Plants of Glacier National Park
The plants most often spotted in Glacier, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
22,437
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 22,437 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Glacier. The most frequently seen is the common beargrass, with 1,520 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Glacier
common beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
1,520 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
1,078 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
1,030 observations
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
822 observations
Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia
761 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
632 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
622 observations
Baker's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus apiculatus
618 observations · iNaturalist
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
610 observations · iNaturalist
yellow columbine
Aquilegia flavescens
606 observations · iNaturalist
Bride's Bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
597 observations
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
579 observations
white pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
558 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
538 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
463 observations · iNaturalist
western redcedar
Thuja plicata
452 observations
Mountain Bog Gentian
Gentiana calycosa
451 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
418 observations
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
408 observations
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
408 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain maple
Acer glabrum
405 observations
great blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
393 observations
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
379 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
378 observations · iNaturalist
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
376 observations
Eggleaf Beardtongue
Penstemon ellipticus
374 observations · iNaturalist
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
358 observations · iNaturalist
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
352 observations
Yellow Beardtongue
Penstemon confertus
337 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Deathcamas
Anticlea elegans
329 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
325 observations · iNaturalist
spotted knapweed
Centaurea stoebe
317 observations
Fringed Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia fimbriata
316 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Spirea
Spiraea splendens
316 observations · iNaturalist
giant red paintbrush
Castilleja miniata
304 observations
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
299 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
295 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
290 observations
Shinyleaf Meadowsweet
Spiraea lucida
289 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
280 observations
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
272 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
268 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
267 observations
thinleaf huckleberry
Vaccinium membranaceum
258 observations
spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
255 observations
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
254 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
251 observations
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
247 observations
Canadian buffalo-berry
Shepherdia canadensis
241 observations · iNaturalist
mock azalea
Rhododendron menziesii
241 observations · iNaturalist
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