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Plants of Wyoming

The plants most often spotted in Wyoming, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

53,225
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants

Naturalists have logged 53,225 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Wyoming. The most frequently seen is the Lodgepole Pine, with 3,142 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in Wyoming include Western Monkshood and Sugarbowls - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Western MonkshoodSugarbowls

Most-observed plants in Wyoming

Lodgepole Pine
Pinus contorta
3,142 observations
Fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
2,468 observations · iNaturalist
Sticky Geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
2,373 observations · iNaturalist
Creeping Mahonia
Berberis repens
2,061 observations · iNaturalist
Sulfur Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
2,022 observations
Arrowleaf Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
1,933 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
1,782 observations · iNaturalist
Monument Plant
Frasera speciosa
1,582 observations · iNaturalist
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
1,529 observations
Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
1,526 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
1,497 observations
Woodland Pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
1,427 observations · iNaturalist
Musk Thistle
Carduus nutans
1,245 observations
Western Harebell
Campanula petiolata
1,234 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
1,133 observations
Elephant's-Head Lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
1,067 observations
Common Cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
962 observations
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian
Gentianopsis thermalis
955 observations · iNaturalist
Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
927 observations
Blue Columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
922 observations
Prairie Smoke
Geum triflorum
915 observations
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
887 observations
Common Juniper
Juniperus communis
867 observations
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
814 observations
Prairie Pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
798 observations · iNaturalist
Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
790 observations
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
772 observations
Showy Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
770 observations
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
752 observations
Columbian Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum
743 observations
Utah Honeysuckle
Lonicera utahensis
738 observations · iNaturalist
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
736 observations
Lewis' Monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
730 observations
Subalpine Fir
Abies lasiocarpa
719 observations
American Bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
715 observations · iNaturalist
Creeping Thistle
Cirsium arvense
709 observations
Great Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
696 observations
Richardson's Geranium
Geranium richardsonii
691 observations · iNaturalist
Elk Thistle
Cirsium scariosum
683 observations · iNaturalist
Hound's-tongue
Cynoglossum officinale
669 observations · iNaturalist
Twinberry Honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
664 observations
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
656 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
652 observations
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
646 observations
Snowbrush Ceanothus
Ceanothus velutinus
619 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
618 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
606 observations
Hairy Clematis
Clematis hirsutissima
599 observations
Lewis Flax
Linum lewisii
597 observations
Limber Pine
Pinus flexilis
587 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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