Plants of Cape Henlopen State Park
The plants most often spotted in Cape Henlopen, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
2,054
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 2,054 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Cape Henlopen. The most frequently seen is the low pricklypear, with 213 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Cape Henlopen
low pricklypear
Opuntia humifusa
213 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
132 observations
Beach Plum
Prunus maritima
116 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
90 observations
woolly beachheather
Hudsonia tomentosa
70 observations · iNaturalist
northern bayberry
Morella pensylvanica
69 observations
Virginia pine
Pinus virginiana
66 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
65 observations
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
63 observations · iNaturalist
roundleaf greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
59 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
57 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
57 observations
southern red oak
Quercus falcata
56 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
53 observations · iNaturalist
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
49 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
48 observations
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
44 observations
loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
42 observations
Hoary Mugwort
Artemisia stelleriana
42 observations · iNaturalist
American searocket
Cakile edentula
35 observations
sawbrier
Smilax glauca
34 observations · iNaturalist
spotted knapweed
Centaurea stoebe
33 observations
Canada toadflax
Linaria canadensis
32 observations · iNaturalist
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
30 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
29 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
28 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
marsh elder
Iva frutescens
25 observations
black cherry
Prunus serotina
23 observations
Rush Skeletonweed
Chondrilla juncea
22 observations · iNaturalist
swamp rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
21 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
20 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
19 observations
American germander
Teucrium canadense
18 observations · iNaturalist
rabbitfoot clover
Trifolium arvense
18 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
17 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
16 observations
common yucca
Yucca filamentosa
16 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
15 observations
pitch pine
Pinus rigida
15 observations
American Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
15 observations
Camphorweed
Heterotheca subaxillaris
15 observations · iNaturalist
Common Cat's-ear
Hypochaeris radicata
14 observations · iNaturalist
Saltmarsh mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
13 observations
spoonleaf sundew
Drosera intermedia
12 observations
common star-of-Bethlehem
Ornithogalum umbellatum
12 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
12 observations
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