Plants of San Jose, California
The plants most often spotted near San Jose, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
184,495
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 184,495 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Jose. The most frequently seen is the California poppy, with 7,909 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near San Jose
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
7,909 observations
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
7,881 observations · iNaturalist
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
7,438 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
6,754 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
6,016 observations · iNaturalist
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
5,860 observations
Pacific hound's tongue
Adelinia grandis
5,434 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
5,281 observations · iNaturalist
White Globe Lily
Calochortus albus
5,210 observations · iNaturalist
western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
4,887 observations · iNaturalist
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
4,849 observations
California bay
Umbellularia californica
4,728 observations · iNaturalist
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
4,305 observations · iNaturalist
Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
3,859 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
3,658 observations · iNaturalist
milkmaids
Cardamine californica
3,610 observations · iNaturalist
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
3,572 observations
wavy-leafed soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
3,545 observations · iNaturalist
valley oak
Quercus lobata
3,506 observations
Pacific madrone
Arbutus menziesii
3,504 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
3,486 observations
California manroot
Marah fabacea
3,469 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
3,223 observations
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
3,222 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
3,202 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
3,159 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
3,038 observations · iNaturalist
Henderson's shooting star
Primula hendersonii
3,037 observations · iNaturalist
milk thistle
Silybum marianum
3,008 observations · iNaturalist
checker lily
Fritillaria affinis
2,896 observations
goldback fern
Pentagramma triangularis
2,845 observations · iNaturalist
ruby chalice clarkia
Clarkia rubicunda
2,795 observations · iNaturalist
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
2,793 observations · iNaturalist
bluewitch nightshade
Solanum umbelliferum
2,757 observations · iNaturalist
California yerba santa
Eriodictyon californicum
2,741 observations · iNaturalist
trailing blackberry
Rubus ursinus
2,671 observations
giant wakerobin
Trillium chloropetalum
2,644 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Mariposa Lily
Calochortus luteus
2,632 observations
Rose Clover
Trifolium hirtum
2,574 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Sanicle
Sanicula crassicaulis
2,508 observations · iNaturalist
Tanoak
Notholithocarpus densiflorus
2,495 observations · iNaturalist
California beeplant
Scrophularia californica
2,482 observations · iNaturalist
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
2,415 observations · iNaturalist
Western Starflower
Lysimachia latifolia
2,414 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
2,403 observations
purple owl's-clover
Castilleja exserta
2,385 observations · iNaturalist
California Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum jordanii
2,379 observations · iNaturalist
checkerbloom
Sidalcea malviflora
2,360 observations
Hayfield Tarweed
Hemizonia congesta
2,346 observations · iNaturalist
Brittleleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos crustacea
2,310 observations · iNaturalist
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