Plants of Indianapolis, Indiana
The plants most often spotted near Indianapolis, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
39,337
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 39,337 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Indianapolis. The most frequently seen is the Amur honeysuckle, with 1,991 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Indianapolis
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
1,991 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
1,808 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
1,409 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
1,401 observations
harbinger of spring
Erigenia bulbosa
1,354 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
1,225 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
1,100 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
989 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
969 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
919 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
909 observations
false rue anemone
Enemion biternatum
899 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
884 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
880 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
854 observations
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
843 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
834 observations · iNaturalist
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
818 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
813 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
798 observations · iNaturalist
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
792 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
788 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
750 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
699 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
672 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
667 observations
toadshade
Trillium sessile
648 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
635 observations · iNaturalist
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
633 observations · iNaturalist
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
628 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
623 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
612 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
591 observations
swamp rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
591 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
588 observations
Callery pear
Pyrus calleryana
585 observations · iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
583 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
548 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
538 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
532 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
532 observations
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
526 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
519 observations
common boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
511 observations
great waterleaf
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
493 observations · iNaturalist
Ohio buckeye
Aesculus glabra
491 observations
Purple Cress
Cardamine douglassii
477 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
475 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
460 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
453 observations · iNaturalist
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