Plants of Niagara Falls State Park
The plants most often spotted in Niagara Falls, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,915
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,915 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Niagara Falls. The most frequently seen is the tree-of-heaven, with 151 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Niagara Falls
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
151 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
128 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
124 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
102 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
95 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
95 observations
purple-flowered raspberry
Rubus odoratus
92 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
58 observations
Ivy-leaved toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis
47 observations · iNaturalist
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
46 observations · iNaturalist
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
37 observations
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
36 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
35 observations
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
35 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
34 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
33 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
32 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
32 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
32 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
31 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
28 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
28 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
26 observations
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
26 observations
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
26 observations · iNaturalist
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
25 observations · iNaturalist
basswood
Tilia americana
25 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
24 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
23 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
23 observations · iNaturalist
black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
23 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
23 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
22 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
21 observations
spotted Joe-Pye weed
Eutrochium maculatum
21 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
21 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
21 observations
eastern black walnut
Juglans nigra
20 observations
oxeye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
20 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
20 observations
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum
19 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
19 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
18 observations · iNaturalist
horse-chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
18 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
17 observations
Greater celandine
Chelidonium majus
17 observations · iNaturalist
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
17 observations
moth mullein
Verbascum blattaria
17 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
16 observations · iNaturalist
guelder-rose
Viburnum opulus
16 observations
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