Plants of Buffalo, NY
The plants most often spotted near Buffalo, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
26,239
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 26,239 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Buffalo. The most frequently seen is the common buckthorn, with 1,429 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Buffalo
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
1,429 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,159 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
886 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
849 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
836 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
703 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
690 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
689 observations · iNaturalist
chicory
Cichorium intybus
678 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
645 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
603 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
585 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
581 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
579 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
576 observations · iNaturalist
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
574 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
561 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
533 observations
wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
530 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
521 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
517 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
493 observations · iNaturalist
purple-flowered raspberry
Rubus odoratus
484 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
481 observations · iNaturalist
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
477 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
476 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
460 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
448 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
439 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
421 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
411 observations
eastern black walnut
Juglans nigra
410 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
407 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
404 observations
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum
404 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
403 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
394 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
392 observations · iNaturalist
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
387 observations
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
376 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
371 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
369 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
363 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
354 observations
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
339 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
325 observations
maidenhair spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
316 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
313 observations · iNaturalist
black raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
301 observations
lesser periwinkle
Vinca minor
297 observations · iNaturalist
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