Plants of New Jersey
The plants most often spotted in New Jersey, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
431,170
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 431,170 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in New Jersey. The most frequently seen is the white snakeroot, with 22,736 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in New Jersey include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in New Jersey
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
22,736 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
21,054 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
16,271 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
15,066 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
14,651 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
12,122 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
11,992 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
11,905 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
11,837 observations · iNaturalist
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
11,444 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
9,108 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
9,073 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
8,922 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
8,791 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
8,700 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
8,572 observations · iNaturalist
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
8,448 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
8,376 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
8,340 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
8,109 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
7,923 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
7,885 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
7,857 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
7,837 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
7,404 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
7,401 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
7,363 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
7,359 observations · iNaturalist
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
7,102 observations · iNaturalist
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
7,013 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
6,838 observations
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
6,732 observations · iNaturalist
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
6,410 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
6,360 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
6,228 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
6,196 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
6,146 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
6,134 observations
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
6,128 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
6,066 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
6,057 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
6,019 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
5,827 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
5,818 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
5,812 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
5,749 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
5,591 observations
low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
5,542 observations · iNaturalist
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
5,491 observations
common ivy
Hedera helix
5,365 observations
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