Plants of Glacier National Park
The plants most often spotted in Glacier, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Glacier
common beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
1,307 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
908 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
852 observations
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
719 observations
Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia
591 observations
yellow columbine
Aquilegia flavescens
567 observations · iNaturalist
Baker's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus apiculatus
554 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
553 observations
Bride's Bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
552 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
541 observations · iNaturalist
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
535 observations
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
497 observations
white pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
484 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
405 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
395 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
387 observations
Mountain Bog Gentian
Gentiana calycosa
383 observations
Rocky Mountain maple
Acer glabrum
374 observations
western redcedar
Thuja plicata
373 observations
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
360 observations
Eggleaf Beardtongue
Penstemon ellipticus
358 observations · iNaturalist
great blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
352 observations
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
351 observations
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
349 observations · iNaturalist
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
343 observations · iNaturalist
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
336 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
318 observations · iNaturalist
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
294 observations
Mountain Deathcamas
Anticlea elegans
294 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
292 observations · iNaturalist
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
282 observations
Yellow Beardtongue
Penstemon confertus
282 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Spirea
Spiraea splendens
276 observations · iNaturalist
giant red paintbrush
Castilleja miniata
267 observations
Fringed Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia fimbriata
264 observations · iNaturalist
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
261 observations
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
257 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
255 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
252 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
245 observations
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
244 observations
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
239 observations
Shinyleaf Meadowsweet
Spiraea lucida
239 observations · iNaturalist
spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
232 observations
thinleaf huckleberry
Vaccinium membranaceum
228 observations
spotted knapweed
Centaurea stoebe
227 observations
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
223 observations
alpine golden buckwheat
Eriogonum flavum
223 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian buffalo-berry
Shepherdia canadensis
221 observations · iNaturalist
western larch
Larix occidentalis
219 observations