Plants of California
The plants most often spotted in California, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,373,380
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,373,380 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in California. The most frequently seen is the California poppy, with 60,603 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in California
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
60,603 observations
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
54,444 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
52,471 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
48,748 observations · iNaturalist
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
47,111 observations
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
42,518 observations
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
41,887 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
39,546 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
34,402 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
34,047 observations · iNaturalist
western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
32,730 observations · iNaturalist
Beavertail Pricklypear
Opuntia basilaris
30,744 observations
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
30,646 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
29,644 observations
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
28,646 observations
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
28,224 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
27,915 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
26,455 observations · iNaturalist
California brittlebush
Encelia californica
26,341 observations · iNaturalist
California Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus
26,013 observations
chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
25,819 observations · iNaturalist
black sage
Salvia mellifera
25,598 observations · iNaturalist
lemonade berry
Rhus integrifolia
25,574 observations · iNaturalist
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
25,364 observations · iNaturalist
Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
25,130 observations · iNaturalist
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
24,615 observations
laurel sumac
Malosma laurina
24,303 observations · iNaturalist
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
24,238 observations
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
23,995 observations · iNaturalist
California bay
Umbellularia californica
23,561 observations · iNaturalist
deerweed
Acmispon glaber
23,355 observations · iNaturalist
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
22,664 observations
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
22,642 observations · iNaturalist
Mojave Yucca
Yucca schidigera
21,575 observations · iNaturalist
Chilicothe
Marah macrocarpa
20,409 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
19,848 observations · iNaturalist
wavy-leafed soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
19,429 observations · iNaturalist
Wild radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
19,160 observations · iNaturalist
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
19,050 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific hound's tongue
Adelinia grandis
19,028 observations · iNaturalist
Western Joshua Tree
Yucca brevifolia
18,081 observations
tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
17,865 observations · iNaturalist
Chia
Salvia columbariae
17,858 observations · iNaturalist
California beeplant
Scrophularia californica
17,699 observations · iNaturalist
distant phacelia
Phacelia distans
17,534 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Cholla
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
17,520 observations · iNaturalist
California fuchsia
Epilobium canum
17,254 observations · iNaturalist
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
17,111 observations · iNaturalist
coffeeberry
Frangula californica
17,029 observations · iNaturalist
milkmaids
Cardamine californica
16,937 observations · iNaturalist
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