Native Flora of the Santa Clarita Valley

This guide aims to document the native plants of the Santa Clarita Valley, particularly the more conspicuous species. It's definitely a work in progress!

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Coffee Fern ¹
Pellaea andromedifolia

California juniper ²
Juniperus californica

deerweed ³
Acmispon glaber

Miniature Lupine ⁴
Lupinus bicolor

Stinging Lupine ⁵
Lupinus hirsutissimus

arroyo lupine ⁶
Lupinus succulentus

mountain mahoganies ⁷
Cercocarpus

Toyon ⁸
Heteromeles arbutifolia

hollyleaf cherry ⁹
Prunus ilicifolia

chamise ⁷
Adenostoma fasciculatum

Ceanothus ¹⁰

milkweeds ¹¹
Asclepias

beavertail cactus ¹²
Opuntia basilaris

coastal prickly pear ¹³
Opuntia littoralis

California buckwheat ¹⁴
Eriogonum fasciculatum

Calandrinia ¹⁵

spring beauties ¹⁶
Claytonia

Cobwebby Thistle ¹⁷
Cirsium occidentale

Rafinesquia ⁷

wirelettuce ¹⁸
Stephanomeria

silverpuffs ¹⁹
Uropappus lindleyi

Golden Yarrow ²⁰
Eriophyllum confertiflorum

Clustered Tarweed ³
Deinandra fasciculata

California sagebrush ²¹
Artemisia californica

common sagebrush ²²
Artemisia tridentata

rubber rabbitbrush ²²
Ericameria nauseosa

coyote brush ¹³
Baccharis pilularis

mule fat ³
Baccharis salicifolia

Telegraphweed ²³
Heterotheca grandiflora

horseweed ²⁴
Erigeron canadensis

California Aster ²⁵
Corethrogyne filaginifolia

threadleaf groundsel ²⁶
Senecio flaccidus

scalebroom ⁷
Lepidospartum

white bursage ²⁷
Ambrosia dumosa

brittlebush ²⁸
Encelia farinosa

Common Yellow Chaenactis ³
Chaenactis glabriuscula

Suncups
Camissoniopsis

Elegant Clarkia ⁷
Clarkia unguiculata

fringed willowherb ²⁹
Epilobium ciliatum

California scrub oak ³⁰
Quercus berberidifolia

valley oak ³¹
Quercus lobata

Seep Paintbrush ⁷
Castilleja minor

purple sage ⁷
Salvia leucophylla

black sage ¹⁴
Salvia mellifera

Vinegar Weed ³²
Trichostema lanceolatum

western vervain ⁷
Verbena lasiostachys

Blue-eyed Marys ³³
Collinsia

heartleaf keckiella ³⁴
Keckiella cordifolia

seep monkeyflower ²⁹
Erythranthe guttata

California poppy ³⁵
Eschscholzia californica

larkspurs ³⁶
Delphinium

sacred datura ³⁷
Datura wrightii

purple nightshade ¹⁸
Solanum xanti

false bindweeds ³⁸
Calystegia

dodders ³⁹
Cuscuta

blue elder ⁴⁰
Sambucus cerulea

round-leaved bush-mallow ⁴¹
Malacothamnus orbiculatus

leafy mistletoes ⁴²
Phoradendron

Fremont cottonwood ⁴³
Populus fremontii

Matted Sandmat ⁴⁴
Euphorbia serpens

turkey mullein ¹
Croton setiger

distant phacelia ⁴⁵
Phacelia distans

alkali heliotrope ⁴⁶
Heliotropium curassavicum

yerba santa
Eriodictyon

Fiddlenecks ⁴⁷
Amsinckia

Clearwater cryptantha ³
Cryptantha intermedia

western sycamore ⁴⁸
Platanus racemosa

Chilicothe ⁴⁹
Marah macrocarpa

lanceleaf liveforever
Dudleya lanceolata

Chalk Dudleya ⁵⁰
Dudleya pulverulenta

wavy-leafed soap plant ⁵¹
Chlorogalum pomeridianum

chaparral yucca ⁵²
Hesperoyucca whipplei

Blue Dicks ¹⁹
Dipterostemon capitatus

Clubhair Mariposa Lily ⁵³
Calochortus clavatus

Bigelow's spike moss ⁷
Selaginella bigelovii

Silvery Bryum ⁵⁴
Bryum argenteum

California asterella ¹
Asterella californica

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Native Flora of the Santa Clarita Valley

