Plants of Nebraska
The plants most often spotted in Nebraska, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Nebraska
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,232 observations
hoary vervain
Verbena stricta
1,126 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
976 observations
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
862 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
737 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
704 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
631 observations · iNaturalist
Cannabis
Cannabis sativa
620 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
618 observations
snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
612 observations
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
574 observations
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
569 observations
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
554 observations · iNaturalist
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
535 observations
poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
522 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
517 observations
Smooth Brome
Bromus inermis
514 observations
large-flowered beardtongue
Penstemon grandiflorus
502 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
485 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
479 observations
partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
471 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
466 observations
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
460 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
456 observations
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
456 observations
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
446 observations · iNaturalist
buffalo-bur
Solanum rostratum
444 observations · iNaturalist
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
440 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
436 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
435 observations · iNaturalist
Catnip
Nepeta cataria
427 observations · iNaturalist
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
418 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
413 observations · iNaturalist
giant blue sage
Salvia azurea
404 observations
common hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
401 observations
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
393 observations
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
381 observations
Illinois bundleflower
Desmanthus illinoensis
380 observations · iNaturalist
field penny-cress
Thlaspi arvense
379 observations · iNaturalist
roughleaf dogwood
Cornus drummondii
376 observations · iNaturalist
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
365 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
365 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
365 observations
thistle poppy
Argemone polyanthemos
363 observations · iNaturalist
purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
356 observations
velvetleaf
Abutilon theophrasti
355 observations
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
351 observations
whorled milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
348 observations
smooth sumac
Rhus glabra
347 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
344 observations · iNaturalist