Plants of Indianapolis, Indiana
The plants most often spotted near Indianapolis, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
39,655
recent observations
50
species listed
50
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Naturalists have logged 39,655 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Indianapolis. The most frequently seen is the Amur honeysuckle, with 1,997 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Indianapolis
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
1,997 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
1,830 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
1,410 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
1,401 observations
harbinger of spring
Erigenia bulbosa
1,354 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
1,226 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
1,100 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,001 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
978 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
919 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
911 observations
false rue anemone
Enemion biternatum
899 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
893 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
880 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
864 observations
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
845 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
835 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
826 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
818 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
798 observations · iNaturalist
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
794 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
788 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
754 observations
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
729 observations · iNaturalist
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
699 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
675 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
667 observations
toadshade
Trillium sessile
649 observations
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
642 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
636 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
623 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
617 observations
swamp rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
594 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
591 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
589 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
587 observations
Callery pear
Pyrus calleryana
586 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
551 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
538 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
537 observations
great waterleaf
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
537 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
536 observations
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
527 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
523 observations
common boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
514 observations
Ohio buckeye
Aesculus glabra
494 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
482 observations
Purple Cress
Cardamine douglassii
477 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
476 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
458 observations
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