Gardening information sheets and pictures of California native plants suitable for S. California gardens.

1. Gallery of California Native Plants for S. California Gardens
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Name Garden Information Sheet Photo Gallery More Information
* Calamagrostis foliosa
Dwarf reed grass
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/calamagrostis-foliosa
* Calamagrostis nutkaensis
Pacific reed grass
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/calamagrostis-nutkaensis
Calandrinia ciliata
Fringed redmaids
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
calandrinia-cilliata
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/calandrinia-ciliata-web-show
* Calliandra californica
Baja fairyduster
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/caliandra-californica
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/calliandra-californica-web-
show
* Calliandra eriophylla
Pink fairyduster
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/calliandra-eriophylla
* Calocedrus decurrens
Incense cedar
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/calocedrus-decurrens
Calochortus albus
White mariposa lily
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
calochortus-albus
* Calochortus amabilis
Yellow globe lily
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/calochortus-amabilis
Calochortus catalinae
Catalina Island mariposa lily
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
calochortus-catalinae
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/calochortus-catalinae-web-
show

2. Name Garden Information Sheet Photo Gallery More Information
* Calochortus luteus
Yellow mariposa lily
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/calochortus-luteus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/calochortus-luteus-web-show
Calystegia macrostegia
Island morning glory
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
calystegia-macrostegia
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/calystegia-macrostegia-web-
show
* Calystegia purpurata
Pacific morning glory
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/calystegia-purpurata
Camissonia bistorta
Southern suncups
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
camissonia-bistorta
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/camissonia-bistorta-web-show
Camissonia cheiranthifolia
Beach suncup
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
camissonia-cheiranthifolia
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/camissonia-cheiranthifolia-
web-show
Camissonia ignota
Jurupa hills suncup
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
camissonia-ignota
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/camissonia-ignota-web-show
* Carex barbarae
Santa Barbara sedge
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/carex-barbarae
* Carex pansa
Dune sedge
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/carex-pansa
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/carex-pansa-web-show
Carex praegracilis
Clustered fieldsedge
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-carex-
praegracilis
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/carex-praegracilis-web-show
http://mother-natures-
backyard.blogspot.com/2016/11/plant-of-
month-november-clustered.html
* Carex spissa
San Diego sedge
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/carex-spissa
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/carex-spissa-web-show

3. Name Garden Information Sheet Photo Gallery More Information
* Carex subfusca
Rusty slender sedge
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-carex-
subfusca
Carex tumulicola
Berkeley sedge
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-carex-
tumulticola
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/carex-tumulticola-web-show
* Carpenteria californica
California bush anenome
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/carpenteria-californica
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/carpenteria-californica-web-
show
Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta
Purple owlsclover
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-castilleja-
exserta
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/castilleja-exserta-web-show
* Caulanthus inflatus
Desert candle
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
caulanthus-inflatus
Ceanothus arboreus
Catalina island ceanothus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/ceanothus-arboreus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/ceanothus-arboreus-web-show
* Ceanothus cuneatus
Wedgeleaf ceanothus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/ceanothus-cuneatus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/ceanothus-cuneatus-web-show
* Ceanothus cyaneus
Lakeside ceanothus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/ceanothus-cyaneus
* Ceanothus gloriosus
Point Reyes ceanothus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/ceanothus-gloriosus

4. Name Garden Information Sheet Photo Gallery More Information
* Ceanothus griseus var.
horizontalis
Carmel creeper ceanothus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/ceanothus-griseus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/ceanothus-griseus-web-show
* Ceanothus hearstiorum
San Simeon ceanothus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/ceanothus-hearstiorum
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/ceanothus-hearstiorum-web-
show
* Ceanothus leucodermis
Chaparral whitethorn
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/ceanothus-leucodermis
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/ceanothus-leucodermis-web-
show
* Ceanothus maritimus
Maritime ceanothus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/ceanothus-maritimus
Ceanothus megacarpus
Bigpod ceanothus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/ceanothus-megacarpus
* Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Blue blossom ceanothus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/ceanothus-thyrsiflorus
* Ceanothus tomentosus
Woolyleaf ceanothus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/ceanothus-tomentosus
* Ceanothus verrucosus
Wart-stem ceanothus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/ceanothus-verrucosus
* Celtis reticulata
Netleaf hackberry
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-celtis-
reticulata
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/celtis-reticulata-web-show
Centaurium venustum
Beautiful Centaury
See Zeltnera venusta (new
name)

