Plants of Great Sand Dunes National Park
The plants most often spotted in Great Sand Dunes, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Great Sand Dunes
Rocky Mountain Beeplant
Cleomella serrulata
261 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
255 observations
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
115 observations
Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
97 observations
scarlet hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
96 observations
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
95 observations · iNaturalist
small-flowered sand-verbena
Tripterocalyx micranthus
80 observations · iNaturalist
Lance-leaved scurf-pea
Ladeania lanceolata
74 observations · iNaturalist
Winterfat
Krascheninnikovia lanata
62 observations · iNaturalist
upright blue beardtongue
Penstemon virgatus
54 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
52 observations
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
51 observations
Trumpet gooseberry
Ribes leptanthum
47 observations · iNaturalist
Broadbeard Beardtongue
Penstemon angustifolius
46 observations · iNaturalist
wax currant
Ribes cereum
44 observations · iNaturalist
Broom-like Ragwort
Senecio spartioides
42 observations · iNaturalist
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
41 observations
James' Buckwheat
Eriogonum jamesii
41 observations · iNaturalist
Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
38 observations · iNaturalist
Blowout grass
Muhlenbergia multiflora
37 observations · iNaturalist
Spineless Horsebrush
Tetradymia canescens
35 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Ball Cactus
Pediocactus simpsonii
32 observations · iNaturalist
Sand Ricegrass
Eriocoma hymenoides
32 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Grama
Bouteloua gracilis
31 observations
Flaxflowered Ipomopsis
Ipomopsis longiflora
31 observations · iNaturalist
Beardlip Penstemon
Penstemon barbatus
31 observations
Painted Milkvetch
Astragalus ceramicus
30 observations · iNaturalist
Bownut Cryptantha
Oreocarya suffruticosa
30 observations · iNaturalist
white fir
Abies concolor
29 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
27 observations
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
27 observations
prairie sunflower
Helianthus petiolaris
26 observations
fringed sagebrush
Artemisia frigida
26 observations · iNaturalist
Tahoka daisy
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
25 observations · iNaturalist
nodding onion
Allium cernuum
25 observations
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
25 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
24 observations
White Point-vetch
Oxytropis sericea
24 observations · iNaturalist
hairy clematis
Clematis hirsutissima
22 observations
showy goldeneye
Heliomeris multiflora
21 observations · iNaturalist
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
19 observations · iNaturalist
Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus viridiflorus
19 observations
Narrowleaf Cottonwood
Populus angustifolia
18 observations
Ocean spray
Holodiscus discolor
18 observations
Wyoming Paintbrush
Castilleja linariifolia
18 observations · iNaturalist
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
18 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Evening Primrose
Oenothera pallida
18 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
18 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain maple
Acer glabrum
17 observations
prairie thistle
Cirsium canescens
17 observations · iNaturalist
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