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WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE APPROVED PLANT LIST

This approved plant list has been developed to serve as a tool to determine the placement of vegetation within the Wildland Urban Interface areas. The approved plant list has been compiled from several similar lists which pertain to the San Francisco Bay Area and to the State of California. This approved plant list is not intended to be used outside of the San Mateo County area.

The “required distance” for each plant is how far the given plant is required to be from a structure. If a plant within the approved plant list is not provided with a “required distance”, the plant has been designated as a fire-resistant plant and may be placed anywhere within the defensible space area. The designation as a fire-resistant plant does not exempt the plant from other Municipal Codes. For example, as per Hillsborough Municipal Code, all trees crowns, including those that have been designated as fire resistant, are required to be 10 feet in distance from any structure.

Fire resistant plants have specific qualities that help slow down the spread of fire, they include but are not limited to:

• Leaves tend to be supple, moist and easily crushed

• Trees tend to be clean, not bushy, and have little deadwood

• Shrubs are low-growing (2’) with minimal dead material

• Taller shrubs are clean, not bushy or twiggy

• Sap is water-like and typically does not have a strong odor

• Most fire-resistant trees are broad leafed deciduous (lose their leaves), but some thick-leaf evergreens are also fire resistant.

The use of plants that are not found on this list must be provided with

supplemental information regarding the fire-resistance of the plant in question.

Supplemental information should include the average height, average width, resistances

and other factors that may influence the fire-resistance of the plant.

Remember that fire-resistant plants are not fire-proof, all plants will burn if

exposed to enough heat.

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Latin Name Common Name Plant Type Distance Requirement

Abelia Grandiflora Glossy Abelia Shrub 10' Required

Abelia Grandiflora 'Prostrata' Prostrate Glossy Abelia Groundcover 5' Required

Abies Spp. Firs Tree 100' Required

Abutilon Hybridum Flowering Maple Shrub 10' Required

Acacia Farnesiana Sweet Acacia Tree 15' Required

Acacia Greggii Catclaw Acacia Tree 50' Required

Acacia Melanoxylon Australian Blackwood Tree 30' Required

Acacia Salicina Willow Acacia Tree 15' Required

Acacia Smallii N/A Tree 15' Required

Acacia Stenophylla Shoestring Acacia Tree 15' Required

Acacia Redolens Desert Carpet Acacia Groundcover 30' Required

Acacia Spp. Acacia Species Shrub or Tree

100' Required

Acanthus Mollis Bear’s Breech Shrub

Acer Buergeranum Trident Maple Tree 5' Required

Acer Circinatum Vine Maple Tree 5' Required

Acer Grinnala Amur Maple Tree

Acer Griseum Paperbark Maple Tree 5' Required

Acer Macrophyllum Big-leaf Maple Tree 30' Required

Acer Negundo Box Elder Tree 50' Required

Acer Palmatum Japanese Maple Tree

Acer Rubrum Red Maple Tree

Acer Saccharinum Silver Maple Tree 30' Required

Acer Saccarum Sugar Maple Tree

Acer Spp. Maple Tree

Achillea Spp. Yarrow Shrub

Achillea Filipendulina Fernlead Yarrow Shrub

Achillea Millefolium Yarrow Shrub 30' Required

Achillea Tomentosa Woolly Yarrow Groundcover

Achrontophoenix Cunninghamiana King Palm Tree

Acuba Japonica ‘Variegata’ Gold-Dust Plant Shrub

Adenostoma Fasciculatum Charmise Shrub 100' Required

Adenostoma Sparsifolium Red Shanks Shrub 100' Required

Aechmea Recurvata Bromeliad Shrub

Aeonium Spp. Aeonium Succulent

Aesculus Californica California Buckeye Tree 30' Required

Agapanthus Spp. Lily-of-the-Nile Shrub

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Agave Spp. Agave Succulent

Agonis Flexuosa Peppermint Tree Tree 50' Required

Ajuga Crispa Giant Ajuga Shrub

Ajuga Reptans Carpet Bugle Groundcover

Ajuga Spp. Carpet Bugle Groundcover

Albizia Julibrissin Silk Tree Tree 50' Required

Alnus Cordata Italian Alder Tree 50' Required

Alnus Rhombifolia White Alder Tree 30' Required

Alnus Rubra Red Alder Tree 30' Required

Alocasia Macrorrhiza Elphant’s Ear Shrub

Aloe Spp. Aloe Succulent

Alyogyne Huegelii Blue Alyogyne Shrub 5' Required

Anigozanthos Spp. Kangaroo Paw Shrub

Aquilegia Formosa Western Columbine Shrub 30' Required

Arabis Spp. California Rockcress Groundcover

Aralia Sieboldii Japanese Aralia Shrub

Arbutus Menziesii Madrone Tree

Arbutus 'Marina' N/A Tree 15' Required

Arbutus Unedo Strawberry Tree Tree

Arbutus Unedo ‘Compacta’ Strawberry Compacta Arbutus Shrub 5' Required

Arbutus Unedo ‘Elfin King’ Elfin Elfin Arbutus Shrub 5' Required

Achontophoenix Cunningmamiana King Palm Tree

Arctostaphylos Edmundsii Little Sur Manzanita Groundcover 30' Required

Arctostaphylos Hookeri Monterey Carpet Shrub 30' Required

Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Bearberry Shrub 30' Required

Arctostaphylos Spp. Manzanita Shrub 100' Required

Arctotheca Calendula Silver Spreader Groundcover

Armeria Maritima Common Thrift Groundcover

Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ Powis Castle Shrub 50' Required

