Pacific Willow – Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra Native
Native in 55 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 53 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
California native plants
USDA PLANTS records 319 plants as native to California (CA) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
California native plant list
This list has 319 California natives that nurseries routinely sell: 54 trees, 67 shrubs, 93 wildflowers, 100 grasses and sedges, 3 ferns and 2 vines. The most widespread include Narrowleaf Willow, Seep Monkeyflower and Annual Hairgrass, each recorded as native in at least 55 of California's 58 counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Narrowleaf Willow – Salix exigua Native
Native in 56 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Seep Monkeyflower – Mimulus guttatus Native
Native in 56 of California’s 58 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Annual Hairgrass – Deschampsia danthonioides Native
Native in 55 of California’s 58 counties. An annual grass for sun or part shade.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 42 of California’s 58 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Western Virgin's Bower – Clematis ligusticifolia Native
Native in 39 of California’s 58 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
White Alder – Alnus rhombifolia Native
Native in 51 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 65 ft that tolerates shade.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in 55 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native
Native in 53 of California’s 58 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Blue Wildrye – Elymus glaucus Native
Native in 54 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 41 of California’s 58 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 3 of California’s 58 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Western Cottonwood – Populus fremontii Native
Native in 50 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 54 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sticky Cinquefoil – Potentilla glandulosa Native
Native in 50 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 54 of California’s 58 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Common Maidenhair – Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Native in 19 of California’s 58 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
California Bay – Umbellularia californica Native
Native in 49 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 49 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Scarlet Monkeyflower – Mimulus cardinalis Native
Native in 48 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and fall colour.
California Brome – Bromus carinatus Native
Native in 52 of California’s 58 counties. A grass for full sun.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 49 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in 49 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 47 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Meadow Barley – Hordeum brachyantherum Native
Native in 51 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Canyon Live Oak – Quercus chrysolepis Native
Native in 48 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 90 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 49 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 46 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Beardless Wildrye – Leymus triticoides Native
Native in 50 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Ponderosa Pine – Pinus ponderosa Native
Native in 45 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 223 ft for full sun.
Coffeeberry – Frangula californica Native
Native in 48 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 5 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 45 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Creeping Wild Rye – Elymus triticoides Native
Native in 50 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Balsam Poplar – Populus balsamifera Native
Native in 44 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus montanus Native
Native in 47 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 44 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Panicled Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus Native
Native in 47 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Black Cottonwood – Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa Native
Native in 44 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat – Eriogonum umbellatum Native
Native in 44 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Hooker's Evening Primrose – Oenothera elata Native
Native in 43 of California’s 58 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Knotgrass – Paspalum distichum Native
Native in 46 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Black Cottonwood – Populus trichocarpa Native
Native in 44 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Utah Service Berry – Amelanchier utahensis Native
Native in 44 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 42 of California’s 58 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
California Field Sedge – Carex praegracilis Native
Native in 44 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Incense Cedar – Calocedrus decurrens Native
Native in 41 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.
Hollyleaved Barberry – Mahonia aquifolium Native
Native in 43 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Tinker's Penny – Hypericum anagalloides Native
Native in 41 of California’s 58 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 44 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Oregon Ash – Fraxinus latifolia Native
Native in 41 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Oregon Grape – Berberis aquifolium Native
Native in 43 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 39 of California’s 58 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 44 of California’s 58 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Jeffrey Pine – Pinus jeffreyi Native
Native in 38 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 180 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Coyotebrush – Baccharis pilularis Native
Native in 39 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 10 ft for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 38 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Mexican Rush – Juncus mexicanus Native
Native in 43 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for full sun and wet soil.
Sugar Pine – Pinus lambertiana Native
Native in 38 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 229 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Western Service Berry – Amelanchier alnifolia Native
Native in 39 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 35 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 43 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 36 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Skunkbush Sumac – Rhus trilobata Native
Native in 36 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Cinquefoil – Potentilla gracilis Native
Native in 35 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Slender Hairgrass – Deschampsia elongata Native
Native in 41 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga menziesii Native
Native in 36 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft for sun or part shade.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in 35 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 34 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 40 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
California Sycamore – Platanus racemosa Native
Native in 32 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Mule Fat – Baccharis salicifolia Native
Native in 35 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Kurapia – Phyla nodiflora Native
Native in 34 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
California Oatgrass – Danthonia californica Native
Native in 39 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Goodding's Black Willow – Salix gooddingii Native
Native in 31 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Greenleaf Manzanita – Arctostaphylos patula Native
Native in 33 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Lewis Flax – Linum lewisii Native
Native in 34 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Slender Wheatgrass – Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus Native
Native in 33 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Beach Pine – Pinus contorta Native
Native in 30 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 99 ft for full sun.
