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That's pretty nice. I had to use mediterranean France as the closest analogue to North Atlantic Spain/Portugal, but the recommendations look about in line with our native flora.

However, I don't think any of the stated goals lined up with my use case here - in this specific region, we're trying to deal with rapidly warming/drying summers, and I'd be looking for recommendations to help with soil water retention, shade, etc.

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Thanks! There's actually a "Soak up rain" and "Stop erosion" goal for the spot-centered default flow to find natives, but it seems like your need is a bit more heatwave resiliency focused?

The alternatives (get it? https://indigene.app/alternatives) section focuses a bit more on the swapping non-natives or turf grasses that do poorly or require intense irrigation during heatwaves, but I really like the idea of adaptation planting.

Generally most natives are inherently better suited for heat waves and warming/drying summers since they tend to need little to no watering once established, but I agree it'd be nice to get a subset of plants that can create shade and help create a bit of an oasis.

I think in areas experiencing rapid climate change we're having to go a little further - augmenting with plants from more desert-like climates to help our natives out as the summers go from traditionally rainy -> drought

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