1,028 Washington wildflowers! Works offline: Mt. Rainier, Olympics, North Cascades. UW Burke Museum quality. Download now!
WASHINGTON WILDFLOWERS FIELD GUIDE
Identify wildflowers, shrubs, and vines throughout Washington - from Mt. Rainier to the San Juan Islands. Developed by University of Washington Burke Museum botanists and authors of "Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest." Works 100% offline in Washington's wilderness.
Perfect for hiking the Cascades, exploring Olympic National Park, or wandering Puget Sound trails. No cell service needed - all 1,028 species, photos, range maps, and descriptions work offline.
WASHINGTON'S MOST COMPLETE PLANT GUIDE
1,028 wildflowers, shrubs and vines including:
- Native Washington species
- Common introduced plants
- Adjacent areas: Southern BC, Eastern OR, Northern ID
- All Washington ecoregions covered
POWERFUL IDENTIFICATION TOOLS
Visual search key filters by:
- Flower color (white, yellow, orange, red, pink, blue, purple, green, brown)
- Phenology (year round)
- Washington region (5 ecoregions)
- Plant type (wildflower, shrub, vine)
- Habitat (forest, high mountains, open, wet areas, disturbed)
- Flower type and petal count
- Leaf arrangement and type
- Growth duration and origin
Browse by common name, scientific name, or plant family. Tap any species to see multiple photos, detailed descriptions, Washington range maps, and bloom periods.
UW BURKE MUSEUM QUALITY
Partnership between University of Washington Herbarium at Burke Museum and authors of "Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest." Curated by professional botanists. Over 600,000 herbarium specimens provide the foundation for reliable identification.
WORKS ANYWHERE IN WASHINGTON
No internet required! Perfect for:
- Mt. Rainier (Paradise, Sunrise, Wonderland Trail)
- North Cascades (Cascade Pass, Maple Pass, Sahale Arm)
- Olympics (Hurricane Ridge, High Divide, Sol Duc)
- Alpine Lakes Wilderness
- Columbia River Gorge
- San Juan Islands
- Puget Sound trails
- Eastern Washington shrub-steppe
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INCLUDED
- Washington ecoregions guide
- Habitat descriptions
- Wildflower destinations with peak bloom times
- Climate and plant community relationships
- Botanical glossary with illustrated diagrams
- Leaf, flower, and inflorescence anatomy
- Plant family descriptions
- Step-by-step identification guide
KEY FEATURES
- 1,028 Washington plant species
- 3,000+ high-quality photographs
- Washington range maps
- Bloom period calendars
- Works 100% offline
- Visual identification key
- Browse by common name, scientific name, or family
- Detailed botanical descriptions
- Native and introduced species
- Technical terminology glossary
- Regular updates
FOR EVERYONE
Whether you're a hiker, backpacker, photographer, botany student, Master Gardener, outdoor enthusiast, beginner, or experienced botanist - Washington Wildflowers helps you identify plants from coastal rainforests to alpine meadows to eastern shrub-steppe.
ICONIC WASHINGTON DESTINATIONS
- Paradise meadows (Mt. Rainier subalpine)
- Hurricane Ridge (Olympic alpine)
- Artist Point (North Cascades bloom)
- Reflection Lakes (Mt. Rainier lakeside)
- Heather Pass (Cascades meadows)
- Seven Lakes Basin (Olympic backcountry)
- Enchantments (Alpine Lakes)
- Columbia Hills (Gorge displays)
SUPPORT WASHINGTON BOTANY
A portion of revenues supports the UW Burke Museum herbarium, botanical research, and continued floristic resource development.
DOWNLOAD NOW
Join thousands using Washington Wildflowers. One-time purchase, lifetime access. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Android. Start identifying today!
ABOUT UW BURKE MUSEUM
The University of Washington Herbarium at Burke Museum houses over 600,000 plant specimens, one of the largest in North America, providing the scientific foundation for Washington's most authoritative digital field guide.
This app is supported by the foremost experts in Washington flora, at the University of Washington Herbarium. You can’t put all flowering plants for Washington in one app (you could, but it’s would get messy for the those trying to parse out tough genera) so they’ve picked the ones you’ll most likely see. They certainly chose well. This information comes from the source of flora knowledge. Other free apps don’t have the same depth or content. The money goes to those who make plant taxonomy a lifestyle. I’ve been using it for a few years and it is indispensable.
Useful, easy to operate app
SueCoug
Love the High Country flower (and grass) apps. Bought the Flora of Yellowstone years ago and now grab any new ones for regions where I travel. So convenient to have everything available in one lightweight, easily carried spot. I live on the edge of the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho and use both apps when I’m out and about.
Helps ID plants.
Dabinky Wells
Great app for learning how to ID plants. Would love if they added tree species as well.
Works well for adjacent states.
Vole catcher
As good as the book and easier to carry and use. This app has difficulty updating because of the size. Suggest breaking updates into parts.
Updated for iOS 26.6.1.
Version 15.18
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Information
Seller
High Country Apps, LLC
Size
234.6 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.