Plants of Greensboro, NC
The plants most often spotted near Greensboro, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
17,739
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 17,739 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Greensboro. The most frequently seen is the American sweetgum, with 884 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Greensboro include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants near Greensboro
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
884 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
795 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
767 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
692 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
581 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
525 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
523 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
469 observations
leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
463 observations · iNaturalist
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
434 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
429 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
413 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
408 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
393 observations · iNaturalist
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
392 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
379 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
370 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
370 observations · iNaturalist
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
368 observations
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
352 observations
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
348 observations · iNaturalist
common ivy
Hedera helix
336 observations
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
335 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
308 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
304 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
298 observations
white oak
Quercus alba
294 observations
bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
289 observations · iNaturalist
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
280 observations · iNaturalist
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
279 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
269 observations
Little Sweet Betsy
Trillium cuneatum
264 observations · iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
262 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
258 observations
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
256 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
255 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
249 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
248 observations
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
247 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
234 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
230 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
224 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
223 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
219 observations
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
215 observations · iNaturalist
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
214 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
206 observations · iNaturalist
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
199 observations
lesser periwinkle
Vinca minor
197 observations · iNaturalist
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
192 observations · iNaturalist
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