Plants of North Carolina
The plants most often spotted in North Carolina, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
416,189
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 416,189 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in North Carolina. The most frequently seen is the Christmas fern, with 17,960 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in North Carolina include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in North Carolina
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
17,960 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
15,168 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
14,873 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
12,738 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
12,687 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
12,353 observations · iNaturalist
American holly
Ilex opaca
11,207 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
10,548 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
10,286 observations
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
10,075 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
9,894 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
9,519 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
9,365 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
9,353 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
9,270 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
8,893 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
8,893 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
8,738 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
8,512 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
8,454 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
8,424 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
8,161 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
7,912 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
7,726 observations
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
7,658 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
7,641 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
7,639 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
7,345 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
7,316 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
7,214 observations · iNaturalist
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
6,909 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
6,514 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
6,408 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
6,374 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
6,275 observations · iNaturalist
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
6,218 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
6,215 observations · iNaturalist
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
6,195 observations
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
6,057 observations · iNaturalist
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
6,048 observations · iNaturalist
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
6,036 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
6,015 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
5,955 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
5,829 observations · iNaturalist
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
5,770 observations
leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
5,569 observations · iNaturalist
dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata
5,521 observations
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
5,515 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
5,495 observations
fire pink
Silene virginica
5,449 observations
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