Plants of Alabama

The plants most often spotted in Alabama, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

Most-observed plants in Alabama

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

5,182 observations

American beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

5,161 observations

3,771 observations

Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

3,623 observations

white pitcher plant

Sarracenia leucophylla

3,394 observations

Polystichum acrostichoides

3,361 observations

Ligustrum sinense

3,300 observations · iNaturalist

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

3,273 observations

Vitis rotundifolia

3,231 observations · iNaturalist

3,221 observations

southern magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

3,220 observations

Trifolium repens

3,126 observations

American tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

3,112 observations

resurrection fern

Pleopeltis michauxiana

3,066 observations · iNaturalist

eastern poison ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

3,041 observations

blue mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

2,906 observations

American trumpet vine

Campsis radicans

2,847 observations

Triadica sebifera

2,832 observations · iNaturalist

Rhus copallinum

2,615 observations

Japanese honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

2,545 observations

American persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

2,501 observations

Persian silk tree

Albizia julibrissin

2,498 observations · iNaturalist

Smilax bona-nox

2,496 observations · iNaturalist

oakleaf hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

2,483 observations

Little Brown Jugs

Asarum arifolium

2,350 observations · iNaturalist

eastern redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

2,321 observations

White beggarticks

2,254 observations · iNaturalist

Cercis canadensis

2,243 observations

Mitchella repens

2,178 observations

Heavenly bamboo

Nandina domestica

2,176 observations · iNaturalist

Bignonia capreolata

2,102 observations · iNaturalist

Pinus palustris

2,072 observations

2,066 observations

purple passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

2,040 observations

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

2,024 observations · iNaturalist

henbit deadnettle

Lamium amplexicaule

2,012 observations · iNaturalist

Sassafras albidum

1,932 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

1,924 observations

Thalictrum thalictroides

1,898 observations

1,895 observations

Drosera capillaris

1,892 observations · iNaturalist

Sherardia arvensis

1,870 observations · iNaturalist

bristle thistle

Cirsium horridulum

1,869 observations · iNaturalist

strawberry bush

Euonymus americanus

1,867 observations · iNaturalist

American black elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

1,864 observations

mountain laurel

Kalmia latifolia

1,846 observations

American sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

1,845 observations

1,835 observations

flowering dogwood

1,811 observations

1,791 observations