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CA Native Plants for Ponds, Pondside and Streamside (& Other Wet Places) - Western L.A. County

I Scientific Name Common Name Size

Flower/ season

Light++ Soil Water Zone+ Availability Notes

Trees and Tree-like Large Shrubs

X * Acer negundo Boxelder 30-50 ft t to 30 ft w

Green/Sp FS/PS Any 2 or 2-3 1, 8, 13, 24 Upper stream banks

X Aesculus californica CA Buckeye 12-30+ ft tall & w

White/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Any well-drained

1 1, 3, 7, 8, 13, 14

Upper stream banks

* Alnus rhombifolia White Alder 50-75 ft tall

20-40 ft w.

Green/Sp FS/PS Any incl. clay

2-3 to 3 3, 6, 8, 13, 14 Tol. seasonal flooding

X Baccharis salicifolia Mule Fat To 10 ft Pink-white/ all year

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 2 Upper stream banks

* Betula occidentalis Water Birch To 30 ft tall & wide

Green/Sp FS/PS Most 2 to 2-3 1, 8, 13, 14 Tol. seasonal flooding

X * Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud 6-20 ft tall 10-15 ft w

Magenta/ Sp

FS/PS Any incl clay

1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19

Tol. seasonal flooding

X * Chilopsis linearis ssp.

arcuata Desert Willow

5-25 ft tall

and wide Pink/ Sp-F FS/PS

Any well-

drained 1 to 2

1, 7, 10, 13,

14, 16, 18

Showy flowers;

streamside

X Cornus glabrata Brown Dogwood < 18 ft tall to 10 ft w

White/Sp FS/PS/ FSH Clay best 2-3 1, 13 Streamside

X * Fraxinus dipetala California Ash < 25 ft tall

Crème/Sp FS

Any well-

drained 1-2 1, 13

Tol. seasonal

flooding

* Fraxinus velutina Velvet Ash 30-50 ft t 20-50+ ft w

Insig/Sp FS Any well-

drained 2-3 1, 8, 13

Winter deciduous; upper banks

X * Holodiscus discolor Creambush; Ocean

Spray 10-20 ft tall

White/Su-Fa FS/PS Any, incl. clays

1-2 to 2-3 1, 5, 13, 14 Upper stream banks; fragrant

X * Morella (Myrica)

californica

California Wax

Myrtle 6-30 ft t

10-20 ft w

Yellow-

white/Sp FS/PS/ FSH

Any; well-

drained best

2-3 to 3 3, 5, 7, 9, 13,

14, 19

Evergreen; mid-

bank

Platanus racemosa California

sycamore 60-100 ft

Bright pink/Sp

FS

Any but

high alkali

2-3 1, 3, 7, 12, 14 Upper stream banks

X Populus balsamifera

ssp. trichocarpa Black Cottonwood

30-60 (100 ft)

Yellow/Sp FS any 2-3 1, 7, 14 Mid-bank; large with abundant water

Populus fremontii Fremont’s

Cottonwood To 100 ft

80 ft w Yellow/Sp FS Any 2-3 1, 3, 14

mid-bank ;

long-lived

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Flower/ season


X * Prunus virginiana var.

demissa

Western

Chokecherry 6-25 ft tall 6-15 ft w

Cream/Sp FS/PS Any 2 to 2-3 6, 13 mid-bank; fruits for jelly

Salix gooddingii Goodding’s Black

Willow To 100 ft T Yellow/Sp FS any

1-2; winter flooding

2 Needs winter flooding

X Salix lasiolepis Arroyo Willow 8-35 ft to 35 ft w.

Yellow/W-Sp FS/PS any 1-2; winter

flooding 1, 2

Tol flooding; spreads

X Salix laevigata Red Willow 10-30 ft to 45 ft w.

Yellow/Sp FS any 1-2; winter

flooding 1, 2, 3, 12, 14

‘weeping’ growth habit

Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Pacific (Shining)

Willow 20-40 ft T Yellow/Sp FS any 2-3 to 3 1, 7, 13, 14 Tol. flooding

X Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea

Blue (Mexican)

Elderberry 8-25+ ft White/Sp-Su FS/PS

Well-drained

1-2 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 12-14, 16, 19

Edible berries; mid-upper bank

Large Shrubs (> 6 ft tall; including those for screens and hedges)

X * Amorpha fruticosa False Indigo 6-12 ft 4-10 ft w.

