Plants of Independence National Historical Park
The plants most often spotted in Independence, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Independence
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
58 observations · iNaturalist
Clammy goosefoot
Dysphania pumilio
43 observations · iNaturalist
Paper mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera
34 observations · iNaturalist
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
33 observations · iNaturalist
Common Purslane
Portulaca oleracea
31 observations · iNaturalist
common groundsel
Senecio vulgaris
28 observations · iNaturalist
common star-of-Bethlehem
Ornithogalum umbellatum
27 observations · iNaturalist
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
26 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
26 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
25 observations · iNaturalist
bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
24 observations · iNaturalist
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
23 observations
green carpetweed
Mollugo verticillata
23 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
21 observations
Asian mazus
Mazus pumilus
19 observations · iNaturalist
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
18 observations · iNaturalist
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
17 observations
black nightshade
Solanum nigrum
17 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
16 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
16 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
15 observations
honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
14 observations
purple-stem cliffbrake
Pellaea atropurpurea
14 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
13 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
13 observations · iNaturalist
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
12 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
11 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
11 observations · iNaturalist
false indigo bush
Amorpha fruticosa
11 observations
Osage-orange
Maclura pomifera
11 observations
Purslane Speedwell
Veronica peregrina
11 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
10 observations
corn speedwell
Veronica arvensis
10 observations · iNaturalist
common ivy
Hedera helix
10 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted spurge
Euphorbia maculata
10 observations · iNaturalist
horseweed
Erigeron canadensis
10 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
9 observations
Goose Grass
Eleusine indica
9 observations · iNaturalist
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
9 observations · iNaturalist
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
8 observations
catchweed bedstraw
Galium aparine
8 observations
Ivy-leaved toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis
8 observations · iNaturalist
hairy bittercress
Cardamine hirsuta
8 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
8 observations · iNaturalist
lesser periwinkle
Vinca minor
8 observations · iNaturalist
shepherd's-purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
8 observations · iNaturalist
autumn clematis
Clematis terniflora
8 observations · iNaturalist
Philadelphia fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus
8 observations · iNaturalist
Mexican tea
Dysphania ambrosioides
8 observations · iNaturalist
white campion
Silene latifolia
8 observations · iNaturalist
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