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Summer holly

Summer holly

Comarostaphylis diversifolia

A shrub in the heath family that grows in coastal chapparal areas of southern California and Baja California, which can exceed 13 feet.,

Blochman’s dudleya

Blochman’s dudleya

Dudleya blochmaniae

A reddish-brown succulent with white flowers that grows in coastal southern California and Baja California.

California Adolphia

California Adolphia

Adolphia californica

This flowering plant occurs in dry canyons and washes, coastal scrub and chaparral below 1000'. It is rare in California and blooms from December to April.

Rainbow Manzanita

Rainbow Manzanita

Arctostaphylos rainbowensis

This shrub is found only in the chaparral areas of San Diego. It can reach anywhere from 3 feet to 13 feet in height. It blooms with urn-shaped white flowers. 

Nevin's barberry

Nevin's barberry

Mahonia nevinii

Nevin's barberry is a federally listed endangered species with roughly 500 individuals remaining across southern California.

Chaparral beargrass

Chaparral beargrass

Nolina cismontana

This rare and declining flowering plant occurs in coastal mountain ranges in dry chaparral and coastal sage scrub habitat

Orcutt's brodiaea

Orcutt's brodiaea

Brodiaea orcuttii

This perennial herb is native to California and Baja California and occurs in wetlands, riparian areas and vernal pools.

Heart-leaved pitcher sage

Heart-leaved pitcher sage

Lepichinia cardiophylla

Also called Santa Ana pitcher sage, this native shrub grows in chaparral areas between 600-1200 meters in elevation.

Spreading navarretia

Spreading navarretia

Navarretia fossalis

A rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family, growing only in vernally wet areas (vernal pools).

Engelmann oak

Engelmann oak

Quercus engelmannii

Engelmann oak is a small tree that grows up to 33 feet tall, and is mostly evergreen with thick gray bark and leathery leaves.

San Miguel savory

San Miguel savory

Clinopodium chandleri

An uncommon flowering plant in the mint family with a wonderful minty fragrance.

Photo from calflora.net

Gander’s ragwort

Gander’s ragwort

Packera ganderi

Gander's ragwort is a rare, hairy plant with yellow flowers that grows well in chaparral and especially after a fire.

Parry's tetracoccus

Parry's tetracoccus

Tetracoccus dioicus

A flowering shrub native to the chaparral areas of southern California and Baja California, and can grow up to 6 feet.

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Summer holly
Blochman’s dudleya
California Adolphia
Rainbow Manzanita
Nevin's barberry
Chaparral beargrass
Orcutt's brodiaea
Heart-leaved pitcher sage
Spreading navarretia
Engelmann oak
San Miguel savory
Gander’s ragwort
Parry's tetracoccus
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