| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Lifeform |
Location |
Flower Color(s) |
|
Abies bracteata |
Santa Lucia Fir |
tree |
CA: Hastings Field Station (U.C. Berkeley) |
purple, lavender |
|
Abies concolor |
White Fir |
tree |
CA: Ebbetts Pass & vicinity, Mt. Eddy, NM: Sandia Mountains, Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Santa Fe), Valles Caldera National Preserve |
purple, lavender |
|
Abies grandis |
Grand Fir |
tree |
CA: Jug Handle State Natural Reserve, Ma-le'l Dunes |
n/a |
|
Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa |
Subalpine Fir |
shrub, tree |
CA: Mt. Eddy |
n/a |
|
Abies magnifica var. magnifica |
Red Fir |
tree |
CA: Carson Pass & vicinity, Lassen National Park, Yosemite National Park |
n/a |
|
Abies magnifica var. shastensis |
Shasta Red Fir |
tree |
CA: Mt. Shasta |
n/a |
|
Acacia baileyana |
Cootamundra Wattle / Bailey's Acacia |
shrub, tree |
CA: Huckleberry Hill Nature Preserve (Monterey) |
yellow |
|
Acacia dealbata |
Silver Wattle / Mimosa |
tree |
CA: Albany Bulb, El Cerrito (city & vicinity), Garland Ranch Regional Park, Jacks Peak County Park, Joaquin Miller Park |
yellow |
|
Acacia longifolia |
Sydney Golden Wattle |
shrub, tree |
CA: Albany Bulb, Marina (city & vicinity) |
yellow |
|
Acacia mearnsii |
Black Wattle |
shrub, tree |
CA: Albany Bulb, Berkeley (city & vicinity), San Francisco (city & vicinity) |
white, cream |
|
Acacia melanoxylon |
Black Wood Acacia |
tree |
CA: Albany Bulb, Coyote Hills Regional Park, Joaquin Miller Park, Point Pinole Regional Shoreline |
white, cream |
|
Acacia paradoxa |
Kangaroo Thorn |
shrub, tree |
CA: Albany Bulb |
yellow |
|
Acacia verticillata |
Star Acacia / Prickly Moses |
shrub, tree |
CA: El Cerrito (city & vicinity), Tomales Bay State Park |
white, cream |
|
Acer circinatum |
Vine Maple |
shrub, tree |
CA: Castle Crags State Park, McCloud (city & vicinity), OR: Selma (city & vicinity), Union Creek |
red, white, cream |
|
Acer macrophyllum |
Big Leaf Maple / Big Leaved Maple |
tree |
CA: Briones Regional Park, Chaw-Se (Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park), EBMUD Trails (North of Hwy 24), Garland Ranch Regional Park, Mt. Diablo State Park, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Natural Bridges of Calaveras County, Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, Skaggs Springs & Dry Creek Roads (Healdsburg to Stewart's Point), Tilden Regional Park |
green |
|
Acer negundo |
Box Elder / Western Box Elder / California Box Elder |
tree |
CA: Point Reyes National Seashore, NM: Bandelier National Monument, Monastery of Christ in the Desert, Randall Davey Audubon Center, Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Santa Fe), OR: William O'Brien State Park, WI: Wehr Nature Center |
n/a |
|
Adenostoma fasciculatum var. fasciculatum |
Chamise |
shrub, tree |
CA: Hwy 5 roadside stops in Los Angeles County, Las Trampas Regional Wilderness, McLaughlin Reserve, Mt. Diablo State Park, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Wilbur Hot Springs |
white, cream |
|
Adenostoma fasciculatum var. prostratum |
Chamise |
shrub, tree |
CA: Santa Rosa Island |
white, cream |
|
Adenostoma sparsifolium |
Ribbon Wood |
shrub, tree |
CA: Garner Valley, Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, Temecula to Warner Springs (Hwys 79 & S2) |
white, cream |
|
Aesculus californica |
Horse Chestnut / Buckeye |
tree |
CA: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, Butano State Park, Henry A. Barbier Memorial Park, Las Trampas Regional Wilderness, Manchester State Park, Mt. Diablo State Park, Pinnacles National Park, Sunol Regional Wilderness |
white, cream |
|
Ailanthus altissima |
Tree of Heaven |
tree |
CA: Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve |
green, white, cream, yellow |
|
Alnus rhombifolia |
White Alder |
tree |
CA: Delta, Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve, Mt. Diablo State Park, Mt. Eddy, Redwood Regional Park, Samuel P. Taylor State Park |
green, red |
|
Alnus rubra |
Red Adler |
tree |
CA: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve, Point Reyes National Seashore, Van Damme State Park |
green, red |
|
Amelanchier alnifolia var. pumila |
Western Service Berry / Saskatoon Service Berry |
shrub, tree |
CA: Ebbetts Pass & vicinity, South Lake & Bishop Creek, Weed (city & vicinity) |
white, cream |
|
Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia |
Pacific Service Berry |
shrub, tree |
CA: Seiad Valley, OR: Union Creek |
white, cream |
|
Amelanchier utahensis |
Utah Service Berry / Utah Shad Berry |
shrub, tree |
CA: Lee Vining (city & vicinity), Mt. Eddy, NM: Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Santa Fe) |
white, cream |
|
Arbutus menziesii |
Madrone |
tree |
CA: Anthony Chabot Regional Park, Cascade Canyon Open Space Preserve (Elliot Nature Preserve), Chaw-Se (Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park), China Camp State Park, Henry A. Barbier Memorial Park, Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve (Oakland), Jack London State Park, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Sibley Volcanic Regional Park, Tomales Bay State Park |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos andersonii |
