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!

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
milkweeds 11
Asclepias
beavertail cactus 12
Opuntia basilaris
coastal prickly pear 13
Opuntia littoralis
California buckwheat 14
Eriogonum fasciculatum
spring beauties 16
Claytonia
Cobwebby Thistle 17
Cirsium occidentale
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 32
Salvia mellifera
Vinegar Weed 33
Trichostema lanceolatum
western vervain 7
Verbena lasiostachys
Blue-eyed Marys 34
Collinsia
heartleaf keckiella 35
Keckiella cordifolia
seep monkeyflower 29
Erythranthe guttata
California poppy 36
Eschscholzia californica
larkspurs 37
Delphinium
sacred datura 38
Datura wrightii
purple nightshade 18
Solanum xanti
false bindweeds 39
Calystegia
dodders 40
Cuscuta
blue elder 41
Sambucus cerulea
round-leaved bush-mallow 42
Malacothamnus orbiculatus
leafy mistletoes 43
Phoradendron
Fremont cottonwood 44
Populus fremontii
Matted Sandmat 45
Euphorbia serpens
turkey mullein 1
Croton setiger
distant phacelia 46
Phacelia distans
alkali heliotrope 47
Heliotropium curassavicum
yerba santa
Eriodictyon
Fiddlenecks 48
Amsinckia
Clearwater cryptantha 3
Cryptantha intermedia
western sycamore 49
Platanus racemosa
Chilicothe 50
Marah macrocarpa
lanceleaf liveforever
Dudleya lanceolata
Chalk Dudleya 51
Dudleya pulverulenta
wavy-leafed soap plant 52
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
chaparral yucca 53
Hesperoyucca whipplei
Blue Dicks 19
Dipterostemon capitatus
Clubhair Mariposa Lily 54
Calochortus clavatus
Bigelow's spike moss 7
Selaginella bigelovii
Silvery Bryum 55
Bryum argenteum
California asterella 1
Asterella californica

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