Plants of Mount Rainier National Park
The plants most often spotted in Mount Rainier, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
30,763
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 30,763 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Mount Rainier. The most frequently seen is the white pasqueflower, with 2,470 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Mount Rainier include Avalanche Lily - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Mount Rainier
white pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
2,470 observations · iNaturalist
Avalanche lily
Erythronium montanum
1,610 observations
pink mountainheath
Phyllodoce empetriformis
1,313 observations · iNaturalist
mountain paintbrush
Castilleja parviflora
1,171 observations · iNaturalist
common beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
1,129 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Bog Gentian
Gentiana calycosa
1,001 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
960 observations
Sitka valerian
Valeriana sitchensis
955 observations
Mountain Spirea
Spiraea splendens
871 observations · iNaturalist
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
856 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
850 observations
Partridgefoot
Luetkea pectinata
846 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
762 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
736 observations · iNaturalist
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
670 observations · iNaturalist
cusick's speedwell
Veronica cusickii
645 observations · iNaturalist
Subalpine Fleabane
Erigeron glacialis
623 observations · iNaturalist
spreading phlox
Phlox diffusa
584 observations · iNaturalist
Sickletop Lousewort
Pedicularis racemosa
520 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
520 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
497 observations · iNaturalist
curved-beak lousewort
Pedicularis contorta
486 observations · iNaturalist
Bracted Lousewort
Pedicularis bracteosa
480 observations · iNaturalist
giant red paintbrush
Castilleja miniata
468 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
445 observations
deer fern
Struthiopteris spicant
443 observations · iNaturalist
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
433 observations
western moss-heather
Cassiope mertensiana
429 observations · iNaturalist
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
425 observations · iNaturalist
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
422 observations
Sitka Mountain-Ash
Sorbus sitchensis
399 observations · iNaturalist
Tolmie's Saxifrage
Micranthes tolmiei
399 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
396 observations
White-flowered Rhododendron
Rhododendron albiflorum
395 observations
Pacific coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
390 observations · iNaturalist
vanilla leaf
Achlys triphylla
388 observations · iNaturalist
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
380 observations
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
371 observations
mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
368 observations
pinesap
Monotropa hypopitys
353 observations · iNaturalist
ducksbill lousewort
Pedicularis ornithorhynchos
352 observations · iNaturalist
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
346 observations
Roughfruit Raspberry
Rubus lasiococcus
341 observations · iNaturalist
Columbia lily
Lilium columbianum
339 observations
salal
Gaultheria shallon
335 observations
Woodland Beardtongue
Nothochelone nemorosa
335 observations · iNaturalist
Pyrola-leaf Buckwheat
Eriogonum pyrolifolium
325 observations · iNaturalist
Cascade Oregon-grape
Berberis nervosa
318 observations · iNaturalist
Bride's Bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
307 observations
western skunk cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
306 observations
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