Plants of Maryland
The plants most often spotted in Maryland, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
506,508
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 506,508 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Maryland. The most frequently seen is the American pokeweed, with 16,039 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Maryland include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Maryland
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
16,039 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
15,340 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
15,238 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
15,207 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
15,054 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
14,806 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
14,014 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
13,958 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
12,284 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
12,241 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
12,222 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
12,158 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
11,712 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
11,613 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
11,078 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
10,938 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
10,870 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
10,739 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
10,690 observations · iNaturalist
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
10,559 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
10,484 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
10,317 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
10,220 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
9,978 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
9,437 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
9,377 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
9,331 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
9,282 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
9,272 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
9,174 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
8,882 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
8,775 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
8,759 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
8,669 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
8,358 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
8,161 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
7,953 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
7,749 observations
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
7,542 observations · iNaturalist
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
7,440 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
7,436 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
7,422 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
7,296 observations · iNaturalist
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
7,201 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
6,979 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
6,956 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
6,942 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
6,912 observations · iNaturalist
common ivy
Hedera helix
6,777 observations
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
6,667 observations · iNaturalist
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