Plants of Florida
The plants most often spotted in Florida, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
470,044
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 470,044 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Florida. The most frequently seen is the White beggarticks, with 36,749 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Florida
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
36,749 observations · iNaturalist
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
23,926 observations
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
20,804 observations
cabbage palmetto
Sabal palmetto
15,041 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
14,663 observations · iNaturalist
largeflower Mexican clover
Richardia grandiflora
14,229 observations · iNaturalist
saw palmetto
Serenoa repens
14,211 observations
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
13,934 observations · iNaturalist
sea grape
Coccoloba uvifera
13,352 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
13,076 observations
Brazilian pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
11,794 observations · iNaturalist
Shiny-leaved Wild Coffee
Psychotria nervosa
10,611 observations · iNaturalist
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
10,482 observations
red mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
10,473 observations · iNaturalist
spurge nettle
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
9,535 observations · iNaturalist
turkey tangle frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
9,350 observations · iNaturalist
Caesar weed
Urena lobata
8,990 observations · iNaturalist
ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
8,192 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
8,107 observations · iNaturalist
lanceleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
7,947 observations · iNaturalist
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
7,712 observations
Trailing Daisy
Sphagneticola trilobata
7,559 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Sundew
Drosera capillaris
7,313 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby false buttonweed
Spermacoce verticillata
7,275 observations · iNaturalist
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
7,093 observations · iNaturalist
slash pine
Pinus elliottii
6,983 observations
fetterbush lyonia
Lyonia lucida
6,874 observations · iNaturalist
cucumberleaf sunflower
Helianthus debilis
6,864 observations · iNaturalist
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
6,801 observations
Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia
6,775 observations · iNaturalist
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
6,709 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
6,673 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
6,627 observations
cardinal airplant
Tillandsia fasciculata
6,622 observations · iNaturalist
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
6,499 observations
wild poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
6,401 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
6,378 observations
Firebush
Hamelia patens
6,199 observations · iNaturalist
Earleaf Greenbrier
Smilax auriculata
6,130 observations · iNaturalist
gallberry
Ilex glabra
6,113 observations
Cocoplum
Chrysobalanus icaco
6,112 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
6,048 observations
Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
6,025 observations · iNaturalist
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
5,978 observations
orange milkwort
Senega lutea
5,959 observations · iNaturalist
spatterdock
Nuphar advena
5,875 observations
blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
5,824 observations · iNaturalist
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
5,800 observations
longleaf pine
Pinus palustris
5,741 observations
Green Buttonwood
Conocarpus erectus
5,616 observations · iNaturalist
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