Plants of Chugach State Park
The plants most often spotted in Chugach, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
9,494
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 9,494 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Chugach. The most frequently seen is the woolly cranesbill, with 509 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Chugach include Moss Campion and Pink Pyrola - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Chugach
woolly cranesbill
Geranium erianthum
509 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
477 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
412 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
360 observations · iNaturalist
Larkspurleaf Monkshood
Aconitum delphiniifolium
345 observations · iNaturalist
squashberry
Viburnum edule
318 observations · iNaturalist
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
279 observations
mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
260 observations
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
250 observations · iNaturalist
alpine azalea
Kalmia procumbens
246 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
238 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
238 observations · iNaturalist
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
227 observations · iNaturalist
Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
213 observations
Tall Bluebell
Mertensia paniculata
208 observations · iNaturalist
Sitka burnet
Sanguisorba stipulata
203 observations · iNaturalist
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
195 observations
white twisted-stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
188 observations
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
186 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic Starflower
Lysimachia europaea
186 observations · iNaturalist
Prickly Saxifrage
Saxifraga tricuspidata
184 observations · iNaturalist
Alaskan pincushion plant
Diapensia obovata
183 observations · iNaturalist
Partridgefoot
Luetkea pectinata
181 observations · iNaturalist
Wedge-leaf Primrose
Primula cuneifolia
162 observations · iNaturalist
western roseroot
Rhodiola integrifolia
160 observations · iNaturalist
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
153 observations
Unalaska paintbrush
Castilleja unalaschcensis
152 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Harebell
Campanula lasiocarpa
151 observations · iNaturalist
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
148 observations
Arctic raspberry
Rubus arcticus
148 observations · iNaturalist
Pretty Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium pulcherrimum
144 observations
tufted vetch
Vicia cracca
141 observations · iNaturalist
Rice root
Fritillaria camschatcensis
137 observations · iNaturalist
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
131 observations
Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble
Rubus pedatus
129 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
127 observations · iNaturalist
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
126 observations
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
124 observations
felwort
Swertia perennis
120 observations · iNaturalist
Glaucous Gentian
Gentiana glauca
120 observations · iNaturalist
One-flowered anemone
Anemonastrum sibiricum
115 observations · iNaturalist
bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
114 observations
Alpine Sweet-vetch
Hedysarum alpinum
109 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
106 observations
Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
106 observations · iNaturalist
Labrador Lousewort
Pedicularis labradorica
104 observations · iNaturalist
mock azalea
Rhododendron menziesii
99 observations · iNaturalist
Prickly Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
97 observations
Mat Saxifrage
Saxifraga bronchialis
93 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
92 observations
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