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Plants of Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History

The plants most often spotted in the Pacific Grove Museum, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

4,037
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants

Naturalists have logged 4,037 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in the Pacific Grove Museum. The most frequently seen is the Coast Live Oak, with 273 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in the Pacific Grove Museum include Monterey Pine - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Monterey Pine

Most-observed plants in the Pacific Grove Museum

Coast Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia
273 observations
Seaside Daisy
Erigeron glaucus
264 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda Buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
206 observations · iNaturalist
Pride Of Madeira
Echium candicans
187 observations · iNaturalist
Nuttall's Milkvetch
Astragalus nuttallii
164 observations · iNaturalist
Calla Lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica
158 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Poison Oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
140 observations
Sweet Alyssum
Lobularia maritima
132 observations · iNaturalist
Monterey Cypress
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
115 observations · iNaturalist
Sea Fig
Carpobrotus edulis
105 observations · iNaturalist
Greater Quaking Grass
Briza maxima
96 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas Iris
Iris douglasiana
91 observations · iNaturalist
European Searocket
Cakile maritima
89 observations · iNaturalist
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
88 observations
Scarlet Pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
73 observations · iNaturalist
Scouring-pad Alga
Endocladia muricata
72 observations · iNaturalist
New Zealand Spinach
Tetragonia tetragonoides
71 observations · iNaturalist
Miner's Lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
70 observations
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
68 observations
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
68 observations · iNaturalist
Wall Barley
Hordeum murinum
64 observations · iNaturalist
California Manroot
Marah fabacea
62 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Bush Monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
61 observations · iNaturalist
Turkish Washcloth
Mastocarpus papillatus
60 observations · iNaturalist
Coyote Brush
Baccharis pilularis
58 observations · iNaturalist
Buck's-horn Plantain
Plantago coronopus
58 observations · iNaturalist
Coastal Bush Lupine
Lupinus arboreus
57 observations · iNaturalist
Calliarthron tuberculosum
Calliarthron tuberculosum
57 observations · iNaturalist
Trailing Blackberry
Rubus ursinus
55 observations
California Hedge Nettle
Stachys bullata
55 observations · iNaturalist
Lawn Daisy
Bellis perennis
54 observations · iNaturalist
Garden Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
53 observations · iNaturalist
French Broom
Genista monspessulana
52 observations · iNaturalist
Belladonna Lily
Amaryllis belladonna
51 observations · iNaturalist
Taupata
Coprosma repens
48 observations · iNaturalist
Seacliff Wild Buckwheat
Eriogonum parvifolium
48 observations · iNaturalist
Monterey Pine
Pinus radiata
47 observations
Neogastroclonium subarticulatum
Neogastroclonium subarticulatum
47 observations · iNaturalist
California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
46 observations
Longleaf Wattle
Acacia longifolia
46 observations · iNaturalist
Red Sea Grapes
Botryocladia pseudodichotoma
46 observations · iNaturalist
Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
45 observations · iNaturalist
Evergreen Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
44 observations · iNaturalist
Seaside Woolly Sunflower
Eriophyllum staechadifolium
44 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Pink-sorrel
Oxalis incarnata
44 observations · iNaturalist
Three-cornered Garlic
Allium triquetrum
42 observations · iNaturalist
Island Mallow
Malva assurgentiflora
42 observations · iNaturalist
Scouler's Surfgrass
Phyllospadix scouleri
42 observations · iNaturalist
Coastal Sagewort
Artemisia pycnocephala
41 observations · iNaturalist
European Holly
Ilex aquifolium
38 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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