Plants of San Jose, California
The plants most often spotted near San Jose, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
184,996
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 184,996 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Jose. The most frequently seen is the California poppy, with 7,934 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near San Jose
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
7,934 observations
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
7,901 observations · iNaturalist
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
7,448 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
6,767 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
6,035 observations · iNaturalist
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
5,890 observations
Pacific hound's tongue
Adelinia grandis
5,435 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
5,304 observations · iNaturalist
White Globe Lily
Calochortus albus
5,213 observations · iNaturalist
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
4,906 observations
western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
4,892 observations · iNaturalist
California bay
Umbellularia californica
4,738 observations · iNaturalist
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
4,307 observations · iNaturalist
Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
3,861 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
3,658 observations · iNaturalist
milkmaids
Cardamine californica
3,613 observations · iNaturalist
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
3,574 observations
valley oak
Quercus lobata
3,554 observations
wavy-leafed soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
3,548 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific madrone
Arbutus menziesii
3,514 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
3,488 observations
California manroot
Marah fabacea
3,471 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
3,235 observations
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
3,226 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
3,205 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
3,164 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
3,047 observations · iNaturalist
Henderson's shooting star
Primula hendersonii
3,038 observations · iNaturalist
milk thistle
Silybum marianum
3,035 observations · iNaturalist
checker lily
Fritillaria affinis
2,898 observations
goldback fern
Pentagramma triangularis
2,858 observations · iNaturalist
ruby chalice clarkia
Clarkia rubicunda
2,811 observations · iNaturalist
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
2,809 observations · iNaturalist
California yerba santa
Eriodictyon californicum
2,777 observations · iNaturalist
bluewitch nightshade
Solanum umbelliferum
2,759 observations · iNaturalist
trailing blackberry
Rubus ursinus
2,674 observations
giant wakerobin
Trillium chloropetalum
2,644 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Mariposa Lily
Calochortus luteus
2,634 observations
Rose Clover
Trifolium hirtum
2,576 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Sanicle
Sanicula crassicaulis
2,508 observations · iNaturalist
Tanoak
Notholithocarpus densiflorus
2,497 observations · iNaturalist
California beeplant
Scrophularia californica
2,488 observations · iNaturalist
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
2,423 observations · iNaturalist
Western Starflower
Lysimachia latifolia
2,419 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
2,405 observations
purple owl's-clover
Castilleja exserta
2,386 observations · iNaturalist
California Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum jordanii
2,383 observations · iNaturalist
Hayfield Tarweed
Hemizonia congesta
2,374 observations · iNaturalist
checkerbloom
Sidalcea malviflora
2,360 observations
Brittleleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos crustacea
2,312 observations · iNaturalist
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