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Plants for Green All Year Round

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210 plants

Alameda Manzanita

Alameda Manzanita

Arctostaphylos pallida

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Alumroot

Alumroot

Heuchera micrantha

perennial herb

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
Bigberry Manzanita

Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Birch-leaf Mountain-mahogany

Birch-leaf Mountain-mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides

tree

Bay Area native
Black Sage

Black Sage

Salvia mellifera

shrub

Bay Area native
Blue Witch

Blue Witch

Solanum umbelliferum

shrub

Bay Area native
Bright Green Dudleya

Bright Green Dudleya

Dudleya virens

perennial herb

Bay Area native
British Columbia Wild Ginger

British Columbia Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

perennial herb

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
Bush Seepweed

Bush Seepweed

Suaeda nigra

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Aster

California Aster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Bay Laurel

California Bay Laurel

Umbellularia californica

tree

Bay Area native
California Brickellbush

California Brickellbush

Brickellia californica

shrub

Bay Area native
California Buckwheat

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

shrub

Bay Area native
California Coffeeberry

California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica

shrub

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 Golden Violet

California Golden Violet

Viola pedunculata

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Hedgenettle

California Hedgenettle

Stachys bullata

perennial herb

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 bulrush

California bulrush

Schoenoplectus californicus

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Californica Goldenrod

Californica Goldenrod

Solidago californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Canyon Dudleya