Artemisia Californica Sagebrush (California) Shrub 100' Required

Artemisia Caucasica Silver Spreader Groundcover

Artemisia Pycnocephala Sandhill Sage Shrub

Artemisia Stelleriana Beach Worm Wood Shrub 50' Required

Atriplex Lentiformis Breweri Saltbush Shrub

Atriplex Semibaccata Australian Saltbush Shrub

Asarum Caudatum Wild Ginger Groundcover 30' Required

Asparagus Densiflorus Asparagus Fern Shrub

Aspidistra Elatior Cast-Iron Plant Shrub

Asplenium Bulbiferum Mother Fern Shrub

Astelia Chathemica Silver Spear Shrub

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Aster Chilensis Wild Aster Shrub 30' Required

Aucuba Japonica Gold Aucuba Plant Shrub 5' Required

Baccharis Spp. Various Shrub 100' Required

Baccharis Pilularis Dwarf Coyote Brush Groundcover 100' Required

Bambusa Spp. Bamboo Tree 100' Required

Bauhinia Variegata Purple Orchid Tree Tree 50' Required

Begonia Richmondensis Richmond Begonia Shrub

Berberis Spp. Barberry Shrub

Berberis Pinnata California Barberry Shrub

Berberis Thunbergii Japanese Barberry Shrub 50' Required

Berberis Thunbergii 'Cultivars' N/A Shrub

Beschornia Yuccoides Red Yucca Shrub

Bergenia Spp. Bergenia Shrub

Betula Jacuemontii Himilayan Birch Tree 10' Required

Betula Nigra River Birch Tree 10' Required

Betula Pendula European White birch Tree 10' Required

Bougainvillea Spp. Bougainvillea Shrub 50' Required

Brodiaea Laxa Grass Nut Shrub 30' Required

Brachychiton Acerifolius Flame Tree Tree 50' Required

Brachychiton Populneus Kurrajong Bottle Tree Tree 50' Required

Brahea Armata Blue Hesper Palm Tree 10' Required

Brahea Edulis Guadalupe Palm Tree

Brugmansia Spp. Angel’s Trumpet Shrub

Buddlein Spp. Butterfly Bush Shrub

Buddleja Davidii Butterfly Bush Shrub 50' Required

Butia Capitata Pindo Palm Tree 10' Required

Buxus Microphylla Japonica Japanese Microphylla Shrub 5' Required

Buxus Microphylla Koreana Korean Microphylla Shrub 5' Required

Buxus Sempervirens European Box Shrub 30' Required

Buxus Spp. Boxwood Shrub

Caesalpinia Gilliesii Bird of Paradise Bush Shrub

Caesalpinia Mexicana Mexican Bird of Paradise Shrub

Caesalpina Pulcherrima Red Bird of Paradise Shrub

Calamagrostis Foliosa Mendocino Reed Grass Groundcover

Calliandra Californica Baja Fairy Duster Shrub 50' Required

Calliandra Eriophylla Fairy Duster Shrub 50' Required

Callistemon Citrinus Lemon Bottlebrush Tree 50' Required

Callistemon Citrinus 'Compacta' Bottlebrush Shrub 50' Required

Callistemon Viminalis N/A Shrub 30' Required

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Callistemon Viminalis (Tree) Weeping Bottlebrush Tree 10' Required

Calocedrus Decurrens Incense Cedar Tree 50' Required

Calodendrum Capense Cape Chestnut Tree 50' Required

Calycanthus Occidentalis Spice Bush Shrub 50' Required

Camellia Spp. Camellia Shrub

Carex Spp. Sedge Groundcover

Carex Tumulicola Foothill Sedge Groundcover

Carissa Grandiflora Natal Plum Shrub

Carissa Macrocarpa Natal Plum Shrub 10' Required

Carpenteria Californica Bush Anemone Shrub

Carpobrotus Spp. Ice Plant Succulent

Carya Illinoinensis Pecan Tree 50' Required

Cassia (Senna) Artemisiodies Feathery Cassia Shrub 10' Required

Castanopsis Chrysophylla Giant Chinquapin Shrub 100' Required

Catalpa Spp. Catalpa Tree

Ceanothus Gloriosis Point Reyes Ceanothus Shrub 30' Required

Ceanothus Griseus Carmel Creeper Shrub 30' Required

Ceanothus Maritimus Maritime Ceanothus Shrub 30' Required

Ceanothus Spp. Wild Lilac Shrub

Ceanothus Thrysiflorus California Lilac Shrub

Cedrus Deodara Deodar Cedar Tree 30' Required

Cedrus Spp. Cedars Tree 100' Required

Celtis Occidentalis Common Hackberry Tree

Centaurea Cineraria Dusty Milly Shrub

Centranthus ruber Red Valerian Shrub

Cerastium Tomentosum Snow-in-Summer Groundcover

Ceratastigma Plumbaginoides Hardy Plumbago Groundcover

Ceratonia Siliqua Carob Tree

Cercidium Floridum Blue Palo Verde Tree

Cercidium Microphyllum Littleleaf Palo Verde Tree

Cercis Canadensis Eastern Redbd Shrub 5' Required

Cercis Occidentalis Eastern Redbud Shrub

Cercis Texensis Texas White Shrub 5' Required

Cercocarpus Betuloides (Tree) Mountain Iron Tree

Cercocarpus Betuloides Mountain Mahogany Shrub

Chamaecyparis Spp. False Cypress Tree 100' Required

Chamaemelum Nobile Chamomile Groundcover

Chamaerops Humilis Mediterranean Fan Palm Tree

Chilopsis Linearis Desert Willow Tree 15' Required

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Chionanthus Retusus Chinese Fringe Tree Tree

