Plants of Georgia

The plants most often spotted in Georgia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

210,097

recent observations

50

species listed

50

plants

Naturalists have logged 210,097 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Georgia. The most frequently seen is the American sweetgum, with 9,834 recorded sightings.

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

Spotted Wintergreen

Most-observed plants in Georgia

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

9,834 observations

Polystichum acrostichoides

6,790 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

6,654 observations

American tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

6,634 observations

American beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

6,580 observations

Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

6,257 observations

Vitis rotundifolia

6,146 observations · iNaturalist

Ligustrum sinense

5,689 observations · iNaturalist

southern magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

5,299 observations

Little Brown Jugs

Asarum arifolium

5,057 observations · iNaturalist

eastern poison ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

5,055 observations

striped wintergreen

Chimaphila maculata

4,996 observations

4,954 observations

4,794 observations

Japanese honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

4,460 observations

purple passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

4,307 observations

Trifolium repens

4,297 observations

Fagus grandifolia

4,204 observations

American trumpet vine

Campsis radicans

4,179 observations

Cercis canadensis

4,044 observations

Carolina horsenettle

Solanum carolinense

3,972 observations

Bignonia capreolata

3,901 observations · iNaturalist

Heavenly bamboo

Nandina domestica

3,893 observations · iNaturalist

Persian silk tree

Albizia julibrissin

3,888 observations · iNaturalist

mountain laurel

Kalmia latifolia

3,837 observations

leatherleaf mahonia

Berberis bealei

3,786 observations · iNaturalist

crane-fly orchid

Tipularia discolor

3,774 observations · iNaturalist

3,738 observations

Eupatorium capillifolium

3,735 observations · iNaturalist

American persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

3,706 observations

resurrection fern

Pleopeltis michauxiana

3,465 observations · iNaturalist

yellow jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

3,448 observations · iNaturalist

Rhus copallinum

3,432 observations

blue mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

3,345 observations

3,302 observations

flowering dogwood

3,274 observations

Tillandsia usneoides

3,264 observations

strawberry bush

Euonymus americanus

3,218 observations · iNaturalist

mock strawberry

Potentilla indica

3,139 observations · iNaturalist

ebony spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron

3,065 observations

Mitchella repens

3,032 observations

Pueraria montana

2,955 observations

bristle thistle

Cirsium horridulum

2,929 observations · iNaturalist

Sanguinaria canadensis

2,910 observations

butterfly milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

2,882 observations

Sassafras albidum

2,862 observations

2,818 observations

American black elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

2,778 observations

American burnweed

Erechtites hieraciifolius

2,760 observations · iNaturalist

Carolina ruellia

Ruellia caroliniensis

2,759 observations

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