Twinberry – Lonicera involucrata Native
Native in 33 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 33 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 32 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Mountain Maple – Acer glabrum Native
Native in 28 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Whitethorn Ceanothus – Ceanothus cordulatus Native
Native in 32 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 33 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Swordleaf Rush – Juncus ensifolius Native
Native in 31 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native
Native in 27 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Yellow Rabbitbrush – Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Native
Native in 32 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Rocky Mountain Iris – Iris missouriensis Native
Native in 33 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Alpine Timothy – Phleum alpinum Native
Native in 30 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Coast Live Oak – Quercus agrifolia Native
Native in 26 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata Native
Native in 31 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 32 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 30 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Western White Pine – Pinus monticola Native
Native in 25 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft for sun or part shade.
Ninebark – Physocarpus capitatus Native
Native in 31 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Arrowleaf Ragwort – Senecio triangularis Native
Native in 32 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Slenderbeak Sedge – Carex athrostachya Native
Native in 30 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in 24 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 30 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Pacific Aster – Symphotrichum chilense Native
Native in 32 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Deer Grass – Muhlenbergia rigens Native
Native in 27 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Western Juniper – Juniperus occidentalis Native
Native in 19 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 33 ft for full sun.
Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus ledifolius Native
Native in 29 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Pacific Bleeding Heart – Dicentra formosa Native
Native in 31 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Sierra Rush – Juncus nevadensis Native
Native in 26 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Pacific Wax Myrtle – Morella californica Native
Native in 17 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 33 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Wax Currant – Ribes cereum Native
Native in 28 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Primrose Monkeyflower – Mimulus primuloides Native
Native in 30 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
California Bulrush – Schoenoplectus californicus Native
Native in 25 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Coulter Pine – Pinus coulteri Native
Native in 15 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Antelope Bitterbrush – Purshia tridentata Native
Native in 27 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Camas – Camassia quamash Native
Native in 29 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Nebraska Sedge – Carex nebrascensis Native
Native in 24 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Coast Redwood – Sequoia sempervirens Native
Native in 13 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 250 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Pinemat Manzanita – Arctostaphylos nevadensis Native
Native in 27 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 29 of California’s 58 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 24 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Port Orford Cedar – Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Native
Native in 12 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft that tolerates shade.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia Native
Native in 27 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 28 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 23 of California’s 58 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Water Birch – Betula occidentalis Native
Native in 12 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade.
Western Labrador Tea – Ledum glandulosum Native
Native in 26 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 28 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Indian Rice Grass – Stipa hymenoides Native
Native in 23 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Alder – Alnus rubra Native
Native in 11 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun.
Basin Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata tridentata Native
Native in 25 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 ft for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Showy Milkweed – Asclepias speciosa Native
Native in 28 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Indian Ricegrass – Achnatherum hymenoides Native
Native in 23 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Arizona Ash – Fraxinus velutina Native
Native in 10 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Gooseberry Currant – Ribes montigenum Native
Native in 23 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Spreading Phlox – Phlox diffusa Native
Native in 28 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Mountain Sedge – Carex scopulorum Native
Native in 23 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Giant Sequoia – Sequoiadendron giganteum Native
Native in 10 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft for full sun.
Woods' Rose – Rosa woodsii Native
Native in 23 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Largeleaf Avens – Geum macrophyllum Native
Native in 27 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Spike Trisetum – Trisetum spicatum Native
Native in 22 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 8 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Creeping Barberry – Mahonia repens Native
Native in 22 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 26 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Mertens' Rush – Juncus mertensianus Native
Native in 21 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Big Cone Spruce – Pseudotsuga macrocarpa Native
Native in 8 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Geyer Willow – Salix geyeriana Native
Native in 22 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and fall colour.
Columbian Monkshood – Aconitum columbianum Native
Native in 26 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers.
Smallwing Sedge – Carex microptera Native
Native in 21 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Utah Juniper – Juniperus osteosperma Native
Native in 8 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 26 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 21 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 25 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Analogue Sedge – Carex simulata Native
Native in 20 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Mackenzie's Willow – Salix prolixa Native
Native in 7 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 45 ft for full sun and wet soil, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Prostrate Ceanothus – Ceanothus prostratus Native
Native in 21 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in that tolerates shade.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 24 of California’s 58 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 20 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Screwbean Mesquite – Prosopis pubescens Native
Native in 7 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Bog Blueberry – Vaccinium uliginosum Native
Native in 19 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 24 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native
Native in 20 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Desert Willow – Chilopsis linearis Native
Native in 5 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Sitka Willow – Salix sitchensis Native
Native in 19 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 23 ft for full sun.
