Plants of Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
The plants most often spotted in the Heard, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
5,382
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 5,382 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in the Heard. The most frequently seen is the green antelopehorns, with 244 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in the Heard
green antelopehorns
Asclepias viridis
244 observations
roughleaf dogwood
Cornus drummondii
191 observations · iNaturalist
tall blue wild indigo
Baptisia australis
160 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
158 observations
western horsenettle
Solanum dimidiatum
155 observations · iNaturalist
Dakota mock vervain
Glandularia bipinnatifida
146 observations · iNaturalist
Mealy Blue Sage
Salvia farinacea
146 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
131 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
127 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
125 observations
Rusty Blackhaw
Viburnum rufidulum
123 observations · iNaturalist
rattlesnake master
Eryngium yuccifolium
123 observations
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
122 observations
standing cypress
Ipomopsis rubra
121 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
116 observations
Hercules' club
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
111 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina buckthorn
Frangula caroliniana
109 observations · iNaturalist
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
108 observations
coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
107 observations · iNaturalist
Western Ironweed
Vernonia baldwinii
107 observations · iNaturalist
honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
105 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
103 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
102 observations
buffalo-bur
Solanum rostratum
102 observations · iNaturalist
Leavenworth's eryngo
Eryngium leavenworthii
101 observations · iNaturalist
Engelmann daisy
Engelmannia peristenia
97 observations · iNaturalist
Supplejack
Berchemia scandens
96 observations · iNaturalist
sugar hackberry
Celtis laevigata
94 observations
roundleaf ragwort
Packera obovata
94 observations
possumhaw
Ilex decidua
93 observations · iNaturalist
lemon beebalm
Monarda citriodora
93 observations
smooth ruellia
Ruellia strepens
91 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
90 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
89 observations
Maximilian sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani
89 observations
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
88 observations
Osage-orange
Maclura pomifera
86 observations
pecan
Carya illinoinensis
84 observations
saw greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
84 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
83 observations · iNaturalist
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
82 observations
Soft-hair Marbleseed
Lithospermum bejariense
82 observations · iNaturalist
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
80 observations
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
80 observations
Western Soapberry
Sapindus drummondii
80 observations · iNaturalist
Texas baby blue eyes
Nemophila phacelioides
79 observations · iNaturalist
pigeonberry
Rivina humilis
78 observations · iNaturalist
white fawnlily
Erythronium albidum
77 observations
climbing hempvine
Mikania scandens
76 observations
cobaea beardtongue
Penstemon cobaea
74 observations
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