Plants of Maine
The plants most often spotted in Maine, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
152,345
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 152,345 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Maine. The most frequently seen is the Canadian bunchberry, with 6,611 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Maine
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
6,611 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
5,424 observations
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
5,159 observations · iNaturalist
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
5,067 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
4,885 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
4,560 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
4,555 observations
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
4,440 observations
sheep laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
4,287 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
4,214 observations · iNaturalist
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
3,617 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
3,598 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
3,496 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
3,437 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
3,393 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
3,364 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
3,110 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
3,088 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
3,025 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
3,022 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
2,927 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
2,852 observations
flat-top white aster
Doellingeria umbellata
2,845 observations
purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
2,807 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
2,765 observations
three-toothed cinquefoil
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
2,731 observations · iNaturalist
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
2,706 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
2,694 observations · iNaturalist
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
2,690 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
2,650 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
2,565 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
2,550 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
2,501 observations
tufted vetch
Vicia cracca
2,447 observations · iNaturalist
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
2,358 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
2,319 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
2,266 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
2,230 observations · iNaturalist
red trillium
Trillium erectum
2,211 observations
Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense
2,069 observations · iNaturalist
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
2,065 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
2,008 observations · iNaturalist
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
1,995 observations
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
1,943 observations
interrupted fern
Osmunda claytoniana
1,906 observations · iNaturalist
whorled wood aster
Oclemena acuminata
1,848 observations · iNaturalist
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
1,769 observations
Mountain holly
Ilex mucronata
1,764 observations · iNaturalist
Bog Labrador Tea
Rhododendron groenlandicum
1,757 observations
northern wild raisin
Viburnum cassinoides
1,755 observations
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