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Plants of Teatown Lake Reservation

The plants most often spotted in Teatown, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

1,386
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants

Naturalists have logged 1,386 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Teatown. The most frequently seen is the American Beech, with 328 recorded sightings.

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

Spotted Wintergreen

Most-observed plants in Teatown

American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
328 observations
Striped Wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
96 observations
Winged Euonymus
Euonymus alatus
54 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
42 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
34 observations
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
34 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
30 observations
American Jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
30 observations · iNaturalist
White Snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
29 observations
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
26 observations
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
24 observations
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
24 observations
Common Jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
23 observations
Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
23 observations · iNaturalist
Canada Mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
22 observations
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
21 observations
Jetbead
Rhodotypos scandens
21 observations · iNaturalist
Multiflora Rose
Rosa multiflora
20 observations
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
20 observations
American Witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
19 observations
Common Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
19 observations · iNaturalist
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
19 observations
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum
19 observations
Wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
19 observations
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
18 observations
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
18 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
17 observations
Red Trillium
Trillium erectum
17 observations
American Tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
17 observations
Japanese Stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
17 observations · iNaturalist
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
16 observations
Solomon's Plume
Maianthemum racemosum
16 observations
American White Waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
16 observations
American Hog-peanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
16 observations
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
15 observations
Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
15 observations
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
15 observations
Great Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
15 observations
American Wintergreen
Pyrola americana
15 observations · iNaturalist
Narrow-leaved Bittercress
Cardamine impatiens
15 observations · iNaturalist
New York Fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
15 observations · iNaturalist
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
14 observations
Northern Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
14 observations
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
14 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
13 observations
Allegheny Monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
13 observations
Low Smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
13 observations · iNaturalist
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
12 observations
Ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
12 observations · iNaturalist
Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris
12 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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