Plants of North Dakota
The plants most often spotted in North Dakota, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
15,095
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 15,095 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in North Dakota. The most frequently seen is the Plains Pricklypear, with 701 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in North Dakota
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
701 observations
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
503 observations
Western Snowberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
482 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
477 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
462 observations · iNaturalist
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
420 observations
silver buffaloberry
Shepherdia argentea
405 observations
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
393 observations · iNaturalist
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
386 observations
Smooth Brome
Bromus inermis
381 observations
Wild Licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
380 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
380 observations
purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
366 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
356 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
347 observations
silvery scurfpea
Pediomelum argophyllum
334 observations · iNaturalist
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
332 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
328 observations
dotted gayfeather
Liatris punctata
320 observations · iNaturalist
Foxtail Barley
Hordeum jubatum
309 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
305 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
280 observations · iNaturalist
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
279 observations
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
279 observations · iNaturalist
Curlycup Gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
279 observations
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
276 observations
Hairy False Goldenaster
Heterotheca villosa
272 observations · iNaturalist
prairie rose
Rosa arkansana
265 observations · iNaturalist
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
258 observations
slender leafy spurge
Euphorbia virgata
254 observations · iNaturalist
prairie smoke
Geum triflorum
253 observations
absinthe wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
248 observations · iNaturalist
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
247 observations · iNaturalist
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
247 observations
fringed sagebrush
Artemisia frigida
246 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Sagebrush
Artemisia cana
236 observations · iNaturalist
Crested Wheatgrass
Agropyron cristatum
231 observations · iNaturalist
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
218 observations
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
208 observations
Canada anemone
Anemonastrum canadense
208 observations · iNaturalist
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
207 observations
Spinystar
Escobaria vivipara
207 observations
White-flower Beardtongue
Penstemon albidus
203 observations · iNaturalist
green ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
197 observations
Sego Lily
Calochortus nuttallii
197 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
194 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
192 observations · iNaturalist
breadroot scurf pea
Pediomelum esculentum
185 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
182 observations
American vetch
Vicia americana
180 observations
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