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Criteria:   found in Placer County  •   is native  •  group by lifeform
2826  records include photos for these plants # number of sources
Scientific Name Common Name Lifeform #
  Lifeform: Annual699 plants
  Lifeform: Biennial2 plants
  Lifeform: Perennial1683 plants
  Lifeform: Fern61 plants
  Lifeform: Shrub316 plants
Acer glabrum Mountain maple Tree, Shrub 11
Acer glabrum var. diffusum Mountain maple Tree, Shrub  
Acer glabrum var. glabrum Rocky mountain maple Tree, Shrub  
Acer glabrum var. greenei Greene's mountain maple Tree, Shrub  
Acer glabrum var. torreyi Torrey's mountain maple Tree, Shrub  
Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise Tree, Shrub 15
Alnus incana Gray alder Tree, Shrub 6
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia Creek alder Tree, Shrub 9
Amelanchier alnifolia Service berry Shrub 31
Amelanchier alnifolia var. pumila Dwarf service berry Shrub  
Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia Service berry Shrub  
Amelanchier pallida Pallid service berry Shrub 3
Amelanchier utahensis Pale leaved serviceberry Shrub 10
Amelanchier utahensis ssp. utahensis Utah service berry Shrub  
Amelanchier utahensis var. utahensis Utah serviceberry Shrub  
Amorpha californica False indigo Shrub 3
Amorpha californica var. californica California false indigo Shrub  
Arctostaphylos manzanita Common manzanita Shrub 26
Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. manzanita Common manzanita Shrub 1
Arctostaphylos mewukka Indian manzanita Shrub  
Arctostaphylos mewukka ssp. mewukka Indian manzanita Shrub  
Arctostaphylos myrtifolia Ione manzanita Shrub 1
Arctostaphylos nevadensis Pine mat manzanita Shrub 6
Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis Pine-mat manzanita Shrub  
Arctostaphylos nissenana Nissenan manzanita Shrub  
Arctostaphylos patula Green leaf manzanita Shrub 14
Arctostaphylos viscida Whiteleaf manzanita Tree, Shrub 6
Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. viscida Smooth white leaf manzanita Tree, Shrub 2
Aristolochia californica California pipevine Vine, Shrub 24
Artemisia arbuscula Black sagebrush Shrub 6
Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula Low sagebrush Shrub 1
Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola Warm springs low sagebrush Shrub  
Artemisia cana Silver sagebrush Shrub 5
Artemisia cana ssp. bolanderi Bolander's silver sagebrush Shrub  
Artemisia rothrockii Rothrock sagebrush Shrub  
Artemisia tridentata Common sagebrush Shrub 26
Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata Big sagebrush Shrub 3
Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana Mountain sagebrush Shrub 8
Artemisia tripartita Threetip sagebrush Shrub  
Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita Threetip sagebrush Shrub  
Baccharis pilularis Coyote brush Shrub 58
Baccharis pilularis ssp. consanguinea Coyote brush Shrub 49
Baccharis pilularis ssp. pilularis Coyote brush Shrub 5
Baccharis salicifolia Mule fat Shrub 26
Berberis aquifolium Mountain grape Shrub 46
Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota Jepson's oregon grape Shrub 3
Berberis aquifolium var. repens Creeping oregon grape Shrub 30
Berberis nervosa Oregon grape Shrub 14
Berberis pinnata Shiny leaf mahonia Shrub 8
Calycanthus occidentalis Spicebush Shrub 41
Cassiope mertensiana Western moss heather Shrub 1
Cassiope mertensiana ssp. californica California moss heather Shrub  
Ceanothus Xarcuatus Shrub  
Ceanothus Xflexilis Flexible ceanothus Shrub  
Ceanothus arcuatus Arching ceanothus Tree, Shrub  
