Plants of Newark, NJ
The plants most often spotted near Newark, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
281,813
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 281,813 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Newark. The most frequently seen is the white snakeroot, with 23,584 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Newark include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants near Newark
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
23,584 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
20,804 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
11,001 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
10,970 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
10,899 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
9,635 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
9,237 observations · iNaturalist
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
8,077 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
7,747 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
7,047 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
6,520 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
6,137 observations · iNaturalist
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
5,902 observations · iNaturalist
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
5,794 observations
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
5,005 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
4,940 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
4,878 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
4,878 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
4,810 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
4,793 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
4,685 observations
common ivy
Hedera helix
4,495 observations
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
4,306 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
4,283 observations
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
4,225 observations · iNaturalist
black cherry
Prunus serotina
4,076 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
3,869 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
3,824 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
3,819 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
3,750 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
3,700 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
3,628 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
3,586 observations
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
3,574 observations · iNaturalist
black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
3,496 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
3,490 observations
low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
3,456 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
3,434 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
3,363 observations
American wintergreen
Pyrola americana
3,351 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
3,339 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
3,295 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
3,293 observations
northern seaside goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens
3,284 observations
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
3,282 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
3,261 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
3,260 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
3,258 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
3,243 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
3,230 observations
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