Plants of Kansas City, MO
The plants most often spotted near Kansas City, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
20,023
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 20,023 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Kansas City. The most frequently seen is the Amur honeysuckle, with 1,238 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Kansas City
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
1,238 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
732 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
689 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
622 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
598 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
596 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
548 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
529 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
517 observations
coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
502 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
456 observations · iNaturalist
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
452 observations · iNaturalist
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
435 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
435 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
422 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
414 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
409 observations
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
393 observations
Osage-orange
Maclura pomifera
393 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
377 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
370 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
369 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
367 observations
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
366 observations · iNaturalist
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
362 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
348 observations
rose vervain
Glandularia canadensis
344 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
339 observations · iNaturalist
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
339 observations · iNaturalist
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
333 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
322 observations
false rue anemone
Enemion biternatum
320 observations · iNaturalist
Ohio buckeye
Aesculus glabra
305 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
300 observations
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
299 observations · iNaturalist
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
297 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
291 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
290 observations · iNaturalist
Illinois bundleflower
Desmanthus illinoensis
290 observations · iNaturalist
American germander
Teucrium canadense
289 observations · iNaturalist
honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
287 observations
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
286 observations
Reflexed Wild Ginger
Asarum reflexum
280 observations · iNaturalist
roughleaf dogwood
Cornus drummondii
277 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
277 observations
partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
269 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
265 observations · iNaturalist
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
263 observations
brown-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
262 observations · iNaturalist
bristly greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
260 observations · iNaturalist
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