Plants of Vermont
The plants most often spotted in Vermont, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
255,703
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 255,703 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Vermont. The most frequently seen is the eastern white pine, with 13,997 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Vermont
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
13,997 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
10,683 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
10,101 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
8,028 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
7,971 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
7,528 observations · iNaturalist
red trillium
Trillium erectum
7,198 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
6,924 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
6,582 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
6,431 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
6,315 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
6,055 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
5,873 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
5,836 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
5,810 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
5,602 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
5,391 observations
sugar maple
Acer saccharum
5,286 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
5,283 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
5,213 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
5,089 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
5,005 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
4,972 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
4,677 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
4,440 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
4,416 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
4,277 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
4,224 observations
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
4,216 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
4,080 observations · iNaturalist
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
4,020 observations
threeleaf goldthread
Coptis trifolia
3,967 observations
purple-flowered raspberry
Rubus odoratus
3,882 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
3,841 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
3,796 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
3,773 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
3,743 observations
Creeping Foamflower
Tiarella stolonifera
3,705 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
3,569 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
3,458 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
3,372 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
3,282 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
3,255 observations
interrupted fern
Osmunda claytoniana
3,248 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina Springbeauty
Claytonia caroliniana
2,941 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
2,932 observations · iNaturalist
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
2,889 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
2,865 observations · iNaturalist
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
2,832 observations · iNaturalist
paper birch
Betula papyrifera
2,830 observations
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