| Criteria: found in Orange County • is not native • group by lifeform | ||||
| 979 records | include photos for these plants | # number of sources | ||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Lifeform | # |
Lifeform: Annual | 404 plants | ||
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Lifeform: Perennial | 320 plants | ||
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Lifeform: Fern | 7 plants | ||
Lifeform: Shrub | 135 plants | ||
| Acacia baileyana ! | Cootamundra wattle | Tree, Shrub | 5 |
| Acacia bivenosa | Two nerved wattle | Shrub | |
| Acacia cyclops ! | Coastal wattle | Shrub | |
| Acacia dealbata ! | Silver wattle | Tree, Shrub | 1 |
| Acacia mearnsii | Black wattle | Tree, Shrub | |
| Acacia paradoxa ! | Kangaroo thorn | Shrub | |
| Acacia podalyriifolia | Pearl wattle | Tree, Shrub | 2 |
| Acacia pycnantha ! | Golden wattle | Tree, Shrub | |
| Acacia redolens | Bank catclaw | Tree, Shrub | 15 |
| Acacia saligna ! | Orange wattle | Tree, Shrub | 2 |
| Acacia verticillata | Star acacia | Tree, Shrub | 2 |
| Aeonium arboreum | Tree aenium | Shrub | 6 |
| Aeonium haworthii | Haworth's aeonium | Shrub | 4 |
| Albizia julibrissin | Silktree | Tree, Shrub | 9 |
| Albizia lophantha | Stink bean | Tree, Shrub | |
| Asclepias physocarpa | Balloonplant | Shrub | 3 |
| Bougainvillea glabra | Paperflower | Shrub | |
| Bougainvillea spectabilis | Great bougainvillea | Shrub | 2 |
| Buddleja davidii ! | Butterfly bush | Tree, Shrub | 6 |
| Caesalpinia gilliesii | Bird of paradise | Tree, Shrub, Vine | 10 |
| Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Pride of barbados | Shrub | 8 |
| Calliandra haematocephala | Stickpea | Shrub | 3 |
| Callistemon citrinus | Crimson bottlebrush | Tree, Shrub | 12 |
| Callistemon viminalis | Weeping bottlebrush | Tree, Shrub | 9 |
| Carissa macrocarpa | Amatungulu | Tree, Shrub | 4 |
| Catharanthus roseus ! | Madagascar periwinkle | Shrub (stem succulent) | |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern redbud | Tree, Shrub | 66 |
| Cistus creticus | Pink rockrose | Shrub | 9 |
| Cistus incanus | Hairy rockrose | Shrub | 10 |
| Cistus incanus ssp. creticus | Cretan rockrose | Shrub (stem succulent) | 2 |
| Cistus incanus ssp. incanus | Hairy rockrose | Shrub (stem succulent) | 2 |
| Cistus ladanifer | Resinous rockrose | Shrub (stem succulent) | 12 |
| Cistus salviifolius | Sage leaf rockrose | Shrub (stem succulent) | 16 |
| Cotoneaster lacteus ! | Milkflower cotoneaster | Shrub | 2 |
| Cotoneaster pannosus ! | Woolly cotoneaster | Shrub | |
| Cydonia oblonga | Quince | Tree, Shrub | |
| Delosperma litorale | Ice plant | Shrub (stem succulent) | |
| Dodonaea viscosa | Florida hopbush | Tree, Shrub | 9 |
| Echinopsis spachiana | Shrub | ||
| Echium candicans ! | Pride of madeira | Shrub | 14 |
| Elaeagnus angustifolia ! | Russian olive | Tree, Shrub | 2 |
| Erica canaliculata | Hairy grey heather | Shrub | 2 |
| Erythrina crista-galli | Crybabytree | Tree, Shrub | 1 |
| Ficus benjamina | Weeping fig | Shrub | 3 |
| Ficus elastica | Indian rubberplant | Shrub | 1 |
| Ficus microcarpa | Chinese banyan | Shrub | 4 |
| Ficus palmata | Punjab fig | Shrub | |
| Ficus rubiginosa | Shrub | 1 | |
| Fuchsia boliviana | Bolivian fuchsia | Shrub | 2 |
| Fuchsia hybrida | Hybrid fuchsia | Shrub | |
| Genista canariensis | Canary island broom | Shrub | |
| Genista monspessulana ! | French broom | Shrub | |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Honeylocust | Tree, Shrub | 8 |
| Hedera helix ! | English ivy | Vine, Shrub | 6 |
| Holodiscus dumosus | Rockspirea | Shrub | 40 |
| Hymenosporum flavum | Tree, Shrub | 4 | |
| Hypericum canariense ! | Canary island st john's wort | Shrub | |
| Isocoma veneta | Shrub | 11 | |
| Juniperus monosperma | Oneseed juniper | Shrub | 2 |
| Lantana camara ! | Lantana | Shrub | 7 |
| Lantana montevidensis | Trailing lantana | Vine, Shrub | 11 |
| Lavandula stoechas | French lavender | Shrub | 14 |
| Lavatera olbia | Tree lavatera | Shrub | 1 |
| Leptospermum scoparium | Broom teatree | Shrub | 5 |
| Leucaena leucocephala | white leadtree | Tree, Shrub | |
| Ligustrum japonicum | Japanese privet | Tree, Shrub | 9 |
| Ligustrum lucidum ! | Glossy privet | Tree, Shrub | 3 |
| Ligustrum ovalifolium | California privet | Tree, Shrub | 1 |
| Lonicera japonica | Japanese honeysuckle | Vine, Shrub | 7 |
| Malva pseudolavatera | Cretan mallow | Shrub | |
