Plants of North Cascades National Park
The plants most often spotted in North Cascades, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in North Cascades
Cascade Oregon-grape
Berberis nervosa
242 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
209 observations
salal
Gaultheria shallon
203 observations
Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
194 observations
western redcedar
Thuja plicata
184 observations
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
177 observations
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
171 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
169 observations · iNaturalist
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
167 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
164 observations · iNaturalist
Bride's Bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
162 observations
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
160 observations
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
148 observations
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
145 observations
Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium
143 observations · iNaturalist
western maidenhair fern
Adiantum aleuticum
143 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
141 observations
Ocean spray
Holodiscus discolor
137 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
134 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
132 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
124 observations
Columbia lily
Lilium columbianum
119 observations
pink mountainheath
Phyllodoce empetriformis
119 observations · iNaturalist
mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
118 observations
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
116 observations
stairstep moss
Hylocomium splendens
114 observations · iNaturalist
western hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
107 observations
Pacific silver fir
Abies amabilis
106 observations
sugarstick
Allotropa virgata
104 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific yew
Taxus brevifolia
103 observations
Partridgefoot
Luetkea pectinata
103 observations · iNaturalist
pinesap
Monotropa hypopitys
102 observations · iNaturalist
American parsley fern
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
102 observations · iNaturalist
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
100 observations
Davidson's Penstemon
Penstemon davidsonii
95 observations · iNaturalist
deer fern
Struthiopteris spicant
94 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Bleeding Heart
Dicentra formosa
92 observations
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
91 observations
Western Starflower
Lysimachia latifolia
91 observations · iNaturalist
bigleaf maple
Acer macrophyllum
90 observations
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
90 observations
Sitka valerian
Valeriana sitchensis
90 observations
Cascade Beardtongue
Penstemon serrulatus
88 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
86 observations
Pacific coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
84 observations · iNaturalist
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
82 observations · iNaturalist
Edible Thistle
Cirsium edule
82 observations · iNaturalist
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum
79 observations
Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
79 observations · iNaturalist
Western Wild Ginger
Asarum caudatum
77 observations · iNaturalist