Plants of North Dakota
The plants most often spotted in North Dakota, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
15,254
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 15,254 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in North Dakota. The most frequently seen is the Plains Pricklypear, with 707 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in North Dakota
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
707 observations
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
515 observations
Western Snowberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
489 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
478 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
464 observations · iNaturalist
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
423 observations
silver buffaloberry
Shepherdia argentea
410 observations
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
393 observations · iNaturalist
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
391 observations
Wild Licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
385 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Brome
Bromus inermis
381 observations
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
381 observations
purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
375 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
363 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
359 observations
silvery scurfpea
Pediomelum argophyllum
336 observations · iNaturalist
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
333 observations
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
332 observations
dotted gayfeather
Liatris punctata
329 observations · iNaturalist
Foxtail Barley
Hordeum jubatum
311 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
305 observations
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
285 observations · iNaturalist
Curlycup Gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
284 observations
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
282 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
281 observations · iNaturalist
leadplant
Amorpha canescens
280 observations
Hairy False Goldenaster
Heterotheca villosa
275 observations · iNaturalist
prairie rose
Rosa arkansana
265 observations · iNaturalist
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
262 observations
slender leafy spurge
Euphorbia virgata
258 observations · iNaturalist
prairie smoke
Geum triflorum
255 observations
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
251 observations
absinthe wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
249 observations · iNaturalist
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
248 observations · iNaturalist
fringed sagebrush
Artemisia frigida
246 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Sagebrush
Artemisia cana
238 observations · iNaturalist
Crested Wheatgrass
Agropyron cristatum
232 observations · iNaturalist
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
222 observations
Spinystar
Escobaria vivipara
212 observations
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
209 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
209 observations
Canada anemone
Anemonastrum canadense
209 observations · iNaturalist
White-flower Beardtongue
Penstemon albidus
203 observations · iNaturalist
Sego Lily
Calochortus nuttallii
198 observations
green ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
197 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
195 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
192 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
187 observations
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
185 observations
breadroot scurf pea
Pediomelum esculentum
185 observations · iNaturalist
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