Plants of San Francisco, California
The plants most often spotted near San Francisco, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
263,105
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 263,105 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Francisco. The most frequently seen is the California poppy, with 13,655 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near San Francisco
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
13,655 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
11,109 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
9,810 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
8,902 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
7,918 observations · iNaturalist
western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
7,553 observations · iNaturalist
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
6,961 observations
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
6,616 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
6,495 observations
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
6,402 observations · iNaturalist
California bay
Umbellularia californica
6,216 observations · iNaturalist
checkerbloom
Sidalcea malviflora
6,179 observations
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
6,164 observations · iNaturalist
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
5,857 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
5,724 observations
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
5,691 observations
California beeplant
Scrophularia californica
5,530 observations · iNaturalist
trailing blackberry
Rubus ursinus
5,447 observations
wavy-leafed soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
5,400 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
5,139 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific hound's tongue
Adelinia grandis
5,044 observations · iNaturalist
Wild radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
4,924 observations · iNaturalist
milkmaids
Cardamine californica
4,858 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
4,707 observations · iNaturalist
garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
4,685 observations · iNaturalist
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
4,680 observations · iNaturalist
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
4,639 observations
Douglas iris
Iris douglasiana
4,533 observations · iNaturalist
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
4,502 observations
French broom
Genista monspessulana
4,417 observations · iNaturalist
California manroot
Marah fabacea
4,345 observations · iNaturalist
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
4,342 observations · iNaturalist
poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
4,064 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
4,036 observations
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
4,036 observations
checker lily
Fritillaria affinis
4,010 observations
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
3,965 observations · iNaturalist
broadleaf forget-me-not
Myosotis latifolia
3,930 observations · iNaturalist
coffeeberry
Frangula californica
3,691 observations · iNaturalist
Three-cornered garlic
Allium triquetrum
3,519 observations · iNaturalist
Fremont's Death Camas
Toxicoscordion fremontii
3,464 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific madrone
Arbutus menziesii
3,464 observations
Sun Cup
Taraxia ovata
3,449 observations · iNaturalist
Armenian Blackberry
Rubus armeniacus
3,389 observations
Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
3,387 observations · iNaturalist
great horsetail
Equisetum telmateia
3,281 observations
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
3,272 observations · iNaturalist
Red Valerian
Centranthus ruber
3,270 observations · iNaturalist
bristly oxtongue
Helminthotheca echioides
3,244 observations · iNaturalist
seaside daisy
Erigeron glaucus
3,190 observations · iNaturalist
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