Plants of Yellowstone National Park
The plants most often spotted in Yellowstone, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
17,175
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 17,175 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Yellowstone. The most frequently seen is the lodgepole pine, with 2,013 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Yellowstone include Sugarbowls and Western Monkshood - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants in Yellowstone
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
2,013 observations
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
840 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian
Gentianopsis thermalis
831 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
685 observations · iNaturalist
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
671 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
660 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
537 observations
arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
493 observations
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
485 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
462 observations · iNaturalist
Elk Thistle
Cirsium scariosum
445 observations · iNaturalist
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
424 observations · iNaturalist
Silverleaf phacelia
Phacelia hastata
363 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
362 observations
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
342 observations
prairie smoke
Geum triflorum
333 observations
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
323 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
322 observations
Richardson's geranium
Geranium richardsonii
297 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
288 observations
flowery phlox
Phlox multiflora
273 observations · iNaturalist
Balkan toadflax
Linaria dalmatica
258 observations · iNaturalist
Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
256 observations
western yellow pond-lily
Nuphar polysepala
256 observations · iNaturalist
Lewis flax
Linum lewisii
249 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
242 observations
Yellowstone Monkeyflower
Erythranthe thermalis
234 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
231 observations
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
231 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
215 observations
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
215 observations
hairy clematis
Clematis hirsutissima
213 observations
white bog orchid
Platanthera dilatata
208 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
200 observations
Hooded Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
193 observations
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
190 observations
Grouse Whortleberry
Vaccinium scoparium
189 observations · iNaturalist
Alsike clover
Trifolium hybridum
174 observations · iNaturalist
limber pine
Pinus flexilis
173 observations
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
172 observations
Pacific coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
171 observations · iNaturalist
Shortstyle Onion
Allium brevistylum
171 observations · iNaturalist
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
166 observations
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
165 observations
Columbian Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum
161 observations
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
161 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
160 observations
yellow columbine
Aquilegia flavescens
159 observations · iNaturalist
cushion buckwheat
Eriogonum ovalifolium
158 observations · iNaturalist
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulis
155 observations
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