Plants of Wisconsin
The plants most often spotted in Wisconsin, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
248,793
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 248,793 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Wisconsin. The most frequently seen is the common milkweed, with 10,952 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Wisconsin
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
10,952 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
7,203 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
7,177 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
7,085 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
7,015 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
6,506 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
6,487 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
5,928 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
5,790 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
5,704 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
5,693 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
5,660 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
5,591 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
5,576 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
5,575 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
5,352 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
5,190 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
5,180 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
5,143 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
5,046 observations
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
5,031 observations · iNaturalist
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
4,989 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
4,957 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
4,929 observations
Virginia waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
4,701 observations
white campion
Silene latifolia
4,626 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
4,623 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
4,545 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
4,542 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
4,476 observations · iNaturalist
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
4,451 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
4,382 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
4,345 observations · iNaturalist
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
4,241 observations · iNaturalist
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
4,157 observations · iNaturalist
blue vervain
Verbena hastata
4,116 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
4,088 observations
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
3,932 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
3,902 observations · iNaturalist
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
3,891 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
3,798 observations
black raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
3,756 observations
grey-headed coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
3,735 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
3,678 observations · iNaturalist
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
3,633 observations
flowering spurge
Euphorbia corollata
3,572 observations
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
3,493 observations
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
3,485 observations
Common Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
3,473 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
3,393 observations
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