"...wild flowers should be enjoyed unplucked where they grow"

Theodore Roosevelt

This flora list represents 102 of the more common plants found in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Over 400 plants have been located and identified within the park and it is estimated that perhaps as many as 500 different species exist. Please respect other park visitors as well as wildlife when viewing wildflowers. Picking or collecting plants is prohibited.

Plants listed can be found in one or all three units of the park. Common names shown are those used in this region. Scientific names follow the convention used in Flora of the Great Plains published in 1986 by University Press of Kansas unless later accepted changes have been made. Flowering date represents the best period of time to see the plant in bloom under normal conditions. Dates could be altered by weather. Space permits listing only primary habitat.