Latin Name                      Common Name

Trees
Platanus racemosa            Sycamore
Populus fremontii             Cottonwood
Quercus agrifolia               Coast Live Pak
Salix laevigata                  Large leaf willow
Salix goodingii                 Black willow
Salix lasiolepsis                Arroyo willow
 

Shrubs
Baccharis salicifolia           Mulefat

Heteromeles arbutifolia     Christmas berry

Salix exigua                      Sandbar willow

Sambucus mexicana          Mexican elderberry

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Half-shrubs, vines, ground covers
Artemisia douglasiana       Mugwort
Rubus ursinus                  California blackberry
Rosa californica                California rose
Urtica dioca                      Hoary nettles
Vitis girdiana                    CA grape

The exact mix of plants used on any specific property will be determined by the terrain, proximity to water, and other environmental factors.