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Plants of South Shore YMCA Nature Center

The plants most often spotted in South Shore Nature Center, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

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recent observations
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Naturalists have logged 561 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in South Shore Nature Center. The most frequently seen is the Sweet Pepperbush, with 34 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in South Shore Nature Center include Rose Pogonia - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Rose Pogonia

Most-observed plants in South Shore Nature Center

Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
34 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
26 observations
American Holly
Ilex opaca
24 observations
Swamp Loosestrife
Decodon verticillatus
24 observations · iNaturalist
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
22 observations
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
20 observations
Threeleaf Goldthread
Coptis trifolia
20 observations
Round-leaved Sundew
Drosera rotundifolia
18 observations
Canada Mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
18 observations
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
18 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
16 observations
Sheep Laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
15 observations
Atlantic White Cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides
14 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Chain Fern
Woodwardia virginica
14 observations
Poison Sumac
Toxicodendron vernix
13 observations
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
13 observations
Northern Starflower
Lysimachia borealis
13 observations · iNaturalist
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
11 observations
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
11 observations
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
11 observations
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
10 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
10 observations
Rose Pogonia
Pogonia ophioglossoides
10 observations
American Wintergreen
Pyrola americana
9 observations · iNaturalist
Leatherleaf
Chamaedaphne calyculata
9 observations
Wood Anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
9 observations · iNaturalist
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
8 observations
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
8 observations
Large Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
8 observations
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
8 observations
American Burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
8 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium acaule
7 observations
Alder Buckthorn
Frangula alnus
7 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
7 observations
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
7 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
6 observations
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
6 observations
Great Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
6 observations
Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata
6 observations
Sallow Sedge
Carex lurida
6 observations · iNaturalist
Wild Sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
6 observations
Northern Blue Flag
Iris versicolor
5 observations
Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
5 observations
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
5 observations
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
5 observations
Greater Celandine
Chelidonium majus
5 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
5 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
5 observations
Hay-scented Fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
5 observations
Sorbaria
Sorbaria sorbifolia
5 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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