Plants of Glacier Bay National Park
The plants most often spotted in Glacier Bay, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
2,160
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 2,160 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Glacier Bay. The most frequently seen is the Western Rattlesnake Plantain, with 180 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Glacier Bay include Pink Pyrola and One-flowered Pyrola - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Glacier Bay
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
180 observations
white bog orchid
Platanthera dilatata
94 observations · iNaturalist
beach strawberry
Fragaria chiloensis
91 observations · iNaturalist
Rice root
Fritillaria camschatcensis
83 observations · iNaturalist
Heartleaf Twayblade
Neottia cordata
79 observations · iNaturalist
bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
74 observations
One-flowered Wintergreen
Moneses uniflora
71 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
65 observations
Northern Groundcone
Boschniakia rossica
64 observations · iNaturalist
Nootka Lupine
Lupinus nootkatensis
62 observations
Arctic raspberry
Rubus arcticus
59 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
58 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
57 observations · iNaturalist
Sitka spruce
Picea sitchensis
53 observations
green alder
Alnus alnobetula
45 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
43 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
40 observations
Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
40 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
40 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
37 observations · iNaturalist
seaside pea
Lathyrus japonicus
36 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
35 observations
one-sided wintergreen
Orthilia secunda
35 observations
lady fern
Athyrium filix-femina
32 observations
Elegant Goldenrod
Solidago lepida
32 observations · iNaturalist
Unalaska paintbrush
Castilleja unalaschcensis
32 observations · iNaturalist
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
31 observations · iNaturalist
American lyme grass
Leymus mollis
31 observations · iNaturalist
dark-throated shooting star
Primula pauciflora
31 observations · iNaturalist
western yellow pond-lily
Nuphar polysepala
29 observations · iNaturalist
Stink Currant
Ribes bracteosum
28 observations · iNaturalist
Sea Sandwort
Honckenya peploides
28 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
27 observations
white twisted-stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
27 observations
common silverweed
Argentina anserina
27 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
26 observations
Sea Plantain
Plantago maritima
26 observations
Bogbean
Menyanthes trifoliata
26 observations
field horsetail
Equisetum arvense
25 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
25 observations
Oval-leaf Blueberry
Vaccinium ovalifolium
25 observations
Canadian buffalo-berry
Shepherdia canadensis
25 observations · iNaturalist
Glacier Bay Paintbrush
Castilleja chrymactis
25 observations · iNaturalist
Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble
Rubus pedatus
24 observations · iNaturalist
western hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
23 observations
sea-watch
Angelica lucida
23 observations
marsh grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia palustris
23 observations · iNaturalist
squashberry
Viburnum edule
23 observations · iNaturalist
stairstep moss
Hylocomium splendens
23 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
22 observations
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