Plants of Los Angeles, California
The plants most often spotted near Los Angeles, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
174,849
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 174,849 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Los Angeles. The most frequently seen is the California Buckwheat, with 8,573 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Los Angeles
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
8,573 observations · iNaturalist
laurel sumac
Malosma laurina
8,179 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
7,866 observations · iNaturalist
castor bean
Ricinus communis
6,742 observations · iNaturalist
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
6,109 observations
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
5,946 observations
tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
5,920 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
5,681 observations
California brittlebush
Encelia californica
5,663 observations · iNaturalist
chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
5,570 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
5,074 observations · iNaturalist
black sage
Salvia mellifera
4,954 observations · iNaturalist
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
4,422 observations · iNaturalist
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
4,200 observations · iNaturalist
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
4,199 observations
Chilicothe
Marah macrocarpa
4,166 observations · iNaturalist
mule fat
Baccharis salicifolia
4,122 observations · iNaturalist
southern bush monkeyflower
Diplacus longiflorus
3,914 observations · iNaturalist
sugar bush
Rhus ovata
3,432 observations · iNaturalist
white sage
Salvia apiana
3,183 observations · iNaturalist
lemonade berry
Rhus integrifolia
3,166 observations · iNaturalist
western sycamore
Platanus racemosa
3,101 observations
deerweed
Acmispon glaber
3,053 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
2,879 observations · iNaturalist
Southern California Walnut
Juglans californica
2,822 observations · iNaturalist
Fountain Grass
Cenchrus setaceus
2,681 observations · iNaturalist
golden currant
Ribes aureum
2,649 observations
Cliff Aster
Malacothrix saxatilis
2,410 observations · iNaturalist
Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
2,315 observations · iNaturalist
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
2,295 observations · iNaturalist
caterpillar scorpionweed
Phacelia cicutaria
2,287 observations · iNaturalist
wild canterbury bells
Phacelia minor
2,238 observations · iNaturalist
California mugwort
Artemisia douglasiana
2,213 observations · iNaturalist
hollyleaf cherry
Prunus ilicifolia
2,181 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
2,178 observations · iNaturalist
Crofton Weed
Ageratina adenophora
2,095 observations · iNaturalist
heartleaf keckiella
Keckiella cordifolia
2,074 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
2,070 observations · iNaturalist
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
2,040 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
2,035 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
1,921 observations · iNaturalist
California fuchsia
Epilobium canum
1,907 observations · iNaturalist
garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
1,862 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish Broom
Spartium junceum
1,861 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,854 observations
milk thistle
Silybum marianum
1,793 observations · iNaturalist
greenspot nightshade
Solanum douglasii
1,773 observations · iNaturalist
Thick-leaved Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon crassifolium
1,731 observations · iNaturalist
musk stork's-bill
Erodium moschatum
1,730 observations · iNaturalist
California bay
Umbellularia californica
1,720 observations · iNaturalist
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