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American River Parkway Native Plant Garden
 
     American River Parkway Native Plant Garden

The garden is located adjacent to the American River Parkway Foundation native garden is at 5700 Arden Way, Carmichael.   Click here for driving directions.  

The garden consists of all native plants to the American River Parkway.  In fact, all of the plants which have been planted have been harvested from seeds captured along the parkway.  Select the trees on the map or trees or the tree and understory common names in the charts below to find out more about them.

American River Parkway Foundation native garden at 5700 Arden Way, Carmichael
Click here to see and print a larger format of the garden layout (PDF format)
TREE PLANTING PROGRAM
SYMBOL BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME  
  Aesculus Californica California Buckeye  
Fraxinus Latifolia Oregon Ash  
Juglans Californica (Northern) California Black Walnut  
Pinus Sabiniana Foothill Pine  
Platanus Racemosa Western Sycamore  
Populus Freemontii Freemont Cottonwood  
Quercus Douglasii Blue Oak  
Quercus Lobata Valley Oak  
Quercus Morehus Oracle Oak  
Quercus Wislizenii Interior Live Oak  
UNDERSTORY PLANTING PROGRAM
SYMBOL BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME  
  Aristolchia Californica California Pipe Vine  
  Baccharis Pilularis Coyote Brush  
  Baccharis Salicifolia Mule Fat  
  Ceanothus Cuneatus Buck Brush  
  Cercis Occidentalis Western Redbud  
  Clematis Ligusticifolia Virgin's Bower  
  Heteromeles Arbutifolia Toyon  
  Lupinus Albifrons Bush Lupine  
  Marah Fabaceus Wild Cucumber  
  Mimulus Aurantiacus Bush Monkeyflower  
Monardella Villosa Coyote Mint  
Muhlenbergia Rigens Deer Grass  
Nasella Pulchra Purple Needlegrass  
Penstemon Breviforus Bush Penstemon  
Rhamnus Californica Tomentella California Coffeeberry  
Rhamnus Crocea Ilicifolia Hollyleaf Coffeeberry  
Rosa Californica California Wild Rose  
   
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