Plants of New Orleans, Louisiana
The plants most often spotted near New Orleans, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
17,378
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 17,378 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near New Orleans. The most frequently seen is the White beggarticks, with 1,082 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near New Orleans
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
1,082 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
1,027 observations
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
800 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
769 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
712 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
683 observations
straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
585 observations · iNaturalist
southern live oak
Quercus virginiana
583 observations
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
577 observations · iNaturalist
common water hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
505 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
491 observations
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
470 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
368 observations · iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
368 observations
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
366 observations
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
318 observations · iNaturalist
Santa Maria feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
316 observations · iNaturalist
Ladder brake
Pteris vittata
314 observations · iNaturalist
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
308 observations
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
307 observations · iNaturalist
peppervine
Nekemias arborea
302 observations · iNaturalist
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
300 observations
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
300 observations · iNaturalist
Artillery Plant
Pilea microphylla
292 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
284 observations
Bushkiller
Causonis japonica
279 observations · iNaturalist
Indian shot
Canna indica
261 observations · iNaturalist
lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
239 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
233 observations
southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
223 observations
water oak
Quercus nigra
221 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
218 observations
lanceleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
205 observations · iNaturalist
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
204 observations
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
202 observations · iNaturalist
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
198 observations
Saltmarsh mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
198 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
193 observations
American black nightshade
Solanum americanum
191 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina crane's-bill
Geranium carolinianum
190 observations
frostweed
Verbesina virginica
188 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
180 observations
Taro
Colocasia esculenta
180 observations · iNaturalist
black willow
Salix nigra
171 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
168 observations
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
168 observations
Mexican Ruellia
Ruellia simplex
166 observations · iNaturalist
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
162 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
158 observations
sugar hackberry
Celtis laevigata
155 observations
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