Plants of Olympic National Park
The plants most often spotted in Olympic, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
41,643
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 41,643 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Olympic. The most frequently seen is the western sword fern, with 1,846 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Olympic include Avalanche Lily and Fairy Slipper - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Olympic
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
1,846 observations
salal
Gaultheria shallon
1,653 observations
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
1,444 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
1,378 observations
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
1,226 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
1,172 observations · iNaturalist
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
1,104 observations
deer fern
Struthiopteris spicant
1,087 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic Butterbur
Petasites frigidus
973 observations · iNaturalist
Western Lily of the Valley
Maianthemum dilatatum
966 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
962 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
937 observations
western redcedar
Thuja plicata
936 observations
purple foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
916 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Douglasia
Androsace laevigata
881 observations · iNaturalist
western skunk cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
869 observations
Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium
866 observations · iNaturalist
Cascade Oregon-grape
Berberis nervosa
865 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
857 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
848 observations
western hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
841 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
771 observations
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
746 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
744 observations · iNaturalist
vanilla leaf
Achlys triphylla
731 observations · iNaturalist
western maidenhair fern
Adiantum aleuticum
728 observations · iNaturalist
bigleaf maple
Acer macrophyllum
712 observations
stairstep moss
Hylocomium splendens
706 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
705 observations
Avalanche lily
Erythronium montanum
702 observations
Broad-leaved Stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium
691 observations · iNaturalist
Columbia lily
Lilium columbianum
690 observations
coast range lomatium
Lomatium martindalei
690 observations · iNaturalist
pinesap
Monotropa hypopitys
676 observations · iNaturalist
Sitka spruce
Picea sitchensis
674 observations
Bride's Bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
658 observations
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
657 observations
Fairy-slipper
Calypso bulbosa
647 observations
Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
647 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
631 observations
Sitka valerian
Valeriana sitchensis
605 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
599 observations
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
598 observations · iNaturalist
harsh paintbrush
Castilleja hispida
595 observations · iNaturalist
Western Starflower
Lysimachia latifolia
587 observations · iNaturalist
Ocean spray
Holodiscus discolor
583 observations
Pacific madrone
Arbutus menziesii
575 observations
Candy Flower
Claytonia sibirica
568 observations · iNaturalist
Red Alder
Alnus rubra
551 observations
Pacific rhododendron
Rhododendron macrophyllum
549 observations
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