Plants of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park
The plants most often spotted in Wrangell–St. Elias, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
3,404
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 3,404 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Wrangell–St. Elias. The most frequently seen is the fireweed, with 200 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Wrangell–St. Elias include Moss Campion, Pink Pyrola and One-flowered Pyrola - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Wrangell–St. Elias
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
200 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
174 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian buffalo-berry
Shepherdia canadensis
130 observations · iNaturalist
Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
112 observations
Larkspurleaf Monkshood
Aconitum delphiniifolium
97 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
97 observations
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
96 observations
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
95 observations
squashberry
Viburnum edule
89 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Comandra
Geocaulon lividum
88 observations · iNaturalist
Alpine Sweet-vetch
Hedysarum alpinum
86 observations · iNaturalist
Tall Bluebell
Mertensia paniculata
84 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic Butterbur
Petasites frigidus
80 observations · iNaturalist
Siberian Aster
Eurybia sibirica
73 observations · iNaturalist
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
71 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Mountain-avens
Dryas drummondii
70 observations · iNaturalist
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
69 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Groundcone
Boschniakia rossica
69 observations · iNaturalist
Beach-head Iris
Iris setosa
69 observations · iNaturalist
woolly cranesbill
Geranium erianthum
68 observations · iNaturalist
marsh grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia palustris
67 observations · iNaturalist
Narrowleaf Saw-wort
Saussurea angustifolia
65 observations · iNaturalist
Bog Labrador Tea
Rhododendron groenlandicum
64 observations
Prickly Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
62 observations
Arctic Lupine
Lupinus arcticus
62 observations · iNaturalist
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
61 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
56 observations
cloudberry
Rubus chamaemorus
56 observations
bog bilberry
Vaccinium uliginosum
54 observations · iNaturalist
bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
53 observations
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
50 observations
Tilesius Wormwood
Artemisia tilesii
50 observations · iNaturalist
One-flowered Wintergreen
Moneses uniflora
48 observations
Mountain Deathcamas
Anticlea elegans
48 observations
marsh cinquefoil
Comarum palustre
47 observations · iNaturalist
one-sided wintergreen
Orthilia secunda
47 observations
stairstep moss
Hylocomium splendens
47 observations · iNaturalist
Alpine Milkvetch
Astragalus alpinus
47 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic wintergreen
Pyrola grandiflora
47 observations · iNaturalist
alpine bistort
Bistorta vivipara
45 observations · iNaturalist
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
43 observations
western yellow pond-lily
Nuphar polysepala
43 observations · iNaturalist
Nootka Lupine
Lupinus nootkatensis
42 observations
Arctic raspberry
Rubus arcticus
41 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic Starflower
Lysimachia europaea
41 observations · iNaturalist
green alder
Alnus alnobetula
41 observations · iNaturalist
western skunk cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
40 observations
round-leaved sundew
Drosera rotundifolia
40 observations
Pretty Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium pulcherrimum
40 observations
Tundra Milkvetch
Astragalus umbellatus
40 observations · iNaturalist
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