Plants of San Diego, California

The plants most often spotted near San Diego, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

213,477

recent observations

50

species listed

50

plants

Naturalists have logged 213,477 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Diego. The most frequently seen is the California Buckwheat, with 12,748 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed near San Diego include Torrey Pine - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Most-observed plants near San Diego

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

12,748 observations · iNaturalist

Rhus integrifolia

10,474 observations · iNaturalist

California brittlebush

Encelia californica

8,388 observations · iNaturalist

Malosma laurina

6,922 observations · iNaturalist

red bush monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus

6,572 observations · iNaturalist

Marah macrocarpa

6,487 observations · iNaturalist

Heteromeles arbutifolia

6,031 observations · iNaturalist

Salvia mellifera

5,792 observations · iNaturalist

California sagebrush

Artemisia californica

5,666 observations

Glebionis coronaria

5,489 observations · iNaturalist

Acmispon glaber

5,281 observations · iNaturalist

Coastal Goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii

5,135 observations · iNaturalist

Datura wrightii

5,106 observations

Cleomella arborea

5,009 observations · iNaturalist

Dipterostemon capitatus

4,559 observations · iNaturalist

Cylindropuntia prolifera

4,529 observations · iNaturalist

Tornleaf Goldeneye

Bahiopsis laciniata

4,242 observations · iNaturalist

San Diego Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus viridescens

4,113 observations · iNaturalist

Dudleya pulverulenta

4,088 observations · iNaturalist

mission manzanita

Xylococcus bicolor

3,930 observations · iNaturalist

Eriophyllum confertiflorum

3,850 observations · iNaturalist

3,774 observations · iNaturalist

Baccharis sarothroides

3,743 observations · iNaturalist

Adenostoma fasciculatum

3,677 observations · iNaturalist

3,621 observations · iNaturalist

Thick-leaved Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon crassifolium

3,594 observations · iNaturalist

Yucca schidigera

3,335 observations · iNaturalist

California Centaury

Zeltnera venusta

3,296 observations · iNaturalist

chaparral yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

3,263 observations · iNaturalist

Pinus torreyana

3,146 observations

Baccharis salicifolia

3,121 observations · iNaturalist

Bermuda buttercup

Oxalis pes-caprae

3,108 observations · iNaturalist

garden nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

3,096 observations · iNaturalist

Santa Barbara Milkvetch

Astragalus trichopodus

3,055 observations · iNaturalist

Splendid Mariposa Lily

Calochortus splendens

3,048 observations · iNaturalist

western blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

3,012 observations · iNaturalist

southern coastal bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

2,993 observations · iNaturalist

California poppy

Eschscholzia californica

2,992 observations

Mirabilis laevis

2,936 observations · iNaturalist

alkali heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

2,933 observations · iNaturalist

Clustered Tarweed

Deinandra fasciculata

2,910 observations · iNaturalist

2,820 observations · iNaturalist

Nicotiana glauca

2,817 observations · iNaturalist

Heterotheca grandiflora

2,798 observations · iNaturalist

Foeniculum vulgare

2,755 observations · iNaturalist

Crystalline ice plant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

2,690 observations · iNaturalist

scarlet pimpernel

Lysimachia arvensis

2,678 observations · iNaturalist

Weed's Mariposa Lily

Calochortus weedii

2,647 observations · iNaturalist

Pacific poison oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

2,612 observations · iNaturalist

Redberry Buckthorn

2,596 observations · iNaturalist

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