Native plants · California
Native plants of Amador County
234 plant species are recorded as native to California in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Amador County by USDA PLANTS. 185 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 2 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Amador County, California
- Native species
- 234 Typical California county: 333 (median of 58 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 185 Typical California county: 239
- Share by type (all 234 native species)
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Percent of the 234 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (44%), followed by trees (20%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 185
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alkali sacaton Sporobolus airoides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| American bistort Polygonum bistortoides | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| American licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| American vetch Vicia americana | Vine | 1.3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12b |
| arrowleaf balsamroot Balsamorhiza sagittata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| arrowleaf ragwort Senecio triangularis | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| arumleaf arrowhead Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| awl-leaf lilaea Lilaea scilloides | Grass or grass-like | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 12b |
| bastardsage Eriogonum wrightii | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| beardless wildrye Leymus triticoides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata | Tree | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| bigflower agoseris Agoseris grandiflora | Wildflower (forb) | 1.8 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum | Tree | 60 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| bigseed biscuitroot Lomatium macrocarpum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| bitter cherry Prunus emarginata | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| blue oak Quercus douglasii | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| blue wildrye Elymus glaucus | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| boreal sagebrush Artemisia arctica | Shrub | 1.5 ft | — | — | Zone 1a |
| broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| broadleaf lupine Lupinus latifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| buckbrush Ceanothus cuneatus | Shrub | 11 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens | Shrub | 7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6b |
| California black oak Quercus kelloggii | Tree | 85 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| California brome Bromus carinatus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9a |
| California buckeye Aesculus californica | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7b |
| California buckthorn Frangula californica | Tree | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| California damsonium Damasonium californicum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| California false hellebore Veratrum californicum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| California flannelbush Fremontodendron californicum | Tree | 10 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9b |
| California foothill pine Pinus sabiniana | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8b |
| California laurel Umbellularia californica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6a |
| California melicgrass Melica californica | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| California poppy Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| California red fir Abies magnifica | Tree | 150 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| California yerba santa Eriodictyon californicum | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7a |
| canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis | Tree | 90 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 8b |
| chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| chokecherry Prunus virginiana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Columbian monkshood Aconitum columbianum | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common rush Juncus effusus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| cows clover Trifolium wormskioldii | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| coyotebrush Baccharis pilularis | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9b |
| creeping barberry Mahonia repens | Shrub | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus | Shrub | 13 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens | Grass or grass-like | 4.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 9b |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| doublehorn calicoflower Downingia bicornuta | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii | Tree | 200 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Douglas' dustymaiden Chaenactis douglasii | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| dwarf bilberry Vaccinium cespitosum | Shrub | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| dwarf purple monkeyflower Mimulus nanus | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Low | Zone 10b |
| dwarf rose Rosa gymnocarpa | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Eschscholtz's buttercup Ranunculus eschscholtzii | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| fernleaf biscuitroot Lomatium dissectum | Wildflower (forb) | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| field horsetail Equisetum arvense | Fern | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| fivespot Nemophila maculata | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 12b |
| foothill needlegrass Nassella lepida | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9a |
| Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| Geyer willow Salix geyeriana | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| gooseberry currant Ribes montigenum | Shrub | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| granite prickly phlox Linanthus pungens | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| gray alder Alnus incana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| greater creeping spearwort Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| hairy arnica Arnica mollis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| hollyleaved barberry Mahonia aquifolium | Shrub | 8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3a |
| Hooker's evening primrose Oenothera elata | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| huckleberry oak Quercus vacciniifolia | Shrub | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| Idaho bentgrass Agrostis idahoensis | Grass or grass-like | 1.4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Indian plum Oemleria cerasiformis | Tree | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 10a |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi | Tree | 180 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| King's sandwort Arenaria kingii | Wildflower (forb) | 8 in | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| Klamath plum Prunus subcordata | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| lacy phacelia Phacelia tanacetifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| lambstongue ragwort Senecio integerrimus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Lemmon's willow Salix lemmonii | Shrub | 14 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| Lewis' mock orange Philadelphus lewisii | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| little sagebrush Artemisia arbuscula | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| little western bittercress Cardamine oligosperma | Wildflower (forb) | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| lodgepole pine Pinus contorta | Tree | 99 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 1a |
