Plants of Chula Vista, CA

The plants most often spotted near Chula Vista, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

186,746

recent observations

50

species listed

50

plants

Naturalists have logged 186,746 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Chula Vista. The most frequently seen is the California Buckwheat, with 11,363 recorded sightings.

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

Most-observed plants near Chula Vista

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

11,363 observations · iNaturalist

Rhus integrifolia

9,051 observations · iNaturalist

California brittlebush

Encelia californica

6,874 observations · iNaturalist

Malosma laurina

6,048 observations · iNaturalist

Marah macrocarpa

5,447 observations · iNaturalist

Heteromeles arbutifolia

5,163 observations · iNaturalist

red bush monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus

5,160 observations · iNaturalist

Glebionis coronaria

5,023 observations · iNaturalist

California sagebrush

Artemisia californica

4,751 observations

Salvia mellifera

4,609 observations · iNaturalist

Cleomella arborea

4,558 observations · iNaturalist

Acmispon glaber

4,443 observations · iNaturalist

Datura wrightii

4,426 observations

Coastal Goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii

4,362 observations · iNaturalist

Tornleaf Goldeneye

Bahiopsis laciniata

4,297 observations · iNaturalist

Cylindropuntia prolifera

4,270 observations · iNaturalist

Dipterostemon capitatus

4,148 observations · iNaturalist

Baccharis sarothroides

3,749 observations · iNaturalist

Dudleya pulverulenta

3,642 observations · iNaturalist

San Diego Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus viridescens

3,527 observations · iNaturalist

3,477 observations · iNaturalist

3,391 observations · iNaturalist

Eriophyllum confertiflorum

3,319 observations · iNaturalist

mission manzanita

Xylococcus bicolor

3,304 observations · iNaturalist

Adenostoma fasciculatum

3,084 observations · iNaturalist

Thick-leaved Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon crassifolium

3,054 observations · iNaturalist

Yucca schidigera

2,944 observations · iNaturalist

Splendid Mariposa Lily

Calochortus splendens

2,896 observations · iNaturalist

chaparral yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

2,893 observations · iNaturalist

Santa Barbara Milkvetch

Astragalus trichopodus

2,833 observations · iNaturalist

California Centaury

Zeltnera venusta

2,811 observations · iNaturalist

Bermuda buttercup

Oxalis pes-caprae

2,778 observations · iNaturalist

California poppy

Eschscholzia californica

2,773 observations

alkali heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

2,665 observations · iNaturalist

western blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

2,664 observations · iNaturalist

Mirabilis laevis

2,656 observations · iNaturalist

2,628 observations · iNaturalist

Clustered Tarweed

Deinandra fasciculata

2,620 observations · iNaturalist

Pinus torreyana

2,620 observations

Baccharis salicifolia

2,531 observations · iNaturalist

southern coastal bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

2,491 observations · iNaturalist

Nicotiana glauca

2,489 observations · iNaturalist

Foeniculum vulgare

2,472 observations · iNaturalist

Crystalline ice plant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

2,429 observations · iNaturalist

Pacific poison oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

2,372 observations · iNaturalist

scarlet pimpernel

Lysimachia arvensis

2,372 observations · iNaturalist

Redberry Buckthorn

2,359 observations · iNaturalist

Heterotheca grandiflora

2,307 observations · iNaturalist

White Horehound

Marrubium vulgare

2,303 observations · iNaturalist

Quercus agrifolia

2,300 observations

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