Plants of Delaware
The plants most often spotted in Delaware, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Delaware
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,785 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
1,777 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
1,651 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
1,373 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
1,304 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,290 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
1,186 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,106 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
992 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
990 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
964 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
943 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
937 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
897 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
884 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
875 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
875 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
799 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
777 observations
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
771 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
754 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
733 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
727 observations · iNaturalist
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
708 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
707 observations
roundleaf greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
699 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
690 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
681 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
673 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
666 observations · iNaturalist
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
662 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
649 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
631 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
611 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
611 observations · iNaturalist
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
603 observations
low pricklypear
Opuntia humifusa
601 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
584 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
583 observations
hemp dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum
579 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
572 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
539 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
537 observations
low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
526 observations · iNaturalist
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
518 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
516 observations · iNaturalist
swamp rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
511 observations
New York fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
509 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
504 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
502 observations