Plants of Sacramento, California
The plants most often spotted near Sacramento, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
38,636
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 38,636 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Sacramento. The most frequently seen is the valley oak, with 2,307 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Sacramento
valley oak
Quercus lobata
2,307 observations
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
1,801 observations
milk thistle
Silybum marianum
1,391 observations
hairy vetch
Vicia villosa
1,384 observations · iNaturalist
interior live oak
Quercus wislizeni
1,281 observations · iNaturalist
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
1,204 observations
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
1,128 observations
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
985 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
973 observations · iNaturalist
California Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia californica
913 observations · iNaturalist
Rose Clover
Trifolium hirtum
845 observations · iNaturalist
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
837 observations · iNaturalist
turkey mullein
Croton setiger
808 observations · iNaturalist
musk stork's-bill
Erodium moschatum
806 observations · iNaturalist
Mediterranean Stork's-bill
Erodium botrys
751 observations · iNaturalist
California mugwort
Artemisia douglasiana
741 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
738 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
730 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
720 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
716 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Star-Thistle
Centaurea solstitialis
710 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
689 observations
Wild radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
684 observations · iNaturalist
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
682 observations
Johnnytuck
Triphysaria eriantha
679 observations · iNaturalist
Doublehorn Calicoflower
Downingia bicornuta
674 observations · iNaturalist
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
662 observations
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
661 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
646 observations · iNaturalist
Armenian Blackberry
Rubus armeniacus
638 observations
white brodiaea
Triteleia hyacinthina
636 observations · iNaturalist
narrowleaf milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis
627 observations · iNaturalist
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
623 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
596 observations
blue oak
Quercus douglasii
592 observations
wall barley
Hordeum murinum
576 observations · iNaturalist
California manroot
Marah fabacea
576 observations · iNaturalist
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
572 observations
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
540 observations
broadleaved pepperweed
Lepidium latifolium
530 observations · iNaturalist
Frémont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
524 observations
pineapple-weed
Matricaria discoidea
521 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
521 observations · iNaturalist
Italian thistle
Carduus pycnocephalus
505 observations · iNaturalist
bur clover
Medicago polymorpha
505 observations · iNaturalist
turkey tangle frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
492 observations · iNaturalist
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
488 observations · iNaturalist
harvest brodiaea
Brodiaea elegans
478 observations · iNaturalist
Elegant Clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
476 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
474 observations
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