Heart Leaved Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve, Mt. Madonna State Park, any: Composite photo |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos catalinae |
Santa Catalina Island Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Catalina Island, Tilden Botanic Garden |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos columbiana |
Hairy Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Anchor Bay, Big Lagoon, Fort Bragg (city & vicinity), Gualala (city & vicinity), Jug Handle State Natural Reserve, Las Trampas Regional Wilderness, Little River (city & vicinity), Point Arena, Russian Gulch State Park, Tilden Botanic Garden, Van Damme State Park |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crinita |
Crinite Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Ben Lomond Mountain, Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve, Butano State Park, Fort Ord, Mt. Madonna State Park, any: Composite photo |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustacea |
Brittle Leaved Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Fort Ord, Fremont Peak State Park, Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve (Oakland), King Mountain, Knowland Park, Manzanita County Park, Montana de Oro State Park, Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve, any: Composite photo |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. eastwoodiana |
Eastwood's Brittle Leaf Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Purissima Hills |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. subcordata |
Santa Cruz Island Manzanita / Island Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Santa Rosa Island |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos franciscana |
Franciscan Manzanita / San Francisco Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: San Francisco (city & vicinity), Tilden Botanic Garden |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos gabilanensis |
Gabilan Mountains Manzanita / Gabilan Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Gabilan Ranch |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos glauca |
Big Berry Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Hastings Field Station (U.C. Berkeley), Henry W. Coe State Park, Hwy 33 roadside stops in Ventura County, Hwy 4 roadside stops in Calaveras County, Kunkle Reservoir, Mines Road roadside stops, Mt. Diablo State Park, Mt. Hamilton, Pinnacles National Park, San Gabriel Mountains, Temecula to Warner Springs (Hwys 79 & S2), Mexico: San Vicente |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos hooveri |
Hoover's Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Santa Lucia Mountains |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos luciana |
Santa Lucia Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Cuesta Pass, Hwy 101 roadside stops in San Luis Obispo County |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans |
Konocti Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Hwy 16 roadside stops in Colusa County, Mt. Konocti, Mt. Saint Helena |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. glaucescens |
White Leaf Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Rockpile Road roadside stops, Willits (city & vicinity), Willow Creek (city & vicinity) |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. laevigata |
Contra Costa Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, Morgan Territory Regional Preserve, Mt. Diablo State Park |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. manzanita |
Parry Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Annadel State Park, Bidwell Park, Bogg's Lake Ecological Reserve, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Cascade Canyon Open Space Preserve (Elliot Nature Preserve), Chico (city & vicinity), China Camp State Park, Glen Ellen (city & vicinity), Groveland (city & viciinity), Joaquin Miller Park, Patina (city & vicinity), Wilbur Hot Springs |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. roofii |
Roof's Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Cohasset Ridge, Grindstone Ridge |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. wieslanderi |
Wieslander's Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Shingletown |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos montana subsp. montana |
Mount Tamalpais Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Bolinas-Fairfax Road roadside stops, Mt. Tamalpais State Park |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos montana subsp. ravenii |
Presidio Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: San Francisco (city & vicinity), Tilden Botanic Garden |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos montaraensis |
