Plants of Michigan
The plants most often spotted in Michigan, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
507,770
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 507,770 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Michigan. The most frequently seen is the common milkweed, with 25,754 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Michigan
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
25,754 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
15,860 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
13,432 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
13,329 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
13,327 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
13,227 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
12,414 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
12,357 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
12,227 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
12,102 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
12,034 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
11,861 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
11,341 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
11,304 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
11,085 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
10,980 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
10,802 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
10,593 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
10,498 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
10,465 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
10,101 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
10,030 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
9,977 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
9,967 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
9,851 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
9,706 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
9,450 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
9,358 observations · iNaturalist
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
9,161 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
9,103 observations
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
8,827 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
8,694 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
8,673 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
8,491 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
8,208 observations · iNaturalist
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
8,179 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
8,096 observations · iNaturalist
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
7,938 observations
white campion
Silene latifolia
7,867 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
7,653 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
7,571 observations · iNaturalist
blue vervain
Verbena hastata
7,568 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
7,506 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
7,498 observations
black raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
7,430 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
7,347 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
7,294 observations
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
7,155 observations
grey-headed coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
7,054 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
7,025 observations
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