Native Plants of San Mateo County

A local guide to the flora of our fair county. SMC is a medium size county in central coastal California containing numerous biological preserves, state and local parks. It is home to numerous microclimates and a variety of ecological subregions including ocean beaches, salt marshes, coastal scrub, grassland, chaparral, redwood forest, riparian woodland, mixed evergreen forest, and oak savannah. less ↑