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Plants for Fragrant Plants

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97 plants

American Garlic

American Garlic

Allium unifolium

geophyte

Bay Area native
Angelica

Angelica

Angelica tomentosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Bald-hip Rose

Bald-hip Rose

Rosa gymnocarpa

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Balsam Poplar

Balsam Poplar

Populus trichocarpa

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Big-leaf Maple

Big-leaf Maple

Acer macrophyllum

tree

Bay Area native Keystone species
Black Sage

Black Sage

Salvia mellifera

shrub

Bay Area native
Blue Elderberry

Blue Elderberry

Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea

tree

Bay Area native
Bog Orchid

Bog Orchid

Platanthera dilatata

perennial herb

Bay Area native
British Columbia Wild Ginger

British Columbia Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

perennial herb

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 Bay Laurel

California Bay Laurel

Umbellularia californica

tree

Bay Area native
California Chia

California Chia

Salvia columbariae

annual

Bay Area native
California Hedgenettle

California Hedgenettle

Stachys bullata

perennial herb

Bay Area native
California Lilac (Blue Blossom)

California Lilac (Blue Blossom)

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Sagebrush

California Sagebrush

Artemisia californica

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
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
Chilean Sweet-cicely

Chilean Sweet-cicely

Osmorhiza berteroi

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Coast Wallflower

Coast Wallflower

Erysimum capitatum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Coast Whitethorn

Coast Whitethorn

Ceanothus incanus

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Common Viburnum

Common Viburnum

Viburnum ellipticum

shrub

Bay Area native
Cotton Batting Plant

Cotton Batting Plant

Pseudognaphalium beneolens

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Coyote Mint

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

shrub

Bay Area native
Creeping Sage

Creeping Sage

Salvia sonomensis

shrub

Bay Area native
Deerbrush

Deerbrush

Ceanothus integerrimus

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Flowering Currant

Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum

shrub

Bay Area native
Fragrant sumac

Fragrant sumac

Rhus aromatica

shrub

Bay Area native
Golden Currant

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

shrub

Bay Area native
Ground Iris

Ground Iris

Iris macrosiphon

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Groundcover Rose*

Groundcover Rose*

Rosa spithamea

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Hairy Thorn-apple

Hairy Thorn-apple

Datura wrightii

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Hooker's Evening Primrose

Hooker's Evening Primrose

Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri

annual

Bay Area native
Hooker's Onion

Hooker's Onion

Allium acuminatum

geophyte

Bay Area native
Hummingbird Sage

Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Interior Silktassle

Interior Silktassle

Garrya congdonii

shrub

Bay Area native
Jeweled Onion

Jeweled Onion

Allium serra

geophyte

Bay Area native
June Centaury

June Centaury

Zeltnera muehlenbergii

annual

Bay Area native
Mexicali Onion

Mexicali Onion

Allium peninsulare var. peninsulare

geophyte

Bay Area native
Mexican Elder

Mexican Elder

Sambucus mexicana

shrub

Bay Area native
Mountain Coyote Mint

Mountain Coyote Mint

Monardella odoratissima

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Mugwort

Mugwort

Artemisia douglasiana

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Nipomo Mesa Ceanothus

Nipomo Mesa Ceanothus

Ceanothus impressus var. nipomensis

shrub

Bay Area native Keystone species
Nootka Rose

Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Pink Honeysuckle

Pink Honeysuckle

Lonicera hispidula

vine

Bay Area native
Rough Hedgenettle

Rough Hedgenettle

Stachys rigida var. quercetorum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Rubber Rabbitbrush

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Salal

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Scytheleaf Onion

Scytheleaf Onion

Allium falcifolium

geophyte

Bay Area native
Seaside Heliotrope

Seaside Heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Shortspike Hedgenettle