Greater Creeping Spearwort – Ranunculus flammula Native
Native in 23 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Mountain Brome – Bromus marginatus Native
Native in 20 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Monterey Pine – Pinus radiata Native
Native in 5 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade.
Whitestem Gooseberry – Ribes inerme Native
Native in 19 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Rydberg's Penstemon – Penstemon rydbergii Native
Native in 23 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 20 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 5 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Big Saltbush – Atriplex lentiformis Native
Native in 18 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native
Native in 23 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 20 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 4 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Fourwing Saltbush – Atriplex canescens Native
Native in 14 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native
Native in 23 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Drummond's Rush – Juncus drummondii Native
Native in 19 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Western Hemlock – Tsuga heterophylla Native
Native in 4 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 170 ft that tolerates shade.
Rose Spirea – Spiraea douglasii Native
Native in 13 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 7 ft for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Yerba Mansa – Anemopsis californica Native
Native in 23 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with early spring flowers.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 19 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Engelmann Spruce – Picea engelmannii Native
Native in 3 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 120 ft that tolerates shade.
Booth's Willow – Salix boothii Native
Native in 12 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 24 ft that tolerates shade.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 22 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 19 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 3 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Snowberry – Symphoricarpos oreophilus Native
Native in 12 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Oregon Checkerbloom – Sidalcea oregana Native
Native in 22 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Pinegrass – Calamagrostis rubescens Native
Native in 18 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sitka Spruce – Picea sitchensis Native
Native in 3 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft that tolerates shade.
Silver Sagebrush – Artemisia cana Native
Native in 12 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for full sun.
Sicklekeel Lupine – Lupinus albicaulis Native
Native in 22 of California’s 58 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 18 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Yellow Willow – Salix lutea Native
Native in 12 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade.
Alpine Mountainsorrel – Oxyria digyna Native
Native in 21 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 17 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Desert Bitterbrush – Purshia glandulosa Native
Native in 11 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft for full sun, with spring flowers.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 20 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Alkalai Sacaton – Sporobolus airoides Native
Native in 16 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Narrowleaf Cottonwood – Populus angustifolia Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Hawthorn – Crataegus douglasii Native
Native in 10 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily – Nuphar lutea subsp. polysepala Native
Native in 20 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Timber Oatgrass – Danthonia intermedia Native
Native in 16 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
New Mexico Locust – Robinia neomexicana Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 10 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Subalpine Fleabane – Erigeron peregrinus Native
Native in 20 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Basin Wild Rye – Elymus cInereus Native
Native in 15 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pacific Silver Fir – Abies amabilis Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 165 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Diamondleaf Willow – Salix planifolia Native
Native in 9 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun.
White Marsh Marigold – Caltha leptosepala Native
Native in 19 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Basin Wildrye – Leymus cinereus Native
Native in 15 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pinyon Pine – Pinus edulis Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun.
Pacific Rhododendron – Rhododendron macrophyllum Native
Native in 9 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Alpine Speedwell – Veronica wormskjoldii Native
Native in 18 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 15 of California’s 58 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Subalpine Fir – Abies lasiocarpa Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen tree up to 90 ft that tolerates shade.
Winterfat – Krascheninnikovia lanata Native
Native in 9 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Arrowleaf Balsam Root – Balsamorhiza sagittata Native
Native in 18 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 15 of California’s 58 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Sweet Gum – Liquidambar styraciflua Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 8 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Elephanthead Lousewort – Pedicularis groenlandica Native
Native in 18 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 15 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Shadscale Saltbush – Atriplex confertifolia Native
Native in 8 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun.
Sierra Larkspur – Delphinium glaucum Native
Native in 18 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Slough Sedge – Carex obnupta Native
Native in 14 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Black Sagebrush – Artemisia nova Native
Native in 7 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun.
Boraxweed – Nitrophila occidentalis Native
Native in 17 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for full sun.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 13 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Silver Buffaloberry – Shepherdia argentea Native
Native in 7 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 18 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native
Native in 17 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in 13 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Bog Birch – Betula pumila Native
Native in 6 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 20 ft for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in 16 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Jointleaf Rush – Juncus articulatus Native
Native in 13 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Drummond's Willow – Salix drummondiana Native
Native in 6 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft for sun or part shade.
Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium idahoense Native
Native in 16 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native
Native in 13 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Sitka Alder – Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata Native
Native in 5 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Rainier Pleated Gentian – Gentiana calycosa Native
Native in 16 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 12 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Western Hackberry – Celtis reticulata Native
Native in 5 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun.
