Our Plants (List)

This unusual groundcover occurs naturally in coastal San Diego County into Baja. It has become rare as its coastal habitat gives way to housing. San Diego poverty weed is found in seasonally wet areas. It grows as a dense green thicket to a height of about two to three feet…

This walnut grows throughout much of the state, but is more common from the SF Bay Area north to Redding. It is thought to have been introduced to many sites by indigenous peoples who utilized the wood and fruit. Early orchardists used it as rootstock for the English black walnut,…

This hardy rush grows in a variety of plant communities in California and beyond. It is often found near (not in) water and in areas of high annual rainfall. It grows as a patch of round, perfectly straight basal leaves. Over time the plant spreads by rhizome and by seed….

The common rush grows in relatively moist areas in the coastal mountains of California into Oregon and Washington. A small population is also found in the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada. Common rush is an indicator species for high seasonal moisture. It joins our sedges and – of course…

The common juniper is one of the few California natives with a distribution that spans the entire northern hemisphere. In California it is found in alpine settings in the Klamath Ranges and central Sierra Nevada. The growth form of the common juniper varies throughout its range. The saxatilis variety grows…

Chuparrosa grows in valleys and washes in the deserts of Riverside and San Diego Counties as well as a few coastally affected portions of the peninsular ranges. There is even one occurence on Santa Catalina Island. It is the only California native from the mainly tropical family Acanthaceae. It grows…