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Plants of Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

The plants most often spotted in Weeks Bay Reserve, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

1,145
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants

Naturalists have logged 1,145 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Weeks Bay Reserve. The most frequently seen is the Sweetbay Magnolia, with 56 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in Weeks Bay Reserve include Rose Pogonia and White-topped Pitcher Plant - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Rose PogoniaWhite-topped Pitcher Plant

Most-observed plants in Weeks Bay Reserve

Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
56 observations
Pink Sundew
Drosera capillaris
56 observations · iNaturalist
Pine Lily
Lilium catesbaei
52 observations · iNaturalist
Musky Mint
Hyptis alata
42 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Milkwort
Senega lutea
40 observations · iNaturalist
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
38 observations
Lyreleaf Sage
Salvia lyrata
33 observations
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
33 observations · iNaturalist
Pineland Hibiscus
Sabdariffa aculeata
33 observations · iNaturalist
Rose Pogonia
Pogonia ophioglossoides
32 observations
Switch Cane
Arundinaria tecta
30 observations · iNaturalist
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
30 observations · iNaturalist
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
28 observations
Laurel-leaf Greenbrier
Smilax laurifolia
28 observations · iNaturalist
Saltmarsh Mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
26 observations
Ten-angled Pipewort
Eriocaulon decangulare
25 observations · iNaturalist
Netted Chain Fern
Woodwardia areolata
23 observations
Goldencrest
Lophiola aurea
23 observations · iNaturalist
Primrose-leaved Violet
Viola primulifolia
23 observations · iNaturalist
American Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
22 observations
Savannah Meadowbeauty
Rhexia alifanus
22 observations · iNaturalist
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
21 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
21 observations
Pineland Daisy
Chaptalia tomentosa
21 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
20 observations
Blueflower Eryngo
Eryngium integrifolium
20 observations · iNaturalist
Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
19 observations
Stokes' Aster
Stokesia laevis
19 observations · iNaturalist
Zigzag Bladderwort
Utricularia subulata
18 observations · iNaturalist
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
17 observations
Lanceleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
17 observations · iNaturalist
White Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia leucophylla
17 observations
Gallberry
Ilex glabra
17 observations
Yellow Meadowbeauty
Rhexia lutea
17 observations · iNaturalist
Southern Wild Raisin
Viburnum nudum
16 observations
Sawbrier
Smilax glauca
15 observations · iNaturalist
Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
15 observations · iNaturalist
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
15 observations
Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora latifolia
14 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Sesbane
Sesbania punicea
13 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Walkingstick
Aralia spinosa
13 observations · iNaturalist
Stinking Camphorweed
Pluchea foetida
13 observations · iNaturalist
Turkey Tangle Frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
12 observations · iNaturalist
Swamp Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
12 observations
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
12 observations
Vanillaleaf
Trilisa odoratissima
12 observations · iNaturalist
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
11 observations
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
11 observations
Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia
11 observations
Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
11 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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