Plants of Crater Lake National Park
The plants most often spotted in Crater Lake, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Crater Lake
white pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
662 observations · iNaturalist
mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
628 observations
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulis
385 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
338 observations
Davis' knotweed
Koenigia davisiae
303 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
230 observations
Dwarf Lupine
Lupinus lepidus
208 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Bleeding Heart
Dicentra formosa
192 observations
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
178 observations
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
175 observations
red fir
Abies magnifica
170 observations · iNaturalist
Cobwebby Paintbrush
Castilleja arachnoidea
169 observations · iNaturalist
Ocean spray
Holodiscus discolor
161 observations
marumleaf buckwheat
Eriogonum marifolium
153 observations · iNaturalist
Pyrola-leaf Buckwheat
Eriogonum pyrolifolium
153 observations · iNaturalist
Davidson's Penstemon
Penstemon davidsonii
153 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
153 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Beardtongue
Penstemon rupicola
147 observations · iNaturalist
Crater Lake currant
Ribes erythrocarpum
136 observations · iNaturalist
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
127 observations · iNaturalist
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
120 observations
Greene's goldenbush
Ericameria greenei
116 observations · iNaturalist
Mount Hood pussypaws
Calyptridium umbellatum
107 observations · iNaturalist
Cascade aster
Doellingeria ledophylla
107 observations · iNaturalist
Columbian Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum
106 observations
Pinemat Manzanita
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
104 observations · iNaturalist
Arrowleaf Senecio
Senecio triangularis
102 observations
spreading phlox
Phlox diffusa
101 observations · iNaturalist
white bog orchid
Platanthera dilatata
96 observations · iNaturalist
one-sided wintergreen
Orthilia secunda
95 observations
wavyleaf paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei
93 observations
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
90 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
79 observations
Pacific coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
78 observations · iNaturalist
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
78 observations · iNaturalist
Tolmie's Saxifrage
Micranthes tolmiei
75 observations · iNaturalist
Subalpine Fleabane
Erigeron glacialis
74 observations · iNaturalist
silky raillardella
Raillardella argentea
71 observations · iNaturalist
Roughfruit Raspberry
Rubus lasiococcus
70 observations · iNaturalist
Mahala mat
Ceanothus prostratus
68 observations · iNaturalist
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
67 observations · iNaturalist
greenleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos patula
64 observations · iNaturalist
wax currant
Ribes cereum
61 observations · iNaturalist
orange agoseris
Agoseris aurantiaca
60 observations
Cascade Monkeyflower
Diplacus cascadensis
60 observations · iNaturalist
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
59 observations · iNaturalist
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
59 observations
sugarstick
Allotropa virgata
57 observations · iNaturalist
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
56 observations · iNaturalist
Squirreltail
Elymus elymoides
54 observations · iNaturalist