Plants of Columbus, Ohio
The plants most often spotted near Columbus, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
33,193
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 33,193 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Columbus. The most frequently seen is the Amur honeysuckle, with 2,322 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Columbus
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
2,322 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,275 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,165 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
1,045 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
933 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
930 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
927 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
865 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
853 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
832 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
791 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
770 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
770 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
739 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
717 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
700 observations · iNaturalist
wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
687 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
685 observations · iNaturalist
chicory
Cichorium intybus
673 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
656 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
654 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
649 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
641 observations · iNaturalist
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
612 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
611 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
598 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
584 observations · iNaturalist
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
559 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
549 observations
toadshade
Trillium sessile
534 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
529 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
493 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
492 observations · iNaturalist
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
485 observations · iNaturalist
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
479 observations · iNaturalist
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
473 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
471 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
454 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
443 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
437 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
430 observations
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
426 observations
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
425 observations
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
421 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
416 observations · iNaturalist
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
415 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
409 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
399 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
392 observations
purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
378 observations
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