Plants of Ijams Nature Center
The plants most often spotted in Ijams, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
3,303
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 3,303 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Ijams. The most frequently seen is the bloodroot, with 139 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Ijams
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
139 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
134 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
122 observations
common ivy
Hedera helix
121 observations
Purple Phacelia
Phacelia bipinnatifida
117 observations · iNaturalist
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
116 observations · iNaturalist
yellow wakerobin
Trillium luteum
102 observations
dwarf larkspur
Delphinium tricorne
98 observations · iNaturalist
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
93 observations
leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
86 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
84 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
82 observations
leafcup
Polymnia canadensis
80 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
75 observations
frostweed
Verbesina virginica
75 observations
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
73 observations · iNaturalist
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
71 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
68 observations
Carolina sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus
62 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
61 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
61 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
60 observations
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
60 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
59 observations
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
58 observations · iNaturalist
twinleaf
Jeffersonia diphylla
58 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
55 observations
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
54 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
53 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
52 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
50 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
50 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
49 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
49 observations · iNaturalist
aniseroot
Osmorhiza longistylis
49 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
48 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
44 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
44 observations · iNaturalist
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
44 observations · iNaturalist
bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
43 observations · iNaturalist
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
43 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
42 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
42 observations
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
41 observations · iNaturalist
woodland pinkroot
Spigelia marilandica
41 observations · iNaturalist
squirrel corn
Dicentra canadensis
39 observations · iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
39 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
39 observations · iNaturalist
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
39 observations · iNaturalist
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
39 observations · iNaturalist
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