Plants of Texas
The plants most often spotted in Texas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,038,384
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,038,384 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Texas. The most frequently seen is the Pinkladies, with 41,562 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Texas
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
41,562 observations
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
39,353 observations · iNaturalist
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
39,324 observations
honey mesquite
Neltuma glandulosa
32,266 observations · iNaturalist
straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
32,083 observations · iNaturalist
Texas bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
30,068 observations
Dakota mock vervain
Glandularia bipinnatifida
29,756 observations · iNaturalist
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
27,954 observations
saw greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
26,295 observations · iNaturalist
Antelopehorn Milkweed
Asclepias asperula
25,489 observations · iNaturalist
Texas Paintbrush
Castilleja indivisa
25,120 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
24,272 observations
green antelopehorns
Asclepias viridis
24,068 observations
lemon beebalm
Monarda citriodora
22,416 observations
Agarita
Berberis trifoliolata
21,661 observations · iNaturalist
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
21,528 observations
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
20,322 observations
common hedge parsley
Torilis arvensis
19,857 observations · iNaturalist
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
19,644 observations
Turk's cap
Malvaviscus arboreus
19,240 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
19,073 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
18,958 observations
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
18,745 observations · iNaturalist
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
18,667 observations
crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
18,520 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
18,377 observations
Carolina snailseed
Nephroia carolina
17,882 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas cholla
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
17,807 observations · iNaturalist
frostweed
Verbesina virginica
17,728 observations
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
16,989 observations · iNaturalist
Texas Persimmon
Diospyros texana
16,983 observations · iNaturalist
turkey tangle frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
16,938 observations · iNaturalist
sugar hackberry
Celtis laevigata
16,852 observations
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
16,791 observations · iNaturalist
whitemouth dayflower
Commelina erecta
16,712 observations · iNaturalist
Engelmann daisy
Engelmannia peristenia
16,614 observations · iNaturalist
Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
16,462 observations
Johnson grass
Sorghum halepense
16,130 observations
Ashe juniper
Juniperus ashei
15,990 observations · iNaturalist
Chinaberry
Melia azedarach
15,933 observations · iNaturalist
Tenpetal Anemone
Anemone berlandieri
15,430 observations · iNaturalist
river oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
15,348 observations
southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
15,270 observations
ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
15,256 observations · iNaturalist
Texas mountain laurel
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum
14,849 observations · iNaturalist
roughleaf dogwood
Cornus drummondii
14,730 observations · iNaturalist
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
14,513 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
14,371 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
14,268 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
13,920 observations
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