Plants of Massachusetts
The plants most often spotted in Massachusetts, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Massachusetts
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
20,671 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
16,280 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
14,183 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
13,400 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
12,990 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
12,349 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
12,119 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
11,795 observations
pitch pine
Pinus rigida
11,666 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
11,236 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
11,189 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
10,973 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
10,893 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
10,511 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
9,389 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
9,303 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
9,271 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
9,242 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
9,166 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
8,959 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
8,879 observations
white oak
Quercus alba
8,745 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
8,597 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
8,385 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
8,130 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
8,064 observations
mapleleaf viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
7,886 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
7,862 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
7,656 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
7,633 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
7,331 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
7,312 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
7,250 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
7,123 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
7,106 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
7,043 observations · iNaturalist
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
7,032 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
6,992 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
6,960 observations
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
6,945 observations · iNaturalist
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
6,923 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
6,754 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
6,659 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
6,639 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
6,626 observations · iNaturalist
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
6,516 observations
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
6,480 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
6,384 observations
Greater celandine
Chelidonium majus
6,366 observations · iNaturalist
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
6,328 observations · iNaturalist