Plants of Baxter State Park
The plants most often spotted in Baxter, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
6,696
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 6,696 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Baxter. The most frequently seen is the Canadian bunchberry, with 460 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Baxter
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
460 observations
Bog Labrador Tea
Rhododendron groenlandicum
444 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
338 observations
Diapensia
Diapensia lapponica
334 observations · iNaturalist
bog bilberry
Vaccinium uliginosum
273 observations · iNaturalist
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
256 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
243 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
243 observations
three-toothed cinquefoil
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
212 observations · iNaturalist
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
201 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
188 observations · iNaturalist
sheep laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
168 observations
creeping snowberry
Gaultheria hispidula
166 observations
Swamp Laurel
Kalmia polifolia
138 observations · iNaturalist
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
134 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
129 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
125 observations · iNaturalist
Bigelow's sedge
Carex bigelowii
117 observations · iNaturalist
threeleaf goldthread
Coptis trifolia
111 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
108 observations
purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
107 observations
whorled wood aster
Oclemena acuminata
107 observations · iNaturalist
mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
107 observations
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
104 observations
Greenland stitchwort
Mononeuria groenlandica
103 observations · iNaturalist
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
101 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
100 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
99 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
98 observations
Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense
88 observations · iNaturalist
red trillium
Trillium erectum
80 observations
Mountain holly
Ilex mucronata
80 observations · iNaturalist
Lapland Azalea
Rhododendron lapponicum
79 observations
trailing arbutus
Epigaea repens
77 observations
leatherleaf
Chamaedaphne calyculata
75 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
72 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
70 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
70 observations
interrupted clubmoss
Spinulum annotinum
69 observations · iNaturalist
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
63 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
62 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
61 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
60 observations · iNaturalist
tamarack
Larix laricina
58 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
56 observations · iNaturalist
highland rush
Oreojuncus trifidus
55 observations · iNaturalist
round-leaved sundew
Drosera rotundifolia
53 observations
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
52 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
51 observations
stairstep moss
Hylocomium splendens
51 observations · iNaturalist
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