Plants of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The plants most often spotted near Philadelphia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
103,600
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 103,600 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Philadelphia. The most frequently seen is the lesser celandine, with 4,151 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Philadelphia
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
4,151 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
3,609 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
3,566 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
3,412 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
3,390 observations · iNaturalist
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
3,004 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
2,866 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
2,767 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
2,763 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
2,743 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
2,727 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
2,656 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
2,631 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
2,560 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
2,505 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
2,492 observations · iNaturalist
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
2,269 observations
common star-of-Bethlehem
Ornithogalum umbellatum
2,244 observations · iNaturalist
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
2,216 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
2,122 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
2,090 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
2,046 observations · iNaturalist
American holly
Ilex opaca
2,042 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
2,004 observations
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
1,961 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
1,932 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
1,852 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,712 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
1,585 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
1,583 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
1,561 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
1,560 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
1,554 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
1,519 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
1,501 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
1,492 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
1,427 observations
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
1,419 observations · iNaturalist
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
1,410 observations
hemp dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum
1,407 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
1,390 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
1,375 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
1,362 observations · iNaturalist
Philadelphia fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus
1,356 observations · iNaturalist
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
1,310 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
1,302 observations
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
1,296 observations · iNaturalist
common ivy
Hedera helix
1,293 observations
low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
1,292 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
1,274 observations
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