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457 plants

American Cow-parsnip

American Cow-parsnip

Heracleum maximum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
American Willowherb

American Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum subsp. ciliatum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
American birdsfoot trefoil

American birdsfoot trefoil

Acmispon americanus

annual

Bay Area native
American-hemp

American-hemp

Apocynum cannabinum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Anglestem Buckwheat

Anglestem Buckwheat

Eriogonum angulosum

annual

Bay Area native
Annual Agoseris

Annual Agoseris

Agoseris heterophylla

annual

Bay Area native
Argentinian Biddy-biddy

Argentinian Biddy-biddy

Acaena pinnatifida var. californica

perennial herb

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
Barberry

Barberry

Berberis pinnata subsp. pinnata

shrub

Bay Area native
Beach Saltbush

Beach Saltbush

Atriplex leucophylla

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Beaked Filbert

Beaked Filbert

Corylus cornuta subsp. californica

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Bearberry Honeysuckle

Bearberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii

shrub

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
Bigcone Pine

Bigcone Pine

Pinus coulteri

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Birch-leaf Mountain-mahogany

Birch-leaf Mountain-mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides

tree

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
Bishop Pine

Bishop Pine

Pinus muricata

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Bitter Cherry

Bitter Cherry

Prunus emarginata

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Black Sage

Black Sage

Salvia mellifera

shrub

Bay Area native
Blow wives

Blow wives

Achyrachaena mollis

annual

Bay Area native
Blue Dicks

Blue Dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus

geophyte

Bay Area native
Blue Elderberry

Blue Elderberry

Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea

tree

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 Flax

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

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 oak

Blue oak

Quercus douglasii

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Blue-eyed Grass

Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bottlebrush Squirreltail

Bottlebrush Squirreltail

Elymus elymoides var. elymoides

grass

Bay Area native
Bracken

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

fern

Bay Area native
Branching Phacelia

Branching Phacelia

Phacelia ramosissima

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bright Green Dudleya

Bright Green Dudleya

Dudleya virens

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Brittleleaf Manzanita

Brittleleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustacea

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Broad-leaved Lupine

Broad-leaved Lupine

Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Buckbrush

Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Butterfly Mariposa Lily

Butterfly Mariposa Lily

Calochortus venustus

geophyte

Bay Area native
California Angelica

California Angelica

Angelica californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Ash

California Ash

Fraxinus dipetala

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Aster

California Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Aster

California Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Barley

California Barley

Hordeum brachyantherum subsp. brachyantherum

grass

Bay Area native
California Bay Laurel

California Bay Laurel

Umbellularia californica

tree

Bay Area native
California Black Oak

California Black Oak

Quercus kelloggii

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Brickellbush

California Brickellbush

Brickellia californica

shrub

Bay Area native
California Buckeye

California Buckeye

Aesculus californica

tree

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 Flannel Bush

California Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron californicum

shrub

Bay Area native
California Fuchsia

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Goldenrod

California Goldenrod

Solidago velutina ssp. californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Hoptree

California Hoptree

Ptelea crenulata

shrub

Bay Area native
California Juniper

California Juniper

Juniperus californica

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Lilac (Blue Blossom)

California Lilac (Blue Blossom)

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Live-oak

California Live-oak

Quercus chrysolepis

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Lomatium

California Lomatium

Lomatium californicum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Manroot

California Manroot

Marah fabacea

vine

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 Wild Rose

California Wild Rose

Rosa californica

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
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 sunflower

California sunflower

Helianthus californicus

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
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
Cascara Sagrada

Cascara Sagrada

Frangula purshiana

shrub

Bay Area native
Chamise

Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum

shrub

Bay Area native
Chaparral Clematis

Chaparral Clematis

Clematis lasiantha

vine

Bay Area native
Chaparral Currant

Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum

shrub

Bay Area native
Chaparral Mallow

Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

shrub

Bay Area native
Chaparral Pea

Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana var. montana

shrub

Bay Area native
Chapparal Monkeyflower

Chapparal Monkeyflower

Diplacus linearis

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Checker Bloom

Checker Bloom

Sidalcea malviflora

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Checker Lily

Checker Lily

Fritillaria affinis

geophyte

Bay Area native
Chinese Houses

Chinese Houses

Collinsia heterophylla

annual

Bay Area native
Cliff Maids

Cliff Maids

Lewisia cotyledon

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Coast Black Gooseberry

Coast Black Gooseberry

Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum

shrub

Bay Area native
Coast Live Oak

Coast Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Coastal Lipfern*

Coastal Lipfern*

Myriopteris intertexta

fern

Bay Area native
Coastal Moonshine

Coastal Moonshine

Deinandra corymbosa

annual

Bay Area native
Coastal Tidy-tips

Coastal Tidy-tips

Layia platyglossa

annual

Bay Area native
Coastal Wood Fern

Coastal Wood Fern

Dryopteris arguta

fern

Bay Area native
Cobwebby Thistle

Cobwebby Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. venustum

annual

Bay Area native
Coffee Fern

Coffee Fern

Pellaea andromedifolia

fern

Bay Area native
Common Meadow foam

Common Meadow foam

Limnanthes douglasii

annual

Bay Area native
Common Pearlyeverlasting

Common Pearlyeverlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Common Snowberry

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

shrub

Bay Area native
Common Viburnum

Common Viburnum

Viburnum ellipticum

shrub

Bay Area native
Common Woolly Sunflower

Common Woolly Sunflower

Eriophyllum lanatum var. achilleoides

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Common sunflower

Common sunflower

Helianthus annuus

annual

Bay Area native Keystone species
Coville's Lipfern

Coville's Lipfern

Myriopteris covillei

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Coyote Brush

Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis

shrub

Bay Area native
Coyote Mint

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

shrub

Bay Area native
Creeping Fescue

Creeping Fescue

Festuca rubra

grass

Bay Area native
Creeping Sage

Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis

shrub

Bay Area native
Creeping Snowberry

Creeping Snowberry

Symphoricarpos mollis

shrub

Bay Area native
Creeping Wildrye

Creeping Wildrye

Elymus triticoides

grass

Bay Area native
Cupido Mariposa Lily

Cupido Mariposa Lily

Calochortus uniflorus

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius

shrub

Bay Area native
Deerbrush

Deerbrush

Ceanothus integerrimus

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Deerweed

Deerweed

Acmispon glaber

shrub

Bay Area native

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