Plants of Durham, NC
The plants most often spotted near Durham, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
97,350
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 97,350 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Durham. The most frequently seen is the crane-fly orchid, with 4,604 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Durham include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants near Durham
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
4,604 observations · iNaturalist
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
3,922 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
3,883 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
3,832 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
3,251 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
2,749 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
2,699 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
2,513 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
2,414 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
2,410 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
2,406 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
2,345 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
2,315 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
2,174 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
2,043 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
2,030 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
2,027 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
1,992 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
1,957 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
1,873 observations
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
1,843 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
1,831 observations · iNaturalist
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
1,804 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
1,784 observations · iNaturalist
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,711 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
1,708 observations · iNaturalist
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
1,690 observations
dimpled trout lily
Erythronium umbilicatum
1,552 observations · iNaturalist
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
1,476 observations
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
1,468 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
1,461 observations
round-lobed hepatica
Hepatica americana
1,455 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
1,449 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
1,444 observations · iNaturalist
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
1,413 observations · iNaturalist
white oak
Quercus alba
1,404 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
1,394 observations
Yellow Crownbeard
Verbesina occidentalis
1,393 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
1,347 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
1,345 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
1,328 observations
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
1,325 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
1,321 observations
bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
1,309 observations · iNaturalist
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
1,293 observations
northern green-and-gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
1,285 observations · iNaturalist
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
1,279 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
1,275 observations
Atamasco Lily
Zephyranthes atamasco
1,265 observations · iNaturalist
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
1,259 observations
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