Ceanothus cordulatus Snow bush Shrub 7
Ceanothus cuneatus Buck brush Shrub 24
Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus Buck brush Shrub 3
Ceanothus diversifolius Pinemat Shrub 1
Ceanothus fresnensis Fresno ceanothus Shrub 1
Ceanothus integerrimus Deer brush Shrub 15
Ceanothus integerrimus var. macrothyrsus Deerbrush Shrub 15
Ceanothus lemmonii Lemmon's ceanothus Shrub 3
Ceanothus leucodermis Chaparral whitethorn Shrub 8
Ceanothus oliganthus Hairy ceanothus Shrub 5
Ceanothus parvifolius Little leaf ceanothus Shrub  
Ceanothus prostratus Mahala mats Shrub 10
Ceanothus prostratus var. laxus Large leaved carpet Shrub 11
Ceanothus prostratus var. occidentalis Mahala mats Shrub 11
Ceanothus prostratus var. prostratus Mahala mat Shrub  
Ceanothus roderickii Pine hill ceanothus Shrub  
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Blueblossom Tree, Shrub 42
Ceanothus tomentosus Woolly leaf ceanothus Shrub 8
Ceanothus velutinus Tobacco brush, snowbrush Tree, Shrub 11
Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus Tobacco brush Tree, Shrub 11
Cephalanthus occidentalis Common buttonbush Shrub 14
Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus California buttonbush Shrub 14
Cercis occidentalis Western redbud Tree, Shrub 66
Cercocarpus betuloides Birch leaf mountain mahogany Tree, Shrub 45
Cercocarpus ledifolius Desert mountainmahogany Tree, Shrub 18
Chamaebatia foliolosa Sierran mountain misery Shrub  
Chrysolepis sempervirens Sierra chinquapin Shrub 2
Chrysothamnus nauseosus Common rabbitbrush Shrub 25
Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. albicaulis Rubber rabbitbrush Shrub  
Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. hololeucus Common rabbitbrush Shrub  
Chrysothamnus parryi Parry's rabbit brush Shrub  
Cornus glabrata Brown dogwood Tree, Shrub 10
Cornus nuttallii Mountain dogwood Shrub 25
Cornus sericea American dogwood Shrub 43
Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis Western dogwood Shrub 9
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Red osier dogwood Shrub 33
Corylus cornuta Beaked hazelnut Shrub 19
Corylus cornuta ssp. californica Beaked hazelnut Shrub 16
Corylus cornuta var. californica California hazelnut Shrub 9
Crocanthemum aldersonii Alderson's rush-rose Shrub 12
Crocanthemum scoparium Bisbee Peak Rushrose Shrub 13
Crocanthemum scoparium var. scoparium Peak Rushrose Shrub 12
Crocanthemum scoparium var. vulgare Peak Rushrose Shrub 12
Crocanthemum suffrutescens Bisbee peak rush-rose Shrub 12
Cupressus macnabiana Macnab's cypress Tree, Shrub 7
Dasiphora fruticosa Shrubby cinquefoil Shrub 13
Dendromecon rigida Bush poppy Shrub 14
Diplacus aurantiacus Sticky monkeyflower Shrub 49
Diplacus grandiflorus Sticky monkeyflower Shrub 10
Ericameria arborescens Golden fleece Shrub 3
Ericameria bloomeri Bloomer's goldenbrush Shrub  
Ericameria discoidea Rayless goldenbush Shrub  
Ericameria nauseosa Rubber rabbitbrush Shrub 25
Ericameria nauseosa var. hololeuca Common rabbitbrush Shrub  
Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa Rubber rabbitbrush Shrub  
Ericameria parryi Parry's rabbitbrush Shrub  
Ericameria suffruticosa Heath goldenrod Shrub  
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba santa Shrub 10
Eriogonum fasciculatum California buckwheat Shrub 43
Eriogonum marifolium Marum leaved buckwheat Shrub  
Eriogonum marifolium var. marifolium Marum leaved buckwheat Shrub  
Eriogonum nudum Naked buckwheat Shrub 16
Eriogonum nudum var. deductum Naked buckwheat Shrub  
Eriogonum nudum var. nudum Nude buckwheat Shrub 1
Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium Oblong leaved buckwheat Shrub 1
Eriogonum tripodum Tripod buckwheat Shrub  
Frangula californica California coffeeberry Shrub 51
Frangula californica ssp. californica California coffeeberry Shrub 44
Frangula californica ssp. tomentella Hoary coffeeberry Shrub 13
Frangula purshiana Cascara sagrada Tree, Shrub 19
Frangula rubra Red buckthorn Shrub 3
Frangula rubra ssp. obtusissima Obtuse buckthorn Shrub  
Frangula rubra ssp. rubra Red buckthorn Shrub 3
Frangula rubra ssp. yosemitana Yosemite buckthorn Shrub  
Fremontodendron californicum ssp. decumbens Pine hill fremontia Shrub 5
Fremontodendron decumbens Pine hill flannelbush Shrub 4
Galium porrigens Climbing bedstraw Vine, Shrub  
Galium porrigens var. tenue Graceful bedstraw Vine, Shrub  
Garrya congdonii Silk tassel Shrub  
Garrya fremontii Fremont's silk tassel Shrub 5
Gaultheria ovatifolia Western wintergreen Shrub 1
Helianthemum scoparium Broom rose Shrub 13
Helianthemum suffrutescens Bisbee peak rush rose Shrub 12
Hesperocyparis macnabiana Macnab cypress Tree, Shrub 7
Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon Shrub 63
Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray Shrub 42
Holodiscus discolor var. discolor Oceanspray Shrub 2
Holodiscus discolor var. glabrescens Rock spiraea Shrub 40
Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus Small-leaf creambush Shrub 1
Holodiscus microphyllus Oceanspray Shrub 40
Holodiscus microphyllus var. glabrescens Rock spiraea Shrub 40
Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus Little leaf creambush Shrub 40
Ipomopsis tenuituba Narrow tube ipomopsis Shrub (stem succulent)  
Juniperus californica California juniper Shrub 4
Juniperus communis Common juniper Shrub 14
Kalmia polifolia Mountain laurel Shrub 2
Kalmia polifolia ssp. microphylla Bog laurel Shrub 2
Keckiella breviflora Gaping keckiella Shrub 4
Keckiella breviflora var. breviflora Gaping penstemon Shrub  
Keckiella breviflora var. glabrisepala Hairless gaping keckiella Shrub  
Keckiella lemmonii Lemmon's keckiella Shrub  
Ledum glandulosum Western labrador tea Shrub 1
Lepechinia calycina Pitcher sage Shrub 14
Leptodactylon pungens Prickly phlox Shrub  
Leucothoe davisiae Sierra laurel Shrub 2
Linanthus pungens Granite prickly phlox Shrub  
Lithocarpus densiflorus Tanbark oak Tree, Shrub 14
Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides Tanoak shrub Tree, Shrub 4
Lonicera cauriana Sweet berry honeysuckle Shrub  
Lonicera conjugialis Purpleflower honeysuckle Shrub 3
Lonicera hispidula Pink honeysuckle Vine, Shrub 33
Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans Hairy honeysuckle Vine, Shrub 33
Lonicera interrupta Chaparral honeysuckle Vine, Shrub 5
Lonicera involucrata Coast twinberry Shrub 42
Lonicera involucrata var. involucrata Twinberry Shrub 3
Lonicera subspicata Southern honeysuckle Shrub 9
Lupinus albifrons Silver bush lupine Shrub 34
Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons Silver bush lupine Shrub 5
Lupinus albifrons var. collinus Silver bush lupine Shrub 8
Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky monkeyflower Shrub 55
Mimulus aurantiacus var. aurantiacus Sticky monkeyflower Shrub 4
Mimulus aurantiacus var. grandiflorus Sticky monkeyflower Shrub 2
Mimulus bifidus Sticky monkeyflower Shrub 10
Mimulus puniceus Red bush monkeyflower Shrub 52
Monardella follettii Follett's monardella Shrub 1
Myrica hartwegii Mountain wax myrtle Shrub 1
Notholithocarpus densiflorus Tanoak Tree, Shrub 12
Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides Tanoak shrub Tree, Shrub 4
Oemleria cerasiformis Oso berry Shrub 18
