Plants of New York
The plants most often spotted in New York, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,142,643
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,142,643 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in New York. The most frequently seen is the common milkweed, with 47,711 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in New York include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in New York
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
47,711 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
40,874 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
40,449 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
39,146 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
38,959 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
32,451 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
30,344 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
27,305 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
26,626 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
26,375 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
26,190 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
25,926 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
25,353 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
24,702 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
24,450 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
24,357 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
23,165 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
23,019 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
22,467 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
22,194 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
21,298 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
20,992 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
20,775 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
20,772 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
20,505 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
20,369 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
20,180 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
19,823 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
19,793 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
19,762 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
19,734 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
19,585 observations · iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
19,393 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
19,070 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
18,382 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
18,321 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
18,011 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
17,991 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
17,909 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
17,784 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
16,961 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
16,850 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
16,688 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
16,352 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
16,144 observations
purple-flowered raspberry
Rubus odoratus
15,531 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
15,456 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
15,456 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
15,364 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
15,329 observations · iNaturalist
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