Plants of Texas
The plants most often spotted in Texas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,033,683
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,033,683 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Texas. The most frequently seen is the Pinkladies, with 41,529 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Texas
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
41,529 observations
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
39,261 observations
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
39,103 observations · iNaturalist
honey mesquite
Neltuma glandulosa
32,059 observations · iNaturalist
straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
32,018 observations · iNaturalist
Texas bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
29,942 observations
Dakota mock vervain
Glandularia bipinnatifida
29,650 observations · iNaturalist
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
27,860 observations
saw greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
26,177 observations · iNaturalist
Antelopehorn Milkweed
Asclepias asperula
25,455 observations · iNaturalist
Texas Paintbrush
Castilleja indivisa
25,101 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
24,185 observations
green antelopehorns
Asclepias viridis
23,954 observations
lemon beebalm
Monarda citriodora
22,382 observations
Agarita
Berberis trifoliolata
21,603 observations · iNaturalist
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
21,496 observations
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
20,226 observations
common hedge parsley
Torilis arvensis
19,814 observations · iNaturalist
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
19,482 observations
Turk's cap
Malvaviscus arboreus
19,119 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
18,962 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
18,878 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
18,617 observations
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
18,605 observations · iNaturalist
crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
18,512 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
18,313 observations
Christmas cholla
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
17,766 observations · iNaturalist
frostweed
Verbesina virginica
17,670 observations
Carolina snailseed
Nephroia carolina
17,428 observations · iNaturalist
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
16,986 observations · iNaturalist
Texas Persimmon
Diospyros texana
16,898 observations · iNaturalist
turkey tangle frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
16,797 observations · iNaturalist
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
16,785 observations · iNaturalist
sugar hackberry
Celtis laevigata
16,773 observations
Engelmann daisy
Engelmannia peristenia
16,587 observations · iNaturalist
whitemouth dayflower
Commelina erecta
16,460 observations · iNaturalist
Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
16,325 observations
Ashe juniper
Juniperus ashei
15,950 observations · iNaturalist
Johnson grass
Sorghum halepense
15,892 observations
Chinaberry
Melia azedarach
15,868 observations · iNaturalist
Tenpetal Anemone
Anemone berlandieri
15,430 observations · iNaturalist
southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
15,236 observations
ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
15,203 observations · iNaturalist
river oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
15,193 observations
Texas mountain laurel
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum
14,797 observations · iNaturalist
roughleaf dogwood
Cornus drummondii
14,686 observations · iNaturalist
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
14,415 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
14,321 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
14,097 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
13,817 observations
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