Plants native to Aleutian Is.

We document 288 of the 362 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Aleutian Is.. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 288 Native, per Kew 362 Coverage 80% TDWG ALU

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 288 native to Aleutian Is.

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Achillea millefolium L. Asteraceae 8
Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) C.A.Paris Pteridaceae 8
Agrostis hyemalis (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Poaceae 8
Allium ochotense Prokh. Amaryllidaceae 8
Alnus alnobetula (Ehrh.) K.Koch Betulaceae 8
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. Poaceae 8
Alopecurus magellanicus Lam. Poaceae 8
Androsace lehmanniana Spreng. Primulaceae 8
Anemonastrum richardsonii (Hook.) Mosyakin Ranunculaceae 8
Anemonastrum villosissimum (DC.) Holub Ranunculaceae 8
Angelica genuflexa Nutt. Apiaceae 8
Angelica lucida L. Apiaceae 8
Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertn. Asteraceae 8
Antennaria monocephala DC. Asteraceae 8
Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp Poaceae 8
Anthoxanthum nitens (Weber) Y.Schouten & Veldkamp Poaceae 8
Arabidopsis lyrata (L.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz Brassicaceae 8
Arabis eschscholtziana Andrz. ex Ledeb. Brassicaceae 8
Arctopoa eminens (J.Presl) Prob. Poaceae 8
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Ericaceae 8
Arctous alpina (L.) Nied. Ericaceae 8
Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. Plumbaginaceae 8
Arnica unalaschcensis Less. Asteraceae 8
Artemisia norvegica Fr. Asteraceae 8
Astragalus alpinus L. Fabaceae 8
Barbarea orthoceras Ledeb. Brassicaceae 8
Bromus ciliatus L. Poaceae 8
Bromus sitchensis Trin. Poaceae 8
Calamagrostis inexpansa A.Gray Poaceae 8
Calamagrostis nutkaensis (J.Presl) Steud. Poaceae 8
Calamagrostis purpurascens R.Br. Poaceae 8
Calamagrostis purpurea (Trin.) Trin. Poaceae 8
Callitriche hermaphroditica L. Plantaginaceae 8
Callitriche heterophylla Pursh Plantaginaceae 8
Callitriche palustris L. Plantaginaceae 8
Caltha palustris L. Ranunculaceae 8
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes Orchidaceae 8
Campanula alaskana (A.Gray) Wight ex J.P.Anderson & Hultén Campanulaceae 8
Campanula dasyantha M.Bieb. Campanulaceae 8
Campanula lasiocarpa Cham. Campanulaceae 8
Cardamine bellidifolia L. Brassicaceae 8
Cardamine polemonioides Rouy Brassicaceae 8
Cardamine scutata Thunb. Brassicaceae 8
Carex alascana Boeckeler Cyperaceae 8
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. Cyperaceae 8
Carex bigelowii Torr. ex Schwein. Cyperaceae 8
Carex canescens L. Cyperaceae 8
Carex echinata Murray Cyperaceae 8
Carex kelloggii W.Boott Cyperaceae 8
Carex livida (Wahlenb.) Willd. Cyperaceae 8
Carex lyngbyei Hornem. Cyperaceae 8
Carex macloviana d'Urv. Cyperaceae 8
Carex macrochaeta C.A.Mey. Cyperaceae 8
Carex micropoda C.A.Mey. Cyperaceae 8
Carex nigricans C.A.Mey. Cyperaceae 8
Carex pachystachya Cham. ex Steud. Cyperaceae 8
Carex spectabilis Dewey Cyperaceae 8
Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D.Don Ericaceae 8
Castilleja unalaschcensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Malte Orobanchaceae 8
Cerastium beeringianum Cham. & Schltdl. Caryophyllaceae 8
Cherleria arctica (Steven ex Ser.) A.J.Moore & Dillenb. Caryophyllaceae 8
Cherleria biflora (L.) A. J. Moore & Dillenb. Caryophyllaceae 8
Chrysosplenium tetrandrum (N.Lund) Th.Fr. Saxifragaceae 8
Cinna latifolia (Trevir. ex Göpp.) Griseb. Poaceae 8
Circaea alpina L. Onagraceae 8
Cirsium kamtschaticum Ledeb. ex DC. Asteraceae 8
Claytonia parviflora Douglas Montiaceae 8
Claytonia sibirica L. Montiaceae 8
Cochlearia groenlandica L. Brassicaceae 8
Conioselinum chinense (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Apiaceae 8
Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Ranunculaceae 8
