Plants of Cape Henlopen State Park
The plants most often spotted in Cape Henlopen, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Cape Henlopen
low pricklypear
Opuntia humifusa
200 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
126 observations
Beach Plum
Prunus maritima
94 observations
woolly beachheather
Hudsonia tomentosa
70 observations · iNaturalist
northern bayberry
Morella pensylvanica
67 observations
Virginia pine
Pinus virginiana
64 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
62 observations
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
61 observations · iNaturalist
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
60 observations
southern red oak
Quercus falcata
53 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
51 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
49 observations
roundleaf greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
48 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
48 observations
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
48 observations · iNaturalist
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
47 observations
loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
41 observations
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
41 observations
Canada toadflax
Linaria canadensis
32 observations · iNaturalist
American searocket
Cakile edentula
30 observations
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
30 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
27 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
27 observations
spotted knapweed
Centaurea stoebe
27 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
26 observations
Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
26 observations · iNaturalist
northern seaside goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens
26 observations
Sweet Goldenrod
Solidago odora
26 observations
sawbrier
Smilax glauca
25 observations · iNaturalist
marsh elder
Iva frutescens
25 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
20 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
19 observations
Rush Skeletonweed
Chondrilla juncea
19 observations · iNaturalist
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
18 observations
Hoary Mugwort
Artemisia stelleriana
18 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
17 observations
rabbitfoot clover
Trifolium arvense
17 observations · iNaturalist
swamp rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
17 observations
American germander
Teucrium canadense
16 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
15 observations
Camphorweed
Heterotheca subaxillaris
15 observations · iNaturalist
American Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
14 observations
common yucca
Yucca filamentosa
14 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
13 observations
Common Cat's-ear
Hypochaeris radicata
13 observations · iNaturalist
spoonleaf sundew
Drosera intermedia
12 observations
common star-of-Bethlehem
Ornithogalum umbellatum
12 observations · iNaturalist
Saltmarsh mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
12 observations
Virginia dwarfdandelion
Krigia virginica
12 observations · iNaturalist
pitch pine
Pinus rigida
11 observations
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