Native plants · California
Native plants of San Francisco County
234 plant species are recorded as native to California in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in San Francisco County by USDA PLANTS. 149 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 7 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
San Francisco County, California
- Native species
- 234 Typical California county: 333 (median of 58 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 149 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 (54%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (25%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 149
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alpine timothy Phleum alpinum | Grass or grass-like | 1.4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| American dunegrass Leymus mollis | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| American speedwell Veronica americana | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| American vetch Vicia americana | Vine | 1.3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| American water horehound Lycopus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12b |
| awl-leaf lilaea Lilaea scilloides | Grass or grass-like | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 12b |
| beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| beaked spikerush Eleocharis rostellata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| beardless wildrye Leymus triticoides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| bigflower agoseris Agoseris grandiflora | Wildflower (forb) | 1.8 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| blue wildrye Elymus glaucus | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| boxelder Acer negundo | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| broadfruit bur-reed Sparganium eurycarpum | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| buckbean Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| California amaranth Amaranthus californicus | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| California blackberry Rubus ursinus | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| 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 bulrush Schoenoplectus californicus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 9a |
| California fescue Festuca californica | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| California huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum | Shrub | 8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 8a |
| California laurel Umbellularia californica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6a |
| California live oak Quercus agrifolia | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| California melicgrass Melica californica | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| California oatgrass Danthonia californica | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 9a |
| California poppy Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| California wax myrtle Morella californica | Tree | 33 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 9b |
| California wildrose Rosa californica | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 8a |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis | Tree | 90 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 8b |
| chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| chamisso sedge Carex pachystachya | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| chokecherry Prunus virginiana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| clustered field sedge Carex praegracilis | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common duckweed Lemna minor | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common rush Juncus effusus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common selfheal Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common sunflower Helianthus annuus | Wildflower (forb) | 9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| coon's tail Ceratophyllum demersum | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| cosmopolitan bulrush Bolboschoenus maritimus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| curvepod yellowcress Rorippa curvisiliqua | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 12b |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| Douglas aster Symphyotrichum subspicatum | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6b |
| Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii | Tree | 200 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| dwarf rose Rosa gymnocarpa | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Eastern Mojave buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| field horsetail Equisetum arvense | Fern | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| foothill needlegrass Nassella lepida | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9a |
| giant wildrye Leymus condensatus | Grass or grass-like | 8.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| hollyleaf cherry Prunus ilicifolia | Tree | 40 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| hooded lady's tresses Spiranthes romanzoffiana | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| Hooker's evening primrose Oenothera elata | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Indian plum Oemleria cerasiformis | Tree | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 10a |
| knotgrass Paspalum distichum | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| largeflower linanthus Leptosiphon grandiflorus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| leafy pondweed Potamogeton foliosus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| little western bittercress Cardamine oligosperma | Wildflower (forb) | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| longhair sedge Carex comosa | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| longleaf pondweed Potamogeton nodosus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| Malabar sprangletop Leptochloa fusca | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| meadow barley Hordeum brachyantherum | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| 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 brome Bromus marginatus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| 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 beggartick Bidens cernua | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| nodding needlegrass Nassella cernua | Grass or grass-like | 2.6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9a |
| Northwest Territory sedge Carex utriculata | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| Nuttall's povertyweed Monolepis nuttalliana | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| oceanspray Holodiscus discolor | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| Pacific aster Symphyotrichum chilense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Pacific bleeding heart Dicentra formosa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| panicled bulrush Scirpus microcarpus | Grass or grass-like | 5.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| poverty rush Juncus tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| purple needlegrass Nassella pulchra | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8b |
| red elderberry Sambucus racemosa | Tree | 18 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| redflower currant Ribes sanguineum | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8a |
| redosier dogwood Cornus sericea | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| Rocky Mountain iris Iris missouriensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| sago pondweed Stuckenia pectinata | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| salal Gaultheria shallon | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| salmonberry Rubus spectabilis | Vine | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| salt heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| saltgrass Distichlis spicata | Grass or grass-like | 1.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| saltmarsh bird's-beak Cordylanthus maritimus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.7 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda | Grass or grass-like | 1.4 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| sea milkwort Glaux maritima | Wildflower (forb) | 11 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| shiny chickweed Stellaria nitens | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 12a |
| silky beach pea Lathyrus littoralis | Vine | 1.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8a |
| silverweed cinquefoil Argentina anserina | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| Sitka willow Salix sitchensis | Tree | 23 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5b |
| slender cottongrass Eriophorum gracile | Grass or grass-like | 1.7 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| slender hairgrass Deschampsia elongata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| slough sedge Carex obnupta | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| smallflower melicgrass Melica imperfecta | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 10a |
| smooth beggartick Bidens laevis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| smooth horsetail Equisetum laevigatum | Fern | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| softstem bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Grass or grass-like | 9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| southern waternymph Najas guadalupensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| spike bentgrass Agrostis exarata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| star duckweed Lemna trisulca | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| sturdy bulrush Bolboschoenus robustus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| tall trisetum Trisetum canescens | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| tarweed fiddleneck Amsinckia lycopsoides | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| threepetal bedstraw Galium trifidum | Vine | 10 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| thrift seapink Armeria maritima | Wildflower (forb) | 11 in | Sun | Medium | 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 |
| tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa | Grass or grass-like | 3.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| turkey tangle fogfruit Phyla nodiflora | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| twinberry honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| valdivia duckweed Lemna valdiviana | Wildflower (forb) | 1 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| Virginia glasswort Salicornia depressa | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8b |
| water knotweed Polygonum amphibium | Wildflower (forb) | 1 in | Sun | High | 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 goldentop Euthamia occidentalis | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| western pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| western redcedar Thuja plicata | Tree | 150 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| western swordfern Polystichum munitum | Fern | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| western water hemlock Cicuta douglasii | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| white panicle aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| widgeongrass Ruppia maritima | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| yellow bush lupine Lupinus arboreus | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9b |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 85
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.
