Plants of California
The plants most often spotted in California, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,386,407
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,386,407 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in California. The most frequently seen is the California poppy, with 61,043 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in California
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
61,043 observations
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
55,024 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
54,268 observations
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
49,278 observations · iNaturalist
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
47,553 observations
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
43,109 observations
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
42,541 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
39,561 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
34,658 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
34,626 observations · iNaturalist
western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
32,784 observations · iNaturalist
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
31,399 observations
Beavertail Pricklypear
Opuntia basilaris
30,912 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
29,885 observations
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
28,806 observations
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
28,460 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
27,965 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
26,591 observations · iNaturalist
California brittlebush
Encelia californica
26,563 observations · iNaturalist
chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
26,311 observations · iNaturalist
California Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus
26,114 observations
lemonade berry
Rhus integrifolia
25,821 observations · iNaturalist
black sage
Salvia mellifera
25,743 observations · iNaturalist
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
25,524 observations · iNaturalist
Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
25,244 observations · iNaturalist
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
24,972 observations
laurel sumac
Malosma laurina
24,608 observations · iNaturalist
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
24,359 observations
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
24,160 observations · iNaturalist
California bay
Umbellularia californica
23,727 observations · iNaturalist
deerweed
Acmispon glaber
23,445 observations · iNaturalist
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
23,117 observations · iNaturalist
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
22,674 observations
Mojave Yucca
Yucca schidigera
21,838 observations · iNaturalist
Chilicothe
Marah macrocarpa
20,530 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
19,942 observations · iNaturalist
wavy-leafed soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
19,455 observations · iNaturalist
Wild radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
19,320 observations · iNaturalist
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
19,162 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific hound's tongue
Adelinia grandis
19,040 observations · iNaturalist
Western Joshua Tree
Yucca brevifolia
18,248 observations
tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
18,091 observations · iNaturalist
Chia
Salvia columbariae
17,871 observations · iNaturalist
California beeplant
Scrophularia californica
17,737 observations · iNaturalist
California fuchsia
Epilobium canum
17,702 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Cholla
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
17,627 observations · iNaturalist
distant phacelia
Phacelia distans
17,560 observations · iNaturalist
coffeeberry
Frangula californica
17,268 observations · iNaturalist
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
17,196 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
16,975 observations
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