Plants of Los Angeles, California
The plants most often spotted near Los Angeles, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants near Los Angeles
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
8,496 observations · iNaturalist
laurel sumac
Malosma laurina
8,101 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
7,805 observations · iNaturalist
castor bean
Ricinus communis
6,641 observations · iNaturalist
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
6,050 observations
tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
5,844 observations · iNaturalist
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
5,825 observations
California brittlebush
Encelia californica
5,622 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
5,620 observations
chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
5,528 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
5,030 observations · iNaturalist
black sage
Salvia mellifera
4,932 observations · iNaturalist
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
4,408 observations · iNaturalist
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
4,182 observations · iNaturalist
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
4,167 observations
Chilicothe
Marah macrocarpa
4,150 observations · iNaturalist
mule fat
Baccharis salicifolia
4,098 observations · iNaturalist
southern bush monkeyflower
Diplacus longiflorus
3,787 observations · iNaturalist
sugar bush
Rhus ovata
3,405 observations · iNaturalist
white sage
Salvia apiana
3,155 observations · iNaturalist
lemonade berry
Rhus integrifolia
3,114 observations · iNaturalist
western sycamore
Platanus racemosa
3,076 observations
deerweed
Acmispon glaber
3,032 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
2,875 observations · iNaturalist
Southern California Walnut
Juglans californica
2,804 observations · iNaturalist
Fountain Grass
Cenchrus setaceus
2,663 observations · iNaturalist
golden currant
Ribes aureum
2,644 observations
Cliff Aster
Malacothrix saxatilis
2,380 observations · iNaturalist
Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
2,309 observations · iNaturalist
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
2,286 observations · iNaturalist
caterpillar scorpionweed
Phacelia cicutaria
2,273 observations · iNaturalist
wild canterbury bells
Phacelia minor
2,230 observations · iNaturalist
California mugwort
Artemisia douglasiana
2,197 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
2,153 observations · iNaturalist
hollyleaf cherry
Prunus ilicifolia
2,151 observations · iNaturalist
Crofton Weed
Ageratina adenophora
2,058 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
2,056 observations · iNaturalist
heartleaf keckiella
Keckiella cordifolia
2,028 observations · iNaturalist
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
2,026 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
2,022 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
1,920 observations · iNaturalist
California fuchsia
Epilobium canum
1,869 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish Broom
Spartium junceum
1,856 observations · iNaturalist
garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
1,853 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,834 observations
milk thistle
Silybum marianum
1,790 observations · iNaturalist
greenspot nightshade
Solanum douglasii
1,758 observations · iNaturalist
musk stork's-bill
Erodium moschatum
1,727 observations · iNaturalist
Thick-leaved Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon crassifolium
1,723 observations · iNaturalist
California bay
Umbellularia californica
1,709 observations · iNaturalist