Plants of Ohio
The plants most often spotted in Ohio, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
319,606
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 319,606 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Ohio. The most frequently seen is the Amur honeysuckle, with 12,123 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Ohio
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
12,123 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
12,065 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
11,523 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
9,780 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
9,719 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
8,791 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
7,994 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
7,859 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
7,712 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
7,495 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
7,471 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
7,306 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
7,183 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
7,177 observations · iNaturalist
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
6,875 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
6,734 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
6,574 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
6,523 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
6,522 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
6,429 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
6,275 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
6,220 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
6,073 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
6,056 observations · iNaturalist
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
6,040 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
6,021 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
5,984 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
5,977 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
5,885 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
5,793 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
5,545 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
5,343 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
5,316 observations · iNaturalist
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
5,289 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
5,197 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
5,190 observations · iNaturalist
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
5,088 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
4,963 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
4,698 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
4,651 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
4,595 observations · iNaturalist
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
4,581 observations
wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
4,570 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
4,537 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
4,496 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
4,456 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
4,313 observations · iNaturalist
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
4,267 observations
toadshade
Trillium sessile
4,193 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
4,139 observations
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