Plants of Ohio
The plants most often spotted in Ohio, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
309,241
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 309,241 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Ohio. The most frequently seen is the Virginia Springbeauty, with 12,019 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Ohio
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
12,019 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
11,674 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
11,476 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
9,146 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
9,127 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
8,700 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
7,825 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
7,665 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
7,460 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
7,359 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
7,172 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
7,133 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
7,082 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
7,071 observations · iNaturalist
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
6,830 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
6,458 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
6,451 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
6,344 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
6,198 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
6,189 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
6,105 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
6,099 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
6,063 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
6,044 observations · iNaturalist
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
5,971 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
5,924 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
5,907 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
5,789 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
5,492 observations
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
5,360 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
5,309 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
5,249 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
5,051 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
5,027 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
5,020 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
4,998 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
4,832 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
4,650 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
4,487 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
4,431 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
4,414 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
4,390 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
4,385 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
4,329 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
4,291 observations · iNaturalist
toadshade
Trillium sessile
4,181 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
4,125 observations · iNaturalist
wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
4,025 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
4,003 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
3,911 observations
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