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WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE APPROVED PLANT LIST
This approved plant list has been developed to serve as a tool to determine the placement of vegetation within the Wildland Urban Interface areas. The approved plant list has been compiled from several similar lists which pertain to the San Francisco Bay Area and to the State of California. This approved plant list is not intended to be used outside of the San Mateo County area.
The “required distance” for each plant is how far the given plant is required to be from a structure. If a plant within the approved plant list is not provided with a “required distance”, the plant has been designated as a fire-resistant plant and may be placed anywhere within the defensible space area. The designation as a fire-resistant plant does not exempt the plant from other Municipal Codes. For example, as per Hillsborough Municipal Code, all trees crowns, including those that have been designated as fire resistant, are required to be 10 feet in distance from any structure.
Fire resistant plants have specific qualities that help slow down the spread of fire, they include but are not limited to:
• Leaves tend to be supple, moist and easily crushed
• Trees tend to be clean, not bushy, and have little deadwood
• Shrubs are low-growing (2’) with minimal dead material
• Taller shrubs are clean, not bushy or twiggy
• Sap is water-like and typically does not have a strong odor
• Most fire-resistant trees are broad leafed deciduous (lose their leaves), but some thick-leaf evergreens are also fire resistant.
The use of plants that are not found on this list must be provided with
supplemental information regarding the fire-resistance of the plant in question.
Supplemental information should include the average height, average width, resistances
and other factors that may influence the fire-resistance of the plant.
Remember that fire-resistant plants are not fire-proof, all plants will burn if
exposed to enough heat.
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Latin Name Common Name Plant Type Distance Requirement
Abelia Grandiflora Glossy Abelia Shrub 10' Required
Abelia Grandiflora 'Prostrata' Prostrate Glossy Abelia Groundcover 5' Required
Abies Spp. Firs Tree 100' Required
Abutilon Hybridum Flowering Maple Shrub 10' Required
Acacia Farnesiana Sweet Acacia Tree 15' Required
Acacia Greggii Catclaw Acacia Tree 50' Required
Acacia Melanoxylon Australian Blackwood Tree 30' Required
Acacia Salicina Willow Acacia Tree 15' Required
Acacia Smallii N/A Tree 15' Required
Acacia Stenophylla Shoestring Acacia Tree 15' Required
Acacia Redolens Desert Carpet Acacia Groundcover 30' Required
Acacia Spp. Acacia Species Shrub or Tree
100' Required
Acanthus Mollis Bear’s Breech Shrub
Acer Buergeranum Trident Maple Tree 5' Required
Acer Circinatum Vine Maple Tree 5' Required
Acer Grinnala Amur Maple Tree
Acer Griseum Paperbark Maple Tree 5' Required
Acer Macrophyllum Big-leaf Maple Tree 30' Required
Acer Negundo Box Elder Tree 50' Required
Acer Palmatum Japanese Maple Tree
Acer Rubrum Red Maple Tree
Acer Saccharinum Silver Maple Tree 30' Required
Acer Saccarum Sugar Maple Tree
Acer Spp. Maple Tree
Achillea Spp. Yarrow Shrub
Achillea Filipendulina Fernlead Yarrow Shrub
Achillea Millefolium Yarrow Shrub 30' Required
Achillea Tomentosa Woolly Yarrow Groundcover
Achrontophoenix Cunninghamiana King Palm Tree
Acuba Japonica ‘Variegata’ Gold-Dust Plant Shrub
Adenostoma Fasciculatum Charmise Shrub 100' Required
Adenostoma Sparsifolium Red Shanks Shrub 100' Required
Aechmea Recurvata Bromeliad Shrub
Aeonium Spp. Aeonium Succulent
Aesculus Californica California Buckeye Tree 30' Required
Agapanthus Spp. Lily-of-the-Nile Shrub
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Agave Spp. Agave Succulent
Agonis Flexuosa Peppermint Tree Tree 50' Required
Ajuga Crispa Giant Ajuga Shrub
Ajuga Reptans Carpet Bugle Groundcover
Ajuga Spp. Carpet Bugle Groundcover
Albizia Julibrissin Silk Tree Tree 50' Required
Alnus Cordata Italian Alder Tree 50' Required
Alnus Rhombifolia White Alder Tree 30' Required
Alnus Rubra Red Alder Tree 30' Required
Alocasia Macrorrhiza Elphant’s Ear Shrub
Aloe Spp. Aloe Succulent
Alyogyne Huegelii Blue Alyogyne Shrub 5' Required
Anigozanthos Spp. Kangaroo Paw Shrub
