Plants of San Diego, California

The plants most often spotted near San Diego, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

214,342

recent observations

50

species listed

50

plants

Naturalists have logged 214,342 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Diego. The most frequently seen is the California Buckwheat, with 12,800 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed near San Diego include Torrey Pine - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Most-observed plants near San Diego

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

12,800 observations · iNaturalist

Rhus integrifolia

10,557 observations · iNaturalist

California brittlebush

Encelia californica

8,397 observations · iNaturalist

Malosma laurina

6,954 observations · iNaturalist

red bush monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus

6,579 observations · iNaturalist

Marah macrocarpa

6,494 observations · iNaturalist

Heteromeles arbutifolia

6,046 observations · iNaturalist

Salvia mellifera

5,798 observations · iNaturalist

California sagebrush

Artemisia californica

5,677 observations

Glebionis coronaria

5,490 observations · iNaturalist

Acmispon glaber

5,288 observations · iNaturalist

Coastal Goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii

5,201 observations · iNaturalist

Datura wrightii

5,147 observations

Cleomella arborea

5,090 observations · iNaturalist

Dipterostemon capitatus

4,559 observations · iNaturalist

Cylindropuntia prolifera

4,551 observations · iNaturalist

Tornleaf Goldeneye

Bahiopsis laciniata

4,247 observations · iNaturalist

San Diego Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus viridescens

4,123 observations · iNaturalist

Dudleya pulverulenta

4,092 observations · iNaturalist

mission manzanita

Xylococcus bicolor

3,940 observations · iNaturalist

Eriophyllum confertiflorum

3,851 observations · iNaturalist

Baccharis sarothroides

3,831 observations · iNaturalist

3,791 observations · iNaturalist

Adenostoma fasciculatum

3,688 observations · iNaturalist

3,626 observations · iNaturalist

Thick-leaved Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon crassifolium

3,604 observations · iNaturalist

Yucca schidigera

3,341 observations · iNaturalist

California Centaury

Zeltnera venusta

3,298 observations · iNaturalist

chaparral yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

3,270 observations · iNaturalist

Pinus torreyana

3,161 observations

Baccharis salicifolia

3,135 observations · iNaturalist

Bermuda buttercup

Oxalis pes-caprae

3,109 observations · iNaturalist

garden nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

3,101 observations · iNaturalist

Santa Barbara Milkvetch

Astragalus trichopodus

3,059 observations · iNaturalist

Splendid Mariposa Lily

Calochortus splendens

3,049 observations · iNaturalist

western blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

3,012 observations · iNaturalist

alkali heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

3,010 observations · iNaturalist

southern coastal bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

3,001 observations · iNaturalist

California poppy

Eschscholzia californica

2,995 observations

Mirabilis laevis

2,941 observations · iNaturalist

Clustered Tarweed

Deinandra fasciculata

2,922 observations · iNaturalist

Nicotiana glauca

2,830 observations · iNaturalist

2,828 observations · iNaturalist

Heterotheca grandiflora

2,824 observations · iNaturalist

Foeniculum vulgare

2,769 observations · iNaturalist

Crystalline ice plant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

2,704 observations · iNaturalist

scarlet pimpernel

Lysimachia arvensis

2,681 observations · iNaturalist

Weed's Mariposa Lily

Calochortus weedii

2,650 observations · iNaturalist

Pacific poison oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

2,630 observations · iNaturalist

Redberry Buckthorn

2,601 observations · iNaturalist

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