Plants of Alaska
The plants most often spotted in Alaska, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Alaska
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
6,973 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
3,816 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
3,675 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
3,585 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
3,458 observations
squashberry
Viburnum edule
3,309 observations · iNaturalist
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
3,222 observations
Canadian buffalo-berry
Shepherdia canadensis
2,727 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
2,683 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
2,575 observations
woolly cranesbill
Geranium erianthum
2,480 observations · iNaturalist
Tall Bluebell
Mertensia paniculata
2,334 observations · iNaturalist
Larkspurleaf Monkshood
Aconitum delphiniifolium
2,318 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
2,282 observations
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
2,257 observations · iNaturalist
Prickly Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
2,244 observations
Arctic raspberry
Rubus arcticus
2,162 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic Butterbur
Petasites frigidus
1,985 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Comandra
Geocaulon lividum
1,913 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
1,908 observations · iNaturalist
western skunk cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
1,871 observations
Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
1,855 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
1,834 observations
Nootka Lupine
Lupinus nootkatensis
1,784 observations
Sitka spruce
Picea sitchensis
1,752 observations
Prickly Saxifrage
Saxifraga tricuspidata
1,750 observations · iNaturalist
marsh grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia palustris
1,737 observations · iNaturalist
bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
1,710 observations
Rice root
Fritillaria camschatcensis
1,678 observations · iNaturalist
stairstep moss
Hylocomium splendens
1,590 observations · iNaturalist
Bog Labrador Tea
Rhododendron groenlandicum
1,587 observations
bog bilberry
Vaccinium uliginosum
1,569 observations · iNaturalist
field horsetail
Equisetum arvense
1,565 observations
white twisted-stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
1,561 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
1,542 observations · iNaturalist
Alpine Sweet-vetch
Hedysarum alpinum
1,530 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic Lupine
Lupinus arcticus
1,507 observations · iNaturalist
cloudberry
Rubus chamaemorus
1,503 observations
green alder
Alnus alnobetula
1,460 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic Starflower
Lysimachia europaea
1,459 observations · iNaturalist
One-flowered Wintergreen
Moneses uniflora
1,458 observations
alpine azalea
Kalmia procumbens
1,427 observations · iNaturalist
white spruce
Picea glauca
1,425 observations
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
1,407 observations
mock azalea
Rhododendron menziesii
1,340 observations · iNaturalist
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
1,339 observations
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
1,337 observations
western roseroot
Rhodiola integrifolia
1,330 observations · iNaturalist
Pretty Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium pulcherrimum
1,327 observations
Northern Groundcone
Boschniakia rossica
1,310 observations · iNaturalist