Plants of Isle Royale National Park
The plants most often spotted in Isle Royale, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
3,726
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 3,726 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Isle Royale. The most frequently seen is the Canadian bunchberry, with 227 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Isle Royale include Fairy Slipper, Mistassini Primrose and Striped Coralroot - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Isle Royale
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
227 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
179 observations
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
163 observations
fringed polygala
Polygaloides paucifolia
126 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
119 observations
rock harlequin
Capnoides sempervirens
115 observations · iNaturalist
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
114 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
112 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
110 observations · iNaturalist
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
101 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
98 observations · iNaturalist
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
92 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
88 observations
northern paintbrush
Castilleja septentrionalis
85 observations · iNaturalist
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
84 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
80 observations
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
78 observations
spotted coralroot
Corallorhiza maculata
73 observations
Perennial Cornflower
Centaurea montana
69 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
67 observations
northern bush honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
67 observations · iNaturalist
large-leaved aster
Eurybia macrophylla
64 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
63 observations
Virginia saxifrage
Micranthes virginiensis
62 observations · iNaturalist
purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
61 observations
Fairy-slipper
Calypso bulbosa
59 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
59 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
58 observations · iNaturalist
three-toothed cinquefoil
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
57 observations · iNaturalist
Ram's-head Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium arietinum
56 observations · iNaturalist
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
55 observations
northern blue flag
Iris versicolor
54 observations
yellow lady's slipper
Cypripedium parviflorum
54 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
54 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
52 observations
squashberry
Viburnum edule
52 observations · iNaturalist
Prickly Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
49 observations
lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
48 observations
Glaucous Honeysuckle
Lonicera dioica
48 observations · iNaturalist
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
47 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
46 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
46 observations
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
46 observations
Common Butterwort
Pinguicula vulgaris
46 observations
Mistassini Primrose
Primula mistassinica
46 observations
common ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
41 observations
rose twisted-stalk
Streptopus lanceolatus
40 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Comandra
Geocaulon lividum
40 observations · iNaturalist
Striped Coralroot
Corallorhiza striata
38 observations
oxeye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
38 observations
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