Plants of Yellowstone National Park
The plants most often spotted in Yellowstone, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
17,442
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 17,442 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Yellowstone. The most frequently seen is the lodgepole pine, with 2,025 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
2,025 observations
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
869 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian
Gentianopsis thermalis
846 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
713 observations · iNaturalist
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
695 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
673 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
550 observations
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
508 observations · iNaturalist
arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
494 observations
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
470 observations · iNaturalist
Elk Thistle
Cirsium scariosum
446 observations · iNaturalist
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
432 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
370 observations
Silverleaf phacelia
Phacelia hastata
369 observations · iNaturalist
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
342 observations
prairie smoke
Geum triflorum
335 observations
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
330 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
322 observations
Richardson's geranium
Geranium richardsonii
308 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
295 observations
flowery phlox
Phlox multiflora
277 observations · iNaturalist
Balkan toadflax
Linaria dalmatica
266 observations · iNaturalist
Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
261 observations
western yellow pond-lily
Nuphar polysepala
259 observations · iNaturalist
Lewis flax
Linum lewisii
250 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
246 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
242 observations
Yellowstone Monkeyflower
Erythranthe thermalis
234 observations · iNaturalist
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
232 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
219 observations
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
218 observations
hairy clematis
Clematis hirsutissima
213 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
212 observations
white bog orchid
Platanthera dilatata
211 observations · iNaturalist
Hooded Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
201 observations
Grouse Whortleberry
Vaccinium scoparium
196 observations · iNaturalist
Alsike clover
Trifolium hybridum
176 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
173 observations · iNaturalist
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
173 observations
Shortstyle Onion
Allium brevistylum
173 observations · iNaturalist
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
167 observations
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
166 observations
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
166 observations
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
165 observations
cushion buckwheat
Eriogonum ovalifolium
164 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
163 observations
Columbian Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum
162 observations
yellow columbine
Aquilegia flavescens
159 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
156 observations
spotted knapweed
Centaurea stoebe
150 observations
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