Plants of Alaska

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

112,980

recent observations

50

species listed

50

plants

Naturalists have logged 112,980 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Alaska. The most frequently seen is the fireweed, with 7,746 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in Alaska include Moss Campion, Pink Pyrola and One-flowered Pyrola - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Moss Campion Pink Pyrola One-flowered Pyrola

Most-observed plants in Alaska

Chamaenerion angustifolium

7,746 observations · iNaturalist

Chamaenerion latifolium

4,338 observations · iNaturalist

Oplopanax horridus

3,988 observations · iNaturalist

common cowparsnip

Heracleum maximum

3,797 observations

Achillea millefolium

3,766 observations

3,494 observations · iNaturalist

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

3,449 observations

Canadian buffalo-berry

Shepherdia canadensis

2,906 observations · iNaturalist

Rubus spectabilis

2,891 observations

woolly cranesbill

Geranium erianthum

2,747 observations · iNaturalist

Mertensia paniculata

2,719 observations · iNaturalist

red-berried elder

Sambucus racemosa

2,687 observations

Larkspurleaf Monkshood

Aconitum delphiniifolium

2,517 observations · iNaturalist

shrubby cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

2,488 observations

Arctic raspberry

2,392 observations · iNaturalist

Prickly Wild Rose

Rosa acicularis

2,370 observations

black crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

2,348 observations · iNaturalist

Northern Comandra

Geocaulon lividum

2,104 observations · iNaturalist

Linnaea borealis

2,096 observations

Arctic Butterbur

Petasites frigidus

2,064 observations · iNaturalist

2,022 observations

western skunk cabbage

Lysichiton americanus

1,997 observations

Western Bunchberry

Cornus unalaschkensis

1,981 observations · iNaturalist

marsh grass-of-Parnassus

Parnassia palustris

1,942 observations · iNaturalist

Prickly Saxifrage

Saxifraga tricuspidata

1,927 observations · iNaturalist

Lupinus nootkatensis

1,862 observations

Fritillaria camschatcensis

1,831 observations · iNaturalist

bog wintergreen

Pyrola asarifolia

1,814 observations

Picea sitchensis

1,791 observations

field horsetail

Equisetum arvense

1,693 observations

green false hellebore

Veratrum viride

1,689 observations · iNaturalist

Bog Labrador Tea

Rhododendron groenlandicum

1,683 observations

white twisted-stalk

Streptopus amplexifolius

1,669 observations

One-flowered Wintergreen

Moneses uniflora

1,661 observations

Vaccinium uliginosum

1,641 observations · iNaturalist

Alpine Sweet-vetch

Hedysarum alpinum

1,627 observations · iNaturalist

Rubus chamaemorus

1,610 observations

Hylocomium splendens

1,609 observations · iNaturalist

Arctic Starflower

Lysimachia europaea

1,604 observations · iNaturalist

Lupinus arcticus

1,581 observations · iNaturalist

Eurybia sibirica

1,551 observations · iNaturalist

Kalmia procumbens

1,528 observations · iNaturalist

Alnus alnobetula

1,522 observations · iNaturalist

1,501 observations

western roseroot

Rhodiola integrifolia

1,483 observations · iNaturalist

Canadian bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

1,470 observations

Rhododendron menziesii

1,461 observations · iNaturalist

western columbine

Aquilegia formosa

1,449 observations · iNaturalist

Beach-head Iris

1,439 observations · iNaturalist

1,435 observations

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