| Criteria: found in Santa Clara County • is not native • group by lifeform | ||||
| 844 records | include photos for these plants | # number of sources | ||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Lifeform | # |
Lifeform: Annual | 380 plants | ||
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Lifeform: Biennial | 4 plants | ||
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Lifeform: Perennial | 279 plants | ||
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Lifeform: Fern | 3 plants | ||
Lifeform: Shrub | 94 plants | ||
| Acacia baileyana ! | Cootamundra wattle | Tree, Shrub | 5 |
| Acacia dealbata ! | Silver wattle | Tree, Shrub | 1 |
| Acacia paradoxa ! | Kangaroo thorn | Shrub | |
| Aeonium arboreum | Tree aenium | Shrub | 6 |
| Albizia julibrissin | Silktree | Tree, Shrub | 9 |
| Berberis darwinii ! | Darwin's berberis | Shrub | 5 |
| Buddleja davidii ! | Butterfly bush | Tree, Shrub | 6 |
| Callistemon citrinus | Crimson bottlebrush | Tree, Shrub | 12 |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern redbud | Tree, Shrub | 66 |
| Chamaecytisus proliferus | Canary island false broom | Shrub | |
| 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 |
| Coronilla valentina | Mediterranean crownvetch | Shrub | 1 |
| Cotoneaster franchetii ! | Cotoneaster | Shrub | |
| Cotoneaster lacteus ! | Milkflower cotoneaster | Shrub | 2 |
| Cotoneaster pannosus ! | Woolly cotoneaster | Shrub | |
| Crataegus monogyna ! | Hawthorn | Shrub | 2 |
| Cydonia oblonga | Quince | Tree, Shrub | |
| Cytisus proliferus ! | Tree lucerne | Shrub | |
| Cytisus scoparius ! | Scotch broom | Shrub | 1 |
| Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus | Scotch broom | Shrub | 1 |
| Cytisus striatus ! | Portuguese broom | Shrub | |
| Echium candicans ! | Pride of madeira | Shrub | 14 |
| Echium vulgare | Common viper's bugloss | Shrub | 2 |
| Erica canaliculata | Hairy grey heather | Shrub | 2 |
| Escallonia rubra | Red claws | Shrub | 3 |
| Genista monspessulana ! | French broom | Shrub | |
| Genista stenopetala | Narrow petaled broom | Shrub | |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Honeylocust | Tree, Shrub | 8 |
| Hebe speciosa | Showy hebe | Shrub | 4 |
| Hedera helix ! | English ivy | Vine, Shrub | 6 |
| Holodiscus dumosus | Rockspirea | Shrub | 40 |
| Hymenosporum flavum | Tree, Shrub | 4 | |
| Hypericum calycinum | Aaron's beard | Shrub | 7 |
| Ilex aquifolium ! | Holly | Tree, Shrub | 3 |
| Isocoma veneta | Shrub | 11 | |
| Lavandula stoechas | French lavender | Shrub | 14 |
| Lavatera arborea | Tree mallow | Shrub | |
| Leucophyllum frutescens | Texas barometer bush | Shrub | 9 |
| Ligustrum lucidum ! | Glossy privet | Tree, Shrub | 3 |
| Ligustrum sinense | Chinese privet | Tree, Shrub | 1 |
| Ligustrum vulgare | European privet | Tree, Shrub | 3 |
| Lonicera japonica | Japanese honeysuckle | Vine, Shrub | 7 |
| Lycium barbarum | Matrimony vine | Shrub | 1 |
| Lycium chinense | Matrimony vine | Shrub | 2 |
| Malva arborea | Tree mallow | Shrub | |
| Malva pseudolavatera | Cretan mallow | Shrub | |
| Maytenus boaria ! | Mayten | Tree, Shrub | 6 |
| Myoporum laetum ! | Ngaio tree | Tree, Shrub | 2 |
| Myrtus communis | Myrtle | Shrub | 14 |
| 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 |
| Parthenocissus tricuspidata | Boston ivy | Vine, Shrub | 4 |
| Pelargonium Xhortorum | Garden pelargonium | Shrub (stem succulent) | |
| Pelargonium inquinans | South african pelargonium | Shrub (stem succulent) | |
| Phoradendron tomentosum | Christmas mistletoe | Shrub (parasitic) | |
| Pittosporum tobira | Mock orange | Tree, Shrub | 9 |
| Prunus serotina | Black cherry | Tree, Shrub | 1 |
| 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 ulmifolius | Elmleaf blackberry | Vine, Shrub | |
| Rubus ulmifolius var. anoplothyrsus | Elm leaf bramble | Vine, Shrub | |
| Rubus ulmifolius var. inermis | Elm leaf bramble | Vine, Shrub | |
| Ruta graveolens | Common rue | Shrub (stem succulent) | 8 |
| Salvia microphylla | Baby sage | Shrub | 20 |
| Santolina chamaecyparissus | Lavender cotton | Shrub | 18 |
| Schinus terebinthifolius ! | Brazilian pepper tree | Tree, Shrub | 4 |
| Scutellaria angustifolia | Narrowleaf skullcap | Shrub | 5 |
| 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 physalifolium | Hoe nightshade | Shrub | |
