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Plants of Silver Springs State Park

The plants most often spotted in Silver Springs, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

1,642
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants

Naturalists have logged 1,642 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Silver Springs. The most frequently seen is the Cardinal Flower, with 120 recorded sightings.

Most-observed plants in Silver Springs

Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
120 observations
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
75 observations
Cabbage Palmetto
Sabal palmetto
70 observations
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
69 observations
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
67 observations
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
51 observations
Coastalplain Chaffhead
Carphephorus corymbosus
51 observations · iNaturalist
American Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
49 observations
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
44 observations
Climbing Aster
Ampelaster carolinianus
44 observations · iNaturalist
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
43 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
35 observations · iNaturalist
Ocala Lupine
Lupinus ocalensis
34 observations · iNaturalist
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
33 observations · iNaturalist
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
32 observations · iNaturalist
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
32 observations
Bartram's Airplant
Tillandsia bartramii
32 observations · iNaturalist
Largeflower Pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
30 observations · iNaturalist
Lyreleaf Sage
Salvia lyrata
29 observations
Eastern Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
27 observations · iNaturalist
American Turkey Oak
Quercus laevis
26 observations
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
25 observations
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
24 observations
Firebush
Hamelia patens
24 observations · iNaturalist
Garberia
Garberia heterophylla
24 observations · iNaturalist
Longleaf Pine
Pinus palustris
22 observations
Golden Polypody
Phlebodium aureum
22 observations · iNaturalist
Paper Mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera
22 observations · iNaturalist
Spring-run Spiderlily
Hymenocallis rotata
22 observations · iNaturalist
Sunshine Mimosa
Mimosa strigillosa
22 observations
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
21 observations
Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
21 observations · iNaturalist
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
21 observations
Coralberry
Ardisia crenata
21 observations · iNaturalist
Silverling
Baccharis glomeruliflora
21 observations · iNaturalist
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
20 observations
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
20 observations · iNaturalist
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
19 observations
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
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
Florida Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum floridanum
18 observations · iNaturalist
Summer Farewell
Dalea pinnata
18 observations · iNaturalist
Mexican Sunflower
Tithonia diversifolia
18 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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