Plants of Milwaukee, WI
The plants most often spotted near Milwaukee, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
30,083
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 30,083 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Milwaukee. The most frequently seen is the common milkweed, with 1,171 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Milwaukee
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,171 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
1,088 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
1,082 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
1,079 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
978 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
975 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
947 observations
Virginia waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
902 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
881 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
870 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
769 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
766 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
764 observations · iNaturalist
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
745 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
685 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
681 observations
black raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
669 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
659 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
612 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
599 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
589 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
589 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
560 observations · iNaturalist
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
550 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
535 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
495 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
490 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
487 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
485 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
479 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
478 observations
white fawnlily
Erythronium albidum
432 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
430 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
424 observations · iNaturalist
grey-headed coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
415 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
414 observations
riverbank grape
Vitis riparia
404 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
402 observations
Siberian squill
Scilla siberica
400 observations · iNaturalist
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
396 observations · iNaturalist
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
393 observations
brown-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
388 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
384 observations
cutleaf teasel
Dipsacus laciniatus
377 observations · iNaturalist
guelder-rose
Viburnum opulus
374 observations
compass plant
Silphium laciniatum
364 observations
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
362 observations
white mulberry
Morus alba
362 observations · iNaturalist
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
355 observations
cup plant
Silphium perfoliatum
348 observations
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