Plants of Charlotte, North Carolina
The plants most often spotted near Charlotte, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
25,092
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 25,092 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Charlotte. The most frequently seen is the American sweetgum, with 1,402 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Charlotte include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants near Charlotte
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
1,402 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,064 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,016 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
845 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
820 observations
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
710 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
704 observations
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
697 observations · iNaturalist
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
656 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
590 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
589 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
561 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
551 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
541 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
524 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
511 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
498 observations
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
483 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
482 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
481 observations · iNaturalist
bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
479 observations · iNaturalist
leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
478 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
476 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
463 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
463 observations
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
445 observations · iNaturalist
American holly
Ilex opaca
437 observations
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
416 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
413 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
412 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
405 observations · iNaturalist
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
400 observations
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
393 observations
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
392 observations · iNaturalist
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
392 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
384 observations · iNaturalist
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
376 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
368 observations
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
358 observations · iNaturalist
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
341 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
339 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
338 observations
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
338 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
336 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
302 observations · iNaturalist
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
294 observations · iNaturalist
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
286 observations
Chinese holly
Ilex cornuta
283 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Crownbeard
Verbesina occidentalis
281 observations · iNaturalist
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
279 observations
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