Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park
The plants most often spotted in Rocky Mountain, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
27,327
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 27,327 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Rocky Mountain. The most frequently seen is the fireweed, with 1,340 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Rocky Mountain include Moss Campion and Old Man of the Mountain - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Rocky Mountain
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
1,340 observations · iNaturalist
blue columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
1,202 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
1,189 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
1,058 observations
Whipple's penstemon
Penstemon whippleanus
817 observations · iNaturalist
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
804 observations · iNaturalist
Ross' Avens
Geum rossii
791 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
767 observations
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
710 observations
Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
694 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
691 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
663 observations · iNaturalist
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
657 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
652 observations
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
617 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
574 observations
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
573 observations
Alpine Sunflower
Hymenoxys grandiflora
556 observations
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
551 observations
Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
483 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
476 observations
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
472 observations
Front Range Beardtongue
Penstemon virens
463 observations · iNaturalist
great blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
460 observations
pale alpine forget-me-not
Eritrichium argenteum
455 observations · iNaturalist
western roseroot
Rhodiola integrifolia
447 observations · iNaturalist
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus gunnisonii
446 observations · iNaturalist
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
445 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky mountain marsh-marigold
Caltha chionophila
442 observations · iNaturalist
alpine sandwort
Cherleria obtusiloba
434 observations · iNaturalist
whiproot clover
Trifolium dasyphyllum
428 observations · iNaturalist
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
424 observations · iNaturalist
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
413 observations
Miner's Candle
Oreocarya virgata
412 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
403 observations
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
403 observations · iNaturalist
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
402 observations · iNaturalist
wax currant
Ribes cereum
398 observations · iNaturalist
Queen's Crown
Rhodiola rhodantha
387 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
376 observations
fivepetal cliffbush
Jamesia americana
371 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
357 observations
Pretty Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium pulcherrimum
354 observations
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
338 observations
White Point-vetch
Oxytropis sericea
333 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain raspberry
Rubus deliciosus
327 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Ball Cactus
Pediocactus simpsonii
322 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
318 observations
mountain bluebells
Mertensia ciliata
317 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
315 observations
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