Purple-brown/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 1, 6, 13, 14 Can be weedy; cultivar: ‘Dark

Lance’

X Atriplex lentiformus

breweri

Coast Quailbush/

Big Saltbush To 8 ft tall

To 20 ft w Green/Su FS

Any incl. alkali,

salty 1-2 to 2 1, 2, 16

Moist & seasonally

moist areas

X Baccharis emoryi Emory Baccharis 6-12 ft T

to 10 ft W

Buff-Wht/

Su-F FS/PS any

1 to 1-2

1, 7, 10, 13,

14, 16

Salt tolerant;

winter flooding

X ** Baccharis pilularis

‘Pigeon Point’

Pigeon Point

Coyote Bush 6-12 ft T

to 10 ft W

Buff-White/

Su-F FS/PS any

1 to 1-2 Winter flooding

1, 2, 7, 8, 10,

13, 14, 16, 20 Mid-bank

X Baccharis plummerae

subsp. plummerae

Plummer's

Baccharis < 7 ft tall

Buff-Wht/ Su-F

FS/PS any

1 to 1-2

Winter flooding

13 Lower to mid-bank

X * Calycanthus occidentalis Western Spicebush 6-12 ft tall 4-6 ft wide

Purple-bronze/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Pref.light deep rich

2-3 1, 13, 14

Spicy; wine-like fragrance; streamside

X * Carpenteria

californica Bush aneneme

6-8 ft tall 6-12 ft W

White-Yellow/ Spr

PS/FSH Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 7, 13, 14, 19

Showy, fragrant flowers

X Isocoma menziesii var.

menziesii Coast Goldenbush

1-3 ft tall and wide

Yellow/ Su-F

FS Any 1-2 1, 14

Tolerates

seaside conditions

X * Philadelphus lewisii CA Mock Orange 4-10 ft tall & wide

White/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Any, incl clays

2-3 1, 7, 13, 14, 19

Very fragrant; riparian woodland

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Flower/ season


X Pluchea sericea Arrowweed 5-10 ft t Purple/ Sp-Su

FS Any incl clay

1-2 to 2-3 8, 10, 14 Thicket-forming; silver foliage

X * Rhamnus californica California

Coffeeberry

6-12 ft t & wide; short cultivars

Buff/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 5, 7, 9, 10,

13, 14, 16, 18 Upper bank

X Ribes aureum var.

gracillimum Golden Currant To 10 ft

Yellow/ W-Sp

FS/PS/ FSH Any 1-2 to 2-3 7, 12, 14

Any well-

drained; Birds eat berries

X Salix exigua Narrow-leaf Willow 6-15 ft

12-15 ft.w. Yellow/Sp FS/PS any

1-2; winter flooding

1, 2, 3, 14 Tol flooding;

spreading

Smaller Shrubs ( < 6 ft. tall) ; includes woody sub-shrubs

X ** Baccharis pilularis

‘Pigeon Point Dwarf’

Dwarf Pigeon Point

Coyote Bush 6-12 ft T to 10 ft W

Buff-Wht/ Su-F

FS/PS any

1 to 1-2

Winter flooding

6, 24 Upper bank

X * Berberis (Mahonia)

aquifolium Oregon Grape < 6 ft Yellow/Sp PS any 2-3 to 3 1, 7, 9, 13, 14 Upper bank

X * Ericameria nauseosa Rabbitbush 2-5 ft tall & wide

Yellow/Su-F FS any 1-2 to 2-3 7, 10, 13, 16 Good for butterflies

X

Epilobium canum

(Zauschneria

californica)

CA Fuschia 1-3 ft Orange/F FS/PS any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19

Tolerates winter flooding

X **Gambelia (Galvezia)

speciosa ‘Firecracker

Firecracker Catalina

Snapdragon 2-4 ft tall Red/Sp + FS/PS

Well-

drained 1 to 1-2

1, 3, 7, 8, 9,

13, 14 Streamside

X * Lonicera involucrata Twinberry 4-6 ft tall to 10 ft w

Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Well-drained

2-3 to 3 7, 18 Mulch soil

X Rhus trilobata Basket Bush; Sour

Berry; Skunkbrush 2-6 ft

Yellow-green/Sp

PS any 1-2 to 2 10, 13, 14, 16, 19

Mid-bank to upper bank

X Ribes californicum var.

hesperium Hillside Gooseberry To 3 ft

Red-white/ W-Sp

PS/FSH Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 10, 12, 13 (var.

californicum)

Mid- to upper bank

X Ribes speciosum Fuschia-flowered

Gooseberry 3-6+ ft tall and wide

dark pink/ W-Sp

FS/PS/FSH Well-drained

2-3; 3 in sun

1, 3, 10, 12-14, 19

Mid- to upper bank

X * Ribes sanguineum

var. glutinosum

Red-flowering

Currant 4-10 ft Pink/Sp PS/FSH

Well-drained

2-3 3, 5, 13, 14, 19

Mid- to upper bank

X Rosa californica California Wild

Rose 3-4 ft tall 3-10 ft w

Pink/ Sp-Su

FS/PS/FSH any 1-2;

3 (sun) 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16

Tolerates seasonal

flooding

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Flower/ season


Rubus ursinus (ssp. ?) Pacific Blackberry 2-4 ft tall 3-10 ft w

White/Sp FS/PS any 2-3 to 3 7, 12, 13, 14

Tolerates seasonal flooding

X Symphoricarpos albus

var. laevigatus

Common

Snowberry 3-5 ft, spreading

White/Sp PS Clays,

loams 2-3 7, 9, 13, 19

Fruit may be toxic to humans

X Symphoricarpos mollis Snowberry 2-4 ft tall & wide

Pink/W-Sp PS/FSH any 2-3 to 3 13, 14 Mulch; streamside

X Urtica dioica ssp.

