Smokies Most Wanted

We need iNaturalist observations of these species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Every observation you add gives us another datapoint about where and when these species occur in the Smokies. We use them to map and learn about these species, helping park officials make informed ...more ↓

Littleleaf sensitive-briar 1
Mimosa microphylla
Pigeonwings 2
Clitoria mariana
Mountain False Indigo 3
Amorpha glabra
Largeleaf Phlox 4
Phlox amplifolia
Poke milkweed 2
Asclepias exaltata
Fourleaf Milkweed 5
Asclepias quadrifolia
Buttonbush 6
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Woodland Pinkroot / Indian Pink 7
Spigelia marilandica
American bittersweet 8
Celastrus scandens
New York Ironweed 9
Vernonia noveboracensis
Leafy elephant's-foot 10
Elephantopus carolinianus
Upland boneset 11
Eupatorium sessilifolium
Rabbit-tobacco 12
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Silverrod 13
Solidago bicolor
Bear's foot 14
Smallanthus uvedalia
Great indian plantain 15
Arnoglossum reniforme
Cutleaf coneflower / sochan 16
Rudbeckia laciniata
Great Blue Lobelia 17
Lobelia siphilitica
Clasping Venus's looking glass 18
Triodanis perfoliata
Tree of heaven 19
Ailanthus altissima
Chinkapin Oak 20
Quercus muehlenbergii
American trumpet vine 21
Campsis radicans
White turtlehead 22
Chelone glabra
Roundlobe Hepatica 23
Hepatica americana
Blackhaw 9
Viburnum prunifolium
Hairy angelica 24
Angelica venenosa
Eastern green violet 25
Hybanthus concolor
Virginia snakeroot 26
Endodeca serpentaria
Deertongue 9
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Brown wide-lip orchid 17
Liparis liliifolia
Three birds orchid 28
Triphora trianthophoros
Lesser purple-fringed orchid 29
Platanthera psycodes
Small spreading pogonia 2
Cleistesiopsis bifaria
Dwarf iris 30
Iris verna
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass 29
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Rose twisted-stalk 31
Streptopus lanceolatus
Devil's bit 9
Chamaelirium luteum
Little sweet betsy 9
Trillium cuneatum
Saw greenbrier 32
Smilax bona-nox
Asiatic dayflower 33
Commelina communis

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