Plants of Wisconsin
The plants most often spotted in Wisconsin, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
243,318
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 243,318 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Wisconsin. The most frequently seen is the common milkweed, with 10,590 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Wisconsin
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
10,590 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
7,150 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
7,077 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
7,005 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
6,932 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
6,484 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
6,341 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
5,831 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
5,763 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
5,612 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
5,513 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
5,471 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
5,458 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
5,341 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
5,304 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
5,179 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
5,034 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
5,024 observations
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
5,020 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
5,002 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
4,891 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
4,848 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
4,794 observations
Virginia waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
4,679 observations
white campion
Silene latifolia
4,574 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
4,527 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
4,525 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
4,498 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
4,479 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
4,443 observations · iNaturalist
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
4,384 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
4,365 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
4,276 observations · iNaturalist
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
4,190 observations · iNaturalist
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
4,130 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
4,046 observations
blue vervain
Verbena hastata
4,036 observations
swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
3,894 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
3,832 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
3,820 observations · iNaturalist
black raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
3,699 observations
grey-headed coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
3,643 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
3,640 observations · iNaturalist
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
3,552 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
3,531 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
3,442 observations
flowering spurge
Euphorbia corollata
3,439 observations
tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
3,376 observations
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
3,325 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
3,309 observations
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