Western Polemonium – Polemonium occidentale Native
Native in 15 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Nuttall's Alkaligrass – Puccinellia nuttalliana Native
Native in 12 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Turtleweed – Batis maritima Native
Native in 4 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 1 in for full sun.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 15 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Colorado Rush – Juncus confusus Native
Native in 11 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Alderleaf Buckthorn – Rhamnus alnifolia Native
Native in 3 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 14 of California’s 58 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 11 of California’s 58 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Black Crowberry – Empetrum nigrum Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Sea Pink – Armeria maritima Native
Native in 11 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 10 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 9 of California’s 58 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in 10 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Hopseed Bush – Dodonaea viscosa Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Robbins' Pondweed – Potamogeton robbinsii Native
Native in 9 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Longstyle Rush – Juncus longistylis Native
Native in 9 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Squashberry – Viburnum edule Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 8 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 9 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Nuttall's Sunflower – Helianthus nuttallii Native
Native in 8 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Glaucous Bluegrass – Poa glauca Native
Native in 8 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 7 of California’s 58 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 8 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 7 of California’s 58 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Bluebunch Wheatgrass – Pseudoroegneria spicata spicata Native
Native in 7 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sticky Purple Geranium – Geranium viscosissimum Native
Native in 7 of California’s 58 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 7 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 6 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Big Galleta – Pleuraphis rigida Native
Native in 6 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Salt Spring Checkerbloom – Sidalcea neomexicana Native
Native in 6 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Big Galleta Grass – Hilaria rigida Native
Native in 6 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 5 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Cane Bluestem – Bothriochloa barbinodis Native
Native in 6 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Lyall's Angelica – Angelica arguta Native
Native in 5 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Softleaf Sedge – Carex disperma Native
Native in 6 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Nodding Waternymph – Najas flexilis Native
Native in 5 of California’s 58 counties. An annual for sun or part shade and wet soil.
St. Augustine Grass – Stenotaphrum secundatum Native
Native in 6 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 4 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Thickspike Wheatgrass – Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus Native
Native in 6 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 4 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 5 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Darkthroat Shootingstar – Dodecatheon pulchellum Native
Native in 4 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Seashore Paspalum – Paspalum vaginatum Native
Native in 5 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 4 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 4 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 4 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Needle and Thread – Hesperostipa comata comata Native
Native in 4 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 4 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Needle and Thread Grass – Stipa comata Native
Native in 4 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Great Blanket Flower – Gaillardia aristata Native
Native in 3 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 4 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Marsh Marigold – Caltha palustris Native
Native in 3 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
James' Galleta – Pleuraphis jamesii Native
Native in 3 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 3 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Little Green Sedge – Carex viridula Native
Native in 3 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 3 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Alkali Cordgrass – Spartina gracilis Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
American Beachgrass – Ammophila breviligulata Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Rocky Mountain Penstemon – Penstemon strictus Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial for full sun, with fall colour.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Scarlet Gilia – Ipomopsis aggregata aggregata Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Tanseyleaf Tansyaster – Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Wheat Sedge – Carex atherodes Native
Native in 2 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Black Grama – Bouteloua eriopoda Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Green Sprangletop – Leptochloa dubia Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Troublesome Sedge – Carex molesta Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in 1 of California’s 58 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 221 of these 319 plants as native in fewer than half of California’s counties. The map on each card shows where. A county with no record may never have been surveyed for that plant, so look at the counties around yours too, or use the county checker for an address-level answer.
California’s own list regulates 162 plants. None of them is on this page. California noxious weeds has each one, with the rule cited.
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderleaf Buckthorn | Rhamnus alnifolia | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 3 of 58 |
| Alkalai Sacaton | Sporobolus airoides | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 58 |
| Alkali Cordgrass | Spartina gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 58 |
| Alpine Mountainsorrel | Oxyria digyna | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 21 of 58 |
| Alpine Timothy | Phleum alpinum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 30 of 58 |
| American Alpine Speedwell | Veronica wormskjoldii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 18 of 58 |
