Plants of South Dakota
The plants most often spotted in South Dakota, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
29,405
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 29,405 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in South Dakota. The most frequently seen is the hoary vervain, with 1,144 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in South Dakota
hoary vervain
Verbena stricta
1,144 observations
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
1,024 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
993 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
958 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
940 observations
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
914 observations
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
889 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
876 observations
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
850 observations
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
805 observations
Smooth Brome
Bromus inermis
783 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
783 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
757 observations · iNaturalist
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
701 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
678 observations
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
674 observations
large-flowered beardtongue
Penstemon grandiflorus
644 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
623 observations
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
593 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
589 observations · iNaturalist
Curlycup Gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
586 observations
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
564 observations
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
562 observations
Wild Licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
538 observations · iNaturalist
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
531 observations
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
526 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
512 observations
big bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
510 observations
silvery scurfpea
Pediomelum argophyllum
495 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
474 observations · iNaturalist
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
457 observations
hound's-tongue
Cynoglossum officinale
451 observations · iNaturalist
Catnip
Nepeta cataria
423 observations · iNaturalist
Golden bean
Thermopsis rhombifolia
420 observations
snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
415 observations
Western Snowberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
413 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
412 observations
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
400 observations · iNaturalist
western poison ivy
Toxicodendron rydbergii
398 observations · iNaturalist
purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
396 observations
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
392 observations · iNaturalist
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
386 observations · iNaturalist
Crested Wheatgrass
Agropyron cristatum
380 observations · iNaturalist
fringed sagebrush
Artemisia frigida
372 observations · iNaturalist
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
368 observations · iNaturalist
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
368 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
365 observations
dotted gayfeather
Liatris punctata
365 observations · iNaturalist
Brittle Pricklypear
Opuntia fragilis
362 observations · iNaturalist
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
346 observations
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