Plants of Alaska

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

115,470

recent observations

50

species listed

50

plants

Naturalists have logged 115,470 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Alaska. The most frequently seen is the fireweed, with 8,030 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in Alaska include Moss Campion, Pink Pyrola and One-flowered Pyrola - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Moss Campion Pink Pyrola One-flowered Pyrola

Most-observed plants in Alaska

Chamaenerion angustifolium

8,030 observations · iNaturalist

Chamaenerion latifolium

4,456 observations · iNaturalist

Oplopanax horridus

4,089 observations · iNaturalist

common cowparsnip

Heracleum maximum

3,856 observations

Achillea millefolium

3,798 observations

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

3,605 observations

3,571 observations · iNaturalist

Rubus spectabilis

2,953 observations

Canadian buffalo-berry

Shepherdia canadensis

2,928 observations · iNaturalist

Mertensia paniculata

2,866 observations · iNaturalist

woolly cranesbill

Geranium erianthum

2,817 observations · iNaturalist

red-berried elder

Sambucus racemosa

2,768 observations

Larkspurleaf Monkshood

Aconitum delphiniifolium

2,583 observations · iNaturalist

black crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

2,539 observations · iNaturalist

Prickly Wild Rose

Rosa acicularis

2,510 observations

shrubby cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

2,495 observations

Arctic raspberry

2,411 observations · iNaturalist

Northern Comandra

Geocaulon lividum

2,165 observations · iNaturalist

Linnaea borealis

2,117 observations

2,081 observations

Arctic Butterbur

Petasites frigidus

2,074 observations · iNaturalist

western skunk cabbage

Lysichiton americanus

2,036 observations

marsh grass-of-Parnassus

Parnassia palustris

2,002 observations · iNaturalist

Western Bunchberry

Cornus unalaschkensis

2,002 observations · iNaturalist

Prickly Saxifrage

Saxifraga tricuspidata

1,942 observations · iNaturalist

Lupinus nootkatensis

1,877 observations

Fritillaria camschatcensis

1,835 observations · iNaturalist

bog wintergreen

Pyrola asarifolia

1,822 observations

Picea sitchensis

1,819 observations

Vaccinium uliginosum

1,738 observations · iNaturalist

green false hellebore

Veratrum viride

1,722 observations · iNaturalist

white twisted-stalk

Streptopus amplexifolius

1,709 observations

Bog Labrador Tea

Rhododendron groenlandicum

1,704 observations

field horsetail

Equisetum arvense

1,697 observations

One-flowered Wintergreen

Moneses uniflora

1,681 observations

Arctic Starflower

Lysimachia europaea

1,638 observations · iNaturalist

Rubus chamaemorus

1,632 observations

Alpine Sweet-vetch

Hedysarum alpinum

1,627 observations · iNaturalist

Hylocomium splendens

1,621 observations · iNaturalist

Lupinus arcticus

1,591 observations · iNaturalist

Eurybia sibirica

1,573 observations · iNaturalist

Kalmia procumbens

1,542 observations · iNaturalist

Alnus alnobetula

1,539 observations · iNaturalist

1,503 observations

western roseroot

Rhodiola integrifolia

1,496 observations · iNaturalist

Rhododendron menziesii

1,495 observations · iNaturalist

Canadian bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

1,488 observations

1,487 observations

Northern Groundcone

Boschniakia rossica

1,471 observations · iNaturalist

western columbine

Aquilegia formosa

1,469 observations · iNaturalist

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