Plants of Maine
The plants most often spotted in Maine, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Maine
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
6,159 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
5,135 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
4,861 observations
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
4,696 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
4,527 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
4,412 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
4,083 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
4,051 observations · iNaturalist
sheep laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
4,033 observations
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
3,859 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
3,553 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
3,344 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
3,297 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
3,265 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
3,264 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
3,106 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
2,944 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
2,897 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
2,800 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
2,706 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
2,661 observations
three-toothed cinquefoil
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
2,657 observations · iNaturalist
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
2,647 observations · iNaturalist
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
2,606 observations
purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
2,543 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
2,523 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
2,488 observations
flat-top white aster
Doellingeria umbellata
2,488 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
2,479 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
2,472 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
2,452 observations
tufted vetch
Vicia cracca
2,370 observations · iNaturalist
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
2,356 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
2,284 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
2,196 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
2,120 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
2,070 observations · iNaturalist
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
2,064 observations · iNaturalist
Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense
2,027 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
2,021 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
1,991 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
1,910 observations · iNaturalist
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
1,848 observations
interrupted fern
Osmunda claytoniana
1,834 observations · iNaturalist
northern wild raisin
Viburnum cassinoides
1,722 observations
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
1,680 observations
Bog Labrador Tea
Rhododendron groenlandicum
1,673 observations
whorled wood aster
Oclemena acuminata
1,646 observations · iNaturalist
threeleaf goldthread
Coptis trifolia
1,634 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
1,626 observations