Plants of New Hampshire
The plants most often spotted in New Hampshire, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
237,694
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 237,694 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in New Hampshire. The most frequently seen is the eastern white pine, with 13,464 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in New Hampshire
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
13,464 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
10,116 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
10,111 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
9,208 observations
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
8,043 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
7,300 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
7,168 observations · iNaturalist
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
7,024 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
6,565 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
6,373 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
6,303 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
5,989 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
5,720 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
5,615 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
5,614 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
5,461 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
5,002 observations · iNaturalist
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
4,941 observations · iNaturalist
red trillium
Trillium erectum
4,748 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
4,596 observations · iNaturalist
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
4,438 observations
sugar maple
Acer saccharum
4,243 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
4,158 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
4,150 observations
threeleaf goldthread
Coptis trifolia
4,066 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
4,031 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
3,960 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
3,760 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
3,736 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
3,590 observations · iNaturalist
sheep laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
3,509 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
3,388 observations · iNaturalist
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
3,316 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
3,263 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
3,223 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
3,101 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
3,042 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
3,008 observations
Diapensia
Diapensia lapponica
2,955 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
2,905 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
2,875 observations
interrupted fern
Osmunda claytoniana
2,825 observations · iNaturalist
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
2,794 observations · iNaturalist
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
2,721 observations · iNaturalist
whorled wood aster
Oclemena acuminata
2,615 observations · iNaturalist
black cherry
Prunus serotina
2,602 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
2,601 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
2,531 observations
Bog Labrador Tea
Rhododendron groenlandicum
2,506 observations
purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
2,421 observations
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