Plants of Chicago, Illinois
The plants most often spotted near Chicago, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
78,577
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 78,577 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Chicago. The most frequently seen is the common milkweed, with 4,708 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Chicago
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
4,708 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
2,548 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
2,423 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
2,325 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
2,262 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
2,248 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
2,190 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
2,127 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
2,089 observations · iNaturalist
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
2,073 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
2,031 observations
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
1,868 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
1,859 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
1,831 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
1,792 observations
Siberian squill
Scilla siberica
1,583 observations · iNaturalist
rattlesnake master
Eryngium yuccifolium
1,551 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
1,540 observations
grey-headed coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
1,459 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
1,425 observations
white fawnlily
Erythronium albidum
1,383 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
1,339 observations
cup plant
Silphium perfoliatum
1,338 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
1,332 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
1,329 observations
compass plant
Silphium laciniatum
1,323 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
1,317 observations · iNaturalist
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
1,308 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
1,304 observations · iNaturalist
golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
1,301 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
1,287 observations
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
1,283 observations
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
1,269 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
1,249 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
1,246 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
1,243 observations
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
1,226 observations
Virginia waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
1,203 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
1,199 observations
cutleaf teasel
Dipsacus laciniatus
1,174 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
1,156 observations
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
1,148 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,119 observations
prairie dock
Silphium terebinthinaceum
1,108 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
1,097 observations
obedient plant
Physostegia virginiana
1,085 observations
Ohio spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
1,084 observations
eastern shooting star
Primula meadia
1,071 observations
blue vervain
Verbena hastata
1,063 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
1,061 observations
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