Plants of Ohio
The plants most often spotted in Ohio, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Ohio
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
11,998 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
11,331 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
9,573 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
8,762 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
8,600 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
8,441 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
7,792 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
7,590 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
7,449 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
7,151 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
7,069 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
6,913 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
6,851 observations · iNaturalist
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
6,812 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
6,604 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
6,316 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
6,175 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
6,083 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
6,058 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
6,045 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
6,043 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
6,021 observations · iNaturalist
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
5,987 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
5,901 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
5,864 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
5,831 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
5,822 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
5,768 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
5,446 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
5,297 observations · iNaturalist
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
5,295 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
5,115 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
5,032 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
4,937 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
4,771 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
4,685 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
4,645 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
4,403 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
4,316 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
4,307 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
4,300 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
4,277 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
4,252 observations
toadshade
Trillium sessile
4,172 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
4,147 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
4,078 observations · iNaturalist
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
4,055 observations · iNaturalist
wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
3,925 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
3,820 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
3,770 observations