Native plants for Yuba County, California
318 native plants recorded in Yuba County, California
The USDA plant database has 476 plants recorded growing wild in Yuba County. 318 of them are native to the lower 48, and 45 are introduced species that this page leaves out.
By type: 185 wildflowers and herbs, 30 grasses and sedges, 32 shrubs, 22 low woody plants, 47 trees, 2 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 74 of them (23%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. A plant missing here has not been recorded yet, which is not proof it would fail.
What fits each kind of spot in Yuba County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 74 | 0 | 244 |
| Half shade | 53 | 21 | 244 |
| Under trees | 33 | 41 | 244 |
| Heavy clay | 37 | 37 | 244 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 58 | 16 | 244 |
| Never watered | 43 | 31 | 244 |
| Stays soggy | 25 | 49 | 244 |
Sun all day in Yuba County: 74 rated natives
30 trees, 16 shrubs, 14 wildflowers and herbs, 11 grasses and sedges, 3 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- American speedwell (Veronica americana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Cluster rose (Rosa pisocarpa) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Dwarf rose (Rosa gymnocarpa) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Seep monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Western columbine (Aquilegia formosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Yellow rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - California yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Hollyleaved barberry (Mahonia aquifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Half shade in Yuba County: 53 rated natives
24 trees, 13 shrubs, 10 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Cluster rose (Rosa pisocarpa) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Yellow rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - California yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Pacific ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Sulphur-flower buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - California flannelbush (Fremontodendron californicum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Deerbrush (Ceanothus integerrimus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 13 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Lewis' mock orange (Philadelphus lewisii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Yuba County: 33 rated natives
12 trees, 9 shrubs, 7 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Cluster rose (Rosa pisocarpa) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Yellow rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - California yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Pacific ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Sulphur-flower buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial - California flannelbush (Fremontodendron californicum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Deerbrush (Ceanothus integerrimus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 13 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Lewis' mock orange (Philadelphus lewisii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Heavy clay in Yuba County: 37 rated natives
12 trees, 10 wildflowers and herbs, 9 grasses and sedges, 5 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Cluster rose (Rosa pisocarpa) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Seep monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - American speedwell (Veronica americana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - California yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 7.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Deerbrush (Ceanothus integerrimus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 13 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Oceanspray (Holodiscus discolor) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Saskatoon serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Yuba County: 58 rated natives
26 trees, 15 shrubs, 8 grasses and sedges, 7 wildflowers and herbs, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Cluster rose (Rosa pisocarpa) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Seep monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Western columbine (Aquilegia formosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Yellow rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - California yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Hollyleaved barberry (Mahonia aquifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Pacific ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Sierra gooseberry (Ribes roezlii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Never watered in Yuba County: 43 rated natives
21 trees, 11 shrubs, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 4 grasses and sedges, 3 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Yellow rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - California yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Hollyleaved barberry (Mahonia aquifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Sierra gooseberry (Ribes roezlii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Cluster rose (Rosa pisocarpa) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Dwarf rose (Rosa gymnocarpa) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Western columbine (Aquilegia formosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Sulphur-flower buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
Stays soggy in Yuba County: 25 rated natives
9 grasses and sedges, 8 trees, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- American speedwell (Veronica americana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Cluster rose (Rosa pisocarpa) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Seep monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Disk waterhyssop (Bacopa rotundifolia) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.1 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil - Oceanspray (Holodiscus discolor) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - American water horehound (Lycopus americanus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Broadlipped twayblade (Listera convallarioides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Knotgrass (Paspalum distichum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.9 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
Natives Yuba County has that most of California does not
5 natives here are on file in no more than 3 of California's 58 counties. A few of them:
- Roundleaf mudplantain (Heteranthera rotundifolia): 2 counties
- Marshweed (Limnophila ×ludoviciana): 2 counties
- Arching sedge (Carex cyrtostachya): 3 counties
- Sticky goldenweed (Pyrrocoma lucida): 3 counties
- Typha ×bethulona: 3 counties
Where to start in Yuba County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Yuba County gives you the most rated choice (74 plants), and American speedwell (Veronica americana) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 25 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 244 unrated natives too.