Plants of VINS Nature Center
The plants most often spotted in VINS, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,856
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,856 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in VINS. The most frequently seen is the common jewelweed, with 68 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in VINS
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
68 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
67 observations · iNaturalist
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
64 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
63 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
61 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
60 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
59 observations
Goutweed
Aegopodium podagraria
55 observations · iNaturalist
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
53 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
50 observations
ostrich fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
50 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
50 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
47 observations · iNaturalist
common alder
Alnus glutinosa
47 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
42 observations
purple-flowered raspberry
Rubus odoratus
42 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
41 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
41 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
39 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
39 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
36 observations
northern maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatum
35 observations
Maiden Pink
Dianthus deltoides
34 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
33 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
33 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
32 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
30 observations
sugar maple
Acer saccharum
30 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
30 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
29 observations
Allegheny monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
29 observations
tall blue wild indigo
Baptisia australis
28 observations
Yellow Iris
Iris pseudacorus
27 observations
red pine
Pinus resinosa
27 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
26 observations
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
26 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
26 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
26 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
25 observations
tufted vetch
Vicia cracca
25 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
25 observations
fringed polygala
Polygaloides paucifolia
25 observations · iNaturalist
Broad-leaved helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
24 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
24 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
23 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
23 observations
prickly cucumber
Echinocystis lobata
22 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
22 observations
Carolina Springbeauty
Claytonia caroliniana
22 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
21 observations
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