Plants of Mammoth Cave National Park
The plants most often spotted in Mammoth Cave, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
4,937
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 4,937 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Mammoth Cave. The most frequently seen is the woodland stonecrop, with 224 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Mammoth Cave include Walking Fern and Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Mammoth Cave
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
224 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
209 observations
Virginia saxifrage
Micranthes virginiensis
187 observations · iNaturalist
northern maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatum
175 observations
fire pink
Silene virginica
161 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
152 observations
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
151 observations · iNaturalist
toadshade
Trillium sessile
147 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
143 observations
dwarf larkspur
Delphinium tricorne
142 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
128 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
122 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
118 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
113 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
112 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
111 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
108 observations · iNaturalist
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
107 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
104 observations
dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata
102 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
97 observations
drooping trillium
Trillium flexipes
96 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
92 observations
wild comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
90 observations · iNaturalist
star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
88 observations · iNaturalist
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium reptans
87 observations · iNaturalist
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
85 observations · iNaturalist
sharp-lobed hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
85 observations · iNaturalist
walking fern
Asplenium rhizophyllum
84 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
78 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
76 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
72 observations
Yellow Corydalis
Corydalis flavula
70 observations · iNaturalist
Guyandotte beauty
Synandra hispidula
69 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
66 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
64 observations · iNaturalist
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
64 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
63 observations
river cane
Arundinaria gigantea
63 observations · iNaturalist
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
62 observations · iNaturalist
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
60 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
59 observations
downy pagoda plant
Blephilia ciliata
59 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
57 observations
violet woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
57 observations
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
56 observations · iNaturalist
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
56 observations
coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
56 observations · iNaturalist
honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
55 observations
narrow-leaved glade fern
Homalosorus pycnocarpos
55 observations · iNaturalist
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