Plants of Indiana Dunes National Park
The plants most often spotted in Indiana Dunes, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
10,007
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 10,007 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Indiana Dunes. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Skunk Cabbage, with 479 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Indiana Dunes
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
479 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
431 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
329 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
314 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
306 observations
Sundial Lupine
Lupinus perennis
285 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
275 observations
hairy puccoon
Lithospermum caroliniense
275 observations · iNaturalist
flowering spurge
Euphorbia corollata
261 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
260 observations
common soapwort
Saponaria officinalis
253 observations · iNaturalist
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
250 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
244 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
243 observations
spotted horsemint
Monarda punctata
230 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
226 observations
Ohio spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
220 observations
Canadian lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
211 observations
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
206 observations
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
206 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
203 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
203 observations
Eastern Pricklypear
Opuntia cespitosa
203 observations · iNaturalist
common hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata
202 observations
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
200 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
192 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
181 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
175 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
172 observations
bird's foot violet
Viola pedata
164 observations
Beach Wormwood
Artemisia caudata
160 observations · iNaturalist
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
157 observations
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
156 observations · iNaturalist
mapleleaf viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
146 observations
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
140 observations
winterberry holly
Ilex verticillata
138 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
138 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
134 observations
cleft phlox
Phlox bifida
133 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
131 observations
purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
128 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
122 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
121 observations
swamp rose
Rosa palustris
121 observations
Jack pine
Pinus banksiana
118 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
117 observations
Michigan lily
Lilium michiganense
115 observations
white rattlesnake root
Nabalus albus
113 observations · iNaturalist
fragrant sumac
Rhus aromatica
111 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
109 observations
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