Plants of Indianapolis, Indiana
The plants most often spotted near Indianapolis, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
40,281
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 40,281 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Indianapolis. The most frequently seen is the Amur honeysuckle, with 2,015 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Indianapolis
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
2,015 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
1,831 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
1,410 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
1,401 observations
harbinger of spring
Erigenia bulbosa
1,354 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
1,226 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
1,099 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,027 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
991 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
935 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
921 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
919 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
919 observations
false rue anemone
Enemion biternatum
900 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
883 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
880 observations
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
849 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
838 observations · iNaturalist
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
825 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
821 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
798 observations · iNaturalist
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
788 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
760 observations
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
734 observations · iNaturalist
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
700 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
699 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
681 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
672 observations
toadshade
Trillium sessile
649 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
636 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
627 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
626 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
624 observations
swamp rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
601 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
593 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
591 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
590 observations
Callery pear
Pyrus calleryana
587 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
558 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
557 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
541 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
541 observations
great waterleaf
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
538 observations · iNaturalist
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
533 observations
common boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
532 observations
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
527 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
497 observations
Ohio buckeye
Aesculus glabra
494 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
486 observations
Purple Cress
Cardamine douglassii
477 observations · iNaturalist
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