Plants of West Virginia
The plants most often spotted in West Virginia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
281,805
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 281,805 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in West Virginia. The most frequently seen is the Christmas fern, with 9,802 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in West Virginia include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in West Virginia
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
9,802 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
8,509 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
8,320 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
7,406 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
7,322 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
7,181 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
7,065 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
7,036 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
6,841 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
6,651 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
6,607 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
6,476 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
6,417 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
6,191 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
6,189 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
6,078 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
5,954 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
5,860 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
5,754 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
5,705 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
5,703 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
5,641 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
5,606 observations · iNaturalist
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
5,595 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
5,453 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
5,409 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
5,338 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
5,288 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
5,030 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
5,008 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
4,960 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
4,945 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
4,803 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
4,794 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
4,707 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
4,703 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
4,627 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
4,546 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
4,544 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
4,504 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
4,503 observations · iNaturalist
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
4,502 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
4,457 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
4,330 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
4,310 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
4,279 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
4,260 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
4,228 observations
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
4,198 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
4,170 observations
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