Plants of Voyageurs National Park
The plants most often spotted in Voyageurs, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,545
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,545 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Voyageurs. The most frequently seen is the Canadian bunchberry, with 107 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Voyageurs include Purple Fringed Orchid - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Voyageurs
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
107 observations
large-leaved aster
Eurybia macrophylla
66 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
65 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
63 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
60 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
49 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
49 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
47 observations
rock harlequin
Capnoides sempervirens
45 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
42 observations · iNaturalist
spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
37 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
37 observations
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
37 observations
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
37 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
35 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
30 observations · iNaturalist
bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
29 observations · iNaturalist
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
28 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
26 observations
American white waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
26 observations
red raspberry
Rubus idaeus
26 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
26 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
26 observations
intermediate bellflower
Campanula intercedens
25 observations · iNaturalist
Jack pine
Pinus banksiana
24 observations
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
24 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
23 observations
Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid
Platanthera psycodes
23 observations
paper birch
Betula papyrifera
23 observations
rock polypody
Polypodium virginianum
23 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
23 observations
false sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
23 observations
lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
22 observations
red maple
Acer rubrum
21 observations
northern pin oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis
21 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
20 observations
red pine
Pinus resinosa
20 observations
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
20 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
20 observations
anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
20 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
19 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
19 observations · iNaturalist
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
19 observations
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
19 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
18 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
17 observations
Round-leaved Dogwood
Cornus rugosa
17 observations · iNaturalist
water smartweed
Persicaria amphibia
17 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
16 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
16 observations
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