Plants of Rhode Island
The plants most often spotted in Rhode Island, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
40,018
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 40,018 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Rhode Island. The most frequently seen is the rugosa rose, with 1,459 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Rhode Island include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Rhode Island
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
1,459 observations · iNaturalist
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
1,353 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
1,331 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
1,293 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
1,292 observations · iNaturalist
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
1,219 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
1,185 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
1,139 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
1,128 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,083 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
1,023 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
1,021 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
988 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
964 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
873 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
851 observations
hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
850 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
835 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
804 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
795 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
786 observations · iNaturalist
roundleaf greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
750 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
746 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
740 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
728 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
705 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
695 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
687 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
684 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
682 observations
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
673 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
665 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
615 observations
American wintergreen
Pyrola americana
612 observations · iNaturalist
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
611 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
594 observations
tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
592 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
591 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
588 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
584 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
577 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
567 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
537 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
533 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
530 observations · iNaturalist
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
511 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
503 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
497 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
479 observations · iNaturalist
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
470 observations · iNaturalist
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