Plants of San Jose, California
The plants most often spotted near San Jose, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants near San Jose
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
7,824 observations
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
7,690 observations · iNaturalist
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
7,343 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
6,670 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
5,949 observations · iNaturalist
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
5,709 observations
Pacific hound's tongue
Adelinia grandis
5,431 observations · iNaturalist
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
5,245 observations · iNaturalist
White Globe Lily
Calochortus albus
5,200 observations · iNaturalist
western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
4,881 observations · iNaturalist
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
4,729 observations
California bay
Umbellularia californica
4,686 observations · iNaturalist
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
4,292 observations · iNaturalist
Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
3,854 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
3,657 observations · iNaturalist
milkmaids
Cardamine californica
3,609 observations · iNaturalist
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
3,567 observations
wavy-leafed soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
3,529 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific madrone
Arbutus menziesii
3,470 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
3,466 observations
California manroot
Marah fabacea
3,446 observations · iNaturalist
valley oak
Quercus lobata
3,442 observations
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
3,215 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
3,205 observations
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
3,200 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
3,127 observations · iNaturalist
Henderson's shooting star
Primula hendersonii
3,038 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
3,005 observations · iNaturalist
milk thistle
Silybum marianum
2,997 observations · iNaturalist
checker lily
Fritillaria affinis
2,895 observations
goldback fern
Pentagramma triangularis
2,780 observations · iNaturalist
bluewitch nightshade
Solanum umbelliferum
2,754 observations · iNaturalist
California yerba santa
Eriodictyon californicum
2,723 observations · iNaturalist
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
2,716 observations · iNaturalist
ruby chalice clarkia
Clarkia rubicunda
2,710 observations · iNaturalist
trailing blackberry
Rubus ursinus
2,661 observations
giant wakerobin
Trillium chloropetalum
2,640 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Mariposa Lily
Calochortus luteus
2,627 observations
Rose Clover
Trifolium hirtum
2,560 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Sanicle
Sanicula crassicaulis
2,501 observations · iNaturalist
Tanoak
Notholithocarpus densiflorus
2,463 observations · iNaturalist
California beeplant
Scrophularia californica
2,452 observations · iNaturalist
Western Starflower
Lysimachia latifolia
2,408 observations · iNaturalist
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
2,393 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
2,392 observations
California Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum jordanii
2,363 observations · iNaturalist
checkerbloom
Sidalcea malviflora
2,359 observations
purple owl's-clover
Castilleja exserta
2,343 observations · iNaturalist
Brittleleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos crustacea
2,305 observations · iNaturalist
clay mariposa lily
Calochortus argillosus
2,295 observations · iNaturalist