| American Beachgrass | Ammophila breviligulata | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 58 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 54 of 58 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 58 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 58 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 58 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 45 of 58 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 26 of 58 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 32 of 58 |
| Analogue Sedge | Carex simulata | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 20 of 58 |
| Annual Hairgrass | Deschampsia danthonioides | Grass | Sun or part shade | 55 of 58 |
| Antelope Bitterbrush | Purshia tridentata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 27 of 58 |
| Arizona Ash | Fraxinus velutina | Tree | Full sun | 10 of 58 |
| Arrowleaf Balsam Root | Balsamorhiza sagittata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 18 of 58 |
| Arrowleaf Ragwort | Senecio triangularis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 32 of 58 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 20 of 58 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 58 |
| Balsam Poplar | Populus balsamifera | Tree | Full sun | 44 of 58 |
| Basin Big Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata tridentata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 25 of 58 |
| Basin Wild Rye | Elymus cInereus | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 58 |
| Basin Wildrye | Leymus cinereus | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 58 |
| Beach Pine | Pinus contorta | Tree | Full sun | 30 of 58 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 35 of 58 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 58 |
| Beardless Wildrye | Leymus triticoides | Grass | Full sun | 50 of 58 |
| Big Cone Spruce | Pseudotsuga macrocarpa | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 58 |
| Big Galleta | Pleuraphis rigida | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 58 |
| Big Galleta Grass | Hilaria rigida | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 58 |
| Big Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 31 of 58 |
| Big Saltbush | Atriplex lentiformis | Shrub | Full sun | 18 of 58 |
| Black Cottonwood | Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa | Tree | Full sun | 44 of 58 |
| Black Cottonwood | Populus trichocarpa | Tree | Full sun | 44 of 58 |
| Black Crowberry | Empetrum nigrum | Shrub | Full sun | 2 of 58 |
| Black Grama | Bouteloua eriopoda | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 58 |
| Black Hawthorn | Crataegus douglasii | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 58 |
| Black Sagebrush | Artemisia nova | Shrub | Full sun | 7 of 58 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 58 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 58 |
| Blue Wildrye | Elymus glaucus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 54 of 58 |
| Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Pseudoroegneria spicata spicata | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 58 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 20 of 58 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 15 of 58 |
| Bog Birch | Betula pumila | Shrub | Full sun | 6 of 58 |
| Bog Blueberry | Vaccinium uliginosum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 19 of 58 |
| Booth's Willow | Salix boothii | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 12 of 58 |
| Boraxweed | Nitrophila occidentalis | Perennial | Full sun | 17 of 58 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 36 of 58 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 28 of 58 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 25 of 58 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 47 of 58 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 58 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 58 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 24 of 58 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 13 of 58 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 30 of 58 |
| California Bay | Umbellularia californica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 49 of 58 |
| California Brome | Bromus carinatus | Grass | Full sun | 52 of 58 |
| California Bulrush | Schoenoplectus californicus | Sedge | Full sun | 25 of 58 |
| California Field Sedge | Carex praegracilis | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 44 of 58 |
| California Oatgrass | Danthonia californica | Grass | Full sun | 39 of 58 |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 53 of 58 |
| California Sycamore | Platanus racemosa | Tree | Full sun | 32 of 58 |
| Camas | Camassia quamash | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 29 of 58 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 35 of 58 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 2 of 58 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 58 |
| Cane Bluestem | Bothriochloa barbinodis | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 58 |
| Canyon Live Oak | Quercus chrysolepis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 48 of 58 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 58 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 58 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 49 of 58 |
| Cinquefoil | Potentilla gracilis | Wildflower | Full sun | 35 of 58 |
| Coast Live Oak | Quercus agrifolia | Tree | Full sun | 26 of 58 |
| Coast Redwood | Sequoia sempervirens | Tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 58 |
| Coffeeberry | Frangula californica | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 48 of 58 |
| Colorado Rush | Juncus confusus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 11 of 58 |
| Columbian Monkshood | Aconitum columbianum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 26 of 58 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 34 of 58 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 22 of 58 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 28 of 58 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 10 of 58 |
| Common Maidenhair | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | Tolerates shade | 19 of 58 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 44 of 58 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 38 of 58 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 58 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 12 of 58 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 33 of 58 |
| Coulter Pine | Pinus coulteri | Tree | Full sun | 15 of 58 |
| Coyotebrush | Baccharis pilularis | Shrub | Full sun | 39 of 58 |
| Creeping Barberry | Mahonia repens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 22 of 58 |
| Creeping Wild Rye | Elymus triticoides | Grass | Full sun | 50 of 58 |
| Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus ledifolius | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 29 of 58 |
| Darkthroat Shootingstar | Dodecatheon pulchellum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 58 |
| Deer Grass | Muhlenbergia rigens | Grass | Sun or part shade | 27 of 58 |
| Desert Bitterbrush | Purshia glandulosa | Shrub | Full sun | 11 of 58 |
