Common Plants of Silicon Valley

Things you're likely to see in city parks, neighbors' gardens, vacant lots, or as weeds in your yard.

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Coast Redwood ¹
Sequoia sempervirens

Fern Pine
Podocarpus gracilior

Gingko ²
Ginkgo biloba

Eastern Redbud ³
Cercis canadensis

Western Redbud ⁴
Cercis occidentalis

White Clover ⁵
Trifolium repens

Bur Clover ⁶
Medicago polymorpha

Roses ⁷
Rosa

Indian Hawthorn ⁸
Rhaphiolepis indica

Apricot ⁹
Prunus armeniaca

Cherry-plum ¹⁰
Prunus cerasifera

Almond ¹¹
Prunus dulcis

Japanese Cherry ¹²
Prunus serrulata

Apple ¹³
Malus pumila

Callery pear ¹⁴
Pyrus calleryana

Loquat ¹⁵
Eriobotrya japonica

Ceanothus ¹⁶

Strawberry Tree ¹⁷
Arbutus unedo

Scarlet Pimpernel ¹⁸
Lysimachia arvensis

Japanese Persimmon ¹⁹
Diospyros kaki

purslane ²⁰
Portulaca oleracea

Prickly Pears ²¹
Opuntia

Birdseye Pearlwort ²²
Sagina procumbens

Ice Plant ²³
Carpobrotus edulis

Miner's Lettuce ²⁴
Claytonia perfoliata

Cudweeds ²⁵
Gnaphalium

Common Dandelion ²⁶
Taraxacum officinale

Yellow Starthistle ²⁷
Centaurea solstitialis

Bull Thistle ²⁸
Cirsium vulgare

Lawn Daisy ²⁹
Bellis perennis

Shasta Daisy ³⁰
Leucanthemum maximum

Peruvian peppertree ²⁹
Schinus molle

Japanese Maple ³¹
Acer palmatum

California Buckeye ³²
Aesculus californica

Tasmanian Blue Gum ³³
Eucalyptus globulus

Pōhutukawa ³⁴
Metrosideros excelsa

Crimson Bottlebrush ³⁵
Callistemon citrinus

Weeping Bottlebrush ³⁶
Callistemon viminalis

Pomegranate ³⁷
Punica granatum

crapemyrtle ³⁸
Lagerstroemia indica

river birch ³⁹
Betula nigra

Persian Walnut ⁴⁰
Juglans regia

Pride of Madeira ⁴¹
Echium candicans

Olive ⁴²
Olea europaea

Chinese Privet ¹⁵
Ligustrum lucidum

Wild Dagga ⁴³
Leonotis leonurus

Baby Sage ⁴⁴
Salvia microphylla

French Lavender
Lavandula stoechas

Rosemary ⁴
Rosmarinus officinalis

bear's breeches ⁴⁵
Acanthus mollis

California Poppy ⁴⁶
Eschscholzia californica

Iceland Poppy ⁴⁷
Papaver nudicaule

Kidney weed ⁴⁸
Dichondra repens

Karo ⁴⁹
Pittosporum crassifolium

Victorian Box ⁵⁰
Pittosporum undulatum

California flannelbush ⁴
Fremontodendron californicum

Tulip Tree ⁵¹
Liriodendron tulipifera

Southern Magnolia ⁵²
Magnolia grandiflora

saucer magnolia ⁵³
Magnolia × soulangeana

Garden Pansy ⁵⁴
Viola × wittrockiana

Spotted Spurge
Euphorbia maculata

Petty Spurge ⁵⁵
Euphorbia peplus

Wild Radish ⁵⁶
Raphanus sativus

American Sweetgum ⁵⁷
Liquidambar styraciflua

Western Sycamore ⁵⁸
Platanus racemosa

London plane ³⁹
Platanus × acerifolia

Wine Grape ⁵⁹
Vitis vinifera

Yellow Nutsedge ⁶⁰
Cyperus esculentus

Crabgrass
Digitaria bicornis

Fortnight Lily ¹⁹
Dietes bicolor

Bearded Iris ⁶¹
Iris germanica

daylily ⁶²
Hemerocallis

daffodils ⁶³
Narcissus

Society Garlic ⁶⁴
Tulbaghia violacea

lily of the Nile ¹⁵
Agapanthus africanus

Belladonna Lily ⁶⁵
Amaryllis belladonna

tulips ⁶⁶
Tulipa

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