Hey everybody! I was curious, so I ran some queries - these are the all-time most common research-grade plant observations, by state. Obviously not top-grade scientific research, but I thought it was kind of neat - so I put it in map form to share. The grey states have unique top observations (see table below), the colored ones share with at least one other state.
A few states were kind of close; it wouldn’t surprise me if they change seasonally. The closest right now was Wyoming - Creeping Mahonia beat out Fireweed by one observation.
That’s a lot, ain’t it? You’ve got me beat, I’ve only observed two of 'em down there! I would have guessed Bluebonnet as most common, but that’s third, behind Indian Blanket.
Creosote in NM is largely on one user who uploads massive quantities of common flora. Saguaro and California Poppy are probably the least surprising to me.
Yep! It seems he’s heavily influenced New Mexico, too. Course, some of the fun of iNaturalist is being able to create those sorts of influences - although often on a smaller scale! Looks like he’s labored a fair bit in Arizona, too, but Saguaro is well ahead - Creosote Bush is just 2nd place there!
That’s really sad about Garlic Mustard (an invasive alien) in PA and MD. If I still lived there I’d try to go out and flood the zone with a native species.
The zone is the entire state, like pretty much every square foot of it that isn’t paved, lol. Trying to get rid of garlic mustard in PA is like trying to get rid of dandelions.
You’ve got me beat, I’ve only observed two of 'em down there! I would have guessed Bluebonnet as most common, but that’s third, behind Indian Blanket.