Plants of Yellowstone National Park
The plants most often spotted in Yellowstone, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
16,836
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 16,836 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Yellowstone. The most frequently seen is the lodgepole pine, with 1,997 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Yellowstone include Sugarbowls and Western Monkshood - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Yellowstone
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
1,997 observations
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
820 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian
Gentianopsis thermalis
808 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
664 observations · iNaturalist
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
654 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
654 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
532 observations
arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
490 observations
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
462 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
462 observations · iNaturalist
Elk Thistle
Cirsium scariosum
442 observations · iNaturalist
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
418 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
361 observations
Silverleaf phacelia
Phacelia hastata
357 observations · iNaturalist
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
342 observations
prairie smoke
Geum triflorum
328 observations
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
322 observations
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
322 observations · iNaturalist
Richardson's geranium
Geranium richardsonii
294 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
283 observations
flowery phlox
Phlox multiflora
273 observations · iNaturalist
Balkan toadflax
Linaria dalmatica
247 observations · iNaturalist
western yellow pond-lily
Nuphar polysepala
244 observations · iNaturalist
Lewis flax
Linum lewisii
239 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
236 observations
Yellowstone Monkeyflower
Erythranthe thermalis
232 observations · iNaturalist
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
228 observations
Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
221 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
216 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
215 observations
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
215 observations
hairy clematis
Clematis hirsutissima
213 observations
white bog orchid
Platanthera dilatata
207 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
194 observations
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
189 observations
Hooded Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
187 observations
Grouse Whortleberry
Vaccinium scoparium
186 observations · iNaturalist
limber pine
Pinus flexilis
173 observations
Pacific coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
170 observations · iNaturalist
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
170 observations
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
165 observations
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
164 observations
Alsike clover
Trifolium hybridum
159 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
159 observations
yellow columbine
Aquilegia flavescens
159 observations · iNaturalist
cushion buckwheat
Eriogonum ovalifolium
155 observations · iNaturalist
Columbian Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum
154 observations
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulis
153 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
151 observations
Pretty Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium pulcherrimum
150 observations
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