Plants of Raleigh, NC
The plants most often spotted near Raleigh, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
85,629
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 85,629 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Raleigh. The most frequently seen is the crane-fly orchid, with 3,612 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Raleigh include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants near Raleigh
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
3,612 observations · iNaturalist
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
3,586 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
3,461 observations
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
3,203 observations · iNaturalist
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
3,174 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
2,600 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
2,419 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
2,409 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
2,348 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
2,321 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
2,230 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
2,228 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
2,190 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
1,958 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
1,860 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
1,753 observations · iNaturalist
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
1,657 observations · iNaturalist
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
1,651 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
1,622 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
1,606 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
1,606 observations
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
1,566 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
1,523 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
1,505 observations
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
1,495 observations · iNaturalist
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
1,453 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
1,442 observations
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
1,372 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
1,349 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
1,306 observations
white oak
Quercus alba
1,284 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
1,271 observations
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
1,247 observations · iNaturalist
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
1,198 observations · iNaturalist
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
1,198 observations · iNaturalist
common ivy
Hedera helix
1,173 observations
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
1,166 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
1,165 observations · iNaturalist
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
1,155 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
1,151 observations · iNaturalist
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,144 observations
dimpled trout lily
Erythronium umbilicatum
1,142 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
1,135 observations
bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
1,132 observations · iNaturalist
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
1,127 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
1,104 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
1,096 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
1,087 observations
northern green-and-gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
1,075 observations · iNaturalist
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
1,074 observations
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