Plants of San Jose, California
The plants most often spotted near San Jose, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
185,862
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 185,862 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near San Jose. The most frequently seen is the Pacific poison oak, with 8,063 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near San Jose
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
8,063 observations
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
7,974 observations
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
7,481 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
6,797 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
6,073 observations · iNaturalist
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
5,948 observations
Pacific hound's tongue
Adelinia grandis
5,436 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
5,357 observations · iNaturalist
White Globe Lily
Calochortus albus
5,218 observations · iNaturalist
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
4,935 observations
western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
4,901 observations · iNaturalist
California bay
Umbellularia californica
4,761 observations · iNaturalist
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
4,308 observations · iNaturalist
Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
3,862 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
3,657 observations · iNaturalist
valley oak
Quercus lobata
3,624 observations
milkmaids
Cardamine californica
3,613 observations · iNaturalist
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
3,575 observations
wavy-leafed soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
3,551 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific madrone
Arbutus menziesii
3,544 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
3,509 observations
California manroot
Marah fabacea
3,474 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
3,257 observations
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
3,244 observations · iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
3,209 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
3,175 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
3,067 observations · iNaturalist
Henderson's shooting star
Primula hendersonii
3,038 observations · iNaturalist
milk thistle
Silybum marianum
3,035 observations
checker lily
Fritillaria affinis
2,898 observations
goldback fern
Pentagramma triangularis
2,860 observations · iNaturalist
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
2,856 observations · iNaturalist
ruby chalice clarkia
Clarkia rubicunda
2,818 observations · iNaturalist
California yerba santa
Eriodictyon californicum
2,786 observations · iNaturalist
bluewitch nightshade
Solanum umbelliferum
2,761 observations · iNaturalist
trailing blackberry
Rubus ursinus
2,691 observations
giant wakerobin
Trillium chloropetalum
2,645 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Mariposa Lily
Calochortus luteus
2,635 observations
Rose Clover
Trifolium hirtum
2,577 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Sanicle
Sanicula crassicaulis
2,510 observations · iNaturalist
Tanoak
Notholithocarpus densiflorus
2,506 observations · iNaturalist
California beeplant
Scrophularia californica
2,495 observations · iNaturalist
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
2,430 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
2,429 observations
Western Starflower
Lysimachia latifolia
2,422 observations · iNaturalist
Hayfield Tarweed
Hemizonia congesta
2,407 observations · iNaturalist
purple owl's-clover
Castilleja exserta
2,386 observations · iNaturalist
California Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum jordanii
2,385 observations · iNaturalist
checkerbloom
Sidalcea malviflora
2,360 observations
Brittleleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos crustacea
2,319 observations · iNaturalist
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