Plants of Connecticut Audubon Center at Fairfield
The plants most often spotted in the Center at Fairfield, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
559
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 559 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in the Center at Fairfield. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Skunk Cabbage, with 52 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in the Center at Fairfield include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in the Center at Fairfield
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
52 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
25 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
20 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
20 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
20 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
18 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
18 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
17 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
16 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
14 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
13 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
13 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
13 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
13 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
13 observations · iNaturalist
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
12 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
11 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
11 observations · iNaturalist
American wintergreen
Pyrola americana
11 observations · iNaturalist
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
11 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
11 observations
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
11 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
10 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
9 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
9 observations
dwarf ginseng
Panax trifolius
9 observations · iNaturalist
flat-branched tree-clubmoss
Dendrolycopodium obscurum
9 observations · iNaturalist
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
9 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
8 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
8 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
8 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
8 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
8 observations
American groundnut
Apios americana
8 observations
New York fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
8 observations · iNaturalist
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
7 observations
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
7 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
6 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
6 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
6 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
6 observations · iNaturalist
carpet bugle
Ajuga reptans
6 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
6 observations
Siebold's Viburnum
Viburnum sieboldii
6 observations · iNaturalist
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
5 observations
roundleaf greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
5 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
5 observations
marsh blue violet
Viola cucullata
5 observations · iNaturalist
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
5 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
4 observations
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