Plants of Los Angeles, California
The plants most often spotted near Los Angeles, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
177,578
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 177,578 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Los Angeles. The most frequently seen is the California Buckwheat, with 8,768 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Los Angeles
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
8,768 observations · iNaturalist
laurel sumac
Malosma laurina
8,276 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
7,968 observations · iNaturalist
castor bean
Ricinus communis
6,822 observations · iNaturalist
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
6,272 observations
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
6,130 observations
tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
5,997 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
5,757 observations
California brittlebush
Encelia californica
5,743 observations · iNaturalist
chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
5,632 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
5,263 observations
black sage
Salvia mellifera
4,990 observations · iNaturalist
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
4,433 observations · iNaturalist
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
4,247 observations
Chilicothe
Marah macrocarpa
4,238 observations · iNaturalist
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
4,227 observations · iNaturalist
mule fat
Baccharis salicifolia
4,190 observations · iNaturalist
southern bush monkeyflower
Diplacus longiflorus
3,960 observations · iNaturalist
sugar bush
Rhus ovata
3,482 observations · iNaturalist
white sage
Salvia apiana
3,261 observations · iNaturalist
lemonade berry
Rhus integrifolia
3,214 observations · iNaturalist
western sycamore
Platanus racemosa
3,211 observations
deerweed
Acmispon glaber
3,084 observations · iNaturalist
Southern California Walnut
Juglans californica
2,916 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
2,887 observations · iNaturalist
Fountain Grass
Cenchrus setaceus
2,721 observations · iNaturalist
golden currant
Ribes aureum
2,678 observations
Cliff Aster
Malacothrix saxatilis
2,495 observations · iNaturalist
Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
2,326 observations · iNaturalist
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
2,319 observations · iNaturalist
caterpillar scorpionweed
Phacelia cicutaria
2,296 observations · iNaturalist
hollyleaf cherry
Prunus ilicifolia
2,259 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
2,258 observations · iNaturalist
California mugwort
Artemisia douglasiana
2,253 observations · iNaturalist
wild canterbury bells
Phacelia minor
2,243 observations · iNaturalist
Crofton Weed
Ageratina adenophora
2,116 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
2,102 observations · iNaturalist
heartleaf keckiella
Keckiella cordifolia
2,078 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
2,050 observations · iNaturalist
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
2,045 observations · iNaturalist
California fuchsia
Epilobium canum
2,007 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
1,921 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,877 observations
garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
1,869 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish Broom
Spartium junceum
1,867 observations · iNaturalist
greenspot nightshade
Solanum douglasii
1,809 observations · iNaturalist
milk thistle
Silybum marianum
1,805 observations
musk stork's-bill
Erodium moschatum
1,744 observations · iNaturalist
Thick-leaved Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon crassifolium
1,737 observations · iNaturalist
California bay
Umbellularia californica
1,735 observations · iNaturalist
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