Canyon Dudleya

Dudleya cymosa

succulent

Bay Area native
Cascade Barberry

Cascade Barberry

Berberis nervosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Chamise

Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum

shrub

Bay Area native
Chaparral Mallow

Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

shrub

Bay Area native
Coast Live Oak

Coast Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Coast Redwood

Coast Redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

tree

Bay Area native
Coast Whitethorn

Coast Whitethorn

Ceanothus incanus

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Coastal Lipfern*

Coastal Lipfern*

Myriopteris intertexta

fern

Bay Area native
Coffee Fern

Coffee Fern

Pellaea andromedifolia

fern

Bay Area native
Common Rush

Common Rush

Juncus patens

grass

Bay Area native
Common rush

Common rush

Juncus effusus

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Cosmopolitan bulrush

Cosmopolitan bulrush

Bolboschoenus maritimus

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Coyote Brush

Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis

shrub

Bay Area native
Creeping Oregon Grape

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium var. repens

shrub

Bay Area native
Creeping Sage

Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis

shrub

Bay Area native
Creeping Spikerush

Creeping Spikerush

Eleocharis macrostachya

grass

Bay Area native
Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius

shrub

Bay Area native
Desert Blue Bells

Desert Blue Bells

Phacelia campanularia

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Douglas Iris

Douglas Iris

Iris douglasiana

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Eastwood's Manzanita

Eastwood's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. glandulosa

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Evergreen Violet

Evergreen Violet

Viola sempervirens

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Foothill Penstemon

Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Foothill Sedge

Foothill Sedge

Carex tumulicola

grass

Bay Area native
Giant Chain Fern

Giant Chain Fern

Woodwardia fimbriata

fern

Bay Area native
Giant Wildrye*

Giant Wildrye*

Elymus condensatus

grass

Bay Area native
Gray Pine

Gray Pine

Pinus sabiniana

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Hairy Ceanothus

Hairy Ceanothus

Ceanothus oliganthus

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Hardstem Bulrush

Hardstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis

grass

Bay Area native
Hoary Leaved Ceanothus

Hoary Leaved Ceanothus

Ceanothus crassifolius

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Hoary Manzanita

Hoary Manzanita

Arctostaphylos canescens

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Holly-leaf Buckthorn

Holly-leaf Buckthorn

Rhamnus ilicifolia

shrub

Bay Area native
Hollyleaf Buckthorn

Hollyleaf Buckthorn

Rhamnus crocea

shrub

Bay Area native
Hollyleaf cherry

Hollyleaf cherry

Prunus ilicifolia

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Huckleberry

Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Hummingbird Sage

Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Interior Live Oak

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Interior Silktassle

Interior Silktassle

Garrya congdonii

shrub

Bay Area native
Irisleaf Rush

Irisleaf Rush

Juncus xiphioides

grass

Bay Area native
Kings Mountain Manzanita

Kings Mountain Manzanita

Arctostaphylos regismontana

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Knobcone Pine

Knobcone Pine

Pinus attenuata

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Lace Lipfern

Lace Lipfern

Myriopteris gracillima

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Leather Oak

Leather Oak

Quercus durata

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Licorice Fern

Licorice Fern

Polypodium glycyrrhiza

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Madrone

Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Mock Heather

Mock Heather

Ericameria ericoides

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Montara Manzanita

Montara Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montaraensis

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Mount Diablo Manzanita

Mount Diablo Manzanita

Arctostaphylos auriculata

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Mt. Tamalpais Manzanita

Mt. Tamalpais Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montana ssp. montana

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Nipomo Mesa Ceanothus

Nipomo Mesa Ceanothus

Ceanothus impressus var. nipomensis

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Pacific Pea

Pacific Pea

Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus

vine

Bay Area native
Pacific Reed Grass

Pacific Reed Grass

Calamagrostis nutkaensis

grass

Bay Area native
Pacific stonecrop

Pacific stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Pale Galingale

Pale Galingale

Cyperus eragrostis

grass

Bay Area native
Point Reyes Ceanothus

Point Reyes Ceanothus

Ceanothus gloriosus

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Ponderosa Pine

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Red-flowering buckwheat

Red-flowering buckwheat

Eriogonum grande var. rubescens

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Rincon Manzanita

Rincon Manzanita

Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. decumbens

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Salal

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Santa Barbara Sedge

Santa Barbara Sedge

Carex barbarae

grass

Bay Area native
Santa Cruz Island Oak

Santa Cruz Island Oak

Quercus parvula var. shrevei

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Santa Cruz Manzanita

Santa Cruz Manzanita

Arctostaphylos andersonii

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Scouler's Polypody

Scouler's Polypody

Polypodium scouleri

fern

Bay Area native
Scrub oak

Scrub oak

Quercus berberidifolia

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Shatterberry

Shatterberry

Arctostaphylos nummularia

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Showy Penstemon

Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Silver bush lupine

Silver bush lupine

Lupinus albifrons

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Southern honeysuckle

Southern honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata

shrub

Bay Area native
Spice Bush (Silk Tassel)

Spice Bush (Silk Tassel)

Garrya elliptica

shrub

Bay Area native
Sticky Monkey Flower

Sticky Monkey Flower

Diplacus aurantiacus

shrub

Bay Area native
Sulfur Buckwheat

Sulfur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum var. bahiiforme

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Toyon

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

tree

Bay Area native
Tree Poppy

Tree Poppy

Dendromecon rigida

shrub

Bay Area native
Wartleaf Ceanothus

Wartleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus papillosus

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Watercress

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Wax Myrtle

Wax Myrtle

Morella californica

tree

Bay Area native
Western Chinkapin

Western Chinkapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor

tree

Bay Area native
Western Sword Fern

Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

fern

Bay Area native
Whiteleaf Manzanita

Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viscida

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Whiteleaf Manzanita

Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. laevigata

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Wire rush

Wire rush

Juncus balticus ssp. ater

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Woodbalm

Woodbalm

Lepechinia calycina

shrub

Bay Area native
Woodland Strawberry

Woodland Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Yerba Buena

Yerba Buena

Clinopodium douglasii

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Yerba Santa

Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon californicum

shrub

Bay Area native
Beach Strawberry

Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis

perennial herb

Keystone species
Beach Suncup

Beach Suncup

Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia subsp. cheiranthifolia

perennial herb

Bert Johnson Manzanita

Bert Johnson Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bert Johnson'

perennial herb

Keystone species
Big Sagebrush

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

perennial herb

Keystone species
Big Saltbush

Big Saltbush

Atriplex lentiformis

shrub

Bush Anemone

Bush Anemone

Carpenteria californica

shrub

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