Plants of Kansas
The plants most often spotted in Kansas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Kansas
green antelopehorns
Asclepias viridis
1,658 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
1,644 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,217 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
1,214 observations
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
1,195 observations
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
1,186 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,150 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
1,137 observations
Illinois bundleflower
Desmanthus illinoensis
1,080 observations · iNaturalist
snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
1,029 observations
giant blue sage
Salvia azurea
1,012 observations
coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
996 observations · iNaturalist
hoary vervain
Verbena stricta
981 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
922 observations
roughleaf dogwood
Cornus drummondii
919 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
918 observations
Osage-orange
Maclura pomifera
900 observations
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
888 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
879 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
858 observations
winecup mallow
Callirhoe involucrata
846 observations
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
841 observations
smooth sumac
Rhus glabra
799 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
794 observations
compass plant
Silphium laciniatum
789 observations
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
774 observations
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
750 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
738 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
727 observations
hemp dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum
718 observations
hairy ruellia
Ruellia humilis
706 observations
Western Ironweed
Vernonia baldwinii
685 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
680 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
676 observations
buffalo-bur
Solanum rostratum
671 observations · iNaturalist
American germander
Teucrium canadense
667 observations · iNaturalist
tall blue wild indigo
Baptisia australis
665 observations
partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
654 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
637 observations · iNaturalist
honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
632 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
624 observations
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
616 observations
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
603 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
601 observations
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
592 observations · iNaturalist
purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
587 observations
Tall Thistle
Cirsium altissimum
568 observations
Slimflower Scurfpea
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
566 observations · iNaturalist
big bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
564 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
563 observations