Plants of Glacier National Park
The plants most often spotted in Glacier, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
21,295
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 21,295 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Glacier. The most frequently seen is the common beargrass, with 1,469 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Glacier
common beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
1,469 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
1,005 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
988 observations
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
814 observations
Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia
612 observations
Baker's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus apiculatus
609 observations · iNaturalist
yellow columbine
Aquilegia flavescens
603 observations · iNaturalist
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
593 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
587 observations
Bride's Bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
581 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
579 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
547 observations
white pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
530 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
483 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
430 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
405 observations
Mountain Bog Gentian
Gentiana calycosa
397 observations
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
396 observations
western redcedar
Thuja plicata
390 observations
Rocky Mountain maple
Acer glabrum
390 observations
great blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
383 observations
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
377 observations · iNaturalist
Eggleaf Beardtongue
Penstemon ellipticus
373 observations · iNaturalist
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
372 observations · iNaturalist
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
371 observations
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
369 observations
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
350 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Beardtongue
Penstemon confertus
336 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Deathcamas
Anticlea elegans
325 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
320 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Spirea
Spiraea splendens
309 observations · iNaturalist
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
308 observations
giant red paintbrush
Castilleja miniata
297 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
292 observations
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
291 observations
Fringed Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia fimbriata
289 observations · iNaturalist
Shinyleaf Meadowsweet
Spiraea lucida
282 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
274 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
267 observations
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
265 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
259 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
258 observations
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
246 observations
spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
245 observations
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
245 observations
thinleaf huckleberry
Vaccinium membranaceum
241 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
240 observations
spotted knapweed
Centaurea stoebe
237 observations
Canadian buffalo-berry
Shepherdia canadensis
234 observations · iNaturalist
alpine golden buckwheat
Eriogonum flavum
232 observations · iNaturalist
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