Chitalpa x Tashkentensis Chitalpa Tree

Choisya Ternata Mexican Orange Shrub 50' Required

Chondropetulam Tectorum Cape Rush Shrub

Chorisia Speciosa Floss Silk Tree Tree 50' Required

Cinnamomum Camphora Camphor Tree Tree

Cistus Salviifolius Sageleaf Rockrose Groundcover 50' Required

Cistus Spp. Rockrose Shrub 30' Required

Citrus Spp. Citrus Tree

Clivia Minata Clivia Shrub

Cocculus Laurifolius Laurel Leafed Snail-tree Shrub

Cocos Plumosa Queen Palm Tree 5' Required

Coleonema Caka ‘Diosma' Brush of Heaven Shrub

Coleonema Pulchrum Breath of Heaven Shrub

Coleonema Pulchellum Golden Breath of Heaven Shrub

Colocasia Esculenta Taro Shrub

Comarostaphylis Diversifolia Summer Holly Shrub 50' Required

Convolvus Cneorum Bush Morning Glory Shrub

Coprosma Kirkii Creeping Coprosma Groundcover

Coprosma Petriei Coprosma Shrub 50' Required

Coprosma Repens Mirror Plant Shrub 50' Required

Coprosma Spp. Coposma Groundcover

Cordyline Australis Giant Dracaena Tree

Cordyline Fruiticosa Cabbage Tree Shrub

Coreopsis spp. Coreopsis Shrub

Cornus Mas Cornelian Cherry Shrub

Cornus Nuttalli Pacific Dogwood Tree 30' Required

Cornus Florida Flowering Dogwood Tree 30' Required

Cornus Kousa Kousa Dogwood Tree 30' Required

Cornus Sericea Ssp. Occidentalis Creek Dogwood Shrub

Cornus Stolonifera Redtwig Dogwood Shrub

Correa Australian Fuchsia Shrub

Cortaderia Jubata Jubata Grass Grass 100' Required

Cortaderia Selloana Pampas Grass Grass 100' Required

Cortyledon Spp. N/A Succulent

Corylus Cornuta Hazel Tree 30' Required

Cotinus Coggygria Purple Smoke Tree Shrub

Cotoneaster Auriculata Praecox Cotoneaster Groundcover 50' Required

Cotoneaster Congestus Likiano Shrub

Cotoneaster Dammeri Bearberry Cotoneaster Shrub

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Cotoneaster Horizontalis Rock Cotoneaster Shrub

Cotoneaster Microphyllus Rockspray Cotoneaster Shrub

Cotoneaster Salicifolius Prostrate Willowleaf Cotoneaster

Shrub 50' Required

Cotoneaster Spp. Cotoneaster Shrub

Cotyledon Spp. N/A Shrub

Crassula Spp. Crassula Succulent

Crateagus Phaenopyrum Washington Thorn Tree

Cryptomaria Japonica (except dwarf) Cryptomaria Tree 100' Required

Cupaniopsis Anacardioides Beach Tamarind Tree 10' Required

Cuphea Hyssopifolia False Heather Shrub

Cupressus Macrocarpa Monterey Cypress Tree 30' Required

Cupressus Sargentii Sargent Cypress Tree 100' Required

Cupressocyparis Cypress Tree 100' Required

Cupressus Spp. Cypress Tree 100' Required

Cyathea Cooperi Australian Tree Fern Tree

Cycas Revoluta Sage Palm Shrub

Cyperus Gracilis Umbrella Plant Grass

Cyrtomium Falcatum Holly Fern Shrub

Cytisus Monspessilanus French Broom Shrub 100' Required

Cytisus Scoparius Scotch Broom Shrub 100' Required

Cytisus Spartium Spanish Broom Shrub 100' Required

Dahlia X ‘Mary Jo’ Mary Jo Dahlia Shrub

Dalea Greggii Trailing Indigo Bush Groundcover 50' Required

Daphne Odora ‘Marginata’ Winter Daphne Shrub

Dasylirion Longissiumum Mexican Grass Tree Shrub 10' Required

Dasylirion Wheeleri Sotol Shrub 10' Required

Delosperma Alba White Training Ice Plant Succulent

Delosperma Floribunda Rosea Ice Plant Succulent

Delosperma Hispidium Rosea Ice Plant Succulent

Delosperma Spp. Ice Plant Succulent

Dendromecon Harfordii Island Bush Poppy Shrub 50' Required

Dendromecon Rigida Bush Poppy Shrub 30' Required

Dichondra Micrantha Dichondra Groundcover

Dicksonia Antartica Tasmanian Tree Fern Shrub

Dicentra Formosa Western Bleeding Heart Shrub 30' Required

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Dietes Bicolor African Iris Shrub