holosericea Hoary Nettle

3-6 ft tall spreading

Pink/Sp-F PS Rich soils ok

2-3 1, 10, 13, 16 Serious allergy on contact

X * Verbena lilacina Cedros Island

Verbena 2-4 ft tall 3-5 ft wide

Lilac/Sp-F FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 9, 13, 14

Lovely year-round; streamside

Perennial Vines

X Calystegia macrostegia California Morning

Glory To 30+ ft White/Sp-F

PS FS coastal

Well-

drained 2-3

1, 8, 10, 13,

14, 16

Invasive; can look weedy;

‘Anacapa Pink’; ‘Candycane’

X Clematis ligusticifolia Virgin’s Bower To 15 ft White/Su PS/FSH Any 2-3 to 3 3, 5, 13, 14, 19

Upper bank

X * Lonicera ciliosa Orange

Honeysuckle 15-20 ft

Orange/ Sp-

Su PS/FSH Any 2-3 2, 8 Lower bank

X Lonicera hispidula var.

vacillans

Western

Honeysuckle 5-18 ft Pink/Sp-Su PS/FSH clay 2-3

1, 5, 13, 14, 19

Tolerates seasonal

flooding

X * Lonicera interrupta Chaparral

Honeysuckle 8-20+ ft

Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PSH Any 2 to 2-3 2 Excellent habitat plant

X * Lonicera involucrata Twinberry 3-5 ft Yellow/Su PS/FSH any 1-2 to 2-3 3, 7, 13, 19 Upper bank

X ** Vitis californica

‘Roger’s Red’

‘Roger’s Red’

California Grape > 20 ft White/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 8, 13 Upper bank

X Vitis girdiana Desert Grape > 25 ft White/Su PS any 2-3 2, 3, 10, 13, 20

Upper bank

Perennial Groundcover Plants

X Achillea millefolia Yarrow 1-2 ft White/Sp-Su FS/PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 most streamside

X * Arctostaphylos uva-

ursi

Bearberry;

Kinnickinnick 1 ft tall spreading

Pink/Sp FS/PS Well-drained

2-3 1, Mid- to upper bank

X Argentina/Potentilla

anserina Pacific Cinquefoil

1 ft tall 2-3 ft w

Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PS Sandy 2 to 3 13 (? ssp) Seaside plant; can be weedy

5


Flower/ season


X Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort 2-4+ ft tall & wide

Cream/Su PS Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 3, 5, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18


** Aster chilensis ‘Point

St. George’

Point St. George

Coast Aster 1-3 ft tall spreading

Lavender/Sp FS/PS Any 1-2 to 3 1, 8, 11, 13 Good habitat plant

Baccharis douglasii Marsh Baccharis < 3 ft White/Su-F FS/PS Any incl. clays

2-3 1, 13

** Baccharis ‘Centennial’ Centennial

Baccharis 2-3 ft tall 5-6 ft wide

White/F Female -

seeds FS Any 1-2 to 2-3 3, 8,

Baccharis pilularis X B. sarathroides

hybrid

** Baccharis ‘Starn’ Starn Baccharis 2-3 ft tall 5-6 ft wide

Yellow/F male

FS Any 1-2 to 2-3 8

Baccharis pilularis X B. sarathroides hybrid

X * Berberis (Mahonia)

aquifolium var. repens

Creeping Oregon

Grape 1 ft tall < 6 ft wide

Yellow/Sp PS/FSH Any; acidic

1-2 to 3 1, 7, 9, 13, 14 Good habitat; edible berries

** Berberis (Mahonia)

aquifolium ‘Compacta’

‘Compacta’ Oregon

Grape 2-4 ft tall 2-4 ft wide

Yellow/Sp PS/FSH Any; acidic

1-2 to 2-3 1, 13 Good habitat; edible berries

X Clinopodium (Satureja)

douglasii Yerba buena

< 6 in spreading

White/Sp-Su PS/FSH Well-drained

2-3 to 3 1, 3, 7, 13, 14 Streamside

* Clinopodium

(Satureja) mimuloides

Monkeyflower

Savory 1 ft tall 2-4+ ft w

Red-Or/ Su-Fa

FS/PS Well-drained

2-3 to 3 3, 8 hummingbird plant; streamside

X

Epilobium canum

(Zauschneria

californica)

CA Fuschia 1-3 ft 3-5 ft wide

Orange/F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 3, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19

Tolerates winter flooding; streamside

X ** Erigeron glaucus

‘Arthur Menzies’ &

'Wayne Roderick'

Seaside Daisy

Daisy < 1 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

Lavender-blue/Sp-F

FS/ PS (hot)

Well-drained

1-2; 2-3(sun)

1, 3, 6, 8 Silvery foliage; streamside

X

* Fragaria chiloensis

ssp. pacifica ‘Chaval’ &

‘Green Pastures’

(Pacific) Coast

Strawberry < 1 ft spreading

White/Sp-Su PS Sandy best

1-2 to 2-3

1, 3, 8, 13 edible fruit; streamside

X * Fragaria vesca

(californica)

CA/Wood

Strawberry < 2 ft

spreading White/Su PS/FSH any 1-2 to 3 1, 13, 20

Edible fruit;

upper bank

X Heliotropum

curassivacum Seaside Heliotrope

< 2 ft 4-8 ft w.

