Plants of Louisville, KY
The plants most often spotted near Louisville, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
20,606
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 20,606 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Louisville. The most frequently seen is the American pokeweed, with 822 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Louisville
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
822 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
766 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
725 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
704 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
580 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
562 observations · iNaturalist
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
553 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
527 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
524 observations · iNaturalist
Butterweed
Packera glabella
510 observations · iNaturalist
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
505 observations
dwarf larkspur
Delphinium tricorne
499 observations · iNaturalist
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
485 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
439 observations
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
414 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
409 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
407 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
405 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
404 observations
toadshade
Trillium sessile
401 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
395 observations · iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
394 observations
common star-of-Bethlehem
Ornithogalum umbellatum
393 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
375 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
373 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
372 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
368 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
364 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
364 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
361 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
359 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
352 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
347 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
341 observations
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
338 observations · iNaturalist
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
334 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
327 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
326 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
325 observations
Philadelphia fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus
317 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
316 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
294 observations
honey-vine climbing milkweed
Cynanchum laeve
287 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
283 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
283 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
280 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
280 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
280 observations
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
270 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
267 observations · iNaturalist
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