Plants of Michigan
The plants most often spotted in Michigan, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
524,665
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 524,665 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Michigan. The most frequently seen is the common milkweed, with 27,348 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Michigan
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
27,348 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
15,934 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
13,944 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
13,547 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
13,489 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
13,431 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
12,864 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
12,494 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
12,391 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
12,252 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
12,168 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
11,973 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
11,926 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
11,809 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
11,758 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
11,580 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
11,239 observations · iNaturalist
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
11,023 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
10,974 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
10,813 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
10,798 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
10,475 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
10,207 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
10,151 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
10,129 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
9,890 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
9,805 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
9,690 observations · iNaturalist
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
9,432 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
9,144 observations
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
9,040 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
8,902 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
8,736 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
8,694 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
8,574 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
8,417 observations · iNaturalist
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
8,403 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
8,275 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
8,270 observations
white campion
Silene latifolia
8,065 observations · iNaturalist
blue vervain
Verbena hastata
7,936 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
7,783 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
7,717 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
7,684 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
7,651 observations · iNaturalist
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
7,626 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
7,600 observations
black raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
7,558 observations
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
7,546 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
7,510 observations
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