Penstemon sudans Volcanic beardtongue Shrub (stem succulent)  
Philadelphus lewisii Wild mock orange Shrub 47
Philadelphus microphyllus Little leaf mock orange Shrub 7
Phoradendron bolleanum Bollean mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron juniperinum Mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron leucarpum American mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. macrophyllum Big leaf mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. tomentosum Mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron libocedri Incense cedar mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron macrophyllum Big leaf mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron serotinum Mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosum Pacific mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron villosum Hairy mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phyllodoce breweri Brewer's mountain heather Shrub  
Physocarpus capitatus Ninebark Shrub 40
Pickeringia montana Chaparral pea Shrub 3
Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby cinquefoil Shrub 13
Prosopis glandulosa Honey mesquite Tree, Shrub 14
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana Honey mesquite Tree, Shrub 5
Prunus emarginata Bitter cherry Tree, Shrub 15
Prunus ilicifolia Holly leaf cherry Tree, Shrub 35
Prunus subcordata Sierra plum Tree, Shrub 4
Prunus virginiana Chokecherry Tree, Shrub 29
Prunus virginiana var. demissa Western choke cherry Tree, Shrub 10
Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa Black chokecherry Tree, Shrub 8
Ptelea crenulata Hop tree Tree, Shrub 4
Purshia tridentata Antelope bush Shrub 18
Purshia tridentata var. tridentata Antelope bitterbrush Shrub 18
Quercus dumosa Scrub oak Shrub 10
Quercus durata Leather oak Shrub 9
Quercus durata var. durata Leather oak Shrub 2
Quercus vacciniifolia Huckleberry oak Shrub 5
Quercus wislizeni Interior live oak Tree, Shrub 23
Quercus wislizeni var. wislizeni Interior live oak Tree, Shrub 3
Rhamnus alnifolia Alder leaved coffeeberry Shrub 1
Rhamnus californica Coffee berry Shrub 61
Rhamnus californica ssp. californica California coffeeberry Shrub 10
Rhamnus crocea Redberry Shrub 18
Rhamnus ilicifolia Evergreen buckthorn Shrub 17
Rhamnus purshiana Cascara sagrada Tree, Shrub 17
Rhamnus rubra Sierra coffeeberry Shrub 3
Rhamnus rubra ssp. rubra Sierra coffeeberry Shrub  
Rhamnus tomentella Hoary coffeeberry Shrub 10
Rhamnus tomentella ssp. tomentella Chaparral coffee berry Shrub 6
Rhododendron columbianum Western labrador tea Shrub 1
Rhododendron neoglandulosum Western labrador tea Shrub 1
Rhododendron occidentale Western azalea Tree, Shrub 22
Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac Shrub 32
Rhus trilobata Skunkbrush Shrub 32
Rhus trilobata var. simplicifolia Single leaf skunkbrush Shrub 7
Ribes cereum Wax currant Shrub 16
Ribes cereum var. cereum Wax currant Shrub 2
Ribes cereum var. inebrians Mountain wax currant Shrub  
Ribes divaricatum Spreading gooseberry Shrub 9
Ribes inerme White stemmed gooseberry Shrub 2
Ribes inerme var. inerme White stemmed gooseberry Shrub  
Ribes lacustre Swamp currant Shrub 6
Ribes lasianthum Alpine gooseberry Shrub  
Ribes montigenum Mountain gooseberry Shrub 2
Ribes nevadense Mountain pink currant Shrub 11
Ribes roezlii Sierra gooseberry Shrub 10
Ribes roezlii var. roezlii Sierra gooseberry Shrub 3
Ribes velutinum Desert gooseberry Shrub  
Ribes viscosissimum Sticky currant Shrub  
Ribes viscosissimum var. hallii Hall's sticky currant Shrub  
Rosa bridgesii Wood rose Shrub 1