| Desert Willow | Chilopsis linearis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 58 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 29 of 58 |
| Diamondleaf Willow | Salix planifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 9 of 58 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 42 of 58 |
| Douglas Fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii | Tree | Sun or part shade | 36 of 58 |
| Drummond's Rush | Juncus drummondii | Rush | Sun or part shade | 19 of 58 |
| Drummond's Willow | Salix drummondiana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 6 of 58 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 11 of 58 |
| Elephanthead Lousewort | Pedicularis groenlandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 18 of 58 |
| Engelmann Spruce | Picea engelmannii | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 58 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 23 of 58 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 41 of 58 |
| Fourwing Saltbush | Atriplex canescens | Shrub | Full sun | 14 of 58 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 19 of 58 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 30 of 58 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 5 of 58 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 15 of 58 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 19 of 58 |
| Geyer Willow | Salix geyeriana | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 22 of 58 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 58 |
| Giant Sequoia | Sequoiadendron giganteum | Tree | Full sun | 10 of 58 |
| Glaucous Bluegrass | Poa glauca | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 58 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 21 of 58 |
| Golden Sedge | Carex aurea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 20 of 58 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 9 of 58 |
| Goodding's Black Willow | Salix gooddingii | Tree | Full sun | 31 of 58 |
| Gooseberry Currant | Ribes montigenum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 23 of 58 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 2 of 58 |
| Great Blanket Flower | Gaillardia aristata | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 58 |
| Greater Creeping Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 23 of 58 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 58 |
| Green Sprangletop | Leptochloa dubia | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 58 |
| Greenleaf Manzanita | Arctostaphylos patula | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 33 of 58 |
| Hollyleaved Barberry | Mahonia aquifolium | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 43 of 58 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 58 |
| Hooker's Evening Primrose | Oenothera elata | Wildflower | Full sun | 43 of 58 |
| Hopseed Bush | Dodonaea viscosa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 58 |
| Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium idahoense | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 16 of 58 |
| Incense Cedar | Calocedrus decurrens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 41 of 58 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 58 |
| Indian Rice Grass | Stipa hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 23 of 58 |
| Indian Ricegrass | Achnatherum hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 23 of 58 |
| James' Galleta | Pleuraphis jamesii | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 58 |
| Jeffrey Pine | Pinus jeffreyi | Tree | Full sun | 38 of 58 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 58 |
| Jointleaf Rush | Juncus articulatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 13 of 58 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 40 of 58 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 8 of 58 |
| Knotgrass | Paspalum distichum | Grass | Full sun | 46 of 58 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 3 of 58 |
| Kurapia | Phyla nodiflora | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 34 of 58 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 58 |
| Largeleaf Avens | Geum macrophyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 27 of 58 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 8 of 58 |
| Lewis Flax | Linum lewisii | Wildflower | Full sun | 34 of 58 |
| Little Green Sedge | Carex viridula | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 58 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 58 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 10 of 58 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 33 of 58 |
| Longstyle Rush | Juncus longistylis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 9 of 58 |
| Lyall's Angelica | Angelica arguta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 58 |
| Mackenzie's Willow | Salix prolixa | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 58 |
| Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 58 |
| Meadow Barley | Hordeum brachyantherum | Grass | Full sun | 51 of 58 |
| Mertens' Rush | Juncus mertensianus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 21 of 58 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 58 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 58 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 4 of 58 |
| Mexican Rush | Juncus mexicanus | Rush | Full sun | 43 of 58 |
| Monterey Pine | Pinus radiata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 58 |
| Mountain Brome | Bromus marginatus | Grass | Full sun | 20 of 58 |
| Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus montanus | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 47 of 58 |
| Mountain Maple | Acer glabrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 28 of 58 |
| Mountain Sedge | Carex scopulorum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 23 of 58 |
| Mountain Snowberry | Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 12 of 58 |
| Mule Fat | Baccharis salicifolia | Shrub | Full sun | 35 of 58 |
| Narrowleaf Cottonwood | Populus angustifolia | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 58 |
| Narrowleaf Willow | Salix exigua | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 56 of 58 |
| Nebraska Sedge | Carex nebrascensis | Sedge | Full sun | 24 of 58 |
| Needle and Thread | Hesperostipa comata comata | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 58 |
| Needle and Thread Grass | Stipa comata | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 58 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 44 of 58 |
| New Mexico Locust | Robinia neomexicana | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 58 |
| Ninebark | Physocarpus capitatus | Shrub | Full sun | 31 of 58 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 58 |
| Nodding Waternymph | Najas flexilis | Annual | Sun or part shade | 5 of 58 |
| Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa | Grass | Sun or part shade | 13 of 58 |
| Nuttall's Alkaligrass | Puccinellia nuttalliana | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 58 |
| Nuttall's Sunflower | Helianthus nuttallii | Wildflower | Full sun | 8 of 58 |
