Plants of Isle Royale National Park
The plants most often spotted in Isle Royale, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Isle Royale
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
188 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
149 observations
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
142 observations
fringed polygala
Polygaloides paucifolia
121 observations · iNaturalist
rock harlequin
Capnoides sempervirens
112 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
103 observations
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
95 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
89 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
89 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
88 observations · iNaturalist
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
82 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
81 observations · iNaturalist
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
78 observations
northern paintbrush
Castilleja septentrionalis
75 observations · iNaturalist
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
74 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
74 observations
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
67 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
65 observations
northern bush honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
64 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia saxifrage
Micranthes virginiensis
62 observations · iNaturalist
large-leaved aster
Eurybia macrophylla
61 observations
spotted coralroot
Corallorhiza maculata
59 observations
Fairy-slipper
Calypso bulbosa
58 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
58 observations
Perennial Cornflower
Centaurea montana
57 observations · iNaturalist
Ram's-head Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium arietinum
55 observations · iNaturalist
purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
54 observations
three-toothed cinquefoil
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
54 observations · iNaturalist
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
53 observations · iNaturalist
northern blue flag
Iris versicolor
50 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
50 observations
yellow lady's slipper
Cypripedium parviflorum
49 observations
squashberry
Viburnum edule
48 observations · iNaturalist
Glaucous Honeysuckle
Lonicera dioica
48 observations · iNaturalist
Prickly Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
48 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
46 observations
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
46 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
45 observations
Common Butterwort
Pinguicula vulgaris
45 observations
Mistassini Primrose
Primula mistassinica
45 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
44 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
43 observations
lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
39 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
37 observations
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
37 observations
common ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
37 observations
Striped Coralroot
Corallorhiza striata
36 observations
Northern Cranesbill
Geranium bicknellii
36 observations
rose twisted-stalk
Streptopus lanceolatus
36 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Comandra
Geocaulon lividum
36 observations · iNaturalist
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