotrope)

Pinus attenuata, Knobcone Pine:

Pinus coulteri (Coulter Pine)

Pinus jeffreyi (Jeffrey Pine)

Pinus lambertiana (Sugar Pine)

Pinus monophylla (One-Needle Pinyon Pine)

Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa Pine or Yellow Pine)

Pinus quadrifolia, Four-Needle Pinyon Pine or Parry Pine:

Pinus torreyana (Torrey Pine)

Platanus racemosa (Western Sycamore)

Populus fremontii, Fremont Cottonwood:

Populus trichocarpa, Black Cottonwood:

Prosopis glandulosa (Mesquite)

Prunus fasciculata (Desert Almond)

Prunus lyonii, Catalina Cherry:

Prunus virginiana, Western Chokecherry:

Pseudotsuga macrocarpa, Big Cone Spruce:

Pteridium aquilinum (Brake or Bracken Fern)

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Quercus agrifolia (Coast Live Oak)

Quercus chrysolepis (Canyon Live Oak)

Quercus dumosa (Scrub Oak)

Quercus kelloggii (California Black Oak)

Quercus lobata, Valley Oak:

Quercus turbinella (Turbinella Oak)

Quercus wislizenii (Interior Live Oak)

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Rhamnus californica ssp.tomentella, Coffeeberry:

Rhamnus californica (Coffeeberry)

Rhamnus crocea (Redberry)

Rhamnus crocea spp. ilicifolia, Holy Leaved Redberry:

Rhododendron occidentale (Western Azalea)

Rhus integrifolia (Lemonadeberry)

Rhus ovata, Sugar Bush:

Rhus trilobata (Squaw Bush)

Ribes nevadense, Mountain Currant:

Ribes roezlii (Sierra Currant)

Ribes speciosum, Fuchsia-Flowered Gooseberry:

Romneya coulteri (Matilija Poppy)

Rosa californica (California Wild Rose)

Rosa woodsii (Wild Rose)

Rubus parvifolia, Thimbleberry:

Rubus vitifolius, California Blackberry:

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Salazaria mexicana, Paper Bag Bush or Bladder-Sage:

Salix gooddingii, Willow:

Salix hindsiana, Marsh Willow:

Salix lasiolepis, Arroyo Willow:

Salix spp. (Willow)

Salvia apiana (White Sage)

Salvia clevelandii, Cleveland Sage:

Salvia columbariae (Chia)

Salvia mellifera (Black Sage)

Salvia vaseyi, White Sage:

Sambucus cerulea, Blue Elderberry:

Sambucus mexicana (Mexican Elderberry)

Saxifraga californica, Saxifrage:

Sequoia sempervirens, Coast Redwood:

Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba)

Solanum xanti (Chaparral Nightshade)

Spartium junceum (Spanish Broom)*

Sphaeralcea ambigua (Desert Mallow)

Symphoricarpos mollis, Snowberry

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Tamarix aphylla, Tamarisk or Athel:

Tetradymia axillaris, Cotton-Thorn:

Toxicodendron diversilobum (Poison Oak)

Typha latifolia, Cattails:

Umbellularia californica (California Bay, Oregon Myrtle)

Urtica holosericea (Giant Stinging Nettle)

Verbascum blattaria, Moth Mullein or Verbascum:

Vitis girdiana, California Wild Grape or Desert Grape:

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Washingtonia filifera (California Fan Palm)

Woodwardia fimbriata, Chain Fern:

Xylococcus bicolor, Mission Manzanita:

Yucca brevifolia (Joshua Tree)

Yucca schidigera (Mojave Yucca)

Yucca whipplei (Our Lords Candle)

Zauschneria californica ssp. latifolia, California Fuchsia:

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