Aquilegia Formosa Western Columbine Shrub 30' Required
Arabis Spp. California Rockcress Groundcover
Aralia Sieboldii Japanese Aralia Shrub
Arbutus Menziesii Madrone Tree
Arbutus 'Marina' N/A Tree 15' Required
Arbutus Unedo Strawberry Tree Tree
Arbutus Unedo ‘Compacta’ Strawberry Compacta Arbutus Shrub 5' Required
Arbutus Unedo ‘Elfin King’ Elfin Elfin Arbutus Shrub 5' Required
Achontophoenix Cunningmamiana King Palm Tree
Arctostaphylos Edmundsii Little Sur Manzanita Groundcover 30' Required
Arctostaphylos Hookeri Monterey Carpet Shrub 30' Required
Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Bearberry Shrub 30' Required
Arctostaphylos Spp. Manzanita Shrub 100' Required
Arctotheca Calendula Silver Spreader Groundcover
Armeria Maritima Common Thrift Groundcover
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ Powis Castle Shrub 50' Required
Artemisia Californica Sagebrush (California) Shrub 100' Required
Artemisia Caucasica Silver Spreader Groundcover
Artemisia Pycnocephala Sandhill Sage Shrub
Artemisia Stelleriana Beach Worm Wood Shrub 50' Required
Atriplex Lentiformis Breweri Saltbush Shrub
Atriplex Semibaccata Australian Saltbush Shrub
Asarum Caudatum Wild Ginger Groundcover 30' Required
Asparagus Densiflorus Asparagus Fern Shrub
Aspidistra Elatior Cast-Iron Plant Shrub
Asplenium Bulbiferum Mother Fern Shrub
Astelia Chathemica Silver Spear Shrub
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Aster Chilensis Wild Aster Shrub 30' Required
Aucuba Japonica Gold Aucuba Plant Shrub 5' Required
Baccharis Spp. Various Shrub 100' Required
Baccharis Pilularis Dwarf Coyote Brush Groundcover 100' Required
Bambusa Spp. Bamboo Tree 100' Required
Bauhinia Variegata Purple Orchid Tree Tree 50' Required
Begonia Richmondensis Richmond Begonia Shrub
Berberis Spp. Barberry Shrub
Berberis Pinnata California Barberry Shrub
Berberis Thunbergii Japanese Barberry Shrub 50' Required
Berberis Thunbergii 'Cultivars' N/A Shrub
Beschornia Yuccoides Red Yucca Shrub
Bergenia Spp. Bergenia Shrub
Betula Jacuemontii Himilayan Birch Tree 10' Required
Betula Nigra River Birch Tree 10' Required
Betula Pendula European White birch Tree 10' Required
Bougainvillea Spp. Bougainvillea Shrub 50' Required
Brodiaea Laxa Grass Nut Shrub 30' Required
Brachychiton Acerifolius Flame Tree Tree 50' Required
Brachychiton Populneus Kurrajong Bottle Tree Tree 50' Required
Brahea Armata Blue Hesper Palm Tree 10' Required
Brahea Edulis Guadalupe Palm Tree
Brugmansia Spp. Angel’s Trumpet Shrub
Buddlein Spp. Butterfly Bush Shrub
Buddleja Davidii Butterfly Bush Shrub 50' Required
Butia Capitata Pindo Palm Tree 10' Required
Buxus Microphylla Japonica Japanese Microphylla Shrub 5' Required
Buxus Microphylla Koreana Korean Microphylla Shrub 5' Required
Buxus Sempervirens European Box Shrub 30' Required
Buxus Spp. Boxwood Shrub
Caesalpinia Gilliesii Bird of Paradise Bush Shrub
Caesalpinia Mexicana Mexican Bird of Paradise Shrub
Caesalpina Pulcherrima Red Bird of Paradise Shrub
Calamagrostis Foliosa Mendocino Reed Grass Groundcover
Calliandra Californica Baja Fairy Duster Shrub 50' Required
Calliandra Eriophylla Fairy Duster Shrub 50' Required
Callistemon Citrinus Lemon Bottlebrush Tree 50' Required
Callistemon Citrinus 'Compacta' Bottlebrush Shrub 50' Required
Callistemon Viminalis N/A Shrub 30' Required
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Callistemon Viminalis (Tree) Weeping Bottlebrush Tree 10' Required
Calocedrus Decurrens Incense Cedar Tree 50' Required
Calodendrum Capense Cape Chestnut Tree 50' Required
Calycanthus Occidentalis Spice Bush Shrub 50' Required
Camellia Spp. Camellia Shrub
Carex Spp. Sedge Groundcover
Carex Tumulicola Foothill Sedge Groundcover
Carissa Grandiflora Natal Plum Shrub
Carissa Macrocarpa Natal Plum Shrub 10' Required
Carpenteria Californica Bush Anemone Shrub
Carpobrotus Spp. Ice Plant Succulent
Carya Illinoinensis Pecan Tree 50' Required
Cassia (Senna) Artemisiodies Feathery Cassia Shrub 10' Required
Castanopsis Chrysophylla Giant Chinquapin Shrub 100' Required
Catalpa Spp. Catalpa Tree
Ceanothus Gloriosis Point Reyes Ceanothus Shrub 30' Required
Ceanothus Griseus Carmel Creeper Shrub 30' Required
Ceanothus Maritimus Maritime Ceanothus Shrub 30' Required
Ceanothus Spp. Wild Lilac Shrub
Ceanothus Thrysiflorus California Lilac Shrub
Cedrus Deodara Deodar Cedar Tree 30' Required
