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NATIVE PLANTS
Coast Live Oak trees have oval, evergreen
leaves with toothy margins.

Valley Oak trees have deeply lobed (or
sectioned), somewhat dull green leaves that
are shed in winter.

Both types of oak trees can reach massive sizes
and live for hundreds of years, providing vital
habitat for wildlife and welcome shade for us.
Valley Oak
Chaparral Yucca have sharp, spine-tipped green
or blue-gray leaves. In spring, this spiky species
produces stunning flower stalks up to 15 feet
high, laden with creamy white blossoms. Each
rosette blooms just once, then dies.

Purple Sage, a true sage, has fragrant gray-green
leaves and lavender-purple flowers in spring.
Bees and hummingbirds are common visitors.
California Sagebrush, sometimes called coastal
sage, has pungent, feathery gray leaves and tiny
yellowish flowers in summer.

As you walk along the Hart trails, you can also make a real contribution
to scientific research by photographing your wildlife observations and
uploading them to iNaturalist.org, where they can be used by scientists
to better understand the local biodiversity.