Dietes Hybrida N/A Shrub

Dietes Iridiodes African Iris Shrub

Dietes Spp. African Iris Shrub

Dietes Vegata Fortnight Lily Shrub

Digitalis Spp. Foxglove Shrub 30' Required

Diospyros Kaki Persimmon Tree 50' Required

Dodonaea Viscosa Hopbush Shrub

Dracaena Draco Dragon Tree Tree

Drosanthemum Floribundum Rosea Ice Plant Groundcover

Drymondia Margaretae N/A Groundcover

Dryopteris Arguta Coastal Wood Fern Fern

Duchesnea Indica Mock Strawberry Groundcover

Dudleya Cymosa Dudleya Groundcover

Dudleya Farinosa Cliff Lettuce/ Dudleya Succulent

Dudleya Pulverulenta Dudleya Succulent

Echeveria Spp. Hen and Chicks Succulent

Echium Spp. Echium, Priderot Shrub

Elaeagnus Angustifolia Russian Olive Shrub

Elaeagnus Pugens Silverberry Shrub

Encelia Californica Coast Sunflower Shrub 10' Required

Encelia Farinosa Brittle Bush Shrub 50' Required

Eounymus Fortunei Coloratus Winter Creeper Groundcover

Epilobium Canum California Fuchsia Shrub

Epipactis Gigantea Stream Orchid Shrub 30' Required

Equisetum Hyemale Horsetail Grass 10' Required

Erigeron Glaucus Beach Aster Shrub 30' Required

Erigeron Karvinskianus Fleabane, Mexican Daisy Shrub

Erigeron Spp. Mexican Daisy Shrub

Eriobotrya Deflexa Bronze Loquat Tree 10' Required

Eriogonum Fasciculatum California Buckwheat Shrub 100' Required

Eriogonum Giganteum St. Catherine’s Lace Shrub 50' Required

Eriogonum Spp. Wild Buckwheat Shrub 30' Required

Eriobotrya Japonica Loquat Tree

Eriodictyon Californicum Yerba Santa Shrub 30' Required

Eriophyllum Confertiflorum Golden-yarrow Shrub 30' Required

Eriophyllum stachaedifolium var. Artemisaefolium

Lizardtail Shrub 30' Required

Erysimum Capitatum Foothill Wallflower Shrub 30' Required

Erysimum Concinnum Gragrant Wallflower Shrub 30' Required

Erysimum Linifolium Wallflower Shrub

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Erythrina Maculata Spotted Gum Tree 30' Required

Erythrina Nicholii Willow Peppermint Tree 30' Required

Erythrina Sideroxylon Red Ironbark Tree 50' Required

Erythrina Spp. Coral Tree Tree 50' Required

Erythrina Torquata Coral Gum Tree 15' Required

Escallonia spp. Escallonia Shrub

Eschscholtzia Californica California Poppy Shrub 30' Required

Eucalyptus Spp. Eucalyptus Tree 100' Required

Eugenia Spp. Eugenia Shrub

Euonymus Alatus 'Compacta' Burning Bush Shrub

Euonymus Fortunei Purple-leafed Winter Creeper Groundcover 50' Required

Euonymus Japonica Evergreen Euonymus Shrub

Euonymus Spp. Euonymus Shrub

Euphorbia Spp. Varies Shrub

Euryops Pectinatus N/A Shrub

Fagus Spp. Beech Tree

Fatsia Japonica Japanese Aralia Shrub

Feijoa Sellowiana Pineapple Guava Tree

Festuca Californica California Fescue Groundcover

Festuca Cinerea Spring Blue Fescue Groundcover

Festuca Glauca Blue Fescue Groundcover

Festuca Ovina Glauca

Groundcover

Festuca Rubra Creeping Red Fescue Groundcover

Festuca Spp. Fescue Groundcover

Ficus Microcarpa Green Gem Groundcover 10' Required

Ficus Spp. Fig Tree 50' Required

Fouquieria Splendens Ocotillo Shrub

Fragaria Californica Wood Strawberry Groundcover

Fragaria Chiloensis Beach Strawberry Groundcover

Fragaria Vesca Strawberry Groundcover

Fraxinus Augustifolia Raywood Ash Tree 50' Required

Fraxinus Dipetala Foothill Ash Tree 50' Required

Fraxinus Latifolia Oregon Ash Tree 50' Required

Fraxinus Oregona Oregon Ash Tree 30' Required

Fraxinus Spp. Ash Tree

Fraxinus Velutina Arizona Ash Tree 50' Required

Fraxinus Velutina Coriacea Montebello Ash Tree 50' Required

Fremontodendron Spp. Flannel Bush Shrub

Galtheria Spp. Salal Shrub 30' Required

Galvezia Speciosa Showy Island Snapdragon Shrub

Ganzania Rigens Leucolaena Trailing Gazania Groundcover

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Gardenia Augusta Gardenia Shrub

