The
Santa Monica Mountains are covered by hundreds of local plant species: some are
endemic or very rare, some are beautiful
California native plantsin situ, and some also are familiar as horticultural
ornamental and
native garden plants. Each season has different plants predominating the visual experience.
A partial list of Plants seen in the Santa Monica Mountains:[1][2]
"Flora of the Santa Monica Mountains, California", Southern California Botanists; Peter H Raven.
"Wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains", by Milt McAuley.
"Flowering Plants: The Santa Monica Mountains, Coastal and Chaparral Regions of Southern California", by Nancy Dale.
"Roadside Plants of Southern California", by Thomas J. Belzer.
"California Native Plants for the Garden", by Carol Bornstein, David Fross, and Bart O'Brien; Cachuma Press, Los Olivos CA, 2005;
ISBN0-9628505-8-6 &
ISBN0-9628505-9-4.