| TOYON | Heteromeles arbutifolia, a common perennial shrub native to California and the extreme northwest of Mexico |
| SEQUOIA | Genus of coniferous redwood native to California and Oregon (7) |
| LIBYAN | The northeastern portion of the Sahara, extending from eastern Libya through southwestern Egypt into the extreme northwest of Sudan. |
| CLIMATE | It's time to go to California and experience the local conditions (7) |
| TOPICAL | I shoot back to California and it's in the news (7) |
| BAJACALIFORNIA | Spanish name for Lower California, the peninsula of northwestern Mexico, bounded by the United States, the Gulf of California, and the Pacific Ocean. (4,10) |
| REDWOODS | The drivers following the last of the Air Force band are native to California (8) |
| ACACIA | The wattle, a tree or shrub native to Asia and Australia (6) |
| WEED | It's legal in California ... and the name of a city in Northern California |
| INKBERRY | Evergreen shrub native to North America, a species of holly (8) |
| ROSEMARY | Aromatic evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean often used to flavour roast meats (8) |
| ANIL | A shrub native to the West Indies |
| RHODODENDRON | Shrub native to S. Asia having clusters of showy red, purple, white or pink flowers (12) |
| POINSETTIA | Shrub native to Mexico and Central America, widely cultivated for its showy scarlet bracts (10) |
| TAMARISK | Name an ornamental shrub, native to the Mediterranean region (8) |
| COCA | Shrub native to the Andes whose dried leaves contain cocaine |
| MYRTLE | Evergreen shrub native to southern Europe, with pink or white flowers and aromatic blue-black berries |
| KALMIA | Genus of evergreen shrubs native to North America and Cuba whose foliage is toxic if eaten by certai |
| DEUTZIA | Genus of shrubs native to Asia and Central America with white or pink flowers (7) |
| POLK | Under him, California and the New Mexico Territory were won in the Mexican War (#11, 1845-49) |
