Plants of Ricketts Glen State Park
The plants most often spotted in Ricketts Glen, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
2,174
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 2,174 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Ricketts Glen. The most frequently seen is the hobblebush, with 163 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Ricketts Glen
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
163 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
112 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
97 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
92 observations · iNaturalist
mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
89 observations
shining firmoss
Huperzia lucidula
78 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
76 observations
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
76 observations · iNaturalist
Creeping Foamflower
Tiarella stolonifera
76 observations · iNaturalist
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
68 observations
wild hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
64 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
57 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
56 observations
long beech fern
Phegopteris connectilis
48 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
45 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
42 observations
maidenhair spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
41 observations
Broad-leaved helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
40 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
39 observations
pale jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
37 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
35 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
34 observations
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
34 observations
hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
34 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
31 observations
Virginia waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
31 observations
interrupted clubmoss
Spinulum annotinum
30 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
28 observations · iNaturalist
whorled wood aster
Oclemena acuminata
28 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
27 observations
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
27 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
26 observations
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
26 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
26 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
26 observations
Two-leaved Toothwort
Cardamine diphylla
25 observations
dwarf ginseng
Panax trifolius
25 observations · iNaturalist
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
24 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
24 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
23 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
23 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
22 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
22 observations · iNaturalist
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
22 observations
silvery glade fern
Deparia acrostichoides
22 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
21 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
21 observations
Round-leaved Violet
Viola rotundifolia
21 observations · iNaturalist
Steeplebush
Spiraea tomentosa
20 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
20 observations · iNaturalist
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