Plants of Colonial National Historical Park
The plants most often spotted in Colonial, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
5,001
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 5,001 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Colonial. The most frequently seen is the Chinese bushclover, with 334 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Colonial
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
334 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
296 observations · iNaturalist
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
198 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
196 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
163 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
148 observations · iNaturalist
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
137 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
136 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
128 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
117 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
117 observations
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
117 observations
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
117 observations
loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
112 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
110 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
106 observations
Yellow Crownbeard
Verbesina occidentalis
104 observations · iNaturalist
wild comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
98 observations · iNaturalist
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
89 observations
groundsel tree
Baccharis halimifolia
88 observations
shining sumac
Rhus copallinum
85 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
82 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
81 observations
lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
81 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
79 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
78 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
76 observations
Virginia heartleaf
Asarum virginicum
74 observations · iNaturalist
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
73 observations · iNaturalist
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
73 observations
leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
73 observations · iNaturalist
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
72 observations
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
71 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
68 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
68 observations
dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
68 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
67 observations
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
66 observations
water oak
Quercus nigra
66 observations
Spring starflower
Ipheion uniflorum
66 observations · iNaturalist
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
66 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
65 observations
netted chain fern
Woodwardia areolata
64 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
63 observations
white oak
Quercus alba
63 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
62 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
61 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
60 observations
greater periwinkle
Vinca major
60 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
59 observations
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