Our Plants (List)

The carrot family, Apiaceae, is represented by about 200 taxa (species, subspecies and varieties) in California. A typical representative of the family is a summer deciduous perennial with compound leaves growing from a deep taproot. The flowers are generally a white or yellow umbel or compound umbel. This is certainly…

California’s many lomatium species grow in many plant communities around the state, generally in sunny spots with well-draining soil. Hog fennel is one of the most widely distributed, excluded only from the deserts of the southeastern counties. Like all lomatiums, hog fennel begins its lifecycle by emerging from summer dormancy…

This ornate vine is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, which in California includes the Lonicera (seven species) and the snowberries, symphoricarpos (four species). The genus Lonicera includes a few rounded shrubs, with the balance climbing vines such as the orange honeysuckle. The plant naturally grows in northwestern California…

Pink honeysuckle is native to much of the California Floristic Province. This attractive vine is found growing among other shrubs in mountainous settings. Its magenta flowers are a welcome sight hanging from trailside shrubbery in mid-summer. These are followed by translucent berries of bright red to orange. Pink honeysuckle is…

Pink honeysuckle is native to much of the California Floristic Province. This attractive vine is found growing among other shrubs in mountainous settings. Its magenta flowers are a welcome sight hanging from trailside shrubbery in mid-summer. These are followed by translucent berries of bright red to orange. Pink honeysuckle is…

Pink honeysuckle is native to much of the California Floristic Province. This attractive vine is found growing among other shrubs in mountainous settings. Its magenta flowers are a welcome sight hanging from trailside shrubbery in mid-summer. These are followed by translucent berries of bright red to orange. Pink honeysuckle is…

There are several California native plants with a vast range across the continent. It’s unusual for a plant to thrive in a wide range of growing conditions, but there are many so adapted. Twinberry is one of those plants. With a range encompassing much of the northwestern portion of North…

California is home to about seven honeysuckle species. They tend to grow in shady areas as climbing vines or open shrubs. Chaparral honeysuckle occupies a spot somewhere in between these two growth forms. It tends to grow among other shrubs, into which it will grow, but it will maintain its…