Plants of Ivy Creek Natural Area
The plants most often spotted in Ivy Creek, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,292
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,292 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Ivy Creek. The most frequently seen is the crane-fly orchid, with 71 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Ivy Creek include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Ivy Creek
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
71 observations · iNaturalist
Chuey's Wild Ginger
Asarum chueyi
63 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
62 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
60 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
53 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
51 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
40 observations
northern green-and-gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
39 observations · iNaturalist
star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
38 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
34 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
31 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
30 observations
rattlesnakeweed
Hieracium venosum
30 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
29 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
28 observations
rattlesnake fern
Botrypus virginianus
28 observations · iNaturalist
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
27 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
26 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
26 observations · iNaturalist
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
25 observations
showy orchis
Galearis spectabilis
25 observations · iNaturalist
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
22 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
21 observations
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
21 observations
fire pink
Silene virginica
20 observations
Carolina buckthorn
Frangula caroliniana
20 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Crownbeard
Verbesina occidentalis
20 observations · iNaturalist
Green Arrow Arum
Peltandra virginica
19 observations · iNaturalist
violet woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
19 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
18 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
17 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
17 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
17 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
17 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
17 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
17 observations
Carolina ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis
17 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
16 observations
summer bluet
Houstonia purpurea
15 observations · iNaturalist
southern red oak
Quercus falcata
14 observations · iNaturalist
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
14 observations
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
14 observations · iNaturalist
southern lady fern
Athyrium asplenioides
14 observations · iNaturalist
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
13 observations
pinesap
Monotropa hypopitys
13 observations · iNaturalist
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
13 observations · iNaturalist
goat's rue
Tephrosia virginiana
13 observations
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
13 observations
Hairy Skullcap
Scutellaria elliptica
13 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
12 observations
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