Plants of Saratoga National Historical Park
The plants most often spotted in Saratoga, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Saratoga
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
28 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
28 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
25 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
19 observations · iNaturalist
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
19 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
18 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
17 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
16 observations
tufted vetch
Vicia cracca
15 observations · iNaturalist
blue vervain
Verbena hastata
15 observations
spotted Joe-Pye weed
Eutrochium maculatum
15 observations
awl-fruited sedge
Carex stipata
13 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
11 observations
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
11 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
9 observations
foxglove beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
9 observations
narrowleaf mountainmint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
9 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
9 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
8 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
8 observations
Wild Basil
Clinopodium vulgare
8 observations
gray dogwood
Cornus racemosa
8 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
7 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
7 observations · iNaturalist
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
6 observations
smooth sumac
Rhus glabra
6 observations
Allegheny monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
6 observations
Deptford pink
Dianthus armeria
6 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
6 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
6 observations
virginia stickseed
Hackelia virginiana
6 observations · iNaturalist
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
5 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
5 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
5 observations · iNaturalist
black cherry
Prunus serotina
5 observations
Brown Knapweed
Centaurea jacea
5 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
5 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
5 observations
whorled loosestrife
Lysimachia quadrifolia
5 observations · iNaturalist
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
5 observations
sharpwing monkeyflower
Mimulus alatus
5 observations · iNaturalist
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
5 observations · iNaturalist
Large Thyme
Thymus pulegioides
5 observations · iNaturalist
spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
4 observations
broadleaf cattail
Typha latifolia
4 observations
northern blue flag
Iris versicolor
4 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
4 observations
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
4 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
4 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
4 observations
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