SHRUBS OF MARIN ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY NATURAL FAMILY.
Included in this list are species usually shrubby but occasionally tree-sized.
Luckily Marin is well endowed with shrubs and many make good garden plants.
* planted spp. - usually foreign, but some from out-of county and Ca. native, perhaps naturalized.
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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Plant Family |
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Toxicodendron diversilobum |
Poison-oak |
Anacardiaceae |
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Ilex aquifolium* |
English Holly* |
Aquifoliaceae |
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Artemisia californica |
Ca. Sagebrush |
Asteraceae |
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Baccharis pilularis |
Coyotebrush |
" |
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Ericameria arborescens |
Golden Fleece |
" |
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Ericameria ericoides |
Dune Goldenbush |
" |
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Eriophyllum staechadifolium |
Lizardtail |
" |
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Berberis nervosa |
Longleaf Oregon -grape |
Berberidaceae |
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Berberis pinnata |
Shortleaf Oregon-grape |
" |
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Corylus cornuta
var. californica |
Ca. Hazelnut |
Betulaceae |
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Buddleia davidii* |
Butterfly Bush* |
Buddlejaceae |
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Lonicera involucrata
var. ledebourii |
Twinberry Honeysuckle |
Caprifoliaceae |
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Sambucus nigra
var caerulea |
Blue-berried Elderberry |
" |
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Sambucus racemosa |
Red-berried Elderberry |
" |
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Symphoricarpus albus var. laevigatus |
Tall Snowberry |
" |
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Euonymus occidentalis |
Pawnbroker Bush |
Celastraceae |
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Paxistima myrsinoides |
Oregon Boxwood |
" |
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Cistus creticus* |
Pink Rock-rose* |
Cistaceae |
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Cornus glabrata |
Brown Dogwood |
Cornaceae |
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Cornus sericea |
Creek Dogwood |
" |
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Juniperus spp.* |
Juniper* |
Cupressaceae |
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Arctostaphylos canescens |
Hoary Manzanita |
Ericaceae |
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A. glandulosa |
Sticky Manzanita |
" |
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A. hookeri
ssp. montana |
Mt. Tamalpais Manzanita |
" |
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A. manzanita |
Common Manzanita |
" |
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A. nummularia var. sensitiva |
Shatterberry Manzanita |
" |
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A. tomentosa ssp. rosei |
Hairy Manzanita |
" |
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A. uva-ursi |
Bearberry Manzanita |
Ericaceae |
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A. virgata |
Bolinas Manzanita |
" |
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A. viscida ssp. pulchella |
Sticky Manzanita |
" |
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Gautheria shallon |
Salal |
" |
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Rhododendron macrophyllum |
Western Rhododendron |
" |
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Rhododendron occidentale |
Western Azalea |
" |
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Vaccinium caespitosum |
Marsh Huckleberry |
" |
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Vaccinium ovatum |
Evergreen Huckleberry |
" |
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Acacia spp.* |
Wattle* |
Fabaceae |
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Amorpha californica
var. napensis |
False-indigo |
" |
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Chamaecytisus proliferus* |
Hairypod Broom* |
" |
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Cytisus scoparius* |
Scot's Broom* |
" |
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Genista monspessulana* |
French Broom* |
" |
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Lupinus albifrons |
Silverleaf Lupine |
" |
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Lupinus arboreus |
Tree Lupine |
" |
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Lupinus chamissonis |
Dune Lupine |
" |
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Pickeringia montana |
Chaparral pea |
" |
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Spartium junceum* |
Spanish Broom* |
" |
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Ulex europaeus* |
Gorse |
" |
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Chrysolepis chrysophylla
var. minor |
Bush Chinquapin |
Fagaceae |
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Quercus berberidifolia |
Scrub Oak |
" |
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Quercus durata |
Leather Oak |
" |
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Garrya elliptica |
Silktassel |
Garryaceae |
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Garrya fremontii |
Mountain Silktassel |
" |
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Ribes californicum |
Ca. Gooseberry |
Grossulariaceae |
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Ribes divaricatum
var. pubiflorum |
Straggly Gooseberry |
" |
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Ribes menziesii |
Menzies' Gooseberry |
" |
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Ribes sanguineum
var. glutinosum |
Pink Flowering Currant |
" |
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Ribes victoris |
Victor's Gooseberry |
" |
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Lepechinia calycina |
Pitcher Sage |
Lamiaceae |
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Lavatera arborea* |
Tree Mallow |
Malvaceae |
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Morella californica |
Ca. Wax Myrtle |
Myricaceae |
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Dendromecon rigida |
Tree Poppy |
Papaveraceae |
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Eriogonum fasciculatum* |
Bush Buckwheat |
Polygonaceae |
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Ceanothus cuneatus |
Buckbrush |
Rhamnaceae |
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Ceanothus foliosus |
Indigobush |
" |
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Ceanothus gloriosus
var. exaltatus |
Tall Glorybush |
" |
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Ceanothus gloriosus
var. gloriosus |
Pt. Reyes Glorybush |
" |
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Ceanothus gloriosus
var. porrectus |
Mt. Vision Ceanothus |
" |
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Ceanothus jepsoni |
Serpentine Ceanothus |
" |
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Ceanothus masoni |
Mason's Ceanothus |
" |
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Ceanothus oliganthus
var. sorediatus |
Jimbush |
" |
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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus |
Blueblossom |
" |
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Ceanothus velutinus
var. hookeri |
Tobacco-bush |
" |
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Rhamnus (Frangula)
californica |
Coffee-berry |
" |
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Rhamnus crocea |
Redberry |
" |
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Adenostoma fasciculatum |
Chamise |
Rosaceae |
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Amelanchier utahensis |
Serviceberry |
" |
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Cercocarpus betuloides |
Mountain Mahogany |
" |
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Cotoneaster spp.* |
Cotoneaster* |
" |
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Crataegus suksdorfii |
Hawthorn |
" |
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Heteromeles arbutifolia |
Toyon, Christmas Berry |
" |
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Holodiscus discolor |
Oceanspray, Creambush |
" |
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Oemleria cerasiformis |
Indian Plum |
" |
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Physocarpus capitatus |
Ninebark |
" |
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Prunus emarginata |
Bitter Cherry |
" |
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Pyracantha spp.* |
Firethorn* |
" |
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Rosa californica |
Ca. Wild Rose |
" |
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Rosa canina* |
Dog Rose* |
" |
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Rosa eglanteria* |
Briar Rose* |
" |
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Rosa gymnocarpa |
Wood Rose |
" |
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Rosa spithamea |
Chaparral Rose |
" |
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Rubus armeniacus* |
Himalaya Blackberry* |
" |
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Rubus parviflorus |
Thimbleberry |
" |
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Rubus spectabilis |
Salmon Berry |
" |
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Rubus ursinus |
Ca. Wild Blackberry |
" |
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Salix spp. |
Willows |
Salicaceae |
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Keckiella corymbosa |
Red Shrubby Pentstemon |
Scrophulariaceae |
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Dirca occidentalis |
Western Leatherwood |
Thymelaeaceae |
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