Plants of Delaware
The plants most often spotted in Delaware, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
42,404
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 42,404 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Delaware. The most frequently seen is the American sweetgum, with 1,863 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Delaware
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
1,863 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,862 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
1,771 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
1,392 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
1,361 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,332 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
1,234 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,170 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
1,007 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
1,004 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
989 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
978 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
956 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
919 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
898 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
887 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
880 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
864 observations
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
817 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
804 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
788 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
774 observations · iNaturalist
roundleaf greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
774 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
770 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
744 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
738 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
720 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
713 observations · iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
712 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
701 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
696 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
687 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
675 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
670 observations · iNaturalist
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
665 observations
low pricklypear
Opuntia humifusa
643 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
631 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
608 observations
hemp dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum
601 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
596 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
595 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
583 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
560 observations · iNaturalist
low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
555 observations · iNaturalist
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
550 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
544 observations
swamp rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
543 observations
New York fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
531 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
528 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
521 observations
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