Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name
Common Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
S
Abelia chinensis
Chinese abelia
M
?
?
M
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Vegetation
Type
Symbol
Used in
WUCOLS
List
Copyright © UC Regents, Davis campus. All rights reserved.
S
Abelia floribunda
Mexican abelia
M
?
M
M
/
/
bamboo
Ba
S
Abelia mosanensis 'Fragrant Abelia'
fragrant abelia
?
?
?
?
?
?
bulb
Bu
S
Abelia parvifolia (A. longituba)
Schuman abelia
?
?
?
M
?
?
grass
G
Gc
S
Abelia x grandiflora and cvs.
glossy abelia
M
M M
M
M
/
groundcover
GC
S
Abeliophyllum distichum
forsythia
M
M
?
?
?
?
perennial*
P
S
Abelmoschus manihot (Hibiscus manihot)
sunset muskmallow
?
?
?
L
?
?
palm and cycad Pm
T
Abies pinsapo
Spanish fir
L
L
L
/
/
/
shrub
S
T
N Abies spp. (CA native and non-native)
fir
M
M M
M
/
/
succulent
Su
P
N Abronia latifolia
yellow sand verbena
VL VL VL
/
?
?
tree
T
P
N Abronia maritima
sand verbena
VL VL VL
/
?
?
vine
V
S
N Abutilon palmeri
Indian mallow
L
L
L
L
M
M
California
native
N
S
Abutilon pictum thompsonii
variegated Chinese lantern M
H
M
M
?
?
S
Abutilon vitifolium
flowering maple
M
M M
/
?
?
Number
WUCOLS
Region
Sunset
climate
zones*
CIMIS ET
0
zones**
Representative
Cities
S
Abutilon x hybridum & cvs.
flowering maple
M
H
M
M
/
/
1
North-
Central
Coastal
14, 15, 16, 17 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
Healdsburg, Napa,
San Jose, Salinas,
San Francisco,
San Luis Obispo
S
T
Acacia abyssinica
Abyssinian acacia
/
?
/
?
/
L
2
Central
Valley
8, 9, 14
12, 14, 15, 16
Auburn,
Bakersfield, Chico,
Fresno, Modesto,
Sacramento
S
Acacia aneura
mulga
/
L
L
L
/
L
3
South
Coastal
22, 23, 24
1, 2, 4, 6
Irvine, Los
Angeles, Santa
Barbara, Ventura,
Vista
S
Acacia angustissima
white
ball acacia
?
?
?
?
?
?
4
South
Inland
18, 19, 20, 21
9
Corona,
Escondido,
Pasadena,
Riverside, San
Bernardino, Santa
Paula
T
Acacia baileyana
Bailey acacia
L
L
L
L
/
/
5
High and
Intermediat
e Desert
11
14, 17
Apple Valley,
Barstow, Bishop,
Lancaster, Lone
Pine, Tehachapi
S
T
Acacia berlandieri
guajillo
?
?
L
M
/
L
6
Low Desert
13
18
Borrego Springs,
Blythe, Death
Valley, El Centro,
Needles, Palm
Springs
S
Acacia boormanii
Snowy River wattle
L
L
L
L
/
L
T
Acacia cognata (A.subporosa)
bower wattle
L
L
M
M
/
/
S
T
Acacia constricta
whitethorn acacia
?
L
L
L
L
L
S
Acacia covenyi
blue bush
?
L
L
L
?
?
S
T
Acacia craspedocarpa
leatherleaf acacia
?
?
L
?
L
L
S
Acacia cultriformis
knife acacia
L
L
L
L
/
/
T
Acacia dealbata
silver wattle
VL L
L
L
/
/
T
Acacia decurrens
green wattle
VL L
L
L
/
/
T
Acacia erioloba
camel thorn
?
L
L
?
?
?
T
Acacia farnesiana (See Vachellia farnesiana)
T
Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana (See Vachell
S
Acacia glaucoptera
clay wattle
L
/
L
L
/
/
S
T
N Acacia greggii
catclaw acacia
L
L
L
L
L
L
S
Acacia iteaphylla
willow wattle
L
L
L
L
?
?
S
Acacia linearifolia
golden wattle
L
?
?
?
?
?
S
T
Acacia
longifolia
Sydney golden wattle
L
L
L
L
/
/
T
Acacia melanoxylon
blackwood acacia
VL L
L
L
/
/
S
Acacia merinthophora
zig-zag wattle
?
?
L
?
?
?
S
Acacia notabilis
notable wattle
?
?
?
?
?
?
T
Acacia pendula
weeping acacia
L
L
M
M
/
L
T
Acacia pennatula
pennatula acacia
?
? VL
?
L
L
S
T
Acacia podalyriifolia
pearl acacia
VL VL L
M
/
/
T
Acacia pravissima
ovens wattle
L
L
L
?
?
?
Gc
S
Acacia redolens
prostrate acacia
VL VL VL
L
L
L
S
Acacia rigens
needleleaf acacia
/
/
?
