Because native plants support native wildlife. Below is the number of wildlife species supported by these native plants.
| Flowers and Grasses – CHOOSE NATIVES | ||||
| Rank # | Common Name | Genus | Species | # species |
| hosted | ||||
| 1 | Strawberry | Fragaria | sp | 69 |
| 2 | Lupine | Lupinus | sp | 55 |
| 3 | Goldenrod | Soladago | sp | 49 |
| 4 | Deer vetch | Lotus | sp | 46 |
| 5 | Sagebrush | Artemesia | sp | 41 |
| 6 | Sunflower | Helianthus | sp | 40 |
| 7 | Senecio | Ragwort | sp | 29 |
| 8 | Violets | Viola | sp | 27 |
| 9 | Milk vetch | Astragalus | sp | 26 |
| 10 | Vetch | Vica | 25 | |
| 11 | California Fuschia | Epilobium | 25 | |
| 12 | Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja | 24 | |
| 13 | Rabbitbrush | Chrysothamus | 24 | |
| 14 | Geranium | Geranium | 21 | |
| 15 | Goldenbush | Ericameria | 19 | |
| 16 | Beardtongue | Penstemon | 18 | |
| 17 | Cinquefoil | Potentilla | 18 | |
| 18 | Blue Flax | Linum | 18 | |
| 19 | Yarrow | Achillea | 18 | |
| 20 | Evening Primrose | Oenothera | 17 | |
| Specialist host plant for the Monarch Butterfly | ||||
| Milkweed | Asclepias | 1 | ||