Plants of Georgia
The plants most often spotted in Georgia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
212,855
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 212,855 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Georgia. The most frequently seen is the American sweetgum, with 9,939 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Georgia include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Georgia
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
9,939 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
6,863 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
6,802 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
6,796 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
6,737 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
6,336 observations
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
6,282 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
5,725 observations
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
5,367 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
5,105 observations
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
5,087 observations · iNaturalist
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
5,035 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
5,000 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
4,805 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
4,468 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
4,394 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
4,316 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
4,248 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
4,247 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
4,084 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
4,032 observations
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
3,935 observations · iNaturalist
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
3,932 observations · iNaturalist
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
3,915 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
3,871 observations
leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
3,804 observations · iNaturalist
water oak
Quercus nigra
3,792 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
3,783 observations · iNaturalist
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
3,781 observations
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
3,777 observations · iNaturalist
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
3,507 observations
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
3,506 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
3,497 observations · iNaturalist
yellow jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
3,458 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
3,347 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
3,340 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
3,307 observations
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
3,290 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
3,188 observations · iNaturalist
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
3,092 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
3,081 observations
kudzu
Pueraria montana
3,049 observations
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
2,935 observations · iNaturalist
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
2,926 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
2,923 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
2,906 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
2,856 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
2,828 observations · iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
2,790 observations
Carolina ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis
2,771 observations
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