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Plants of Jacksonville, Florida

The plants most often spotted near Jacksonville, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

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Naturalists have logged 15,650 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Jacksonville. The most frequently seen is the White Beggarticks, with 900 recorded sightings.

Most-observed plants near Jacksonville

White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
900 observations · iNaturalist
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
737 observations
American Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
543 observations
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
496 observations
Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
493 observations · iNaturalist
Hooded Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia minor
443 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
439 observations
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
402 observations
Lyreleaf Sage
Salvia lyrata
386 observations
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
374 observations
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
372 observations
Spurge Nettle
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
344 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Milkwort
Senega lutea
342 observations · iNaturalist
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
336 observations
Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
325 observations
Cabbage Palmetto
Sabal palmetto
323 observations
Gallberry
Ilex glabra
320 observations
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
319 observations
Turkey Tangle Frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
318 observations · iNaturalist
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
316 observations
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
312 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
304 observations · iNaturalist
Coralberry
Ardisia crenata
295 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
278 observations · iNaturalist
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
271 observations
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
271 observations · iNaturalist
Netted Chain Fern
Woodwardia areolata
267 observations
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
264 observations · iNaturalist
Woolly Pawpaw
Asimina incana
261 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Sundew
Drosera capillaris
253 observations · iNaturalist
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
248 observations
Ohio Spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
245 observations
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
243 observations
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
241 observations
Tarflower
Bejaria racemosa
241 observations · iNaturalist
Coastalplain Chaffhead
Carphephorus corymbosus
229 observations · iNaturalist
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
222 observations · iNaturalist
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
222 observations · iNaturalist
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
219 observations
Largeflower Pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
218 observations · iNaturalist
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
214 observations
Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia
213 observations
Loblolly Bay
Gordonia lasianthus
211 observations
Lady Lupine
Lupinus villosus
205 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
200 observations · iNaturalist
Butterfly Pea
Centrosema virginianum
198 observations · iNaturalist
Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
197 observations · iNaturalist
Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Hypericum tetrapetalum
197 observations · iNaturalist
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
193 observations · iNaturalist
Oakleaf Fleabane
Erigeron quercifolius
190 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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