Plants of New York
The plants most often spotted in New York, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,107,612
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,107,612 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in New York. The most frequently seen is the common milkweed, with 45,694 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
45,694 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
40,214 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
40,006 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
38,011 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
34,830 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
31,403 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
29,786 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
26,908 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
26,345 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
25,627 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
25,000 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
24,077 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
24,076 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
24,043 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
23,830 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
23,171 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
22,444 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
22,388 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
22,363 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
21,586 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
20,704 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
20,332 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
20,234 observations · iNaturalist
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
19,710 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
19,641 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
19,601 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
19,558 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
19,502 observations · iNaturalist
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
19,248 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
19,059 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
19,040 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
18,879 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
18,822 observations · iNaturalist
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
18,619 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
18,117 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
17,729 observations · iNaturalist
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
17,508 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
17,502 observations · iNaturalist
common reed
Phragmites australis
17,469 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
17,229 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
16,651 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
16,340 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
16,332 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
16,264 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
16,011 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
15,213 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
15,181 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
15,127 observations · iNaturalist
purple-flowered raspberry
Rubus odoratus
15,106 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
15,082 observations
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