Plants of Charlotte, North Carolina
The plants most often spotted near Charlotte, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
24,665
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 24,665 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Charlotte. The most frequently seen is the American sweetgum, with 1,384 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
1,384 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,047 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
975 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
819 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
805 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
700 observations
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
697 observations · iNaturalist
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
674 observations · iNaturalist
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
646 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
583 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
582 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
558 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
535 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
529 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
522 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
503 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
489 observations
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
481 observations
bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
478 observations · iNaturalist
leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
477 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
475 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
467 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
463 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
457 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
446 observations · iNaturalist
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
441 observations · iNaturalist
American holly
Ilex opaca
435 observations
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
416 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
413 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
405 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
403 observations
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
394 observations
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
392 observations · iNaturalist
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
390 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
386 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
384 observations · iNaturalist
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
369 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
360 observations
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
350 observations · iNaturalist
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
338 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
337 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
331 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
329 observations
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
317 observations · iNaturalist
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
302 observations · iNaturalist
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
294 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese holly
Ilex cornuta
281 observations · iNaturalist
tree privet
Ligustrum lucidum
273 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Crownbeard
Verbesina occidentalis
270 observations · iNaturalist
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
263 observations
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