Plants of Massachusetts
The plants most often spotted in Massachusetts, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
485,408
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 485,408 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Massachusetts. The most frequently seen is the eastern white pine, with 21,424 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Massachusetts include Spotted Wintergreen and American Chestnut - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Massachusetts
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
21,424 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
17,662 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
14,365 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
14,196 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
14,039 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
13,714 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
13,702 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
12,314 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
12,240 observations
pitch pine
Pinus rigida
12,144 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
11,908 observations · iNaturalist
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
11,721 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
11,663 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
11,472 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
10,503 observations · iNaturalist
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
10,423 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
10,264 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
9,662 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
9,543 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
9,525 observations
white oak
Quercus alba
9,126 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
9,122 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
8,960 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
8,846 observations
mapleleaf viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
8,728 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
8,665 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
8,543 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
8,528 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
8,340 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
8,336 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
7,960 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
7,867 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
7,822 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
7,716 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
7,674 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
7,575 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
7,448 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
7,370 observations
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
7,369 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
7,365 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
7,290 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
7,240 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
7,233 observations
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
7,061 observations · iNaturalist
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
7,028 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
6,818 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
6,740 observations · iNaturalist
Greater celandine
Chelidonium majus
6,728 observations · iNaturalist
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
6,716 observations
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
6,710 observations
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