Plants of Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
The plants most often spotted in the Pacific Grove Museum, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
3,940
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 3,940 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in the Pacific Grove Museum. The most frequently seen is the coast live oak, with 270 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in the Pacific Grove Museum include Monterey Pine - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in the Pacific Grove Museum
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
270 observations
seaside daisy
Erigeron glaucus
262 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
203 observations · iNaturalist
Pride of Madeira
Echium candicans
181 observations · iNaturalist
Nuttall's Milkvetch
Astragalus nuttallii
156 observations · iNaturalist
calla lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica
153 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
137 observations
sweet alyssum
Lobularia maritima
131 observations · iNaturalist
Monterey Cypress
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
111 observations · iNaturalist
sea fig
Carpobrotus edulis
103 observations · iNaturalist
Greater Quaking Grass
Briza maxima
94 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas iris
Iris douglasiana
91 observations · iNaturalist
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
88 observations
European Searocket
Cakile maritima
88 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
73 observations · iNaturalist
New Zealand Spinach
Tetragonia tetragonoides
71 observations · iNaturalist
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
70 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
67 observations
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
67 observations · iNaturalist
wall barley
Hordeum murinum
64 observations · iNaturalist
Scouring-pad alga
Endocladia muricata
64 observations · iNaturalist
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
61 observations · iNaturalist
California manroot
Marah fabacea
59 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
58 observations · iNaturalist
Buck's-horn Plantain
Plantago coronopus
56 observations · iNaturalist
coastal bush lupine
Lupinus arboreus
56 observations · iNaturalist
trailing blackberry
Rubus ursinus
55 observations
Turkish washcloth
Mastocarpus papillatus
55 observations · iNaturalist
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
53 observations · iNaturalist
French broom
Genista monspessulana
52 observations · iNaturalist
garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
52 observations · iNaturalist
California Hedge Nettle
Stachys bullata
52 observations · iNaturalist
Calliarthron tuberculosum
Calliarthron tuberculosum
52 observations · iNaturalist
Belladonna Lily
Amaryllis belladonna
51 observations · iNaturalist
Seacliff Wild Buckwheat
Eriogonum parvifolium
47 observations · iNaturalist
Monterey pine
Pinus radiata
46 observations
Longleaf Wattle
Acacia longifolia
46 observations · iNaturalist
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
45 observations
black sage
Salvia mellifera
44 observations · iNaturalist
Pale pink-sorrel
Oxalis incarnata
44 observations · iNaturalist
Red Sea Grapes
Botryocladia pseudodichotoma
44 observations · iNaturalist
Neogastroclonium subarticulatum
Neogastroclonium subarticulatum
44 observations · iNaturalist
Evergreen Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
43 observations · iNaturalist
Taupata
Coprosma repens
43 observations · iNaturalist
Three-cornered garlic
Allium triquetrum
42 observations · iNaturalist
seaside woolly sunflower
Eriophyllum staechadifolium
42 observations · iNaturalist
coastal sagewort
Artemisia pycnocephala
40 observations · iNaturalist
Scouler's Surfgrass
Phyllospadix scouleri
40 observations · iNaturalist
European holly
Ilex aquifolium
38 observations · iNaturalist
silver beachweed
Ambrosia chamissonis
36 observations · iNaturalist
Plants in nearby places
Out spotting plants in the Pacific Grove Museum?
Take Huck with you. Identify any plant you find in seconds and build your collection.
Get HuckLove plants? Get Huck field notes
Spotting tips, new species, and the best of what people are finding in the wild - straight to your inbox.