Plants of Glacier Bay National Park
The plants most often spotted in Glacier Bay, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Glacier Bay
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
180 observations
beach strawberry
Fragaria chiloensis
89 observations · iNaturalist
white bog orchid
Platanthera dilatata
87 observations · iNaturalist
Rice root
Fritillaria camschatcensis
82 observations · iNaturalist
Heartleaf Twayblade
Neottia cordata
76 observations · iNaturalist
bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
74 observations
One-flowered Wintergreen
Moneses uniflora
65 observations
Nootka Lupine
Lupinus nootkatensis
62 observations
Northern Groundcone
Boschniakia rossica
61 observations · iNaturalist
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
60 observations
Arctic raspberry
Rubus arcticus
58 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
55 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
53 observations · iNaturalist
Sitka spruce
Picea sitchensis
50 observations
green alder
Alnus alnobetula
44 observations · iNaturalist
Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
39 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
39 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
36 observations
seaside pea
Lathyrus japonicus
36 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
36 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
36 observations · iNaturalist
one-sided wintergreen
Orthilia secunda
35 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
33 observations
Elegant Goldenrod
Solidago lepida
32 observations · iNaturalist
Unalaska paintbrush
Castilleja unalaschcensis
32 observations · iNaturalist
American lyme grass
Leymus mollis
31 observations · iNaturalist
dark-throated shooting star
Primula pauciflora
31 observations · iNaturalist
lady fern
Athyrium filix-femina
30 observations
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
28 observations · iNaturalist
Sea Sandwort
Honckenya peploides
28 observations · iNaturalist
western yellow pond-lily
Nuphar polysepala
27 observations · iNaturalist
white twisted-stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
27 observations
common silverweed
Argentina anserina
27 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
26 observations
Sea Plantain
Plantago maritima
26 observations
Bogbean
Menyanthes trifoliata
26 observations
Stink Currant
Ribes bracteosum
26 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
25 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
25 observations
Oval-leaf Blueberry
Vaccinium ovalifolium
24 observations
Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble
Rubus pedatus
24 observations · iNaturalist
Glacier Bay Paintbrush
Castilleja chrymactis
24 observations · iNaturalist
field horsetail
Equisetum arvense
23 observations
sea-watch
Angelica lucida
23 observations
Canadian buffalo-berry
Shepherdia canadensis
23 observations · iNaturalist
squashberry
Viburnum edule
23 observations · iNaturalist
stairstep moss
Hylocomium splendens
23 observations · iNaturalist
western hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
22 observations
Large-leaved Avens
Geum macrophyllum
21 observations
marsh grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia palustris
21 observations · iNaturalist
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