Plants of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
The plants most often spotted in Harpers Ferry, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Harpers Ferry
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
244 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
224 observations
Ivy-leaved toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis
176 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
152 observations · iNaturalist
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
139 observations
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
132 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
129 observations
wavyleaf basketgrass
Oplismenus undulatifolius
122 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
110 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
96 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
94 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
92 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
89 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
87 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
79 observations
purple-stem cliffbrake
Pellaea atropurpurea
77 observations · iNaturalist
marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
75 observations
white campion
Silene latifolia
74 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
73 observations
Virginia saxifrage
Micranthes virginiensis
72 observations · iNaturalist
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
71 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
69 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
67 observations · iNaturalist
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
67 observations · iNaturalist
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
65 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
64 observations
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
64 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
62 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
60 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
60 observations
blunt woodsia
Woodsia obtusa
60 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
59 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
57 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
57 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
56 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
56 observations
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
56 observations · iNaturalist
chicory
Cichorium intybus
54 observations
star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
52 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
51 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
51 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
50 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
49 observations
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
49 observations · iNaturalist
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
48 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
46 observations
mile-a-minute weed
Persicaria perfoliata
46 observations · iNaturalist
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
45 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
44 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
44 observations · iNaturalist
Out spotting plants in Harpers Ferry?
Take Huck with you. Identify any plant you find in seconds and build your collection.
Get Huck - freeLove plants? Get Huck field notes
Spotting tips, new species, and the best of what people are finding in the wild - free, straight to your inbox.