Plants of Pinnacles National Park
The plants most often spotted in Pinnacles, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Pinnacles
gray pine
Pinus sabiniana
902 observations · iNaturalist
Big Berry Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glauca
821 observations · iNaturalist
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
762 observations · iNaturalist
Felt Paintbrush
Castilleja foliolosa
740 observations · iNaturalist
Cobwebby Thistle
Cirsium occidentale
727 observations · iNaturalist
Bush Poppy
Dendromecon rigida
721 observations · iNaturalist
Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
716 observations · iNaturalist
Butterfly Mariposa Lily
Calochortus venustus
669 observations
Elegant Clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
643 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
618 observations · iNaturalist
Buckbrush
Ceanothus cuneatus
614 observations · iNaturalist
Woolly Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon tomentosum
602 observations · iNaturalist
Fiesta Flower
Pholistoma auritum
567 observations · iNaturalist
Padre's Shooting Star
Primula clevelandii
564 observations · iNaturalist
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
540 observations
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
533 observations · iNaturalist
Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
524 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
519 observations · iNaturalist
woolly bluecurls
Trichostema lanatum
514 observations · iNaturalist
hollyleaf cherry
Prunus ilicifolia
446 observations · iNaturalist
milkmaids
Cardamine californica
402 observations · iNaturalist
Chia
Salvia columbariae
397 observations · iNaturalist
California juniper
Juniperus californica
387 observations · iNaturalist
Purple Chinese Houses
Collinsia heterophylla
370 observations · iNaturalist
California Golden Violet
Viola pedunculata
370 observations · iNaturalist
Coffee Fern
Pellaea andromedifolia
341 observations · iNaturalist
giant chain fern
Woodwardia fimbriata
330 observations · iNaturalist
Bitterroot
Lewisia rediviva
328 observations
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
308 observations
Bigelow's Spikemoss
Selaginella bigelovii
301 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
291 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas' Spineflower
Chorizanthe douglasii
289 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
286 observations · iNaturalist
Pipestem Clematis
Clematis lasiantha
285 observations · iNaturalist
California manroot
Marah fabacea
280 observations · iNaturalist
blue oak
Quercus douglasii
279 observations
Broad-leaved Stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium
268 observations · iNaturalist
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
262 observations
California Saxifrage
Micranthes californica
260 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Bush Lupine
Lupinus albifrons
258 observations · iNaturalist
black sage
Salvia mellifera
257 observations · iNaturalist
Sierra Snapdragon
Sairocarpus multiflorus
256 observations · iNaturalist
pointleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos pungens
251 observations · iNaturalist
purple owl's-clover
Castilleja exserta
246 observations · iNaturalist
Monterey Monkeyflower
Diplacus linearis
243 observations · iNaturalist
Coast Range triteleia
Triteleia lugens
241 observations · iNaturalist
goldback fern
Pentagramma triangularis
240 observations · iNaturalist
bluewitch nightshade
Solanum umbelliferum
237 observations · iNaturalist
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
215 observations
California Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum jordanii
215 observations · iNaturalist