Plants of Louisiana
The plants most often spotted in Louisiana, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Louisiana
white clover
Trifolium repens
3,256 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
3,244 observations
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
3,208 observations · iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
3,019 observations
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
2,967 observations · iNaturalist
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
2,911 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
2,768 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
2,435 observations · iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
2,429 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
2,412 observations
peppervine
Nekemias arborea
2,385 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
2,374 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
2,325 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
2,305 observations
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
2,295 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
2,284 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
2,155 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
2,130 observations · iNaturalist
Butterweed
Packera glabella
2,127 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
2,092 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia alata
1,834 observations · iNaturalist
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
1,815 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,796 observations
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
1,759 observations · iNaturalist
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
1,757 observations
lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
1,703 observations
water oak
Quercus nigra
1,669 observations
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
1,644 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
1,621 observations
southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
1,574 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
1,541 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
1,448 observations
common water hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
1,431 observations · iNaturalist
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
1,430 observations
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
1,417 observations
straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
1,405 observations · iNaturalist
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
1,393 observations · iNaturalist
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
1,380 observations · iNaturalist
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
1,369 observations
crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
1,368 observations
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
1,346 observations
southern live oak
Quercus virginiana
1,318 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,305 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
1,300 observations · iNaturalist
climbing hempvine
Mikania scandens
1,277 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
1,243 observations · iNaturalist
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
1,226 observations
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
1,219 observations · iNaturalist
Mississippi River wakerobin
Trillium foetidissimum
1,184 observations · iNaturalist
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
1,142 observations