Plants of Texas
The plants most often spotted in Texas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Texas
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
41,242 observations
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
38,630 observations
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
38,427 observations · iNaturalist
straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
31,712 observations · iNaturalist
honey mesquite
Neltuma glandulosa
31,559 observations · iNaturalist
Texas bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
29,886 observations
Dakota mock vervain
Glandularia bipinnatifida
29,249 observations · iNaturalist
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
27,480 observations
Antelopehorn Milkweed
Asclepias asperula
25,310 observations · iNaturalist
saw greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
25,093 observations · iNaturalist
Texas Paintbrush
Castilleja indivisa
24,987 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
23,817 observations
green antelopehorns
Asclepias viridis
23,543 observations
lemon beebalm
Monarda citriodora
22,068 observations
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
21,315 observations
Agarita
Berberis trifoliolata
21,285 observations · iNaturalist
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
19,755 observations
common hedge parsley
Torilis arvensis
19,709 observations · iNaturalist
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
19,074 observations
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
18,736 observations · iNaturalist
Turk's cap
Malvaviscus arboreus
18,677 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
18,612 observations
crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
18,496 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
18,076 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
18,021 observations
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
18,006 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas cholla
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
17,606 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina snailseed
Nephroia carolina
17,024 observations · iNaturalist
frostweed
Verbesina virginica
16,954 observations
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
16,953 observations · iNaturalist
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
16,743 observations · iNaturalist
Engelmann daisy
Engelmannia peristenia
16,485 observations · iNaturalist
sugar hackberry
Celtis laevigata
16,476 observations
Texas Persimmon
Diospyros texana
16,289 observations · iNaturalist
turkey tangle frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
16,058 observations · iNaturalist
whitemouth dayflower
Commelina erecta
15,952 observations · iNaturalist
Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
15,847 observations
Ashe juniper
Juniperus ashei
15,690 observations · iNaturalist
Johnson grass
Sorghum halepense
15,540 observations
Chinaberry
Melia azedarach
15,425 observations · iNaturalist
Tenpetal Anemone
Anemone berlandieri
15,411 observations · iNaturalist
southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
15,131 observations
ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
15,076 observations · iNaturalist
river oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
14,746 observations
Texas mountain laurel
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum
14,635 observations · iNaturalist
roughleaf dogwood
Cornus drummondii
14,476 observations · iNaturalist
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
13,670 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
13,639 observations
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
13,532 observations · iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
13,497 observations