Plants of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The plants most often spotted near Pittsburgh, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
56,980
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 56,980 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Pittsburgh. The most frequently seen is the garlic mustard, with 2,377 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Pittsburgh
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
2,377 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
2,057 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
2,023 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
1,862 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
1,666 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
1,608 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
1,558 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,527 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
1,476 observations · iNaturalist
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
1,433 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
1,423 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,412 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
1,412 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
1,363 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,274 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
1,259 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
1,224 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
1,188 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
1,075 observations
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
1,053 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
1,040 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
1,039 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
1,030 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
1,028 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
1,013 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
980 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
975 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
975 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
960 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
930 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
927 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
914 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
911 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
871 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
849 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
846 observations · iNaturalist
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
843 observations
poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
841 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
824 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
823 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
823 observations · iNaturalist
carpet bugle
Ajuga reptans
822 observations · iNaturalist
Philadelphia fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus
821 observations · iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
815 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
811 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
810 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
804 observations
narrow-leaved bittercress
Cardamine impatiens
801 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
793 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
791 observations · iNaturalist
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