Plants of San Diego, California

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

216,189

recent observations

50

species listed

50

plants

Naturalists have logged 216,189 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Diego. The most frequently seen is the California Buckwheat, with 12,949 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

12,949 observations · iNaturalist

Rhus integrifolia

10,676 observations · iNaturalist

California brittlebush

Encelia californica

8,461 observations · iNaturalist

Malosma laurina

7,053 observations · iNaturalist

red bush monkeyflower

Diplacus puniceus

6,605 observations · iNaturalist

Marah macrocarpa

6,545 observations · iNaturalist

Heteromeles arbutifolia

6,133 observations · iNaturalist

Salvia mellifera

5,827 observations · iNaturalist

California sagebrush

Artemisia californica

5,723 observations

Glebionis coronaria

5,497 observations · iNaturalist

Coastal Goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii

5,374 observations · iNaturalist

Acmispon glaber

5,304 observations · iNaturalist

Datura wrightii

5,238 observations

Cleomella arborea

5,125 observations · iNaturalist

Cylindropuntia prolifera

4,569 observations · iNaturalist

Dipterostemon capitatus

4,564 observations · iNaturalist

Tornleaf Goldeneye

Bahiopsis laciniata

4,268 observations · iNaturalist

San Diego Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus viridescens

4,142 observations · iNaturalist

Dudleya pulverulenta

4,110 observations · iNaturalist

mission manzanita

Xylococcus bicolor

3,955 observations · iNaturalist

Baccharis sarothroides

3,922 observations · iNaturalist

Eriophyllum confertiflorum

3,883 observations · iNaturalist

3,816 observations · iNaturalist

Adenostoma fasciculatum

3,720 observations · iNaturalist

3,638 observations · iNaturalist

Thick-leaved Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon crassifolium

3,624 observations · iNaturalist

Yucca schidigera

3,364 observations · iNaturalist

chaparral yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

3,305 observations · iNaturalist

California Centaury

Zeltnera venusta

3,303 observations · iNaturalist

Pinus torreyana

3,208 observations

Baccharis salicifolia

3,171 observations · iNaturalist

garden nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

3,117 observations · iNaturalist

Bermuda buttercup

Oxalis pes-caprae

3,110 observations · iNaturalist

Santa Barbara Milkvetch

Astragalus trichopodus

3,093 observations · iNaturalist

alkali heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

3,068 observations · iNaturalist

Splendid Mariposa Lily

Calochortus splendens

3,050 observations · iNaturalist

southern coastal bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

3,016 observations · iNaturalist

western blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

3,015 observations · iNaturalist

California poppy

Eschscholzia californica

3,004 observations

Clustered Tarweed

Deinandra fasciculata

2,954 observations · iNaturalist

Mirabilis laevis

2,947 observations · iNaturalist

Heterotheca grandiflora

2,886 observations · iNaturalist

Nicotiana glauca

2,857 observations · iNaturalist

2,857 observations · iNaturalist

Foeniculum vulgare

2,801 observations · iNaturalist

Crystalline ice plant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

2,718 observations · iNaturalist

scarlet pimpernel

Lysimachia arvensis

2,683 observations · iNaturalist

Weed's Mariposa Lily

Calochortus weedii

2,658 observations · iNaturalist

Pacific poison oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

2,657 observations

Redberry Buckthorn

2,626 observations · iNaturalist

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