Plants of Florida
The plants most often spotted in Florida, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
476,763
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 476,763 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Florida. The most frequently seen is the White beggarticks, with 37,161 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Florida
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
37,161 observations · iNaturalist
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
24,676 observations
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
21,009 observations
cabbage palmetto
Sabal palmetto
15,325 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
14,798 observations · iNaturalist
saw palmetto
Serenoa repens
14,347 observations
largeflower Mexican clover
Richardia grandiflora
14,346 observations · iNaturalist
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
14,204 observations · iNaturalist
sea grape
Coccoloba uvifera
13,519 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
13,233 observations
Brazilian pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
11,962 observations · iNaturalist
red mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
10,791 observations · iNaturalist
Shiny-leaved Wild Coffee
Psychotria nervosa
10,767 observations · iNaturalist
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
10,601 observations
spurge nettle
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
9,619 observations · iNaturalist
turkey tangle frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
9,554 observations · iNaturalist
Caesar weed
Urena lobata
9,094 observations · iNaturalist
ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
8,305 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
8,164 observations · iNaturalist
lanceleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
8,043 observations · iNaturalist
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
7,906 observations
Trailing Daisy
Sphagneticola trilobata
7,699 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Sundew
Drosera capillaris
7,530 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby false buttonweed
Spermacoce verticillata
7,320 observations · iNaturalist
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
7,117 observations · iNaturalist
slash pine
Pinus elliottii
7,022 observations
Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia
6,928 observations · iNaturalist
cucumberleaf sunflower
Helianthus debilis
6,914 observations · iNaturalist
fetterbush lyonia
Lyonia lucida
6,886 observations · iNaturalist
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
6,854 observations
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
6,745 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
6,718 observations
cardinal airplant
Tillandsia fasciculata
6,659 observations · iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
6,641 observations
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
6,555 observations
wild poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
6,544 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
6,530 observations
Firebush
Hamelia patens
6,304 observations · iNaturalist
longleaf pine
Pinus palustris
6,208 observations
Earleaf Greenbrier
Smilax auriculata
6,208 observations · iNaturalist
Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
6,197 observations · iNaturalist
Cocoplum
Chrysobalanus icaco
6,186 observations · iNaturalist
gallberry
Ilex glabra
6,135 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
6,066 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
5,996 observations
orange milkwort
Senega lutea
5,993 observations · iNaturalist
spatterdock
Nuphar advena
5,928 observations
blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
5,862 observations · iNaturalist
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
5,835 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
5,759 observations
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