Plants of Grand Teton National Park
The plants most often spotted in Grand Teton, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
15,246
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 15,246 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Grand Teton. The most frequently seen is the arrowleaf balsamroot, with 787 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Grand Teton include Western Monkshood, Yellow Bell, Fairy Slipper and Purple Clematis - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Grand Teton
arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
787 observations
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
776 observations · iNaturalist
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
725 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
643 observations
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
632 observations · iNaturalist
Utah Honeysuckle
Lonicera utahensis
563 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
520 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
507 observations
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
476 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
473 observations
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
454 observations
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
453 observations · iNaturalist
Columbian Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum
396 observations
Snowbrush Ceanothus
Ceanothus velutinus
375 observations
Pacific coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
346 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
341 observations · iNaturalist
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
321 observations
spotted coralroot
Corallorhiza maculata
308 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
283 observations
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
268 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
262 observations
blue columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
261 observations
Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
259 observations
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
254 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
229 observations
hound's-tongue
Cynoglossum officinale
226 observations · iNaturalist
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
226 observations
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
216 observations
yellow fritillary
Fritillaria pudica
204 observations
ballhead waterleaf
Hydrophyllum capitatum
203 observations · iNaturalist
Lanceleaf Springbeauty
Claytonia lanceolata
189 observations · iNaturalist
Greene's mountain ash
Sorbus scopulina
184 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
178 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
175 observations
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
175 observations
Bracted Lousewort
Pedicularis bracteosa
174 observations · iNaturalist
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
171 observations
Fairy-slipper
Calypso bulbosa
167 observations
Purple Clematis
Clematis occidentalis
166 observations
giant red paintbrush
Castilleja miniata
165 observations
streambank wild hollyhock
Iliamna rivularis
165 observations
Sickletop Lousewort
Pedicularis racemosa
165 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
156 observations
Canadian buffalo-berry
Shepherdia canadensis
156 observations · iNaturalist
Oregon Boxwood
Paxistima myrsinites
155 observations · iNaturalist
white bog orchid
Platanthera dilatata
153 observations · iNaturalist
spotted fritillary
Fritillaria atropurpurea
145 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
142 observations
white twisted-stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
141 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
137 observations · iNaturalist
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