- alpine pondweed Potamogeton alpinus
- American bird's-foot trefoil Lotus unifoliolatus
- American black nightshade Solanum americanum
- American sloughgrass Beckmannia syzigachne
- American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
- American yellowrocket Barbarea orthoceras
- arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis
- bigleaf lupine Lupinus polyphyllus
- brook cinquefoil Potentilla rivalis
- buffalobur nightshade Solanum rostratum
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- chaffweed Anagallis minima
- chairmaker's bulrush Schoenoplectus americanus
- clustered broomrape Orobanche fasciculata
- coast tarweed Madia sativa
- cottonbatting plant Pseudognaphalium stramineum
- Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya
- curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
- ditch rabbitsfoot grass Polypogon interruptus
- Equisetum ×ferrissii Equisetum ×ferrissii
- floating marshpennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
- foxtail barley Hordeum jubatum
- fringed willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
- giant red Indian paintbrush Castilleja miniata
- hairy waterclover Marsilea vestita
- hooded coralroot Corallorhiza striata
- hookedspur violet Viola adunca
- horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris
- Illinois pondweed Potamogeton illinoensis
- keeled bulrush Isolepis carinata
- least duckweed Lemna minuta
- leathery grapefern Botrychium multifidum
- Louisiana vetch Vicia ludoviciana
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre
- Menzies' fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii
- Mexican lovegrass Eragrostis mexicana
- muskflower Mimulus moschatus
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- oneflowered broomrape Orobanche uniflora
- pale false mannagrass Torreyochloa pallida
- pale spikerush Eleocharis macrostachya
- pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri
- pleated gentian Gentiana affinis
- povertyweed Iva axillaris
- Powell's amaranth Amaranthus powellii
- prairie plantain Plantago elongata
- salt sandspurry Spergularia salina
- scentbottle Platanthera dilatata
- Scouler's popcornflower Plagiobothrys scouleri
- seaside arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
- seawrack Zostera marina
- shortseed waterwort Elatine brachysperma
- shortspike watermilfoil Myriophyllum sibiricum
- silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium
- silverscale saltbush Atriplex argentea
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- slender phlox Microsteris gracilis
- slender-spire orchid Piperia unalascensis
- small pondweed Potamogeton pusillus
- small Venus' looking-glass Triodanis biflora
- southern cattail Typha domingensis
- Spanish gold Grindelia papposa
- spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
- starry false lily of the valley Maianthemum stellatum
- stream orchid Epipactis gigantea
- swollen duckweed Lemna gibba
- tall annual willowherb Epilobium brachycarpum
- tarragon Artemisia dracunculus
- Texas toadflax Nuttallanthus texanus
- threadleaf crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus
- tower rockcress Arabis glabra
- trailing pearlwort Sagina decumbens
- tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- warty spurge Euphorbia spathulata
- water mudwort Limosella aquatica
- water pygmyweed Crassula aquatica
- western marsh cudweed Gnaphalium palustre
- whorled marshpennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata
- willow dock Rumex salicifolius
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca
- Wright's cudweed Pseudognaphalium canescens
Also listed as native and introduced here 7
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.
- annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
- beach strawberryFragaria chiloensis
- common pepperweedLepidium densiflorum
- common reedPhragmites australis
- floating primrose-willowLudwigia peploides
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
- wood bluegrassPoa nemoralis
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 | San Francisco County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 234 | 333 | 1,108 |
| Garden-ready natives | 149 | 239 | 720 |
| Tree | 22 | — | 111 |
| Shrub | 15 | — | 140 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 127 | — | 559 |
| Grass or grass-like | 58 | — | 253 |
| Vine | 5 | — | 16 |
| Fern | 7 | — | 29 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with San Francisco County.
- Alameda County, CA 178 garden-ready
- Marin County, CA 218 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
- San Francisco County (county FIPS 06075), 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