Plants of Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
The plants most often spotted in C&O Canal, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in C&O Canal
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
4,175 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
3,858 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
3,674 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
3,634 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
3,498 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
3,403 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
3,321 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
3,165 observations · iNaturalist
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
3,113 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
2,890 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
2,849 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
2,652 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
2,589 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
2,568 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
2,557 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
2,473 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
2,449 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
2,419 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
2,371 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
2,202 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
2,094 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
2,060 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
2,035 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
1,993 observations · iNaturalist
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
1,968 observations · iNaturalist
American holly
Ilex opaca
1,942 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
1,937 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
1,913 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
1,827 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
1,771 observations · iNaturalist
star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
1,727 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
1,696 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
1,696 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
1,688 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
1,650 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,646 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
1,619 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
1,616 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
1,527 observations
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
1,506 observations · iNaturalist
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
1,500 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
1,478 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,476 observations
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
1,468 observations · iNaturalist
common ivy
Hedera helix
1,442 observations · iNaturalist
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
1,355 observations
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
1,355 observations · iNaturalist
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
1,351 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
1,340 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
1,336 observations · iNaturalist
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