Plants of Massachusetts
The plants most often spotted in Massachusetts, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
471,468
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 471,468 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Massachusetts. The most frequently seen is the eastern white pine, with 20,982 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Massachusetts include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Massachusetts
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
20,982 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
17,026 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
14,288 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
13,553 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
13,462 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
13,419 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
13,196 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
12,070 observations
pitch pine
Pinus rigida
11,831 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
11,555 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
11,528 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
11,425 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
11,358 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
11,339 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
10,034 observations · iNaturalist
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
9,971 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
9,693 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
9,433 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
9,371 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
9,366 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
9,018 observations
white oak
Quercus alba
9,003 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
8,756 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
8,449 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
8,382 observations
mapleleaf viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
8,377 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
8,301 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
8,167 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
8,159 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
8,049 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
7,777 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
7,510 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
7,448 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
7,416 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
7,410 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
7,331 observations · iNaturalist
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
7,229 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
7,213 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
7,211 observations
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
7,209 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
7,182 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
7,065 observations
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
7,050 observations · iNaturalist
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
7,014 observations
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
6,745 observations · iNaturalist
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
6,684 observations · iNaturalist
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
6,633 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
6,620 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
6,590 observations
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
6,570 observations
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