Plants of Boston, Massachusetts
The plants most often spotted near Boston, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
160,626
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 160,626 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Boston. The most frequently seen is the eastern white pine, with 7,513 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
7,513 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
7,480 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
6,075 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
5,456 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
4,999 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
4,487 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
4,457 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
4,424 observations · iNaturalist
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
4,407 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
3,973 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
3,926 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
3,925 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
3,837 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
3,726 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
3,620 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
3,620 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
3,394 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
3,374 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
3,335 observations · iNaturalist
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
3,323 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
3,210 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
3,059 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
3,056 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
2,843 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
2,785 observations
Greater celandine
Chelidonium majus
2,778 observations · iNaturalist
black cherry
Prunus serotina
2,686 observations
mapleleaf viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
2,677 observations
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
2,592 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
2,554 observations
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
2,470 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
2,351 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
2,326 observations · iNaturalist
tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
2,322 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
2,282 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
2,275 observations
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
2,268 observations · iNaturalist
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
2,262 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
2,245 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
2,169 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
2,149 observations
lesser periwinkle
Vinca minor
2,143 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
2,032 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
2,028 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
2,021 observations · iNaturalist
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
1,993 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
1,984 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
1,924 observations · iNaturalist
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
1,901 observations
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
1,890 observations
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