Plants of Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
The plants most often spotted in C&O Canal, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
111,722
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 111,722 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in C&O Canal. The most frequently seen is the Virginia Springbeauty, with 4,222 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in C&O Canal include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in C&O Canal
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
4,222 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
3,864 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
3,682 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
3,648 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
3,538 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
3,495 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
3,352 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
3,237 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
3,171 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
3,022 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
2,887 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
2,667 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
2,622 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
2,592 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
2,577 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
2,492 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
2,462 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
2,454 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
2,428 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
2,230 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
2,202 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
2,187 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
2,085 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
2,060 observations · iNaturalist
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
1,980 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
1,962 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
1,944 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
1,922 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
1,840 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
1,778 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
1,778 observations · iNaturalist
star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
1,733 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
1,727 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
1,697 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
1,696 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
1,672 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
1,648 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
1,619 observations
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
1,549 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
1,543 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
1,543 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
1,507 observations
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
1,482 observations · iNaturalist
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,478 observations
common ivy
Hedera helix
1,445 observations
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
1,435 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
1,414 observations · iNaturalist
chicory
Cichorium intybus
1,413 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
1,371 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
1,370 observations
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