Plants of Texas
The plants most often spotted in Texas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,047,432
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,047,432 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Texas. The most frequently seen is the Pinkladies, with 41,623 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Texas
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
41,623 observations
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
39,855 observations · iNaturalist
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
39,453 observations
honey mesquite
Neltuma glandulosa
32,695 observations · iNaturalist
straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
32,298 observations · iNaturalist
Texas bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
30,084 observations
Dakota mock vervain
Glandularia bipinnatifida
29,862 observations · iNaturalist
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
28,091 observations
saw greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
26,502 observations · iNaturalist
Antelopehorn Milkweed
Asclepias asperula
25,530 observations · iNaturalist
Texas Paintbrush
Castilleja indivisa
25,141 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
24,528 observations
green antelopehorns
Asclepias viridis
24,238 observations
lemon beebalm
Monarda citriodora
22,478 observations
Agarita
Berberis trifoliolata
21,798 observations · iNaturalist
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
21,596 observations
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
20,580 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
20,128 observations
common hedge parsley
Torilis arvensis
19,894 observations · iNaturalist
Turk's cap
Malvaviscus arboreus
19,578 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
19,328 observations · iNaturalist
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
19,172 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
19,092 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
18,808 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
18,540 observations
crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
18,535 observations
Carolina snailseed
Nephroia carolina
18,138 observations · iNaturalist
frostweed
Verbesina virginica
18,036 observations
Christmas cholla
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
17,920 observations · iNaturalist
sugar hackberry
Celtis laevigata
17,320 observations
turkey tangle frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
17,224 observations · iNaturalist
Texas Persimmon
Diospyros texana
17,157 observations · iNaturalist
whitemouth dayflower
Commelina erecta
17,013 observations · iNaturalist
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
16,992 observations · iNaturalist
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
16,797 observations · iNaturalist
Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
16,730 observations
Engelmann daisy
Engelmannia peristenia
16,646 observations · iNaturalist
Johnson grass
Sorghum halepense
16,386 observations
Ashe juniper
Juniperus ashei
16,182 observations · iNaturalist
Chinaberry
Melia azedarach
16,094 observations · iNaturalist
river oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
15,667 observations
Tenpetal Anemone
Anemone berlandieri
15,434 observations · iNaturalist
ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
15,369 observations · iNaturalist
southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
15,325 observations
Texas mountain laurel
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum
14,974 observations · iNaturalist
roughleaf dogwood
Cornus drummondii
14,822 observations · iNaturalist
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
14,796 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
14,454 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
14,412 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
14,117 observations
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