Plants of Boston, Massachusetts

The plants most often spotted near Boston, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

Most-observed plants near Boston

Alliaria petiolata

7,439 observations

eastern white pine

7,431 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

5,671 observations

Eastern Skunk Cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus

5,405 observations

striped wintergreen

Chimaphila maculata

4,818 observations

Asian bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

4,321 observations

Artemisia vulgaris

4,305 observations · iNaturalist

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

4,099 observations

alder buckthorn

4,082 observations · iNaturalist

multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

3,936 observations

Japanese knotweed

Reynoutria japonica

3,879 observations

pink lady's slipper

Cypripedium acaule

3,601 observations

Canada mayflower

Maianthemum canadense

3,561 observations

Sweet Pepperbush

Clethra alnifolia

3,558 observations

Monotropa uniflora

3,482 observations

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

3,434 observations

eastern poison ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

3,303 observations

Glechoma hederacea

3,253 observations · iNaturalist

Onoclea sensibilis

3,247 observations

Verbascum thapsus

3,141 observations

purple loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

3,085 observations

2,964 observations

common jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

2,903 observations

Greater celandine

Chelidonium majus

2,748 observations · iNaturalist

Prunus serotina

2,654 observations

mapleleaf viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

2,572 observations

2,567 observations

Ailanthus altissima

2,538 observations · iNaturalist

Sassafras albidum

2,450 observations

common dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

2,441 observations

Acer platanoides

2,298 observations · iNaturalist

Fagus grandifolia

2,273 observations

eastern redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

2,230 observations

Trifolium repens

2,220 observations

Cichorium intybus

2,212 observations

winged euonymus

Euonymus alatus

2,177 observations · iNaturalist

Tanacetum vulgare

2,157 observations

lesser periwinkle

2,127 observations · iNaturalist

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

2,123 observations

Trifolium pratense

2,104 observations

American burnweed

Erechtites hieraciifolius

2,099 observations · iNaturalist

Cirsium vulgare

2,003 observations

northern starflower

Lysimachia borealis

1,989 observations · iNaturalist

Mitchella repens

1,980 observations

1,939 observations

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

1,896 observations

eastern hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

1,889 observations

american witch-hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

1,879 observations

wild sarsaparilla

Aralia nudicaulis

1,879 observations

Japanese barberry

Berberis thunbergii

1,853 observations · iNaturalist