Plants of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
The plants most often spotted in Harpers Ferry, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
4,163
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 4,163 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Harpers Ferry. The most frequently seen is the common pawpaw, with 253 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Harpers Ferry
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
253 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
225 observations
Ivy-leaved toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis
180 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
156 observations · iNaturalist
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
152 observations
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
142 observations · iNaturalist
wavyleaf basketgrass
Oplismenus undulatifolius
138 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
129 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
114 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
99 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
97 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
96 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
89 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
87 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
80 observations
white campion
Silene latifolia
79 observations · iNaturalist
purple-stem cliffbrake
Pellaea atropurpurea
79 observations · iNaturalist
marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
77 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
76 observations
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
74 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
73 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia saxifrage
Micranthes virginiensis
72 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
71 observations
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
70 observations · iNaturalist
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
67 observations · iNaturalist
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
67 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
64 observations
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
64 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
62 observations
blunt woodsia
Woodsia obtusa
62 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
60 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
60 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
60 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
59 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
58 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
57 observations
bear's foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
57 observations · iNaturalist
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
57 observations · iNaturalist
chicory
Cichorium intybus
56 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
53 observations · iNaturalist
star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
52 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
51 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
51 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
50 observations
mile-a-minute weed
Persicaria perfoliata
50 observations · iNaturalist
red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
49 observations · iNaturalist
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
49 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
48 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
46 observations · iNaturalist
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
46 observations · iNaturalist
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