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Criteria:   found in Santa Clara County  •   is native  •  group by lifeform
2115  records include photos for these plants # number of sources
Scientific Name Common Name Lifeform #
  Lifeform: Annual810 plants
  Lifeform: Biennial2 plants
  Lifeform: Perennial910 plants
  Lifeform: Fern49 plants
  Lifeform: Shrub287 plants
Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise Tree, Shrub 15
Adenostoma fasciculatum var. fasciculatum Chamise Tree, Shrub 2
Alnus rubra Red alder Tree, Shrub 29
Amelanchier alnifolia Service berry Shrub 31
Amelanchier pallida Pallid service berry Shrub 3
Amelanchier utahensis Pale leaved serviceberry Shrub 10
Arctostaphylos Xcampbelliae Shrub  
Arctostaphylos andersonii Santa cruz manzanita Shrub 3
Arctostaphylos canescens Hoary manzanita Shrub 1
Arctostaphylos canescens ssp. canescens Hoary manzanita Shrub  
Arctostaphylos canescens ssp. sonomensis Sonoma manzanita Shrub 1
Arctostaphylos crustacea Brittle leaf manzanita Shrub 6
Arctostaphylos crustacea ssp. crinita Crinite manzanita Shrub  
Arctostaphylos crustacea ssp. crustacea Brittle leaf manzanita Shrub 5
Arctostaphylos densiflora Vine hill manzanita Shrub 25
Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastwood manzanita Shrub 6
Arctostaphylos glandulosa f. cushingiana Cushing's manzanita Shrub  
Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia Del mar manzanita Shrub 2
Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. cushingiana Cushing manzanita Shrub  
Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa Eastwood manzanita Shrub 3
Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. zacaensis Zaca lake manzanita Shrub 3
Arctostaphylos glauca Big berry manzanita Tree, Shrub 10
Arctostaphylos manzanita Common manzanita Shrub 26
Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. laevigata Contra Costa manzanita Shrub 1
Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. manzanita Common manzanita Shrub 1
Arctostaphylos nummularia Shatterberry Shrub 7
Arctostaphylos silvicola Bonny doon manzanita Shrub 11
Arctostaphylos tomentosa Woolly leaf manzanita Shrub 7
Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. crinita Santa cruz mtns. manzanita Shrub  
Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. crustacea Brittle leaf manzanita Shrub 5
Aristolochia californica California pipevine Vine, Shrub 24
Artemisia californica Coastal sage brush Shrub 43
Atriplex lentiformis Big saltbush Shrub 34
Baccharis pilularis Coyote brush Shrub 57
Baccharis pilularis ssp. consanguinea Coyote brush Shrub 49
Baccharis pilularis ssp. pilularis Coyote brush Shrub 5
Baccharis salicifolia Mule fat Shrub 26
Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia Mule fat Shrub 8
Bahiopsis laciniata San Diego County viguiera Shrub 8
Berberis aquifolium Mountain grape Shrub 46
Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota Jepson's oregon grape Shrub 3
Berberis nervosa Oregon grape Shrub 14
Berberis pinnata Shiny leaf mahonia Shrub 8
Berberis pinnata ssp. pinnata Coast barberry Shrub  
Calycanthus occidentalis Spicebush Shrub 41
Ceanothus Xregius Blueblossom x wartleaf ceanothus Shrub  
Ceanothus cuneatus Buck brush Shrub 24
Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus Buck brush Shrub 3
Ceanothus cuneatus var. ramulosus Buck brush Shrub 1
Ceanothus dentatus Dwarf ceanothus Shrub 4
Ceanothus ferrisiae Coyote ceanothus Shrub 1
Ceanothus foliosus Wavy leaved ceanothus Shrub 6
Ceanothus foliosus var. foliosus Wavy leaved ceanothus Shrub  
Ceanothus foliosus var. medius La cuesta ceanothus Shrub  
Ceanothus incanus Coast whitethorn Shrub 1
