Plants of San Francisco, California
The plants most often spotted near San Francisco, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants near San Francisco
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
13,523 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
10,828 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
9,699 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
8,656 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
7,914 observations · iNaturalist
western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
7,505 observations · iNaturalist
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
6,908 observations
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
6,504 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
6,436 observations
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
6,331 observations · iNaturalist
checkerbloom
Sidalcea malviflora
6,175 observations
California bay
Umbellularia californica
6,155 observations · iNaturalist
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
6,010 observations · iNaturalist
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
5,844 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
5,699 observations
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
5,606 observations
California beeplant
Scrophularia californica
5,429 observations · iNaturalist
trailing blackberry
Rubus ursinus
5,395 observations
wavy-leafed soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
5,360 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
5,082 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific hound's tongue
Adelinia grandis
5,035 observations · iNaturalist
Wild radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
4,891 observations · iNaturalist
milkmaids
Cardamine californica
4,854 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
4,649 observations · iNaturalist
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
4,632 observations · iNaturalist
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
4,596 observations
garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
4,532 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas iris
Iris douglasiana
4,516 observations · iNaturalist
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
4,448 observations
French broom
Genista monspessulana
4,392 observations · iNaturalist
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
4,326 observations · iNaturalist
California manroot
Marah fabacea
4,152 observations · iNaturalist
poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
4,033 observations
checker lily
Fritillaria affinis
4,007 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
3,992 observations
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
3,966 observations
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
3,960 observations · iNaturalist
broadleaf forget-me-not
Myosotis latifolia
3,771 observations · iNaturalist
coffeeberry
Frangula californica
3,625 observations · iNaturalist
Three-cornered garlic
Allium triquetrum
3,519 observations · iNaturalist
Fremont's Death Camas
Toxicoscordion fremontii
3,465 observations · iNaturalist
Sun Cup
Taraxia ovata
3,448 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific madrone
Arbutus menziesii
3,424 observations
Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
3,387 observations · iNaturalist
Armenian Blackberry
Rubus armeniacus
3,356 observations
great horsetail
Equisetum telmateia
3,245 observations
Red Valerian
Centranthus ruber
3,233 observations · iNaturalist
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
3,230 observations · iNaturalist
bristly oxtongue
Helminthotheca echioides
3,199 observations · iNaturalist
seaside daisy
Erigeron glaucus
3,144 observations · iNaturalist