Plants of Houston, Texas
The plants most often spotted near Houston, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
86,923
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 86,923 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Houston. The most frequently seen is the Pinkladies, with 4,526 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Houston
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
4,526 observations
straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
3,204 observations · iNaturalist
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
3,170 observations
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
3,062 observations · iNaturalist
peppervine
Nekemias arborea
2,629 observations · iNaturalist
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
2,578 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
2,405 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
2,369 observations
lemon beebalm
Monarda citriodora
2,283 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
2,222 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
2,148 observations
green antelopehorns
Asclepias viridis
2,049 observations
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
1,943 observations · iNaturalist
Turk's cap
Malvaviscus arboreus
1,892 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,815 observations
Prairie Nymph
Herbertia lahue
1,792 observations · iNaturalist
Texas bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
1,707 observations
plains coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria
1,703 observations
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
1,701 observations · iNaturalist
ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
1,668 observations · iNaturalist
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
1,642 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
1,631 observations
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
1,585 observations · iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
1,512 observations
Tropical sage
Salvia coccinea
1,473 observations
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
1,462 observations · iNaturalist
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
1,445 observations
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
1,444 observations
crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
1,432 observations
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
1,415 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
1,383 observations
slender vetch
Vicia ludoviciana
1,376 observations · iNaturalist
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
1,369 observations · iNaturalist
American basketflower
Plectocephalus americanus
1,364 observations · iNaturalist
clasping coneflower
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis
1,342 observations · iNaturalist
turkey tangle frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
1,295 observations · iNaturalist
Meadow Pink
Sabatia campestris
1,292 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
1,285 observations
water oak
Quercus nigra
1,248 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,243 observations
whitemouth dayflower
Commelina erecta
1,242 observations · iNaturalist
Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
1,226 observations
common hedge parsley
Torilis arvensis
1,218 observations · iNaturalist
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
1,190 observations · iNaturalist
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
1,170 observations
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
1,170 observations · iNaturalist
sugar hackberry
Celtis laevigata
1,161 observations
Lantana
Lantana strigocamara
1,156 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
1,147 observations
tree privet
Ligustrum lucidum
1,139 observations · iNaturalist
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