Plants of Mammoth Cave National Park
The plants most often spotted in Mammoth Cave, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Mammoth Cave
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
223 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
204 observations
Virginia saxifrage
Micranthes virginiensis
187 observations · iNaturalist
northern maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatum
169 observations
fire pink
Silene virginica
159 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
151 observations
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
151 observations · iNaturalist
toadshade
Trillium sessile
147 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
143 observations
dwarf larkspur
Delphinium tricorne
141 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
127 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
121 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
114 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
113 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
110 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
107 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
106 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
106 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
103 observations
dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata
101 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
97 observations
drooping trillium
Trillium flexipes
96 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
90 observations
star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
88 observations · iNaturalist
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium reptans
87 observations · iNaturalist
wild comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
87 observations · iNaturalist
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
85 observations · iNaturalist
sharp-lobed hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
84 observations · iNaturalist
walking fern
Asplenium rhizophyllum
81 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
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
63 observations
river cane
Arundinaria gigantea
63 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
61 observations · iNaturalist
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
60 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
59 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
59 observations
downy pagoda plant
Blephilia ciliata
59 observations
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
58 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
57 observations
violet woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
57 observations
honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
55 observations
coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
55 observations · iNaturalist
narrow-leaved glade fern
Homalosorus pycnocarpos
55 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
54 observations · iNaturalist
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
54 observations