Plants of New York City, New York
The plants most often spotted near New York City, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants near New York City
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
22,766 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
19,117 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
10,493 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
10,347 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
8,742 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
8,727 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
8,696 observations · iNaturalist
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
7,610 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
6,362 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
5,995 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
5,845 observations · iNaturalist
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
5,640 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
5,322 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
4,860 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
4,635 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
4,534 observations
common ivy
Hedera helix
4,351 observations · iNaturalist
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
4,269 observations
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
4,140 observations
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
4,000 observations · iNaturalist
black cherry
Prunus serotina
3,975 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
3,927 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
3,899 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
3,893 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
3,878 observations
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
3,656 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
3,627 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
3,548 observations
northern seaside goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens
3,540 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
3,411 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
3,252 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
3,222 observations · iNaturalist
black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
3,167 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
3,162 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
3,114 observations
white mulberry
Morus alba
2,985 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
2,940 observations
low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
2,884 observations · iNaturalist
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
2,873 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
2,797 observations
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
2,736 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
2,736 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
2,690 observations · iNaturalist
horseweed
Erigeron canadensis
2,668 observations · iNaturalist
Asiatic dayflower
Commelina communis
2,627 observations · iNaturalist
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
2,566 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
2,538 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
2,525 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
2,503 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
2,503 observations