INTRODUCTION

As fire is an important and naturally occurring part of Southern California’s ecology – playing a regulatory and regenerative role in dense, coastal sage scrub and chaparral communities – Terremoto LA has engaged with the Friends of Elysian Park and Los Angeles RAP to use this opportunity and timing to remove invasive annuals that thrive in post-fire disturbance, and establish native plants that are adapted to fire. The site poses exciting challenges – it’s in a high visibility area right off the highly used Elysian Park Trail, it’s on a steep slope filled w/ fast-growing mustard and other invasive species that are rapidly making their return already, and irrigation is a challenge so timing around rain has proven to be critical.

We’ve noticed that human created fires are occurring more frequently in our urban parks, including one that was set at nearby Rio de Los Angeles Park this past summer. We hope to use this plot as a testing ground for regeneration in other urban conditions.

To track this process, we’re taking regular logs so pls make sure to follow along each month. We also host monthly workdays on Friday mornings. Check out “Volunteer” for more info.

PLANT LIST

NURSERY-GROWN:

Acmispon glaber / Deerweed
Arctostaphylos glandulosa / Eastwood Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glauca / Big Berry Manzanita
Artemisia californica / California Sagebrush
Asclepias fascicularis / Narrow Leaf Milkweed
Ceanothus leucodermis / Chaparral Whitethorn
Ceanothus spinosus / Greenbark Ceanothus
Calystegia macrostegia Coast Morning Glory
Delphinium cardinale / Scarlet Larkspur
Diplacus longiflorus / Bush Monkeyflower
Encelia californica / California Brittlebush
Elymus condensatus / Wild Rye
Epilobium canum / California Fuchsia
Eriogonum fasciculatum / California Buckwheat
Hesperoyucca whipplei / Chaparral Yucca
Heteromeles arbutifolia / Toyon
Juglans californica / Southern Black Walnut
Keckiella cordifolia / Climbing Penstemon
Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. fasciculatus / Chaparral Mallow
Penstemon centranthifolius / Scarlet Bugler
Rhus integrifolia / Lemonade Berry
Ribes aureum var. gracillimum / Golden Currant
Salvia apiana / White Sage
Salvia leucophylla / Purple Sage
Salvia mellifera / Black Sage
Sambucus nigra ssp. Caerulea / Blue Elderberry

SEED MIX #1:

Clarkia unguiculata / Elegant Clarkia
Eschscholzia californica ­/ California Poppy
Lasthenia californica / Goldfields
Layia platyglossa / Coastal Tidytips
Lupinus succulentus / Arroyo Lupin
Nemophila maculata / Five Spot
Nemophila menziesii / Baby Blue Eyes
Phacelia campanularia / California Bluebells
Phacelia tanacetifolia / Lacy Phacelia

SEED MIX #2:

Acmispon americanus / Spanish Clover
Deinandra fasciculata / Clustered Tarweed
Epilobium brachycarpum / Tall Annual Willowherb

COLLECTED SEEDS FROM INTACT CHAPARRAL IN ELYSIAN PARK

Acmispon glaber / Deerweed
Croton setiger / Turkey Mullen
Eriogonum fasciculatum / California Buckwheat
Gallium angustifolium / Narrowleaf Bedstraw
Pseudognaphalum californicum / California Everlasting
Salvia apiana / White Sage

COLLECTED SEEDS FROM ORIGINAL ELYSIAN TEST PLOT

Clarkia bottae / Hill Clarkia
Eschscholzia californica ­/ California Poppy
Isocoma menziesii / Coastal Goldenbush
Penstemon spectabilis / Showy Penstemon
Salvia apiana / White Sage
Salvia mellifera / Black Sage

EXISTING

Acmispon glaber / Deerweed
Calystegia macrostegia / Coast Morning Glory
Heteromeles arbutifolia / Toyon
Juglans californica / Southern Black Walnut
Malosma laurina / Laurel Sumac
Rhus ovata / Sugarbush