Plants of Lowell National Historical Park
The plants most often spotted in Lowell, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
380
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 380 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Lowell. The most frequently seen is the tree-of-heaven, with 24 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Lowell include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Lowell
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
24 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
15 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
15 observations · iNaturalist
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
13 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
12 observations
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
11 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
11 observations
black swallow-wort
Vincetoxicum nigrum
11 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
10 observations
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
10 observations
bladder campion
Silene vulgaris
10 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
10 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
10 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
9 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
8 observations
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
8 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
8 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
8 observations
silver maple
Acer saccharinum
7 observations
black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
7 observations
common soapwort
Saponaria officinalis
7 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
7 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
7 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
7 observations
river birch
Betula nigra
7 observations
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
6 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
6 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
6 observations · iNaturalist
lesser periwinkle
Vinca minor
6 observations · iNaturalist
jimsonweed
Datura stramonium
6 observations · iNaturalist
white campion
Silene latifolia
6 observations · iNaturalist
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
6 observations · iNaturalist
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
5 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
5 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
5 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
5 observations
Asiatic dayflower
Commelina communis
5 observations · iNaturalist
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
5 observations · iNaturalist
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
5 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
5 observations · iNaturalist
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
5 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
5 observations
Wild Four o'Clock
Mirabilis nyctaginea
5 observations · iNaturalist
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
5 observations · iNaturalist
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
5 observations
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
5 observations · iNaturalist
Common St. John's Wort
Hypericum perforatum
4 observations
Common Lambsquarters
Chenopodium album
4 observations · iNaturalist
lesser burdock
Arctium minus
4 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
4 observations
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