Plants of World Bird Sanctuary
The plants most often spotted in the World Bird Sanctuary, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
2,673
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 2,673 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in the World Bird Sanctuary. The most frequently seen is the common pawpaw, with 148 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in the World Bird Sanctuary
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
148 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
112 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
106 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
95 observations
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
85 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
80 observations
wild comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
76 observations · iNaturalist
fragrant sumac
Rhus aromatica
73 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
73 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
66 observations
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
63 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
61 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
61 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
57 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
57 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
55 observations
river oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
54 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
53 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
53 observations · iNaturalist
violet woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
51 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
50 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
50 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
49 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
48 observations
Eastern Beebalm
Monarda bradburyana
48 observations · iNaturalist
American germander
Teucrium canadense
47 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
44 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
43 observations
Carolina buckthorn
Frangula caroliniana
43 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
42 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
42 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
40 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
40 observations
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
40 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
39 observations
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
39 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
39 observations
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
38 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
38 observations · iNaturalist
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
38 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
38 observations · iNaturalist
goat's rue
Tephrosia virginiana
36 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
36 observations
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
34 observations · iNaturalist
Maryland senna
Senna marilandica
33 observations · iNaturalist
pointed-leaved tick-trefoil
Hylodesmum glutinosum
33 observations · iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
32 observations
low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
32 observations · iNaturalist
American plantain
Plantago rugelii
32 observations
late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
31 observations · iNaturalist
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