| Melianthus major | Honey flower | Shrub | 6 |
| Myoporum laetum ! | Ngaio tree | Tree, Shrub | 2 |
| Myoporum parvifolium | Slender myoporum | Tree, Shrub | 9 |
| Myoporum sandwicense | Naio | Tree, Shrub | |
| Nandina domestica | Sacred bamboo | Shrub | 10 |
| Nicotiana glauca ! | Tree tobacco | Tree, Shrub | 2 |
| Olea europaea ! | Olive | Tree, Shrub | 10 |
| Opuntia ficus-indica | Tuna | Shrub (stem succulent) | 4 |
| Opuntia microdasys | Angel's wings | Shrub (stem succulent) | 4 |
| Opuntia tomentosa | Woollyjoint pricklypear | Shrub (stem succulent) | |
| Parthenocissus inserta | Woodbine | Vine, Shrub | 10 |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia creeper | Vine, Shrub | 10 |
| Pelargonium Xdomesticum | Regal pelargonium | Shrub (stem succulent) | |
| Pelargonium Xhortorum | Garden pelargonium | Shrub (stem succulent) | |
| Phoenix dactylifera | Date palm | Tree, Shrub | 1 |
| Phoenix reclinata | Senegal date palm | Tree, Shrub | 2 |
| Phoradendron tomentosum | Christmas mistletoe | Shrub (parasitic) | |
| Pittosporum crassifolium | Thick leaf box | Tree, Shrub | 8 |
| Pittosporum tobira | Mock orange | Tree, Shrub | 9 |
| Pittosporum undulatum ! | Victorian box | Tree, Shrub | 4 |
| Polygala myrtifolia ! | Myrtle leaf milkwort | Shrub | 4 |
| Prosopis chilensis | Algarrobo | Tree, Shrub | 8 |
| Prosopis velutina | Velvet mesquite | Tree, Shrub | 9 |
| Pseudosasa japonica | Arrow bamboo | Shrub | 2 |
| Psidium cattleianum | Strawberry guava | Tree, Shrub | 3 |
| Psidium guajava | Guava | Tree, Shrub | |
| Punica granatum | Pomegranate | Shrub | 14 |
| Pyracantha angustifolia ! | Firethorn | Shrub | 2 |
| Pyracantha coccinea ! | Scarlet firethorn | Shrub | 4 |
| Pyracantha koidzumii | Taiwan firethorn | Shrub | 3 |
| Quercus suber | Cork oak | Tree, Shrub | 12 |
| Rhamnus alaterna | Italian buckhorn | Shrub | 8 |
| Rhamnus alaternus ! | Italian buckthorn | Shrub | 8 |
| Ricinus communis ! | Castor bean | Shrub | 1 |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Rosemary | Shrub | 28 |
| Rubus armeniacus ! | Himalayan blackberry | Shrub | |
| Rubus discolor | Blackberry | Shrub | |
| Rubus pensilvanicus | Pennsylvania blackberry | Vine, Shrub | |
| Ruta graveolens | Common rue | Shrub (stem succulent) | 8 |
| Salvia microphylla | Baby sage | Shrub | 20 |
| Schinus polygamus | Hardee peppertree | Tree, Shrub | |
| Schinus terebinthifolius ! | Brazilian pepper tree | Tree, Shrub | 4 |
| Sedum dendroideum | Tree stonecrop | Shrub | 1 |
| Senna artemisioides | Silver senna | Shrub | 9 |
| Senna didymobotrya | African wild cassia | Shrub | 3 |
| Senna marilandica | Maryland senna | Shrub | 1 |
| Senna multiglandulosa | Glandular cassia | Shrub | 2 |
| Sesbania punicea ! | Rattlebox | Shrub | 1 |
| Solanum aviculare ! | New zealand nightshade | Shrub | 1 |
| Solanum lanceolatum | Lance leaf nightshade | Shrub | |
| Solanum mauritianum | Earleaf nightshade | Shrub | 1 |
| Solanum physalifolium | Hoe nightshade | Shrub | |
| Spartium junceum ! | Spanish broom | Shrub | 2 |
| Tamarix chinensis ! | Chinese tamarisk | Shrub | |
| Tamarix parviflora | Tamarisk | Tree, Shrub | |
| Tamarix ramosissima ! | Tamarisk | Tree, Shrub | |
| Tecoma capensis | Cape honeysuckle | Vine, Shrub | 6 |
| Vitis vinifera | Cultivated grape | Vine, Shrub | 5 |
| Wigandia caracasana | Caracus wigandia | Shrub | 1 |
| Wigandia urens | Caracus wigandia | Shrub | 1 |
| Wigandia urens var. caracasana | Caracus wigandia | Shrub | 1 |
| Yucca aloifolia | Aloe yucca | Shrub | 4 |
| Yucca gloriosa | Moundlily yucca | Shrub | 6 |
| Yucca recurvifolia | Curve-leaf yucca | Shrub | 3 |
| Ziziphus zizyphus | Common jujube | Tree, Shrub | 1 |
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Lifeform: Tree | 98 plants | ||
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Lifeform: Vine | 5 plants | ||
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Pink background indicates a plant is non-native.
! indicates a plant is potentially invasive. |
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| NB: found in Orange County is intended to indicate only plants found growing in the wild. However, the evidence is not always clear, and may occasionally include plants found in cultivation. To verify the wild presence of any particular plant in the list above, please click through to Calflora and look closely at the observations in this county. | ||