Plants of the American River Parkway
The American River Parkway runs adjacent to campus and provides a wonderful opportunity to view an array of native species, along with non-native species that have colonized this area.
Conifers
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Digger or Foothill Pine (Pinus sabiniana)
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
Sugar Pine (Pinus lambertiana)
Incense Cedar (Calocedars decurrens)
Oaks
Valley Oak (Quercus lobata)
Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii)
Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii)
Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis)
Interior Live Oak (Quercus wislizenii)
Shrubs or Other Trees
Blue Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp.cerulea)
California Buckeye (Aesculus california)
Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia)
Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii)
Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii)
White Alder (Alnus rhombifolia)
California Laurel or California Bay (Umbellularia californica)
Willows (Salix spp.)
Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
Toyon or Christmas Berry (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
Redbud (Cercis occidentalis)
Blackberry (Rubus spp.)
Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum)
Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus)
Manzanita (Arctostaphylos viscida)
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum)
Poison Oak (Rhus diversiloba)
Wild Grape (Vitis californica)
California Wild Rose (Rosa californica)
Broad Leaved Herbs
Monkey Flowers (Mimulus guttatus)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Lupine (Lupinus spp.)
Miner's Lettuce (Montia perfoliata)
Liveforever (Dudleya cymosa)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Larkspur (Delphinium hansenii)
Owl's Clover (Orthocarpus spp.)
Stinging Nettle (Urtica holoseriea)
Goldfields (Lasthenia chrysostoma)
Popcorn Flower (Plagiobothrys nothofulvus)
Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophyla)
Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)
California Buttercup (Ranunculus californicus)
Mule's Ears (Wyetha angustifolia)
Indian Fhubarb (Peltiphyllum peltatum)
Mugwort (Artemesia douglasiana)
California Fuchia (Zauschneria californica)
Mock-Orange (Philadelphis lewisii)
Coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica)
California Aralia (Aralia californica)
Dutchmans Pipevine (Aristolochia california)
Sierra Wax-Myrtle (Myrica hartwegii)