Plants of Wyoming
The plants most often spotted in Wyoming, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
51,807
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 51,807 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Wyoming. The most frequently seen is the lodgepole pine, with 2,885 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
2,885 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
2,446 observations · iNaturalist
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
2,347 observations · iNaturalist
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
2,053 observations · iNaturalist
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
1,996 observations
arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
1,917 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
1,729 observations · iNaturalist
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
1,564 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
1,507 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
1,501 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
1,470 observations
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
1,405 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
1,216 observations · iNaturalist
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
1,198 observations
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
1,127 observations
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
1,064 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
957 observations
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian
Gentianopsis thermalis
944 observations · iNaturalist
blue columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
916 observations
prairie smoke
Geum triflorum
895 observations
Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
892 observations
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
826 observations
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
804 observations
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
792 observations · iNaturalist
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
771 observations
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
761 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
754 observations
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
750 observations
Utah Honeysuckle
Lonicera utahensis
737 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
736 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
726 observations
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
709 observations · iNaturalist
Columbian Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum
708 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
694 observations
Richardson's geranium
Geranium richardsonii
680 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
661 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
661 observations
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
656 observations
hound's-tongue
Cynoglossum officinale
653 observations · iNaturalist
Elk Thistle
Cirsium scariosum
651 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
647 observations
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
642 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
629 observations
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
627 observations
hairy clematis
Clematis hirsutissima
593 observations
Lewis flax
Linum lewisii
591 observations
Bracted Lousewort
Pedicularis bracteosa
584 observations · iNaturalist
Lanceleaf Springbeauty
Claytonia lanceolata
580 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
580 observations
Snowbrush Ceanothus
Ceanothus velutinus
575 observations
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