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Plants of Nashville, Tennessee

The plants most often spotted near Nashville, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

27,224
recent observations
50
species listed
50
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Naturalists have logged 27,224 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Nashville. The most frequently seen is the Amur Honeysuckle, with 1,267 recorded sightings.

Most-observed plants near Nashville

Amur Honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
1,267 observations
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
862 observations
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
827 observations
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
820 observations
Purple Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
756 observations
Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
689 observations
Frostweed
Verbesina virginica
669 observations
White Clover
Trifolium repens
667 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
662 observations
Mock Strawberry
Potentilla indica
645 observations · iNaturalist
Widow's-cross
Sedum pulchellum
634 observations
Red Deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
629 observations · iNaturalist
Cross Vine
Bignonia capreolata
611 observations · iNaturalist
Lyreleaf Sage
Salvia lyrata
605 observations
Ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
585 observations · iNaturalist
Fortune's Spindle
Euonymus fortunei
582 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
576 observations
Tennessee Purple Coneflower
Echinacea tennesseensis
552 observations · iNaturalist
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
551 observations
Osage-orange
Maclura pomifera
541 observations
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
539 observations
Field Madder
Sherardia arvensis
538 observations · iNaturalist
American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
534 observations
American Tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
515 observations
Dwarf Larkspur
Delphinium tricorne
513 observations · iNaturalist
Butterweed
Packera glabella
510 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
508 observations
Bird's-eye Speedwell
Veronica persica
503 observations · iNaturalist
Common Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
501 observations
Cut-leaved Toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
482 observations
Chinese Privet
Ligustrum sinense
481 observations
American Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
464 observations
Cedar Gladecress
Leavenworthia stylosa
462 observations · iNaturalist
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
448 observations
Miami Mist
Phacelia purshii
447 observations · iNaturalist
Rue Anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
445 observations
Brown-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
443 observations · iNaturalist
Nashville Breadroot
Pediomelum subacaule
442 observations · iNaturalist
Box Elder
Acer negundo
439 observations
Purple Phacelia
Phacelia bipinnatifida
430 observations · iNaturalist
Henbit Deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
426 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina Snailseed
Nephroia carolina
417 observations · iNaturalist
Rose Vervain
Glandularia canadensis
399 observations
Common Star-of-Bethlehem
Ornithogalum umbellatum
390 observations · iNaturalist
Fire Pink
Silene virginica
385 observations
Carolina Buckthorn
Frangula caroliniana
378 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
371 observations
Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata
366 observations
White Snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
360 observations
Virginia Saxifrage
Micranthes virginiensis
358 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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