Our Plants (List)

The bur marigold is one of several California natives that is widespread in the US. This sunflower thrives in sunny, moist areas in all but the high mountains. In California it is most common south of Sacramento. Bur marigold grows as a patch of bright, lance-shaped leaves on a central…

Deer fern grows in the moist, cool, moist forests of Europe and western North America. In North America it hugs the coast from Santa Cruz County to Alaska. There are a few disjunct inland populations, such as in El Dorado County. Following summer dormancy, deer fern sends up narrow fronds…

In California, cane bluestem is encountered most often in the coastal mountains south of the transverse ranges. It is also native to some of the Channel Islands. It is native to much of the Americas and has been introduced in many places around the world, which speaks to its remarkable…

This little perennial is found in moist places from Los Angeles to British Columbia. Its range includes the Coast Ranges and the central Sierra Nevada in California. Like other members of the saxifrage family, brook foam grows as a low patch of round, lobed leaves with serrated edges. The patch…