Gardenia Jasminoides Gardenia Shrub

Garrya Elliptica Coast Silk Tassel Shrub 50' Required

Garrya Spp. Silk Tassel Shrub 30' Required

Gaura Linheimeria Gaura Shrub

Gazania African Daisey Groundcover

Geijera Parviflora Australian Willow Tree 15' Required

Geranium Icanum Cranesbill Groundcover

Geranium Spp. Geranium Shrub

Ginkgo Biloba Maidenhair Tree Tree

Glechoma Hederacea Ground Ivy Groundcover

Gleditsia Triacanthos Honey Locust Tree

Grevillea Robusta Silk Oak Tree 50' Required

Grevillea Spp. Grevillea Shrub 50' Required

Grewia Occidentalis Lavender Starflower Shrub 10' Required

Grindelia Stricta Venulosa Coastal Wild Gum Shrub 30' Required

Hakea Suaveolens Sweet Hakea Shrub 50' Required

Hakonechloa Macra Hakone Grass Shrub

Hardenbergia Vioacea Lilac Vine Vine

Hebe Spp. Hebe Shrub 10' Required

Hedera Canariensis Canarian Ivy Vine 100' Required

Hedera Helix Common Ivy Vine

Helianthemum Nummularium Sunrose Groundcover

Helictotrichon Sempervirens Blue Oat Grass Groundcover 15' Required

Hemerocallis Hybrids Daylily Shrub

Hemiaria Glabra Green Carpet Groundcover

Hesperaloe Parviflora Red Yucca Shrub

Herniaria Glabra Green Carpet Groundcover

Heteromeles Arbutifolia Toyon Shrub 30' Required

Heteromeles Arbutifolia (Tree) Toyon Tree 15' Required

Heuchera Maxima Island Alum Root Shrub

Heuchera Micrantha Coral Bells Groundcover 30' Required

Heuchera Sanguinea Coral Bells Groundcover

Heuchera Spp. Coral Bells Shrub

Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis Tropical Hibiscus Shrub

Hibiscus Syriacus Rose of Sharon Shrub

Hosta X Hosta Shrub

Hydrangea Macrophylla Hydrangea Shrub

Hydrangea Quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea Shrub

Hymenosporum Flavum Sweetshade Tree Tree

Hypericum Calycinum St. Johnswort Groundcover

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Hypericum Coris St. Johnswort Groundcover 50' Required

Iberis Sempervirens Evergreen Candytuft Groundcover

Ilex spp. Holly Shrub 50' Required

Imperata Cylindrica Cotton Wool Grass Groundcover

Iris Douglasiana Douglas' Iris Groundcover 30' Required

Iris Longipetala Long-petaled Iris Groundcover 30' Required

Iris Macrosiphon Ground Iris Groundcover 30' Required

Iris Spp. Iris Shrub

Iva Hayesiana Poverty Weed Groundcover 30' Required

Jacaranda Mimosifolia Jacaranda Tree 50' Required

Juglans Californica Southern California Black Walnut

Tree 50' Required

Juglans Hindsii California Black Walnut Tree 30' Required

Juniperus Spp. Junipers Tree 100' Required

Juncus Patens Spreading Rush Groundcover

Justicia Brandegeeana Shrimp Plant Shrub

Justicia Californica Chunparosa Shrub 50' Required

Keciella Cordifolia Heart-leafed Penstemon Shrub 50' Required

Kniphofia Uvaria Red Hot Poker Shrub

Koelreuteria Bipinnata Chinese Flame Tree Tree

Koelreuteria Paniculata Golden Rain Tree Tree 50' Required

Lagerstroemia Indica Crape Myrtle Tree

Lampranthus Spp. Bush Ice Plant Succulent

Lantana Camara Lantana Shrub 10' Required

Lantana Montevidensis Latana Shrub

Lantana Spp. Lantana Shrub

Larix Spp. Larch Tree 100' Required

Larrea Tridentata Creosote Bush Shrub 50' Required

Laurentia Fluviatilis Blue Star Creeper Groundcover

Laurus Nobilis Sweet Bay Shrub 50' Required

Lavandula Spp. Lavendar Shrub

Lavandula Angustifolia English Lavandula Shrub 10' Required

Lavandula Dentata French Lavandula Shrub 10' Required

Lavandula Intermedia Lavandin Shrub

Lavandula Stoechas Spanish Lavandula Shrub 10' Required

Lavatera Assurgentiflora Malva Rose Shrub

Lavatera Maritima Tree Mallow Shrub 10' Required

Lavatera Spp. Mallow Shrub

Leonotis Leonurus Lion’s Tail Shrub 10' Required

Leptospermum Laevigatum Australian Tea Tree Tree 15' Required

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Leptospermum Scoparium New Zealand Tea Tree Shrub 15' Required

Leucophyllum Candidum Violet Silverleaf Shrub 10' Required

Leucophyllum Frutescens Texas Ranger Shrub 50' Required

Leucophyllum Laevigatum Chihuanhuan Sage Shrub 5' Required

Ligistrum Japonicum Wax-leaf Privet Shrub 10' Required

Ligistrum Lucidum Glossy Privet Tree 5' Required

Ligustrum Spp. Privet Shrub

Limonium Perzil Sea Lavender Shrub

Liquidambar Formosana Chinese Sweet Gum Tree 15' Required

Liquidambar Styraciflua American Sweetgum Tree 15' Required

Liquidambar Spp. Sweetgum Tree

Liriope Gigantea Giant Turf Lily Groundcover

Liriope Muscari Big Blue Lily Turf Shrub

Liriope Spicata Creeping Lily Turf Groundcover

Liriope Spp. Lily Turf Groundcover

Lirodendron Tulipifera Tulip Tree Tree

Lithocarpus Densiflora Tan Oak Tree 100' Required

Lobelia Laxiflora Venetian Blind Mahonia Shrub 5' Required

Lomandra Longifolia Dwarf Mat Rush Grass

Lonicera Hispidula Pink Honey Suckle Shrub 30' Required

Lonicera Japonica Japanese Honey Suckle Tree 100' Required

Lonicera Spp. Honeysuckle Bush Shrub

Lophostemon (Tristania) Confertus Brisbane Box Tree 15' Required

Loropetulam Chinensis Chinese Fringe Flower Shrub 5' Required

Lupinus Spp. Lupine Shrub 30' Required

Lyonothamnus Floribundus Catalina Ironwood Tree

Lysimachia Nummularia Moneywort Groundcover

Macadamia Hybrids Macadamia Nut Tree

Magnolia Grandiflora Southern Magnolia Tree 50' Required

Magnolia Stellata Star Magnolia Shrub 10' Required

Magnolia Spp. Magnolia Tree

Magnolia X Soulangeana Saucer Magnolia Tree

Mahonia Aquifolium Oregon Mahonia Shrub Shrub 10' Required

Mahonia Aquifolium ‘Compacta’ Compact Oregon Grape Shrub

Mahonia Fremontii Desert Mahonia Shrub 50' Required

Mahonia Nevinii Nevin Mahonia Shrub 30' Required

Mahonia Lomariifolia Venetian Blind Mahonia Shrub

Mahonia Pinnata California Holly Grape Shrub 50' Required

Mahonia Repens Creeping Mahonia Shrub

Mahonia Spp. Mahonia Shrub

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Malephora Crocea Croceum Ice Plant Succulent

