NATIVE BAY AREA CREEK PLANTS

TREES Shrubs and vines, continued Salix laevigata, red willow Salix lasiandra, yellow willow Ribes divaricatum, wild gooseberry Salix scouleriana, scouler willow Rosa californica, California rose Aesculus californica, California buckeye Rubus vitifolius, California blackberry Cornus nuttallii, Pacific dogwood Sambucus callicarpa, red elderberry Populus species, cottonwood Sambucus caerulea, blue elderberry Alnus oregonia, red alder Alnus rhombifolia, white alder GRASSES, SEDGES, RUSHES Acer negundo var. californicum, Calmagrostis nutkaensis, California box elder sand reed grass Acer macrophyllum, big leaf maple Carex nudata, sedge Fraxinus oregona, Oregon ash Eleocharis macrostachya, spike rush Juglans hindsi, California black walnut Elymus triticoides, California blue rye Platanus racemosa, Western sycamore Equisetum hyemale, common horsetail Quercus agrifolia, Coast live oak Equisetum telmateia, giant horsetail Quercus lobata, valley oak Festuca californica, California fescue Umbellularia californica, California bay Glyceriz leptostachya, manna grass Sequoia sempervirens, redwood Juncus effuscus, rush Muhlenbergia rigens, deer grass SHRUBS and VINES Phalaris californica, canary grass Salix coulteri, velvet willow Salix hindsiana, sandbar willow FERNS Salix lasiolepis, arroyo willow Polystichum munitum, Calycanthus occidentalis, spicebush Western sword fern Clematis lasiantha, pipe-stem clematis Polypodium californicum, Clematis ligusticifolia, wild clematis California ground fern Cornus glabrata, smooth dogwood Adiantum pedantum, five-finger fern Cornus stolonifera, redtwig dogwood Blechnum spicant, deer tongue fern Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans, wild Dryopteris arguta, wood fern honeysuckle Pityrogramma triangularis, goldback fern Myrica californica, California wax-myrtle Woodwardia fimbriata, giant chain fern Physocarpus capitatus, ninebark Prunus emarginata, bitter cherry HERBACEOUS/ FLOWERING Prunus subcordata, pacific plum PLANTS Rhododendron occidentale, Aralia californica, elk clover Western azalea Artemisia douglasiana, sagebrush Ribes sangiunium, red flowering currant Asarum caudatum, wild ginger Ribes aureum, golden currant

Compiled by Judith Goldsmith and the Urban Creeks Council Dicentra formosa, Western bleeding heart Epipacatis gigantea, stream orchid Fragaria californica, California strawberry Heuchera micrantha, alum root Mimulus cardinalis, scarlet monkey flower Mimulus guttatus, seep-spring monkey flower

Native grass and wildflower seed mixes can be obtained from local suppliers. See Urban Creeks Council consultants list.

Compiled by Judith Goldsmith and the Urban Creeks Council