Plants of Rhode Island
The plants most often spotted in Rhode Island, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Rhode Island
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
1,348 observations · iNaturalist
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
1,297 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
1,221 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
1,198 observations · iNaturalist
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
1,197 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
1,174 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
1,168 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
1,082 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
1,019 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
1,006 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
971 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
955 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
938 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
905 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
829 observations
hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
825 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
818 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
815 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
793 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
753 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
737 observations · iNaturalist
roundleaf greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
734 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
725 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
702 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
681 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
679 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
676 observations
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
669 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
662 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
657 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
655 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
644 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
605 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
605 observations
American wintergreen
Pyrola americana
580 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
573 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
567 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
553 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
550 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
531 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
524 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
524 observations · iNaturalist
tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
523 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
522 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
518 observations
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
495 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
482 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
475 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
456 observations · iNaturalist
northern bayberry
Morella pensylvanica
454 observations