Malephora Luteola Yellow Trailing Ice Plant Succulent

Malva Spp. Mallow Shrub

Malus Spp. Apple Tree

Maytenus Boaria Mayten Tree Tree 10' Required

Melaleuca Nesophila Pink Melaleuca Shrub 10' Required

Melaleuca Quinquenervia Cajeput Tree Tree 15' Required

Metasequoia Glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood Tree

Metrosideros Excelsus New Zealand Christmas Tree Tree

Mimulus Auantiacus Sticky Monkeyflower Shrub 30' Required

Mimulus Longiflorus Monkey Flower Shrub

Mimulus Spp. Monkey Flower Shrub

Miscanthus Spp. Grasses Shrub 100' Required

Monardella Villosa Coyote Mint Shrub 30' Required

Morus Alba White Mulberry Tree 50' Required

Muhlenbergia Capillaris Pink Muhly Grass 30' Required

Muhlenbergia Rigens Deer Grass Shrub 30' Required

Muhlenbergia Spp. Deer Grass Shrub 100' Required

Myoporum ‘Pacificum’ Pacificum Pacific Myoporum Shrub 50' Required

Myoporum Parvifolium Myoporum Groundcover

Myoporum Spp. Myporum Tree

Myrica Californica Pacific Wax Myrtle Shrub

Myrsine Africana African Myrsine Shrub

Myrtus Communis 'Compacta' Dwarf Myrtle Shrub 10' Required

Nandina Domestica Heavenly Bamboo Shrub

Nassella Pulchra Purple Needlegrass Groundcover

Nepata Fassenii Catmint Shrub

Nephrolepis Cordifolia Fishbone Fern Fern

Nephrolepis Domestica Southern Sword Fern Fern

Nerium Oleander Oleander Shrub

Nolina spp. Nolina Shrub

Oenothera Berlandieri Mexican Evening Primrose Shrub

Oenothera Stubbei Baja Evening Primrose Groundcover

Olea Europaea Olive (Fruitless Varieties Only) Tree

Ophiopogon Japonicus Mondo Grass Groundcover

Ophiopogon Planiscapus Black Mondo Grass Groundcover

Opuntia Spp. Prickly Pear Shrub

Osteospermum Furiticosum Trailing African Daisy Groundcover

Palms Palms (if dry fronds) Tree 100' Required

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Parkinsonia Aculeata Jerusalem Thorn Tree 10' Required

Pelargonium Pelatum Ivy Geranium Groundcover

Pelargonium Spp. Geranium Shrub

Pelargonium Tomentosum Silver Spreader Groundcover

Pennisetum Setaceum Fountain Grass Shrub 100' Required

Pennisetum Spp. Fountain Grass Shrub 100' Required

Penstemon Spp. Beard Tongue Shrub

Pentstemon Breviflorus Bush beardstongue Shrub 30' Required

Penstemon Centranthifolius Firecracker Penstemon Shrub 30' Required

Penstemon Heterophyllus Chaparral Penstemon Shrub

Persicaria Capitala Pink Clover Groundcover

Phoenix Canariensis Canary Island Date Palm Tree 30' Required

Phoenix Dactylifera Date Palm Tree 50' Required

Pheonix Roebelenii Pygmy Date Palm Shrub

Philadelphus Lewisii Mock Orange Shrub

Phlomis Fruticosa Jerusalem Sage Shrub

Phormium Spp. Flax Shrub

Phormium Tenax New Zealand Flax Shrub

Phoenix Roebelenii Pygmy Date Palm Shrub

Photinia x Fraseri Photinia Tree

Phyla Nodiflora Lippia Groundcover

Picea Spp. Spruces Tree 100' Required

Pickeringia Montana Chaparral Pea Shrub 100' Required

Pinus Coulteri Coulter Pine Tree 100' Required

Pinus Attenuata Knobcone Pine Tree 100' Required

Pinus Radiata Monterey Pine Tree 100' Required

Pinus Muricata Bishop Pine Tree 100' Required

Pinus Spp. (Native) Pine (Native) Tree 100' Required

Pinus Spp. (Non-Native) Pine (Non-Native) Tree 100' Required

Pistacia Chinensis Chinese Pistache Tree

Pistacia Spp. Chinese Pistache Tree

Pieris Japonica Japanese Pieris Shrub 30' Required

Pittosporum Crassifolium Karo Shrub

Pittosporum Eugenoides Lemonwood Shrub

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Pittosporum Pillyreoides Willow Pittosporum Tree

