Plants of North Carolina
The plants most often spotted in North Carolina, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
419,500
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 419,500 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in North Carolina. The most frequently seen is the Christmas fern, with 18,100 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in North Carolina include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in North Carolina
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
18,100 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
15,317 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
15,009 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
12,977 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
12,744 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
12,435 observations · iNaturalist
American holly
Ilex opaca
11,288 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
10,706 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
10,449 observations
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
10,280 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
9,946 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
9,557 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
9,537 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
9,381 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
9,342 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
8,921 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
8,916 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
8,749 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
8,612 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
8,552 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
8,457 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
8,206 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
7,971 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
7,884 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
7,774 observations
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
7,729 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
7,665 observations · iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
7,400 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
7,378 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
7,232 observations · iNaturalist
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
6,933 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
6,541 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
6,449 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
6,411 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
6,307 observations · iNaturalist
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
6,221 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
6,219 observations · iNaturalist
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
6,213 observations
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
6,106 observations · iNaturalist
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
6,095 observations · iNaturalist
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
6,068 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
6,064 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
5,979 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
5,900 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
5,844 observations · iNaturalist
leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
5,572 observations · iNaturalist
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
5,540 observations
dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata
5,524 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
5,513 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
5,487 observations
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