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Plants for Grow Natives on a Balcony or Patio

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Alameda County Thistle

Alameda County Thistle

Cirsium quercetorum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Alameda Manzanita

Alameda Manzanita

Arctostaphylos pallida

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Alkali Marsh Mallow*

Alkali Marsh Mallow*

Sidalcea diploscypha

annual

Bay Area native
Alpine Self-heal

Alpine Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Alumroot

Alumroot

Heuchera micrantha

perennial herb

Bay Area native
American Black

American Black

Solanum americanum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
American Deervetch

American Deervetch

Vicia americana

vine

Bay Area native
American Garlic

American Garlic

Allium unifolium

geophyte

Bay Area native
American Glasswort

American Glasswort

Salicornia pacifica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
American Licorice

American Licorice

Glycyrrhiza lepidota

perennial herb

Bay Area native
American birdsfoot trefoil

American birdsfoot trefoil

Acmispon americanus

annual

Bay Area native
Amphibious Bistort

Amphibious Bistort

Persicaria amphibia

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Andrew's Clintonia

Andrew's Clintonia

Clintonia andrewsiana

geophyte

Bay Area native
Anglestem Buckwheat

Anglestem Buckwheat

Eriogonum angulosum

annual

Bay Area native
Annual Agoseris

Annual Agoseris

Agoseris heterophylla

annual

Bay Area native
Apache-beads

Apache-beads

Anemopsis californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Arctic Butterbur

Arctic Butterbur

Petasites frigidus var. palmatus

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Argentinian Biddy-biddy

Argentinian Biddy-biddy

Acaena pinnatifida var. californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Arrow-grass

Arrow-grass

Triglochin maritima

grass

Bay Area native
Ashy Silk-tassel

Ashy Silk-tassel

Garrya flavescens

shrub

Bay Area native
Baby blue eyes

Baby blue eyes

Nemophila menziesii

annual

Bay Area native
Bald-hip Rose

Bald-hip Rose

Rosa gymnocarpa

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Balsam Bird's-foot Trefoil

Balsam Bird's-foot Trefoil

Hosackia stipularis var. stipularis

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Barberry

Barberry

Berberis pinnata subsp. pinnata

shrub

Bay Area native
Beach Saltbush

Beach Saltbush

Atriplex leucophylla

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Beach Sand-spurrey

Beach Sand-spurrey

Spergularia macrotheca var. macrotheca

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bearberry Honeysuckle

Bearberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii

shrub

Bay Area native
Beard-Tongue

Beard-Tongue

Penstemon grinnellii

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bicolored lupine

Bicolored lupine

Lupinus bicolor

annual

Bay Area native Keystone species
Big Deervetch

Big Deervetch

Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Big Leaf Sedge

Big Leaf Sedge

Carex amplifolia

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Big Squirreltail

Big Squirreltail

Elymus multisetus

grass

Bay Area native
Bigberry Manzanita

Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Bigelow's Sneezeweed

Bigelow's Sneezeweed

Helenium bigelovii

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bird's-eye Gilia

Bird's-eye Gilia

Gilia tricolor subsp. tricolor

annual

Bay Area native
Birdfoot Cliffbrake

Birdfoot Cliffbrake

Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata

fern

Bay Area native
Bisbee Peak Rush-rose

Bisbee Peak Rush-rose

Crocanthemum scoparium var. scoparium

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Black Sage

Black Sage

Salvia mellifera

shrub

Bay Area native
Bladder Desert-parsley

Bladder Desert-parsley

Lomatium utriculatum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bleeding-heart

Bleeding-heart

Dicentra formosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Blow wives

Blow wives

Achyrachaena mollis

annual

Bay Area native
Blue Dicks

Blue Dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus

geophyte

Bay Area native
Blue False Gilia

Blue False Gilia

Allophyllum gilioides subsp. Gilioides

annual

Bay Area native
Blue Field Gilia

Blue Field Gilia

Gilia capitata

annual

Bay Area native
Blue Fiesta Flower

Blue Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma auritum

annual

Bay Area native
Blue Flax

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Blue Violet

Blue Violet

Viola adunca

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Blue Wildrye

Blue Wildrye

Elymus glaucus

grass

Bay Area native
Blue Witch

Blue Witch

Solanum umbelliferum

shrub

Bay Area native
Blue-eyed Grass

Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bog Orchid

Bog Orchid

Platanthera dilatata

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bottlebrush Squirreltail

Bottlebrush Squirreltail

Elymus elymoides var. elymoides

grass

Bay Area native
Branching Phacelia

Branching Phacelia

Phacelia ramosissima

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Brewer's Phacelia

Brewer's Phacelia

Phacelia breweri

annual

Bay Area native
Brewer's Ragwort

Brewer's Ragwort

Packera breweri

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Brewer's Rockcress

Brewer's Rockcress

Boechera breweri subsp. breweri

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bright Green Dudleya

Bright Green Dudleya

Dudleya virens

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bristly Jewelflower

Bristly Jewelflower

Streptanthus glandulosus subsp. glandulosus

annual

Bay Area native
British Columbia Wild Ginger

British Columbia Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Brittle Bladder Fern