Montara Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Montara Mountain, San Bruno Mountain State & County Park |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos montereyensis |
Monterey Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Fort Ord |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos morroensis |
Morro Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Elfin Forest Natural Area, Montana de Oro State Park, UC Santa Cruz Arboretum |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos myrtifolia |
Ione Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Ione (city & vicinity), San Andreas (city & vicinity) |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos nevadensis subsp. knightii |
Knight's Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: French Hill (city & vicinity), Gasquet (city & vicinity), High Divide Road roadside stops |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos nevadensis subsp. nevadensis |
Pine Mat Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Lassen National Park, Melissa Cory Peak, Mt. Shasta, Yosemite National Park, OR: Crater Lake National Park |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos nissenana |
Nissenan Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Diamond Springs, Poho Ridge |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos nortensis |
Del Norte Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: High Divide Road roadside stops |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos nummularia subsp. mendocinoensis |
Glossy Leaved Manzanita / Ft. Bragg Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Fort Bragg (city & vicinity), Jug Handle State Natural Reserve, Little River (city & vicinity), Russian Gulch State Park, Salt Point State Park, Van Damme State Park, any: Composite photo |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos nummularia subsp. nummularia |
Gloss Leaf Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Gualala (city & vicinity), any: Composite photo |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos obispoensis |
Bishop Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Alder Creek, La Cuesta Ridge, Lion's Den |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos ohloneana |
Ohlone Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Ben Lomond Mountain |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos osoensis |
Oso Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Hollister Peak, Morro Bay State Park, Tilden Botanic Garden |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos otayensis |
Otay Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Otay Mountain |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos pacifica |
Pacific Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: San Bruno Mountain State & County Park |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos pajaroensis |
Pajaro Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Manzanita County Park |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos pallida |
Pallid Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve (Oakland), Joaquin Miller Park, Redwood Regional Park, Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos parryana subsp. desertica |
Desert Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: San Ysidro Mountains, Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos parryana subsp. parryana |
Parry Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: San Emigdio Mountains |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos parryana subsp. tumescens |
Interior Manzanita / Parry's Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: San Bernardino Mountains |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos patula |
Green Leaved Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
Composite photo, CA: Burney (city & vicinity), Devil's Postpile National Monument, Drum Forebay, Grass Lake, Lava Beds National Monument, South Lake Tahoe (city & vicinity), Upper Sardine Lake, Weed (city & vicinity), Yosemite National Park, OR: Crater Lake National Park |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos pechoensis |
Pecho Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Montana de Oro State Park |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos pilosula |
Santa Margarita Manzanita / La Panza Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Atascadero, Pismo Beach, Pozo (city & vicinity) |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos pringlei subsp. drupacea |
Pinkbract Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Cuyamaca Peak, Mt. San Jacinto State Park, Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos pumila |
Sand Mat Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Fort Ord, Laguna Seca Golf Course, any: Composite photo |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos pungens |
Point Leaf Manzanita / Mexican Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Mojave National Preserve, Pinnacles National Park, Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, Mexico: Sierra Juarez, NM: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos purissima |
