Plants of New York
The plants most often spotted in New York, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in New York
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
42,455 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
39,929 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
39,420 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
37,156 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
34,414 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
30,213 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
29,479 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
26,596 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
26,210 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
25,343 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
23,429 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
23,205 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
23,023 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
22,704 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
22,321 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
22,287 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
21,926 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
21,849 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
21,825 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
20,726 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
20,113 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
20,083 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
19,740 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
19,314 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
18,772 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
18,769 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
18,708 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
18,509 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
18,472 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
18,286 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
18,178 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
18,129 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
18,034 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
17,723 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
17,272 observations · iNaturalist
common reed
Phragmites australis
17,093 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
16,983 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
16,794 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
16,738 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
16,473 observations · iNaturalist
black cherry
Prunus serotina
16,358 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
16,305 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
15,830 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
15,781 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
15,761 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
15,024 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
14,834 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
14,817 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
14,565 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
14,284 observations