Plants of Sacramento, California
The plants most often spotted near Sacramento, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
37,776
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 37,776 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Sacramento. The most frequently seen is the valley oak, with 2,266 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Sacramento
valley oak
Quercus lobata
2,266 observations
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
1,787 observations
milk thistle
Silybum marianum
1,376 observations · iNaturalist
hairy vetch
Vicia villosa
1,376 observations · iNaturalist
interior live oak
Quercus wislizeni
1,237 observations · iNaturalist
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
1,175 observations
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
1,060 observations · iNaturalist
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
976 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
938 observations · iNaturalist
California Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia californica
894 observations · iNaturalist
Rose Clover
Trifolium hirtum
835 observations · iNaturalist
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
826 observations · iNaturalist
musk stork's-bill
Erodium moschatum
806 observations · iNaturalist
Mediterranean Stork's-bill
Erodium botrys
750 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
737 observations · iNaturalist
turkey mullein
Croton setiger
732 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
724 observations · iNaturalist
California mugwort
Artemisia douglasiana
723 observations · iNaturalist
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
690 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
682 observations
Yellow Star-Thistle
Centaurea solstitialis
682 observations · iNaturalist
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
682 observations
Wild radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
678 observations · iNaturalist
Johnnytuck
Triphysaria eriantha
677 observations · iNaturalist
Doublehorn Calicoflower
Downingia bicornuta
672 observations · iNaturalist
chicory
Cichorium intybus
666 observations
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
656 observations · iNaturalist
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
639 observations
white brodiaea
Triteleia hyacinthina
635 observations · iNaturalist
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
619 observations
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
615 observations · iNaturalist
Armenian Blackberry
Rubus armeniacus
610 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
591 observations
blue oak
Quercus douglasii
583 observations
California manroot
Marah fabacea
576 observations · iNaturalist
wall barley
Hordeum murinum
569 observations · iNaturalist
narrowleaf milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis
561 observations · iNaturalist
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
544 observations
pineapple-weed
Matricaria discoidea
521 observations · iNaturalist
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
521 observations
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
520 observations · iNaturalist
bur clover
Medicago polymorpha
507 observations · iNaturalist
broadleaved pepperweed
Lepidium latifolium
506 observations · iNaturalist
Italian thistle
Carduus pycnocephalus
502 observations · iNaturalist
Frémont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
500 observations
Elegant Clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
475 observations
harvest brodiaea
Brodiaea elegans
474 observations · iNaturalist
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
469 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
469 observations
poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
467 observations
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