Plants of North Dakota
The plants most often spotted in North Dakota, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
15,896
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 15,896 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in North Dakota. The most frequently seen is the Plains Pricklypear, with 792 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in North Dakota
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
792 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
557 observations
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
525 observations
Western Snowberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
510 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
491 observations
silver buffaloberry
Shepherdia argentea
428 observations
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
423 observations
Wild Licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
404 observations · iNaturalist
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
395 observations · iNaturalist
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
394 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
389 observations
purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
385 observations
Smooth Brome
Bromus inermis
385 observations
dotted gayfeather
Liatris punctata
384 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
381 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
374 observations
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
340 observations
silvery scurfpea
Pediomelum argophyllum
340 observations · iNaturalist
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
334 observations
Curlycup Gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
317 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
312 observations
Foxtail Barley
Hordeum jubatum
312 observations
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
302 observations
prairie rose
Rosa arkansana
295 observations · iNaturalist
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
290 observations
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
288 observations · iNaturalist
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
287 observations · iNaturalist
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
282 observations
slender leafy spurge
Euphorbia virgata
277 observations · iNaturalist
Hairy False Goldenaster
Heterotheca villosa
277 observations · iNaturalist
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
263 observations · iNaturalist
absinthe wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
262 observations · iNaturalist
prairie smoke
Geum triflorum
255 observations
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
255 observations
Silver Sagebrush
Artemisia cana
255 observations · iNaturalist
fringed sagebrush
Artemisia frigida
248 observations · iNaturalist
Crested Wheatgrass
Agropyron cristatum
234 observations · iNaturalist
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
229 observations
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
214 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
213 observations
green ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
212 observations
Spinystar
Escobaria vivipara
212 observations
Canada anemone
Anemonastrum canadense
209 observations · iNaturalist
White-flower Beardtongue
Penstemon albidus
204 observations · iNaturalist
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
198 observations
Sego Lily
Calochortus nuttallii
198 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
196 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
193 observations
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
191 observations
breadroot scurf pea
Pediomelum esculentum
185 observations · iNaturalist
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