Plants of Mount Rainier National Park
The plants most often spotted in Mount Rainier, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
30,113
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 30,113 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Mount Rainier. The most frequently seen is the white pasqueflower, with 2,416 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Mount Rainier include Avalanche Lily - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Mount Rainier
white pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
2,416 observations · iNaturalist
Avalanche lily
Erythronium montanum
1,607 observations
pink mountainheath
Phyllodoce empetriformis
1,299 observations · iNaturalist
mountain paintbrush
Castilleja parviflora
1,160 observations · iNaturalist
common beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
1,117 observations · iNaturalist
Sitka valerian
Valeriana sitchensis
950 observations
Mountain Bog Gentian
Gentiana calycosa
935 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
892 observations
Mountain Spirea
Spiraea splendens
848 observations · iNaturalist
Partridgefoot
Luetkea pectinata
828 observations · iNaturalist
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
827 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
796 observations
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
743 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
663 observations · iNaturalist
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
650 observations · iNaturalist
cusick's speedwell
Veronica cusickii
645 observations · iNaturalist
Subalpine Fleabane
Erigeron glacialis
621 observations · iNaturalist
spreading phlox
Phlox diffusa
583 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
505 observations · iNaturalist
Sickletop Lousewort
Pedicularis racemosa
497 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
493 observations · iNaturalist
curved-beak lousewort
Pedicularis contorta
484 observations · iNaturalist
Bracted Lousewort
Pedicularis bracteosa
478 observations · iNaturalist
giant red paintbrush
Castilleja miniata
461 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
440 observations
deer fern
Struthiopteris spicant
435 observations · iNaturalist
western moss-heather
Cassiope mertensiana
428 observations · iNaturalist
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
421 observations
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
420 observations · iNaturalist
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
418 observations
Tolmie's Saxifrage
Micranthes tolmiei
393 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
392 observations
White-flowered Rhododendron
Rhododendron albiflorum
388 observations
Pacific coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
387 observations · iNaturalist
vanilla leaf
Achlys triphylla
385 observations · iNaturalist
Sitka Mountain-Ash
Sorbus sitchensis
381 observations · iNaturalist
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
379 observations
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
368 observations
mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
366 observations
ducksbill lousewort
Pedicularis ornithorhynchos
351 observations · iNaturalist
pinesap
Monotropa hypopitys
345 observations · iNaturalist
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
343 observations
Columbia lily
Lilium columbianum
337 observations
Roughfruit Raspberry
Rubus lasiococcus
336 observations · iNaturalist
Woodland Beardtongue
Nothochelone nemorosa
334 observations · iNaturalist
salal
Gaultheria shallon
333 observations
Pyrola-leaf Buckwheat
Eriogonum pyrolifolium
320 observations · iNaturalist
Cascade Oregon-grape
Berberis nervosa
312 observations · iNaturalist
Bride's Bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
305 observations
western skunk cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
298 observations
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