Cedrus Spp. Cedars Tree 100' Required
Celtis Occidentalis Common Hackberry Tree
Centaurea Cineraria Dusty Milly Shrub
Centranthus ruber Red Valerian Shrub
Cerastium Tomentosum Snow-in-Summer Groundcover
Ceratastigma Plumbaginoides Hardy Plumbago Groundcover
Ceratonia Siliqua Carob Tree
Cercidium Floridum Blue Palo Verde Tree
Cercidium Microphyllum Littleleaf Palo Verde Tree
Cercis Canadensis Eastern Redbd Shrub 5' Required
Cercis Occidentalis Eastern Redbud Shrub
Cercis Texensis Texas White Shrub 5' Required
Cercocarpus Betuloides (Tree) Mountain Iron Tree
Cercocarpus Betuloides Mountain Mahogany Shrub
Chamaecyparis Spp. False Cypress Tree 100' Required
Chamaemelum Nobile Chamomile Groundcover
Chamaerops Humilis Mediterranean Fan Palm Tree
Chilopsis Linearis Desert Willow Tree 15' Required
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Chionanthus Retusus Chinese Fringe Tree Tree
Chitalpa x Tashkentensis Chitalpa Tree
Choisya Ternata Mexican Orange Shrub 50' Required
Chondropetulam Tectorum Cape Rush Shrub
Chorisia Speciosa Floss Silk Tree Tree 50' Required
Cinnamomum Camphora Camphor Tree Tree
Cistus Salviifolius Sageleaf Rockrose Groundcover 50' Required
Cistus Spp. Rockrose Shrub 30' Required
Citrus Spp. Citrus Tree
Clivia Minata Clivia Shrub
Cocculus Laurifolius Laurel Leafed Snail-tree Shrub
Cocos Plumosa Queen Palm Tree 5' Required
Coleonema Caka ‘Diosma' Brush of Heaven Shrub
Coleonema Pulchrum Breath of Heaven Shrub
Coleonema Pulchellum Golden Breath of Heaven Shrub
Colocasia Esculenta Taro Shrub
Comarostaphylis Diversifolia Summer Holly Shrub 50' Required
Convolvus Cneorum Bush Morning Glory Shrub
Coprosma Kirkii Creeping Coprosma Groundcover
Coprosma Petriei Coprosma Shrub 50' Required
Coprosma Repens Mirror Plant Shrub 50' Required
Coprosma Spp. Coposma Groundcover
Cordyline Australis Giant Dracaena Tree
Cordyline Fruiticosa Cabbage Tree Shrub
Coreopsis spp. Coreopsis Shrub
Cornus Mas Cornelian Cherry Shrub
Cornus Nuttalli Pacific Dogwood Tree 30' Required
Cornus Florida Flowering Dogwood Tree 30' Required
Cornus Kousa Kousa Dogwood Tree 30' Required
Cornus Sericea Ssp. Occidentalis Creek Dogwood Shrub
Cornus Stolonifera Redtwig Dogwood Shrub
Correa Australian Fuchsia Shrub
Cortaderia Jubata Jubata Grass Grass 100' Required
Cortaderia Selloana Pampas Grass Grass 100' Required
Cortyledon Spp. N/A Succulent
Corylus Cornuta Hazel Tree 30' Required
Cotinus Coggygria Purple Smoke Tree Shrub
Cotoneaster Auriculata Praecox Cotoneaster Groundcover 50' Required
Cotoneaster Congestus Likiano Shrub
Cotoneaster Dammeri Bearberry Cotoneaster Shrub
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Cotoneaster Horizontalis Rock Cotoneaster Shrub
Cotoneaster Microphyllus Rockspray Cotoneaster Shrub
Cotoneaster Salicifolius Prostrate Willowleaf Cotoneaster
Shrub 50' Required
Cotoneaster Spp. Cotoneaster Shrub
Cotyledon Spp. N/A Shrub
Crassula Spp. Crassula Succulent
Crateagus Phaenopyrum Washington Thorn Tree
Cryptomaria Japonica (except dwarf) Cryptomaria Tree 100' Required
Cupaniopsis Anacardioides Beach Tamarind Tree 10' Required
Cuphea Hyssopifolia False Heather Shrub
Cupressus Macrocarpa Monterey Cypress Tree 30' Required
Cupressus Sargentii Sargent Cypress Tree 100' Required
Cupressocyparis Cypress Tree 100' Required
Cupressus Spp. Cypress Tree 100' Required
Cyathea Cooperi Australian Tree Fern Tree
Cycas Revoluta Sage Palm Shrub
Cyperus Gracilis Umbrella Plant Grass
Cyrtomium Falcatum Holly Fern Shrub
Cytisus Monspessilanus French Broom Shrub 100' Required
Cytisus Scoparius Scotch Broom Shrub 100' Required
Cytisus Spartium Spanish Broom Shrub 100' Required
Dahlia X ‘Mary Jo’ Mary Jo Dahlia Shrub
Dalea Greggii Trailing Indigo Bush Groundcover 50' Required
Daphne Odora ‘Marginata’ Winter Daphne Shrub
Dasylirion Longissiumum Mexican Grass Tree Shrub 10' Required
Dasylirion Wheeleri Sotol Shrub 10' Required
Delosperma Alba White Training Ice Plant Succulent
Delosperma Floribunda Rosea Ice Plant Succulent
Delosperma Hispidium Rosea Ice Plant Succulent
Delosperma Spp. Ice Plant Succulent
Dendromecon Harfordii Island Bush Poppy Shrub 50' Required
Dendromecon Rigida Bush Poppy Shrub 30' Required
Dichondra Micrantha Dichondra Groundcover
Dicksonia Antartica Tasmanian Tree Fern Shrub
Dicentra Formosa Western Bleeding Heart Shrub 30' Required
