Plants of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The plants most often spotted near Pittsburgh, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
57,441
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 57,441 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Pittsburgh. The most frequently seen is the garlic mustard, with 2,379 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants near Pittsburgh
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
2,379 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
2,060 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
2,027 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
1,875 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
1,686 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
1,610 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
1,570 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,563 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
1,487 observations · iNaturalist
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
1,434 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
1,427 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
1,423 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
1,415 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
1,393 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,288 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
1,264 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
1,224 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
1,195 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
1,077 observations
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
1,070 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
1,045 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
1,043 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
1,036 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
1,033 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
1,020 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
997 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
988 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
987 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
962 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
930 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
929 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
925 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
911 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
881 observations · iNaturalist
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
875 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
857 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
852 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
846 observations
poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
843 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
837 observations
wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
825 observations
carpet bugle
Ajuga reptans
824 observations · iNaturalist
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
823 observations · iNaturalist
Philadelphia fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus
822 observations · iNaturalist
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
820 observations · iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
818 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
818 observations · iNaturalist
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
812 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
810 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
805 observations
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