| longstalk clover Trifolium longipes | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8a |
| marumleaf buckwheat Eriogonum marifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus | Grass or grass-like | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 12b |
| mountain blue penstemon Penstemon laetus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8b |
| mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana | Tree | 125 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| narrowleaf willow Salix exigua | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis | Grass or grass-like | 8 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| nettleleaf giant hyssop Agastache urticifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| nodding needlegrass Nassella cernua | Grass or grass-like | 2.6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9a |
| oceanspray Holodiscus discolor | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| old man's whiskers Geum triflorum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Oregon ash Fraxinus latifolia | Tree | 70 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| Oregon white oak Quercus garryana | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| Pacific dogwood Cornus nuttallii | Tree | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8b |
| Pacific ninebark Physocarpus capitatus | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| Pacific onion Allium validum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| Pacific yew Taxus brevifolia | Tree | 40 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| panicled bulrush Scirpus microcarpus | Grass or grass-like | 5.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Parish's yampah Perideridia parishii | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| pinemat manzanita Arctostaphylos nevadensis | Shrub | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| plantainleaf buttercup Ranunculus alismifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa | Tree | 223 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| poverty rush Juncus tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| prostrate ceanothus Ceanothus prostratus | Shrub | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| purple mountainheath Phyllodoce breweri | Shrub | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| purple needlegrass Nassella pulchra | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8b |
| quaking aspen Populus tremuloides | Tree | 65 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1a |
| Rainier pleated gentian Gentiana calycosa | Wildflower (forb) | 7 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 8a |
| red elderberry Sambucus racemosa | Tree | 18 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| redosier dogwood Cornus sericea | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| Rocky Mountain maple Acer glabrum | Tree | 30 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| rough bentgrass Agrostis scabra | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| royal penstemon Penstemon speciosus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda | Grass or grass-like | 1.4 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 1a |
| scabland penstemon Penstemon deustus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| scarlet monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6a |
| seashore bentgrass Agrostis pallens | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| seep monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa | Shrub | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| sicklekeel lupine Lupinus albicaulis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| Sierra currant Ribes nevadense | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Sierra larkspur Delphinium glaucum | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| Sierra willow Salix orestera | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| silverleaf phacelia Phacelia hastata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| slender cinquefoil Potentilla gracilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| slender hairgrass Deschampsia elongata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| small enchanter's nightshade Circaea alpina | Wildflower (forb) | 11 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| small white violet Viola macloskeyi | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| smooth horsetail Equisetum laevigatum | Fern | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| spike bentgrass Agrostis exarata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| spreading phlox Phlox diffusa | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| squirreltail Elymus elymoides | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| sticky currant Ribes viscosissimum | Shrub | 3.5 ft | Sun | — | Zone 3b |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sugar pine Pinus lambertiana | Tree | 229 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum | Shrub | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| tall trisetum Trisetum canescens | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| tapertip hawksbeard Crepis acuminata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| teal lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides | Grass or grass-like | 4 in | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| tinker's penny Hypericum anagalloides | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| toad rush Juncus bufonius | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| twinberry honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| twoheaded water-starwort Callitriche heterophylla | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| valley oak Quercus lobata | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| valley redstem Ammannia coccinea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| wavyleaf Indian paintbrush Castilleja applegatei | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| wax currant Ribes cereum | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| western azalea Rhododendron occidentale | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 8b |
| western columbine Aquilegia formosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| western juniper Juniperus occidentalis | Tree | 33 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| western needlegrass Achnatherum occidentale | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| western pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| western sweetroot Osmorhiza occidentalis | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| western white clematis Clematis ligusticifolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| western white pine Pinus monticola | Tree | 200 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| white alder Alnus rhombifolia | Tree | 65 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| white hawkweed Hieracium albiflorum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis | Tree | 65 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 1b |
| whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5a |
| whitestem gooseberry Ribes inerme | Shrub | 8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| whitethorn ceanothus Ceanothus cordulatus | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| woolly mule-ears Wyethia mollis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| woollypod milkvetch Astragalus purshii | Wildflower (forb) | 7 in | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| yellow rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 49
PLANTS has no growing records for these, so light, moisture, height and zone filters cannot include them. Many are wild species seldom sold by nurseries.