| Solanum villosum | Hairy nightshade | Shrub | |
| Spartium junceum ! | Spanish broom | Shrub | 2 |
| Tamarix chinensis ! | Chinese tamarisk | Shrub | |
| Tamarix parviflora | Tamarisk | Tree, Shrub | |
| Tamarix ramosissima ! | Tamarisk | Tree, Shrub | |
| Ulex europaeus ! | Gorse | Shrub | |
| Vitis vinifera | Cultivated grape | Vine, Shrub | 5 |
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Lifeform: Tree | 73 plants | ||
| Acacia melanoxylon ! | Blackwood acacia | Tree | 5 |
| Acacia retinodes | Ever blooming acacia | Tree | |
| Acer saccharinum | Silver maple | Tree | 6 |
| Ailanthus altissima ! | Tree of heaven | Tree | 2 |
| Alnus cordata | Italian alder | Tree | 7 |
| Arbutus unedo | Strawberry tree | Tree | 15 |
| Casuarina equisetifolia ! | Beach sheoak | Tree | |
| Catalpa speciosa | Northern catalpa | Tree | 4 |
| Cedrus deodara | Deodar cedar | Tree | 9 |
| Celtis australis | European hackberry | Tree | 7 |
| Celtis sinensis | Chinese hackberry | Tree | 6 |
| Ceratonia siliqua | St. john's bread | Tree | 5 |
| Cestrum nocturnum | Night jessamine | Tree | 5 |
| Cinnamomum camphora | Camphortree | Tree | 6 |
| Cordyline australis | Cabbage tree | Tree | 11 |
| Cupressus sempervirens | Italian cypress | Tree | 13 |
| Eriobotrya japonica | Loquat | Tree | 4 |
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis ! | Red gum | Tree | 2 |
| Eucalyptus cladocalyx ! | Sugar gum | Tree | |
| Eucalyptus globulus ! | Blue gum | Tree | 4 |
| Eucalyptus grandis | Grand eucalyptus | Tree | 1 |
| Eucalyptus polyanthemos | Silver dollar gum | Tree | 3 |
| Eucalyptus pulverulenta | Money tree | Tree | 1 |
| Eucalyptus sideroxylon | Red iron bark | Tree | 2 |
| Eucalyptus viminalis | Manna gum | Tree | |
| Ficus carica ! | Common fig | Tree | 1 |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green ash | Tree | 6 |
| Fraxinus uhdei | Shamel ash | Tree | 5 |
| Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo | Tree | 11 |
| Juglans nigra | Black walnut | Tree | 2 |
| Juglans regia | English walnut | Tree | 1 |
| Koelreuteria bipinnata | Goldenrain tree | Tree | 6 |
| Koelreuteria paniculata | Goldenrain tree | Tree | 12 |
| Laurus nobilis | Sweet bay | Tree | 15 |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum | Tree | 7 |
| Malus pumila | Paradise apple | Tree | 2 |
| Malus sylvestris | Apple | Tree | |
| Morus alba | Mulberry | Tree | 8 |
| Nerium oleander | Oleander | Tree | 8 |
| Persea americana | Avocado | Tree | |
| Phoenix canariensis ! | Canary island date palm | Tree | 2 |
| Pinus halepensis | Aleppo pine | Tree | 9 |
| Pinus pinea | Italian stone pine | Tree | 7 |
| Pinus sylvestris | Scotch pine | Tree | 7 |
| Pistacia chinensis | Chinese pistachio | Tree | 11 |
| Pittosporum tenuifolium | Short leaf box | Tree | 8 |
| Platanus Xacerifolia | Tree | ||
| Platanus Xhispanica | London plane tree | Tree | |
| Platanus Xhybrida | London planetree | Tree | |
| Platanus occidentalis | American sycamore | Tree | 2 |
| Populus alba | White poplar | Tree | 2 |
| Populus deltoides | Eastern cottonwood | Tree | 3 |
| Populus nigra | Lombardy poplar | Tree | 5 |
| Prunus armeniaca | Apricot | Tree | |
| Prunus cerasifera ! | Cherry plum | Tree | 8 |
| Prunus dulcis | Almond | Tree | |
| Prunus persica | Peach | Tree | 4 |
| Pyrus calleryana ! | Callery pear | Tree | 7 |
| Pyrus communis | Common pear | Tree | 1 |
| Quercus ilex | Holly oak | Tree | 7 |
| Rhus lancea | African sumac | Tree | 9 |
| Robinia pseudoacacia ! | Black locust | Tree | 6 |
| Salix babylonica | Weeping willow | Tree | 6 |
| Salix matsudana | Corkscrew willow | Tree | 7 |
| Sapium sebiferum | Chinese tallow | Tree | 6 |
| Schinus molle ! | Peruvian pepper tree | Tree | 9 |
| Searsia lancea | African sumac | Tree | 9 |
| Syzygium paniculatum | Brush cherry | Tree | 5 |
| Tilia americana | American basswood | Tree | |
| Triadica sebifera ! | Chinese tallowtree | Tree | 6 |
| Ulmus minor | English elm | Tree | 1 |
| Ulmus parvifolia | Siberian elm | Tree | 10 |
| Washingtonia robusta ! | Mexican fan palm | Tree | 5 |
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Lifeform: Vine | 10 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 Santa Clara 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. | ||