Plants of Detroit, MI
The plants most often spotted near Detroit, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
26,456
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 26,456 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Detroit. The most frequently seen is the common milkweed, with 1,058 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Detroit
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,058 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
850 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
793 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
738 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
736 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
731 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
729 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
711 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
706 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
702 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
694 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
642 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
634 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
621 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
618 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
608 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
602 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
582 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
518 observations
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
518 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
514 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
494 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
489 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
489 observations
white mulberry
Morus alba
486 observations · iNaturalist
dense blazing star
Liatris spicata
479 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
472 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
472 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
468 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
459 observations · iNaturalist
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
454 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
432 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
426 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
419 observations
blue vervain
Verbena hastata
402 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
402 observations · iNaturalist
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
401 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
398 observations
wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
391 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
391 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
389 observations
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
388 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
380 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
376 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
375 observations
hemp dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum
370 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
366 observations · iNaturalist
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
366 observations
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
360 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
357 observations · iNaturalist
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