Plants of Michigan
The plants most often spotted in Michigan, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Michigan
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
23,426 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
15,618 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
13,231 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
13,176 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
12,355 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
12,307 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
12,164 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
11,976 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
11,787 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
11,787 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
11,778 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
11,565 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
11,003 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
10,663 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
10,475 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
10,405 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
10,221 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
10,195 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
10,031 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
10,008 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
9,808 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
9,658 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
9,581 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
9,395 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
9,198 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
9,135 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
9,133 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
8,897 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
8,624 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
8,276 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
8,267 observations
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
8,228 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
8,187 observations · iNaturalist
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
7,761 observations · iNaturalist
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
7,641 observations · iNaturalist
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
7,638 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
7,586 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
7,503 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
7,485 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
7,480 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
7,310 observations · iNaturalist
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
7,215 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
7,152 observations
black raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
7,084 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
6,979 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
6,910 observations
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
6,867 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
6,841 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
6,655 observations
blue vervain
Verbena hastata
6,577 observations