Plants of Silver Springs State Park
The plants most often spotted in Silver Springs, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,609
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,609 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Silver Springs. The most frequently seen is the cardinal flower, with 117 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Silver Springs
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
117 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
69 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
68 observations
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
66 observations
cabbage palmetto
Sabal palmetto
65 observations
coastalplain chaffhead
Carphephorus corymbosus
51 observations · iNaturalist
spatterdock
Nuphar advena
50 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
49 observations
Climbing Aster
Ampelaster carolinianus
44 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
43 observations
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
42 observations · iNaturalist
Tree Philodendron
Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum
39 observations · iNaturalist
woolly pawpaw
Asimina incana
37 observations · iNaturalist
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
36 observations
spurge nettle
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
34 observations · iNaturalist
Ocala Lupine
Lupinus ocalensis
34 observations · iNaturalist
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
32 observations · iNaturalist
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
32 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
32 observations · iNaturalist
Bartram's airplant
Tillandsia bartramii
31 observations · iNaturalist
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
30 observations · iNaturalist
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
29 observations
Eastern Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
26 observations · iNaturalist
American turkey oak
Quercus laevis
25 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
24 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
24 observations
garberia
Garberia heterophylla
24 observations · iNaturalist
Firebush
Hamelia patens
22 observations · iNaturalist
golden polypody
Phlebodium aureum
22 observations · iNaturalist
Paper mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera
22 observations · iNaturalist
sunshine mimosa
Mimosa strigillosa
22 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
21 observations
longleaf pine
Pinus palustris
21 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
21 observations
Coralberry
Ardisia crenata
21 observations · iNaturalist
Silverling
Baccharis glomeruliflora
21 observations · iNaturalist
spring-run spiderlily
Hymenocallis rotata
21 observations · iNaturalist
saw palmetto
Serenoa repens
20 observations
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
20 observations · iNaturalist
water hemlock
Cicuta maculata
19 observations
Dogtongue Buckwheat
Eriogonum tomentosum
19 observations · iNaturalist
blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
19 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf pawpaw
Asimina pygmaea
19 observations · iNaturalist
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
18 observations · iNaturalist
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
18 observations
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
18 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
18 observations
Florida Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum floridanum
18 observations · iNaturalist
Summer Farewell
Dalea pinnata
18 observations · iNaturalist
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia diversifolia
18 observations · iNaturalist
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