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California Native
Plant Guide

Genus

California Species

Other Species

Acer

Acer circinatum
Acer macrophyllum
Acr negundo var. californicum

(Vine Maple)
(Bigleaf Maple)
(Box elder)

Acer palmatum
Acer platanoides
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum

(Japanese maple)
(Norway maple)
(Silver maple)
(Sugar maple)

Achillea

Achillea millefolium

(Yarrow)

Achillea clavennae
Achillea filipendulina
Achillea tomentosa

(Silvery yarrow)
(Fernleaf yarrow)
(Wooly yarrow)

Aesculus

Aesculus californica

(California buckeye)

Aesculus glabra
Aesculus hippocastinum

(Ohio buckeye)
(Horse chestnut)

Alnus

Alnus rhombifolia
Alnus rubra
(oregona)

(White alder)
(Red alder)

Alnus rugosa
Alnus serrulata

(Speckled alder)
(Hazel alder)

Anaphalis

Anaphalis margaritacea

(Pearly everlasting)

Angelica

Angelica hendersonii

(Angelica)

Apocynum

Apocynum cannabinum

(Indian hemp)

Aralia

Aralia californica


Artemisia

Artemisia californica
Artemisia douglasiana
Artemisia ludoviciana
Artemisia pycnocephala
Artemisia suksdorfii
Artemisia tridentata

(Coast sagebrush)
(Mugwort)
(Silver wormwood)
(Dune sagebrush)
(Mugwort)
(Big sagebrush)

Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia stellarana

(Absinthe)
(Tarragon)
(Dusty miller)

Asclepias

Asclepias californica
Asclepias fascicularis
Asclepias speciosa

(California milkweed)(Narrow-leaf milkweed)(Showy milkweed)

Aster

Aster chilensis

(California aster)

Baccharis

Baccharis douglasii
Baccharis pilularis
Baccharis salicifolia

(Marsh baccharis)
(Coyote bush)
(Mule fat)

Baccharis halimifolia

(Eastern baccharis)

Betula

Betula occidentalis

(Water birch)

Betula nigra
Betula papyrifera

(Black birch)
(Paper birch)

Castanopsis

Castanopsis chrysophylla

(Golden chinkapin)

Chilopsis

Chilopsis linearis

(Desert willow)

Corylus

Corylus cornuta var. californica

(Hazelnut)

Corylus americana
Corylus avellana

(Eastern hazelnut)
(Filbert)

Erigeron

Erigeron glaucus

(Seaside daisy)

Erigeron karvinskianus

(Mexican daisy)

Eriophyllum

Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Eriophyllum lanatum arachnoideum
Eriophyllum staechadifolium

(Golden yarrow)
(Oregon sunshine)
(Seaside woolly sunflower)

Eryngium

Eryngium aristulatum

(Button-celery)

Euthamia

Euthamia occidentalis

(Western goldenrod)

Fraxinus

Fraxinus dipetala
Fraxinus latifolia

(Flowering ash)
(Oregon Ash)

Grindelia

Grindelia camporum
Grindelia hirsutula
Grindelia stricta

(Gumplant)

Helenium

Helenium puberulum

(Sneezeweed)

Helianthus

Heliantus annuus
Helianthus californicus

(Common sunflower)
(California sunflower)

Heracleum

Heracleum maximum

(Cow parsnip)

Heterotheca

Heterotheca grandiflora
Heterotheca villosa

(Telegraph weed)
(Goldenaster)

Jaumea

Jaumea carnosa

Lasthenia

Lasthenia glabrata

(Goldfields)

Layia

Layia platyglossa

(Tidy tips)

Lessingia

Lessingia filaginifolia

(California aster)

Lomatium

Lomatium californicum

Lithocarpus

Lithocarpus densiflorus

(Tanoak)

Perideridia

Perideridia gairdneri
Perideridia kelloggii

(Yampah)

Quercus

Quercus agrifolia
Quercus chrysolepis
Quercus douglasii
Quercus dumosa

Quercus durata
Quercus engelmannii

Quercus garryana
Quercus kelloggii
Quercus lobata
Quercus wislizenii

(Coast live oak)
(Canyon live oak)
(Blue oak)
(Scrub oak)
(Leather oak)
(Engelman oak)
(Oregon white oak)
(Black oak)
(Valley oak)
(Interior live oak)

Quercus alba
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus palustris
Quercus rubra
Quercus stellata
Quercus suber

(White oak)
(Bur oak)
(Pin oak)
(Red oak)
(Post oak)
(Cork oak)

Rhamnus

(changed to Frangula)

Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia californica

(California coneflower)

Rudbeckia hirta

(Black-eyed Susan)

Rhus

Rhus integrifolia
Rhus ovata

(Lemonadeberry)
(Sugar bush)

Rhus glabra
Rhus typhina

(Smooth sumac)
(Staghorn sumac)

Solidago

Solidago californica
Solidago canadensis

(California goldenrod)
(Canada goldenrod)

Tanacetum

Tanacetum camphoratum

(Dune tansy)

Toxicodendron

Toxicodendron diversilobum

(Poison oak)

Toxicodendron radicans
Toxicodendron vernix

(Poison ivy)
(Poison sumac)

Wyethia

Wyethia angustifolia
Wyethia helenoides

(Mules ears)
(Mules ears)

Native California and Exotic
Genera and Species

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