Ceanothus integerrimus Deer brush Shrub 15
Ceanothus integerrimus var. integerrimus Deer brush Shrub  
Ceanothus leucodermis Chaparral whitethorn Shrub 8
Ceanothus oliganthus Hairy ceanothus Shrub 5
Ceanothus oliganthus var. sorediatus Jim brush Shrub  
Ceanothus palmeri Palmer's ceanothus Shrub 1
Ceanothus papillosus Wartleaf ceanothus Shrub 13
Ceanothus papillosus var. papillosus Wartleaf ceanothus Shrub  
Ceanothus papillosus var. roweanus Mt. tranquillon ceanothus Shrub 20
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Blueblossom Tree, Shrub 42
Cercis occidentalis Western redbud Tree, Shrub 66
Cercocarpus betuloides Birch leaf mountain mahogany Tree, Shrub 45
Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides Birch leaf mountain mahogany Tree, Shrub 2
Chrysolepis chrysophylla Golden chinquapin Tree, Shrub 4
Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla Golden chinquapin Tree, Shrub 1
Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor Bush chinquapin Tree, Shrub  
Chrysothamnus nauseosus Common rabbitbrush Shrub 25
Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. albicaulis Rubber rabbitbrush Shrub  
Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. mohavensis Mohave common rabbitbrush Shrub  
Chrysothamnus parryi Parry's rabbit brush Shrub  
Chrysothamnus parryi ssp. latior Parry's rabbitbrush 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
Crataegus columbiana Columbia hawthorn Tree, Shrub 11
Crataegus douglasii Douglas' hawthorn Tree, Shrub 12
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
Cupressus sargentii Sargent cypress Tree, Shrub 3
Dendromecon rigida Bush poppy Shrub 14
Diplacus aurantiacus Sticky monkeyflower Shrub 49
Dirca occidentalis Western leatherwood Shrub 2
Ericameria arborescens Golden fleece Shrub 3
Ericameria ericoides Mock heather Shrub 18
Ericameria linearifolia Interior goldenbush Shrub 6
Ericameria nauseosa Rubber rabbitbrush Shrub 25
Ericameria nauseosa var. mohavensis Mojave rabbitbrush Shrub  
Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa Rubber rabbitbrush Shrub  
Ericameria parryi Parry's rabbitbrush Shrub  
Ericameria parryi var. latior Parry's rabbitbrush Shrub  
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba santa Shrub 11
Eriogonum fasciculatum California buckwheat Shrub 42
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum California buckwheat Shrub 6
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat Shrub 3
Eriogonum giganteum St. Catherine's lace Shrub 30
Eriogonum nudum Naked buckwheat Shrub 15
Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum Nude buckwheat Shrub 1
Eriogonum nudum var. nudum Nude buckwheat Shrub 1
Eriophyllum confertiflorum Yellow yarrow Shrub 22
Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum Golden yarrow Shrub 1
Euonymus occidentalis Western burning bush Tree, Shrub 7
Euonymus occidentalis var. occidentalis Western burning bush Tree, Shrub 1
Forestiera pubescens Desert olive Shrub 5
Frangula californica California coffeeberry Shrub 50
Frangula californica ssp. californica California coffeeberry Shrub 43
Frangula californica ssp. tomentella Hoary coffeeberry Shrub 13
Frangula purshiana Cascara sagrada Tree, Shrub 19
Fraxinus dipetala Two petaled ash Tree, Shrub 7
Fraxinus jonesii California ash Tree, Shrub 7
Fremontodendron californicum California fremontia Shrub 29
Galium porrigens Climbing bedstraw Vine, Shrub  
Galium porrigens var. porrigens Graceful bedstraw Vine, Shrub  
Galium porrigens var. tenue Graceful bedstraw Vine, Shrub  
Garrya congdonii Silk tassel Shrub  
Garrya elliptica Coast silk tassel Tree, Shrub 31
Garrya flavescens Ashy silk tassel Shrub 1
Garrya fremontii Fremont's silk tassel Shrub 5
