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Native plants in Riverside

51 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

7 of them need no watering beyond Riverside’s own rainfall

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Toyon

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Photo: Chuck Wilson · CC0 1.0
Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Bubba Desert Willow

Bubba Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Bubba'

No watering needed

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Golden Currant

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Photo: Jeff D Hansen · CC BY 4.0
White Sage

White Sage

Salvia apiana

Photo: Rod · CC0 1.0
Autumn Amber Prostrate Three-leaf Sumac

Autumn Amber Prostrate Three-leaf Sumac

Rhus trilobata 'Autumn Amber'

Toyon

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Photo: Chuck Wilson · CC0 1.0
Matilija Poppy

Matilija Poppy

Romneya coulteri

Photo: barranquer · CC BY 4.0
White Sand Lupine

White Sand Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
Red Twig Dogwood

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Fragrant Sumac

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0
Snowberry

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0
False Indigo Bush

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Photo: Dmitry Trutsko · CC BY 4.0
Pigeon Point Dwarf Coyote Bush

Pigeon Point Dwarf Coyote Bush

Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'

Chester Blackberry

Chester Blackberry

Rubus ursinus 'Chester'

Green Ephedra

Green Ephedra

Ephedra viridis

No watering neededPhoto: Marcus Tamura · CC0 1.0
Sacred Datura

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

No watering neededPhoto: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0
Golden Crownbeard

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0
Bubba Desert Willow

Bubba Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Bubba'

No watering needed

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Deergrass

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0
Alkali Sacaton

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

No watering neededPhoto: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0
Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

Woolly Sedge

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

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California Poppy

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Photo: klicklo · CC BY 4.0
Western Blue-eyed Grass

Western Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

Photo: jen · CC0 1.0
Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0
Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0
Broadleaf Arrowhead

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0
Narrowleaf milkweed

Narrowleaf milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0
California figwort

California figwort

Scrophularia californica

Photo: Casey H. Richart · CC BY 4.0
Tidy Tips

Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa

Photo: Adam J. Searcy · CC BY 4.0
Scouring Rush

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0
Checker Mallow

Checker Mallow

Sidalcea malviflora 'Rosaly'

White Baby Blue Eyes

White Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Snow White'

Globe Gilia

Globe Gilia

Gilia capitata

Photo: Judi Sanders · CC BY 4.0
Arroyo Lupine

Arroyo Lupine

Lupinus succulentus

Photo: Ike Ikemori · CC BY 4.0
Woodland Clarkia

Woodland Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata 'Woodland Clarkia'

Chinese Houses

Chinese Houses

Collinsia heterophylla

Photo: joergmlpts · CC BY 4.0
Tufted Poppy

Tufted Poppy

Eschscholzia caespitosa

Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0
Tidy Tips

Tidy Tips

Layia glandulosa

No watering neededPhoto: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0
Tarragon

Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 1.0
Lacy phacelia Bluebell phacelia

Lacy phacelia Bluebell phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

No watering neededPhoto: Steve Woodward · CC0 1.0
Bitterroot

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva 'Cliff Maids'

Common Madia

Common Madia

Madia elegans

Photo: Irene · CC0 1.0
California Poppy

California Poppy

Platystemon californicus

Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0
Parry's Phacelia

Parry's Phacelia

Phacelia parryi

Photo: John Cowles · CC0 1.0
Sacred Datura

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

No watering neededPhoto: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0
Golden Crownbeard

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0
Rosilla Sneezeweed

Rosilla Sneezeweed

Helenium puberulum

Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda · CC BY 4.0
Punch Bowl Clarkia

Punch Bowl Clarkia

Clarkia bottae 'Punch Bowl'

Desert Mallow

Desert Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

No watering neededPhoto: Rod · CC0 1.0

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Southern Maidenhair Fern

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0
Water Clover

Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

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Whipple's Yucca

Whipple's Yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Photo: Skyler K · CC BY 4.0
Canyon Liveforever

Canyon Liveforever

Dudleya cymosa 'Orange Form'

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