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Dietes Bicolor African Iris Shrub
Dietes Hybrida N/A Shrub
Dietes Iridiodes African Iris Shrub
Dietes Spp. African Iris Shrub
Dietes Vegata Fortnight Lily Shrub
Digitalis Spp. Foxglove Shrub 30' Required
Diospyros Kaki Persimmon Tree 50' Required
Dodonaea Viscosa Hopbush Shrub
Dracaena Draco Dragon Tree Tree
Drosanthemum Floribundum Rosea Ice Plant Groundcover
Drymondia Margaretae N/A Groundcover
Dryopteris Arguta Coastal Wood Fern Fern
Duchesnea Indica Mock Strawberry Groundcover
Dudleya Cymosa Dudleya Groundcover
Dudleya Farinosa Cliff Lettuce/ Dudleya Succulent
Dudleya Pulverulenta Dudleya Succulent
Echeveria Spp. Hen and Chicks Succulent
Echium Spp. Echium, Priderot Shrub
Elaeagnus Angustifolia Russian Olive Shrub
Elaeagnus Pugens Silverberry Shrub
Encelia Californica Coast Sunflower Shrub 10' Required
Encelia Farinosa Brittle Bush Shrub 50' Required
Eounymus Fortunei Coloratus Winter Creeper Groundcover
Epilobium Canum California Fuchsia Shrub
Epipactis Gigantea Stream Orchid Shrub 30' Required
Equisetum Hyemale Horsetail Grass 10' Required
Erigeron Glaucus Beach Aster Shrub 30' Required
Erigeron Karvinskianus Fleabane, Mexican Daisy Shrub
Erigeron Spp. Mexican Daisy Shrub
Eriobotrya Deflexa Bronze Loquat Tree 10' Required
Eriogonum Fasciculatum California Buckwheat Shrub 100' Required
Eriogonum Giganteum St. Catherine’s Lace Shrub 50' Required
Eriogonum Spp. Wild Buckwheat Shrub 30' Required
Eriobotrya Japonica Loquat Tree
Eriodictyon Californicum Yerba Santa Shrub 30' Required
Eriophyllum Confertiflorum Golden-yarrow Shrub 30' Required
Eriophyllum stachaedifolium var. Artemisaefolium
Lizardtail Shrub 30' Required
Erysimum Capitatum Foothill Wallflower Shrub 30' Required
Erysimum Concinnum Gragrant Wallflower Shrub 30' Required
Erysimum Linifolium Wallflower Shrub
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Erythrina Maculata Spotted Gum Tree 30' Required
Erythrina Nicholii Willow Peppermint Tree 30' Required
Erythrina Sideroxylon Red Ironbark Tree 50' Required
Erythrina Spp. Coral Tree Tree 50' Required
Erythrina Torquata Coral Gum Tree 15' Required
Escallonia spp. Escallonia Shrub
Eschscholtzia Californica California Poppy Shrub 30' Required
Eucalyptus Spp. Eucalyptus Tree 100' Required
Eugenia Spp. Eugenia Shrub
Euonymus Alatus 'Compacta' Burning Bush Shrub
Euonymus Fortunei Purple-leafed Winter Creeper Groundcover 50' Required
Euonymus Japonica Evergreen Euonymus Shrub
Euonymus Spp. Euonymus Shrub
Euphorbia Spp. Varies Shrub
Euryops Pectinatus N/A Shrub
Fagus Spp. Beech Tree
Fatsia Japonica Japanese Aralia Shrub
Feijoa Sellowiana Pineapple Guava Tree
Festuca Californica California Fescue Groundcover
Festuca Cinerea Spring Blue Fescue Groundcover
Festuca Glauca Blue Fescue Groundcover
Festuca Ovina Glauca
Groundcover
Festuca Rubra Creeping Red Fescue Groundcover
Festuca Spp. Fescue Groundcover
Ficus Microcarpa Green Gem Groundcover 10' Required
Ficus Spp. Fig Tree 50' Required
Fouquieria Splendens Ocotillo Shrub
Fragaria Californica Wood Strawberry Groundcover
Fragaria Chiloensis Beach Strawberry Groundcover
Fragaria Vesca Strawberry Groundcover
Fraxinus Augustifolia Raywood Ash Tree 50' Required
Fraxinus Dipetala Foothill Ash Tree 50' Required
Fraxinus Latifolia Oregon Ash Tree 50' Required
Fraxinus Oregona Oregon Ash Tree 30' Required
Fraxinus Spp. Ash Tree
Fraxinus Velutina Arizona Ash Tree 50' Required
Fraxinus Velutina Coriacea Montebello Ash Tree 50' Required
Fremontodendron Spp. Flannel Bush Shrub
Galtheria Spp. Salal Shrub 30' Required
Galvezia Speciosa Showy Island Snapdragon Shrub
Ganzania Rigens Leucolaena Trailing Gazania Groundcover
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Gardenia Augusta Gardenia Shrub
Gardenia Jasminoides Gardenia Shrub
Garrya Elliptica Coast Silk Tassel Shrub 50' Required
Garrya Spp. Silk Tassel Shrub 30' Required
Gaura Linheimeria Gaura Shrub
Gazania African Daisey Groundcover
Geijera Parviflora Australian Willow Tree 15' Required
Geranium Icanum Cranesbill Groundcover
Geranium Spp. Geranium Shrub
Ginkgo Biloba Maidenhair Tree Tree
Glechoma Hederacea Ground Ivy Groundcover
Gleditsia Triacanthos Honey Locust Tree
Grevillea Robusta Silk Oak Tree 50' Required
Grevillea Spp. Grevillea Shrub 50' Required
Grewia Occidentalis Lavender Starflower Shrub 10' Required
