Plants of Wisconsin
The plants most often spotted in Wisconsin, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
240,088
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 240,088 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Wisconsin. The most frequently seen is the common milkweed, with 10,413 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Wisconsin
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
10,413 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
7,133 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
7,048 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
6,946 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
6,827 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
6,471 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
6,249 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
5,756 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
5,750 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
5,554 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
5,491 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
5,355 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
5,324 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
5,187 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
5,174 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
5,031 observations
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
5,016 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
5,002 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
4,933 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
4,871 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
4,857 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
4,797 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
4,737 observations
Virginia waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
4,663 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
4,521 observations
white campion
Silene latifolia
4,500 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
4,451 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
4,441 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
4,424 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
4,382 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
4,352 observations
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
4,320 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
4,181 observations · iNaturalist
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
4,144 observations · iNaturalist
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
4,097 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
4,011 observations
blue vervain
Verbena hastata
3,912 observations
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
3,824 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
3,802 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
3,782 observations · iNaturalist
black raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
3,676 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
3,596 observations · iNaturalist
grey-headed coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
3,565 observations
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
3,519 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
3,508 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
3,388 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
3,296 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
3,290 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
3,270 observations
flowering spurge
Euphorbia corollata
3,251 observations
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