Plants of Tennessee
The plants most often spotted in Tennessee, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
261,893
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 261,893 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Tennessee. The most frequently seen is the Christmas fern, with 10,407 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Tennessee include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Tennessee
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
10,407 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
8,736 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
8,183 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
7,397 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
7,353 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
6,964 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
6,872 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
6,731 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
6,400 observations · iNaturalist
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
6,172 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
6,022 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
5,835 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
5,710 observations
fire pink
Silene virginica
5,700 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
5,567 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
5,549 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
5,392 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
5,274 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
5,208 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
5,116 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
5,107 observations
dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata
5,093 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
5,013 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
4,998 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
4,916 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
4,880 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
4,813 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
4,790 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
4,593 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
4,525 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
4,517 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
4,434 observations
Carolina sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus
4,422 observations · iNaturalist
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
4,421 observations
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
4,393 observations · iNaturalist
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
4,381 observations
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
4,332 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
4,331 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
4,188 observations · iNaturalist
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
4,148 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
4,142 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
4,080 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
4,049 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
3,910 observations
showy orchis
Galearis spectabilis
3,869 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
3,809 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
3,808 observations
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
3,792 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
3,785 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
3,766 observations
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