Plants of Hearst San Simeon State Park

There are many species of plants found in Hearst San Simeon SP, and now you can identify them! Browse the field guide, or use the tags on the left to search by establishment, flower color, plant type, or taxonomy. Click each entry for more photos and information about each plant.

Most of these plants were documented as part of a natural resource inventory conducted by California State Parks Environmental Scientists. This field guide represents a species list of that inventory, as well as additional flora observed by community members and park staff.

Please help us expand the list. From within the park, you can submit your own observations to our community inventory project here:

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