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316 plants

Bog Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Broad-leaved Lupine

Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California Flannel Bush

Fremontodendron californicum

shrub

Bay Area native

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

California Larkspur

Delphinium californicum subsp. californicum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

California Lilac (Blue Blossom)

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California sunflower

Helianthus californicus

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

shrub

Bay Area native

Monkeyflower (Scarlet)

Erythranthe cardinalis

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Pacific Dogwood

Cornus nuttallii

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale

shrub

Bay Area native

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

tree

Bay Area native

California Buckeye

Aesculus californica

tree

Bay Area native

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

annual

Bay Area native

Checker Lily

Fritillaria affinis

geophyte

Bay Area native

Chick lupine

Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus

annual

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Coast Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja affinis subsp. affinis + Diplacus aurantiacus

shrub

Bay Area native

Coastal Moonshine

Deinandra corymbosa

annual

Bay Area native

Common Woolly Sunflower

Eriophyllum lanatum var. achilleoides

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Common sunflower

Helianthus annuus

annual

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Dense-flower Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja densiflora subsp. Densiflora

annual

Bay Area native

Desert Blue Bells

Phacelia campanularia

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Exserted Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja exserta subsp. exserta

annual

Bay Area native

Facelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

annual

Bay Area native

Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta subsp. lutescens

annual

Bay Area native

Hooker's Evening Primrose

Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri

annual

Bay Area native

Indian Paintbrush*

Castilleja wightii

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Indian-pink

Silene laciniata subsp. californica

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Leopard Lily

Lilium pardalinum subsp. pardalinum

geophyte

Bay Area native

Nipomo Mesa Ceanothus

Ceanothus impressus var. nipomensis

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor

shrub

Bay Area native

Pt. Reyes Checkerbloom

Sidalcea calycosa ssp. rhizomata

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Red Larkspur

Delphinium nudicaule

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Royal Larkspur

Delphinium variegatum subsp. variegatum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Scarlet Bugler

Penstemon centranthifolius

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Showy milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Silver bush lupine

Lupinus albifrons

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Southern Humboldt Lily

Lilium humboldtii var. ocellatum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Splendid Mariposa Lily

Calochortus splendens

geophyte

Bay Area native

St. Catherine's Lace

Eriogonum giganteum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Sticky Monkey Flower

Diplacus aurantiacus

shrub

Bay Area native

Summer Lupine

Lupinus formosus var. formosus

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Tree Poppy

Dendromecon rigida

shrub

Bay Area native

Van Houtte's Columbine

Aquilegia eximia

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Western Virgin's Bower

Clematis ligusticifolia

vine

Bay Area native

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Alkali Marsh Mallow*

Sidalcea diploscypha

annual

Bay Area native

Beard-Tongue

Penstemon grinnellii

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Bicolored lupine

Lupinus bicolor

annual

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Bigelow's Sneezeweed

Helenium bigelovii

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Bleeding-heart

Dicentra formosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Blue Field Gilia

Gilia capitata

annual

Bay Area native

Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Butterfly Mariposa Lily

Calochortus venustus

geophyte

Bay Area native

California Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense

perennial herb

Bay Area native

California Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza macrolepis

perennial herb

Bay Area native

California Creamcups

Platystemon californicus

annual

Bay Area native

California Goldenrod

Solidago velutina ssp. californica

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Chaparral Clematis

Clematis lasiantha

vine

Bay Area native

Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

shrub

Bay Area native

Checker Bloom

Sidalcea malviflora

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Cliff Maids

Lewisia cotyledon

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Coast Larkspur

Delphinium hesperium subsp. hesperium

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Coast Larkspur

Delphinium decorum subsp. decorum

annual

Bay Area native

Coast Trillium

Trillium ovatum subsp. ovatum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Coast Wallflower

Erysimum capitatum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Coastal Tidy-tips

Layia platyglossa

annual

Bay Area native

Cobwebby Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. venustum

annual

Bay Area native

Collared Annual Lupine

Lupinus truncatus

annual

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Desert Mallow*

Malacothamnus hallii

shrub

Bay Area native

Douglas Iris

Iris douglasiana

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Flat-bud Prickly Poppy

Argemone munita

annual

Bay Area native

Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum

shrub

Bay Area native

Giant Wakerobin

Trillium chloropetalum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Golden Eardrops

Ehrendorferia chrysantha

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Golden yarrow

Eriophyllum confertiflorum

shrub

Bay Area native

Ground Iris

Iris macrosiphon

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Hansen's Larkspur

Delphinium hansenii

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Hoary Leaved Ceanothus

Ceanothus crassifolius

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Indian Warrior

Pedicularis densiflora

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa

geophyte

Bay Area native

Kings Mountain Manzanita

Arctostaphylos regismontana

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

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

Mountain Coyote Mint

Monardella odoratissima

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Pink Honeysuckle

Lonicera hispidula

vine

Bay Area native

Point Reyes Ceanothus

Ceanothus gloriosus

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Puget Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza deltoidea

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Red ribbons

Clarkia concinna

annual

Bay Area native

Red-flowering buckwheat

Eriogonum grande var. rubescens

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Ruby Chalice Clarkia

Clarkia rubicunda

annual

Bay Area native

Santa Cruz Manzanita

Arctostaphylos andersonii

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Sky Lupine

Lupinus nanus

annual

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Slender Sunflower

Helianthus gracilentus

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Sonoma Mountain Pride

Penstemon newberryi var. sonomensis

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Southern honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata

shrub

Bay Area native

Suisun Marsh Aster

Symphyotrichum lentum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Sulfur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum var. bahiiforme

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Texas Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja foliolosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Wartleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus papillosus

perennial herb

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

White bark California lilac

Ceanothus leucodermis

shrub

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Winecup clarkia

Clarkia purpurea

annual

Bay Area native

Woodland Sunflower*

Layia gaillardioides

annual

Bay Area native

Yellow Bush Penstemon

Keckiella antirrhinoides

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Alumroot

Heuchera micrantha

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Baby blue eyes

Nemophila menziesii

annual

Bay Area native

Bearberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii

shrub

Bay Area native

Bird's-eye Gilia

Gilia tricolor subsp. tricolor

annual

Bay Area native

Blue Dicks

Dipterostemon capitatus

geophyte

Bay Area native

Blue Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma auritum

annual

Bay Area native

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Blue Witch

Solanum umbelliferum

shrub

Bay Area native

Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

perennial herb

Bay Area native

Branching Phacelia

Phacelia ramosissima

perennial herb

Bay Area native

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