Plants of Indiana
The plants most often spotted in Indiana, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
173,015
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 173,015 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Indiana. The most frequently seen is the mayapple, with 7,177 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Indiana
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
7,177 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
7,170 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
6,640 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
5,826 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
5,344 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
5,000 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
4,694 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
4,623 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
4,379 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
4,326 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
4,148 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
4,055 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
3,940 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
3,920 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
3,650 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
3,449 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
3,404 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
3,332 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
3,203 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
3,192 observations · iNaturalist
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
3,184 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
3,149 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
3,084 observations
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
3,044 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
3,038 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
3,006 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
2,994 observations
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
2,927 observations · iNaturalist
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
2,905 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
2,856 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
2,806 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
2,741 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
2,738 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
2,705 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
2,700 observations
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
2,682 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
2,675 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
2,660 observations
harbinger of spring
Erigenia bulbosa
2,623 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
2,613 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
2,551 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
2,550 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
2,517 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
2,486 observations · iNaturalist
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
2,432 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
2,414 observations
false rue anemone
Enemion biternatum
2,411 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
2,356 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
2,354 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
2,342 observations
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