North America
Native Plants of California
942 plants are native to California in our database (native range from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants). Explore the species below, then study them with region-filtered flashcards and quizzes.
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California's native flora
- Abies amabilisPacific silver firPinaceae
- Abies concolorwhite firPinaceae
- Abies grandisgrand firPinaceae
- Abies lasiocarpaalpine firPinaceae
- Abies magnificaCalifornia red firPinaceae
- Abies proceranoble firPinaceae
- Abies procera 'Glauca'blue noble firPinaceae
- Abronia latifoliayellow sand verbenaNyctaginaceae
- Abronia umbellatapink sand verbenaNyctaginaceae
- Abronia villosadesert sand verbenaNyctaginaceae
- Acer circinatumvine mapleSapindaceae
- Acer glabrumdouglas mapleSapindaceae
- Acer macrophyllumbigleaf mapleSapindaceae
- Acer negundoBox elderSapindaceae
- Achlys triphyllavanilla-leafBerberidaceae
- Achyrachaena mollisblow wivesAsteraceae
- Acmispon americanusSpanish cloverFabaceae
- Acmispon glaberdeerweedFabaceae
- Aconitum columbianumcolumbian monkshoodRanunculaceae
- Actaea rubrared baneberryRanunculaceae
- Adelinia grandisPacific hound's tongueBoraginaceae
- Adenocaulon bicolorAmerican trailplantAsteraceae
- Adenostoma fasciculatumchamiseRosaceae
- Adiantum aleuticumwestern maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Adiantum capillus-venerisblack maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Adiantum jordaniiCalifornia maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Aesculus californicaCalifornia buckeyeSapindaceae
- Agastache urticifolianettle-leaf giant hyssopLamiaceae
- Agave desertidesert agaveAsparagaceae
- Agrimonia gryposepalatall hairy agrimonyRosaceae
- Allionia incarnatatrailing windmillsNyctaginaceae
- Allium acuminatumHooker's onionAmaryllidaceae
- Allium unifoliumone-leaved onionAmaryllidaceae
- Alnus alnobetulagreen alderBetulaceae
- Alnus incanamountain alderBetulaceae
- Alnus rhombifoliawhite alderBetulaceae
- Alnus rubrared alderBetulaceae
- Amaranthus palmeriPalmer's amaranthAmaranthaceae
- Ambrosia acanthicarpaFlatspine BursageAsteraceae
- Ambrosia artemisiifoliacommon ragweedAsteraceae
- Ambrosia chamissonissilver beachweedAsteraceae
- Ambrosia dumosaBurrobushAsteraceae
- Ambrosia psilostachyawestern ragweedAsteraceae
- Ambrosia salsolaCheesebushAsteraceae
- Ambrosia trifidagiant ragweedAsteraceae
- Amelanchier utahensisUtah serviceberryRosaceae
- Amorpha fruticosafalse indigo bushFabaceae
- Amsinckia menziesiicommon fiddleneckBoraginaceae
- Amsinckia tessellatabristly fiddleneckBoraginaceae
- Anaphalis margaritaceapearly everlastingAsteraceae
- Anasa tristissquash bugCoreidae
- Anemone multifidaPacific anemoneRanunculaceae
- Anemopsis californicaYerba MansaSaururaceae
- Anisocarpus madioideswoodland madiaAsteraceae
- Antennaria microphyllarosy pussytoesAsteraceae
- Antennaria rosearosy pussytoesAsteraceae
- Apocynum androsaemifoliumspreading dogbaneApocynaceae
- Apocynum cannabinumhemp dogbaneApocynaceae
- Apocynum × floribundumintermediate dogbaneApocynaceae
- Aquilegia formosared columbineRanunculaceae