Plants of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The plants most often spotted near Pittsburgh, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
58,651
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 58,651 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Pittsburgh. The most frequently seen is the garlic mustard, with 2,384 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Pittsburgh
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
2,384 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
2,064 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
2,047 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
2,030 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
1,886 observations · iNaturalist
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
1,612 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,611 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
1,606 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
1,520 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,448 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
1,446 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
1,435 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
1,421 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
1,421 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,320 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
1,280 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
1,224 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
1,201 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
1,109 observations
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
1,087 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
1,077 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
1,053 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
1,043 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
1,043 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
1,042 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
1,032 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
1,022 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
1,016 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
999 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
966 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
942 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
928 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
919 observations · iNaturalist
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
911 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
896 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
889 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
862 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
853 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
847 observations
wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
846 observations
poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
844 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
842 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
835 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
833 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
833 observations
carpet bugle
Ajuga reptans
831 observations · iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
825 observations
Philadelphia fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus
825 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
823 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
822 observations · iNaturalist
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