La Purissima Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Lompoc (city & vicinity), Mission Hills (city & vicinity), Point Sal Ridge, UC Santa Cruz Arboretum |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos rainbowensis subsp. tumescens |
Rainbow Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Tilden Botanic Garden |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos refugioensis |
Refugio Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: West Camino Cielo Road roadside stops |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos regismontana |
King's Mountain Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve, King Mountain, La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos rudis |
Sand Mesa Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Mission Hills (city & vicinity), Point Sal Ridge, San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, Tilden Botanic Garden |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos sensitiva |
Coin Leaf Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve, Butano State Park, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, any: Composite photo |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos silvicola |
Bonny Doon Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana subsp. decumbens |
Rincon Ridge Manzanita / Rincon Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Rincon Ridge Park |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana subsp. raichei |
Raiche's Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: South Cow Mountain Recreational Area, Twin Rocks (city & vicinity) |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana subsp. stanfordiana |
Stanford's Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Mt. Saint Helena, Tilden Botanic Garden, Willow Creek (city & vicinity) |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos tomentosa subsp. bracteosa |
Woolly Leaved Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Jacks Peak County Park, any: Composite photo |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos tomentosa subsp. daciticola |
Dacite Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Hollister Peak |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos tomentosa subsp. hebeclada |
Woolly Leaved Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Jacks Peak County Park, any: Composite photo |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos tomentosa subsp. tomentosa |
Woolly Leaved Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Fort Ord, Huckleberry Hill Nature Preserve (Monterey), any: Composite photo |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos virgata |
Marin Manzanita / Bolinas Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Point Reyes National Seashore, Tomales Bay State Park |
pink, white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos viridissima |
White Haired Manzanita |
shrub, tree |
CA: Santa Cruz Island Reserve, Tilden Botanic Garden |
white, cream |
|
Arctostaphylos viscida subsp. mariposa |
Mariposa Manzanita |
shrub, tree |
CA: Chaw-Se (Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park), Mariposa (city & vicinity), Yosemite National Park |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos viscida subsp. pulchella |
Serpentine Manzanita / Sticky White Leaved Manzanita |
shrub, tree |
CA: Mt. Saint Helena, Mt. Shasta, Snow Mountain, The Cedars, Walker Ridge, OR: Waldo (city & vicinity) |
pink |
|
Arctostaphylos viscida subsp. viscida |
White Leaf Manzanita / Sticky White Leaf Manzanita |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Belden (city & vicinity), Emigrant Gap (city & vicinity), Forks of Salmon (city & vicinity), Osborne Hill, Whiskeytown Lake, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, OR: Selma (city & vicinity) |
white, cream |
|
Bursera microphylla |
Elephant Tree / Torote |
tree |
CA: Anza Borrego State Park, Mexico: Catavina |
white, cream |
|
Caesalpinia gilliesii |
Bird of Paradise |
perennial, shrub, tree |
CA: Mojave National Preserve, Tejon Ranch |
red, yellow |
|
Calocedrus decurrens |
Incense Cedar / California Incense Cedar |
tree |
CA: Chaw-Se (Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park), Hwy 108 roadside stops in Tuolumne County, Lassen National Park, Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument |
n/a |
|
Castela emoryi |
Crucifixion Thorn |
shrub, tree |
CA: Anza Borrego State Park, Crucifixion Thorn Natural Area |
pink, white, cream |
|
Ceanothus arboreus |
Island Ceanothus |
tree |
CA: Santa Cruz Island Reserve, Tilden Botanic Garden |
blue |
|
Ceanothus arcuatus |
Arching Ceanothus |
shrub, tree |
CA: Mt. Eddy |
white, cream |
|
Ceanothus cordulatus |
Snow Bush |
shrub, tree |
CA: Ebbetts Pass & vicinity, Lake Tahoe (California), Lassen National Park, Yosemite National Park |
white, cream |
|
Ceanothus crassifolius var. crassifolius |
Hoary Leaf Ceanothus |
shrub, tree |
CA: La Jolla Indian Reservation, Tilden Botanic Garden |
white, cream |
