Plants of Houston, Texas
The plants most often spotted near Houston, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
85,722
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 85,722 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Houston. The most frequently seen is the Pinkladies, with 4,517 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Houston
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
4,517 observations
straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
3,174 observations · iNaturalist
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
3,165 observations
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
3,011 observations · iNaturalist
peppervine
Nekemias arborea
2,590 observations · iNaturalist
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
2,555 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
2,369 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
2,328 observations
lemon beebalm
Monarda citriodora
2,293 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
2,176 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
2,129 observations
green antelopehorns
Asclepias viridis
2,037 observations
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
1,882 observations · iNaturalist
Turk's cap
Malvaviscus arboreus
1,852 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,802 observations
Prairie Nymph
Herbertia lahue
1,791 observations · iNaturalist
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
1,700 observations · iNaturalist
Texas bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
1,695 observations
ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
1,642 observations · iNaturalist
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
1,638 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
1,623 observations
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
1,584 observations · iNaturalist
plains coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria
1,556 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
1,474 observations
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
1,462 observations · iNaturalist
Tropical sage
Salvia coccinea
1,459 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
1,441 observations
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
1,438 observations
crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
1,431 observations
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
1,388 observations
slender vetch
Vicia ludoviciana
1,376 observations · iNaturalist
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
1,369 observations · iNaturalist
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
1,362 observations
American basketflower
Plectocephalus americanus
1,358 observations · iNaturalist
clasping coneflower
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis
1,338 observations · iNaturalist
Meadow Pink
Sabatia campestris
1,288 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
1,280 observations · iNaturalist
turkey tangle frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
1,273 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,233 observations
water oak
Quercus nigra
1,221 observations
common hedge parsley
Torilis arvensis
1,218 observations · iNaturalist
Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
1,211 observations
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
1,188 observations · iNaturalist
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
1,159 observations
whitemouth dayflower
Commelina erecta
1,157 observations · iNaturalist
Lantana
Lantana strigocamara
1,144 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
1,141 observations
tree privet
Ligustrum lucidum
1,118 observations · iNaturalist
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
1,060 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
1,026 observations · iNaturalist
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