Corallorhiza mertensiana Bong. Orchidaceae 8
Cornus canadensis L. Cornaceae 8
Cornus suecica L. Cornaceae 8
Cypripedium guttatum Sw. Orchidaceae 8
Dactylorhiza aristata (Fisch. ex Lindl.) Soó Orchidaceae 8
Dactylorhiza viridis (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase Orchidaceae 8
Diapensia obovata (F.Schmidt) Nakai Diapensiaceae 8
Draba podolica (Besser) Rupr. Brassicaceae 8
Drosera rotundifolia L. Droseraceae 8
Dryopteris expansa (C.Presl) Fraser-Jenk. & Jermy Dryopteridaceae 8
Empetrum nigrum L. Ericaceae 8
Epilobium anagallidifolium Lam. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium angustifolium L. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium ciliatum Raf. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium hornemannii Rchb. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium latifolium L. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium luteum Pursh Onagraceae 8
Equisetum arvense L. Equisetaceae 8
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr Equisetaceae 8
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. Cyperaceae 8
Eriophorum chamissonis C.A.Mey. Cyperaceae 8
Eriophorum scheuchzeri Hoppe Cyperaceae 8
Erythranthe guttata (DC.) G.L.Nesom Phrymaceae 8
Festuca brachyphylla Schult. & Schult.f. Poaceae 8
Festuca rubra L. Poaceae 8
Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker Gawl. Liliaceae 8
Gagea serotina (L.) Ker Gawl. Liliaceae 8
Galium kamtschaticum Steller ex Schult. & Schult.f. Rubiaceae 8
Galium trifidum L. Rubiaceae 8
Galium triflorum Michx. Rubiaceae 8
Gentiana algida Pall. Gentianaceae 8
Gentiana prostrata Haenke Gentianaceae 8
Gentianella propinqua (Richardson) J.M.Gillett Gentianaceae 8
Geranium erianthum DC. Geraniaceae 8
Geum macrophyllum Willd. Rosaceae 8
Harrimanella stelleriana (Pall.) Coville Ericaceae 8
Heracleum maximum W.Bartram Apiaceae 8
Heuchera glabra Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. Saxifragaceae 8
Hippuris vulgaris L. Plantaginaceae 8
Honckenya peploides (L.) Ehrh. Caryophyllaceae 8
Hordeum brachyantherum Nevski Poaceae 8
Iris setosa Pall. ex Link Iridaceae 8
Jacobaea cannabifolia (Less.) E.Wiebe Asteraceae 8
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix Juncaceae 8
Juncus castaneus Sm. Juncaceae 8
Juncus drummondii E.Mey. Juncaceae 8
Juncus ensifolius Wikstr. Juncaceae 8
Juncus falcatus E.Mey. Juncaceae 8
Juncus mertensianus Bong. Juncaceae 8
Kalmia procumbens (L.) Gift, Kron & P.F.Stevens ex Galasso, Banfi & F.Conti Ericaceae 8
Koeleria spicata (L.) Barberá, Quintanar, Soreng & P.M.Peterson Poaceae 8
Lagotis glauca Gaertn. Plantaginaceae 8
Lathyrus japonicus Willd. Fabaceae 8
Lathyrus palustris L. Fabaceae 8
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia (D.Don) Ser. Saxifragaceae 8
Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg. Poaceae 8
Limosella aquatica L. Plantaginaceae 8
Linnaea borealis L. Caprifoliaceae 8
Lupinus nootkatensis Donn ex Sims Fabaceae 8
Luzula multiflora (Ehrh.) Lej. Juncaceae 8
Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv. Juncaceae 8
Luzula spicata (L.) DC. Juncaceae 8
Lysichiton americanus Hultén & H.St.John Araceae 8
Lysimachia europaea (L.) U.Manns & Anderb. Primulaceae 8
Lysimachia thyrsiflora L. Primulaceae 8
Maianthemum dilatatum (Alph.Wood) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. Asparagaceae 8
Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw. Orchidaceae 8
Matricaria discoidea DC. Asteraceae 8
Melica subulata (Griseb.) Scribn. Poaceae 8
Menyanthes trifoliata L. Menyanthaceae 8
Micranthes foliolosa (R.Br.) Gornall Saxifragaceae 8
Micranthes nelsoniana (D.Don) Small Saxifragaceae 8
Micranthes nivalis (L.) Small Saxifragaceae 8
Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl Caryophyllaceae 8
Montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene Montiaceae 8
Montia fontana L. Montiaceae 8
Myriophyllum spicatum L. Haloragaceae 8
