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Alice Eastwood Road (CNPS)
Almaden Quicksilver CP (NRDB.org)
Alpine Dam to Kent Lake Pump Road
Alto Bowl/Horse Hill
Alum Rock RP (NRDB.org)
Anderson Marsh State Historic Park
Andrew Molera SP (NRDB.org)
Angel Island
Annadel SP (NRDB.org)
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Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Ardenwood Regional Preserve
Armstrong Redwoods SNR (NRDB.org)
Arroyo Hondo Canyon
Azalea Hill and Southern Carson Ridge
Baltimore Canyon
Bear Creek Redwoods OSP (NRDB.org)
Bear Valley
Benbow Lake State Recreation Area
Bidwell Park in Chico
Big Rock to Loma Alta Hill Summit
Bishop Ranch Regional Open Space
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Blithedale Summit
Blomquist Open Space Preserve
Bohemia Ecological Preserve
Bolinas Lagoon
Bolinas Ridge Trail
Briones Regional Park
Brushy Peak Regional Preserve
Butano SP (NRDB.org)
Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Calero CP (NRDB.org)
Camino Alto
Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline
Carson Falls Trail
Cascade Canyon
Castle Rock SP (NRDB.org)
Cateract Trail
China Camp State Park (CNPS)
Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
Coal Creek OSP (NRDB.org)
Coal Mine Ridge OS (NRDB.org)
Cold Canyon
Coon Creek
Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch CP (NRDB.org)
Coyote Point RA (NRDB.org)
Coyote Valley OSP (NRDB.org)
Crystal Springs Regional Trail
Deer Island
Deer Park
Del Valle Regional Park
Devil's Gulch
Diablo Foothills Regional Park
Don Castro Regional Recreation Area
Easter Bowl (NRDB.org)
Ed R. Levin County Park
El Corte de Madera Creek OSP (NRDB.org)
El Sereno
Fairfield-Osborn Preserve (NRDB.org)
Flood CP (NRDB.org)
Foothills Open Space Preserve
Foothills Park
Fort Ross SHP (NRDB.org)
Fremont Older
French Ranch Open Space Preserve
Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park
Garland Ranch
Garrapata SP (NRDB.org)
Garrett Park (NRDB.org)
Gary Giacomini Preserve
Glen Canyon
Glen Deven Ranch (NRDB.org)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (NPS)
Henry Coe State Park
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP (NRDB.org)
Hidden Villa
Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area
Hood Mountain RP & OSP (NRDB.org)
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Huddart CP (NRDB.org)
Idyllwild Park
Indian Grinding Rock State Historical Park
Indian Tree
Indian Valley
Jack London SHP (NRDB.org)
Jasper Ridge
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
Jenner Headlands
Jepson and Johnstone Trail
Joseph D. Grant CP (NRDB.org)
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Junipero Serra CP (NRDB.org)
Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area
King Mountain
Knoxville Wildlife Area (NRDB.org)
La Honda Creek OSP (NRDB.org)
Lake De Sabla
Lake Lagunitas
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Leo Carrillo SP
Leo Cronin Fish Viewing Area
Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve
Limekiln SP (NRDB.org)
Little Mountain
Loma Alta
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
Lucas Valley
Malibu Creek State Park
Marconi Conference Center State Historic Park
Marin County Complete List (CNPS)
Marin Municipal Water District
Martinez Regional Shoreline
McLaughlin Reserve (NRDB.org)
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area
Millerton Point
Mission Peak Regional Preserve
Mitteldorf Preserve (NRDB.org)
Modini Mayacamas Preserve
Monte Bello OSP (NRDB.org)
Monte Sol (NRDB.org)
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Morro Bay
Mount Burdell
Mount Diablo SP (NRDB.org)
Mount Diablo Summit and Fire Interpretive Trail
Mount Madonna CP (NRDB.org)
Mount Sutro
Mount Tamalpais SP (NRDB.org)
Muir Woods
Nicasio Ridge
Oat Hill Mine
Ohlone Regional Wilderness
Old Saint Hilary's
Old Stage Road
Olompali State Historic Park
Pearson-Arastradero Preserve
Peninsula Watershed (NRDB.org)
Pescadero Creek Park (NRDB.org)
