Plants of San Francisco, California
The plants most often spotted near San Francisco, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
263,760
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 263,760 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Francisco. The most frequently seen is the California poppy, with 13,701 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near San Francisco
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
13,701 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
11,166 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
9,839 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
8,926 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
7,920 observations · iNaturalist
western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
7,558 observations · iNaturalist
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
6,968 observations
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
6,638 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
6,523 observations
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
6,420 observations · iNaturalist
California bay
Umbellularia californica
6,235 observations · iNaturalist
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
6,216 observations · iNaturalist
checkerbloom
Sidalcea malviflora
6,180 observations
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
5,858 observations
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
5,730 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
5,728 observations
California beeplant
Scrophularia californica
5,534 observations · iNaturalist
trailing blackberry
Rubus ursinus
5,454 observations
wavy-leafed soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
5,402 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
5,151 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific hound's tongue
Adelinia grandis
5,046 observations · iNaturalist
Wild radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
4,954 observations · iNaturalist
milkmaids
Cardamine californica
4,859 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
4,725 observations · iNaturalist
garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
4,706 observations · iNaturalist
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
4,682 observations · iNaturalist
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
4,644 observations
Douglas iris
Iris douglasiana
4,538 observations · iNaturalist
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
4,520 observations
French broom
Genista monspessulana
4,426 observations · iNaturalist
California manroot
Marah fabacea
4,349 observations · iNaturalist
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
4,346 observations · iNaturalist
poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
4,069 observations
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
4,051 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
4,044 observations
checker lily
Fritillaria affinis
4,014 observations
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
3,965 observations · iNaturalist
broadleaf forget-me-not
Myosotis latifolia
3,937 observations · iNaturalist
coffeeberry
Frangula californica
3,734 observations · iNaturalist
Three-cornered garlic
Allium triquetrum
3,519 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific madrone
Arbutus menziesii
3,470 observations
Fremont's Death Camas
Toxicoscordion fremontii
3,467 observations · iNaturalist
Sun Cup
Taraxia ovata
3,449 observations · iNaturalist
Armenian Blackberry
Rubus armeniacus
3,400 observations
Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
3,388 observations · iNaturalist
great horsetail
Equisetum telmateia
3,298 observations
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
3,274 observations · iNaturalist
Red Valerian
Centranthus ruber
3,273 observations · iNaturalist
bristly oxtongue
Helminthotheca echioides
3,263 observations · iNaturalist
seaside daisy
Erigeron glaucus
3,203 observations · iNaturalist
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