Plants of Bryce Canyon National Park
The plants most often spotted in Bryce Canyon, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
6,570
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 6,570 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Bryce Canyon. The most frequently seen is the greenleaf manzanita, with 664 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Bryce Canyon include Great Basin Bristlecone Pine - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Bryce Canyon
greenleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos patula
664 observations · iNaturalist
Great Basin bristlecone pine
Pinus longaeva
629 observations
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
449 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
330 observations
limber pine
Pinus flexilis
256 observations
Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus ledifolius
253 observations · iNaturalist
common juniper
Juniperus communis
244 observations
white fir
Abies concolor
206 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
188 observations
Gambel Oak
Quercus gambelii
164 observations
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
160 observations
Wyoming Paintbrush
Castilleja linariifolia
154 observations · iNaturalist
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
150 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
150 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
146 observations · iNaturalist
Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
136 observations · iNaturalist
Howard's Evening Primrose
Oenothera howardii
131 observations · iNaturalist
arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
126 observations
manyflowered gromwell
Lithospermum multiflorum
126 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Lousewort
Pedicularis centranthera
108 observations · iNaturalist
wax currant
Ribes cereum
105 observations · iNaturalist
narrowleaf puccoon
Lithospermum incisum
104 observations
Antelope Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
103 observations · iNaturalist
Arizona thistle
Cirsium arizonicum
100 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
91 observations
Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
88 observations
lavenderleaf sundrops
Oenothera lavandulifolia
81 observations · iNaturalist
Least Ground-Daisy
Townsendia minima
81 observations · iNaturalist
King's Flax
Linum kingii
78 observations · iNaturalist
Utah Columbine
Aquilegia scopulorum
76 observations · iNaturalist
Lewis flax
Linum lewisii
68 observations
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
64 observations · iNaturalist
Sego Lily
Calochortus nuttallii
64 observations
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
63 observations · iNaturalist
Fremont barberry
Berberis fremontii
59 observations · iNaturalist
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
59 observations · iNaturalist
common starlily
Leucocrinum montanum
51 observations · iNaturalist
Juniper Mistletoe
Phoradendron juniperinum
47 observations · iNaturalist
Spiny Milkvetch
Astragalus kentrophyta
46 observations · iNaturalist
Reveal's paintbrush
Castilleja revealii
43 observations · iNaturalist
Spineless Horsebrush
Tetradymia canescens
41 observations · iNaturalist
mat penstemon
Penstemon caespitosus
38 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain maple
Acer glabrum
34 observations
blue clematis
Clematis columbiana
33 observations · iNaturalist
Utah Serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis
32 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Oxytrope
Oxytropis oreophila
31 observations · iNaturalist
Great Bladdery Milkvetch
Astragalus megacarpus
31 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
30 observations
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
30 observations
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
29 observations
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