Plants of Riverside, CA
The plants most often spotted near Riverside, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
76,717
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 76,717 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Riverside. The most frequently seen is the California Buckwheat, with 4,597 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Riverside
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
4,597 observations · iNaturalist
chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
2,719 observations · iNaturalist
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
2,527 observations
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
2,354 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
2,339 observations
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
2,294 observations
white sage
Salvia apiana
2,154 observations · iNaturalist
black sage
Salvia mellifera
2,126 observations · iNaturalist
Chilicothe
Marah macrocarpa
2,089 observations · iNaturalist
laurel sumac
Malosma laurina
2,067 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
1,976 observations · iNaturalist
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
1,929 observations · iNaturalist
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
1,895 observations
tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
1,794 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
1,750 observations · iNaturalist
deerweed
Acmispon glaber
1,709 observations · iNaturalist
mule fat
Baccharis salicifolia
1,680 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
1,658 observations · iNaturalist
stinknet
Oncosiphon pilulifer
1,649 observations · iNaturalist
Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
1,625 observations · iNaturalist
Wishbone Bush
Mirabilis laevis
1,612 observations · iNaturalist
castor bean
Ricinus communis
1,594 observations · iNaturalist
wild canterbury bells
Phacelia minor
1,553 observations · iNaturalist
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
1,519 observations · iNaturalist
caterpillar scorpionweed
Phacelia cicutaria
1,463 observations · iNaturalist
Chia
Salvia columbariae
1,332 observations · iNaturalist
lanceleaf liveforever
Dudleya lanceolata
1,313 observations · iNaturalist
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
1,305 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
1,296 observations · iNaturalist
distant phacelia
Phacelia distans
1,269 observations · iNaturalist
sugar bush
Rhus ovata
1,197 observations · iNaturalist
southern coastal bushmallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
1,188 observations · iNaturalist
Telegraphweed
Heterotheca grandiflora
1,159 observations · iNaturalist
turkey mullein
Croton setiger
1,133 observations · iNaturalist
California Aster
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
1,078 observations · iNaturalist
western sycamore
Platanus racemosa
1,066 observations
California brittlebush
Encelia californica
1,023 observations · iNaturalist
Splendid Mariposa Lily
Calochortus splendens
1,022 observations · iNaturalist
California fuchsia
Epilobium canum
1,011 observations · iNaturalist
Thick-leaved Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon crassifolium
972 observations · iNaturalist
coast morning glory
Calystegia macrostegia
961 observations · iNaturalist
Shortpod Mustard
Hirschfeldia incana
955 observations · iNaturalist
lemonade berry
Rhus integrifolia
916 observations · iNaturalist
Buffalo Gourd
Cucurbita foetidissima
866 observations · iNaturalist
Common Fiddleneck
Amsinckia menziesii
853 observations · iNaturalist
milk thistle
Silybum marianum
851 observations · iNaturalist
California beeplant
Scrophularia californica
838 observations · iNaturalist
hollyleaf redberry
Rhamnus ilicifolia
834 observations · iNaturalist
arroyo lupine
Lupinus succulentus
810 observations · iNaturalist
Stinging Lupine
Lupinus hirsutissimus
797 observations · iNaturalist
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