White-purple/Sp-F

FS/PS

Any; alkali best

2-3 2, 10, 16 Seasonal flooding; toxic foliage

6


Flower/ season


X

* Heuchera maxima

(incl. many cultivars &

hybrids)

Island Alumroot 1- 3 ft

White/Spr PS/PS/ FSH Any, incl. clays

1-2 to 2-3

1, 3, 7, 8, 13, 14

X * Heuchera micrantha Crevice Alumroot 1-3 ft Pink/Spr

PS/PS/ FSH See note

2-3 to 3 1, 3, 8 Well-drained

soil

X * Iva hayesiana San Diego Marsh

Elder 2-4 ft tall 4-6 ft wide

Yellow/Su FS/PS/ FSH Any, incl. clays

1 to 2-3 1, 3, 8, 13 Banks

X Jaumea carnosa Salty Susan < 1 ft tall

2 ft wide Yellow/Sp-F FS

Sandy

best 2-3 to 3 1, 2, 13, 20

Seasonal

flooding

X Potentilla glandulosa Sticky Cinquefoil 1-2 ft tall & wide

Yellow/ Sp-Su

PS Well-drained

2 to 3 1, 6, 12, 13 Seasonal flooding

X Ranunculus californicus California

Buttercup < 2 ft Yellow/ PS sandy 2-3 to 3

Pac Coast

Seed

Very well-

drained soils

X Stachys bullata

California

Woodmint

(Hedgenettle)

1-4 ft Pink/Spr-Su PS Well- drained

2-3 1, 3, 7, 12, 14 Tolerates seasonal

flooding

X

Stachys rigida var.

rigida (Stachys

ajugoides)

Rigid Woodmint

(Hedgenettle) 1-2 ft Pink/Spr-Su FS/PS Clay 2-3 to 3 1, 13

Tolerates seasonal

flooding

Herbaceous Perennials

Alisma plantago-aquatica Common

Waterplantain 2-4 ft tall

1-2 ft wide White/Su FS Any 2-3 to 3

Water plant

sources

Shallow water

or mud; weedy

Alisma triviale Narrow-leaf

Waterplantain 2-3 ft tall 1-2 ft wide

White/Su FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 2; water plant sources

Shallow water or mud

X Anemopsis californica Yerba Mansa 1 ft tall & wide

White/Sp-Su PS/FSH Any incl clay

2 to 3 3, 10, 14, 16 Shallow water

X * Aquilegia formosa Western

Columbine 1-2 ft

Red-yellow/Su

PS/FSH Well-drained

2 to 3 1, 3, 5, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20

Streamside

X Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort 2-4+ ft tall

& wide Crème/Su PS

Well-

drained 1-2 to 2-3

3, 5, 10, 12,

14, 16, 18


X Asclepias fascicularis Narrow-leaf

Milkweed 2-3 ft

Cream-pink/Su

FS/PS Sandy 3 - winter

1-2 1, 3, 10, 14

Needs seasonal flooding

X Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweed 2-3 ft tall 2-4 ft wide

Pink/Su FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 2, 8, 19 Tol. Flooding; Monarch host

plant; silvery

Boykinia rotundifolia Round-leaved

Boykinia 1-4 ft tall & wide

White/Su PS/FSH Any 2-3 to 3 12 Streamside; pond edge

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Flower/ season


Epilobium ciliatum ssp.

ciliatum

Fringed Willow

Herb 2-5 ft tall Pink/Su-F PS any 2-3 to 3 2, 10

Can become weedy

X *Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy ½ ft Lavernder/ Sp-Fa

FS/PS/FSH Well-drained

2-3 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14

Attractive flowers, foliage

X Euthamia occidentalis Western Goldenrod 3-6 ft tall Yellow/Su-F FS Any 2 to 3 13, 16 Butterfly plant;

can be invasive

X Grindelia camporum Large Gumplant 2-3 ft tall 3-5 ft wide

Yellow/ Sp-Fa

FS Well- drained

1-2 1, 2, 6, 12, 16 Spreading

X Grindelia hirsutula var.

hirsutula Hairy Gumplant

1-2 ft tall &

wide

Yellow/

Sp-Su FS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 10 Butterfly plant

X * Grindelia stricta var

platyphylla Coastal Gumplant

1-3 ft tall 3-4 ft wide

Yellow/Su FS Any 2 to 3 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 13

Lower to mid-bank

X Limonium californicum California Sea-

Lavender 1-2 ft tall and wide

Purple/Su-F FS

Any; sand to clay

2-3 to 3 10, 14, 16 Tolerates seaside conditions

X *Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower 1-2 ft tall 1 ft wide

Red/Sp-Su FS/PS/ FSH any 2-3 to 3 3, 8, 13, 19 Toxic; shallow water

X *Lobelia dunii Dunn’s Lobellia 1 ft tall 1-3 ft wide

Lavender/ Su-F

PS Any 3 6, 8, 13 UCR

Bot. Garden

shallow water or pondside

Lomatium utriculatum Common Lomatum 2-3 ft tall Yellow/Sp FS

Any, incl. clays,

alkali 2-3 to 3 ?

