Plants of Morristown National Historical Park
The plants most often spotted in Morristown, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
6,442
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 6,442 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Morristown. The most frequently seen is the American wintergreen, with 589 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Morristown include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Morristown
American wintergreen
Pyrola americana
589 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
568 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
529 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
269 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
256 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
206 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
180 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
178 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
175 observations
Beechdrops
Epifagus virginiana
167 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
158 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
147 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
147 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
141 observations
New York fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
128 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
125 observations
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
125 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
116 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
108 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
104 observations · iNaturalist
Porcelain Berry
Ampelopsis glandulosa
96 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
95 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
95 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
93 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
92 observations
narrow-leaved bittercress
Cardamine impatiens
92 observations · iNaturalist
red maple
Acer rubrum
87 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
86 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
82 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
81 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
81 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
79 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
79 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
65 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
61 observations
dwarf ginseng
Panax trifolius
55 observations · iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
54 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
54 observations
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
54 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
53 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
53 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
50 observations · iNaturalist
smooth sumac
Rhus glabra
50 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
50 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
50 observations · iNaturalist
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
50 observations · iNaturalist
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
48 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
48 observations · iNaturalist
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
47 observations
hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
46 observations
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