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Lockeford Plant Materials Center

Updated 07/15/2008

Plant Guides for California

This list of Plant Guides are for species recommended for use in conservation plantings in California.  Plant materials information is provided to land owners, land managers, and the public on the use and management of conservation plant species for the protection of the nation’s natural resources.  Plant Guides provide descriptions of a plant, its uses, and cultural recommendations.  The full list of Plant Guides and Fact Sheets can be found on the PLANTS database web site.

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Plant Guides Highlighting Introduced Plant Varieties (PDF; 2.3 MB)

Plant Guides Highlighting California Native Plant Varieties (PDF; 5 MB)

 

Symbol Scientific Name Common Name Plant Guide
ACOC3 Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S.Wats.) Barkworth western needlegrass Plant Guide (PDF; 794 KB)
ARPA6 Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Plant Guide (PDF; 103 KB)
ATCA2 Atriplex canescens fourwing saltbush Plant Guide (PDF; 85 KB)
ATLE Atriplex lentiformis quailbush Plant Guide (PDF, 69 KB)
BRCA5 Bromus carinatus California brome Plant Guide (PDF; 112 KB)
BRHOH Bromus hordeaceus L. ssp. hordeaceus soft chess Plant Guide (PDF; 141 KB)
CECO Ceanothus cordulatus mountain whitethorn Plant Guide (PDF; 137 KB)
CEFL4 Ceanothus x flexilis Greene ex. McMinn flexible ceanothus Plant Guide (PDF; 191 KB)
CLIS Cleome isomeris Greene bladderpod Plant Guide (PDF; 193 KB)
DAGL Dactylis glomerata orchardgrass Plant Guide (PDF; 128 KB)
DISP Distichlis spicata inland saltgrass Plant Guide (PDF; 89 KB)
ELGL Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Plant Guide (PDF; 64 KB)
ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eastern Mojave buckwheat Plant Guide (PDF; 66 KB)
ERUM Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. sulfur flower buckwheat Plant Guide (PDF; 220 KB)
LETR5 Leymus triticoides (Buckl.) Pilger beardless wildrye Plant Guide (PDF; 173 KB)
NACE Nasella cernua (Stebbins & R.M. Love) Barkworth nodding needlegrass Plant Guide (PDF; 163 KB)
NAPU4 Nasella pulchra (A.S. Hitch.) Barkworth purple needlegrass Plant Guide (PDF; 185 KB)
PHAQ Phalaris aquatica L. koleagrass Plant Guide (PDF; 142 KB)
PUTR2 Purshia tridentata bitterbrush Plant Guide (PDF; 200 KB)
TRHI4 Trifolium hirtum A rose clover Plant Guide (PDF; 179 KB)
VIVIV8 Vicia villosa Roth ssp. varia (Host) Corb. woollypod vetch Plant Guide (PDF; 174 KB)
VUMY Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. annual fescue Plant Guide (PDF; 124 KB)

 

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