Our Plants (List)

This dramatic penstemon has an unusual range that includes the pacific side of the coastal mountains from the transverse ranges south into Baja. It does not extend much into the interior deserts, but does intergrade (hybridize) with its desert cousin Penstemon pseudospectabilis where their ranges overlap along mountain crests. A…

Kellogg’s yampah inhabits grasslands in central and northern California. It was likely a component of the valley grassland plant communities before the introduction of western agriculture. Yampah grows close to the ground with feathery compound leaves. The flower stock rises to about three feet, topped with an umbel of white…

Coast bladderpod is one of California’s best native plants for the garden. It grows vigorously as an open rounded shrub to about six feet. The compound leaves are waxy and gray, displaying well against the slightly furrowed silver bark. The leaves produce a light scent which elicits mixed reactions. The…

This is one of the many plant species that was nearly extirpated by the introduction of goats and other herbivores to the islands dotting the Pacific coast. Guadalupe Island is part of the Mexican state of Baja California. It is considered by some to be the southern limit of the…