Plants of North Dakota
The plants most often spotted in North Dakota, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in North Dakota
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
626 observations
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
482 observations
Western Snowberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
467 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
456 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
446 observations · iNaturalist
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
407 observations
silver buffaloberry
Shepherdia argentea
397 observations
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
392 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Brome
Bromus inermis
375 observations
Wild Licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
373 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
367 observations
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
354 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
353 observations
purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
345 observations
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
331 observations
silvery scurfpea
Pediomelum argophyllum
331 observations · iNaturalist
dotted gayfeather
Liatris punctata
317 observations · iNaturalist
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
304 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
298 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
297 observations
Foxtail Barley
Hordeum jubatum
280 observations
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
276 observations · iNaturalist
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
272 observations
Curlycup Gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
271 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
269 observations · iNaturalist
Hairy False Goldenaster
Heterotheca villosa
268 observations · iNaturalist
prairie rose
Rosa arkansana
262 observations · iNaturalist
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
258 observations
slender leafy spurge
Euphorbia virgata
251 observations · iNaturalist
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
250 observations
prairie smoke
Geum triflorum
247 observations
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
245 observations
fringed sagebrush
Artemisia frigida
245 observations · iNaturalist
absinthe wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
243 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Sagebrush
Artemisia cana
233 observations · iNaturalist
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
232 observations · iNaturalist
Crested Wheatgrass
Agropyron cristatum
223 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
210 observations
Canada anemone
Anemonastrum canadense
204 observations · iNaturalist
White-flower Beardtongue
Penstemon albidus
202 observations · iNaturalist
Spinystar
Escobaria vivipara
202 observations
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
200 observations
green ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
197 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
197 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
191 observations
breadroot scurf pea
Pediomelum esculentum
183 observations · iNaturalist
American vetch
Vicia americana
180 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
177 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
176 observations
Scarlet Beeblossom
Oenothera suffrutescens
172 observations · iNaturalist