Plants of San Diego, California
The plants most often spotted near San Diego, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants near San Diego
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
12,464 observations · iNaturalist
lemonade berry
Rhus integrifolia
10,226 observations · iNaturalist
California brittlebush
Encelia californica
8,313 observations · iNaturalist
laurel sumac
Malosma laurina
6,777 observations · iNaturalist
red bush monkeyflower
Diplacus puniceus
6,511 observations · iNaturalist
Chilicothe
Marah macrocarpa
6,436 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
5,839 observations · iNaturalist
black sage
Salvia mellifera
5,699 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
5,626 observations
Garland Daisy
Glebionis coronaria
5,443 observations · iNaturalist
deerweed
Acmispon glaber
5,157 observations · iNaturalist
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
4,932 observations
Bladderpod
Cleomella arborea
4,904 observations · iNaturalist
Coastal Goldenbush
Isocoma menziesii
4,860 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
4,552 observations · iNaturalist
Coast Cholla
Cylindropuntia prolifera
4,433 observations · iNaturalist
Tornleaf Goldeneye
Bahiopsis laciniata
4,118 observations · iNaturalist
San Diego Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus viridescens
4,072 observations · iNaturalist
Chalk Dudleya
Dudleya pulverulenta
3,997 observations · iNaturalist
mission manzanita
Xylococcus bicolor
3,892 observations · iNaturalist
white sage
Salvia apiana
3,736 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
3,655 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Broom
Baccharis sarothroides
3,649 observations · iNaturalist
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
3,626 observations · iNaturalist
Fingertips
Dudleya edulis
3,558 observations · iNaturalist
Thick-leaved Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon crassifolium
3,539 observations · iNaturalist
California Centaury
Zeltnera venusta
3,289 observations · iNaturalist
Mojave Yucca
Yucca schidigera
3,259 observations · iNaturalist
chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
3,140 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
3,100 observations · iNaturalist
mule fat
Baccharis salicifolia
3,096 observations · iNaturalist
garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
3,072 observations · iNaturalist
Torrey pine
Pinus torreyana
3,054 observations
Splendid Mariposa Lily
Calochortus splendens
3,044 observations · iNaturalist
western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
3,008 observations · iNaturalist
Wishbone Bush
Mirabilis laevis
2,925 observations · iNaturalist
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
2,922 observations
southern coastal bushmallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
2,836 observations · iNaturalist
alkali heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
2,836 observations · iNaturalist
Santa Barbara Milkvetch
Astragalus trichopodus
2,822 observations · iNaturalist
Clustered Tarweed
Deinandra fasciculata
2,767 observations · iNaturalist
tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
2,757 observations · iNaturalist
Shaw's Agave
Agave shawii
2,748 observations · iNaturalist
Telegraphweed
Heterotheca grandiflora
2,706 observations · iNaturalist
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
2,678 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
2,659 observations · iNaturalist
Crystalline ice plant
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
2,656 observations · iNaturalist
Weed's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus weedii
2,605 observations · iNaturalist
Redberry Buckthorn
Rhamnus crocea
2,565 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
2,548 observations · iNaturalist