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Common Plants of Silicon Valley

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

Eastern Redbud 1
Cercis canadensis
Western Redbud 2
Cercis occidentalis
White Clover 3
Trifolium repens
Bur Clover 4
Medicago polymorpha
Roses 5
Rosa
Indian Hawthorn 6
Rhaphiolepis indica
Apricot 7
Prunus armeniaca
Cherry-plum 8
Prunus cerasifera
Almond 9
Prunus dulcis
Japanese Cherry 10
Prunus serrulata
Apple 11
Malus pumila
Callery pear 12
Pyrus calleryana
Loquat 13
Eriobotrya japonica
Ceanothus 14
Strawberry Tree 15
Arbutus unedo
Scarlet Pimpernel 16
Lysimachia arvensis
Japanese Persimmon 17
Diospyros kaki
purslane 18
Portulaca oleracea
Prickly Pears 19
Opuntia
Birdseye Pearlwort 20
Sagina procumbens
Ice Plant 21
Carpobrotus edulis
Miner's Lettuce 22
Claytonia perfoliata
Cudweeds 23
Gnaphalium
Common Dandelion 24
Taraxacum officinale
Yellow Starthistle 25
Centaurea solstitialis
Bull Thistle 26
Cirsium vulgare
Lawn Daisy 27
Bellis perennis
Shasta Daisy 28
Leucanthemum maximum
Peruvian peppertree 27
Schinus molle
Japanese Maple 29
Acer palmatum
California Buckeye 30
Aesculus californica
Tasmanian Blue Gum 31
Eucalyptus globulus
Pōhutukawa 32
Metrosideros excelsa
Crimson Bottlebrush 33
Callistemon citrinus
Weeping Bottlebrush 34
Callistemon viminalis
Pomegranate 35
Punica granatum
crapemyrtle 36
Lagerstroemia indica
river birch 37
Betula nigra
Persian Walnut 38
Juglans regia
Pride of Madeira 39
Echium candicans
Olive 40
Olea europaea
Chinese Privet 13
Ligustrum lucidum
Wild Dagga 41
Leonotis leonurus
Baby Sage 42
Salvia microphylla
French Lavender
Lavandula stoechas
Rosemary 2
Rosmarinus officinalis
bear's breeches 43
Acanthus mollis
California Poppy 44
Eschscholzia californica
Iceland Poppy 45
Papaver nudicaule
Kidney weed 46
Dichondra repens
Karo 47
Pittosporum crassifolium
Victorian Box 48
Pittosporum undulatum
California flannelbush 2
Fremontodendron californicum
Tulip Tree 49
Liriodendron tulipifera
Southern Magnolia 50
Magnolia grandiflora
saucer magnolia 51
Magnolia × soulangeana
Garden Pansy 52
Viola × wittrockiana
Spotted Spurge
Euphorbia maculata
Petty Spurge 53
Euphorbia peplus
Wild Radish 54
Raphanus sativus
American Sweetgum 55
Liquidambar styraciflua
Western Sycamore 56
Platanus racemosa
London plane 37
Platanus × acerifolia
Wine Grape 57
Vitis vinifera
Yellow Nutsedge 58
Cyperus esculentus
Crabgrass
Digitaria bicornis
Fortnight Lily 17
Dietes bicolor
Bearded Iris 59
Iris germanica
daylily 60
Hemerocallis
daffodils 61
Narcissus
Society Garlic 62
Tulbaghia violacea
lily of the Nile 13
Agapanthus africanus
Belladonna Lily 63
Amaryllis belladonna
tulips 64
Tulipa

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