Plants of Kings Canyon National Park
The plants most often spotted in Kings Canyon, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Kings Canyon
Quill-leaf Lewisia
Lewisia leeana
406 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Pride
Penstemon newberryi
328 observations · iNaturalist
Snowplant
Sarcodes sanguinea
232 observations · iNaturalist
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus leichtlinii
204 observations · iNaturalist
Corn Lily
Veratrum californicum
164 observations
Sierra primrose
Primula suffrutescens
158 observations · iNaturalist
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
155 observations · iNaturalist
giant sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
152 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
147 observations · iNaturalist
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
140 observations · iNaturalist
Sierra Nevada Sky Pilot
Polemonium eximium
140 observations · iNaturalist
One-seeded Pussypaws
Calyptridium monospermum
140 observations · iNaturalist
Purple Mountain-heath
Phyllodoce breweri
133 observations · iNaturalist
bush chinquapin
Chrysolepis sempervirens
132 observations · iNaturalist
California black oak
Quercus kelloggii
128 observations
California incense-cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
128 observations · iNaturalist
ranger buttons
Angelica capitellata
110 observations · iNaturalist
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
109 observations
chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
108 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
105 observations
Bigelow's sneezeweed
Helenium bigelovii
104 observations · iNaturalist
Rockfringe Willowherb
Epilobium obcordatum
104 observations · iNaturalist
Prickly Hawkweed
Hieracium horridum
103 observations · iNaturalist
Kelley's Lily
Lilium kelleyanum
94 observations · iNaturalist
sugar pine
Pinus lambertiana
94 observations
western roseroot
Rhodiola integrifolia
94 observations · iNaturalist
Western Labrador Tea
Rhododendron columbianum
94 observations · iNaturalist
canyon live oak
Quercus chrysolepis
89 observations
foxtail pine
Pinus balfouriana
86 observations
Mountain Jewelflower
Streptanthus tortuosus
83 observations · iNaturalist
alpine sorrel
Oxyria digyna
79 observations · iNaturalist
Sierra Columbine
Aquilegia pubescens
79 observations · iNaturalist
pink-flowered stickseed
Hackelia mundula
78 observations · iNaturalist
Whiskerbrush
Leptosiphon ciliatus
78 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Misery
Chamaebatia foliolosa
77 observations · iNaturalist
white bog orchid
Platanthera dilatata
75 observations · iNaturalist
spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
71 observations
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
71 observations
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulis
71 observations
wavyleaf paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei
69 observations
primrose monkeyflower
Erythranthe primuloides
67 observations · iNaturalist
blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
66 observations · iNaturalist
cushion buckwheat
Eriogonum ovalifolium
65 observations · iNaturalist
mountain coyote mint
Monardella odoratissima
65 observations
Western Bog Laurel
Kalmia microphylla
65 observations · iNaturalist
heart-leaf milkweed
Asclepias cordifolia
64 observations · iNaturalist
Frosted Buckwheat
Eriogonum incanum
64 observations · iNaturalist
greenleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos patula
63 observations · iNaturalist
white fir
Abies concolor
61 observations
bigleaf maple
Acer macrophyllum
58 observations