| Oregon Ash | Fraxinus latifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 41 of 58 |
| Oregon Checkerbloom | Sidalcea oregana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 22 of 58 |
| Oregon Grape | Berberis aquifolium | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 43 of 58 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 58 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 58 |
| Pacific Aster | Symphotrichum chilense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 32 of 58 |
| Pacific Bleeding Heart | Dicentra formosa | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 31 of 58 |
| Pacific Rhododendron | Rhododendron macrophyllum | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 58 |
| Pacific Silver Fir | Abies amabilis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 58 |
| Pacific Wax Myrtle | Morella californica | Tree | Full sun | 17 of 58 |
| Pacific Willow | Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra | Tree | Full sun | 55 of 58 |
| Panicled Bulrush | Scirpus microcarpus | Sedge | Full sun | 47 of 58 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 58 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 39 of 58 |
| Pinegrass | Calamagrostis rubescens | Grass | Tolerates shade | 18 of 58 |
| Pinemat Manzanita | Arctostaphylos nevadensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 27 of 58 |
| Pinyon Pine | Pinus edulis | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 58 |
| Ponderosa Pine | Pinus ponderosa | Tree | Full sun | 45 of 58 |
| Port Orford Cedar | Chamaecyparis lawsoniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 58 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 32 of 58 |
| Primrose Monkeyflower | Mimulus primuloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 30 of 58 |
| Prostrate Ceanothus | Ceanothus prostratus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 21 of 58 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 24 of 58 |
| Rainier Pleated Gentian | Gentiana calycosa | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 16 of 58 |
| Red Alder | Alnus rubra | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 58 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 49 of 58 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 49 of 58 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 49 of 58 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 24 of 58 |
| Robbins' Pondweed | Potamogeton robbinsii | Perennial | Full sun | 9 of 58 |
| Rocky Mountain Iris | Iris missouriensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 33 of 58 |
| Rocky Mountain Penstemon | Penstemon strictus | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 58 |
| Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily | Nuphar lutea subsp. polysepala | Wildflower | Full sun | 20 of 58 |
| Rose Spirea | Spiraea douglasii | Shrub | Full sun | 13 of 58 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 58 |
| Rydberg's Penstemon | Penstemon rydbergii | Wildflower | Full sun | 23 of 58 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 43 of 58 |
| Salt Spring Checkerbloom | Sidalcea neomexicana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 6 of 58 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 18 of 58 |
| Scarlet Gilia | Ipomopsis aggregata aggregata | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 58 |
| Scarlet Monkeyflower | Mimulus cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 48 of 58 |
| Screwbean Mesquite | Prosopis pubescens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 58 |
| Sea Pink | Armeria maritima | Wildflower | Full sun | 11 of 58 |
| Seashore Paspalum | Paspalum vaginatum | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 58 |
| Seep Monkeyflower | Mimulus guttatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 56 of 58 |
| Shadscale Saltbush | Atriplex confertifolia | Shrub | Full sun | 8 of 58 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 55 of 58 |
| Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 28 of 58 |
| Sicklekeel Lupine | Lupinus albicaulis | Wildflower | Full sun | 22 of 58 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 58 |
| Sierra Larkspur | Delphinium glaucum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 18 of 58 |
| Sierra Rush | Juncus nevadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 26 of 58 |
| Silver Buffaloberry | Shepherdia argentea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 58 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 58 |
| Silver Sagebrush | Artemisia cana | Shrub | Full sun | 12 of 58 |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 23 of 58 |
| Silverweed Cinquefoil | Argentina anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 23 of 58 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 10 of 58 |
| Sitka Alder | Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 58 |
| Sitka Spruce | Picea sitchensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 58 |
| Sitka Willow | Salix sitchensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 19 of 58 |
| Skunkbush Sumac | Rhus trilobata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 36 of 58 |
| Slender Hairgrass | Deschampsia elongata | Grass | Full sun | 41 of 58 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus | Grass | Full sun | 33 of 58 |
| Slenderbeak Sedge | Carex athrostachya | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 30 of 58 |
| Slough Sedge | Carex obnupta | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 58 |
| Smallwing Sedge | Carex microptera | Sedge | Full sun | 21 of 58 |
| Softleaf Sedge | Carex disperma | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 6 of 58 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 17 of 58 |
| Spike Trisetum | Trisetum spicatum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 22 of 58 |
| Spreading Phlox | Phlox diffusa | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 28 of 58 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 4 of 58 |
| Squashberry | Viburnum edule | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 58 |
| St. Augustine Grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 6 of 58 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 17 of 58 |
| Sticky Cinquefoil | Potentilla glandulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 50 of 58 |
| Sticky Purple Geranium | Geranium viscosissimum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 58 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 20 of 58 |
| Subalpine Fir | Abies lasiocarpa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 58 |
| Subalpine Fleabane | Erigeron peregrinus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 20 of 58 |
| Sugar Pine | Pinus lambertiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 38 of 58 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 5 of 58 |
| Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat | Eriogonum umbellatum | Shrub | Full sun | 44 of 58 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 24 of 58 |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 58 |
| Swordleaf Rush | Juncus ensifolius | Rush | Sun or part shade | 31 of 58 |
