Plants of San Francisco, California
The plants most often spotted near San Francisco, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
265,640
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 265,640 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Francisco. The most frequently seen is the California poppy, with 13,819 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near San Francisco
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
13,819 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
11,434 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
9,953 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
9,138 observations
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
7,931 observations · iNaturalist
western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
7,593 observations · iNaturalist
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
6,986 observations
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
6,674 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
6,593 observations
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
6,483 observations · iNaturalist
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
6,334 observations · iNaturalist
California bay
Umbellularia californica
6,269 observations · iNaturalist
checkerbloom
Sidalcea malviflora
6,183 observations
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
5,858 observations
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
5,804 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
5,735 observations
California beeplant
Scrophularia californica
5,542 observations · iNaturalist
trailing blackberry
Rubus ursinus
5,466 observations
wavy-leafed soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
5,406 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
5,176 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific hound's tongue
Adelinia grandis
5,050 observations · iNaturalist
Wild radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
5,012 observations · iNaturalist
milkmaids
Cardamine californica
4,862 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
4,770 observations · iNaturalist
garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
4,756 observations · iNaturalist
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
4,701 observations · iNaturalist
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
4,660 observations
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
4,547 observations
Douglas iris
Iris douglasiana
4,543 observations · iNaturalist
French broom
Genista monspessulana
4,435 observations · iNaturalist
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
4,371 observations · iNaturalist
California manroot
Marah fabacea
4,355 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
4,076 observations
poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
4,070 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
4,055 observations
broadleaf forget-me-not
Myosotis latifolia
4,041 observations · iNaturalist
checker lily
Fritillaria affinis
4,015 observations
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
3,966 observations · iNaturalist
coffeeberry
Frangula californica
3,767 observations · iNaturalist
Three-cornered garlic
Allium triquetrum
3,519 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific madrone
Arbutus menziesii
3,496 observations
Fremont's Death Camas
Toxicoscordion fremontii
3,468 observations · iNaturalist
Sun Cup
Taraxia ovata
3,449 observations · iNaturalist
Armenian Blackberry
Rubus armeniacus
3,447 observations
Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
3,390 observations · iNaturalist
Red Valerian
Centranthus ruber
3,324 observations · iNaturalist
great horsetail
Equisetum telmateia
3,311 observations
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
3,293 observations · iNaturalist
bristly oxtongue
Helminthotheca echioides
3,293 observations · iNaturalist
seaside daisy
Erigeron glaucus
3,221 observations · iNaturalist
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