Plants of Maryland
The plants most often spotted in Maryland, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
514,298
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 514,298 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Maryland. The most frequently seen is the American pokeweed, with 16,604 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Maryland include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Maryland
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
16,604 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
15,378 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
15,351 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
15,276 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
15,204 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
14,975 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
14,180 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
13,969 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
12,458 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
12,333 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
12,306 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
12,298 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
12,260 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
11,759 observations · iNaturalist
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
11,157 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
11,139 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
10,974 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
10,803 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
10,696 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
10,636 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
10,564 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
10,333 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
10,249 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
10,125 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
9,533 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
9,527 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
9,506 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
9,369 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
9,356 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
9,291 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
9,276 observations
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
9,153 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
8,912 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
8,898 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
8,748 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
8,389 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
8,225 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
8,092 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
7,947 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
7,629 observations · iNaturalist
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
7,481 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
7,470 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
7,449 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
7,299 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
7,083 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
7,053 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
6,971 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
6,928 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
6,852 observations · iNaturalist
common ivy
Hedera helix
6,834 observations
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