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Of California's total plant population, 2,153 species, subspecies, and varieties are endemic and native to California alone, according to the 1993 Jepson Manual study. [4] This botanical diversity stems not only from the size of the state, but also its diverse topographies , climates, and soils (e.g. serpentine outcrops ).
Vitis californica is a deciduous vine. It is fast growing and can grow to over 10 metres (33 ft) in length. [2] It climbs on other plants or covers the ground with twisted, woody ropes of vine covered in green leaves.
The stems of the plant are slender, flexible, and glabrous (hairless) or canescent (fuzzy). The leaves range from 1 to 10 centimetres (1 ⁄ 2 to 4 inches) long and are pinnately divided with 2–4 threadlike lobes less than 5 cm long. Their leaves are hairy and light green to gray in color; the margins of the leaves curl under. [3]
Vitis californica, the California wild grape, or Northern California grape, or Pacific grape, is a wild grape species widespread across much of California as well as southwestern Oregon Vitis coignetiae , the crimson glory vine, a species from East Asia grown as an ornamental plant for its crimson autumn foliage
Frangula californica is a shrub 0.9–3.7 metres (3–12 ft) tall. [7] It is variable in form across subspecies.In favorable conditions the plant can develop into a small tree over 3.7 m (12 ft) tall. [3]
Aristolochia californica is a deciduous vine. [5] It grows from rhizomes, to a length usually around 5 feet (1.5 m), but can reach over 20 feet (6.1 m). [5] The twining trunk can become quite thick in circumference at maturity.
Rosa californica is a common plant native to California. It is primarily found in elevations of below 6,000 feet. It is primarily found in elevations of below 6,000 feet. While most common in moist regions like river banks, the plant can also adapt to various soil textures, develop drought resistance, and has common-pest and disease resistance.
Phlox family (Polemoniaceae) perennials include dwarf phlox, or cushion phlox (Phlox condensata), which forms dense cushions plant with tiny branchlets only 1 inch (0.025 m) long, tiny leaves only 0.2 inches (0.0051 m) long and well adapted to resist the high winds, and flowers forming a nearly solid floral blanket of the underlying plant.