Grindelia Stricta Venulosa Coastal Wild Gum Shrub 30' Required
Hakea Suaveolens Sweet Hakea Shrub 50' Required
Hakonechloa Macra Hakone Grass Shrub
Hardenbergia Vioacea Lilac Vine Vine
Hebe Spp. Hebe Shrub 10' Required
Hedera Canariensis Canarian Ivy Vine 100' Required
Hedera Helix Common Ivy Vine
Helianthemum Nummularium Sunrose Groundcover
Helictotrichon Sempervirens Blue Oat Grass Groundcover 15' Required
Hemerocallis Hybrids Daylily Shrub
Hemiaria Glabra Green Carpet Groundcover
Hesperaloe Parviflora Red Yucca Shrub
Herniaria Glabra Green Carpet Groundcover
Heteromeles Arbutifolia Toyon Shrub 30' Required
Heteromeles Arbutifolia (Tree) Toyon Tree 15' Required
Heuchera Maxima Island Alum Root Shrub
Heuchera Micrantha Coral Bells Groundcover 30' Required
Heuchera Sanguinea Coral Bells Groundcover
Heuchera Spp. Coral Bells Shrub
Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis Tropical Hibiscus Shrub
Hibiscus Syriacus Rose of Sharon Shrub
Hosta X Hosta Shrub
Hydrangea Macrophylla Hydrangea Shrub
Hydrangea Quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea Shrub
Hymenosporum Flavum Sweetshade Tree Tree
Hypericum Calycinum St. Johnswort Groundcover
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Hypericum Coris St. Johnswort Groundcover 50' Required
Iberis Sempervirens Evergreen Candytuft Groundcover
Ilex spp. Holly Shrub 50' Required
Imperata Cylindrica Cotton Wool Grass Groundcover
Iris Douglasiana Douglas' Iris Groundcover 30' Required
Iris Longipetala Long-petaled Iris Groundcover 30' Required
Iris Macrosiphon Ground Iris Groundcover 30' Required
Iris Spp. Iris Shrub
Iva Hayesiana Poverty Weed Groundcover 30' Required
Jacaranda Mimosifolia Jacaranda Tree 50' Required
Juglans Californica Southern California Black Walnut
Tree 50' Required
Juglans Hindsii California Black Walnut Tree 30' Required
Juniperus Spp. Junipers Tree 100' Required
Juncus Patens Spreading Rush Groundcover
Justicia Brandegeeana Shrimp Plant Shrub
Justicia Californica Chunparosa Shrub 50' Required
Keciella Cordifolia Heart-leafed Penstemon Shrub 50' Required
Kniphofia Uvaria Red Hot Poker Shrub
Koelreuteria Bipinnata Chinese Flame Tree Tree
Koelreuteria Paniculata Golden Rain Tree Tree 50' Required
Lagerstroemia Indica Crape Myrtle Tree
Lampranthus Spp. Bush Ice Plant Succulent
Lantana Camara Lantana Shrub 10' Required
Lantana Montevidensis Latana Shrub
Lantana Spp. Lantana Shrub
Larix Spp. Larch Tree 100' Required
Larrea Tridentata Creosote Bush Shrub 50' Required
Laurentia Fluviatilis Blue Star Creeper Groundcover
Laurus Nobilis Sweet Bay Shrub 50' Required
Lavandula Spp. Lavendar Shrub
Lavandula Angustifolia English Lavandula Shrub 10' Required
Lavandula Dentata French Lavandula Shrub 10' Required
Lavandula Intermedia Lavandin Shrub
Lavandula Stoechas Spanish Lavandula Shrub 10' Required
Lavatera Assurgentiflora Malva Rose Shrub
Lavatera Maritima Tree Mallow Shrub 10' Required
Lavatera Spp. Mallow Shrub
Leonotis Leonurus Lion’s Tail Shrub 10' Required
Leptospermum Laevigatum Australian Tea Tree Tree 15' Required
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Leptospermum Scoparium New Zealand Tea Tree Shrub 15' Required
Leucophyllum Candidum Violet Silverleaf Shrub 10' Required
Leucophyllum Frutescens Texas Ranger Shrub 50' Required
Leucophyllum Laevigatum Chihuanhuan Sage Shrub 5' Required
Ligistrum Japonicum Wax-leaf Privet Shrub 10' Required
Ligistrum Lucidum Glossy Privet Tree 5' Required
Ligustrum Spp. Privet Shrub
Limonium Perzil Sea Lavender Shrub
Liquidambar Formosana Chinese Sweet Gum Tree 15' Required
Liquidambar Styraciflua American Sweetgum Tree 15' Required
Liquidambar Spp. Sweetgum Tree
Liriope Gigantea Giant Turf Lily Groundcover
Liriope Muscari Big Blue Lily Turf Shrub
Liriope Spicata Creeping Lily Turf Groundcover
Liriope Spp. Lily Turf Groundcover
Lirodendron Tulipifera Tulip Tree Tree
Lithocarpus Densiflora Tan Oak Tree 100' Required
Lobelia Laxiflora Venetian Blind Mahonia Shrub 5' Required
Lomandra Longifolia Dwarf Mat Rush Grass
Lonicera Hispidula Pink Honey Suckle Shrub 30' Required
Lonicera Japonica Japanese Honey Suckle Tree 100' Required
Lonicera Spp. Honeysuckle Bush Shrub
Lophostemon (Tristania) Confertus Brisbane Box Tree 15' Required
Loropetulam Chinensis Chinese Fringe Flower Shrub 5' Required
Lupinus Spp. Lupine Shrub 30' Required
Lyonothamnus Floribundus Catalina Ironwood Tree
