Plants of Jersey City, NJ
The plants most often spotted near Jersey City, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
267,378
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 267,378 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Jersey City. The most frequently seen is the white snakeroot, with 23,331 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Jersey City
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
23,331 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
19,983 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
10,933 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
10,687 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
10,119 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
9,447 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
9,011 observations · iNaturalist
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
8,043 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
7,101 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
6,093 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
6,091 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
5,881 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
5,825 observations · iNaturalist
common reed
Phragmites australis
5,056 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
4,967 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
4,948 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
4,882 observations
common ivy
Hedera helix
4,607 observations
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
4,547 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
4,402 observations
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
4,278 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
4,205 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
4,181 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
4,022 observations
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
3,947 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
3,921 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
3,880 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
3,702 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
3,672 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
3,575 observations
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
3,552 observations · iNaturalist
northern seaside goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens
3,454 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
3,424 observations · iNaturalist
black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
3,403 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
3,311 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
3,266 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
3,261 observations
low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
3,183 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
3,137 observations · iNaturalist
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
3,109 observations
white mulberry
Morus alba
3,087 observations · iNaturalist
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
3,007 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
2,996 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
2,987 observations
Asiatic dayflower
Commelina communis
2,960 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
2,950 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
2,808 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
2,744 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
2,702 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
2,700 observations
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