SAN LORENZO VALLEY

Native Plant Guide

Popular San Lorenzo Valley Natives

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Melica subulata

Alaska Oniongrass (Melica subulata)

Melica subulata
Baby Blue Eyes

Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)

Nemophila menziesii
Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)

Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)

Salvia mellifera
Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea fruit

Blue Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea)

Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea
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Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)

Sisyrinchium bellum
Elymus glaucus

Blue Wildrye (Elymus glaucus)

Elymus glaucus
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Blueblossom (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Sticky Monkey Flower, Diplacus aurantiacus. Photo by Kristen Hill

Bush Monkey Flower (Diplacus aurantiacus)

Diplacus aurantiacus
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Cephalanthus occidentalis
Pacific Aster (Symphyotrichum chilense)

California Aster (Symphyotrichum chilense)

Symphyotrichum chilense
California Figwort / Bee Plant

California Bee Plant (Scrophularia californica)

Scrophularia californica
Bromus carinatus var. carinatus

California Brome (Bromus carinatus)

Bromus carinatus
California Buckwheat

California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)

Eriogonum fasciculatum
Frangula californica

California Coffeeberry (Frangula californica)

Frangula californica
Festuca california

California Fescue (Festuca californica)

Festuca californica
Epilobium canum 900_53

California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum)

Epilobium canum
Catkins on Corylus cornuta (beaked hazel) in winter.

California Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica)

Corylus cornuta californica
STACKYS IN BLOOM

California Hedge Nettle (Stachys bullata)

Stachys bullata

California Oatgrass (Danthonia californica)

Danthonia californica
Phacelia californica

California Phacelia (Phacelia californica)

Phacelia californica
Dutchman's Pipe

California Pipevine / California Dutchman’s Pipe

Aristolochia californica
California Poppy

California Poppy (Eschcholzia californica)

Eschcholzia californica
Artemisia, californica

California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica)

Artemisia californica
Morella californica_1

California Wax Myrtle (Morella californica)

Morella californica

Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculat)

Clarkia unguiculat

Native Plants A–Z

Alaska Oniongrass (Melica subulata)

Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)

Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)

Blue Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea)

Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)

Blue Wildrye (Elymus glaucus)

Blueblossom (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)

Bush Monkey Flower (Diplacus aurantiacus)

Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

California Aster (Symphyotrichum chilense)

California Bee Plant (Scrophularia californica)

California Brome (Bromus carinatus)

California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)

California Coffeeberry (Frangula californica)

California Fescue (Festuca californica)

California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum)

California Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica)

California Hedge Nettle (Stachys bullata)

California Oatgrass (Danthonia californica)

California Phacelia (Phacelia californica)

California Pipevine / California Dutchman’s Pipe

California Poppy (Eschcholzia californica)

California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica)

California Wax Myrtle (Morella californica)

Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculat)

Coast Buckwheat (Eriogonum parvifolium)

Coastal Bush Lupine (Lupinus arborous)

Common Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)

Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Coyote Mint (Monardella villosa)

Crevice Alumroot (Heuchera micrantha)

Dense Sedge (Carex densa)

Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana)

Evergreen Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum)

False Solomon’s Seal (Maianthemum stellatum)

Firecracker Brodiaea (Dichelostemma ida-maia)

Foothill Sedge (Carex tumulicola)

Fuchsiaflower Gooseberry (Ribes speciosum)

Giant Chain Fern (Woodwardia fimbriata)

Giant Wild Rye (Elymus condensatus)

Golden Currant (Ribes auraum)

Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum)

Gum Plant (Grindelia hirsutula)

Hooker’s Evening Primrose (Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri)

Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)

Idaho Fescue (Festuca idahoensis)

Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina)

Leopard Lily (Lilium pardilinum)

Milkmaids (Cardamine californica, Dentaria californica)

Pacific Hound’s Tongue (Cynoglossum grande)

Invasive Plants A–Z

Aerial Ivy

Foxtail

French Broom

Ground Ivy

Himalayan Blackberry

Vinca major