Plants of Mississippi
The plants most often spotted in Mississippi, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
79,769
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 79,769 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Mississippi. The most frequently seen is the American beautyberry, with 3,016 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Mississippi
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
3,016 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
2,634 observations
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
2,411 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia alata
2,390 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
2,356 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
2,266 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
2,227 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
2,223 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
2,143 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
2,116 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
2,114 observations · iNaturalist
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
2,111 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
2,105 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
2,010 observations
peppervine
Nekemias arborea
1,937 observations · iNaturalist
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
1,898 observations
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
1,848 observations
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
1,762 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,702 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
1,649 observations · iNaturalist
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
1,622 observations
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
1,615 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
1,600 observations · iNaturalist
water oak
Quercus nigra
1,493 observations
lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
1,481 observations
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
1,421 observations
saw greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
1,416 observations · iNaturalist
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
1,353 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
1,341 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
1,315 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,294 observations
southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
1,274 observations
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
1,273 observations · iNaturalist
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
1,223 observations · iNaturalist
Mississippi River wakerobin
Trillium foetidissimum
1,184 observations · iNaturalist
climbing hempvine
Mikania scandens
1,149 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
1,133 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
1,121 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
1,114 observations
Lanceleaf Greenbrier
Smilax smallii
1,090 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
1,081 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
1,075 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
1,062 observations
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
1,051 observations
crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
1,044 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
1,022 observations
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
1,006 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
1,002 observations
yellow passionflower
Passiflora lutea
998 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
998 observations
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