Plants of New Hampshire
The plants most often spotted in New Hampshire, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
234,186
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 234,186 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in New Hampshire. The most frequently seen is the eastern white pine, with 13,408 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in New Hampshire
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
13,408 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
10,091 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
10,075 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
9,083 observations
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
7,889 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
7,267 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
6,986 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
6,824 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
6,515 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
6,301 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
6,132 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
5,888 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
5,659 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
5,560 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
5,464 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
5,389 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
4,987 observations · iNaturalist
red trillium
Trillium erectum
4,741 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
4,597 observations · iNaturalist
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
4,548 observations · iNaturalist
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
4,326 observations
sugar maple
Acer saccharum
4,232 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
4,109 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
4,103 observations
threeleaf goldthread
Coptis trifolia
4,034 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
4,017 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
3,918 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
3,686 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
3,582 observations · iNaturalist
sheep laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
3,487 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
3,456 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
3,345 observations · iNaturalist
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
3,316 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
3,194 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
3,114 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
3,087 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
3,036 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
2,969 observations
Diapensia
Diapensia lapponica
2,930 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
2,860 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
2,858 observations
interrupted fern
Osmunda claytoniana
2,800 observations · iNaturalist
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
2,749 observations · iNaturalist
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
2,690 observations · iNaturalist
black cherry
Prunus serotina
2,589 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
2,569 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
2,510 observations
Bog Labrador Tea
Rhododendron groenlandicum
2,485 observations
purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
2,372 observations
whorled wood aster
Oclemena acuminata
2,359 observations · iNaturalist
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