Plants of Massachusetts
The plants most often spotted in Massachusetts, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
476,889
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 476,889 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Massachusetts. The most frequently seen is the eastern white pine, with 21,064 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Massachusetts include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Massachusetts
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
21,064 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
17,243 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
14,313 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
13,721 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
13,621 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
13,545 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
13,513 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
12,155 observations
pitch pine
Pinus rigida
11,939 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
11,717 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
11,617 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
11,549 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
11,475 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
11,388 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
10,320 observations · iNaturalist
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
10,160 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
10,144 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
9,475 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
9,472 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
9,420 observations
white oak
Quercus alba
9,060 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
9,041 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
8,798 observations
mapleleaf viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
8,539 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
8,520 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
8,466 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
8,429 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
8,422 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
8,208 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
8,203 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
7,816 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
7,560 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
7,550 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
7,527 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
7,488 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
7,421 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
7,352 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
7,276 observations
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
7,253 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
7,250 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
7,237 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
7,131 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
7,127 observations
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
7,055 observations · iNaturalist
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
6,908 observations · iNaturalist
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
6,704 observations · iNaturalist
Greater celandine
Chelidonium majus
6,694 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
6,689 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
6,677 observations
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
6,637 observations
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