Plants of Alaska
The plants most often spotted in Alaska, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
120,547
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 120,547 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Alaska. The most frequently seen is the fireweed, with 8,345 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Alaska include Moss Campion, Pink Pyrola and One-flowered Pyrola - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Alaska
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
8,345 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
4,542 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
4,534 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
4,187 observations · iNaturalist
squashberry
Viburnum edule
3,993 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
3,925 observations
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
3,798 observations
Prickly Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
3,417 observations
Canadian buffalo-berry
Shepherdia canadensis
3,002 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
2,999 observations
Tall Bluebell
Mertensia paniculata
2,887 observations · iNaturalist
woolly cranesbill
Geranium erianthum
2,842 observations · iNaturalist
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
2,801 observations
Larkspurleaf Monkshood
Aconitum delphiniifolium
2,632 observations · iNaturalist
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
2,602 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
2,580 observations
Arctic raspberry
Rubus arcticus
2,430 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Comandra
Geocaulon lividum
2,265 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic Butterbur
Petasites frigidus
2,161 observations · iNaturalist
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
2,154 observations
bog bilberry
Vaccinium uliginosum
2,153 observations · iNaturalist
Prickly Saxifrage
Saxifraga tricuspidata
2,153 observations · iNaturalist
Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
2,106 observations
western skunk cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
2,075 observations
marsh grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia palustris
2,038 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
2,038 observations · iNaturalist
Nootka Lupine
Lupinus nootkatensis
1,891 observations
Rice root
Fritillaria camschatcensis
1,870 observations · iNaturalist
bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
1,845 observations
Bog Labrador Tea
Rhododendron groenlandicum
1,810 observations
Sitka spruce
Picea sitchensis
1,809 observations
Alpine Sweet-vetch
Hedysarum alpinum
1,761 observations · iNaturalist
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
1,755 observations · iNaturalist
white twisted-stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
1,728 observations
field horsetail
Equisetum arvense
1,714 observations
Arctic Lupine
Lupinus arcticus
1,711 observations · iNaturalist
One-flowered Wintergreen
Moneses uniflora
1,702 observations
stairstep moss
Hylocomium splendens
1,643 observations · iNaturalist
cloudberry
Rubus chamaemorus
1,642 observations
Arctic Starflower
Lysimachia europaea
1,641 observations · iNaturalist
Siberian Aster
Eurybia sibirica
1,595 observations · iNaturalist
green alder
Alnus alnobetula
1,569 observations · iNaturalist
alpine azalea
Kalmia procumbens
1,557 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
1,548 observations
western roseroot
Rhodiola integrifolia
1,545 observations · iNaturalist
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
1,536 observations
mock azalea
Rhododendron menziesii
1,523 observations · iNaturalist
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
1,509 observations
Northern Groundcone
Boschniakia rossica
1,499 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
1,485 observations
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