Plants of South Dakota
The plants most often spotted in South Dakota, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in South Dakota
hoary vervain
Verbena stricta
1,024 observations
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
962 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
932 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
879 observations · iNaturalist
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
847 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
837 observations
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
812 observations
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
804 observations
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
759 observations
Smooth Brome
Bromus inermis
746 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
738 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
727 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
707 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
665 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
621 observations
large-flowered beardtongue
Penstemon grandiflorus
620 observations
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
591 observations · iNaturalist
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
587 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
574 observations
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
534 observations · iNaturalist
Wild Licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
508 observations · iNaturalist
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
506 observations
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
506 observations
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
501 observations
big bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
492 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
484 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
474 observations
Curlycup Gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
473 observations
silvery scurfpea
Pediomelum argophyllum
462 observations · iNaturalist
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
444 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
417 observations · iNaturalist
Golden bean
Thermopsis rhombifolia
408 observations
snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
400 observations
Catnip
Nepeta cataria
384 observations · iNaturalist
Western Snowberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
369 observations · iNaturalist
purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
368 observations
western poison ivy
Toxicodendron rydbergii
366 observations · iNaturalist
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
363 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
359 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
355 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
354 observations
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
344 observations
Crested Wheatgrass
Agropyron cristatum
343 observations · iNaturalist
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
342 observations · iNaturalist
Brittle Pricklypear
Opuntia fragilis
339 observations · iNaturalist
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
334 observations
absinthe wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
331 observations · iNaturalist
dotted gayfeather
Liatris punctata
327 observations · iNaturalist
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
325 observations
fringed sagebrush
Artemisia frigida
324 observations · iNaturalist