Plants of Maryland
The plants most often spotted in Maryland, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Maryland
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
15,239 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
15,192 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
15,166 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
14,880 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
14,448 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
14,391 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
13,791 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
13,617 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
12,134 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
12,022 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
11,907 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
11,714 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
11,464 observations · iNaturalist
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
10,826 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
10,789 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
10,669 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
10,629 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
10,545 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
10,543 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
10,533 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
10,252 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
10,151 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
9,860 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
9,569 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
9,258 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
9,256 observations · iNaturalist
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
9,083 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
9,051 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
9,007 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
8,899 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
8,720 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
8,564 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
8,453 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
8,284 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
8,199 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
7,762 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
7,736 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
7,390 observations
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
7,300 observations · iNaturalist
chicory
Cichorium intybus
7,271 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
7,235 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
7,096 observations · iNaturalist
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
6,998 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
6,928 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
6,828 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
6,790 observations
common ivy
Hedera helix
6,708 observations · iNaturalist
bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
6,634 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
6,611 observations · iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
6,486 observations