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Plants of Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

The plants most often spotted in Moose Hill, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

2,492
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants

Naturalists have logged 2,492 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Moose Hill. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Skunk Cabbage, with 121 recorded sightings.

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

Spotted WintergreenAmerican Chestnut

Most-observed plants in Moose Hill

Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
121 observations
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
117 observations
Pink Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium acaule
102 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
94 observations
Hay-scented Fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
88 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
85 observations
Alder Buckthorn
Frangula alnus
78 observations · iNaturalist
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
76 observations
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
76 observations · iNaturalist
Striped Wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
73 observations
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
69 observations
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
63 observations
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
62 observations
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
53 observations
Lesser Periwinkle
Vinca minor
51 observations · iNaturalist
Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata
50 observations
Northern Starflower
Lysimachia borealis
50 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
49 observations · iNaturalist
Roundleaf Greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
49 observations
Canada Mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
47 observations
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
46 observations
American Witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
44 observations
Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
43 observations
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
42 observations
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
41 observations
Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
40 observations
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
40 observations
Dame's Rocket
Hesperis matronalis
37 observations · iNaturalist
Interrupted Fern
Osmunda claytoniana
37 observations · iNaturalist
American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
36 observations
White Meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
36 observations
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
35 observations
Yellow Star Grass
Hypoxis hirsuta
35 observations · iNaturalist
Sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
34 observations
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
33 observations
Whorled Loosestrife
Lysimachia quadrifolia
33 observations · iNaturalist
Flat-branched Tree-clubmoss
Dendrolycopodium obscurum
33 observations · iNaturalist
Wood Anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
33 observations · iNaturalist
Great Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
32 observations
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
31 observations
Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris
31 observations
White Campion
Silene latifolia
31 observations · iNaturalist
Fan Clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
31 observations
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
30 observations
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
30 observations
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
30 observations
Wild Sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
30 observations
Common Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
29 observations · iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
28 observations
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
28 observations

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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