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Plants of Blue Hills Trailside Museum

The plants most often spotted in Blue Hills Trailside, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

3,641
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants

Naturalists have logged 3,641 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Blue Hills Trailside. The most frequently seen is the Eastern White Pine, with 201 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in Blue Hills Trailside include Spotted Wintergreen and American Chestnut - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted WintergreenAmerican Chestnut

Most-observed plants in Blue Hills Trailside

Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
201 observations
Multiflora Rose
Rosa multiflora
141 observations
Common Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
139 observations · iNaturalist
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
126 observations
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
110 observations
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
110 observations
Canada Mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
103 observations
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
101 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
96 observations
Wild Sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
96 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
95 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
95 observations
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
91 observations
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
90 observations
Asian Bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
90 observations
Striped Wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
88 observations
Roundleaf Greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
85 observations
Alder Buckthorn
Frangula alnus
83 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium acaule
79 observations
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
77 observations
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
77 observations
American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
70 observations
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
68 observations
Mile-a-minute Weed
Persicaria perfoliata
68 observations · iNaturalist
Great Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
67 observations
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
65 observations
Lesser Celandine
Ficaria verna
63 observations · iNaturalist
Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
57 observations
Bear Oak
Quercus ilicifolia
56 observations · iNaturalist
Common Jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
54 observations
American Witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
54 observations
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
53 observations
Winged Euonymus
Euonymus alatus
51 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
50 observations
American Burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
49 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
48 observations · iNaturalist
Lesser Periwinkle
Vinca minor
46 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Star Grass
Hypoxis hirsuta
46 observations · iNaturalist
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
45 observations
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
44 observations
Wild Carrot
Daucus carota
44 observations
Bird's-foot Trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
43 observations · iNaturalist
Chicory
Cichorium intybus
43 observations
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
42 observations
Common Reed
Phragmites australis
42 observations
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
41 observations
Rock Harlequin
Capnoides sempervirens
41 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's Plume
Maianthemum racemosum
40 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
39 observations
Common Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
39 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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