Plants of Rhode Island
The plants most often spotted in Rhode Island, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
41,337
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 41,337 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Rhode Island. The most frequently seen is the rugosa rose, with 1,546 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
1,546 observations · iNaturalist
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
1,415 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
1,371 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
1,334 observations · iNaturalist
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
1,316 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
1,239 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
1,203 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
1,201 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,155 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
1,144 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
1,082 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,073 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
1,046 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
982 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
892 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
885 observations
hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
883 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
846 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
826 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
817 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
802 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
787 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
771 observations
roundleaf greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
765 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
754 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
746 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
704 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
699 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
694 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
693 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
688 observations
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
674 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
635 observations
American wintergreen
Pyrola americana
634 observations · iNaturalist
Common Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
630 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
617 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
614 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
608 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
597 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
593 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
590 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
589 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
570 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
544 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
537 observations · iNaturalist
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
525 observations · iNaturalist
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
517 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
511 observations
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
507 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
486 observations · iNaturalist
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