Lysimachia Nummularia Moneywort Groundcover
Macadamia Hybrids Macadamia Nut Tree
Magnolia Grandiflora Southern Magnolia Tree 50' Required
Magnolia Stellata Star Magnolia Shrub 10' Required
Magnolia Spp. Magnolia Tree
Magnolia X Soulangeana Saucer Magnolia Tree
Mahonia Aquifolium Oregon Mahonia Shrub Shrub 10' Required
Mahonia Aquifolium ‘Compacta’ Compact Oregon Grape Shrub
Mahonia Fremontii Desert Mahonia Shrub 50' Required
Mahonia Nevinii Nevin Mahonia Shrub 30' Required
Mahonia Lomariifolia Venetian Blind Mahonia Shrub
Mahonia Pinnata California Holly Grape Shrub 50' Required
Mahonia Repens Creeping Mahonia Shrub
Mahonia Spp. Mahonia Shrub
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Malephora Crocea Croceum Ice Plant Succulent
Malephora Luteola Yellow Trailing Ice Plant Succulent
Malva Spp. Mallow Shrub
Malus Spp. Apple Tree
Maytenus Boaria Mayten Tree Tree 10' Required
Melaleuca Nesophila Pink Melaleuca Shrub 10' Required
Melaleuca Quinquenervia Cajeput Tree Tree 15' Required
Metasequoia Glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood Tree
Metrosideros Excelsus New Zealand Christmas Tree Tree
Mimulus Auantiacus Sticky Monkeyflower Shrub 30' Required
Mimulus Longiflorus Monkey Flower Shrub
Mimulus Spp. Monkey Flower Shrub
Miscanthus Spp. Grasses Shrub 100' Required
Monardella Villosa Coyote Mint Shrub 30' Required
Morus Alba White Mulberry Tree 50' Required
Muhlenbergia Capillaris Pink Muhly Grass 30' Required
Muhlenbergia Rigens Deer Grass Shrub 30' Required
Muhlenbergia Spp. Deer Grass Shrub 100' Required
Myoporum ‘Pacificum’ Pacificum Pacific Myoporum Shrub 50' Required
Myoporum Parvifolium Myoporum Groundcover
Myoporum Spp. Myporum Tree
Myrica Californica Pacific Wax Myrtle Shrub
Myrsine Africana African Myrsine Shrub
Myrtus Communis 'Compacta' Dwarf Myrtle Shrub 10' Required
Nandina Domestica Heavenly Bamboo Shrub
Nassella Pulchra Purple Needlegrass Groundcover
Nepata Fassenii Catmint Shrub
Nephrolepis Cordifolia Fishbone Fern Fern
Nephrolepis Domestica Southern Sword Fern Fern
Nerium Oleander Oleander Shrub
Nolina spp. Nolina Shrub
Oenothera Berlandieri Mexican Evening Primrose Shrub
Oenothera Stubbei Baja Evening Primrose Groundcover
Olea Europaea Olive (Fruitless Varieties Only) Tree
Ophiopogon Japonicus Mondo Grass Groundcover
Ophiopogon Planiscapus Black Mondo Grass Groundcover
Opuntia Spp. Prickly Pear Shrub
Osteospermum Furiticosum Trailing African Daisy Groundcover
Palms Palms (if dry fronds) Tree 100' Required
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Parkinsonia Aculeata Jerusalem Thorn Tree 10' Required
Pelargonium Pelatum Ivy Geranium Groundcover
Pelargonium Spp. Geranium Shrub
Pelargonium Tomentosum Silver Spreader Groundcover
Pennisetum Setaceum Fountain Grass Shrub 100' Required
Pennisetum Spp. Fountain Grass Shrub 100' Required
Penstemon Spp. Beard Tongue Shrub
Pentstemon Breviflorus Bush beardstongue Shrub 30' Required
Penstemon Centranthifolius Firecracker Penstemon Shrub 30' Required
Penstemon Heterophyllus Chaparral Penstemon Shrub
Persicaria Capitala Pink Clover Groundcover
Phoenix Canariensis Canary Island Date Palm Tree 30' Required
Phoenix Dactylifera Date Palm Tree 50' Required
Pheonix Roebelenii Pygmy Date Palm Shrub
Philadelphus Lewisii Mock Orange Shrub
Phlomis Fruticosa Jerusalem Sage Shrub
Phormium Spp. Flax Shrub
Phormium Tenax New Zealand Flax Shrub
Phoenix Roebelenii Pygmy Date Palm Shrub
Photinia x Fraseri Photinia Tree
Phyla Nodiflora Lippia Groundcover
Picea Spp. Spruces Tree 100' Required
Pickeringia Montana Chaparral Pea Shrub 100' Required
Pinus Coulteri Coulter Pine Tree 100' Required
Pinus Attenuata Knobcone Pine Tree 100' Required
Pinus Radiata Monterey Pine Tree 100' Required
Pinus Muricata Bishop Pine Tree 100' Required
Pinus Spp. (Native) Pine (Native) Tree 100' Required
Pinus Spp. (Non-Native) Pine (Non-Native) Tree 100' Required
Pistacia Chinensis Chinese Pistache Tree
Pistacia Spp. Chinese Pistache Tree
Pieris Japonica Japanese Pieris Shrub 30' Required
Pittosporum Crassifolium Karo Shrub
Pittosporum Eugenoides Lemonwood Shrub
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Pittosporum Pillyreoides Willow Pittosporum Tree
Pittosporum Rhombifolium Queensland Pittosporum Tree
Pittosporum Tobira Mock Orange Pittosporum Shrub
Pittosporum Undulatum Victorian Box Shrub
