Plants of Virginia
The plants most often spotted in Virginia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
633,524
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 633,524 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Virginia. The most frequently seen is the Christmas fern, with 21,671 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Virginia include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Virginia
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
21,671 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
19,378 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
19,292 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
18,861 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
17,296 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
16,906 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
16,734 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
16,178 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
15,490 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
15,473 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
15,124 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
14,899 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
14,844 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
14,574 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
14,198 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
14,162 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
13,965 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
13,640 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
13,605 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
13,132 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
13,060 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
12,795 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
12,662 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
12,484 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
12,439 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
12,016 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
11,418 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
11,376 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
11,057 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
11,042 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
10,994 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
10,992 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
10,930 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
10,667 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
10,500 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
10,470 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
10,261 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
10,107 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
9,771 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
9,694 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
9,583 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
9,521 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
9,400 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
9,257 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
8,882 observations · iNaturalist
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
8,743 observations · iNaturalist
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
8,636 observations
bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
8,575 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
8,392 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
8,378 observations
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