Plants of Wyoming
The plants most often spotted in Wyoming, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
50,991
recent observations
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Naturalists have logged 50,991 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Wyoming. The most frequently seen is the lodgepole pine, with 2,868 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Wyoming include Western Monkshood and Sugarbowls - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Wyoming
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
2,868 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
2,362 observations · iNaturalist
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
2,291 observations · iNaturalist
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
2,023 observations · iNaturalist
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
1,936 observations
arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
1,903 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
1,698 observations · iNaturalist
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
1,488 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
1,487 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
1,468 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
1,451 observations
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
1,356 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
1,197 observations · iNaturalist
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
1,164 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
1,122 observations
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
1,058 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
941 observations
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian
Gentianopsis thermalis
925 observations · iNaturalist
blue columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
914 observations
prairie smoke
Geum triflorum
880 observations
Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
870 observations
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
811 observations
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
801 observations
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
782 observations · iNaturalist
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
769 observations
limber pine
Pinus flexilis
757 observations
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
749 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
744 observations
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
742 observations
Utah Honeysuckle
Lonicera utahensis
736 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
722 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
712 observations
Columbian Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum
704 observations
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
703 observations · iNaturalist
Richardson's geranium
Geranium richardsonii
658 observations · iNaturalist
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
655 observations
Elk Thistle
Cirsium scariosum
647 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
644 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
636 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
635 observations · iNaturalist
hound's-tongue
Cynoglossum officinale
626 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
620 observations
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
618 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
598 observations
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
596 observations
hairy clematis
Clematis hirsutissima
589 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
587 observations
Lewis flax
Linum lewisii
586 observations
Bracted Lousewort
Pedicularis bracteosa
584 observations · iNaturalist
Lanceleaf Springbeauty
Claytonia lanceolata
578 observations · iNaturalist
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