Sacramento County
Elk Grove sits in the Northern Terraces ecoregion. Below is a real report for a public address here: 88 native plants belong at this spot, matched to its soil, elevation, rainfall and county native ranges. Your own yard will differ: two homes a mile apart can sit on completely different ground.
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Northern Terraces
EPA Level IV ecoregion · 7a
One or two from each plant type, each with its wildlife value from 1 to 100. Every plant is native to Sacramento County, sold by California native‑plant nurseries, and screened against the Cal‑IPC invasive list.
KeystoneAcer negundo
Box Elder feeds the caterpillars of 118 native moths and butterflies in California, which eat its leaves.
Box Elder feeds the caterpillars of 118 native moths and butterflies in California, which eat its leaves.
KeystoneAcmispon glaber
Deerweed is a caterpillar food plant of the Palos Verdes blue, an at-risk butterfly.
Deerweed is a caterpillar food plant of the Palos Verdes blue, an at-risk butterfly.
KeystoneRosa californica
California Wild Rose feeds the caterpillars of 107 species of native moths and butterflies, which eat its leaves.
California Wild Rose feeds the caterpillars of 107 species of native moths and butterflies, which eat its leaves.
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow is an evergreen perennial whose seeds feed birds and stay on the plant into winter.
Yarrow is an evergreen perennial whose seeds feed birds and stay on the plant into winter.
KeystoneHelianthus californicus
California Sunflower feeds the caterpillars of 65 native moths and butterflies, and those caterpillars help feed nesting birds.
California Sunflower feeds the caterpillars of 65 native moths and butterflies, and those caterpillars help feed nesting birds.
Bromus sitchensis var. carinatus
California Brome is a native grass whose seeds are eaten by birds.
California Brome is a native grass whose seeds are eaten by birds.
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