Plants of Swallow Falls State Park
The plants most often spotted in Swallow Falls, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,146
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,146 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Swallow Falls. The most frequently seen is the great rhododendron, with 130 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Swallow Falls
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
130 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
78 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
62 observations · iNaturalist
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
57 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
54 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
51 observations · iNaturalist
Broad-leaved helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
49 observations
mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
42 observations
mountain spleenwort
Asplenium montanum
38 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
37 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
32 observations
common ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
31 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
29 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
27 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
26 observations · iNaturalist
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
24 observations
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
21 observations · iNaturalist
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
19 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
19 observations · iNaturalist
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
15 observations
Carolina bugbane
Trautvetteria caroliniensis
15 observations · iNaturalist
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
14 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
13 observations
hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
13 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
12 observations
blue vervain
Verbena hastata
12 observations
wild hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
12 observations
fringed polygala
Polygaloides paucifolia
12 observations · iNaturalist
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
11 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
11 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
11 observations
skunk currant
Ribes glandulosum
10 observations · iNaturalist
White Wood Aster
Eurybia divaricata
10 observations
greater whipwort
Bazzania trilobata
10 observations · iNaturalist
crookedstem aster
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides
10 observations · iNaturalist
Creeping buttercup
Ranunculus repens
9 observations · iNaturalist
Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
9 observations
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
9 observations · iNaturalist
hemp dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum
9 observations
mapleleaf viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
9 observations
common sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
9 observations
Hooked buttercup
Ranunculus recurvatus
9 observations · iNaturalist
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
9 observations
Hollow Joe-Pye Weed
Eutrochium fistulosum
9 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Azalea
Rhododendron arborescens
8 observations · iNaturalist
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
8 observations
rock polypody
Polypodium virginianum
8 observations
Indian tobacco
Lobelia inflata
8 observations
purple-flowered raspberry
Rubus odoratus
8 observations
interrupted fern
Osmunda claytoniana
8 observations · iNaturalist
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