Plants of Maquoketa Caves State Park
The plants most often spotted in Maquoketa Caves, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
963
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 963 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Maquoketa Caves. The most frequently seen is the red columbine, with 43 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Maquoketa Caves include Walking Fern - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Maquoketa Caves
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
43 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
43 observations
wood nettle
Laportea canadensis
43 observations
sharp-lobed hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
40 observations · iNaturalist
great waterleaf
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
37 observations · iNaturalist
walking fern
Asplenium rhizophyllum
36 observations
cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
36 observations
northern maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatum
30 observations
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
28 observations · iNaturalist
American bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
26 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
26 observations
pale jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
24 observations
low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
23 observations · iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
22 observations
broad-leaved goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
21 observations
Canada clearweed
Pilea pumila
20 observations · iNaturalist
false rue anemone
Enemion biternatum
19 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
18 observations
common hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
18 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
18 observations
narrow-leaved glade fern
Homalosorus pycnocarpos
18 observations · iNaturalist
partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
17 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
16 observations
plantainleaf sedge
Carex plantaginea
16 observations · iNaturalist
little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
16 observations
pointed-leaved tick-trefoil
Hylodesmum glutinosum
16 observations · iNaturalist
giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
15 observations
twoleaf miterwort
Mitella diphylla
15 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
14 observations
Virginia waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
14 observations
bulblet fern
Cystopteris bulbifera
14 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
14 observations · iNaturalist
Elegant Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
14 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
13 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
13 observations
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
13 observations · iNaturalist
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
12 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
12 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
12 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
12 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
12 observations
autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
12 observations
largeflower bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
12 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
11 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
10 observations
chinkapin oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
10 observations
basswood
Tilia americana
10 observations
bottlebrush grass
Elymus hystrix
10 observations
brown-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
10 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
9 observations
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