Plants of Baltimore, MD

The plants most often spotted near Baltimore, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

89,443

recent observations

50

species listed

50

plants

Naturalists have logged 89,443 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Baltimore. The most frequently seen is the wineberry, with 3,279 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed near Baltimore include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen

Most-observed plants near Baltimore

Rubus phoenicolasius

3,279 observations

Alliaria petiolata

3,245 observations

American tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

2,933 observations

Eastern Skunk Cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus

2,606 observations

lesser celandine

2,604 observations · iNaturalist

Polystichum acrostichoides

2,540 observations

multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

2,494 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

2,466 observations

eastern poison ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

2,436 observations

Glechoma hederacea

2,422 observations · iNaturalist

Podophyllum peltatum

2,405 observations

2,225 observations

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

2,155 observations

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

2,147 observations

Fagus grandifolia

2,052 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

2,045 observations

Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

1,960 observations

Japanese barberry

Berberis thunbergii

1,926 observations · iNaturalist

mock strawberry

Potentilla indica

1,923 observations · iNaturalist

Trifolium repens

1,783 observations

Lamium purpureum

1,765 observations · iNaturalist

Sanguinaria canadensis

1,727 observations

Carolina horsenettle

Solanum carolinense

1,692 observations

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

1,644 observations

Onoclea sensibilis

1,589 observations

Sassafras albidum

1,561 observations

Japanese honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

1,559 observations

northern spicebush

Lindera benzoin

1,533 observations

mountain laurel

Kalmia latifolia

1,521 observations

Cichorium intybus

1,487 observations

Porcelain Berry

Ampelopsis glandulosa

1,456 observations · iNaturalist

1,439 observations

Eupatorium serotinum

1,409 observations · iNaturalist

American sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

1,391 observations

Amur honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

1,380 observations

Asian bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

1,370 observations

Cercis canadensis

1,369 observations

1,338 observations

flowering dogwood

1,318 observations

common star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum umbellatum

1,297 observations · iNaturalist

bird's-eye speedwell

Veronica persica

1,279 observations · iNaturalist

1,259 observations

striped wintergreen

Chimaphila maculata

1,244 observations

common jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

1,207 observations

American jumpseed

Persicaria virginiana

1,200 observations · iNaturalist

Japanese stiltgrass

Microstegium vimineum

1,185 observations · iNaturalist

Elaeagnus umbellata

1,175 observations

Asimina triloba

1,150 observations

American burnweed

Erechtites hieraciifolius

1,143 observations · iNaturalist

Mitchella repens

1,110 observations

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