Plants of Mount Mitchell State Park
The plants most often spotted in Mount Mitchell, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
2,421
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 2,421 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Mount Mitchell. The most frequently seen is the pink turtlehead, with 197 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Mount Mitchell include Purple Fringed Orchid - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Mount Mitchell
pink turtlehead
Chelone lyonii
197 observations
Fraser fir
Abies fraseri
192 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Saxifrage
Micranthes petiolaris
178 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
139 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
104 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
91 observations · iNaturalist
mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
87 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
85 observations
mountain angelica
Angelica triquinata
84 observations · iNaturalist
cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
79 observations
Thyme-leaved Bluet
Houstonia serpyllifolia
66 observations · iNaturalist
pale jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
62 observations
Turk's-cap lily
Lilium superbum
58 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
54 observations
red spruce
Picea rubens
54 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
48 observations · iNaturalist
galax
Galax urceolata
47 observations · iNaturalist
Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
46 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
46 observations
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
45 observations
large hop clover
Trifolium aureum
42 observations · iNaturalist
stairstep moss
Hylocomium splendens
41 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
39 observations
bearberry
Vaccinium erythrocarpum
37 observations · iNaturalist
American mountain ash
Sorbus americana
34 observations
rose twisted-stalk
Streptopus lanceolatus
32 observations · iNaturalist
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
29 observations
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
27 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
26 observations
Mountain St. John's-wort
Hypericum graveolens
25 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
24 observations
Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid
Platanthera psycodes
23 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
19 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
19 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
18 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
18 observations · iNaturalist
oxeye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
17 observations
swamp thistle
Cirsium muticum
17 observations
mountain wood fern
Dryopteris campyloptera
17 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
17 observations
southern lady fern
Athyrium asplenioides
17 observations · iNaturalist
minniebush
Rhododendron pilosum
17 observations · iNaturalist
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
16 observations
white bergamot
Monarda clinopodia
14 observations · iNaturalist
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
13 observations
greater whipwort
Bazzania trilobata
13 observations · iNaturalist
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
12 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
12 observations
Timothy grass
Phleum pratense
12 observations
hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
12 observations
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