Plants of High Point State Park
The plants most often spotted in High Point, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,190
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,190 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in High Point. The most frequently seen is the viper's-bugloss, with 68 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in High Point include American Chestnut and Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in High Point
viper's-bugloss
Echium vulgare
68 observations · iNaturalist
marsh calla
Calla palustris
51 observations · iNaturalist
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
44 observations
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
43 observations
Biting Stonecrop
Sedum acre
42 observations · iNaturalist
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
40 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
39 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
38 observations
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
35 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
35 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
32 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
31 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
30 observations
sheep laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
30 observations
bladder campion
Silene vulgaris
30 observations · iNaturalist
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
29 observations · iNaturalist
hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
25 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
25 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
25 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
23 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
22 observations
bear oak
Quercus ilicifolia
22 observations · iNaturalist
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
21 observations
oxeye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
21 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
21 observations
whorled loosestrife
Lysimachia quadrifolia
21 observations · iNaturalist
pitch pine
Pinus rigida
20 observations
fringed polygala
Polygaloides paucifolia
20 observations · iNaturalist
interrupted fern
Osmunda claytoniana
19 observations · iNaturalist
Atlantic white cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides
18 observations · iNaturalist
trailing arbutus
Epigaea repens
18 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
17 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
17 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
16 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
15 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
15 observations · iNaturalist
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
14 observations
spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
13 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
13 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
13 observations
threeleaf goldthread
Coptis trifolia
13 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
12 observations
northern blue flag
Iris versicolor
12 observations
Pinxter Flower
Rhododendron periclymenoides
12 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
12 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
12 observations
Wild Basil
Clinopodium vulgare
12 observations
chestnut oak
Quercus montana
12 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
11 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
11 observations
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