Plants of Columbus, Ohio
The plants most often spotted near Columbus, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants near Columbus
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
1,719 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,190 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
1,038 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,035 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
922 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
878 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
840 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
834 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
829 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
824 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
751 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
730 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
726 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
725 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
707 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
700 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
660 observations · iNaturalist
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
650 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
641 observations · iNaturalist
wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
638 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
621 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
600 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
596 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
594 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
577 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
568 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
567 observations · iNaturalist
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
542 observations
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
533 observations
toadshade
Trillium sessile
531 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
493 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
471 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
465 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
458 observations · iNaturalist
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
453 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
427 observations
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
423 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
419 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
417 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
409 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
408 observations · iNaturalist
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
408 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
406 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
405 observations · iNaturalist
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
385 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
378 observations · iNaturalist
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
356 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
348 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
347 observations
purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
342 observations