Lotus heermannii Wooly Lotus 1 ft tall 1-3 ft w

Yellow/Sp-F FS/PS Well-drained

2-3 10, 16

X Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet

Monkeyflower To 3 ft Red/Sp-Fa FS/PS any 2-3 to 3

3, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19

Easy; shallow water

X Mimulus guttatus Seep

Monkeyflower 1-5 ft Yellow/W-Sp FS Any 2-3 to 3

1, 3, 5, 8, 10,

12, 13, 14, 16 Shallow water

Mimulus moschatus

(var. moniliformis)

Musk

Monkeyflower 1 ft tall & wide

Yellow/ Sp-Su

FS/PS any 2-3 to 3 8 leaves: boiled as greens

X * Monardella

macrantha Red Monardella

1-2 ft tall &

wide Red/Su-F PS best

Any; no

alkali 2-3

1, 6, 8, 13, 14,

19

Hummingbird plant; scented;

‘Marion Sampson’

X * Oenothera californica CA Evening

Primrose < 1 ft tall 3-8 ft wide

White/Sp FS/PS (best) Sandy/ rocky

2 to 2-3 10, 13, 16 Scented flowers; mid to upper bank

**Penstemon

heterophyllus ‘Margarita

Bop’

‘Margarita BOP’

Penstemon 1-2 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

Purple/Su FS Well-drained

2-3 1, 3, 6, 13 Streamside or bank

8


Flower/ season


X Pluchea odorata ssp.

odorata

Sweetscent;

Saltmarsh

Fleabane

1-3 ft tall & wide

Lavender/ Su-F

FS Sandy incl. Alk

2-3 6, 10, 16

Tolerates

seasonal flooding

* Potentilla gracilis Slender Cinquefoil 2 ft tall & wide

Yellow/Su Any 2-3 to 3 ? Streamside

X Rumex salicifolius var.

salicifolius Willow Dock

2-3 ft tall & wide

Pink bract / Su

FS Well-drained

2 to 3 10, 13 (? var.) Seaside fine

X Scrophularia californica

ssp. floribunda CA Bee Plant 2-3 ft Red/Spr PS 2-3 to 3

1, 5, 8, 10, 12,

13, 16 Afternoon shade

X Sidalcea malviflora ssp.

malviflora

Dwarf Checker

Mallow To 1 ½ ft

Pink-lavender/

FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 1, 8, 13, 19

* Silene californica Indian Pink 1-2 ft tall 2-4 ft wide

Red/Su PS/FS Well-drained

2-3 19 difficult

X Silene laciniata Indian Pink 1-3 ft Red/Sp-Su FS/PS Sandy or rocky

1-2 to 2-3

12 Moist banks

Solanum americanum American Black

Nightshade 2-3 ft tall White/Sp-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 13

Berries very poisonous

Solanum douglasii White (Douglas’)

Nightshade 2-5 ft tall White/Sp-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 10, 14

Berries very poisonous

X Solanum xanti Purple (Chaparral)

Nightshade 2-4 ft tall

Purple/Sp-

Su FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 7, 13

Berries very

poisonous

X Solidago californica California

Goldenrod 2-4 ft tall

spreading Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 1-2 to 2-3 7, 10, 14


X Solidago spectabilis

var. confinis

Southern

Goldenrod 3-6 ft tall spreading

Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 2-3 10 Tolerates seasonal flooding

* Thalictrum fendleri

var. polycarpum

Mountain

Meadowrue 3-5 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

White/Su PS/FSH Well-drained

2-3 to 3 1, 3, 8, 10, 12-14, 19

Well-drained soils

X Urtica dioica ssp.

holosericea Hoary Nettle


Pink/Sp-F PS Rich soils ok

2-3 1, 10, 13, 16 Serious allergy on contact

X * Venegasia

carpesioides Canyon Sunflower

4-6 ft tall 2-4 ft wide

Yellow/Sp-F PS Any 2 to 2-3 Long-blooming; seeds for birds

Herbaceous Annuals & Biennials (also short-lived perennials usually grown as annuals) – no water after flowering

Blennosperma nanum

(incl. var. nanum)

Common

stickyseed < 1 ft tall

Yellow/Sp

FS

Any, incl. clay

2-3 to 3

? Good for water gardens

X Calandrinia ciliata Red Maids < 1 ft tall 1-2 ft w.

