Plants of New York
The plants most often spotted in New York, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,119,274
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,119,274 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in New York. The most frequently seen is the common milkweed, with 46,373 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in New York include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in New York
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
46,373 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
40,274 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
40,233 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
38,246 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
35,207 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
31,817 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
29,898 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
27,042 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
26,357 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
25,715 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
25,587 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
25,204 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
24,661 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
24,264 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
24,030 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
23,581 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
22,640 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
22,635 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
22,418 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
21,789 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
20,925 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
20,436 observations · iNaturalist
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
20,423 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
20,404 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
20,047 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
19,826 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
19,634 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
19,598 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
19,587 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
19,235 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
19,176 observations · iNaturalist
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
19,163 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
19,115 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
18,740 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
18,167 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
17,931 observations · iNaturalist
common reed
Phragmites australis
17,674 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
17,660 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
17,584 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
17,465 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
16,732 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
16,602 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
16,426 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
16,343 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
16,109 observations
purple-flowered raspberry
Rubus odoratus
15,323 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
15,305 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
15,257 observations
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
15,219 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
15,197 observations
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