Plants of Yellowstone National Park
The plants most often spotted in Yellowstone, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Yellowstone
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
1,939 observations
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
764 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian
Gentianopsis thermalis
722 observations · iNaturalist
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
608 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
592 observations · iNaturalist
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
582 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
505 observations
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
437 observations · iNaturalist
arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
424 observations
Elk Thistle
Cirsium scariosum
404 observations · iNaturalist
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
393 observations · iNaturalist
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
384 observations · iNaturalist
Silverleaf phacelia
Phacelia hastata
329 observations · iNaturalist
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
328 observations
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
315 observations
prairie smoke
Geum triflorum
313 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
310 observations
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
292 observations · iNaturalist
Richardson's geranium
Geranium richardsonii
274 observations · iNaturalist
flowery phlox
Phlox multiflora
269 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
248 observations
Balkan toadflax
Linaria dalmatica
229 observations · iNaturalist
Yellowstone Monkeyflower
Erythranthe thermalis
224 observations · iNaturalist
western yellow pond-lily
Nuphar polysepala
222 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
217 observations
Lewis flax
Linum lewisii
213 observations
hairy clematis
Clematis hirsutissima
213 observations
Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
207 observations
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
204 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
203 observations
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
199 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
194 observations
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
187 observations
white bog orchid
Platanthera dilatata
185 observations · iNaturalist
Grouse Whortleberry
Vaccinium scoparium
182 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
172 observations
limber pine
Pinus flexilis
167 observations
Hooded Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
166 observations
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
162 observations
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
155 observations
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
155 observations
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
155 observations
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulis
151 observations
Pretty Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium pulcherrimum
149 observations
Pacific coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
146 observations · iNaturalist
cushion buckwheat
Eriogonum ovalifolium
145 observations · iNaturalist
Lanceleaf Springbeauty
Claytonia lanceolata
142 observations · iNaturalist
Shortstyle Onion
Allium brevistylum
137 observations · iNaturalist
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
137 observations
Alsike clover
Trifolium hybridum
136 observations · iNaturalist