Plants of Mississippi
The plants most often spotted in Mississippi, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
79,443
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 79,443 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Mississippi. The most frequently seen is the American beautyberry, with 2,998 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Mississippi
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
2,998 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
2,606 observations
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
2,410 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia alata
2,377 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
2,347 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
2,253 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
2,222 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
2,214 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
2,136 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
2,108 observations · iNaturalist
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
2,106 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
2,104 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
2,095 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
2,007 observations
peppervine
Nekemias arborea
1,924 observations · iNaturalist
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
1,886 observations
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
1,847 observations
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
1,753 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,697 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
1,649 observations · iNaturalist
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
1,617 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
1,599 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
1,590 observations
water oak
Quercus nigra
1,490 observations
lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
1,470 observations
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
1,420 observations
saw greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
1,408 observations · iNaturalist
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
1,347 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
1,339 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
1,314 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,285 observations
southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
1,273 observations
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
1,272 observations · iNaturalist
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
1,222 observations · iNaturalist
Mississippi River wakerobin
Trillium foetidissimum
1,183 observations · iNaturalist
climbing hempvine
Mikania scandens
1,150 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
1,125 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
1,113 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
1,112 observations
Lanceleaf Greenbrier
Smilax smallii
1,084 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
1,078 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
1,068 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
1,062 observations
crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
1,043 observations
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
1,043 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
1,013 observations
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
1,005 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
999 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
991 observations
yellow passionflower
Passiflora lutea
989 observations
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