California Pollinator Plant List
Recommended native plants that are highly attractive to pollinators such as native bees, honey bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. Visit Pollinator Conservation Resources – California Region for additional information. This information provided by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Arctostaphylos densiflora | Vine Hill Manzanita | |
Asclepias fascicularis | Mexican Whorled Milkweed Narrowleaf Milkweed | |
Cercis orbiculata | California Redbud Western Redbud Arizona Redbud Pata De Vaca | |
Clarkia unguiculata | Elegant Clarkia Elegant Fairyfan Mountain Garland | |
Epilobium canum | Hummingbird Trumpet California Fuchsia Zauschneria | |
Eriogonum fasciculatum | Eastern Mojave Buckwheat Eastern Mojave Wild Buckwheat California Buckwheat Flattop Buckwheat Flat-top Buckwheat | |
Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy California Gold Poppy | |
Frangula californica | California Buckthorn California Coffeeberry | |
Fremontodendron californicum | California Flannelbush Northern Flannelbush Northern Fremontia California Slippery Elm | |
Gilia capitata | Bluehead Gilia Blue-head Gily-flower Globe Gilia Blue Gilia | |
Grindelia camporum | Great Valley Gumweed | |
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower Annual Sunflower | |
Layia platyglossa | Coastal Tidytips | |
Lupinus albifrons | Silver Lupine White-leaf Bush Lupine Evergreen Lupine | |
Lupinus formosus | Summer Lupine | |
Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes Menzies Baby Blue Eyes | |
Penstemon heterophyllus | Bunchleaf Penstemon Bunchleaf Beardtongue Foothill Penstemon Foothill Beardtongue | |
Phacelia tanacetifolia | Lacy Phacelia Lacy Scorpion-weed | |
Salvia clevelandii | Fragrant Sage Blue Sage Cleveland Sage | |
Solidago californica | California Goldenrod Northern California Goldenrod | |
Symphyotrichum chilense | Pacific Aster Common California Aster | |
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