Plants of West Virginia
The plants most often spotted in West Virginia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in West Virginia
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
9,463 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
8,411 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
8,260 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
7,296 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
6,925 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
6,836 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
6,607 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
6,577 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
6,553 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
6,525 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
6,516 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
6,424 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
6,337 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
6,072 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
5,926 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
5,867 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
5,694 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
5,688 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
5,579 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
5,446 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
5,420 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
5,278 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
5,266 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
5,262 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
5,244 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
5,205 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
5,065 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
5,047 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
4,852 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
4,816 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
4,779 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
4,776 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
4,599 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
4,590 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
4,537 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
4,445 observations · iNaturalist
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
4,413 observations · iNaturalist
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
4,346 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
4,327 observations · iNaturalist
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
4,312 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
4,288 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
4,257 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
4,250 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
4,193 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
4,175 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
4,105 observations
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
4,098 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
4,027 observations · iNaturalist
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
3,956 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
3,955 observations