Plants of Boston, Massachusetts
The plants most often spotted near Boston, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
162,709
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 162,709 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Boston. The most frequently seen is the eastern white pine, with 7,537 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Boston include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants near Boston
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
7,537 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
7,489 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
6,205 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
5,478 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
5,075 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
4,555 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
4,540 observations · iNaturalist
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
4,480 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
4,452 observations · iNaturalist
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
3,997 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
3,987 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
3,933 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
3,888 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
3,746 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
3,664 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
3,644 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
3,632 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
3,405 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
3,389 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
3,345 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
3,226 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
3,139 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
3,080 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
2,924 observations · iNaturalist
Greater celandine
Chelidonium majus
2,879 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
2,825 observations
mapleleaf viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
2,727 observations
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
2,725 observations · iNaturalist
black cherry
Prunus serotina
2,692 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
2,585 observations
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
2,470 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
2,407 observations · iNaturalist
chicory
Cichorium intybus
2,375 observations
tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
2,373 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
2,321 observations
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
2,306 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
2,283 observations
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
2,279 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
2,253 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
2,182 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
2,157 observations
lesser periwinkle
Vinca minor
2,152 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
2,048 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
2,048 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
2,028 observations · iNaturalist
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
2,018 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
2,017 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
1,927 observations · iNaturalist
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
1,914 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
1,908 observations
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