Plants of Itasca State Park
The plants most often spotted in Itasca, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
2,878
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 2,878 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Itasca. The most frequently seen is the showy lady's slipper, with 180 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Itasca include Showy Lady's Slipper and Pink Pyrola - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Itasca
showy lady's slipper
Cypripedium reginae
180 observations
yellow lady's slipper
Cypripedium parviflorum
160 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
129 observations
guelder-rose
Viburnum opulus
112 observations
largeflower bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
102 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
100 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
91 observations
Canada anemone
Anemonastrum canadense
89 observations · iNaturalist
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
84 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
84 observations
round-lobed hepatica
Hepatica americana
82 observations · iNaturalist
tamarack
Larix laricina
78 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
77 observations
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
73 observations · iNaturalist
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
72 observations
red pine
Pinus resinosa
70 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
62 observations
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
59 observations
early meadow-rue
Thalictrum dioicum
58 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
56 observations
western poison ivy
Toxicodendron rydbergii
53 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
51 observations
spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
49 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
48 observations
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
43 observations
northern bush honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
43 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
41 observations
American white waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
39 observations
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
39 observations
marsh calla
Calla palustris
39 observations · iNaturalist
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
38 observations
bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
36 observations
white campion
Silene latifolia
36 observations · iNaturalist
northern blue flag
Iris versicolor
35 observations
broad-leaved goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
35 observations
Canadian wild ginger
Asarum canadense
34 observations
spotted Joe-Pye weed
Eutrochium maculatum
33 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
32 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
31 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
30 observations · iNaturalist
green adder's-mouth
Malaxis unifolia
30 observations · iNaturalist
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
29 observations · iNaturalist
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
28 observations
Bogbean
Menyanthes trifoliata
28 observations
ostrich fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
28 observations
large-leaved aster
Eurybia macrophylla
28 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
27 observations
northern wild rice
Zizania palustris
26 observations
pale vetchling
Lathyrus ochroleucus
26 observations
paper birch
Betula papyrifera
25 observations
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