Flora

There are 6 different types of conifers in Yellowstone National Park.

• 7 species of conifers
• Approximately 80% of forest is comprised of lodgepole pine
• Approximately 1,150 species of native vascular plants
• More than 199 species of exotic (non-native) plants
• 186 species of lichens
• At least 406 species of thermophiles (only 1% of hydrothermal areas inventoried)