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California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
60,715 observations
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
53,480 observations
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
53,046 observations
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
48,957 observations
coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
42,735 observations
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
42,244 observations
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
39,199 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
34,490 observations
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
34,462 observations
western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
32,689 observations
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
29,878 observations
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
29,404 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
29,382 observations
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
28,748 observations
Invasive
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
27,884 observations
California brittlebush
Encelia californica
26,475 observations
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
26,459 observations
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
25,830 observations
chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
25,680 observations
black sage
Salvia mellifera
25,638 observations
lemonade berry
Rhus integrifolia
25,621 observations
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
25,193 observations
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
24,812 observations
Beavertail Pricklypear
Opuntia basilaris
24,724 observations
laurel sumac
Malosma laurina
24,294 observations
Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
23,946 observations
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
23,943 observations
California bay
Umbellularia californica
23,654 observations
deerweed
Acmispon glaber
23,301 observations
Invasive
fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
22,753 observations
miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
22,605 observations
Chilicothe
Marah macrocarpa
20,407 observations
Golden Yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
19,828 observations
California Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus
19,794 observations
wavy-leafed soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
19,439 observations
Wild radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
19,255 observations
Pacific hound's tongue
Adelinia grandis
19,039 observations
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
18,594 observations
Invasive
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
18,463 observations
California beeplant
Scrophularia californica
17,674 observations
tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
17,671 observations
Western Joshua Tree
Yucca brevifolia
17,466 observations
California fuchsia
Epilobium canum
17,450 observations
distant phacelia
Phacelia distans
17,430 observations
Chia
Salvia columbariae
17,414 observations
coffeeberry
Frangula californica
17,111 observations
milkmaids
Cardamine californica
16,939 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
16,903 observations
milk thistle
Silybum marianum
16,879 observations
Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
16,784 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common plants in California are:
- California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
- California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
- Pacific poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
- Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
- coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia)
- coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis)
- blue dicks (Dipterostemon capitatus)
- orange bush monkeyflower (Diplacus aurantiacus)
- California sagebrush (Artemisia californica)
- western blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
- The most observed plant in California is California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), with 60,715 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive plants in California include:
- Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae)
- fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
- White Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
- Some of the most commonly observed native plants in California include:
- California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
- Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
- coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia)
- coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis)
- orange bush monkeyflower (Diplacus aurantiacus)