Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park
The plants most often spotted in Rocky Mountain, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
27,921
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 27,921 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Rocky Mountain. The most frequently seen is the fireweed, with 1,397 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Rocky Mountain include Moss Campion and Old Man of the Mountain - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Rocky Mountain
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
1,397 observations · iNaturalist
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
1,348 observations · iNaturalist
blue columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
1,203 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
1,069 observations
Whipple's penstemon
Penstemon whippleanus
819 observations · iNaturalist
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
813 observations · iNaturalist
Ross' Avens
Geum rossii
799 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
786 observations
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
716 observations
Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
708 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
705 observations · iNaturalist
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
680 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
670 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
656 observations
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
622 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
589 observations
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
583 observations
Alpine Sunflower
Hymenoxys grandiflora
565 observations
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
563 observations
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
516 observations
Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
489 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
482 observations
pale alpine forget-me-not
Eritrichium argenteum
473 observations · iNaturalist
great blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
465 observations
Front Range Beardtongue
Penstemon virens
465 observations · iNaturalist
western roseroot
Rhodiola integrifolia
448 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky mountain marsh-marigold
Caltha chionophila
448 observations · iNaturalist
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus gunnisonii
446 observations · iNaturalist
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
446 observations · iNaturalist
alpine sandwort
Cherleria obtusiloba
445 observations · iNaturalist
whiproot clover
Trifolium dasyphyllum
433 observations · iNaturalist
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
430 observations · iNaturalist
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
424 observations · iNaturalist
Miner's Candle
Oreocarya virgata
416 observations · iNaturalist
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
413 observations
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
408 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
404 observations
wax currant
Ribes cereum
399 observations · iNaturalist
Queen's Crown
Rhodiola rhodantha
395 observations · iNaturalist
fivepetal cliffbush
Jamesia americana
392 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
388 observations
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
358 observations
Pretty Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium pulcherrimum
354 observations
White Point-vetch
Oxytropis sericea
340 observations · iNaturalist
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
338 observations
Mountain Ball Cactus
Pediocactus simpsonii
331 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain raspberry
Rubus deliciosus
329 observations · iNaturalist
mountain bluebells
Mertensia ciliata
321 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
318 observations
Arctic Gentian
Gentiana algida
316 observations · iNaturalist
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