Plants of Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
The plants most often spotted in Weeks Bay Reserve, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,075
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,075 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Weeks Bay Reserve. The most frequently seen is the Pink Sundew, with 55 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.
Most-observed plants in Weeks Bay Reserve
Pink Sundew
Drosera capillaris
55 observations · iNaturalist
sweetbay magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
54 observations
Pine lily
Lilium catesbaei
42 observations · iNaturalist
orange milkwort
Senega lutea
40 observations · iNaturalist
Musky mint
Hyptis alata
37 observations · iNaturalist
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
36 observations
Rose Pogonia
Pogonia ophioglossoides
32 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
32 observations
Pineland Hibiscus
Sabdariffa aculeata
32 observations · iNaturalist
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
31 observations · iNaturalist
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
28 observations
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
28 observations · iNaturalist
switch cane
Arundinaria tecta
27 observations · iNaturalist
Saltmarsh mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
24 observations
ten-angled pipewort
Eriocaulon decangulare
24 observations · iNaturalist
laurel-leaf greenbrier
Smilax laurifolia
23 observations · iNaturalist
primrose-leaved violet
Viola primulifolia
23 observations · iNaturalist
Goldencrest
Lophiola aurea
22 observations · iNaturalist
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
21 observations
netted chain fern
Woodwardia areolata
21 observations
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
21 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
20 observations
Savannah meadowbeauty
Rhexia alifanus
20 observations · iNaturalist
Pineland Daisy
Chaptalia tomentosa
20 observations · iNaturalist
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
19 observations
Stokes' aster
Stokesia laevis
19 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
18 observations
Zigzag Bladderwort
Utricularia subulata
18 observations · iNaturalist
white pitcher plant
Sarracenia leucophylla
17 observations
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
16 observations
gallberry
Ilex glabra
16 observations
southern wild raisin
Viburnum nudum
16 observations
blueflower eryngo
Eryngium integrifolium
16 observations · iNaturalist
yellow meadowbeauty
Rhexia lutea
16 observations · iNaturalist
lanceleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
15 observations · iNaturalist
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
14 observations · iNaturalist
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
14 observations
sawbrier
Smilax glauca
13 observations · iNaturalist
devil's walkingstick
Aralia spinosa
13 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Sesbane
Sesbania punicea
12 observations · iNaturalist
swamp rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
12 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
11 observations
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
11 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
11 observations
saw greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
11 observations · iNaturalist
red chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
11 observations
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
11 observations · iNaturalist
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
11 observations · iNaturalist
Vanillaleaf
Trilisa odoratissima
11 observations · iNaturalist
turkey tangle frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
10 observations · iNaturalist
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