Plants of Starved Rock State Park
The plants most often spotted in Starved Rock, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
3,431
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 3,431 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Starved Rock. The most frequently seen is the Snakewort, with 190 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Starved Rock
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
190 observations · iNaturalist
sharp-lobed hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
182 observations · iNaturalist
largeflower bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
132 observations
wild hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
130 observations
marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
127 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
109 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
91 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
91 observations
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
91 observations · iNaturalist
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
89 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
86 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
84 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
83 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
82 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
81 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
81 observations
great waterleaf
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
80 observations · iNaturalist
rock polypody
Polypodium virginianum
79 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
77 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
76 observations
American bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
76 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
72 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
72 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
70 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
64 observations
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
61 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
57 observations
bristly greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
57 observations · iNaturalist
common hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata
52 observations
twoleaf miterwort
Mitella diphylla
51 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
48 observations
large-flowered false foxglove
Aureolaria grandiflora
48 observations · iNaturalist
pointed-leaved tick-trefoil
Hylodesmum glutinosum
47 observations · iNaturalist
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
46 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
45 observations
pale jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
45 observations
false rue anemone
Enemion biternatum
45 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
44 observations
tall thimbleweed
Anemone virginiana
39 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
34 observations
wood nettle
Laportea canadensis
34 observations
white rattlesnake root
Nabalus albus
34 observations · iNaturalist
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
33 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
32 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
31 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
31 observations
northern prickly ash
Zanthoxylum americanum
31 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
31 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
30 observations
Grape Honeysuckle
Lonicera reticulata
30 observations · iNaturalist
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