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Hydrophyllum tenuipes, the Pacific waterleaf, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to North America. It is found in western North America from British Columbia to northern California . Ecology
Vitis californica, with common names California wild grape, Northern California grape, and Pacific grape, [1] is a wild grape species widespread across much of California as well as southwestern Oregon. [2] [3] [4] The California wild grape grows in canyons, alongside springs, streams.
Rosa pisocarpa has a wetland indicator status of FAC for the Pacific Northwest (region 9) and FACU for California (region 0). [3] It grows in full sun in the northern and wetter portions of its range, but also tolerates partial shade, and can grow in dry or lean soils.
It encompasses over 7,000 acres (28 km 2) of riparian woodlands, wetlands and grasslands that host a diversity of wildlife native to California's Central Valley. The refuge is situated where three major rivers, the San Joaquin , Tuolumne and Stanislaus Rivers , join providing key wildlife corridor habitat.
Smilax californica, the California greenbriar, [2] is a common woody vine native to northern California and southwestern Oregon in the western United States. [3] [4] The leaves are dull green, petioled, alternate, and circular to heart-shaped. They are generally 5–10 cm long. [5] The stems are round, green and have sharp spines. [5] [6]
Rosa californica, the California wildrose, [1] or California rose, is a species of rose native to the U.S. states of California and Oregon and the northern part of Baja California, Mexico. The plant is native to chaparral and woodlands and the Sierra Nevada foothills, and can survive drought, though it grows most abundantly in moist soils near ...
California's coastal salt marsh is a wetland plant community that occurs sporadically along the Pacific Coast from Humboldt Bay to San Diego. This salt marsh type is found in bays, harbors, inlets, and other protected areas subject to tidal flooding .
Of California's total plant population, 2,153 species, subspecies, and varieties are endemic and native to California alone, according to the 1993 Jepson Manual study. [4] This botanical diversity stems not only from the size of the state, but also its diverse topographies , climates, and soils (e.g. serpentine outcrops ).