Plants of Capitol Reef National Park
The plants most often spotted in Capitol Reef, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Capitol Reef
Roundleaf buffaloberry
Shepherdia rotundifolia
626 observations · iNaturalist
Kingcup Cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
402 observations
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
273 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
225 observations
Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
203 observations
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
198 observations · iNaturalist
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
147 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Prince's Plume
Stanleya pinnata
133 observations · iNaturalist
Woolly Locoweed
Astragalus mollissimus
126 observations · iNaturalist
Stansbury's Cliffrose
Purshia stansburyana
117 observations · iNaturalist
Fremont barberry
Berberis fremontii
112 observations · iNaturalist
Wyoming Paintbrush
Castilleja linariifolia
110 observations · iNaturalist
Hoary Townsend Daisy
Townsendia incana
107 observations · iNaturalist
Badlands Mule-ears
Scabrethia scabra
105 observations · iNaturalist
Frémont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
101 observations
Smallflower Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus parviflorus
101 observations · iNaturalist
firecracker penstemon
Penstemon eatonii
96 observations
Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus intricatus
96 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
89 observations
single-leaf ash
Fraxinus anomala
88 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
87 observations
Winkler's Pincushion Cactus
Pediocactus winkleri
86 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
80 observations
Pale Evening Primrose
Oenothera pallida
79 observations
Dwarf Yucca
Yucca harrimaniae
79 observations · iNaturalist
Green Ephedra
Ephedra viridis
78 observations · iNaturalist
Wright's fishhook cactus
Sclerocactus wrightiae
78 observations · iNaturalist
Nakedstem Sunray
Enceliopsis nudicaulis
77 observations · iNaturalist
Sand Ricegrass
Eriocoma hymenoides
73 observations · iNaturalist
Great Basin Sand Verbena
Abronia elliptica
71 observations · iNaturalist
Utah Beardtongue
Penstemon utahensis
65 observations
western blanketflower
Gaillardia spathulata
64 observations · iNaturalist
Boreal Sweet-vetch
Hedysarum boreale
57 observations · iNaturalist
Skunkbush Sumac
Rhus trilobata
53 observations · iNaturalist
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
52 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
51 observations
Saltlover
Halogeton glomeratus
51 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
51 observations
yellow beeplant
Cleomella lutea
49 observations · iNaturalist
Utah milkweed
Asclepias labriformis
48 observations · iNaturalist
Utah Serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis
45 observations · iNaturalist
Colorado Four o'Clock
Mirabilis multiflora
44 observations
Palmer's penstemon
Penstemon palmeri
42 observations
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
40 observations
fragrant sumac
Rhus aromatica
40 observations
Mountain Ball Cactus
Pediocactus simpsonii
40 observations · iNaturalist
Stinking Milkvetch
Astragalus praelongus
40 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
36 observations
Brittle Pricklypear
Opuntia fragilis
36 observations · iNaturalist
greenstem paperflower
Psilostrophe sparsiflora
36 observations · iNaturalist