Plants of Virginia Beach, VA
The plants most often spotted near Virginia Beach, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
15,014
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 15,014 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Virginia Beach. The most frequently seen is the white clover, with 928 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Virginia Beach
white clover
Trifolium repens
928 observations
loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
655 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
612 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
592 observations
southern live oak
Quercus virginiana
531 observations
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
439 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
438 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
403 observations
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
401 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
396 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
341 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
335 observations
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
326 observations
yellow jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
315 observations · iNaturalist
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
314 observations · iNaturalist
common ivy
Hedera helix
314 observations
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
312 observations · iNaturalist
bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
298 observations · iNaturalist
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
288 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
285 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
279 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
277 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
272 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
250 observations
saw greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
249 observations · iNaturalist
American holly
Ilex opaca
246 observations
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
241 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
240 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
239 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
229 observations · iNaturalist
Spring starflower
Ipheion uniflorum
228 observations · iNaturalist
water oak
Quercus nigra
226 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
226 observations · iNaturalist
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
220 observations
netted chain fern
Woodwardia areolata
220 observations
Sweetleaf
Symplocos tinctoria
210 observations · iNaturalist
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
207 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
206 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
203 observations
coral honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
202 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
200 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
197 observations
swamp redbay
Tamala palustris
194 observations · iNaturalist
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
191 observations · iNaturalist
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
182 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
177 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
176 observations · iNaturalist
pink-sorrel
Oxalis articulata
169 observations · iNaturalist
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
168 observations · iNaturalist
Asiatic dayflower
Commelina communis
167 observations · iNaturalist
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