Plants of Tampa, Florida
The plants most often spotted near Tampa, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants near Tampa
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
6,204 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
4,800 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
4,086 observations · iNaturalist
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
3,193 observations
Brazilian pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
1,800 observations · iNaturalist
largeflower Mexican clover
Richardia grandiflora
1,628 observations · iNaturalist
Caesar weed
Urena lobata
1,511 observations · iNaturalist
sea grape
Coccoloba uvifera
1,348 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
1,319 observations
saw palmetto
Serenoa repens
1,297 observations
cabbage palmetto
Sabal palmetto
1,264 observations
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
1,214 observations · iNaturalist
ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
1,167 observations · iNaturalist
red mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
1,025 observations · iNaturalist
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
1,005 observations · iNaturalist
Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia
994 observations · iNaturalist
Trailing Daisy
Sphagneticola trilobata
932 observations · iNaturalist
turkey tangle frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
884 observations · iNaturalist
Shiny-leaved Wild Coffee
Psychotria nervosa
830 observations · iNaturalist
cucumberleaf sunflower
Helianthus debilis
779 observations · iNaturalist
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
757 observations
shaggy portulaca
Portulaca pilosa
741 observations · iNaturalist
lilac tasselflower
Emilia sonchifolia
740 observations · iNaturalist
common water hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
681 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
672 observations
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
649 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
649 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
648 observations
toothed midsorus fern
Telmatoblechnum serrulatum
629 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
609 observations
spurge nettle
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
606 observations · iNaturalist
Red Tasselflower
Emilia fosbergii
594 observations · iNaturalist
netted pawpaw
Asimina reticulata
559 observations · iNaturalist
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
543 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
530 observations
Firebush
Hamelia patens
516 observations · iNaturalist
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
510 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
503 observations
Virginia chainfern
Woodwardia virginica
503 observations
rosary pea
Abrus precatorius
492 observations · iNaturalist
air potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
482 observations · iNaturalist
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalis debilis
480 observations · iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
475 observations
shrubby false buttonweed
Spermacoce verticillata
473 observations · iNaturalist
fourpetal St. Johnswort
Hypericum tetrapetalum
462 observations · iNaturalist
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
461 observations · iNaturalist
spatterdock
Nuphar advena
461 observations
Virginia pepperweed
Lepidium virginicum
427 observations · iNaturalist
water spangles
Salvinia minima
424 observations
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
417 observations