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Plants for Drought Tolerant

311 plants

Anglestem Buckwheat

Eriogonum angulosum

annual

Bay Area native

Argentinian Biddy-biddy

Acaena pinnatifida var. californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Ashy Silk-tassel

Garrya flavescens

shrub

Bay Area native

Big Squirreltail

Elymus multisetus

grass

Bay Area native

Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Birdfoot Cliffbrake

Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata

fern

Bay Area native

Black Sage

Salvia mellifera

shrub

Bay Area native

Blue Dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus

geophyte

Bay Area native

Bottlebrush Squirreltail

Elymus elymoides var. elymoides

grass

Bay Area native

Bright Green Dudleya

Dudleya virens

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Butterfly Mariposa Lily

Calochortus venustus

geophyte

Bay Area native

California Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

perennial herb

Bay Area native

California Barley

Hordeum brachyantherum subsp. brachyantherum

grass

Bay Area native

California Brickellbush

Brickellia californica

shrub

Bay Area native

California Buckeye

Aesculus californica

tree

Bay Area native

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

shrub

Bay Area native

California Chia

Salvia columbariae

annual

Bay Area native

California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica

shrub

Bay Area native

California Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron californicum

shrub

Bay Area native

California Juniper

Juniperus californica

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California Lilac (Blue Blossom)

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California Live-oak

Quercus chrysolepis

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California Manroot

Marah fabacea

vine

Bay Area native

California Melic

Melica californica

grass

Bay Area native

California Milkweed

Asclepias californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native

California Sagebrush

Artemisia californica

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Canyon Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa

succulent

Bay Area native

Canyon Gooseberry

Ribes menziesii

shrub

Bay Area native

Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum

shrub

Bay Area native

Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum

shrub

Bay Area native

Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana var. montana

shrub

Bay Area native

Checker Lily

Fritillaria affinis

geophyte

Bay Area native

Coast Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Coastal Lipfern*

Myriopteris intertexta

fern

Bay Area native

Cobwebby Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. venustum

annual

Bay Area native

Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis

shrub

Bay Area native

Cupido Mariposa Lily

Calochortus uniflorus

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius

shrub

Bay Area native

Deerbrush

Ceanothus integerrimus

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Desert Mallow*

Malacothamnus hallii

shrub

Bay Area native

Distant Phacelia

Phacelia distans

annual

Bay Area native

Dotseed Plantain

Plantago erecta

annual

Bay Area native

Dove Weed

Croton setiger

annual

Bay Area native

Exserted Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja exserta subsp. exserta

annual

Bay Area native

Facelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

annual

Bay Area native

Flat-bud Prickly Poppy

Argemone munita

annual

Bay Area native

Fool's-onion

Triteleia hyacinthina

geophyte

Bay Area native

grass

Bay Area native

Fremon's Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fremontii

shrub

Bay Area native

shrub

Bay Area native

Giant Wildrye*

Elymus condensatus

grass

Bay Area native

Gold Fern

Pentagramma triangularis

fern

Bay Area native

Golden yarrow

Eriophyllum confertiflorum

shrub

Bay Area native

Goldenfleece

Ericameria arborescens

shrub

Bay Area native

Gray Pine

Pinus sabiniana

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Hairy Ceanothus

Ceanothus oliganthus

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Harvest Brodiaea

Brodiaea elegans

geophyte

Bay Area native

Hillside Gooseberry

Ribes californicum var. californicum

shrub

Bay Area native

Hoary Leaved Ceanothus

Ceanothus crassifolius

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Hoary Manzanita

Arctostaphylos canescens

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Holly-leaf Buckthorn

Rhamnus ilicifolia

shrub

Bay Area native

Hollyleaf Buckthorn

Rhamnus crocea

shrub

Bay Area native

Interior Goldenbush

Ericameria linearifolia

shrub

Bay Area native

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa

geophyte

Bay Area native

Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Mariposa Lily (Yellow)

Calochortus luteus

geophyte

Bay Area native

Mariposa Lily*

Calochortus pulchellus

geophyte

Bay Area native

Montara Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montaraensis

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

grass

Bay Area native

Oakland Mariposa Lily

Calochortus umbellatus

geophyte

Bay Area native

Oregon White Oak

Quercus garryana

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Palmer's Live-for-ever

Dudleya palmeri

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Purple Needlegrass

Stipa pulchra

grass

Bay Area native

Red ribbons

Clarkia concinna

annual

Bay Area native

Red-Spot Clarkia

Clarkia speciosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Red-flowering buckwheat

Eriogonum grande var. rubescens

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Rincon Manzanita

Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. decumbens

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Ruby Chalice Clarkia

Clarkia rubicunda

annual

Bay Area native

Santa Cruz Manzanita

Arctostaphylos andersonii

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Showy milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Small Flowered Melica

Melica imperfecta

grass

Bay Area native

Soap Plant

Chlorogalum pomeridianum

geophyte

Bay Area native

Spice Bush (Silk Tassel)

Garrya elliptica

shrub

Bay Area native

Splendid Mariposa Lily

Calochortus splendens

geophyte

Bay Area native

Spotted Hideseed

Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia

annual

Bay Area native

St. Catherine's Lace

Eriogonum giganteum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Sticky Chinese Houses

Collinsia tinctoria

annual

Bay Area native

Sticky Monkey Flower

Diplacus aurantiacus

shrub

Bay Area native

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

tree

Bay Area native

Tree Poppy

Dendromecon rigida

shrub

Bay Area native

Valley Oak

Quercus lobata

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Wartleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus papillosus

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Whispering-bells

Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora

annual

Bay Area native

White Globe Lily

Calochortus albus

geophyte

Bay Area native

White bark California lilac

Ceanothus leucodermis

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. laevigata

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viscida

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Windpoppy

Papaver heterophyllum

annual

Bay Area native

Woodland Sunflower*

Layia gaillardioides

annual

Bay Area native

Woolypod milkweed

Asclepias eriocarpa

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Annual Agoseris

Agoseris heterophylla

annual

Bay Area native

Beach Saltbush

Atriplex leucophylla

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Birch-leaf Mountain-mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides

tree

Bay Area native

Bird's-eye Gilia

Gilia tricolor subsp. tricolor

annual

Bay Area native

Bisbee Peak Rush-rose

Crocanthemum scoparium var. scoparium

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Bitter Cherry

Prunus emarginata

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Blue False Gilia

Allophyllum gilioides subsp. Gilioides

annual

Bay Area native

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Blue oak

Quercus douglasii

tree

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Brittleleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustacea

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California Buttercup

Ranunculus californicus var. californicus

perennial herb

Bay Area native

California Creamcups

Platystemon californicus

annual

Bay Area native

California Fescue

Festuca californica

grass

Bay Area native

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

annual

Bay Area native

California goldfields

Lasthenia californica

annual

Bay Area native

California pearly everlasting

Pseudognaphalium californicum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

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