Nabalus alatus Hook. Asteraceae 8
Neottia convallarioides (Sw.) Rich. Orchidaceae 8
Neottia cordata (L.) Rich. Orchidaceae 8
Nuphar polysepala Engelm. Nymphaeaceae 8
Oreopteris quelpartensis (Christ) Holub Thelypteridaceae 8
Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Apiaceae 8
Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill Polygonaceae 8
Parnassia kotzebuei Cham. ex Spreng. Celastraceae 8
Parnassia palustris L. Celastraceae 8
Parrya nudicaulis (L.) Regel Brassicaceae 8
Pedicularis capitata Adams Orobanchaceae 8
Pedicularis lanata Cham. & Schltdl. Orobanchaceae 8
Pedicularis langsdorffii Fisch. ex Steven Orobanchaceae 8
Pedicularis oederi Vahl Orobanchaceae 8
Pedicularis sudetica Willd. Orobanchaceae 8
Pedicularis verticillata L. Orobanchaceae 8
Persicaria vivipara (L.) Ronse Decr. Polygonaceae 8
Phleum alpinum L. Poaceae 8
Phyllodoce aleutica (Spreng.) A.Heller Ericaceae 8
Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab. Ericaceae 8
Pinguicula macroceras Pall. ex Link Lentibulariaceae 8
Pinguicula villosa L. Lentibulariaceae 8
Plantago macrocarpa Cham. & Schltdl. Plantaginaceae 8
Plantago maritima L. Plantaginaceae 8
Platanthera convallariifolia (Fisch. ex Lindl.) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex L.C.Beck Orchidaceae 8
Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Platanthera stricta Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Platanthera unalascensis (Spreng.) Kurtz Orchidaceae 8
Poa arctica R.Br. Poaceae 8
Poa nemoralis L. Poaceae 8
Poa palustris L. Poaceae 8
Polemonium villosum Rudolph ex Georgi Polemoniaceae 8
Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C.Eaton Polypodiaceae 8
Potamogeton alpinus Balb. Potamogetonaceae 8
Potamogeton praelongus Wulfen Potamogetonaceae 8
Potamogeton richardsonii Rydb. Potamogetonaceae 8
Potamogeton robbinsii Oakes Potamogetonaceae 8
Primula cuneifolia Ledeb. Primulaceae 8
Primula egaliksensis Wormsk. Primulaceae 8
Prunella vulgaris L. Lamiaceae 8
Pyrola asarifolia Michx. Ericaceae 8
Pyrola minor L. Ericaceae 8
Ranunculus acris L. Ranunculaceae 8
Ranunculus eschscholtzii Schltdl. Ranunculaceae 8
Ranunculus hyperboreus Rottb. Ranunculaceae 8
Ranunculus nivalis L. Ranunculaceae 8
Ranunculus occidentalis Nutt. Ranunculaceae 8
Ranunculus reptans L. Ranunculaceae 8
Ranunculus sulphureus Sol. Ranunculaceae 8
Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix Ranunculaceae 8
Ranunculus uncinatus D.Don ex G.Don Ranunculaceae 8
Rhinanthus groenlandicus Chabert Orobanchaceae 8
Rhodiola integrifolia Raf. Crassulaceae 8
Rhododendron camtschaticum Pall. Ericaceae 8
Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja Ericaceae 8
Rumex occidentalis S.Watson Polygonaceae 8
Rumex transitorius Rech.f. Polygonaceae 8
Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande Ruppiaceae 8
Sabulina rubella (Wahlenb.) Dillenb. & Kadereit Caryophyllaceae 8
Sagina decumbens (Elliott) Torr. & A.Gray Caryophyllaceae 8
Sagina maxima A.Gray Caryophyllaceae 8
Sagina saginoides (L.) H.Karst. Caryophyllaceae 8
Salix alaxensis (Andersson) Coville Salicaceae 8
Salix arctica Pall. Salicaceae 8
Salix barclayi Andersson Salicaceae 8
Salix glauca L. Salicaceae 8
Salix polaris Wahlenb. Salicaceae 8
Salix pulchra Cham. Salicaceae 8
Salix reticulata L. Salicaceae 8
Sambucus racemosa L. Viburnaceae 8
Saxifraga bronchialis L. Saxifragaceae 8
Saxifraga cespitosa L. Saxifragaceae 8
Saxifraga hirculus L. Saxifragaceae 8
Saxifraga oppositifolia L. Saxifragaceae 8
Saxifraga rivularis L. Saxifragaceae 8
Saxifraga serpyllifolia Pursh Saxifragaceae 8
Sieversia pentapetala (L.) Greene Rosaceae 8
Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. Caryophyllaceae 8
Silene uralensis (Rupr.) Bocquet Caryophyllaceae 8
Solidago decurrens Lour. Asteraceae 8
Sparganium angustifolium Michx. Typhaceae 8
Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. Orchidaceae 8
