Plants of Minnesota
The plants most often spotted in Minnesota, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Minnesota
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
7,980 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
6,834 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
6,575 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
6,544 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
6,532 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
6,062 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
5,839 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
5,776 observations
Virginia waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
5,586 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
5,386 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
5,383 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
5,324 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
5,265 observations · iNaturalist
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
5,093 observations · iNaturalist
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
4,993 observations
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
4,936 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
4,754 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
4,718 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
4,540 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
4,513 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
4,400 observations
white campion
Silene latifolia
4,354 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
4,305 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
4,297 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
4,243 observations · iNaturalist
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
4,150 observations
hoary alyssum
Berteroa incana
4,092 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
4,079 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
4,002 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
3,958 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
3,862 observations
Canada anemone
Anemonastrum canadense
3,856 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
3,847 observations
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
3,809 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
3,723 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
3,681 observations
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
3,639 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
3,635 observations
tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
3,634 observations
hoary vervain
Verbena stricta
3,588 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
3,580 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
3,546 observations · iNaturalist
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
3,521 observations · iNaturalist
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
3,509 observations · iNaturalist
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
3,481 observations · iNaturalist
blue vervain
Verbena hastata
3,470 observations
largeflower bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
3,437 observations
riverbank grape
Vitis riparia
3,376 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
3,256 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
3,198 observations