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Plants of Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

The plants most often spotted in Weeks Bay Reserve, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

1,205
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants

Naturalists have logged 1,205 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Weeks Bay Reserve. The most frequently seen is the Sweetbay Magnolia, with 64 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in Weeks Bay Reserve include Rose Pogonia and White-topped Pitcher Plant - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Rose PogoniaWhite-topped Pitcher Plant

Most-observed plants in Weeks Bay Reserve

Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
64 observations
Pink Sundew
Drosera capillaris
56 observations · iNaturalist
Pine Lily
Lilium catesbaei
52 observations · iNaturalist
Musky Mint
Hyptis alata
45 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Milkwort
Senega lutea
45 observations · iNaturalist
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
38 observations
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
37 observations · iNaturalist
Pineland Hibiscus
Sabdariffa aculeata
34 observations · iNaturalist
Lyreleaf Sage
Salvia lyrata
33 observations
Switch Cane
Arundinaria tecta
33 observations · iNaturalist
Rose Pogonia
Pogonia ophioglossoides
32 observations
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
31 observations · iNaturalist
Laurel-leaf Greenbrier
Smilax laurifolia
30 observations · iNaturalist
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
29 observations
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
28 observations
Saltmarsh Mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
26 observations
Ten-angled Pipewort
Eriocaulon decangulare
26 observations · iNaturalist
American Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
24 observations
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
24 observations
Netted Chain Fern
Woodwardia areolata
23 observations
Goldencrest
Lophiola aurea
23 observations · iNaturalist
Primrose-leaved Violet
Viola primulifolia
23 observations · iNaturalist
Savannah Meadowbeauty
Rhexia alifanus
22 observations · iNaturalist
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
21 observations
Pineland Daisy
Chaptalia tomentosa
21 observations · iNaturalist
Gallberry
Ilex glabra
20 observations
Blueflower Eryngo
Eryngium integrifolium
20 observations · iNaturalist
Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
19 observations
Stokes' Aster
Stokesia laevis
19 observations · iNaturalist
Zigzag Bladderwort
Utricularia subulata
18 observations · iNaturalist
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
17 observations
Lanceleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
17 observations · iNaturalist
Sawbrier
Smilax glauca
17 observations · iNaturalist
Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
17 observations · iNaturalist
White Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia leucophylla
17 observations
Yellow Meadowbeauty
Rhexia lutea
17 observations · iNaturalist
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
16 observations
Southern Wild Raisin
Viburnum nudum
16 observations
Vanillaleaf
Trilisa odoratissima
16 observations · iNaturalist
Stinking Camphorweed
Pluchea foetida
14 observations · iNaturalist
Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora latifolia
14 observations · iNaturalist
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
13 observations
Scarlet Sesbane
Sesbania punicea
13 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Walkingstick
Aralia spinosa
13 observations · iNaturalist
Turkey Tangle Frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
12 observations · iNaturalist
Swamp Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
12 observations
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
12 observations
Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia
12 observations
Virginia Chain Fern
Woodwardia virginica
12 observations
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
12 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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