Plants of Big Bend National Park
The plants most often spotted in Big Bend, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Big Bend
ocotillo
Fouquieria splendens
1,616 observations
strawberry hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus stramineus
1,350 observations · iNaturalist
Havard's Century Plant
Agave havardiana
1,275 observations · iNaturalist
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
1,151 observations
Strawberry Cactus
Echinocereus enneacanthus
1,123 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
1,052 observations
Russet Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus russanthus
1,023 observations · iNaturalist
lechuguilla
Agave lechuguilla
1,002 observations
Texas lignum-vitae
Guaiacum angustifolium
968 observations · iNaturalist
Devilshead
Echinocactus horizonthalonius
926 observations · iNaturalist
tree cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
866 observations
Texas rainbow cactus
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
859 observations
Blind Pricklypear
Opuntia rufida
682 observations
Texas madrone
Arbutus xalapensis
668 observations · iNaturalist
evergreen sumac
Rhus virens
616 observations · iNaturalist
Turk's Head
Hamatocactus hamatacanthus
616 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas cholla
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
568 observations · iNaturalist
Torrey's Yucca
Yucca torreyi
556 observations
little nipple cactus
Mammillaria meiacantha
498 observations · iNaturalist
Weeping Juniper
Juniperus flaccida
486 observations · iNaturalist
Purple Pricklypear
Opuntia azurea
480 observations · iNaturalist
tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
461 observations · iNaturalist
Texas False Agave
Hechtia texensis
452 observations · iNaturalist
Chisos Red Oak
Quercus gravesii
434 observations · iNaturalist
Mexican palo verde
Parkinsonia aculeata
415 observations
Big Bend Club-cholla
Grusonia aggeria
415 observations · iNaturalist
candelilla
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
409 observations · iNaturalist
narrowleaf globemallow
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
408 observations · iNaturalist
Mexican buckeye
Ungnadia speciosa
408 observations · iNaturalist
Mexican pinyon
Pinus cembroides
400 observations · iNaturalist
Leatherstem
Jatropha dioica
399 observations · iNaturalist
Texas Persimmon
Diospyros texana
395 observations · iNaturalist
Big Bend Bluebonnet
Lupinus havardii
387 observations
firecrackerbush
Bouvardia ternifolia
377 observations · iNaturalist
Whitecolumn Foxtail Cactus
Escobaria tuberculosa
364 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Stingbush
Eucnide bartonioides
344 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Sotol
Dasylirion leiophyllum
340 observations
cenizo
Leucophyllum frutescens
339 observations · iNaturalist
alligator juniper
Juniperus deppeana
336 observations · iNaturalist
Bicolor Fanmustard
Nerisyrenia camporum
324 observations · iNaturalist
yellow trumpet flower
Tecoma stans
310 observations · iNaturalist
Warnock's Cactus
Echinomastus warnockii
287 observations · iNaturalist
giant reed
Arundo donax
264 observations · iNaturalist
resurrection plant
Selaginella lepidophylla
254 observations · iNaturalist
Emory oak
Quercus emoryi
253 observations
Chautle Livingrock
Ariocarpus fissuratus
243 observations
gray oak
Quercus grisea
242 observations · iNaturalist
little leaf sumac
Rhus microphylla
240 observations · iNaturalist
desert willow
Chilopsis linearis
239 observations · iNaturalist
Foothill Beargrass
Nolina erumpens
239 observations · iNaturalist