Plants of Acadia National Park
The plants most often spotted in Acadia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
22,933
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 22,933 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Acadia. The most frequently seen is the sheep laurel, with 1,117 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Acadia
sheep laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
1,117 observations
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
1,100 observations · iNaturalist
three-toothed cinquefoil
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
1,093 observations · iNaturalist
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
910 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
894 observations
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
867 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
805 observations
pitch pine
Pinus rigida
754 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
730 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
619 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
577 observations
flat-top white aster
Doellingeria umbellata
551 observations
Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense
545 observations · iNaturalist
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
540 observations
winterberry holly
Ilex verticillata
538 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
502 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
499 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
491 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
475 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
445 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
438 observations
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
417 observations
Large-leaved lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
397 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
396 observations
northern wild raisin
Viburnum cassinoides
392 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
375 observations
black huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
335 observations
Mountain holly
Ilex mucronata
335 observations · iNaturalist
tufted vetch
Vicia cracca
326 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
323 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
305 observations
northern bush honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
280 observations · iNaturalist
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
277 observations · iNaturalist
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
275 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
272 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
268 observations · iNaturalist
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
263 observations
interrupted fern
Osmunda claytoniana
260 observations · iNaturalist
seaside pea
Lathyrus japonicus
258 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
257 observations
gray birch
Betula populifolia
256 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
250 observations
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
248 observations
lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
244 observations
purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
243 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
242 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
241 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
238 observations
Steeplebush
Spiraea tomentosa
237 observations
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
233 observations
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