Plants of New River Gorge National Park
The plants most often spotted in New River Gorge, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
6,644
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 6,644 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in New River Gorge. The most frequently seen is the great rhododendron, with 370 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in New River Gorge include Spotted Wintergreen and American Chestnut - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in New River Gorge
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
370 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
290 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
247 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
239 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
225 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
214 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
200 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
197 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
190 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
189 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
182 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
175 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
164 observations
sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
154 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
153 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
152 observations
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
145 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
142 observations
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
129 observations · iNaturalist
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
128 observations · iNaturalist
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
120 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
119 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
118 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
117 observations
Virginia pine
Pinus virginiana
116 observations
Fraser Magnolia
Magnolia fraseri
109 observations
New York fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
106 observations · iNaturalist
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
98 observations
Halberd-leaved violet
Viola hastata
98 observations · iNaturalist
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
97 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
95 observations
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
95 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
94 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
94 observations
purple-flowered raspberry
Rubus odoratus
91 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
90 observations
leafcup
Polymnia canadensis
90 observations · iNaturalist
red trillium
Trillium erectum
88 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
87 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
87 observations · iNaturalist
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
81 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
79 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
78 observations
Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
77 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
75 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
75 observations
golden ragwort
Packera aurea
73 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
72 observations
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
71 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
69 observations
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