Plants of Vermont
The plants most often spotted in Vermont, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
252,407
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 252,407 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Vermont. The most frequently seen is the eastern white pine, with 13,888 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Vermont
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
13,888 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
10,440 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
10,055 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
7,922 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
7,871 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
7,413 observations · iNaturalist
red trillium
Trillium erectum
7,194 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
6,877 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
6,516 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
6,333 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
6,252 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
5,965 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
5,870 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
5,778 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
5,741 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
5,559 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
5,303 observations
sugar maple
Acer saccharum
5,231 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
5,214 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
5,101 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
4,948 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
4,918 observations
alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
4,678 observations · iNaturalist
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
4,639 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
4,403 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
4,386 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
4,202 observations
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
4,152 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
4,087 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
4,025 observations · iNaturalist
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
4,003 observations
threeleaf goldthread
Coptis trifolia
3,925 observations
purple-flowered raspberry
Rubus odoratus
3,835 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
3,769 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
3,754 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
3,749 observations
Creeping Foamflower
Tiarella stolonifera
3,685 observations · iNaturalist
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
3,625 observations
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
3,552 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
3,418 observations · iNaturalist
wild carrot
Daucus carota
3,318 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
3,232 observations
interrupted fern
Osmunda claytoniana
3,227 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
3,199 observations
Carolina Springbeauty
Claytonia caroliniana
2,939 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
2,898 observations · iNaturalist
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
2,855 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
2,826 observations · iNaturalist
paper birch
Betula papyrifera
2,821 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
2,816 observations
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