?
?
?
T
Acacia rigidula
rigidula acacia
/
L
?
?
?
?
S
T
Acacia saligna
blue leaf wattle
L
L
L
L
/
L
T
Acacia schaffneri
twisted acacia
/
L
?
?
/
L
T
Acacia stenophylla
eumong/shoestring acacia VL L
L
L
/
L
S
T
Acacia subporosa
subporosa acacia
L
/
L
?
?
?
S
Acacia triptera
spur wing wattle
?
?
L
?
?
?
S
Acacia vestita
hairy wattle
?
L
L
L
?
?
T
Acacia willardiana
palo blanco
/
/
L
L
/
L
T
Acacia wrightii
Wright acacia
?
?
?
?
?
?
Gc
Acaena inermis 'Purpurea'
purple New Zealand burr
M
?
?
?
?
?
P
N Acaena pinnatifida var. californica
garnet flower
M
?
?
?
?
?
S
N Acalypha californica
copper leaf
/
/
VL
L
?
?
S
Acalypha hispida
chenille plant
/
/
M
M
?
?
S
Acalypha monostachya
raspberry fuzzies
/
/
?
?
/
L
Ba Bu G Gc P Pm S Su T V N Botanical Name
Common Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
S
Acalypha wilkesiana
copper leaf
/
/
M
/
?
?
S
Acanthus mollis (shade in the desert) (dormant
bear's breech
M
M M
M
M
M
P
Acanthus spinosus (dormant in summer in CV,
spiny bear's breach
M
M M
M
?
?
S
T
Acca sellowiana (Feijoa sellowiana)
pineapple guava
M
L
L
M
/
M
T
Acer barbinerve
bearded maple
?
?
?
?
?
/
T
Acer buergerianum
trident maple
M
M M
/
?
/
T
Acer campestre
hedge maple
M
M
?
?
?
/
S
T
N Acer circinatum
vine maple
M
H
H
/
?
/
T
Acer crataegifolium
hawthorn maple
M
?
?
?
?
/
T
Acer davidii
Pere David's maple
M
?
?
/
?
/
T
Acer ginnala
amur maple
M
M
/
?
?
/
T
N Acer glabrum
mountain maple
M
?
/
/
?
/
T
Acer grandidentatum
bigtooth maple
M
M
/
/
?
/
T
Acer griseum
paperbark maple
M
M
?
?
?
?
T
Acer japonicum
fernleaf maple
M
M
?
/
?
/
T
N Acer macrophyllum
big leaf maple
M
H
M
H
/
/
T
Acer miyabei
miyabe maple
M
?
?
?
?
/
T
N Acer negundo
box elder
M
M M
M
/
/
T
Acer oblongum
Himalayan maple
M
/
M
M
/
/
T
Acer palmatum
Japanese maple
M
M M
H
/
/
T
Acer paxii
evergreen maple
M
M M
M
/
/
T
Acer pentaphyllum
Asian maple
M
?
M
/
?
/
T
Acer platanoides
Norway maple
M
M M
H
/
/
T
Acer pseudoplatanus
sycamore maple
M
?
?
?
?
/
T
Acer rubrum
red maple
M
M
H
H
/
/
T
Acer rufinerve
redvein maple
M
?
?
?
?
/
T
Acer saccharinum
silver maple
M
M
H
H
/
/
T
Acer saccharum
sugar maple
M
/
/
/
/
/
T
Acer shirasawanum
full moon maple
M
?
/
/
?
/
T
Acer tataricum
tatar maple
M
M
/
?
?
?
T
Acer tegmentosum
Manchurian striped maple
M
?
/
?
?
/
T
Acer truncatum
Chinese maple
M
M
/
H
/
/
T
Acer tschonoskii 'Koreanum'
Korean striped bark maple
?
?
?
?
?
/
T
Acer X freemanii
Freeman maple
M
M
?
?
?
?
P
Achillea ageratifolia
Greek yarrow
L
M M
M
/
/
P
Achillea clavennae
silvery yarrow
L
L
L
L
/
/
P
Achillea filipendulina
fern leaf yarrow
L
L
L
L
?
?
Gc P
Achillea millefolium (non-native hybrids)
yarrow (non-native hybrids) M
L
M
L
L
L
Gc P
N Achillea millefolium (CA native cultivars)
yarrow
L
L
L
L
L
L
P
Achillea siberica
Siberian yarrow
?
M
?
?
?
?
Gc P
Achillea
tomentosa
woolly yarrow
L
L
M
M
?
?
P
Achillea x kellereri
kellerii achillea
M
L
L
?
?
?
P
Achillea x lewisii
dwarf yarrow
?
?
?
?
?
?
P
Acinos alpinus
alpine rock thyme
?
?
?
?
?
?
T
Acmena smithii (See Syzygium smithii)
P
N Acmispon glaber (Lotus scoparius)
deer weed
VL VL VL VL
?
?
P
N Acmispon rigidus (Lotus rigidus)
rock pea
?
?
?
