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California Academy of Sciences Landscape Grounds

This guide includes all the California native and native cultivars found surrounding the museum. It excludes plants found on the roof and the Mediterranean plants exhibits at the public entrance (Patterson plaza).

bunchleaf penstemon 1
Penstemon heterophyllus
bigleaf maple 2
Acer macrophyllum
common yarrow 3
Achillea millefolium
Western Columbine 4
Aquilegia formosa
Coyote Brush 5
Baccharis pilularis
feltleaf ceanothus 4
Ceanothus arboreus
Rough Horsetail 6
Equisetum hyemale
St. Catherine's-lace 7
Eriogonum giganteum
Eriogonum grande var. rubescens 8
Eriogonum grande rubescens
Beach strawberry 9
Fragaria chiloensis
coffeeberry 4
Frangula californica
Toyon 10
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Douglas iris 11
Iris douglasiana
Twinberry 4
Lonicera involucrata
Orange Bush Monkeyflower 12
Mimulus aurantiacus
Pacific ninebark 4
Physocarpus capitatus
California black oak 2
Quercus kelloggii
Red-flowering Currant 13
Ribes sanguineum
Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea 14
Sambucus nigra caerulea
Coast Redwood 15
Sequoia sempervirens
Western Blue-eyed Grass 16
Sisyrinchium bellum
fringe cups 4
Tellima grandiflora
Giant Chain Fern 17
Woodwardia fimbriata
purple sage 18
Salvia leucophylla
coast silk tassel 19
Garrya elliptica
island alumroot 20
Heuchera maxima
Seep Monkeyflower 21
Mimulus guttatus
blueblossom
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
tree-anemone 4
Carpenteria californica
golden blue-eyed grass 22
Sisyrinchium californicum
spreading rush 23
Juncus patens
American dune grass 24
Leymus mollis
Dwarf Checkermallow 22
Sidalcea malviflora
Box Elder 25
Acer negundo
Red Osier Dogwood 22
Cornus sericea
Common Manzanita 26
Arctostaphylos manzanita
Hollyleaf cherry 27
Prunus ilicifolia
deer fern 28
Blechnum spicant
Western Swordfern 5
Polystichum munitum
Island Bush Snapdragon 1
Galvezia speciosa
California Poppy 29
Eschscholzia californica
island false bindweed 1
Calystegia macrostegia
Western wild ginger 30
Asarum caudatum
fuchsiaflower gooseberry 31
Ribes speciosum
Scarlet Monkeyflower 4
Mimulus cardinalis
sea thrift 32
Armeria maritima
Grey Sedge 33
Carex divulsa
Soft rush 34
Juncus effusus
California Buckeye 35
Aesculus californica
White Sage 36
Salvia apiana
seaside buckwheat 37
Eriogonum latifolium
California wild grape 38
Vitis californica
California figwort 39
Scrophularia californica
Monterey Cypress 40
Cupressus macrocarpa
Miner's Lettuce 41
Claytonia perfoliata
Monterey Pine 42
Pinus radiata
red fescue 43
Festuca rubra
California flannelbush 4
Fremontodendron californicum
California wild rose 12
Rosa californica
cow parsnip
Heracleum maximum
Pacific aster 44
Symphyotrichum chilense
Coast Live Oak 10
Quercus agrifolia
Pacific Madrone 45
Arbutus menziesii
western azalea 46
Rhododendron occidentale
California Wax Myrtle 38
Morella californica
common snowberry 4
Symphoricarpos albus
ironwood 4
Lyonothamnus floribundus
woodland strawberry 32
Fragaria vesca
ocean spray 47
Holodiscus discolor
California blackberry 8
Rubus ursinus
hairy gumweed 16
Grindelia hirsutula
Yellow Evening Primrose 48
Oenothera flava
leafy reed grass 49
Calamagrostis foliosa
western virgin's bower 22
Clematis ligusticifolia
Pipestem Clematis 50
Clematis lasiantha
California Maidenhair Fern 16
Adiantum jordanii
California Sweetshrub 4
Calycanthus occidentalis
Sonoma sage 51
Salvia sonomensis
Seaside Daisy 52
Erigeron glaucus
Crevice Alumroot 53
Heuchera micrantha
island alumroot 20
Heuchera maxima
yerba buena 10
Clinopodium douglasii
California sagebrush 16
Artemisia californica
Chilicothe 54
Marah macrocarpa
beach wormwood 55
Artemisia pycnocephala
California Fuchsia 56
Epilobium canum

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