Plants of Mount Rainier National Park
The plants most often spotted in Mount Rainier, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
31,359
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 31,359 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Mount Rainier. The most frequently seen is the white pasqueflower, with 2,504 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
2,504 observations · iNaturalist
Avalanche lily
Erythronium montanum
1,621 observations
pink mountainheath
Phyllodoce empetriformis
1,340 observations · iNaturalist
mountain paintbrush
Castilleja parviflora
1,184 observations · iNaturalist
common beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
1,139 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Bog Gentian
Gentiana calycosa
1,046 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
1,007 observations
Sitka valerian
Valeriana sitchensis
960 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
896 observations
Mountain Spirea
Spiraea splendens
880 observations · iNaturalist
Partridgefoot
Luetkea pectinata
872 observations · iNaturalist
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
872 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
793 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
790 observations · iNaturalist
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
679 observations · iNaturalist
cusick's speedwell
Veronica cusickii
645 observations · iNaturalist
Subalpine Fleabane
Erigeron glacialis
624 observations · iNaturalist
spreading phlox
Phlox diffusa
585 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
534 observations · iNaturalist
Sickletop Lousewort
Pedicularis racemosa
531 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
502 observations · iNaturalist
curved-beak lousewort
Pedicularis contorta
495 observations · iNaturalist
Bracted Lousewort
Pedicularis bracteosa
481 observations · iNaturalist
giant red paintbrush
Castilleja miniata
475 observations
deer fern
Struthiopteris spicant
463 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
449 observations
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
445 observations
western moss-heather
Cassiope mertensiana
432 observations · iNaturalist
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
427 observations · iNaturalist
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
424 observations
Sitka Mountain-Ash
Sorbus sitchensis
411 observations · iNaturalist
Tolmie's Saxifrage
Micranthes tolmiei
406 observations · iNaturalist
White-flowered Rhododendron
Rhododendron albiflorum
401 observations
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
397 observations
mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
397 observations
Pacific coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
390 observations · iNaturalist
vanilla leaf
Achlys triphylla
390 observations · iNaturalist
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
385 observations
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
373 observations
pinesap
Monotropa hypopitys
357 observations · iNaturalist
ducksbill lousewort
Pedicularis ornithorhynchos
353 observations · iNaturalist
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
352 observations
Roughfruit Raspberry
Rubus lasiococcus
345 observations · iNaturalist
salal
Gaultheria shallon
343 observations
Columbia lily
Lilium columbianum
340 observations
Woodland Beardtongue
Nothochelone nemorosa
338 observations · iNaturalist
Cascade Oregon-grape
Berberis nervosa
330 observations · iNaturalist
Pyrola-leaf Buckwheat
Eriogonum pyrolifolium
325 observations · iNaturalist
Alaska yellow cedar
Callitropsis nootkatensis
317 observations · iNaturalist
Bride's Bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
314 observations
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