Plants of Delaware
The plants most often spotted in Delaware, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
43,261
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 43,261 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Delaware. The most frequently seen is the American pokeweed, with 1,940 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Delaware
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,940 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
1,883 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
1,780 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
1,397 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
1,381 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,350 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
1,251 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,178 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
1,022 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
1,009 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
1,006 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
992 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
966 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
929 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
899 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
895 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
892 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
882 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
867 observations
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
845 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
817 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
801 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
798 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
782 observations
roundleaf greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
779 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
750 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
748 observations · iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
719 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
716 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
714 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
705 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
704 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
700 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
693 observations · iNaturalist
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
678 observations
low pricklypear
Opuntia humifusa
645 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
642 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
620 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
615 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
612 observations
hemp dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum
609 observations
low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
589 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
586 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
576 observations · iNaturalist
chicory
Cichorium intybus
563 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
563 observations
swamp rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
548 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
543 observations · iNaturalist
New York fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
542 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
540 observations
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