Plants of Madison, WI
The plants most often spotted near Madison, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
51,447
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 51,447 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Madison. The most frequently seen is the common milkweed, with 2,391 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Madison include Pale Indian Plantain - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants near Madison
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
2,391 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
1,643 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
1,592 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
1,490 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
1,280 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
1,267 observations · iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
1,266 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
1,250 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
1,225 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
1,216 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
1,188 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
1,182 observations
eastern shooting star
Primula meadia
1,166 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
1,165 observations · iNaturalist
brown-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
1,155 observations · iNaturalist
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
1,144 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
1,142 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,096 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
1,090 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
1,058 observations
cup plant
Silphium perfoliatum
1,016 observations
compass plant
Silphium laciniatum
1,011 observations
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
980 observations
grey-headed coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
967 observations
common hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
958 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
941 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
919 observations
false sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
910 observations
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
902 observations
guelder-rose
Viburnum opulus
900 observations
rattlesnake master
Eryngium yuccifolium
878 observations
white campion
Silene latifolia
869 observations · iNaturalist
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
867 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
866 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
859 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
854 observations
flowering spurge
Euphorbia corollata
844 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
838 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
834 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
816 observations
Culver's root
Veronicastrum virginicum
794 observations
pale Indian plantain
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
784 observations
white fawnlily
Erythronium albidum
769 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
764 observations
golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
739 observations
prairie false indigo
Baptisia lactea
734 observations · iNaturalist
hoary vervain
Verbena stricta
723 observations
sweet Joe-Pye-weed
Eutrochium purpureum
704 observations
prairie rosinweed
Silphium integrifolium
701 observations
white mulberry
Morus alba
700 observations · iNaturalist
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