Pittosporum Rhombifolium Queensland Pittosporum Tree

Pittosporum Tobira Mock Orange Pittosporum Shrub

Pittosporum Undulatum Victorian Box Shrub

Pittosporum Spp. Pittosporum Tree

Platanus Acerifolia London Plane Tree 10' Required

Platanus Racemosa Western Sycamore Tree 30' Required

Plumbago Aurculata Cape Plumbago Shrub

Podocarpus Gracilior Fern Pine Tree

Podocarpus Macrophyllus Yew Tree Tree

Polystichum Munitum Western Sword Fern Fern 30' Required

Populus Fremontii Fremont's Poplar Tree 30' Required

Populus Nigra Black Poplar Tree 30' Required

Populus Spp. Poplar Tree

Populus Tremuloides Quaking Aspen Tree 30' Required

Portulacaria Afra Elephant’s Foot Succulent

Potentilla Fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil Groundcover

Potentilla Tabernaemontanii Spring Cinquefoil Groundcover

Prosopis Chilensis Chilean Mesquite Tree 50' Required

Prosopis Grandulosa Honey Mesquite Tree 15' Required

Prunus Blireiana Purple-leafed Plum Shrub 10' Required

Prunus Caroliniana Cherry Laurel Shrub

Prunus Cerasifera Cherry Plum Tree 10' Required

Prunus Cistena Dwarf Red-leafed Plum Shrub 10' Required

Prunus Ilicifolia Holly-leafed Cherry Shrub

Prunus Laurocerasus English Laurel Shrub

Prunus Lusitanica Portugese Laurel Shrub 10' Required

Prunus Lyonii Catalina Cherry Shrub

Prunus Serrulata East Asian Cherry Tree 10' Required

Prunus Spp. Stone Fruits Tree

Prunus Subhirtella Winter Flowering Cherry Tree 10' Required

Prunus Virginiana Bitterberry Shrub 10' Required

Prunus Yedoensis Yoshino Cherry Tree 10' Required

Pseudotsuga Menziesii Douglas Fir Tree 100' Required

Pteridium Aquilinum Bracken Fern 30' Required

Punica Granatum Pomegranate Shrub

Pyracantha ‘Santa Cruz’ Firethorn Groundcover

Pyracantha Spp. Firethorn Shrub

Pyrus Calleryana Ornamental Pear Tree 15' Required

Pyrus Kawakamii Evergreen Pear Tree

Quercus Agrifolia Coast Live Oak Tree

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Quercus Chrysolepsis Canyon Live Oak Tree

Quercus Douglasii Blue Oak Tree 30' Required

Quercus Engelmannii Engelmann Oak Tree 30' Required

Quercus Ilex Holly Oak Tree 30' Required

Quercus Kelloggii California Black Oak Tree

Quercus Lobata Valley Oak Tree

Quercus Palustris Pin Oak Tree 30' Required

Quercus Rubra Red Oak Tree 30' Required

Quercus Suber Cork Oak Tree 30' Required

Quercus Spp. (Tree) Oaks Tree

Quercus Spp. (Shrub) Scrub Oak (Brushy Oaks) Shrub 100' Required

Quecus Virginiana Southern Live Oak Tree 30' Required

Quercus Wislizenii Interior Live Oak Tree 50' Required

Ranunculus Californica California Buttercup Shrub 30' Required

Rhamnus Alaternus Italian Buckthorn Shrub

Rhamnus California Coffeeberry Shrub

Rhamnus Crocea Redberry Shrub

Rhamnus Crocea Ilicifolia Holly-leaf Redberry Shrub 50' Required

Rhamnus Spp. Buckthorn Shrub

Rhapiolepis Spp. India Hawthorn Shrub

Rhapiolepis Indica India Hawthorn Shrub 5' Required

Rhododrendron Occidentale Western Azalea Shrub

Rhododendron spp. Azaleas Shrub

Rhus Integrifolia Lemonade Berry Shrub

Rhus Lancea African Sumac Tree

Rhus Laurina Laurel Sumac Shrub 40' Required

Rhus Ovata Sugar Bush Shrub 30' Required

Rhus Spp. Sumac Shrub 30' Required

Ribes Aureum Golden Currant Shrub 5' Required

Ribes Malvaceum Chaparral Currant Shrub 5' Required

Ribes Sanguineum var. Glutinosum Flowering Currant Shrub

Ribes Sanguineum Red Flowered Currant Shrub 30' Required

Ribes Speciosum Fuschia-flowering Gooseberry Shrub 10' Required

Ribes Spp. Currant (many species) Shrub

Ribes Viburnifolium Catalina Pefume Groundcover

Robina Ambigua Locust Tree 50' Required

Robina Pseudoacacia Locust, Black Tree

Romneya Coulteri Matillija Poppy Shrub 30' Required

Rosa Banksiae Lady Banks’ Rose Vine

Rosa Californica California Rose Shrub

Rosa Spp. Rose Shrub

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Rosmarinus Officinalis Rosemary Shrub 100' Required

