Plants of Niagara Falls State Park
The plants most often spotted in Niagara Falls, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Niagara Falls
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
150 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
123 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
121 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
85 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
84 observations
purple-flowered raspberry
Rubus odoratus
84 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
83 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
52 observations
Ivy-leaved toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis
47 observations · iNaturalist
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
46 observations · iNaturalist
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
34 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
33 observations
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
33 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
33 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
32 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
31 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
31 observations
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
30 observations · iNaturalist
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
30 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
28 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
27 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
26 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
25 observations · iNaturalist
basswood
Tilia americana
25 observations
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
25 observations · iNaturalist
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
23 observations
black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
23 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
22 observations
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
22 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
22 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
21 observations · iNaturalist
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
21 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
21 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
21 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
20 observations
oxeye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
20 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
20 observations · iNaturalist
eastern black walnut
Juglans nigra
19 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
19 observations
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum
18 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
18 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
17 observations
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
17 observations
horse-chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
17 observations · iNaturalist
Greater celandine
Chelidonium majus
16 observations · iNaturalist
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
16 observations · iNaturalist
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
16 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
15 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
15 observations
guelder-rose
Viburnum opulus
14 observations
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