Plants of Colonial National Historical Park
The plants most often spotted in Colonial, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Colonial
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
283 observations · iNaturalist
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
283 observations · iNaturalist
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
193 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
187 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
161 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
145 observations · iNaturalist
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
133 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
130 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
125 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
114 observations
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
114 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
112 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
112 observations
loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
110 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
107 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
102 observations
Yellow Crownbeard
Verbesina occidentalis
99 observations · iNaturalist
wild comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
94 observations · iNaturalist
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
87 observations
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
86 observations
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
79 observations
lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
77 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
77 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
76 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
74 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
74 observations
Virginia heartleaf
Asarum virginicum
74 observations · iNaturalist
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
73 observations
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
72 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
70 observations · iNaturalist
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
69 observations
leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
68 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
67 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
67 observations
Spring starflower
Ipheion uniflorum
66 observations · iNaturalist
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
65 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
65 observations
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
65 observations · iNaturalist
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
64 observations
water oak
Quercus nigra
64 observations
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
64 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
62 observations
white oak
Quercus alba
62 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
60 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
60 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
59 observations
netted chain fern
Woodwardia areolata
59 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
58 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
56 observations
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
55 observations · iNaturalist
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