Plants of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The plants most often spotted in Great Smoky Mountains, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
52,715
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 52,715 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Great Smoky Mountains. The most frequently seen is the showy orchis, with 1,792 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
1,792 observations · iNaturalist
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
1,734 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
1,712 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
1,660 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
1,604 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
1,549 observations · iNaturalist
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
1,475 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
1,457 observations
dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata
1,457 observations
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
1,278 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
1,272 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
1,250 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
1,244 observations
mountain doghobble
Leucothoe fontanesiana
1,233 observations
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
1,221 observations
yellow wakerobin
Trillium luteum
1,184 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
1,141 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
1,086 observations
Thyme-leaved Bluet
Houstonia serpyllifolia
1,039 observations · iNaturalist
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
1,021 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,017 observations
sharp-lobed hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
993 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
979 observations · iNaturalist
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
978 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
972 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
965 observations · iNaturalist
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
964 observations
twoleaf miterwort
Mitella diphylla
958 observations
Carolina sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus
942 observations · iNaturalist
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
935 observations
fringed phacelia
Phacelia fimbriata
931 observations · iNaturalist
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
926 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
878 observations
shining firmoss
Huperzia lucidula
867 observations
pale jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
846 observations
northern maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatum
836 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
823 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
785 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
776 observations
creeping phlox
Phlox stolonifera
764 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
750 observations
Lettuceleaf Saxifrage
Micranthes micranthidifolia
746 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
740 observations
fire pink
Silene virginica
735 observations
cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
733 observations
white baneberry
Actaea pachypoda
730 observations
Fraser fir
Abies fraseri
712 observations · iNaturalist
star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
681 observations · iNaturalist
Canada Violet
Viola canadensis
673 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
671 observations
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