Plants of Wind Cave National Park
The plants most often spotted in Wind Cave, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Wind Cave
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
144 observations · iNaturalist
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
138 observations
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
137 observations
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
131 observations
hoary vervain
Verbena stricta
123 observations
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
112 observations
Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus viridiflorus
102 observations
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
99 observations
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
85 observations
common starlily
Leucocrinum montanum
77 observations · iNaturalist
western poison ivy
Toxicodendron rydbergii
76 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
73 observations
American plum
Prunus americana
65 observations
Wild Licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
63 observations · iNaturalist
dark-throated shooting star
Primula pauciflora
63 observations · iNaturalist
Prairie Bluebells
Mertensia lanceolata
61 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
59 observations · iNaturalist
fringed sagebrush
Artemisia frigida
57 observations · iNaturalist
golden currant
Ribes aureum
54 observations
Hairy False Goldenaster
Heterotheca villosa
54 observations · iNaturalist
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
52 observations
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
52 observations
Ground-plum
Astragalus crassicarpus
49 observations · iNaturalist
thistle poppy
Argemone polyanthemos
48 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Beeblossom
Oenothera suffrutescens
47 observations · iNaturalist
Grassland Pricklypear
Opuntia cymochila
47 observations · iNaturalist
large-flowered beardtongue
Penstemon grandiflorus
46 observations
narrowleaf puccoon
Lithospermum incisum
44 observations
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
44 observations
western false gromwell
Lithospermum occidentale
41 observations · iNaturalist
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
41 observations · iNaturalist
hound's-tongue
Cynoglossum officinale
39 observations · iNaturalist
prairie rose
Rosa arkansana
39 observations · iNaturalist
white campion
Silene latifolia
37 observations · iNaturalist
Downy Painted-cup
Castilleja sessiliflora
37 observations · iNaturalist
Sego Lily
Calochortus nuttallii
36 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
35 observations
dotted gayfeather
Liatris punctata
35 observations · iNaturalist
Bush Morning-glory
Ipomoea leptophylla
35 observations · iNaturalist
Slimflower Scurfpea
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
35 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
34 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Wormwood
Artemisia ludoviciana
33 observations
Missouri Foxtail Cactus
Escobaria missouriensis
32 observations · iNaturalist
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
31 observations · iNaturalist
purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
31 observations
Smooth Brome
Bromus inermis
31 observations
plains milkweed
Asclepias pumila
30 observations · iNaturalist
Curlycup Gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
29 observations
White-flower Beardtongue
Penstemon albidus
29 observations · iNaturalist
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
28 observations
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