Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park
The plants most often spotted in Rocky Mountain, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
27,125
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 27,125 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Rocky Mountain. The most frequently seen is the fireweed, with 1,305 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
1,305 observations · iNaturalist
blue columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
1,191 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
1,189 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
1,042 observations
Whipple's penstemon
Penstemon whippleanus
814 observations · iNaturalist
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
804 observations · iNaturalist
Ross' Avens
Geum rossii
790 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
754 observations
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
708 observations
Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
690 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
685 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
658 observations · iNaturalist
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
650 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
649 observations
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
616 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
571 observations
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
568 observations
Alpine Sunflower
Hymenoxys grandiflora
555 observations
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
549 observations
Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
480 observations · iNaturalist
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
472 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
470 observations
Front Range Beardtongue
Penstemon virens
463 observations · iNaturalist
great blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
456 observations
pale alpine forget-me-not
Eritrichium argenteum
454 observations · iNaturalist
western roseroot
Rhodiola integrifolia
446 observations · iNaturalist
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus gunnisonii
445 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky mountain marsh-marigold
Caltha chionophila
442 observations · iNaturalist
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
439 observations · iNaturalist
alpine sandwort
Cherleria obtusiloba
431 observations · iNaturalist
whiproot clover
Trifolium dasyphyllum
426 observations · iNaturalist
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
413 observations
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
409 observations · iNaturalist
Miner's Candle
Oreocarya virgata
408 observations · iNaturalist
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
401 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
399 observations
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
399 observations · iNaturalist
wax currant
Ribes cereum
397 observations · iNaturalist
Queen's Crown
Rhodiola rhodantha
381 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
370 observations
fivepetal cliffbush
Jamesia americana
369 observations · iNaturalist
Pretty Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium pulcherrimum
353 observations
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
352 observations
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
336 observations
White Point-vetch
Oxytropis sericea
332 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain raspberry
Rubus deliciosus
326 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Ball Cactus
Pediocactus simpsonii
322 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
317 observations
mountain bluebells
Mertensia ciliata
316 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
313 observations
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