Rosa californica California wild rose Shrub 52
Rosa gymnocarpa Wood rose Shrub 21
Rosa pisocarpa Cluster rose Shrub 10
Rosa woodsii Woods' rose Shrub 28
Rosa woodsii ssp. ultramontana Interior rose Shrub 4
Rosa woodsii var. gratissima Tehachapi rose Shrub 2
Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana Wild rose Shrub 4
Rosa yainacensis Cascade rose Shrub 1
Rubus glaucifolius Wax leaf raspberry Shrub  
Rubus leucodermis White bark raspberry Shrub 8
Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Vine, Shrub 38
Rubus ursinus California blackberry Vine, Shrub 37
Salix breweri Serpentine willow Shrub 1
Salix eastwoodiae Mountain willow Shrub 1
Salix exigua Narrowleaf willow Tree, Shrub 26
Salix geyeriana Geyer's willow Shrub 2
Salix hindsiana Sandbar willow Tree, Shrub 25
Salix jepsonii Jepson's willow Shrub  
Salix lasiandra var. caudata Shining willow Shrub  
Salix lasiolepis Arroyo willow Tree, Shrub 23
Salix lemmonii Lemmon's willow Shrub 2
Salix ligulifolia Strapleaf willow Shrub  
Salix lucida Shining willow Tree, Shrub 19
Salix lucida ssp. caudata Shining willow Shrub  
Salix lutea Yellow willow Shrub 1
Salix melanopsis Dusky willow Tree, Shrub 4
Salix orestera Sierra willow Shrub  
Salix scouleriana Scouler willow Tree, Shrub 17
Sambucus melanocarpa Black elderberry Shrub 3
Sambucus mexicana Elderberry Tree, Shrub 40
Sambucus nigra Black elderberry Shrub 13
Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Blue elderberry Shrub 60
Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry Shrub 31
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa Rocky mountain elder Shrub 3
Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys Red elderberry Shrub 3
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa Red elderberry Shrub 5
Senecio flaccidus Shrubby ragwort Shrub 6
Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii Bush groundsel Shrub 3
Solanum umbelliferum Blue witch Shrub 10
Sorbus californica California mountain ash Shrub 1
Sorbus scopulina Mountain ash Shrub 7
Spiraea densiflora Dense flowered spiraea Shrub 17
Spiraea densiflora ssp. splendens Mountain spirea Shrub 5
Spiraea douglasii Douglas spiraea Shrub 26
Spiraea splendens Rose meadowsweet Shrub 17
Styrax redivivus California snowdrop bush Shrub 10
Symphoricarpos acutus Creeping snowberry Shrub 17
Symphoricarpos albus Common snowberry Shrub 42
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus Snowberry Shrub 12
Symphoricarpos hesperius Creeping snowberry Shrub 17
Symphoricarpos mollis Snowberry Shrub 18
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Mountain snowberry Shrub 3
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii Parish's snowberry Shrub  
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. rotundifolius Snowberry Shrub  
Tetradymia canescens Gray horsebrush Shrub 1
Thamnosma montana Turpentine broom Shrub 1
Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison oak Vine, Shrub 7
Vaccinium cespitosum Dwarf bilberry Shrub 2
Vaccinium membranaceum Thin leaf huckleberry Shrub 5
Vaccinium parvifolium Red huckleberry Shrub 11
Vaccinium shastense Shrub  
Vaccinium shastense ssp. nevadense Shrub  
Vaccinium uliginosum Blueberry Shrub 2
Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. occidentale Western blueberry Shrub 2
Viburnum ellipticum Common viburnum Shrub 5
Vitis californica California wild grape Vine, Shrub 39
  Lifeform: Tree56 plants
  Lifeform: Vine1 plant
 
Pink background indicates a plant is non-native.
! indicates a plant is potentially invasive.
NB: found in Placer 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.