Bright pink/Sp

FS Any

2-3 to 3 2, 5, 10

Good for water gardens

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Flower/ season


X

Centromadia

(Hemizonia) parryi ssp.

australis

Southern Tarplant 2-4 ft tall Yellow/Su-F FS any 1 2 Vernal pool plant

Centromadia

(Hemizonia) pungens

Smooth Tarplant/

Common

Spikeweed

1-4 ft tall Yellow/Su-F FS any 1 to 1-2 16

X Clarkia unguiculata Elegant Clarkia 2-5 ft tall Pink-purple/ Sp-Su

FS/PS any 1 to 2-3 2, 5, 10, 13, 16

Needs drought for seeds

X Claytonia perfoliata

ssp. perfoliata Miner’s Lettuce 1 ft tall White/Sp-Su PS/FSH any 1-2 2, 5, 10

X Collinsia heterophylla

var. heterphylla Chinese Houses 1-2 ft tall

Purple-white

Sp-Su PS/FSH any 1-2

1, 5, 10, 13,

16

Well-drained

soil

Cryptantha intermedia White Forget- Me-

Nots 1-3 ft tall White/Sp-Su FS

Well-drained

2-3 10

X Helenium puberulum Rosilla;

Sneezeweed 1-5 ft tall 1 ft wide

Yellow-brown/ Su

FS any 2-3 to 3 6, 13, 21 Edible; pollinator plant;

X Helianthus annuus Common (Annual)

Sunflower 5-8 ft tall Yellow/Su-F FS any 1-2

2, 10 (local var.)

easy

Lasthenia coronaria Royal Goldenfields < 1 ft tall Yellow/W-Sp FS any 1 to 2-3 10, Moderately salt tolerant

X Lasthenia glabrata ssp.

coulteri Coulter's Goldfields < 1 ft tall Yellow/Sp FS any 1 to 2-3 5, 10

Good for water gardens; salt tolerant

Lepidium nitidum Shining

Peppergrass 1 ft tall &

wide White/ FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 10 edible

X Lupinus bicolor Miniature Lupine < 1 ft tall Blue/white FS/PS any 1- 2-3 2, 5, 10, 13

X Mimulus brevipes Widethroat Yellow

Monkeyflower 2-3 ft tall

Yellow/W-Spr

FS/PS Sandy or rocky

1-2 to 2-3

10, 13 Many blooms

X Mimulus guttatus Seep

Monkeyflower 1-5 ft tall

Yellow/W-

Spr FS Any 2-3 to 3

1, 3, 5, 8, 10,

12, 13, 14, 16

X Oenothera elata ssp.

hirsutissima & hookeri

Hooker’s Evening

Primrose 5+ ft tall Yellow/Su FS

Well-drained

1-2 to 2-3 10, 16 Abundant reseeders; pond edge

X Plantago erecta California

(Dotseed) Plantain < 1 ft tall White/green FS/PS any 2-3 2, 16 Pond edge

Potamogeton pusillus

var. pusillus Small Pondweed

To 5 ft long spreading

Green/Su FS Any 3 Water plant sources

Shallow water; invasive

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Flower/ season


Veronica peregrina ssp.

xalapensis

Purslane

Speedwell 1 ft White/Sp FS/PS

Any well-drained

2-3 to 3 2

Cacti and Succulents

X * Sedum spathulifolium Broadleaf

Stonecrop < 1 ft tall spreading

Yellow/Su-F FS/PS Any 2 to 3 1, 3, 6, 8, 13 San Gabriels

Ferns and Fern-like Plants

Adiantum capillus-

veneris

Common

Maidenhair 1-3 ft tall &

wide none PS/FSH

Well-

drained 2-3 to 3 7, 13

X Adiantum jordanii CA Maidenhair 1-2 ft tall & wide

none PS/FSH Any 2-3 to 3 6 Moist seeps, banks

Azolla filiculoides Mosquito Fern < 1 ft tall & wide

none FS/PS Any 3 2 Shallow water - floats

Woodwardia fimbriata Giant Chain Fern 5-6 ft tall 3-9 ft wide

none PS/FSH Any; not alkali

2-3 to 3 3, 8, 13, 14, 19

Grows in seeps in wild

Bulbs and Corms

X Dichelostemma

capitatum

Blue Dicks/Wild

Hyacinth < 2 ft Blue/Sp FS/PS

well-drained

1 1, 2, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18

X Iris douglasiana Douglas iris 1-2 ft Purple/Sp PS See note 1 to 2 1, 3, 5, 7, 10,

13, 14, 16

Drought

tolerant if

mulched

X Ranunculus californicus California

Buttercup < 2 ft

Yellow/ Sp-Su

PS sandy 1-2 to 3 1, 13 Very well-drained soils

X * Sisyrinchium

californicum Yellow-eyed Grass 1-2 ft tall Yellow/Sp FS/PS Any 2 to 3

3, 5, 8, 13, 14, 20

Pond-edge plant

Grasses and Grass-like Plants (rushes, sedges)

Agrostis exarata Spike Bentgrass 1-4 ft tall Cool-seas. perennial bunchgrass

FS/PS Not alkali 1-2 to 3 10, 16 Pond-edge

X * Calamagrostis

nutkaensis Pacific Reed Grass

3-4 ft tall & wide

cool-season bunchgrass

FS/PS Well-drained

2-3 to 3 1, 4, 5, 8, 13 Can plant densely

X * Carex barbarae Santa Barbara

Sedge 1-2 ft tall to 3 ft w

Evergreen sod sedge

FS/PS Any 2 to 3 3, 8, 13, 16 May be invasive (containerize)

