California
Native plants in San Mateo
507 plants are genuinely native to this area — not merely able to survive here. They are grouped below by what they do in a garden, from canopy trees down to groundcovers.
Best represented here: perennials (300), shrubs (113), grasses (74) · 185 of them need no watering beyond San Mateo’s own rainfall
Showing 73 plants · 434 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees4
Canopy and structureShrubs20
Backbone plantingGrasses6
Movement and texturePerennials46
Seasonal colourVines1
Verticals and screensFerns2
Shade and dampSucculents1
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