Plants of Iowa
The plants most often spotted in Iowa, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
68,113
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 68,113 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Iowa. The most frequently seen is the common milkweed, with 3,506 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Iowa
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
3,506 observations
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
2,175 observations · iNaturalist
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
2,140 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
1,969 observations · iNaturalist
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
1,942 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,861 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
1,854 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
1,826 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
1,701 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
1,658 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
1,656 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
1,649 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
1,622 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
1,592 observations
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
1,585 observations
hoary vervain
Verbena stricta
1,570 observations
partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
1,467 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
1,356 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
1,350 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
1,346 observations · iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
1,342 observations
grey-headed coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
1,339 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
1,337 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
1,331 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
1,293 observations
Virginia waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
1,282 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,258 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
1,247 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
1,242 observations · iNaturalist
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
1,225 observations
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
1,209 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
1,156 observations
American germander
Teucrium canadense
1,099 observations · iNaturalist
black raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
1,099 observations
rattlesnake master
Eryngium yuccifolium
1,090 observations
cup plant
Silphium perfoliatum
1,023 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
1,022 observations
common hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
1,006 observations
sharp-lobed hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
985 observations · iNaturalist
compass plant
Silphium laciniatum
970 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
962 observations
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
960 observations
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
930 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
875 observations · iNaturalist
field penny-cress
Thlaspi arvense
854 observations · iNaturalist
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
844 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
841 observations
velvetleaf
Abutilon theophrasti
834 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
820 observations
poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
813 observations
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