Native Trees of Southern California

By David L. Magney

Botanical Name Common Name Type

Abies concolor White Fir Conifer Tree

Acer macrophyllum var. macrophyllum Bigleaf Maple Deciduous Tree

Adenostoma sparsifolium Red Shank Evergreen Tree/Shrub

Alnus rhombifolia White Alder Deciduous Tree

Ambrosia monogyra Leafy Burrobush Evergreen Shrub/Tree

Amelanchier alnifolia var. pumila Alderleaf Serviceberry Deciduous Shrub/Tree

Amelanchier pallida Western Serviceberry Deciduous Shrub/Tree

Arbutus menziesii Pacific Madrone Evergreen Tree/Shrub

Arctostaphylos glauca Bigberry Manzanita (usually a shrub) Evergreen Shrub/Tree

Calocedrus decurrens Incense-cedar Conifer Tree

Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany Evergreen Shrub/Tree

Cornus nuttallii Mountain Dogwood Deciduous Shrub/Tree

Fraxinus dipetala California Flowering Ash Deciduous Tree/Shrub

Fraxinus velutina Velvet or Arizona Ash Deciduous Tree

Heteromeles salicifolia [H. arbutifolia] Toyon (usually a shrub) Evergreen Shrub/Tree

Holodiscus discolor Ocean Spray, Cream Bush Deciduous Shrub/Tree

Juglans californica ssp. californica Southern California Black Walnut Deciduous Tree/Shrub

Juniperus californica California Juniper Conifer Tree/Shrub

Lithocarpus densiflorus Tanbark Oak Evergreen Shrub/Tree

Lyonothamnus floribundus Catalina Ironwood Evergreen Tree/Shrub

Myrica californica California Wax-myrtle Evergreen Shrub/Tree

Pinus coulteri Coulter Pine Conifer Tree

Pinus flexilis Foxtail Pine Conifer Tree

Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey Pine Conifer Tree

Pinus lambertiana Sugar Pine Conifer Tree

Pinus monophylla Singleleaf Pinyon Pine Conifer Tree

Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa Ponderosa Pine Conifer Tree

Pinus sabiniana Foothill Pine Conifer Tree

Pinus torreyana Torrey Pine Conifer Tree

Platanus racemosa var. racemosa California Sycamore Deciduous Tree

Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa Black Cottonwood Deciduous Tree

Populus fremontii Fremont Cottonwood Deciduous Tree

Prunus emarginata Bitter Cherry Deciduous Shrub/Tree

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia Hollyleaf Cherry Evergreen Shrub/Tree

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii Catalina Cherry Evergreen Shrub/Tree

Prunus virginiana var. demissa Western Choke Cherry Deciduous Shrub/Tree

Pseudotsuga macrocarpa Bigcone Spruce Conifer Tree

Quercus agrifolia ssp. agrifolia Coast Live Oak Evergreen Tree

Quercus berberidifolia California Scrub Oak (usually a shrub) Evergreen Shrub/Tree

Quercus chrysolepis Canyon Live Oak Evergreen Tree

Quercus douglasii Blue Oak Deciduous Tree

Quercus dumosa Nuttall’s Scrub Oak Evergreen Shrub/Tree

Quercus engelmannii Engelmann Oak Deciduous Tree

Quercus kelloggii Black Oak Deciduous Tree

Quercus lobata Valley Oak Deciduous Tree

Quercus tomentella Channel Island Oak Evergreen Tree/Shrub

Quercus wislizenii ssp. wislizenii Interior Live Oak Evergreen Tree

Salix gooddingii Goodding Black Willow Deciduous Tree

Salix laevigata Red Willow Deciduous Tree

Salix lasiolepis var. lasiolepis Arroyo Willow Deciduous Shrub/Tree

Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Shining Willow Deciduous Tree

Sambucus mexicana Blue Elderberry Deciduous Shrub/Tree

Umbellularia californica California Bay Evergreen Tree

Washingtonia filifera California Fan Palm Evergreen Tree

Yucca brevifolia var. brevifolia Joshua Tree Evergreen Tree

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