Plant guide
Meet the plant friends and the plant bullies of Southern California.
Word wizard
Native
A plant that has grown in a place for a very long time, without people bringing it there.
Invasive
A plant from somewhere else that spreads fast and crowds out plants that belong.
Habitat
The kind of place where a plant or animal lives, like a beach, a forest, or a river.
Restoration
Helping a damaged place grow back to the way nature made it.
Meet the habitats
Coastal sage scrub
Dry, foggy places near the coast. Short shrubs that smell good. Home to birds like the coastal California gnatcatcher.
Chaparral
Steep hills covered with tightly packed shrubs.
Oak & walnut woodland
Shady places with big oak and walnut trees.
Wetlands & rivers
Wet places with willows, cottonwoods, and cattails. There used to be a lot more of them.
Meadows & grasslands
Open, sunny places with wildflowers and grasses.
All the plants
Meet every plant in our guide.