Plants of Rhode Island
The plants most often spotted in Rhode Island, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
40,455
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 40,455 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Rhode Island. The most frequently seen is the rugosa rose, with 1,495 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Rhode Island include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Rhode Island
rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
1,495 observations · iNaturalist
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
1,379 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
1,336 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
1,302 observations · iNaturalist
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
1,302 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
1,224 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
1,191 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
1,153 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
1,140 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,102 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
1,030 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
1,028 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,011 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
968 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
878 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
861 observations
hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
859 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
835 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
815 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
808 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
793 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
762 observations
roundleaf greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
754 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
747 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
737 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
734 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
701 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
687 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
686 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
684 observations
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
673 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
671 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
620 observations
American wintergreen
Pyrola americana
613 observations · iNaturalist
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
612 observations · iNaturalist
tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
605 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
600 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
599 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
588 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
588 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
587 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
583 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
554 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
539 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
531 observations · iNaturalist
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
513 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
503 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
500 observations
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
495 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
479 observations · iNaturalist
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