Plants of Pinnacles National Park
The plants most often spotted in Pinnacles, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
21,616
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 21,616 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Pinnacles. The most frequently seen is the gray pine, with 919 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Pinnacles
gray pine
Pinus sabiniana
919 observations · iNaturalist
Big Berry Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glauca
826 observations · iNaturalist
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
771 observations · iNaturalist
Felt Paintbrush
Castilleja foliolosa
747 observations · iNaturalist
Cobwebby Thistle
Cirsium occidentale
732 observations · iNaturalist
Bush Poppy
Dendromecon rigida
721 observations · iNaturalist
Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
719 observations · iNaturalist
Elegant Clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
673 observations
Butterfly Mariposa Lily
Calochortus venustus
673 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
633 observations · iNaturalist
Buckbrush
Ceanothus cuneatus
614 observations · iNaturalist
Woolly Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon tomentosum
604 observations · iNaturalist
Fiesta Flower
Pholistoma auritum
569 observations · iNaturalist
Padre's Shooting Star
Primula clevelandii
565 observations · iNaturalist
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
542 observations
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
537 observations · iNaturalist
Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
529 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
519 observations · iNaturalist
woolly bluecurls
Trichostema lanatum
518 observations · iNaturalist
hollyleaf cherry
Prunus ilicifolia
451 observations · iNaturalist
milkmaids
Cardamine californica
402 observations · iNaturalist
Chia
Salvia columbariae
398 observations · iNaturalist
California juniper
Juniperus californica
389 observations · iNaturalist
Purple Chinese Houses
Collinsia heterophylla
372 observations · iNaturalist
California Golden Violet
Viola pedunculata
370 observations · iNaturalist
Coffee Fern
Pellaea andromedifolia
343 observations · iNaturalist
giant chain fern
Woodwardia fimbriata
334 observations · iNaturalist
Bitterroot
Lewisia rediviva
329 observations
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
311 observations
Bigelow's Spikemoss
Selaginella bigelovii
301 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
291 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
291 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas' Spineflower
Chorizanthe douglasii
289 observations · iNaturalist
Pipestem Clematis
Clematis lasiantha
288 observations · iNaturalist
blue oak
Quercus douglasii
283 observations
California manroot
Marah fabacea
282 observations · iNaturalist
Broad-leaved Stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium
268 observations · iNaturalist
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
264 observations
Sierra Snapdragon
Sairocarpus multiflorus
261 observations · iNaturalist
California Saxifrage
Micranthes californica
260 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Bush Lupine
Lupinus albifrons
259 observations · iNaturalist
black sage
Salvia mellifera
258 observations · iNaturalist
Coast Range triteleia
Triteleia lugens
252 observations · iNaturalist
pointleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos pungens
250 observations · iNaturalist
purple owl's-clover
Castilleja exserta
249 observations · iNaturalist
Monterey Monkeyflower
Diplacus linearis
246 observations · iNaturalist
goldback fern
Pentagramma triangularis
242 observations · iNaturalist
bluewitch nightshade
Solanum umbelliferum
237 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
219 observations · iNaturalist
California Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum jordanii
216 observations · iNaturalist
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