Plants of Houston, Texas
The plants most often spotted near Houston, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants near Houston
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
4,461 observations
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
3,133 observations
straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
3,125 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
2,989 observations · iNaturalist
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
2,486 observations
peppervine
Nekemias arborea
2,472 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
2,357 observations
lemon beebalm
Monarda citriodora
2,286 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
2,282 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
2,130 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
2,093 observations
green antelopehorns
Asclepias viridis
2,013 observations
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
1,838 observations · iNaturalist
Turk's cap
Malvaviscus arboreus
1,811 observations · iNaturalist
Prairie Nymph
Herbertia lahue
1,790 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,783 observations
Texas bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
1,702 observations
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
1,696 observations · iNaturalist
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
1,623 observations
ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
1,622 observations · iNaturalist
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
1,575 observations
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
1,560 observations · iNaturalist
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
1,461 observations · iNaturalist
Tropical sage
Salvia coccinea
1,447 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
1,438 observations
crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
1,429 observations
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
1,424 observations
plains coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria
1,409 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
1,390 observations
slender vetch
Vicia ludoviciana
1,375 observations · iNaturalist
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
1,366 observations
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
1,366 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
1,365 observations
American basketflower
Plectocephalus americanus
1,338 observations · iNaturalist
clasping coneflower
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis
1,334 observations · iNaturalist
Meadow Pink
Sabatia campestris
1,287 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
1,275 observations · iNaturalist
turkey tangle frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
1,261 observations · iNaturalist
common hedge parsley
Torilis arvensis
1,217 observations · iNaturalist
water oak
Quercus nigra
1,185 observations
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
1,184 observations · iNaturalist
Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
1,181 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,168 observations
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
1,153 observations
whitemouth dayflower
Commelina erecta
1,139 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
1,134 observations
Lantana
Lantana strigocamara
1,126 observations · iNaturalist
tree privet
Ligustrum lucidum
1,108 observations · iNaturalist
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
1,053 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
1,014 observations