Plants of Acadia National Park
The plants most often spotted in Acadia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
24,121
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 24,121 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Acadia. The most frequently seen is the rugosa rose, with 1,191 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Acadia
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
1,191 observations · iNaturalist
sheep laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
1,131 observations
three-toothed cinquefoil
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
1,119 observations · iNaturalist
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
993 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
984 observations
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
896 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
864 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
790 observations
pitch pine
Pinus rigida
785 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
645 observations
flat-top white aster
Doellingeria umbellata
626 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
603 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
599 observations
winterberry holly
Ilex verticillata
561 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
554 observations
Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense
549 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
505 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
498 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
494 observations
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
475 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
461 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
454 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
420 observations
northern wild raisin
Viburnum cassinoides
404 observations
Large-leaved lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
399 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
389 observations
Mountain holly
Ilex mucronata
375 observations · iNaturalist
black huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
345 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
328 observations
tufted vetch
Vicia cracca
328 observations · iNaturalist
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
310 observations
northern bush honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
295 observations · iNaturalist
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
294 observations
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
289 observations · iNaturalist
gray birch
Betula populifolia
279 observations
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
279 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
279 observations · iNaturalist
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
278 observations
interrupted fern
Osmunda claytoniana
270 observations · iNaturalist
seaside pea
Lathyrus japonicus
263 observations
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
259 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
258 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
258 observations · iNaturalist
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
256 observations
purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
251 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
250 observations
lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
250 observations
Steeplebush
Spiraea tomentosa
248 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
246 observations
northern bayberry
Morella pensylvanica
244 observations
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