Plants of Los Angeles, California
The plants most often spotted near Los Angeles, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
175,670
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 175,670 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Los Angeles. The most frequently seen is the California Buckwheat, with 8,639 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Los Angeles
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
8,639 observations · iNaturalist
laurel sumac
Malosma laurina
8,198 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
7,886 observations · iNaturalist
castor bean
Ricinus communis
6,763 observations · iNaturalist
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
6,157 observations
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
5,978 observations
tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
5,935 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
5,711 observations
California brittlebush
Encelia californica
5,681 observations · iNaturalist
chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
5,586 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
5,080 observations · iNaturalist
black sage
Salvia mellifera
4,960 observations · iNaturalist
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
4,430 observations · iNaturalist
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
4,216 observations
Chilicothe
Marah macrocarpa
4,212 observations · iNaturalist
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
4,205 observations · iNaturalist
mule fat
Baccharis salicifolia
4,147 observations · iNaturalist
southern bush monkeyflower
Diplacus longiflorus
3,922 observations · iNaturalist
sugar bush
Rhus ovata
3,442 observations · iNaturalist
white sage
Salvia apiana
3,198 observations · iNaturalist
lemonade berry
Rhus integrifolia
3,174 observations · iNaturalist
western sycamore
Platanus racemosa
3,150 observations
deerweed
Acmispon glaber
3,062 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
2,879 observations · iNaturalist
Southern California Walnut
Juglans californica
2,864 observations · iNaturalist
Fountain Grass
Cenchrus setaceus
2,696 observations · iNaturalist
golden currant
Ribes aureum
2,669 observations
Cliff Aster
Malacothrix saxatilis
2,448 observations · iNaturalist
Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
2,317 observations · iNaturalist
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
2,303 observations · iNaturalist
caterpillar scorpionweed
Phacelia cicutaria
2,288 observations · iNaturalist
wild canterbury bells
Phacelia minor
2,240 observations · iNaturalist
California mugwort
Artemisia douglasiana
2,227 observations · iNaturalist
hollyleaf cherry
Prunus ilicifolia
2,222 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
2,198 observations · iNaturalist
Crofton Weed
Ageratina adenophora
2,111 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
2,079 observations · iNaturalist
heartleaf keckiella
Keckiella cordifolia
2,078 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
2,044 observations · iNaturalist
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
2,040 observations · iNaturalist
California fuchsia
Epilobium canum
1,940 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
1,921 observations · iNaturalist
garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
1,865 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish Broom
Spartium junceum
1,864 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,859 observations
milk thistle
Silybum marianum
1,802 observations · iNaturalist
greenspot nightshade
Solanum douglasii
1,791 observations · iNaturalist
musk stork's-bill
Erodium moschatum
1,735 observations · iNaturalist
Thick-leaved Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon crassifolium
1,734 observations · iNaturalist
California bay
Umbellularia californica
1,724 observations · iNaturalist
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