5. Name Garden Information Sheet Photo Gallery More Information
* Cercis orbiculata
Western redbud
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/cercis-occidentalis
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/cercis-orbiculata-web-show
Cercocarpus montanus
Birchleaf mountain mahogany
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
cercocarpus-montanus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/cercocarpus-montanus-web-
show
Cercocarpus traskiae
Catalina Island mountain
mahogany
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
cercocarpus-traskii
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Yellow Pincushion
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
chaenactis-glabriuscula
* Chaenactis xantiana
Mojave pincushion
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
chaenactis-xantiana
* Cheilanthes covillei
Coville’s lipfern
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/cheilanthes-covillei
* Chilopsis linearis
Desert willow
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/chilopsis-linearis
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/chilopsis-linearis-web-show
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Wavyleaf soap plant
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
chlorogalum-pomeridianum
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/chlorogalum-pomeridianum-
web-show
Chorizanthe stacticoides
Turkish rugging
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
chorizanthe-stacticoides
Cirsium occidentale
Cobwebby thistle
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-cirsium-
occidentale
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/cirsium-occidentale-web-show

6. Name Garden Information Sheet Photo Gallery More Information
* Clarkia amoena
Farewell-to-spriing
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/clarkia-amoena
http://www.slideshare.net/cva
dheim/clarkia-amoena-web-
show
http://mother-natures-
backyard.blogspot.com/2015/06/plant-
of-month-june-farewell-to-spring.html
*Clarkia breweri
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-clarkia-
breweri
Clarkia bottae
Punchbowl clarkia
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-clarkia-
bottae
* Clarkia concinna
Red ribbons
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-clarkia-
concinna
Clarkia purpurea
Purple Clarkia
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-clarkia-
purpuria
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/clarkia-purpurea-web-show
Plant of the Month: http://mother-natures-
backyard.blogspot.com/2013/01/plant-of-
month-january-purple-clarkia.html
* Clarkia rubicunda
Ruby chalice clarkia
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-clarkia-
rubicunda
Clarkia unguiculata
Elegant Clarkia
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-clarkia-
unguiculata
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/clarkia-unguiculata-web-show
http://mother-natures-
backyard.blogspot.com/2014_05_01_archive.
html
Claytonia perfoliata
Miner’s lettuce
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
claytonia-perfoliata
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/claytonia-perfoliata-web-show
Plant of the Month: http://mother-natures-
backyard.blogspot.com/2013/02/plant-of-
month-february-miners-lettuce.html
* Clematis lasiantha
Chaparral clematis
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/clematis-lasiantha
Clematis ligusticifolia
California clematis
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-clematis-
ligusticifolia
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/clematis-ligusticifolia-web-
show

7. Name Garden Information Sheet Photo Gallery More Information
Cleome isomeris
Bladderpod
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-cleome-
isomeris
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/cleome-isomeris-web-show
* Clinopodium chandleri
San Miguel savory
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/clinopodium-chandleri
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/clinopodium-chandleri-web-
show
Clinopodium douglasii
Yerba buena
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-satureja-
douglasii
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/clinopodium-douglasii-web-
show
Clinopodium mimuloides
Monkeyflower savory
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
clinopodium-mimuloides
Collinsia heterophylla
Chinese houses
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-collinsia-
heterphylla
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/collinsia-heterophylla-web-
show
Plant of the Month: http://mother-natures-
backyard.blogspot.com/2012/05/plant-of-
month-may-2012-chinese-houses.html
* Collomia grandiflora
Large-flowered collomia
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-collomia-
grandiflora
Comarostaphylis diversifolia
Summer holly
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
comarostaphylis-diversifolia
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/comarostaphylis-diversifolia-
web-show
Constancea nevinii
Catalina silverlace
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
constancea-nevinii
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/constancea-nevinii-web-show
Plant of the Month: http://mother-natures-
backyard.blogspot.com/2014/08/plant-of-
month-august-catalina.html
Coreopsis bigelovii
Bigelow coreopsis
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
coreopsis-bigelovii
Coreopsis gigantea
Giant coreopsis
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
coreopsis-gigantea
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/coreopsis-gigantea-web-show

8. Name Garden Information Sheet Photo Gallery More Information
Coreopsis maritima
Sea dahlia
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/coreopsis-maritima
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Common sand aster
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/corethrogyne-filaginifolia
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/corethrogyne-filaginifolia-web-
show
Cornus glabrata
Brown dogwood
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-cornus-
glabrata
Crataegus douglasii
Douglas’ hawthorn
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
crataegus-douglasii
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/crataegus-douglasii-web-show
Croton setigerus
Dove weed/Turkey mullein
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-croton-
setigerus
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/croton-setigerus-web-show
Cylindropuntia prolifera
Coastal cholla
http://www.slideshare.net/cvad
heim/gardening-sheet-
cylindropuntia-prolifera
http://www.slideshare.net/cvadhe
im/cylindropuntia-prolifera-web-
show
* Not native to Western Los Angeles County – but does well in local gardens
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