Hidden while “Garden-ready only” is on.
- Aleutian maidenhair Adiantum aleuticum
- American bird's-foot trefoil Lotus unifoliolatus
- American black nightshade Solanum americanum
- American rockbrake Cryptogramma acrostichoides
- American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
- arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis
- bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata
- bearded flatsedge Cyperus squarrosus
- beautiful sandwort Minuartia rubella
- bigleaf lupine Lupinus polyphyllus
- blite goosefoot Chenopodium capitatum
- Canada lettuce Lactuca canadensis
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- cottonbatting plant Pseudognaphalium stramineum
- curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
- ditch rabbitsfoot grass Polypogon interruptus
- Douglas' knotweed Polygonum douglasii
- elkweed Frasera speciosa
- Elliott's bentgrass Agrostis elliottiana
- feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
- fringed willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
- hairy waterclover Marsilea vestita
- hooded coralroot Corallorhiza striata
- hookedspur violet Viola adunca
- leathery grapefern Botrychium multifidum
- meadow deathcamas Zigadenus venenosus
- Menzies' fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii
- Mexican lovegrass Eragrostis mexicana
- mountain tarweed Madia glomerata
- muskflower Mimulus moschatus
- narrowleaf bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- needleleaf navarretia Navarretia intertexta
- pale spikerush Eleocharis macrostachya
- pullup muhly Muhlenbergia filiformis
- Rocky Mountain fescue Festuca saximontana
- scentbottle Platanthera dilatata
- silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium
- slender phlox Microsteris gracilis
- slender-spire orchid Piperia unalascensis
- spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
- summer coralroot Corallorhiza maculata
- tall annual willowherb Epilobium brachycarpum
- warty spurge Euphorbia spathulata
- water pygmyweed Crassula aquatica
- western marsh cudweed Gnaphalium palustre
- willow dock Rumex salicifolius
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- Wright's cudweed Pseudognaphalium canescens
Also listed as native and introduced here 2
PLANTS labels these species both native and introduced in this state: some forms are native and others were brought in from elsewhere. Most gardeners should choose plants from the main list.
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
- white sagebrushArtemisia ludoviciana
Compared with California
The typical county is the median of the 58 California counties with PLANTS county records; the statewide figure counts every species native anywhere in the state. More species is not better or worse: counties differ in size, habitat and how thoroughly they have been surveyed.
| Measure | Amador County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 234 | 333 | 1,108 |
| Garden-ready natives | 185 | 239 | 720 |
| Tree | 46 | — | 111 |
| Shrub | 39 | — | 140 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 104 | — | 559 |
| Grass or grass-like | 37 | — | 253 |
| Vine | 2 | — | 16 |
| Fern | 6 | — | 29 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Amador County.
- Alpine County, CA 251 garden-ready
- El Dorado County, CA 324 garden-ready
- Sacramento County, CA 117 garden-ready
Source & data date
- Source
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
- Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
- USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
- Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
- Data date
- Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
- Zones
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) ZIP table: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed November 3, 2026. Plant zones on this site are our estimate, not the official map.
- Scope
- Amador County (county FIPS 06005), California. 234 native species from PLANTS county distribution records; garden-ready = species with a PLANTS characteristics record.
- Method
- A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources