Mossy, multi-trunked Interior live oaks forming a dense evergreen canopy. Photo: Bennetrs / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Quercus wislizeni, the Interior Live Oak, is
A classic open-grown Engelmann oak, wide crown shading a grassy savanna. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (public domain) Quercus engelmannii, commonly called Engelmann Oak, Mesa Oak, or
California sagebrush’s soft, gray-green form in Marin County. Photo: Franco Folini / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Artemisia californica, commonly called California Sagebrush or coastal
A mature, tree-form California juniper with gnarled trunks on Mount Diablo. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Juniperus californica, the California Juniper, is a tough,
A mature western spicebush shrub showing its dense, rounded form and glossy foliage turning gold in fall. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Calycanthus occidentalis, known as
Pinemat manzanita in flower on a rocky slope in Icicle Canyon, Chelan County, Washington. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Arctostaphylos nevadensis, commonly known as
A mature greenleaf manzanita mound growing on a dry, rocky slope in Zion National Park, Utah. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
A Carmel ceanothus shrub in full spring bloom at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden. Photo: Stan Shebs / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Ceanothus griseus,
Bigberry manzanita growing as a large chaparral shrub near Iron Mountain, San Diego County. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Arctostaphylos glauca,
Point Reyes ceanothus flower cluster, showing the lavender-blue blooms typical of the species. Photo: John Rusk / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Ceanothus gloriosus, commonly
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