Plants native to California

Every plant in the encyclopedia with a native range covering California, rated for how badly deer damage it. Native range comes from the USDA PLANTS database; most ratings come from Rutgers NJAES E271 and each plant page names its own source. Nothing here is native by assumption.

60 plants

Rarely Damaged8

Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Rarely damaged
Type
Groundcover
Hardiness
Zones 3–7
Height
6–12 in
Bush Cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa
Rarely damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 2–7
Height
24–48 in
Hard Rush
Juncus effusus
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
24–48 in
Oregon Grape Holly
Mahonia aquifolium
Rarely damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 5–8
Height
36–72 in
Red Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
Rarely damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 3–7
Snow-on-the-Mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Rarely damaged
Type
Annual
Hardiness
Grown as an annual, any zone
Height
12–36 in
Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Height
12–36 in

Seldom Severely Damaged45

Occasionally Severely Damaged7