* Carex nudata California Black-

flowering Sedge 1-3 ft tall

Cool-season sod sedge

PS/ FSH

Sandy 2 to 3 3, 4 Can grow in water, stream

X * Carex pansa (C.

praegracilis sometimes mislabled as this)

Sand Dune Sedge 1 ft tall

shear 1-2 time/ yr

Cool-season clump sedge

FS/PS Very sandy

2 to 2-3 3, 4, 6, 8

Tol. seasonal

flooding; streamside

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Flower/ season


X Carex praegracilis

Clustered Field

Sedge/CA Meadow

Sedge

1-2 ft tall Cool-season, sod sedge

FS/PS Clays best

2-3 1, 2, 4, 7, 13 Shallow water

X * Carex spissa San Diego Sedge 2-4 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

Cool-season, sod sedge

FS/PS/FSH Clays best

1 to 3 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13

Streamside

X Carex tumulicola Berkeley Sedge 2 ft tall & wide


FS/PS/FSH any 1-2 to 3 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13

Streamside

Cyperus eragrostis Umbrella Sedge/

Tall Flat-sedge 2-4 ft tall

clumping

Warm-season, sod

sedge FS.PS any 1-2 to 3 7, 10, 13 Shallow water

Cyperus odoratus Fragrant Flat-

sedge 1-3 ft tall

Warm-seas., annual sedge

FS/PS any 1-2 to 3 ? Pond edge

X * Danthonia Californica California Oatgrass 2-3 ft tall

Cool-season

perennial bunchgrass

FS/PS any 2 to 3 6, 8, 10

Evergreen; tol.

walking; good for small areas

X * Deschampsia

cespitosa Tufted hairgrass

1-2 ft tall & wide

Cool-season bunchgrass

FS/PS any 1-2 to 2-3 1, 4-8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18

streamside

X Deschampsia elongata Slender Hairgrass 2-4 ft tall Cool-season perennial bunchgrass

PS/ FSH any 2-3 to 3 1 – dies

back 5, 10, 13, 16

Fine-texture; seasonal flooding

X * Deschampsia

holciformis (D. cespitosa

ssp. hociformis)

Pacific Hairgrass 1-3 ft tall Cool-season perennial bunchgrass

FS any 2-3 to 3 5, 8, 10, 13, 16

Salt-tolerant

X Distichlis spicata Saltgrass 1 ft tall spreading

Warm-seas., sod grass

FS any 1 to 2-3 2, 3, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16

Can be mowed

X Eleocharis

macrostachya Pale Spikerush



FS/PS Any 1-2 to 3 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 24

Shallow water

Eleocharis

montevidensis var.

montevidensis

Sand Spikerush 1-2 ft tall spreading


FS/PS Any 1-2 to 3 9, 13, 20 Shallow water

Eleocharis parishii Parish’s Spikerush 1-2 ft tall spreading


FS/PS Any 1-2 to 3 20 Shallow water

X Elymus glaucus Blue (Western)

Wildrye 2-4 ft tall

1-2 ft wide

Cool-season

bunchgrass PS/FSH

Any; not

shallow 1-2 to 2-3

3, 4, 5, 10, 13,

14, 16

Streamside;

seasonal flood

X Equisetum hyemale

subsp. affine Common Horsetail

2-4 ft tall 1-6 ft w

Perennial rush

FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 2, 3, 4, 8, 13 Will grow in standing water; contain

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Flower/ season


X Equisetum laevigatum Smooth Horsetail 2-5 ft tall spreading

Perennial FS/PS Clays best

2-3 to 3 8 Will grow in standing water; contain

X

** Festuca idahoensis

‘Warren Peak’ &

Siskyou Blue’

Blue Bunchgrass < 1 ft tall & wide


FS/PS any 2 to 3 1, 5, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 20

Streamside

X * Festuca rubra Red Fescue 1-2 ft tall spreading

Cool-season bunch/sod grass; can mow

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 3 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16

Easy; Blue-green; ‘Molate’ ‘Patrick’s Point’, ‘Jughandle’

X

Hordeum

brachyantherum ssp.

californicum

CA Meadow Barley 1-2 ft tall & wide

Cool-season bunch

FS any 1-2 to 2-3 16 (other vars./ unk at 5, 10, 13)

streamside

Hordeum depressum Dwarf (Alkali)

Barley 1-2 ft tall < 1 ft wide

Cool-season annual

FS

Any incl. alkali, salt

1-2 to 3 16 Good for erosion control

Hordeum jubatum Fox-tail Barley 1-3 ft tall 1-2 ft w.

Cool-season bunch

FS any 1-2 to 2-3 4, 10, 16 invasive

X Isolepis (Scirpus)

cernuus

Fiber Optic Grass;

Miniature Tule 1 ft tall 1-2 ft wide

Cool-season, sod rush; cut back in

winter

PS/ FSH

Sandy best

2-3 to 3 3, 4, 13 good for pond edges

X Juncus acutus ssp.

leopoldii Spiny Rush

2-5 ft tall & wide

Cool-season, sod rush

FS/PS Any incl. alk./salty

2-3 3, 10, 14, 16 Sharp tips; shallow water

X Juncus balticus Baltic Rush 1-4 ft tall 1-2 ft w.

Sod rush FS Any incl. alk./salty

2-3 3, 16 Shallow water

X * Juncus bolanderi Bolander’s Rush 1-2 ft tall Perennial rhizome rush

FS Any incl. salty

2-3 to 3 1, 13 Showy seedheads

X Juncus bufonius var

bufonius & congesta Toad Rush

< 1 ft tall

& wide Annual rush FS

Any incl.

salty 1-2 to 3 10, 16

X * Juncus effusus Bog/Common Rush 1-3 ft tall

& wide

Perennial

rhizome rush FS/PS

Any; sandy

best 1-2 to 3

1, 3, 4, 7, 8,

13, 14

Good around pools; ‘Quartz

Creek’

X Juncus mexicanus Mexican Rush < 1 ft tall & wide

Perennial rhizome rush

FS Any incl. salty

1-2 to 2-3 3, 10, 14, 16 Shallow water

X Juncus patens Common Rush 1-3 ft tall & wide

Spreading/ bunching perennial

rush

FS Any 2-3 to 3 1, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, 19

‘Carmen’s Gray’ is blue-gray; shallow water

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Flower/ season


X Juncus textilis Basket Rush 3-5 ft tall 3-8 ft wide

Spreading/ bunching perennial

rush

FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 1, 14 Showy; Good for wet planter, pondside

Juncus torreyi Torrey’s Rush 1-3 ft tall spreading

Spreading perennial rush

FS/PS Any 2-3 to 3 1, 14 Showy; Good for wet planter, pondside

X Juncus xiphioides Iris-leaf rush 1 ½ ft tall spreading

Spreading rush

FS/PS Any 1-2 to 3 2, 3, 8, 13, 16 Best in contained; shallow water

X Koeleria macrantha Prairie Junegrass 1-3 ft tall & wide


FS/PS

Any; sandy best

1-2 to 2-3

1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 19

Showy

X Leymus condensatus Giant Rye Grass 4-6 ft tall &

wide

Warm season perennial

FS/PS Any 1-2 1, 3, 9, 10, 12,

16 streamside

X Leymus triticoides Creeping Wild Rye < 3 ft tall spreading

Cool-season

perennial sod-grass; light mow

FS/PS Any 1-2 1, 3, 5, 10, 14, 16

Great vernal swale or streambank;

X * Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass 2-4 ft tall &

wide

Perennial

bunchgrass FS Any 1-2

3, 4, 5, 9, 10,

12, 13, 14, 16

seasonal flooding;

streamside

Schoenoplectus

americanus

Chairmaker’s

Bullrush 5-7 ft tall spreading

Spreading perennial

FS Any 2-3 to 3 2, 3, 10, 14, 16, 20, 24

Shallow water, pond side

Schoenoplectus

californicus CA Tule


Spreading perennial

FS Any 2-3 to 3 2, 4, 10, 13, 14, 16


Schoenoplectus

robustus

Sturdy (Pacific)

Bullrush 4-6 ft tall

spreading

Spreading

perennial FS Any 2-3 to 3

2, 3, 10, 16,

24

Shallow water,

pond side

X Scirpus cernuus Fiberoptic Grass < 1 ft tall 2-3 ft wide

Bunching perennial

PS Any 3 3, 4, 8, 13, 20 Shallow water, pond side

X Typha angustifolia Narrowleaf Cattail 3-5 ft tall

spreading

Bunching

perennial FS Any 2-3 to 3 2, 20

Shallow water,

pond side

X Typha domingensis Southern Cattail 3-8 ft tall spreading

Bunching perennial

FS Any 2-3 to 3 2, 10, 14 Shallow water, pond side

X Typha latifolia Common Cattail Bunching perennial

FS Any 2-3 to 3 2, 3, 10, 13, 16


X Sporobolus airoides Alkali sacaton 2-3 ft tall

2-4 ft wide

Warm-season bunchgrass

FS/PS

well-drained best

2 to 3 2, 3, 8, 13, 16 Salt-tolerant;

alkali fine

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I : X = Gardening Information Sheet :http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/gallery-of-native-plants.html or at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center

* may not be immediately local, but is a CA native plant ** horticultural cultivar ++

light: FS=full sun; PS=part shade; FSH=full shade + Water Zones: 1 = no summer water; 1-2 = very occasional summer water (several times per summer); 2 = let soil dry out between waterings;

2-3 some regular summer water (about once a week); 3 = regular watering/moist soil (like a conventional lawn) Availability: numbers correspond to the Plant and Seed Sources List at: http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/where-to-purchase-native-plants.html

http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/gallery-of-native-plants.html

http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/where-to-purchase-native-plants.html

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