Plants of New Jersey
The plants most often spotted in New Jersey, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in New Jersey
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
22,617 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
20,607 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
16,224 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
14,506 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
14,176 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
11,978 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
11,897 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
11,812 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
11,603 observations · iNaturalist
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
10,977 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
9,097 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
8,834 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
8,810 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
8,609 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
8,482 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
8,411 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
8,208 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
8,203 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
8,079 observations
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
8,000 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
7,779 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
7,742 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
7,707 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
7,667 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
7,332 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
7,170 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
7,088 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
6,950 observations · iNaturalist
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
6,940 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
6,780 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
6,623 observations
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
6,518 observations · iNaturalist
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
6,377 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
6,165 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
6,142 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
6,118 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
6,014 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
6,014 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
5,953 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
5,892 observations
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
5,842 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
5,731 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
5,723 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
5,703 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
5,663 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
5,615 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
5,457 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
5,401 observations
low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
5,338 observations · iNaturalist
common ivy
Hedera helix
5,326 observations · iNaturalist