BOTIC COMMUNITIES

Laton - Ventura

VALLEY GRASSLAND

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM ROSEA ISLAND PINK YARROW

Yarrow is a perennial that spreads by rhizomes.

Some plants of each population will have 3- 4"clusters flowers that range from white, to pink to red.

CHLOROGALUM POMERIDIANUMSOAP LILY

Soap Lily has long, strap-like, wavy leaves that lie along the ground, and a loose spike of small white flowers up to 2 feet high, and flowers from around May-August.

EPHEDRA CALIFORNICA(NO COMMON NAME)

Evergreen shrub, 5 ft., dry areas, central and southern California stems used for tea.

Kings River at Jackson Ave.

RIPARIAN

PHYSOCARPUS CAPITATUSNINEBARK

Physocarpus capitatus, or Ninebark, is a deciduous bush with tiny white flowers in 3"-5" clusters, flowering May through July.

BIDENS LAEVISJOAQUIN SUNFLOWER

Bur Marigold grows in marshy areas, along creeks, and pond edges in California and across to Virginia.

A rather nice yellow daisy that works well in wetter sections of the garden.

TRIFOLIUMCLOVER

Native clovers are mostly annuals.

41 and Jackson Ave.

ALKALI SINK

ATRIPLEX SPINIFERASPINSCALE

Rhis Atriplex is a four foot grey shrub.

Native from eastern SLO Co. to Fresno and east.

IVA HAYESIANAHAYES IVA

It is 2-3 ft. tall but can be kept lower by pruning.

Somewhat aromatic foliage.

PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA TORREYANAHONEY MESQUITE

Honey Mesquite is a deciduous tree to 20 ft.. Native in the San Joaquin Valley, the Mojave Desert and into Mexico.

Three Rivers & Sequoia Park Foothill

FOOTHILL WHOODLAND

QUERCUS BERBERIDIFOLIASCRUB OAK

An evergreen shrub or small tree.

LUPINUS ALBIFRONSSILVER BUSH LUPINE

A 3-5' perennial. The flowers 3" blue

spikes on a white-silver bush.

PITYROGRAMMA TRIANGULARISGOLDENBACK FERN

A 1 foot fern. It goes dormant in

summer without water.

It has dark green fronds, the underside coated with a yellowish powder.

Sequoia Park 2000-4000 ft.

CHAPARRAL

CASTILLEJA SUBINCLUSALONG-LEAF PAINTBRUSH

Transverse ranges and along the Sierra foothills to Butte County.

CEANOTHUS THYRSIFLORUS SKYLARKBLUE MOUNTAIN LILAC

A California native lilac cultivar that possesses much darker leaves than any other individuals of this species.

NICOTIANA BIGELOVIIINDIAN TABACCO

A large distinct annual with white tubular flowers and a distinctly old cigar-grass clippings smell.

SEQUOIAS

RED FIR

MEADOW

REFERENCES

Las Pilitas Nursery. http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/communities