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Plants of Baton Rouge, LA

The plants most often spotted near Baton Rouge, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

27,600
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50
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Naturalists have logged 27,600 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Baton Rouge. The most frequently seen is the White Clover, with 898 recorded sightings.

Most-observed plants near Baton Rouge

White Clover
Trifolium repens
898 observations
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
889 observations
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
887 observations
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
868 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
851 observations · iNaturalist
Mississippi River Wakerobin
Trillium foetidissimum
825 observations · iNaturalist
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
801 observations
American Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
781 observations
Peppervine
Nekemias arborea
768 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese Privet
Ligustrum sinense
757 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
733 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
717 observations
American Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
701 observations
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
699 observations
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
695 observations
Paper Mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera
686 observations · iNaturalist
Largeflower Pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
684 observations · iNaturalist
Lizard's Tail
Saururus cernuus
632 observations
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
623 observations
Japanese Climbing Fern
Lygodium japonicum
622 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
596 observations
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
579 observations · iNaturalist
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
557 observations
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
517 observations
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
502 observations · iNaturalist
Coralberry
Ardisia crenata
471 observations · iNaturalist
Lyreleaf Sage
Salvia lyrata
469 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
468 observations
Lesser Mock-strawberry
Potentilla hebiichigo
458 observations · iNaturalist
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
448 observations
Cross Vine
Bignonia capreolata
445 observations · iNaturalist
Climbing Hempvine
Mikania scandens
443 observations
Giant Ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
431 observations
Straggler Daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
427 observations · iNaturalist
Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
424 observations · iNaturalist
Oriental False Hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
408 observations · iNaturalist
Green Dragon
Arisaema dracontium
399 observations
American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
392 observations
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
387 observations
Late Boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
380 observations · iNaturalist
Oppositeleaf Spotflower
Acmella repens
357 observations · iNaturalist
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
355 observations
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
339 observations
Box Elder
Acer negundo
332 observations
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
326 observations · iNaturalist
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
323 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
319 observations
Carolina Snailseed
Nephroia carolina
316 observations · iNaturalist
Taro
Colocasia esculenta
311 observations · iNaturalist
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
304 observations

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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