Pittosporum Spp. Pittosporum Tree
Platanus Acerifolia London Plane Tree 10' Required
Platanus Racemosa Western Sycamore Tree 30' Required
Plumbago Aurculata Cape Plumbago Shrub
Podocarpus Gracilior Fern Pine Tree
Podocarpus Macrophyllus Yew Tree Tree
Polystichum Munitum Western Sword Fern Fern 30' Required
Populus Fremontii Fremont's Poplar Tree 30' Required
Populus Nigra Black Poplar Tree 30' Required
Populus Spp. Poplar Tree
Populus Tremuloides Quaking Aspen Tree 30' Required
Portulacaria Afra Elephant’s Foot Succulent
Potentilla Fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil Groundcover
Potentilla Tabernaemontanii Spring Cinquefoil Groundcover
Prosopis Chilensis Chilean Mesquite Tree 50' Required
Prosopis Grandulosa Honey Mesquite Tree 15' Required
Prunus Blireiana Purple-leafed Plum Shrub 10' Required
Prunus Caroliniana Cherry Laurel Shrub
Prunus Cerasifera Cherry Plum Tree 10' Required
Prunus Cistena Dwarf Red-leafed Plum Shrub 10' Required
Prunus Ilicifolia Holly-leafed Cherry Shrub
Prunus Laurocerasus English Laurel Shrub
Prunus Lusitanica Portugese Laurel Shrub 10' Required
Prunus Lyonii Catalina Cherry Shrub
Prunus Serrulata East Asian Cherry Tree 10' Required
Prunus Spp. Stone Fruits Tree
Prunus Subhirtella Winter Flowering Cherry Tree 10' Required
Prunus Virginiana Bitterberry Shrub 10' Required
Prunus Yedoensis Yoshino Cherry Tree 10' Required
Pseudotsuga Menziesii Douglas Fir Tree 100' Required
Pteridium Aquilinum Bracken Fern 30' Required
Punica Granatum Pomegranate Shrub
Pyracantha ‘Santa Cruz’ Firethorn Groundcover
Pyracantha Spp. Firethorn Shrub
Pyrus Calleryana Ornamental Pear Tree 15' Required
Pyrus Kawakamii Evergreen Pear Tree
Quercus Agrifolia Coast Live Oak Tree
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Quercus Chrysolepsis Canyon Live Oak Tree
Quercus Douglasii Blue Oak Tree 30' Required
Quercus Engelmannii Engelmann Oak Tree 30' Required
Quercus Ilex Holly Oak Tree 30' Required
Quercus Kelloggii California Black Oak Tree
Quercus Lobata Valley Oak Tree
Quercus Palustris Pin Oak Tree 30' Required
Quercus Rubra Red Oak Tree 30' Required
Quercus Suber Cork Oak Tree 30' Required
Quercus Spp. (Tree) Oaks Tree
Quercus Spp. (Shrub) Scrub Oak (Brushy Oaks) Shrub 100' Required
Quecus Virginiana Southern Live Oak Tree 30' Required
Quercus Wislizenii Interior Live Oak Tree 50' Required
Ranunculus Californica California Buttercup Shrub 30' Required
Rhamnus Alaternus Italian Buckthorn Shrub
Rhamnus California Coffeeberry Shrub
Rhamnus Crocea Redberry Shrub
Rhamnus Crocea Ilicifolia Holly-leaf Redberry Shrub 50' Required
Rhamnus Spp. Buckthorn Shrub
Rhapiolepis Spp. India Hawthorn Shrub
Rhapiolepis Indica India Hawthorn Shrub 5' Required
Rhododrendron Occidentale Western Azalea Shrub
Rhododendron spp. Azaleas Shrub
Rhus Integrifolia Lemonade Berry Shrub
Rhus Lancea African Sumac Tree
Rhus Laurina Laurel Sumac Shrub 40' Required
Rhus Ovata Sugar Bush Shrub 30' Required
Rhus Spp. Sumac Shrub 30' Required
Ribes Aureum Golden Currant Shrub 5' Required
Ribes Malvaceum Chaparral Currant Shrub 5' Required
Ribes Sanguineum var. Glutinosum Flowering Currant Shrub
Ribes Sanguineum Red Flowered Currant Shrub 30' Required
Ribes Speciosum Fuschia-flowering Gooseberry Shrub 10' Required
Ribes Spp. Currant (many species) Shrub
Ribes Viburnifolium Catalina Pefume Groundcover
Robina Ambigua Locust Tree 50' Required
Robina Pseudoacacia Locust, Black Tree
Romneya Coulteri Matillija Poppy Shrub 30' Required
Rosa Banksiae Lady Banks’ Rose Vine
Rosa Californica California Rose Shrub
Rosa Spp. Rose Shrub
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Rosmarinus Officinalis Rosemary Shrub 100' Required
Rubus Parviflorus Thimbleberry Shrub
Sagina Subulata Scotch Moss Groundcover
Salix Spp. Willows Tree 30' Required
Salvia Clevelandii Blue Sage Shrub
Salvia Greggii Autumn Sage Shrub
Salvia Leucantha Mexican Bush Sage Shrub
Salvia Mellifera Black Sage Shrub 100' Required
Salvia Sonomensis Creeping Sage Shrub 30' Required
Salvia Spathacea Hummingbird Sage Shrub
Salvia Spp. (Native Varieties) Sage Shrub
Salvia Spp. (Ornamental Varieties) Sage Shrub
Sambucus Mexicana Blue Elderberry Shrub
Santolina Chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton Groundcover
Santolina Virens Green Lavender Cotton Groundcover
Santolina Virens Green Santolina Tree
