Plants of Wind Cave National Park
The plants most often spotted in Wind Cave, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
3,015
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 3,015 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Wind Cave. The most frequently seen is the Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine, with 147 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Wind Cave include Nylon Hedgehog Cactus - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Wind Cave
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
147 observations · iNaturalist
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
145 observations
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
139 observations
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
135 observations
hoary vervain
Verbena stricta
127 observations
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
119 observations
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
104 observations
Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus viridiflorus
104 observations
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
89 observations
common starlily
Leucocrinum montanum
77 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
77 observations
western poison ivy
Toxicodendron rydbergii
76 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
66 observations · iNaturalist
American plum
Prunus americana
65 observations
Wild Licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
65 observations · iNaturalist
dark-throated shooting star
Primula pauciflora
63 observations · iNaturalist
Prairie Bluebells
Mertensia lanceolata
61 observations · iNaturalist
fringed sagebrush
Artemisia frigida
60 observations · iNaturalist
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
55 observations
golden currant
Ribes aureum
54 observations
Hairy False Goldenaster
Heterotheca villosa
54 observations · iNaturalist
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
52 observations
thistle poppy
Argemone polyanthemos
51 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Beeblossom
Oenothera suffrutescens
49 observations · iNaturalist
Ground-plum
Astragalus crassicarpus
49 observations · iNaturalist
Grassland Pricklypear
Opuntia cymochila
49 observations · iNaturalist
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
47 observations
large-flowered beardtongue
Penstemon grandiflorus
46 observations
narrowleaf puccoon
Lithospermum incisum
44 observations
western false gromwell
Lithospermum occidentale
41 observations · iNaturalist
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
41 observations · iNaturalist
hound's-tongue
Cynoglossum officinale
40 observations · iNaturalist
Sego Lily
Calochortus nuttallii
40 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
39 observations
prairie rose
Rosa arkansana
39 observations · iNaturalist
Bush Morning-glory
Ipomoea leptophylla
39 observations · iNaturalist
white campion
Silene latifolia
37 observations · iNaturalist
Downy Painted-cup
Castilleja sessiliflora
37 observations · iNaturalist
Slimflower Scurfpea
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
37 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
35 observations · iNaturalist
dotted gayfeather
Liatris punctata
35 observations · iNaturalist
Missouri Foxtail Cactus
Escobaria missouriensis
35 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Wormwood
Artemisia ludoviciana
34 observations
purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
33 observations
Smooth Brome
Bromus inermis
33 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
32 observations
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
31 observations · iNaturalist
plains milkweed
Asclepias pumila
30 observations · iNaturalist
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
29 observations
Curlycup Gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
29 observations
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