Plants of Pinnacles National Park
The plants most often spotted in Pinnacles, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
21,825
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 21,825 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Pinnacles. The most frequently seen is the gray pine, with 934 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Pinnacles
gray pine
Pinus sabiniana
934 observations · iNaturalist
Big Berry Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glauca
836 observations · iNaturalist
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
777 observations · iNaturalist
Felt Paintbrush
Castilleja foliolosa
747 observations · iNaturalist
Cobwebby Thistle
Cirsium occidentale
735 observations · iNaturalist
Bush Poppy
Dendromecon rigida
724 observations · iNaturalist
Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
719 observations · iNaturalist
Elegant Clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
679 observations
Butterfly Mariposa Lily
Calochortus venustus
676 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
641 observations · iNaturalist
Buckbrush
Ceanothus cuneatus
615 observations · iNaturalist
Woolly Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon tomentosum
605 observations · iNaturalist
woolly bluecurls
Trichostema lanatum
584 observations · iNaturalist
Fiesta Flower
Pholistoma auritum
571 observations · iNaturalist
Padre's Shooting Star
Primula clevelandii
566 observations · iNaturalist
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
545 observations
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
542 observations · iNaturalist
Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
529 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
518 observations · iNaturalist
hollyleaf cherry
Prunus ilicifolia
467 observations · iNaturalist
milkmaids
Cardamine californica
402 observations · iNaturalist
Chia
Salvia columbariae
398 observations · iNaturalist
California juniper
Juniperus californica
391 observations · iNaturalist
Purple Chinese Houses
Collinsia heterophylla
373 observations · iNaturalist
California Golden Violet
Viola pedunculata
370 observations · iNaturalist
Coffee Fern
Pellaea andromedifolia
344 observations · iNaturalist
giant chain fern
Woodwardia fimbriata
338 observations · iNaturalist
Bitterroot
Lewisia rediviva
329 observations
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
314 observations
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
313 observations
Bigelow's Spikemoss
Selaginella bigelovii
305 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
295 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas' Spineflower
Chorizanthe douglasii
291 observations · iNaturalist
Pipestem Clematis
Clematis lasiantha
288 observations · iNaturalist
blue oak
Quercus douglasii
287 observations
California manroot
Marah fabacea
283 observations · iNaturalist
Broad-leaved Stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium
272 observations · iNaturalist
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
265 observations
Sierra Snapdragon
Sairocarpus multiflorus
262 observations · iNaturalist
black sage
Salvia mellifera
260 observations · iNaturalist
California Saxifrage
Micranthes californica
260 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Bush Lupine
Lupinus albifrons
259 observations · iNaturalist
pointleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos pungens
253 observations · iNaturalist
Coast Range triteleia
Triteleia lugens
252 observations · iNaturalist
purple owl's-clover
Castilleja exserta
249 observations · iNaturalist
Monterey Monkeyflower
Diplacus linearis
247 observations · iNaturalist
goldback fern
Pentagramma triangularis
242 observations · iNaturalist
bluewitch nightshade
Solanum umbelliferum
237 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
220 observations · iNaturalist
California Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum jordanii
216 observations · iNaturalist
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