Native plant
Tulare County is rich in native plant species due in part to a diversity in habitats, including creeks, rivers, hills, and mountains. Native plants include incense cedar ("Calocedrus decurrens"), valley oak ("Quercus lobata"), California bay ("Umbellularia californica"), manzanita ("Arctostaphylos manzanita"), "Salvia spathacea", mountain mahogany ("Cercocarpus betuloides"), milkweed ("Asclepias speciosa"), "Epilobium cleistogamum", monkeyflower ("Mimulus"), "Penstemon", California melic ("Melica californica"), and deer grass ("Muhlenbergia rigens").