Coffee Fern 1 Pellaea andromedifolia

California juniper 2 Juniperus californica

deerweed 3 Acmispon glaber

Miniature Lupine 4 Lupinus bicolor

Stinging Lupine 5 Lupinus hirsutissimus

arroyo lupine 6 Lupinus succulentus

mountain mahoganies 7 Cercocarpus

Toyon 8 Heteromeles arbutifolia

hollyleaf cherry 9 Prunus ilicifolia

chamise 7 Adenostoma fasciculatum

Ceanothus 10

milkweeds 11 Asclepias

beavertail cactus 12 Opuntia basilaris

coastal prickly pear 13 Opuntia littoralis

California buckwheat 14 Eriogonum fasciculatum

Calandrinia 15

spring beauties 16 Claytonia

Cobwebby Thistle 17 Cirsium occidentale

Rafinesquia 7

wirelettuce 18 Stephanomeria

silverpuffs 19 Uropappus lindleyi

Golden Yarrow 20 Eriophyllum confertiflorum

Clustered Tarweed 3 Deinandra fasciculata

California sagebrush 21 Artemisia californica

common sagebrush 22 Artemisia tridentata

rubber rabbitbrush 22 Ericameria nauseosa

coyote brush 13 Baccharis pilularis

mule fat 3 Baccharis salicifolia

Telegraphweed 23 Heterotheca grandiflora

horseweed 24 Erigeron canadensis

California Aster 25 Corethrogyne filaginifolia

threadleaf groundsel 26 Senecio flaccidus

scalebroom 7 Lepidospartum

white bursage 27 Ambrosia dumosa

brittlebush 28 Encelia farinosa

Common Yellow Chaenactis 3 Chaenactis glabriuscula

Suncups Camissoniopsis

Elegant Clarkia 7 Clarkia unguiculata

fringed willowherb 29 Epilobium ciliatum

California scrub oak 30 Quercus berberidifolia

valley oak 31 Quercus lobata

Seep Paintbrush 7 Castilleja minor

purple sage 7 Salvia leucophylla

black sage 14 Salvia mellifera

Vinegar Weed 32 Trichostema lanceolatum

western vervain 7 Verbena lasiostachys

Blue-eyed Marys 33 Collinsia

heartleaf keckiella 34 Keckiella cordifolia

seep monkeyflower 29 Erythranthe guttata

California poppy 35 Eschscholzia californica

larkspurs 36 Delphinium

sacred datura 37 Datura wrightii

purple nightshade 18 Solanum xanti

false bindweeds 38 Calystegia

dodders 39 Cuscuta

blue elder 40 Sambucus cerulea

round-leaved bush-mallow 41 Malacothamnus orbiculatus

leafy mistletoes 42 Phoradendron

Fremont cottonwood 43 Populus fremontii

Matted Sandmat 44 Euphorbia serpens

turkey mullein 1 Croton setiger

distant phacelia 45 Phacelia distans

alkali heliotrope 46 Heliotropium curassavicum

yerba santa Eriodictyon

Fiddlenecks 47 Amsinckia

Clearwater cryptantha 3 Cryptantha intermedia

western sycamore 48 Platanus racemosa

Chilicothe 49 Marah macrocarpa

lanceleaf liveforever Dudleya lanceolata

Chalk Dudleya 50 Dudleya pulverulenta

wavy-leafed soap plant 51 Chlorogalum pomeridianum

chaparral yucca 52 Hesperoyucca whipplei

Blue Dicks 19 Dipterostemon capitatus

Clubhair Mariposa Lily 53 Calochortus clavatus

Bigelow's spike moss 7 Selaginella bigelovii

Silvery Bryum 54 Bryum argenteum

California asterella 1 Asterella californica