Shortspike Hedgenettle

Stachys pycnantha

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Sierra plum

Sierra plum

Prunus subcordata

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Southern honeysuckle

Southern honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata

shrub

Bay Area native
Thymeleaf Mesamint

Thymeleaf Mesamint

Pogogyne serpylloides

annual

Bay Area native
Vinegar-weed

Vinegar-weed

Trichostema lanceolatum

annual

Bay Area native
Wartleaf Ceanothus

Wartleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus papillosus

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Western Azalea

Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale

shrub

Bay Area native
Wild Tarragon

Wild Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

perennial herb

Bay Area native Keystone species
Woodbalm

Woodbalm

Lepechinia calycina

shrub

Bay Area native
Yerba Buena

Yerba Buena

Clinopodium douglasii

perennial herb

Bay Area native
Baja Blue Sage

Baja Blue Sage

Salvia munzii 'Baja Blue'

perennial herb

Big Sagebrush

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

perennial herb

Keystone species
Blue Bush Lupine

Blue Bush Lupine

Lupinus propinquus

perennial herb

Keystone species
Bush Anemone

Bush Anemone

Carpenteria californica

shrub

Buttonbush

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

perennial herb

California Seathrift

California Seathrift

Armeria maritima ssp. californica

perennial herb

Citriodora Monterey Cypress

Citriodora Monterey Cypress

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa 'Citriodora'

perennial herb

Cleveland Sage

Cleveland Sage

Salvia clevelandii

shrub

Cliff Schmidt Ceanothus

Cliff Schmidt Ceanothus

Ceanothus arboreus 'Cliff Schmidt'

perennial herb

Keystone species
Coastal Hedgenettle

Coastal Hedgenettle

Stachys chamissonis

perennial herb

Covelo Mock Orange

Covelo Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Covelo'

perennial herb

De la Mina Verbena

De la Mina Verbena

Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'

perennial herb

Desert Lavendar

Desert Lavendar

Condea emoryi

perennial herb

Desert Willow - 'Bubba'

Desert Willow - 'Bubba'

Chilopsis linearis

perennial herb

Dune Tansy

Dune Tansy

Tanacetum camphoratum

perennial herb

Fragrant Pitcher Sage

Fragrant Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia fragrans

perennial herb

Great Camas

Great Camas

Camassia leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii

perennial herb

Hearst's Ceanothus

Hearst's Ceanothus

Ceanothus hearstiorum

perennial herb

Keystone species
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Lavender Mint

Mint (Mentha piperita) Lavender Mint

perennial herb

Lyall's angelica

Lyall's angelica

Angelica arguta

perennial herb

Marian Sampson Hummingbird Mint

Marian Sampson Hummingbird Mint

Monardella macrantha 'Marian Sampson'

perennial herb

Matillija Poppy

Matillija Poppy

Romneya coulteri

perennial herb

Monkeyflower Savory

Monkeyflower Savory

Clinopodium mimuloides

perennial herb

Oregon Grape

Oregon Grape

Mahonia aquifolium

perennial herb

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Pacific Coast Hybrid Irises

Iris 'Pacific Coast Hybrid'

perennial herb

Popcorn Ceanothus

Popcorn Ceanothus

Ceanothus maritimus 'Popcorn'

perennial herb

Keystone species
Purple sage

Purple sage

Salvia leucophylla

shrub

Rose Sage

Rose Sage

Salvia pachyphylla

perennial herb

Saltmarsh Fleabane

Saltmarsh Fleabane

Pluchea odorata var. odorata

perennial herb

Salvia Bee's Bliss

Salvia Bee's Bliss

Salvia 'Bee's Bliss'

shrub

Sandhill sage

Sandhill sage

Artemisia pycnocephala

shrub

Keystone species
Santa Rosa Island Sage

Santa Rosa Island Sage

Salvia brandegeei 'Pacific Blue'

shrub

Snowball Ceanothus

Snowball Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball'

perennial herb

Keystone species
Snowdrop Bush

Snowdrop Bush

Styrax redivivus

perennial herb

Western Spicebush

Western Spicebush

Calycanthus occidentalis

shrub

Whitestem Hedgenettle

Whitestem Hedgenettle

Stachys albens

perennial herb