Plants of West Virginia Botanic Garden
The plants most often spotted in the WV Botanic Garden, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,287
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,287 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in the WV Botanic Garden. The most frequently seen is the red deadnettle, with 68 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in the WV Botanic Garden include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in the WV Botanic Garden
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
68 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
51 observations · iNaturalist
bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
46 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
45 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
41 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
39 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
37 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
34 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
34 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
31 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
31 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
29 observations
sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
29 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
28 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
28 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
27 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
26 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
26 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
26 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
25 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
25 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
25 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
25 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
25 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
25 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
24 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
23 observations
Carolina Springbeauty
Claytonia caroliniana
23 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
23 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
22 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
21 observations
lesser periwinkle
Vinca minor
21 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
20 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
20 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
19 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
19 observations · iNaturalist
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
18 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
17 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
17 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
17 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
17 observations · iNaturalist
hemp dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum
17 observations
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
16 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
16 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
16 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
15 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
15 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
15 observations
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
15 observations
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
15 observations · iNaturalist
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