Plants of Boston, Massachusetts
The plants most often spotted near Boston, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
165,625
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 165,625 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Boston. The most frequently seen is the eastern white pine, with 7,670 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Boston include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants near Boston
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
7,670 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
7,512 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
6,405 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
5,511 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
5,288 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
4,780 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
4,603 observations · iNaturalist
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
4,571 observations · iNaturalist
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
4,538 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
4,102 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
4,004 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
3,985 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
3,982 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
3,767 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
3,750 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
3,678 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
3,663 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
3,450 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
3,435 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
3,360 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
3,263 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
3,236 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
3,120 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
3,088 observations
Greater celandine
Chelidonium majus
2,891 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
2,851 observations
mapleleaf viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
2,782 observations
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
2,767 observations · iNaturalist
black cherry
Prunus serotina
2,707 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
2,639 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
2,521 observations · iNaturalist
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
2,477 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
2,432 observations
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
2,417 observations
Common Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
2,409 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
2,347 observations
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
2,304 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
2,300 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
2,272 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
2,216 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
2,165 observations
lesser periwinkle
Vinca minor
2,158 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
2,150 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
2,087 observations
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
2,074 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
2,048 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
2,039 observations · iNaturalist
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
1,943 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
1,943 observations · iNaturalist
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
1,925 observations
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