Plants of Alabama
The plants most often spotted in Alabama, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
132,703
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 132,703 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Alabama. The most frequently seen is the American sweetgum, with 5,359 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Alabama include White-topped Pitcher Plant - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Alabama
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
5,359 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
5,306 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
3,788 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
3,752 observations
white pitcher plant
Sarracenia leucophylla
3,519 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
3,442 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
3,426 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
3,353 observations · iNaturalist
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
3,334 observations · iNaturalist
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
3,280 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
3,255 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
3,219 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
3,165 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
3,129 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
3,107 observations · iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
3,001 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
2,934 observations
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
2,923 observations · iNaturalist
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
2,752 observations
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
2,718 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
2,675 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
2,585 observations
saw greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
2,563 observations · iNaturalist
oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
2,519 observations
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
2,403 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
2,375 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
2,321 observations
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
2,284 observations · iNaturalist
longleaf pine
Pinus palustris
2,278 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
2,239 observations
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
2,207 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
2,206 observations
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
2,173 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
2,141 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
2,077 observations · iNaturalist
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
2,019 observations · iNaturalist
American holly
Ilex opaca
2,010 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
1,996 observations
Pink Sundew
Drosera capillaris
1,956 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
1,937 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
1,936 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
1,915 observations
butterfly pea
Centrosema virginianum
1,907 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
1,900 observations · iNaturalist
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,898 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
1,895 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
1,893 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
1,881 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
1,877 observations · iNaturalist
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
1,875 observations · iNaturalist
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