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Lawrence Hall of Science Roundabout

Why Native Plants?

Did you know 95% of songbirds only feed their young caterpillars and larvae? These insects can generally only survive on native plants. Listen to Doug Tallamy discuss how Native Gardens can save our birds.

bird feeding young
LHS CA poppy

California Poppy                      (Eschscholzia californica)

Sticky Monkey Flower-Mimulus aurantiacus

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Farewell to Spring- 

Clarkia rubicunda

clarkia rubicunda pink flower berkeley hills lawrence hall

Ken-ichi Uedia inaturalist

Black Sage
(Salvia melliflera

black sage purple flower berkeley hills lawrence hall

Ken-ichi Uedia inaturalist

Arroyo Lupine-       
Lupinus succulentus

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Ken-ichi Uedia inaturalist

Lacey Phacelia-Phacelia tanacetifolia

Lacey phacelia Phacelia tanacetifolia purple flower berkeley hills lawrence hall of scienc

Ken-ichi Uedia inaturalist

Pacific Aster-      Symphyotricum radulinus

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Tidy Tips
(Layia platyglossa)

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uropappus lindleyi yellow flower dandelion like silver puffs oakland berkeley leif behrman

Lindleyi Silverpuffs-
Uropappus lindleyi

Leif Berhmann inaturalist

Agoseris grandiflora-
Mountain Dandelion

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Phacelia californica-
California Phacelia

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Pseudognaphalium californicum-
Pearly Everlasting

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Sidalcea malviflora-
Checkermallow

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Cirsium occidentalis-
Venus Thistle

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