L
?
?
S
Acnistus australis (Iochroma australis)
blue angels's trumpet
M
M M
/
?
?
Pm
T
Acoelorraphe wrightii
Everglades palm
?
?
H
M
?
?
P
Aconitum cammarum
bicolor monkshood
?
M
?
/
?
?
P
Aconitum fischeri
monk's hood
M
?
/
/
?
?
P
Aconitum napellus
garden monkshood
M
M
/
/
/
/
P
Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'
sweet flag
H
H
H
H
/
/
P
Acorus gramineus
sweet flag
H
H
H
H
/
/
T
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
pink cedar
?
?
M
?
?
?
P
N Actaea rubra (shade)
snake berry
M
?
/
/
?
?
P
Actaea simplex (Cimicifuga ramosa) (shade)
snakeroot/bugbane
M
?
?
/
?
?
V
Actinidia deliciosa
kiwi
H
H
H
H
/
/
V
Actinidia kolomikta
variegated kiwi
M
?
/
?
?
?
S
Adenanthos cuneatus 'Coral Drift'
flame bush
L
?
L
?
?
?
S
Adenanthos detmoldii 'Metallica'
yellow jugflower
L
?
L
?
?
?
S
Adenanthos drummondii
woolly bush
L
?
L
L
?
?
S
Adenanthos meisneri
woollybush
L
?
L
?
?
?
S
Adenanthos sericeus
coastal woolly bush
L
?
L
/
/
/
S
Adenanthos x cunninghamii
Albany woolly bush
?
?
L
?
?
?
P
Adenium obesum
desert rose
/
/
/
L
/
L
P
Adenophora bulleyana
ladybells
M
H
M
?
?
?
P
Adenophora liliifolia
lilyleaf ladybells
M
?
M
M
?
?
P
Adenophora takedae 'Alba'
lady bells
M
?
M
?
?
?
Gc
S
N Adenostoma fasciculatum
chamise
VL VL VL VL
/
/
S
T
N Adenostoma sparsifolium
red shanks/ribbonwood
VL ? VL VL
/
/
P
N Adiantum spp. (shade) CA native
and non-nativ maidenhair fern
H
H
H
H
M
M
P
Aechmea recurvata var. recurvata (in shade)
false tillandsia
L
/
L
?
?
?
P
Su
Aeonium spp.
Canary Island rose
L
L
L
L
/
/
T
N Aesculus californica
California buckeye
VL VL VL
L
/
/
S
T
Aesculus pavia
red buckeye
M
M M
?
?
?
T
Aesculus x arnoldiana 'Autumn Splendor'
Autumn Splendor horse che ?
?
?
?
?
?
T
Aesculus x carnea
red horsechestnut
M
M M
M
/
/
P
Aethionema armenum'Warley Rose'
Warley rose stone cress
M
L
?
?
?
?
T
Afrocarpus falcatus (Podocarpus falcatus)
yellowwood
M
?
M
M
?
M
T
Afrocarpus gracilior (Podocarpus gracilior)
African fern pine
M
M M
M
?
M
P
Agapanthus africanus
lily-of-the-Nile
M
M M
M
?
?
P
Agapanthus campanulatus
bell agapanthus
M
M M
M
?
?
P
Agapanthus inapertus major
drooping agapanthus
L
L
M
M
?
?
P
Agapanthus praecox spp. orientalis & cvs
agapanthus
M
M M
M
?
?
S
Agapetes 'Ludgvan Cross'
Ludgvan cross agapetes
M
?
M
H
?
?
S
Agapetes serpens (Pentapterygium)
agapetes (serpens)
M
?
M
?
?
?
P
Agastache aurantica
giant hyssop
M
M M
M
?
?
P
Agastache barberi
pink hyssop
L
?
M
M
?
?
P
Agastache cana
mosquito plant
L
L
M
M
?
?
P
Agastache coccinea pink
agastache
L
M M
M
M
M
P
Agastache mexicana
Mexican giant hyssop
M
M M
?
?
?
P
Agastache rugosa
wrinkled agastache
M
M M
M
?
?
P
Agastache rupestris
licorice mint
L
L
M
M
?
?
T
Agathis australis
Australian agathis/ kauri
M
/
M
/
/
/
T
Agathis robusta
Queensland kauri
M
/
M
M
/
/
P
S
Agave americana (and thick-leaved relatives)(C
agave
VL VL VL VL VL VL
P
S
Agave attenuata (and thin-leaved relatives) (Ca
agave
L
L
L
L
L
L
P
N Ageratina occidentalis
western snake root
M
?
?
?
?
?
T
Agonis flexuosa and cvs.
peppermint tree
L
/
L
L
/
/
G
Agropyron magellanicum
blue wheat grass
M
?
M
?
?
?
T
Ailanthus altissima
tree
of heaven
VL VL L
L
L
L
Gc P
Ajuga reptans (shade)
carpet bugle
M
M M
M
M
M
V
Akebia quinata
fiveleaf akebia
M
M M
M
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