Plants of Bays Mountain Park
The plants most often spotted in Bays Mountain Park, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,394
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,394 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Bays Mountain Park. The most frequently seen is the azure bluet, with 50 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Bays Mountain Park include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Bays Mountain Park
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
50 observations · iNaturalist
Halberd-leaved violet
Viola hastata
48 observations · iNaturalist
trailing arbutus
Epigaea repens
46 observations
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
45 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
45 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
43 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
42 observations · iNaturalist
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
38 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
38 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
38 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Iris
Iris pseudacorus
36 observations
dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata
35 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
34 observations
Pinxter Flower
Rhododendron periclymenoides
33 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
33 observations
spatterdock
Nuphar advena
33 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
32 observations
Dwarf Iris
Iris verna
32 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina Vetch
Vicia caroliniana
31 observations
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
30 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
29 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
29 observations
fly poison
Amianthium muscitoxicum
28 observations · iNaturalist
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
28 observations · iNaturalist
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
26 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
26 observations · iNaturalist
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
26 observations
pennywort
Obolaria virginica
26 observations · iNaturalist
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
26 observations · iNaturalist
star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
23 observations · iNaturalist
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
22 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
22 observations
small green wood orchid
Platanthera clavellata
21 observations · iNaturalist
summer bluet
Houstonia purpurea
21 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
20 observations
sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
20 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
19 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
19 observations
white turtlehead
Chelone glabra
18 observations
Flame Azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum
18 observations
purple false foxglove
Agalinis purpurea
18 observations
perfoliate bellwort
Uvularia perfoliata
18 observations · iNaturalist
New York fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
18 observations · iNaturalist
wild comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
17 observations · iNaturalist
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
16 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
16 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
16 observations
nodding ladies' tresses
Spiranthes cernua
16 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
15 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
15 observations
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