Sapium Sebiferum Chinese Tallow Tree Tree 50' Required
Satureja Douglasii Yerba Buena Groundcover 30' Required
Scaevola 'Mauve Clusters' Mauve Clusters Groundcover
Schefflera Actinophylla Queensland Umbrella Tree Tree
Schefflera Pueckleri Tupidamthus Tree
Schinus Molle California Pepper Tree Tree
Schinus Spp. Pepper Tree Tree 100' Required
Schinus Terebinthifolium Brazilian Pepper Tree
Sedum Confusum Stonecrop Succulent
Sedum Rubrotinctum Brown Bean Succulent
Sedum Spathulifolium Pacific Stonecrop Groundcover
Sedum Spp. Stonecrop Succulent
Senecio Mandraliscae Chalksticks Groundcover
Senecio Serpens Blue Chalksticks Succulent
Senecio Mandraliscae Chalksticks Groundcover
Sequoia Sempervirens Coast Redwood Tree 30' Required
Sidalcea Malvaeflora Checkerbloom Shrub 30' Required
Simmondsia Chinensis Jojoba Shrub
Sisyrinchium Spp. Blue-Eyed Grass Groundcover
Sisyrinchium Californicum Yellow-eyed Grass Groundcover 30' Required
Solanum Jasminoides Potato Vine Vine
Solanum Umbelliferum Nightshade Shrub 30' Required
Solanum Xanti Purple Nightshade Shrub 30' Required
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Soleirolia Soleirolii Baby’s Tears Groundcover
Solidago Californica California Goldenrod Shrub
Sophora Japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree Tree 50' Required
Spartium Junceum Spanish Broom Shrub 100' Required
Sphaeropteris Cooperi Australian Tree Fern Fern
Spiraea Japonica Spiraea Tree
Stachys Byzantina Lamb’s Ears Shrub
Stenocarpus Sinuatus Firewheel Tree Tree 10' Required
Strelitzia Nicolai Giant Bird of Paradise Shrub
Strelitzia Reginae Bird of Paradise Shrub
Syagrus Romanzoffianum Queen Palm Tree
Symphoricarpos Albus Snowberry Shrub
Symphoricarpos Mollis Creeping Snowberry Shrub 30' Required
Syringa Vulgaris Common Lilac Tree
Tabebuia Chrysotricha Golden Trumpet Tree Tree 15' Required
Tabebuia Impetiginosa Pink Trumpet Tree Tree 15' Required
Tamarix Spp. Tamarix Tree 100' Required
Taxodium Mucronatum Montezuma Cypress Tree 50' Required
Taxus Spp. Yew Tree 100' Required
Tecomaria Capensis Cape Honey Suckle Vine
Teucrium Chamaedrys Prostrate Germander Shrub
Teucrium Cossonii Majoricum N/A Groundcover
Teucrium Fruticans Shrubby Germander Groundcover 30' Required
Teucrium x Lucidrys Prostrate Germander Groundcover
Tibouchina Urvilleana Princess Flower Shrub 10' Required
Tipuana Tipu Tipu Tree Tree 50' Required
Thuja Spp. Arborvitae Tree 100' Required
Thymus Praecox Arcticus Creeping Thyme Groundcover
Thymus Pseudolanuginosus Woolly Thyme Groundcover
Thymus Serpyllum Creeping Thyme Shrub
Torenia Golden Moon Groundcover
Toxodium Spp. Bald Cypress Tree 100' Required
Trachelospermum Asiaticum Asian Star Jasmine Shrub
Trachelospermum Spp. Star Jasmine Vine
Trachelospermum Jasminoides Jasmine Shrub
Trachycarpus Fortunei Windmill Palm Tree
Trichostema Lanatum Wooly Blue Curls Shrub
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Trifolium Fragiferum O’Connor’s Legume Groundcover
Tristania Conferta Brisbane Box Tree 10' Required
Tsuga Spp. Hemlock Shrub 100' Required
Tulbaghia Violacea Society Garlic Shrub
Tupidanthus Calyptratus Mallet Flower Shrub 5' Required
Ulex Europea Gorse Shrub 100' Required
Ulmus Spp. Elm Tree
Umbellularia Californica California Bay Laurel Tree 100' Required
Vaccinium Huckleberry Shrub 100' Required
Vaccinium Corymbosum Blueberry Shrub
Verbena x Hybrida Garden Verbena Groundcover
Verbena Peruviana Perennial Verbena Groundcover
Verbena Pulchella Gracilior Moss Verbena Groundcover
Verbena Rigida Slender Vervain Groundcover
Verbena Tapien Trailing Vervain Groundcover
Viburnum Spp. Vibernum Shrub 10' Required
Viburnum Tinus Viburnum Shrub
Vinca Spp. Periwinkle Groundcover
Washingtonia Robusta Mexican Fan Palm Tree 30' Required
Westringia Rosmarinfolius Coastal Rosemary Shrub 30' Required
Wedelia Trilobata Wedelia Groundcover 50' Required
Westringia Fruticosa Coast Rosemary Shrub 10' Required
Wisteria spp. Wisteria Vine
Woodwardia Fimbriata Giant Chain Fern Fern
Xylosma Congestum Xylosma Shrub
Yucca Spp. Yucca Shrub
Zantedeschia Aethiopica Common Calla Shrub
Zantedeschia Spp. Calla Shrub
Zauchneria Californica California Fuchsia Shrub
Zauchneria Spp. Fuschsia Shrub
Zigadenus Fremontii Star Lily Shrub 30' Required
Zelkova Serrata Sawleaf Zelkova Shrub 50' Required
Ziziphus Jujuba Chinese Jujube Tree 15' Required
Zoysia Tenuifolia Korean Grass Groundcover