Plants of Virginia
The plants most often spotted in Virginia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Virginia
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
21,163 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
18,774 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
18,714 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
18,234 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
16,662 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
16,606 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
16,460 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
15,996 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
15,253 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
14,930 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
14,849 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
14,552 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
14,419 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
14,402 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
13,847 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
13,813 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
13,573 observations · iNaturalist
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
13,339 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
13,039 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
12,589 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
12,497 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
12,333 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
12,165 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
12,140 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
12,013 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
11,507 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
11,309 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
11,056 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
11,022 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
10,901 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
10,721 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
10,530 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
10,420 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
10,346 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
10,346 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
10,194 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
10,009 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
9,994 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
9,605 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
9,163 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
9,133 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
9,007 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
8,986 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
8,816 observations
bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
8,560 observations · iNaturalist
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
8,461 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
8,348 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
8,340 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
8,295 observations · iNaturalist
star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
8,097 observations · iNaturalist