Plants of Acadia National Park
The plants most often spotted in Acadia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
23,583
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 23,583 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Acadia. The most frequently seen is the rugosa rose, with 1,143 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Acadia
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
1,143 observations · iNaturalist
sheep laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
1,125 observations
three-toothed cinquefoil
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
1,105 observations · iNaturalist
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
974 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
953 observations
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
886 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
835 observations
pitch pine
Pinus rigida
760 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
741 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
624 observations
flat-top white aster
Doellingeria umbellata
605 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
588 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
577 observations
Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense
548 observations · iNaturalist
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
543 observations
winterberry holly
Ilex verticillata
539 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
503 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
493 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
481 observations
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
463 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
449 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
443 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
406 observations
Large-leaved lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
399 observations
northern wild raisin
Viburnum cassinoides
398 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
379 observations
Mountain holly
Ilex mucronata
369 observations · iNaturalist
black huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
340 observations
tufted vetch
Vicia cracca
327 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
324 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
309 observations
northern bush honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
294 observations · iNaturalist
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
287 observations · iNaturalist
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
285 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
275 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
272 observations · iNaturalist
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
271 observations
gray birch
Betula populifolia
265 observations
seaside pea
Lathyrus japonicus
261 observations
interrupted fern
Osmunda claytoniana
260 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
257 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
256 observations · iNaturalist
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
253 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
251 observations
purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
248 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
248 observations
lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
247 observations
Steeplebush
Spiraea tomentosa
244 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
240 observations
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
240 observations
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