Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park
The plants most often spotted in Rocky Mountain, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Rocky Mountain
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
1,156 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
1,138 observations · iNaturalist
blue columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
1,011 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
971 observations
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
801 observations · iNaturalist
Whipple's penstemon
Penstemon whippleanus
783 observations · iNaturalist
Ross' Avens
Geum rossii
770 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
733 observations
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
689 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
678 observations · iNaturalist
Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
656 observations
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
627 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
579 observations
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
563 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
559 observations
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
558 observations · iNaturalist
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
541 observations
Alpine Sunflower
Hymenoxys grandiflora
540 observations
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
536 observations
Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
466 observations · iNaturalist
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
464 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
456 observations
Front Range Beardtongue
Penstemon virens
454 observations · iNaturalist
pale alpine forget-me-not
Eritrichium argenteum
441 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky mountain marsh-marigold
Caltha chionophila
438 observations · iNaturalist
western roseroot
Rhodiola integrifolia
437 observations · iNaturalist
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
437 observations · iNaturalist
great blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
427 observations
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus gunnisonii
418 observations · iNaturalist
alpine sandwort
Cherleria obtusiloba
416 observations · iNaturalist
whiproot clover
Trifolium dasyphyllum
400 observations · iNaturalist
wax currant
Ribes cereum
390 observations · iNaturalist
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
387 observations · iNaturalist
Miner's Candle
Oreocarya virgata
384 observations · iNaturalist
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
383 observations · iNaturalist
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
373 observations · iNaturalist
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
370 observations
Queen's Crown
Rhodiola rhodantha
370 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
362 observations
fivepetal cliffbush
Jamesia americana
356 observations · iNaturalist
Pretty Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium pulcherrimum
351 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
350 observations
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
345 observations
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
329 observations
White Point-vetch
Oxytropis sericea
329 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain raspberry
Rubus deliciosus
323 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
313 observations
Mountain Ball Cactus
Pediocactus simpsonii
312 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
310 observations
mountain bluebells
Mertensia ciliata
303 observations · iNaturalist