Plants of Grand Canyon National Park
The plants most often spotted in Grand Canyon, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
14,853
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 14,853 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Grand Canyon. The most frequently seen is the Utah Agave, with 1,473 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Grand Canyon include Utah Agave - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Grand Canyon
Utah Agave
Agave utahensis
1,473 observations
Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
873 observations
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
786 observations · iNaturalist
fernbush
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
768 observations · iNaturalist
Stansbury's Cliffrose
Purshia stansburyana
742 observations · iNaturalist
Gambel Oak
Quercus gambelii
669 observations
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
546 observations · iNaturalist
Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
497 observations
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
399 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
388 observations
Kingcup Cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
386 observations
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
322 observations
Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
316 observations
Arizona thistle
Cirsium arizonicum
301 observations · iNaturalist
Cottontop Cactus
Homalocephala polycephala
295 observations · iNaturalist
Spinystar
Escobaria vivipara
289 observations
Roundleaf buffaloberry
Shepherdia rotundifolia
274 observations · iNaturalist
Whipple Cholla
Cylindropuntia whipplei
265 observations · iNaturalist
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
235 observations · iNaturalist
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine
Pinus brachyptera
232 observations · iNaturalist
Palmer's penstemon
Penstemon palmeri
229 observations
mat rock spiraea
Petrophytum caespitosum
228 observations · iNaturalist
thickleaf beardtongue
Penstemon pachyphyllus
209 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
208 observations
Juniper Mistletoe
Phoradendron juniperinum
207 observations · iNaturalist
California Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus
204 observations
mountain phlox
Phlox austromontana
199 observations · iNaturalist
Beavertail Pricklypear
Opuntia basilaris
196 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
190 observations
Crimson Monkeyflower
Erythranthe verbenacea
183 observations · iNaturalist
firecracker penstemon
Penstemon eatonii
168 observations
Fremont barberry
Berberis fremontii
160 observations · iNaturalist
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
157 observations · iNaturalist
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
157 observations · iNaturalist
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
149 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Paintbrush
Castilleja chromosa
148 observations
Graham's nipple cactus
Cochemiea grahamii
140 observations · iNaturalist
Beardlip Penstemon
Penstemon barbatus
138 observations
horsetail milkweed
Asclepias subverticillata
137 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Lousewort
Pedicularis centranthera
135 observations · iNaturalist
black maidenhair fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
134 observations · iNaturalist
Green Ephedra
Ephedra viridis
133 observations · iNaturalist
common hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata
129 observations
Engelmann's Pricklypear
Opuntia engelmannii
128 observations
Buckhorn Cholla
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
125 observations · iNaturalist
Wholeleaf Paintbrush
Castilleja integra
124 observations · iNaturalist
Lobeleaf Groundsel
Packera multilobata
122 observations · iNaturalist
Echinocereus canyonensis
Echinocereus canyonensis
122 observations · iNaturalist
wax currant
Ribes cereum
120 observations · iNaturalist
Utah Serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis
118 observations · iNaturalist
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