| Tanseyleaf Tansyaster | Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 58 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 15 of 58 |
| Thickspike Wheatgrass | Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 58 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 27 of 58 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 27 of 58 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 8 of 58 |
| Timber Oatgrass | Danthonia intermedia | Grass | Sun or part shade | 16 of 58 |
| Tinker's Penny | Hypericum anagalloides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 41 of 58 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 54 of 58 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 9 of 58 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 58 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 3 of 58 |
| Turtleweed | Batis maritima | Shrub | Full sun | 4 of 58 |
| Twinberry | Lonicera involucrata | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 33 of 58 |
| Utah Juniper | Juniperus osteosperma | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 58 |
| Utah Service Berry | Amelanchier utahensis | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 44 of 58 |
| Water Birch | Betula occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 58 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 46 of 58 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 20 of 58 |
| Wax Currant | Ribes cereum | Shrub | Full sun | 28 of 58 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 42 of 58 |
| Western Cottonwood | Populus fremontii | Tree | Full sun | 50 of 58 |
| Western Hackberry | Celtis reticulata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 5 of 58 |
| Western Hemlock | Tsuga heterophylla | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 58 |
| Western Juniper | Juniperus occidentalis | Tree | Full sun | 19 of 58 |
| Western Labrador Tea | Ledum glandulosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 26 of 58 |
| Western Polemonium | Polemonium occidentale | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 15 of 58 |
| Western Service Berry | Amelanchier alnifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 39 of 58 |
| Western Virgin's Bower | Clematis ligusticifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 39 of 58 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 58 |
| Western White Pine | Pinus monticola | Tree | Sun or part shade | 25 of 58 |
| Wheat Sedge | Carex atherodes | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 58 |
| White Alder | Alnus rhombifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 51 of 58 |
| White Marsh Marigold | Caltha leptosepala | Wildflower | Full sun | 19 of 58 |
| Whitestem Gooseberry | Ribes inerme | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 19 of 58 |
| Whitethorn Ceanothus | Ceanothus cordulatus | Shrub | Full sun | 32 of 58 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 44 of 58 |
| Winterfat | Krascheninnikovia lanata | Shrub | Full sun | 9 of 58 |
| Woods' Rose | Rosa woodsii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 23 of 58 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 58 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 15 of 58 |
| Yellow Rabbitbrush | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Shrub | Full sun | 32 of 58 |
| Yellow Willow | Salix lutea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 58 |
| Yerba Mansa | Anemopsis californica | Wildflower | Full sun | 23 of 58 |
Where this comes from
- Native range
- USDA PLANTS county distribution layer, the same records behind the county checker.
- Sold by nurseries
- USDA PLANTS plant characteristics, Commercial Availability “Routinely Available”. It is a national flag, so a plant here can still be hard to find at a garden centre near you.
- Plant details
- USDA PLANTS: growth habit and duration from the plant profile; shade and wet-soil tolerance, bloom period, mature height and showy flowers, fruit or fall colour from the plant characteristics.
- Left out
- Any plant a state regulates as invasive or noxious, or that GRIIS flags as invasive in the lower 48, even where it is native. So is any species USDA records as both native and introduced in the lower 48, because the form nurseries sell is usually the introduced one.
- Photos
- Public domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA, credited under each photo.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov), retrieved June 13, 2026. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Questions
What plants are native to California?
This page lists the 319 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to California and routinely available from nurseries: 54 trees, 67 shrubs, 93 wildflowers, 100 grasses and sedges, 3 ferns and 2 vines. They are a small part of California's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the California counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to California?
This page lists 54 trees native to California that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Pacific Willow, White Alder and Western Cottonwood, each recorded as native in at least 50 of California's 58 counties.
What shrubs are native to California?
This page lists 67 shrubs native to California that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Narrowleaf Willow, Shining Willow and American Black Elderberry, each recorded as native in at least 54 of California's 58 counties.
What wildflowers are native to California?
This page lists 93 wildflowers native to California that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Seep Monkeyflower, California Poppy and Sticky Cinquefoil, each recorded as native in at least 50 of California's 58 counties.
Is my plant native to California?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to California: the page lists only natives that nurseries routinely sell, and it leaves out any plant a state regulates as invasive. For a county-level answer on any plant, enter its name in Ezina's checker. Every answer links the record it came from.
Is a plant native to California native everywhere in California?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 221 of the 319 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of California's 58 counties. A county with no record may simply never have been surveyed for that plant, so read each card's map as where the plant is known to grow wild rather than as a boundary.
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Add a plant
Snap a photo or type the name. Ezina matches it to a library of about 40,000 species and starts a care plan tailored to your zone, the local weather, and the time of year.
Get a care plan
A schedule built from local rain, temperature, and sun, not a fixed weekly cadence. You get a single notification when a plant actually needs water. Easily add treatments for diseases and pests.
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Our garden planner Dig helps you understand what works best for your location and makes suggestions based off your long term goals.
Compiled from peer-reviewed research, USDA documentation,
and direct scientific observation across the United States.