Plants of Columbus, Ohio
The plants most often spotted near Columbus, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
32,648
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 32,648 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Columbus. The most frequently seen is the Amur honeysuckle, with 2,277 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Columbus
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
2,277 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,244 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,143 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
1,040 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
927 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
906 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
903 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
854 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
852 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
829 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
765 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
759 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
753 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
739 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
717 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
700 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
680 observations · iNaturalist
chicory
Cichorium intybus
657 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
652 observations
wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
651 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
645 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
641 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
640 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
604 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
597 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
583 observations · iNaturalist
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
582 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
546 observations
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
544 observations
toadshade
Trillium sessile
533 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
511 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
482 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
481 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
480 observations · iNaturalist
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
472 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
470 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
463 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
441 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
427 observations
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
426 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
426 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
424 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
419 observations
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
415 observations · iNaturalist
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
412 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
403 observations · iNaturalist
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
399 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
398 observations
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
369 observations
purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
367 observations
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