Plants of Louisiana
The plants most often spotted in Louisiana, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
96,553
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 96,553 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Louisiana. The most frequently seen is the American beautyberry, with 3,301 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Louisiana
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
3,301 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
3,279 observations
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
3,275 observations · iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
3,101 observations
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
2,974 observations · iNaturalist
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
2,948 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
2,811 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
2,513 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
2,468 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
2,449 observations
peppervine
Nekemias arborea
2,435 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
2,416 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
2,366 observations
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
2,346 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
2,308 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
2,303 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
2,160 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
2,147 observations · iNaturalist
Butterweed
Packera glabella
2,131 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
2,127 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia alata
1,861 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,854 observations
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
1,826 observations
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
1,766 observations · iNaturalist
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
1,760 observations
lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
1,720 observations
water oak
Quercus nigra
1,692 observations
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
1,654 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
1,651 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
1,623 observations
southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
1,599 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
1,472 observations
common water hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
1,468 observations · iNaturalist
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
1,457 observations
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
1,449 observations
straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
1,428 observations · iNaturalist
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
1,404 observations · iNaturalist
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
1,398 observations
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
1,386 observations · iNaturalist
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
1,378 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
1,370 observations · iNaturalist
crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
1,370 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,355 observations
southern live oak
Quercus virginiana
1,336 observations
climbing hempvine
Mikania scandens
1,285 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
1,277 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
1,254 observations · iNaturalist
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
1,243 observations · iNaturalist
Mississippi River wakerobin
Trillium foetidissimum
1,185 observations · iNaturalist
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
1,174 observations
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