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Plants of Garden in the Woods

The plants most often spotted in Garden in the Woods, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

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Naturalists have logged 684 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Garden in the Woods. The most frequently seen is the Striped Wintergreen, with 97 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in Garden in the Woods include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen

Most-observed plants in Garden in the Woods

Striped Wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
97 observations
Alder Buckthorn
Frangula alnus
43 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
28 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
24 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
19 observations
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
18 observations
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
16 observations
Northern Starflower
Lysimachia borealis
16 observations · iNaturalist
Lesser Periwinkle
Vinca minor
15 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
15 observations
Japanese Knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
15 observations
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
14 observations
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
14 observations
Wood Anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
14 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium acaule
13 observations
Great Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
13 observations
American Burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
13 observations · iNaturalist
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
13 observations · iNaturalist
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
12 observations
Tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
12 observations
Winged Euonymus
Euonymus alatus
12 observations · iNaturalist
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
11 observations
European Lily Of The Valley
Convallaria majalis
10 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
10 observations
Chicory
Cichorium intybus
10 observations
Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
10 observations
Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
10 observations · iNaturalist
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
10 observations
Common Toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
9 observations
Common Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
9 observations · iNaturalist
Canada Mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
9 observations
Multiflora Rose
Rosa multiflora
9 observations
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
9 observations
Wild Sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
9 observations
Common Jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
8 observations
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
8 observations
Carolina Horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
8 observations
Asiatic Dayflower
Commelina communis
8 observations · iNaturalist
Norway Maple
Acer platanoides
8 observations · iNaturalist
Bittersweet Nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
8 observations
Allegheny Monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
8 observations
Autumn Olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
8 observations
Fortune's Spindle
Euonymus fortunei
8 observations · iNaturalist
Low Smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
8 observations · iNaturalist
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
8 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
7 observations
American White Waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
7 observations
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
7 observations
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
7 observations
White Clover
Trifolium repens
7 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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