Plants of Louisiana
The plants most often spotted in Louisiana, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
96,218
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 96,218 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Louisiana. The most frequently seen is the white clover, with 3,279 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Louisiana
white clover
Trifolium repens
3,279 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
3,268 observations
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
3,258 observations · iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
3,089 observations
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
2,972 observations · iNaturalist
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
2,939 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
2,794 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
2,505 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
2,466 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
2,440 observations
peppervine
Nekemias arborea
2,424 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
2,410 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
2,347 observations
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
2,311 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
2,307 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
2,298 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
2,159 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
2,141 observations · iNaturalist
Butterweed
Packera glabella
2,130 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
2,116 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,853 observations
Pale Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia alata
1,851 observations · iNaturalist
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
1,822 observations
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
1,765 observations · iNaturalist
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
1,759 observations
lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
1,712 observations
water oak
Quercus nigra
1,687 observations
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
1,653 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
1,649 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
1,614 observations
southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
1,583 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
1,464 observations
common water hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
1,463 observations · iNaturalist
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
1,457 observations
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
1,448 observations
straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
1,428 observations · iNaturalist
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
1,402 observations · iNaturalist
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
1,394 observations
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
1,385 observations · iNaturalist
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
1,377 observations
crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
1,369 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
1,362 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,340 observations
southern live oak
Quercus virginiana
1,331 observations
climbing hempvine
Mikania scandens
1,285 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
1,266 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
1,253 observations · iNaturalist
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
1,239 observations · iNaturalist
Mississippi River wakerobin
Trillium foetidissimum
1,184 observations · iNaturalist
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
1,170 observations
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