Plants of Alabama
The plants most often spotted in Alabama, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
131,857
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 131,857 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Alabama. The most frequently seen is the American sweetgum, with 5,301 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Alabama include White-topped Pitcher Plant - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Alabama
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
5,301 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
5,239 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
3,787 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
3,732 observations
white pitcher plant
Sarracenia leucophylla
3,494 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
3,415 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
3,403 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
3,347 observations · iNaturalist
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
3,298 observations · iNaturalist
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
3,264 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
3,240 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
3,201 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
3,162 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
3,116 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
3,098 observations · iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
2,976 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
2,924 observations
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
2,907 observations · iNaturalist
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
2,723 observations
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
2,703 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
2,671 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
2,562 observations
saw greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
2,555 observations · iNaturalist
oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
2,510 observations
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
2,365 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
2,361 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
2,291 observations
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
2,273 observations · iNaturalist
longleaf pine
Pinus palustris
2,212 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
2,201 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
2,201 observations
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
2,198 observations · iNaturalist
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
2,173 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
2,132 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
2,065 observations · iNaturalist
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
2,019 observations · iNaturalist
American holly
Ilex opaca
1,998 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
1,982 observations
Pink Sundew
Drosera capillaris
1,944 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
1,936 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
1,931 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
1,898 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,898 observations
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
1,893 observations · iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
1,890 observations
butterfly pea
Centrosema virginianum
1,876 observations · iNaturalist
Butterweed
Packera glabella
1,875 observations · iNaturalist
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
1,874 observations · iNaturalist
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
1,873 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
1,870 observations
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