Plants of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The plants most often spotted in Great Smoky Mountains, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
51,901
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 51,901 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Great Smoky Mountains. The most frequently seen is the showy orchis, with 1,785 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Great Smoky Mountains include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Great Smoky Mountains
showy orchis
Galearis spectabilis
1,785 observations · iNaturalist
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
1,709 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
1,673 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
1,636 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
1,568 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
1,532 observations · iNaturalist
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
1,469 observations
dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata
1,454 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
1,436 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
1,267 observations
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
1,253 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
1,242 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
1,238 observations
mountain doghobble
Leucothoe fontanesiana
1,214 observations
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
1,202 observations
yellow wakerobin
Trillium luteum
1,178 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
1,140 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
1,054 observations
Thyme-leaved Bluet
Houstonia serpyllifolia
1,037 observations · iNaturalist
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,016 observations
sharp-lobed hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
985 observations · iNaturalist
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
969 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
962 observations · iNaturalist
twoleaf miterwort
Mitella diphylla
957 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
953 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
952 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
950 observations
Carolina sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus
938 observations · iNaturalist
fringed phacelia
Phacelia fimbriata
927 observations · iNaturalist
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
925 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
907 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
892 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
875 observations
shining firmoss
Huperzia lucidula
863 observations
northern maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatum
827 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
812 observations
pale jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
787 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
781 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
774 observations
creeping phlox
Phlox stolonifera
763 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
736 observations
fire pink
Silene virginica
733 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
731 observations
Fraser fir
Abies fraseri
710 observations · iNaturalist
cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
705 observations
white baneberry
Actaea pachypoda
692 observations
Lettuceleaf Saxifrage
Micranthes micranthidifolia
683 observations · iNaturalist
star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
680 observations · iNaturalist
Canada Violet
Viola canadensis
671 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
658 observations
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