Plants of Virginia
The plants most often spotted in Virginia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
629,371
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 629,371 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Virginia. The most frequently seen is the Christmas fern, with 21,532 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Virginia include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Virginia
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
21,532 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
19,248 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
18,981 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
18,834 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
17,091 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
16,823 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
16,722 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
16,090 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
15,439 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
15,387 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
15,103 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
14,820 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
14,698 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
14,521 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
14,124 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
14,098 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
13,776 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
13,602 observations · iNaturalist
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
13,563 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
13,108 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
12,934 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
12,768 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
12,535 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
12,380 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
12,332 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
11,964 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
11,399 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
11,268 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
11,036 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
10,949 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
10,938 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
10,928 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
10,737 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
10,549 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
10,486 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
10,421 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
10,154 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
10,065 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
9,670 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
9,659 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
9,472 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
9,455 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
9,370 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
9,182 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
8,749 observations · iNaturalist
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
8,591 observations · iNaturalist
bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
8,574 observations · iNaturalist
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
8,528 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
8,376 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
8,342 observations
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