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Native Landscape List for use on the NRA.

Common name Scientific name Cultural requirements Possible site use Evergreen Trees Interior live oak Quercus wislizenii Full sun, low summer water once established Canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis Full sun, low summer water once established bay Umbellularia californica Sun or part shade, regular summer water Incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens Sun, occasional summer water Coast redwood Sequoia sempervirens Sun or part shade, regular summer water

Deciduous Trees California sycamore Platanus Sun, regular summer water Western redbud Cercis occidentalis Sun or part shade, regular summer water Pacific dogwood Cornus nuttallii part shade, regular summer water Garry/white oak Quercus garryana Full sun, low summer water once established Valley oak Quercus Full sun, low summer water once established Kellogg/black oak Quercus kelloggii Full sun, low summer water once established Blue oak Quercus douglasii Full sun, no summer water once established White alder Alnus rhombifolia Sun or part shade, regular summer water

Large Evergreen large cultivars Ceanothus cv. Full sun, no summer water once established California coffeeberry Rhamnus californica Sun or part shade, occasional summer water

1 Flannelbush Fremontodendron Full sun, no summer water once established Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia Sun or part shade, occasional summer water manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita Full sun, no summer water once established Large shrubs Western redbud Cercis occidentalis Sun or part shade, regular summer water Western spicebush Calycanthus occidentalis part shade, regular summer water Snowdrop bush Styrax officinalis Sun or part shade, regular summer water Birchleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides part shade, occasional or regular summer water Blue elderberry Sambucus Sun or part shade, regular summer water Button-willow Cephalanthus occidentalis Sun, regular summer water Mock-orange Philadelphus lewisii part shade, regular summer water California buckeye Aesculus californica Sun or part shade, regular summer water Brown dogwood Cornus glabrata part shade, regular summer water Vine maple Acer circinatum shade, regular summer water Medium Evergreen shrubs Silk-tassel Garrya congdonii Sun or part shade, occasional summer water manzanita Arctostaphylos Wedgeleaf ceanothus Ceanothus cuneatus Sun, no summer water once established

Medium Deciduous shrubs Western azalea Rhododendron occidentale Shade, regular water Shasta snow wreath Neviusia cliftonii Shade, regular water ninebark Physocarpus capitatus Shade, regular water

2 American dogwood Cornus sericea Shade, regular water deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus Sun or part shade, occasional summer water

Low Evergreen shrubs Lemmon ceanothus Ceanothus lemmonii Sun, no summer water once established Ceanothus cultivars Ceanothus cvs Sun, no summer water once established

Low Deciduous shrubs Douglas spiraea Spiraea douglasii Sun or part shade, regular water California wild rose Rosa californica Sun or part shade, regular water grasses California fescue Festuca californica Sun or part shade, occasional summer water Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis Sun or part shade, occasional summer water Tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa Sun or part shade, regular summer water Purple needlegrass Nassella pulchra Sun or part shade, dry or occasional summer water California brome Bromus carinatus Sun or part shade, occasional summer water Blue wild-rye Elymus glaucus Sun or part shade, dry or occasional summer water

Groundcover & vines -grape Berberis spp Bleeding heart Dicentra formosa Shade, regular water Mahala mat Ceanothus prostratus California wild grape Vitis californica Sun to part shade, regular water California pipevine Aristolochia california Shade, regular water

3 Western virgin’s-bower Clematis ligusticifolia Sun or part shade, regular water Chaparral virgin’s-bower Clematis lasiantha Sun or part shade, occasional water

Ferns Giant chain fern Woodwardia fimbriata Shade, regular water

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