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Plants of Piedmont Environmental Center

The plants most often spotted in Piedmont Environmental Center, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

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Naturalists have logged 781 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Piedmont Environmental Center. The most frequently seen is the Crane-fly Orchid, with 354 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in Piedmont Environmental Center include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen

Most-observed plants in Piedmont Environmental Center

Crane-fly Orchid
Tipularia discolor
354 observations · iNaturalist
Fan Clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
25 observations
Striped Wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
24 observations
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
23 observations
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
19 observations · iNaturalist
American Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
17 observations
Rattlesnake Fern
Botrypus virginianus
13 observations · iNaturalist
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
12 observations
American Tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
12 observations
Leatherleaf Mahonia
Berberis bealei
12 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Heartleaf
Asarum virginicum
12 observations · iNaturalist
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
11 observations
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
10 observations
White Clover
Trifolium repens
10 observations
Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
10 observations · iNaturalist
Rue Anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
10 observations
Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
10 observations
Cross Vine
Bignonia capreolata
9 observations · iNaturalist
American Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
9 observations
Japanese Stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
9 observations · iNaturalist
Southern Lady Fern
Athyrium asplenioides
9 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
8 observations
Common Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
8 observations
Kudzu
Pueraria montana
8 observations
Azure Bluet
Houstonia caerulea
8 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Star Grass
Hypoxis hirsuta
8 observations · iNaturalist
Amur Honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
8 observations
Alligatorweed
Alternanthera philoxeroides
7 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
6 observations
Lyreleaf Sage
Salvia lyrata
6 observations
Violet Woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
6 observations
Broad Beech Fern
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
6 observations · iNaturalist
Perennial Wooly Bean
Strophostyles umbellata
6 observations
Yellow Iris
Iris pseudacorus
5 observations
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
5 observations
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
5 observations
Strawberry Bush
Euonymus americanus
5 observations · iNaturalist
Princess Tree
Paulownia tomentosa
5 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Green-and-gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
5 observations · iNaturalist
Naked-flowered Tick-trefoil
Hylodesmum nudiflorum
5 observations · iNaturalist
Mock Strawberry
Potentilla indica
5 observations · iNaturalist
Box Elder
Acer negundo
4 observations
Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
4 observations
Virginia Pine
Pinus virginiana
4 observations
American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
4 observations
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
4 observations
Fire Pink
Silene virginica
4 observations
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
4 observations
Roundleaf Greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
4 observations
Allegheny Monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
4 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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