Plants of New River Gorge National Park
The plants most often spotted in New River Gorge, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in New River Gorge
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
365 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
282 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
233 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
219 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
215 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
211 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
197 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
191 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
188 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
181 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
178 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
168 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
156 observations
sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
150 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
148 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
141 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
140 observations
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
136 observations
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
122 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
119 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
118 observations · iNaturalist
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
117 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
115 observations
Virginia pine
Pinus virginiana
115 observations
Fraser Magnolia
Magnolia fraseri
108 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
106 observations
Halberd-leaved violet
Viola hastata
98 observations · iNaturalist
New York fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
96 observations · iNaturalist
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
95 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
94 observations · iNaturalist
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
94 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
93 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
92 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
92 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
90 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
88 observations
leafcup
Polymnia canadensis
88 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
86 observations · iNaturalist
purple-flowered raspberry
Rubus odoratus
82 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
81 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
81 observations · iNaturalist
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
78 observations
Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
74 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
74 observations
golden ragwort
Packera aurea
73 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
70 observations
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
69 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
69 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
67 observations
chestnut oak
Quercus montana
67 observations · iNaturalist