Stellaria borealis Bigelow Caryophyllaceae 8
Stellaria crispa Cham. & Schltdl. Caryophyllaceae 8
Stellaria humifusa Rottb. Caryophyllaceae 8
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. Liliaceae 8
Stuckenia filiformis (Pers.) Börner Potamogetonaceae 8
Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner Potamogetonaceae 8
Subularia aquatica L. Brassicaceae 8
Swertia perennis L. Gentianaceae 8
Taraxacum ceratophorum (Ledeb.) DC. Asteraceae 8
Tellima grandiflora (Pursh) Douglas ex Lindl. Saxifragaceae 8
Thalictrum minus L. Ranunculaceae 8
Tofieldia coccinea Richardson Tofieldiaceae 8
Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm. Cyperaceae 8
Triglochin palustris L. Juncaginaceae 8
Trollius riederianus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Ranunculaceae 8
Utricularia minor L. Lentibulariaceae 8
Vaccinium microcarpum (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Schmalh. Ericaceae 8
Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm. Ericaceae 8
Vaccinium uliginosum L. Ericaceae 8
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. Ericaceae 8
Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. Poaceae 8
Valeriana capitata Link Caprifoliaceae 8
Veronica americana (Raf.) Schwein. ex Benth. Plantaginaceae 8
Veronica serpyllifolia L. Plantaginaceae 8
Veronica stelleri Pall. ex Schrad. & Link Plantaginaceae 8
Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. & Schult. Plantaginaceae 8
Viola langsdorffii Fisch. ex Ging. Violaceae 8
Viola selkirkii Pursh ex Goldie Violaceae 8
Zostera marina L. Zosteraceae 8
Koenigia islandica L. Polygonaceae 7
Luzula kjellmaniana Miyabe & Kudô Juncaceae 7
Salix rotundifolia Trautv. Salicaceae 7
Cypripedium yatabeanum Makino Orchidaceae 6
Draba borealis DC. Brassicaceae 6
Isoetes occidentalis L.F.Hend. Isoetaceae 6
Juncus triglumis L. Juncaceae 6
Polystichum lachenense (Hook.) Bedd. Dryopteridaceae 6
Pseudocherleria macrocarpa (Pursh) Dillenb. & Kadereit Caryophyllaceae 6
Cardamine umbellata Greene Brassicaceae 5
Luzula wahlenbergii Rupr. Juncaceae 5
Mertensia simplicissima G.Don Boraginaceae 5
Puccinellia phryganodes (Trin.) Scribn. & Merr. Poaceae 5
Sparganium hyperboreum Laest. ex Beurl. Typhaceae 5
Aconitum maximum Pall. ex DC. Ranunculaceae 4
Agrostis mertensii Trin. Poaceae 4
Draba nivalis Lilj. Brassicaceae 4
Stellaria calycantha (Ledeb.) Bong. Caryophyllaceae 4
Carex stylosa C.A.Mey. Cyperaceae 3
Draba lactea Adams Brassicaceae 3
Festuca richardsonii Hook. Poaceae 3
Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner Gentianaceae 3
Gentianella auriculata (Pall.) J.M.Gillett Gentianaceae 3
Micranthes nudicaulis (D.Don) Gornall & H.Ohba Saxifragaceae 3
Parasenecio auriculatus (DC.) H.Koyama Asteraceae 3
Pedicularis chamissonis Steven Orobanchaceae 3
Platanthera chorisiana (Cham.) Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 3
Tilingia ajanensis Regel & Tiling Apiaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 74 more species as native to Aleutian Is. that we do not document. They are real, accepted plants. They have no page here because we could not find three photographs of them licensed for commercial use, and this site publishes no species it cannot show you. That gap is the honest measure of what we are missing, and it is why we print both numbers rather than the flattering one.

This is a checklist of what is native, not a guide to what will grow in your garden, and it carries no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not have those from a source we can cite.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). Native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country (ALU). Introduced, extinct and doubtful records excluded. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  2. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  3. iNaturalist. Photographs, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.