Plants of Delaware
The plants most often spotted in Delaware, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
41,959
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 41,959 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Delaware. The most frequently seen is the American pokeweed, with 1,839 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Delaware
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,839 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
1,833 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
1,760 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
1,386 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
1,342 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,322 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
1,222 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,152 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
1,005 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
1,001 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
984 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
968 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
952 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
913 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
898 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
887 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
876 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
852 observations
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
797 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
795 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
785 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
769 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
765 observations
roundleaf greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
754 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
742 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
729 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
708 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
698 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
693 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
692 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
691 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
679 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
669 observations · iNaturalist
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
664 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
659 observations
low pricklypear
Opuntia humifusa
631 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
628 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
602 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
595 observations
hemp dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum
593 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
584 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
577 observations
low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
552 observations · iNaturalist
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
547 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
542 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
537 observations · iNaturalist
New York fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
525 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
524 observations
swamp rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
523 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
518 observations
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