Plants of Itasca State Park
The plants most often spotted in Itasca, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Itasca
showy lady's slipper
Cypripedium reginae
175 observations
yellow lady's slipper
Cypripedium parviflorum
157 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
127 observations
guelder-rose
Viburnum opulus
102 observations
largeflower bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
95 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
87 observations
Canada anemone
Anemonastrum canadense
87 observations · iNaturalist
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
86 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
84 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
83 observations
round-lobed hepatica
Hepatica americana
81 observations · iNaturalist
tamarack
Larix laricina
78 observations
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
73 observations · iNaturalist
red pine
Pinus resinosa
69 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
69 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
65 observations
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
57 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
56 observations
early meadow-rue
Thalictrum dioicum
55 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
51 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
49 observations
western poison ivy
Toxicodendron rydbergii
49 observations · iNaturalist
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
48 observations
spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
44 observations
northern bush honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
41 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
39 observations
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
39 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
38 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
37 observations
bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
36 observations
northern blue flag
Iris versicolor
35 observations
marsh calla
Calla palustris
35 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian wild ginger
Asarum canadense
34 observations
broad-leaved goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
34 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
32 observations
spotted Joe-Pye weed
Eutrochium maculatum
32 observations
American white waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
31 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
30 observations · iNaturalist
Bogbean
Menyanthes trifoliata
28 observations
white campion
Silene latifolia
28 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
28 observations · iNaturalist
green adder's-mouth
Malaxis unifolia
28 observations · iNaturalist
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
27 observations
large-leaved aster
Eurybia macrophylla
26 observations
pale vetchling
Lathyrus ochroleucus
26 observations
ostrich fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
25 observations
paper birch
Betula papyrifera
24 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
24 observations · iNaturalist
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
24 observations
American fly-honeysuckle
Lonicera canadensis
24 observations · iNaturalist
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