Plants of Louisiana
The plants most often spotted in Louisiana, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
97,260
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 97,260 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Louisiana. The most frequently seen is the American beautyberry, with 3,357 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Louisiana
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
3,357 observations
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
3,301 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
3,284 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
3,113 observations
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
2,973 observations · iNaturalist
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
2,970 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
2,823 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
2,529 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
2,476 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
2,458 observations
peppervine
Nekemias arborea
2,449 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
2,441 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
2,376 observations
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
2,362 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
2,313 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
2,310 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
2,170 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
2,152 observations
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
2,137 observations · iNaturalist
Butterweed
Packera glabella
2,132 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia alata
1,876 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,856 observations
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
1,855 observations · iNaturalist
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
1,834 observations
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
1,766 observations · iNaturalist
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
1,762 observations
lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
1,745 observations
water oak
Quercus nigra
1,697 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
1,654 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
1,636 observations
southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
1,604 observations
common water hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
1,486 observations · iNaturalist
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
1,482 observations
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
1,481 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
1,459 observations
straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
1,428 observations · iNaturalist
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
1,408 observations · iNaturalist
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
1,406 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
1,388 observations · iNaturalist
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
1,387 observations · iNaturalist
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
1,379 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,372 observations
crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
1,370 observations
southern live oak
Quercus virginiana
1,343 observations
climbing hempvine
Mikania scandens
1,295 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
1,288 observations
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
1,258 observations · iNaturalist
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
1,256 observations · iNaturalist
Mississippi River wakerobin
Trillium foetidissimum
1,185 observations · iNaturalist
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
1,178 observations
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