Plants of Blackwater Falls State Park
The plants most often spotted in Blackwater Falls, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,810
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,810 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Blackwater Falls. The most frequently seen is the great rhododendron, with 185 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Blackwater Falls include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Blackwater Falls
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
185 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
115 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
101 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
86 observations · iNaturalist
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
70 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
69 observations
tawny cottongrass
Eriophorum virginicum
58 observations · iNaturalist
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
52 observations
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
48 observations · iNaturalist
bigtooth aspen
Populus grandidentata
40 observations
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
39 observations · iNaturalist
red spruce
Picea rubens
38 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
38 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
37 observations
stag's-horn clubmoss
Lycopodium clavatum
33 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
32 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
31 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
31 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
30 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
30 observations · iNaturalist
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
29 observations
American Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
29 observations
Mountain Winterberry
Ilex montana
29 observations · iNaturalist
hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
28 observations
flat-top white aster
Doellingeria umbellata
28 observations
greater whipwort
Bazzania trilobata
27 observations · iNaturalist
viper's-bugloss
Echium vulgare
26 observations · iNaturalist
interrupted clubmoss
Spinulum annotinum
26 observations · iNaturalist
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
25 observations
Narrowleaf Gentian
Gentiana linearis
24 observations · iNaturalist
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
23 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
22 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
22 observations
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
22 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
22 observations · iNaturalist
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
21 observations · iNaturalist
wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
21 observations
Wild Basil
Clinopodium vulgare
21 observations
common ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
21 observations
golden ragwort
Packera aurea
20 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
17 observations
Turk's-cap lily
Lilium superbum
17 observations
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
17 observations · iNaturalist
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
16 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
16 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
16 observations
Fraser Magnolia
Magnolia fraseri
16 observations
New York fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
16 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
15 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
15 observations
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