Plants of Acadia National Park
The plants most often spotted in Acadia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Acadia
three-toothed cinquefoil
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
1,075 observations · iNaturalist
sheep laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
1,036 observations
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
1,027 observations · iNaturalist
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
835 observations
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
826 observations
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
824 observations
pitch pine
Pinus rigida
748 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
739 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
715 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
584 observations
flat-top white aster
Doellingeria umbellata
549 observations
Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense
539 observations · iNaturalist
winterberry holly
Ilex verticillata
528 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
526 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
522 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
489 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
482 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
470 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
456 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
422 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
420 observations
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
394 observations
northern wild raisin
Viburnum cassinoides
392 observations
Large-leaved lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
391 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
386 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
363 observations
Mountain holly
Ilex mucronata
327 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
323 observations
tufted vetch
Vicia cracca
319 observations · iNaturalist
black huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
316 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
297 observations
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
269 observations · iNaturalist
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
265 observations
interrupted fern
Osmunda claytoniana
257 observations · iNaturalist
northern bush honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
256 observations · iNaturalist
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
255 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
254 observations
seaside pea
Lathyrus japonicus
252 observations
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
250 observations
gray birch
Betula populifolia
247 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
246 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
244 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
234 observations · iNaturalist
purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
231 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
229 observations · iNaturalist
lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
228 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
223 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
223 observations
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
222 observations
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
217 observations