Gaultheria shallon Salal Shrub 25
Helianthemum scoparium Broom rose Shrub 13
Helianthemum suffrutescens Bisbee peak rush rose Shrub 12
Hesperocyparis sargentii Sargent cypress Tree, Shrub 3
Hesperoyucca whipplei Chaparral yucca Shrub 32
Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon Shrub 63
Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray Shrub 41
Holodiscus discolor var. discolor Oceanspray Shrub 2
Holodiscus microphyllus Oceanspray Shrub 40
Holodiscus microphyllus var. glabrescens Rock spiraea Shrub 40
Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus Little leaf creambush Shrub 40
Isocoma menziesii White flowered goldenbush Shrub 15
Isocoma menziesii var. diabolica Satan's goldenbush Shrub 1
Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides Green leaved dune goldenbush Shrub  
Isomeris arborea Bladderpod Shrub 31
Juniperus californica California juniper Shrub 4
Keckiella breviflora Gaping keckiella Shrub 4
Keckiella breviflora var. breviflora Gaping penstemon Shrub  
Keckiella corymbosa Red beardtongue Shrub 2
Lavatera assurgentiflora Malva rosa Shrub 20
Lavatera assurgentiflora ssp. assurgentiflora Island mallow Shrub 7
Lepechinia calycina Pitcher sage Shrub 14
Lepidospartum squamatum Scalebroom Shrub 7
Lithocarpus densiflorus Tanbark oak Tree, Shrub 14
Lithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus Tanoak Tree, 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. ledebourii Coast twinberry Shrub 2
Lonicera subspicata Southern honeysuckle Shrub 10
Lonicera subspicata var. denudata Johnston's honeysuckle Shrub 3
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
Lupinus arboreus Coastal bush lupine Shrub 27
Malacothamnus aboriginum Indian Valley bush mallow Shrub  
Malacothamnus arcuatus Arcuate bush mallow Shrub 15
Malacothamnus davidsonii Davidson's bush mallow Shrub 1
Malacothamnus fasciculatus Chaparral bush mallow Shrub 19
Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. fasciculatus Chaparral bush mallow Shrub 1
Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. nuttallii Nuttall's bush mallow Shrub 15
Malacothamnus fremontii Fremont's bush mallow Shrub 8
Malacothamnus hallii Hall's bush mallow Shrub 15
Malosma laurina Laurel sumac Tree, Shrub 19
Malva assurgentiflora Island mallow Shrub 19
Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky monkeyflower Shrub 55
Mimulus aurantiacus var. aurantiacus Sticky monkeyflower Shrub 4
Mimulus puniceus Red bush monkeyflower Shrub 52
Morella californica California wax myrtle Shrub 54
Myrica californica Wax myrtle Shrub 54
Notholithocarpus densiflorus Tanoak Tree, Shrub 12
Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus Tanoak Tree, Shrub 3
Oemleria cerasiformis Oso berry Shrub 18
Opuntia Xoccidentalis Western prickly pear Shrub (stem succulent) 4
Peritoma arborea Bladderpod Shrub 29
Phoradendron leucarpum American mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. macrophyllum Big leaf mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. tomentosum Mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron macrophyllum Big leaf mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron serotinum Mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron serotinum ssp. macrophyllum Big leaf mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosum Pacific mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Phoradendron villosum Hairy mistletoe Shrub (parasitic)  
Physocarpus capitatus Ninebark Shrub 40
Pickeringia montana Chaparral pea Shrub 3
Pickeringia montana var. montana Chaparral pea Shrub  
Prunus emarginata Bitter cherry Tree, Shrub 15
Prunus ilicifolia Holly leaf cherry Tree, Shrub 35
Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia Holly leaf cherry Tree, Shrub 11
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
Quercus Xsubconvexa Shrub, Tree  
Quercus dumosa Scrub oak Shrub 10
Quercus durata Leather oak Shrub 9
Quercus durata var. durata Leather oak Shrub 2
Quercus palmeri Palmer's oak Shrub  
Quercus wislizeni Interior live oak Tree, Shrub 22
Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens Live oak Tree, Shrub 1
Quercus wislizeni var. wislizeni Interior live oak Tree, Shrub 3
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 tomentella Hoary coffeeberry Shrub 10
Rhamnus tomentella ssp. tomentella Chaparral coffee berry Shrub 6
Rhododendron occidentale Western azalea Tree, Shrub 22
Rhododendron occidentale var. occidentale Western azalea Tree, Shrub  
Rhus integrifolia Lemonade berry Shrub 37
Rhus ovata Sugar bush Shrub 31
Ribes amarum Bitter gooseberry Shrub 4
Ribes aureum Golden currant Shrub 50
Ribes aureum var. gracillimum Golden currant Shrub 9
Ribes californicum California gooseberry Shrub 8
Ribes californicum var. californicum California gooseberry Shrub 1
Ribes divaricatum Spreading gooseberry Shrub 9
Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum Spreading gooseberry Shrub 2
Ribes malvaceum Chaparral currant Shrub 23
Ribes malvaceum var. malvaceum Chaparral currant Shrub 3
Ribes menziesii Gooseberry Shrub 6
Ribes menziesii var. hystrix Canyon gooseberry Shrub 1
Ribes menziesii var. menziesii Canyon gooseberry Shrub 1
Ribes quercetorum Oak gooseberry Shrub 2
Ribes sanguineum Flowering currant Shrub 54
Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Flowering currant Shrub 25
Ribes speciosum Fuchsia flowered gooseberry Shrub 29
Rosa californica California wild rose Shrub 52
Rosa gymnocarpa Wood rose Shrub 21
Rosa gymnocarpa var. gymnocarpa Wood rose Shrub 2
Rosa pinetorum Pine rose Shrub 1
Rosa spithamea Sonoma rose Shrub 1
Rubus leucodermis White bark raspberry Shrub 8
Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Vine, Shrub 37
Rubus parviflorus var. velutinus Thimbleberry Vine, Shrub 38
Rubus spectabilis Salmon berry Shrub 22
Rubus ursinus California blackberry Vine, Shrub 37
Salix breweri Serpentine willow Shrub 1
Salix exigua Narrowleaf willow Tree, Shrub 26
Salix exigua var. hindsiana Sandbar willow Tree, Shrub 25
Salix hindsiana Sandbar willow Tree, Shrub 25
Salix hookeriana Coastal willow Tree, Shrub 10
Salix lasiolepis Arroyo willow Tree, Shrub 23
Salix lucida Shining willow Tree, Shrub 19
Salix melanopsis Dusky willow Tree, Shrub 4
Salix scouleriana Scouler willow Tree, Shrub 17
Salix sessilifolia Northern sandbar willow Shrub 4
Salix sitchensis Coulter willow Tree, Shrub 14
Salvia mellifera Black sage Shrub 44
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. 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
Styrax redivivus California snowdrop bush Shrub 10
Suaeda californica California seablite Shrub 1
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
Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison oak Vine, Shrub 7
Trichostema lanatum Woolly bluecurls Shrub 24
Vaccinium ovatum Evergreen huckleberry Shrub 38
Viguiera laciniata San Diego County viguiera Shrub 8
Vitis californica California wild grape Vine, Shrub 39
Vitis girdiana Southern california grape Vine, Shrub 12
Whipplea modesta Modesty Vine, Shrub 7
Yucca baccata Spanish bayonet Shrub 12
Yucca baccata var. baccata Banana yucca, blue yucca Shrub 12
Yucca whipplei Our lord's candle Shrub 31
  Lifeform: Tree54 plants
 
Pink background indicates a plant is non-native.
! indicates a plant is potentially invasive.
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.