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Plants of Minute Man National Historical Park

The plants most often spotted in Minute Man, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

10,900
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants

Naturalists have logged 10,900 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Minute Man. The most frequently seen is the Striped Wintergreen, with 484 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in Minute Man include Spotted Wintergreen and American Chestnut - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted WintergreenAmerican Chestnut

Most-observed plants in Minute Man

Striped Wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
484 observations
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
459 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
405 observations
Alder Buckthorn
Frangula alnus
391 observations · iNaturalist
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
351 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
338 observations
Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
319 observations
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
306 observations
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
299 observations
Canada Mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
289 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
286 observations
Multiflora Rose
Rosa multiflora
268 observations
Asian Bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
260 observations
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
248 observations
Common Jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
235 observations
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
232 observations
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
232 observations
Pink Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium acaule
229 observations
Northern Starflower
Lysimachia borealis
227 observations · iNaturalist
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
225 observations
American Lotus
Nelumbo lutea
221 observations
Winged Euonymus
Euonymus alatus
204 observations · iNaturalist
Common Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
200 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
200 observations
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
199 observations
American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
199 observations
Wild Sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
197 observations
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
181 observations
White Oak
Quercus alba
179 observations
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
170 observations
Ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
162 observations · iNaturalist
White Meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
162 observations
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
159 observations
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
159 observations
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
156 observations
Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata
154 observations
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
150 observations
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
147 observations
Japanese Knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
144 observations
Azure Bluet
Houstonia caerulea
142 observations · iNaturalist
Wild Carrot
Daucus carota
141 observations
Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
139 observations
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
135 observations
Greater Celandine
Chelidonium majus
134 observations · iNaturalist
Great Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
134 observations
European Lily Of The Valley
Convallaria majalis
133 observations
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
132 observations
Prickly Cucumber
Echinocystis lobata
131 observations · iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
127 observations
Lesser Celandine
Ficaria verna
126 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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