Rubus Parviflorus Thimbleberry Shrub

Sagina Subulata Scotch Moss Groundcover

Salix Spp. Willows Tree 30' Required

Salvia Clevelandii Blue Sage Shrub

Salvia Greggii Autumn Sage Shrub

Salvia Leucantha Mexican Bush Sage Shrub

Salvia Mellifera Black Sage Shrub 100' Required

Salvia Sonomensis Creeping Sage Shrub 30' Required

Salvia Spathacea Hummingbird Sage Shrub

Salvia Spp. (Native Varieties) Sage Shrub

Salvia Spp. (Ornamental Varieties) Sage Shrub

Sambucus Mexicana Blue Elderberry Shrub

Santolina Chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton Groundcover

Santolina Virens Green Lavender Cotton Groundcover

Santolina Virens Green Santolina Tree

Sapium Sebiferum Chinese Tallow Tree Tree 50' Required

Satureja Douglasii Yerba Buena Groundcover 30' Required

Scaevola 'Mauve Clusters' Mauve Clusters Groundcover

Schefflera Actinophylla Queensland Umbrella Tree Tree

Schefflera Pueckleri Tupidamthus Tree

Schinus Molle California Pepper Tree Tree

Schinus Spp. Pepper Tree Tree 100' Required

Schinus Terebinthifolium Brazilian Pepper Tree

Sedum Confusum Stonecrop Succulent

Sedum Rubrotinctum Brown Bean Succulent

Sedum Spathulifolium Pacific Stonecrop Groundcover

Sedum Spp. Stonecrop Succulent

Senecio Mandraliscae Chalksticks Groundcover

Senecio Serpens Blue Chalksticks Succulent

Senecio Mandraliscae Chalksticks Groundcover

Sequoia Sempervirens Coast Redwood Tree 30' Required

Sidalcea Malvaeflora Checkerbloom Shrub 30' Required

Simmondsia Chinensis Jojoba Shrub

Sisyrinchium Spp. Blue-Eyed Grass Groundcover

Sisyrinchium Californicum Yellow-eyed Grass Groundcover 30' Required

Solanum Jasminoides Potato Vine Vine

Solanum Umbelliferum Nightshade Shrub 30' Required

Solanum Xanti Purple Nightshade Shrub 30' Required

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Soleirolia Soleirolii Baby’s Tears Groundcover

Solidago Californica California Goldenrod Shrub

Sophora Japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree Tree 50' Required

Spartium Junceum Spanish Broom Shrub 100' Required

Sphaeropteris Cooperi Australian Tree Fern Fern

Spiraea Japonica Spiraea Tree

Stachys Byzantina Lamb’s Ears Shrub

Stenocarpus Sinuatus Firewheel Tree Tree 10' Required

Strelitzia Nicolai Giant Bird of Paradise Shrub

Strelitzia Reginae Bird of Paradise Shrub

Syagrus Romanzoffianum Queen Palm Tree

Symphoricarpos Albus Snowberry Shrub

Symphoricarpos Mollis Creeping Snowberry Shrub 30' Required

Syringa Vulgaris Common Lilac Tree

Tabebuia Chrysotricha Golden Trumpet Tree Tree 15' Required

Tabebuia Impetiginosa Pink Trumpet Tree Tree 15' Required

Tamarix Spp. Tamarix Tree 100' Required

Taxodium Mucronatum Montezuma Cypress Tree 50' Required

Taxus Spp. Yew Tree 100' Required

Tecomaria Capensis Cape Honey Suckle Vine

Teucrium Chamaedrys Prostrate Germander Shrub

Teucrium Cossonii Majoricum N/A Groundcover

Teucrium Fruticans Shrubby Germander Groundcover 30' Required

Teucrium x Lucidrys Prostrate Germander Groundcover

Tibouchina Urvilleana Princess Flower Shrub 10' Required

Tipuana Tipu Tipu Tree Tree 50' Required

Thuja Spp. Arborvitae Tree 100' Required

Thymus Praecox Arcticus Creeping Thyme Groundcover

Thymus Pseudolanuginosus Woolly Thyme Groundcover

Thymus Serpyllum Creeping Thyme Shrub

Torenia Golden Moon Groundcover

Toxodium Spp. Bald Cypress Tree 100' Required

Trachelospermum Asiaticum Asian Star Jasmine Shrub

Trachelospermum Spp. Star Jasmine Vine

Trachelospermum Jasminoides Jasmine Shrub

Trachycarpus Fortunei Windmill Palm Tree

Trichostema Lanatum Wooly Blue Curls Shrub

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Trifolium Fragiferum O’Connor’s Legume Groundcover

Tristania Conferta Brisbane Box Tree 10' Required

Tsuga Spp. Hemlock Shrub 100' Required

Tulbaghia Violacea Society Garlic Shrub

Tupidanthus Calyptratus Mallet Flower Shrub 5' Required

Ulex Europea Gorse Shrub 100' Required

Ulmus Spp. Elm Tree

Umbellularia Californica California Bay Laurel Tree 100' Required

Vaccinium Huckleberry Shrub 100' Required

Vaccinium Corymbosum Blueberry Shrub

Verbena x Hybrida Garden Verbena Groundcover

Verbena Peruviana Perennial Verbena Groundcover

Verbena Pulchella Gracilior Moss Verbena Groundcover

Verbena Rigida Slender Vervain Groundcover

Verbena Tapien Trailing Vervain Groundcover

Viburnum Spp. Vibernum Shrub 10' Required

Viburnum Tinus Viburnum Shrub

Vinca Spp. Periwinkle Groundcover

Washingtonia Robusta Mexican Fan Palm Tree 30' Required

Westringia Rosmarinfolius Coastal Rosemary Shrub 30' Required

Wedelia Trilobata Wedelia Groundcover 50' Required

Westringia Fruticosa Coast Rosemary Shrub 10' Required

Wisteria spp. Wisteria Vine

Woodwardia Fimbriata Giant Chain Fern Fern

Xylosma Congestum Xylosma Shrub

Yucca Spp. Yucca Shrub

Zantedeschia Aethiopica Common Calla Shrub

Zantedeschia Spp. Calla Shrub

Zauchneria Californica California Fuchsia Shrub

Zauchneria Spp. Fuschsia Shrub

Zigadenus Fremontii Star Lily Shrub 30' Required

Zelkova Serrata Sawleaf Zelkova Shrub 50' Required

Ziziphus Jujuba Chinese Jujube Tree 15' Required

Zoysia Tenuifolia Korean Grass Groundcover