Plants of North Carolina
The plants most often spotted in North Carolina, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in North Carolina
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
17,664 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
14,848 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
14,391 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
12,515 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
12,258 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
12,065 observations · iNaturalist
American holly
Ilex opaca
11,103 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
10,348 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
10,051 observations
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
10,019 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
9,742 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
9,446 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
9,302 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
9,150 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
8,977 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
8,835 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
8,656 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
8,529 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
8,332 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
8,318 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
8,225 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
7,929 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
7,792 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
7,690 observations
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
7,598 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
7,555 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
7,393 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
7,158 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
7,088 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
6,988 observations
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
6,807 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
6,369 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
6,330 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
6,207 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
6,201 observations · iNaturalist
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
6,127 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
6,026 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
6,003 observations
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
5,961 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
5,923 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
5,899 observations
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
5,739 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
5,658 observations · iNaturalist
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
5,643 observations · iNaturalist
leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
5,550 observations · iNaturalist
dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata
5,497 observations
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
5,452 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
5,438 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
5,430 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
5,384 observations