Plants of Crater Lake National Park
The plants most often spotted in Crater Lake, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
7,777
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 7,777 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Crater Lake. The most frequently seen is the mountain hemlock, with 682 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Crater Lake include Western Monkshood - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Crater Lake
mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
682 observations
white pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
676 observations · iNaturalist
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
392 observations
Davis' knotweed
Koenigia davisiae
348 observations · iNaturalist
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulis
333 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
261 observations
Dwarf Lupine
Lupinus lepidus
213 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Bleeding Heart
Dicentra formosa
209 observations
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
199 observations
red fir
Abies magnifica
189 observations · iNaturalist
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
183 observations
Pyrola-leaf Buckwheat
Eriogonum pyrolifolium
182 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
181 observations · iNaturalist
Ocean spray
Holodiscus discolor
172 observations
Cobwebby Paintbrush
Castilleja arachnoidea
171 observations · iNaturalist
marumleaf buckwheat
Eriogonum marifolium
159 observations · iNaturalist
Davidson's Penstemon
Penstemon davidsonii
154 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Beardtongue
Penstemon rupicola
153 observations · iNaturalist
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
141 observations · iNaturalist
Crater Lake currant
Ribes erythrocarpum
136 observations · iNaturalist
Greene's goldenbush
Ericameria greenei
128 observations · iNaturalist
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
124 observations
Cascade aster
Doellingeria ledophylla
121 observations · iNaturalist
Columbian Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum
120 observations
Mount Hood pussypaws
Calyptridium umbellatum
114 observations · iNaturalist
white bog orchid
Platanthera dilatata
108 observations · iNaturalist
Pinemat Manzanita
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
105 observations · iNaturalist
Arrowleaf Senecio
Senecio triangularis
105 observations
spreading phlox
Phlox diffusa
104 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
100 observations
Cascade Monkeyflower
Diplacus cascadensis
98 observations · iNaturalist
wavyleaf paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei
97 observations
one-sided wintergreen
Orthilia secunda
95 observations
Pacific coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
93 observations · iNaturalist
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
93 observations
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
86 observations · iNaturalist
Subalpine Fleabane
Erigeron glacialis
83 observations · iNaturalist
Tolmie's Saxifrage
Micranthes tolmiei
79 observations · iNaturalist
silky raillardella
Raillardella argentea
74 observations · iNaturalist
Mahala mat
Ceanothus prostratus
70 observations · iNaturalist
Roughfruit Raspberry
Rubus lasiococcus
70 observations · iNaturalist
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
69 observations · iNaturalist
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
69 observations · iNaturalist
greenleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos patula
65 observations · iNaturalist
Silverleaf phacelia
Phacelia hastata
63 observations · iNaturalist
sugarstick
Allotropa virgata
63 observations · iNaturalist
orange agoseris
Agoseris aurantiaca
63 observations
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
62 observations
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
61 observations · iNaturalist
wax currant
Ribes cereum
61 observations · iNaturalist
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