Pescadero SB (NRDB.org)
Pfeiffer Big Sur SP (NRDB.org)
Picchetti Ranch OSP (NRDB.org)
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park
Point Mugu State Park
Point Reyes
Portola Redwoods
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Presidio (NRDB.org)
Pulgas Ridge
Purisima Creek OSP (NRDB.org)
Rancho Canada del Oro OSP (NRDB.org)
Redwood Regional Park
Richardson Grove State Park
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Ring Mountain
Rock Spring
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Round Valley Regional Preserve
Roy's Redwoods
Rush Creek
Russian Ridge
Salt Point SP (NRDB.org)
Samuel P. Taylor State Park
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San Pedro Mountain
San Pedro Valley CP (NRDB.org)
San Simeon State Park
Sanborn CP (NRDB.org)
Santa Margarita Island
Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park
Santa Teresa CP (NRDB.org)
Saratoga Gap
Sausal Creek Native Plants
Schooner Gulch SB
Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area
Shiloh Regional Park
Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Sierra Azul OSP (NRDB.org)
Sierra Vista OSP
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
Skyline Ridge OSP (NRDB.org)
Skyline Trail
Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve
Soulejule Reservoir
Southridge Preserve
St. Joseph's Hill OSP (NRDB.org)
Stafford Lake
Steep Ravine Trail East
Steep Ravine Trail West
Stevens Creek CP (NRDB.org)
Stulsaft Park (NRDB.org)
Sugarloaf Ridge SP (NRDB.org)
Sunol Regional Wilderness
Sutter Buttes State Park
Table Mountain
Teague Hill
Temescal Regional Recreation Area
Tennesse Hollow
Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow
The Forest of Nisene Marks SP (NRDB.org)
Thornewood OSP (NRDB.org)
Tilden Regional Park
Tomales Bay State Park
Topanga State Park
Ulistac Natural Area (NRDB.org)
Upper Stevens Creek
Uvas Canyon CP (NRDB.org)
Van Hoosear Wildflower Preserve
Vargas Plateau Regional Park
Verissimo Hills
Verna Dunshee Trail
Vine Hill
Water Dog Lake - Hidden Canyon
White's Hill
Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
Wilder Ranch State Park
Windy Hill OSP (NRDB.org)
Wunderlich CP (NRDB.org)
Yosemite National Park
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California Bay (Umbellularia californica)
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Broadleaf Tree
Yellow
3 or 6 Petals
Alternate
Typical Height
Evergreen
Native
Description
EW Bloom
Height to 60 feet.
The foliage of this classic California tree smells like bay leaves.
Clusters of small flowers grow at the end of branches where new leaves emerge.
Flowers turn into a plump 1 inch fruit resembling avocados, to which the tree is related.
CA Native -
endemic
to the
California Floristic Province
.
AKA California Bay Laurel, Bay Tree, Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle
Laurel Family (Lauraceae)
Leaves are fairly narrow, with a central vein and smooth edges, ending in a point. They have a leathery feel, and a spicy smell when crushed.
Green fruit turns purple when mature. Leathery skin covers oily flesh that surrounds a pit (similar to avocado).
Bay Laurels can grow to be substantial trees, thickly covered with their spicy-smelling leaves.
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Leaves are stiff, flat, oblong, up to 4" long, and pointed. They have smooth edges, different from similar Toyon leaves which have toothed edges. ...
Leaves are shiny green on top and turn yellow in the fall. Fruits start out green with yellow and purple spots, grow to about 1" across, and turn ...
6-10 tiny flowers form in a half sphere, radiating from a central point like an umbrella. Umbellularia comes from the Latin for umbrella. Notice t ...
Each flower has 6 petal-like [[sepals]] that surround about a dozen [[stamens]]. Orange [[nectaries]] at the flower base offer a reward to pollin ...
Flower clusters grow at the end of stalks. Generally one fruit will mature from a cluster.