Plants of Badlands National Park
The plants most often spotted in Badlands, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Badlands
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
571 observations
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
379 observations
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
216 observations
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
199 observations
Curlycup Gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
184 observations
Saltlover
Halogeton glomeratus
178 observations · iNaturalist
hoary vervain
Verbena stricta
176 observations
Crested Wheatgrass
Agropyron cristatum
170 observations · iNaturalist
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
164 observations
Grassland Pricklypear
Opuntia cymochila
154 observations · iNaturalist
Missouri Foxtail Cactus
Escobaria missouriensis
147 observations · iNaturalist
snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
141 observations
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
123 observations
Racemose Milkvetch
Astragalus racemosus
121 observations · iNaturalist
fragrant evening primrose
Oenothera cespitosa
116 observations · iNaturalist
Sego Lily
Calochortus nuttallii
115 observations
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
102 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
101 observations
Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
99 observations
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
95 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
83 observations · iNaturalist
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
74 observations
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
69 observations · iNaturalist
rough cocklebur
Xanthium strumarium
69 observations · iNaturalist
buffalo-bur
Solanum rostratum
66 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Grama
Bouteloua gracilis
66 observations
few-flower buckwheat
Eriogonum pauciflorum
66 observations · iNaturalist
leafy wildparsley
Musineon divaricatum
66 observations · iNaturalist
fragrant sumac
Rhus aromatica
65 observations
Smooth Brome
Bromus inermis
65 observations
Golden bean
Thermopsis rhombifolia
64 observations
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
61 observations
Textile onion
Allium textile
59 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
56 observations
silvery scurfpea
Pediomelum argophyllum
56 observations · iNaturalist
spiny phlox
Phlox hoodii
53 observations · iNaturalist
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
47 observations
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
45 observations
Cockscomb Oreocarya
Oreocarya glomerata
44 observations · iNaturalist
fringed sagebrush
Artemisia frigida
43 observations · iNaturalist
Fetid marigold
Dyssodia papposa
42 observations · iNaturalist
Slimflower Scurfpea
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
39 observations · iNaturalist
dotted gayfeather
Liatris punctata
38 observations · iNaturalist
common starlily
Leucocrinum montanum
37 observations · iNaturalist
Foxtail Barley
Hordeum jubatum
37 observations
Western Snowberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
35 observations · iNaturalist
sideoats grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
34 observations
Missouri Milkvetch
Astragalus missouriensis
31 observations · iNaturalist
largebract Indian breadroot
Pediomelum cuspidatum
31 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Beeblossom
Oenothera suffrutescens
30 observations · iNaturalist