Plants of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The plants most often spotted in Great Smoky Mountains, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
52,190
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 52,190 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Great Smoky Mountains. The most frequently seen is the showy orchis, with 1,787 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Great Smoky Mountains include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Great Smoky Mountains
showy orchis
Galearis spectabilis
1,787 observations · iNaturalist
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
1,712 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
1,689 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
1,651 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
1,580 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
1,537 observations · iNaturalist
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
1,473 observations
dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata
1,455 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
1,446 observations
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
1,269 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
1,268 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
1,242 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
1,240 observations
mountain doghobble
Leucothoe fontanesiana
1,222 observations
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
1,210 observations
yellow wakerobin
Trillium luteum
1,184 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
1,141 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
1,066 observations
Thyme-leaved Bluet
Houstonia serpyllifolia
1,037 observations · iNaturalist
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,016 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
993 observations
sharp-lobed hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
989 observations · iNaturalist
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
972 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
964 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
963 observations · iNaturalist
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
957 observations
twoleaf miterwort
Mitella diphylla
957 observations
Carolina sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus
939 observations · iNaturalist
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
928 observations
fringed phacelia
Phacelia fimbriata
928 observations · iNaturalist
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
915 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
908 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
876 observations
shining firmoss
Huperzia lucidula
865 observations
northern maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatum
832 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
813 observations
pale jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
810 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
783 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
775 observations
creeping phlox
Phlox stolonifera
763 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
739 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
738 observations
fire pink
Silene virginica
735 observations
cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
715 observations
Fraser fir
Abies fraseri
712 observations · iNaturalist
white baneberry
Actaea pachypoda
702 observations
Lettuceleaf Saxifrage
Micranthes micranthidifolia
683 observations · iNaturalist
star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
681 observations · iNaturalist
Canada Violet
Viola canadensis
671 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
659 observations
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