Brittle Bladder Fern

Cystopteris fragilis

fern

Bay Area native
Brittleleaf Manzanita

Brittleleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustacea

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Brownhead Rush

Brownhead Rush

Juncus phaeocephalus var. phaeocephalus

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Buckbrush

Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Bugloss-flowered fiddleneck

Bugloss-flowered fiddleneck

Amsinckia lycopsoides

annual

Bay Area native
Bur Marigold

Bur Marigold

Bidens laevis

annual

Bay Area native
Bush Seepweed

Bush Seepweed

Suaeda nigra

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Butterfly Mariposa Lily

Butterfly Mariposa Lily

Calochortus venustus

geophyte

Bay Area native
California Aster

California Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Aster

California Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Balsamroot

California Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza macrolepis

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Barley

California Barley

Hordeum brachyantherum subsp. brachyantherum

grass

Bay Area native
California Brickellbush

California Brickellbush

Brickellia californica

shrub

Bay Area native
California Brome

California Brome

Bromus carinatus var. carinatus

grass

Bay Area native
California Buckwheat

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

shrub

Bay Area native
California Buttercup

California Buttercup

Ranunculus californicus var. californicus

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Chia

California Chia

Salvia columbariae

annual

Bay Area native
California Coffeeberry

California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica

shrub

Bay Area native
California Creamcups

California Creamcups

Platystemon californicus

annual

Bay Area native
California Dichondra

California Dichondra

Dichondra donelliana

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Fescue

California Fescue

Festuca californica

grass

Bay Area native
California Figwort

California Figwort

Scrophularia californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Fuchsia

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Golden Violet

California Golden Violet

Viola pedunculata

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Goldenrod

California Goldenrod

Solidago velutina ssp. californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Hedgenettle

California Hedgenettle

Stachys bullata

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Hoptree

California Hoptree

Ptelea crenulata

shrub

Bay Area native
California Indian Breadroot

California Indian Breadroot

Pediomelum californicum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Lacefern

California Lacefern

Aspidotis californica

fern

Bay Area native
California Lomatium

California Lomatium

Lomatium californicum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Melic

California Melic

Melica californica

grass

Bay Area native
California Milkweed

California Milkweed

Asclepias californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Mistmaiden

California Mistmaiden

Romanzoffia californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Phacelia

California Phacelia

Phacelia californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Poppy

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

annual

Bay Area native
California Sagebrush

California Sagebrush

Artemisia californica

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Saxifrage

California Saxifrage

Micranthes californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Sheepburr

California Sheepburr

Acaena californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Stinkweed

California Stinkweed

Navarretia squarrosa

annual

Bay Area native
California Tea

California Tea

Rupertia physodes

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Wild Rose

California Wild Rose

Rosa californica

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Yampah

California Yampah

Perideridia californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California black-flowering sedge

California black-flowering sedge

Carex nudata

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California blackberry

California blackberry

Rubus ursinus

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
California goldfields

California goldfields

Lasthenia californica

annual

Bay Area native
California oatgrass

California oatgrass

Danthonia californica

grass

Bay Area native
California pearly everlasting

California pearly everlasting

Pseudognaphalium californicum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California skullcap

California skullcap

Scutellaria californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Californica Goldenrod

Californica Goldenrod

Solidago californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Canby's Bluegrass

Canby's Bluegrass

Poa secunda subsp. secunda

grass

Bay Area native
Canyon Dudleya

Canyon Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa

succulent

Bay Area native
Canyon Gooseberry

Canyon Gooseberry

Ribes menziesii

shrub

Bay Area native
Cascade Barberry

Cascade Barberry

Berberis nervosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Cascade Canada Goldenrod

Cascade Canada Goldenrod

Solidago elongata

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Chaparral Clarkia

Chaparral Clarkia

Clarkia affinis

annual

Bay Area native
Chaparral Currant

Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum

shrub

Bay Area native
Chaparral Pea

Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana var. montana

shrub

Bay Area native
Chaparral Sunflower

Chaparral Sunflower

Helianthella californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Chapparal Monkeyflower

Chapparal Monkeyflower

Diplacus linearis

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Chatterbox

Chatterbox

Epipactis gigantea

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Checker Bloom

Checker Bloom

Sidalcea malviflora

perennial herb

Bay Area native

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