Plants of Wyoming
The plants most often spotted in Wyoming, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
50,258
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 50,258 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Wyoming. The most frequently seen is the lodgepole pine, with 2,849 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Wyoming include Western Monkshood and Sugarbowls - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Wyoming
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
2,849 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
2,269 observations · iNaturalist
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
2,258 observations · iNaturalist
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
2,004 observations · iNaturalist
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
1,913 observations
arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
1,899 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
1,670 observations · iNaturalist
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
1,469 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
1,461 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
1,451 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
1,434 observations
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
1,284 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
1,187 observations · iNaturalist
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
1,145 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
1,114 observations
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
1,043 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
936 observations
blue columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
906 observations
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian
Gentianopsis thermalis
902 observations · iNaturalist
prairie smoke
Geum triflorum
872 observations
Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
835 observations
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
799 observations
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
797 observations
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
781 observations · iNaturalist
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
768 observations
limber pine
Pinus flexilis
755 observations
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
742 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
741 observations
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
731 observations
Utah Honeysuckle
Lonicera utahensis
723 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
715 observations
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
690 observations · iNaturalist
Columbian Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum
688 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
688 observations
Richardson's geranium
Geranium richardsonii
654 observations · iNaturalist
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
648 observations
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
642 observations
Elk Thistle
Cirsium scariosum
639 observations · iNaturalist
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
620 observations
hound's-tongue
Cynoglossum officinale
617 observations · iNaturalist
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
616 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
616 observations
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
609 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
596 observations
hairy clematis
Clematis hirsutissima
587 observations
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
586 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
579 observations
Lanceleaf Springbeauty
Claytonia lanceolata
578 observations · iNaturalist
Lewis flax
Linum lewisii
576 observations
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
576 observations
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