Natives

Native Plants

Here is a list of native plants that I expect to have available this year. The term "native" can mean a lot of different things, depending on where one draws the line--does native mean native to Ada County or the North America? Does native mean the plant has been growing here 5,000 years, 50 years or 5 years? Nothing in nature is static!

In any case, the plants listed here as "native" are either native to Southern Idaho, or to the adjacent areas--N. Nevada, E. Oregon, N. Utah--areas with similar climate and elevation. These are the plants that I think would work well in a regionally identifiable "Norther High Desert" landscape.

Please note the origin information is from the USDA website, plants.usda.gov

Idaho--Botanical Name	Idaho--Common Name	Mt. West--Botanical name	Mt. West--Common Name
Acer glabrum Acer grandidentatum Achillea millefolium Amelanchier alnifolia Anaphalis margaritacea Antennaria microphylla Aquilegia coerulea Aquilegia formosa Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Arenaria kingii Artemisia cana Artemisia frigida Artemisia tridenta ssp. tridentata Artemisia tridenta ssp. vaseyana Boltonia asteroides Bouteloua gracilis Campanula rotundifolia Celtis reticulata Cercocarpus ledifolius Chamaebatiaria millefolium Cornus sericea Cretageus douglasii Ericameria nauseosa Erigeron compositus Erigeron linearis Erigeron speciosus Erigeron subtrinervis Eriogonum compositum Eriogonum heracleoides Eriogonum ovalifolium Eriogonum strictum Eriogonum umbellatum Eriophyllum lanatum Festuca Idahoensis Gaillardia aristata Geranium viscosissimum Geum triflorum Gutierrezia sarothrae Hedysarum boreale Helianthus pumilus Heterotheca villosa Heuchera cylindrica Heuchera rubescens Hymenoxys acaulis Iliamna rivularis Juniperus scopulorum Krascheninnikovia lanata Leymus cinereus Linum lewisii Machaeranthera canescens Mahonia repens Monarda fistulosa Monardella odoratissima Oenothera caespitosa Oryzopsis hymenoides Pachystima myrsinites Panicum virgatum Penstemon attenuatus Penstemon confertus Penstemon cyananthus Penstemon cyaneus Penstemon eatonii Penstemon fruticosus Penstemon procerus Penstemon rydbergii Penstemon venustus Penstemon whippleanus Philadelphus lewisii Physocarpus malvaceus Potentilla fruticosa Potentilla hippiana Prunus emarginata Prunus virginiana Pseudoroegneria spicata Purshia tridentata Rhus trilobata Ribes aureum Ribes cereum Rosa woodsii Shepherdia argentea Sorghastrum nutans Sorbus scopulina Sphaeralcea grossularifolia Sphaeralcea munroana Stanleya pinnata Symphoricarpos albus Viguiera multiflora Zauschneria garrettii	Rocky Mtn Maple Big Tooth Maple Western White Yarrow Serviceberry Pearly Everlasting Little-leaf Pussytoes Colorado Columbine Western Columbine Kinnick-kinnick King's Sandwort Silver Sagebrush Fringed Sage Basin Big Sagebrush Mountain Big Sage False Aster Blue grama Harebells Netleaf Hackberry Mountain Mahogany Fernbush Red Twig Dogwood Douglas Hawthorn Grey Rabbitbrush Cutleaf Daisy Desert Yellow Fleabane Showy Fleabane Threenerve Fleabane Arrowleaf Buckwheat Whorled Buckwheat Cushion Buckwheat Strict Buckwheat Sulfur Buckwheat Woolly Sunflower Idaho Fescue Blanketflower Sticky Purple Geranium Prairie Smoke Broom Snakeweed Utah Sweetvetch Little Sunflower Hairy Goldenweed Coralbells Pink Coralbells Sundancer Daisy Mountain Hollyhock Rocky Mountain Juniper Winterfat Grest Basin Wildrye Lewis Flax Hoary Aster Creeping Oregon Grape Beebalm Mountain Beebalm Tufted Evening Primrose Indian Ricegrass Mountian Boxwood Switchgrass Taper-leaved Penstemon Yellow Penstemon Wasatch Penstemon Blue Penstemon Firecracker Penstemon Shrubby Penstemon Pincushion Penstemon Rydberg’s Penstemon Lovely Penstemon Whipple's Penstemon Syringa, Mock Orange Ninebark Shrubby Cinquefoil Silver Cinquefoil Bitter Cherry Chokecherry Bluebunch Wheatgrass Bitterbrush Oakleaf Sumac Golden Currant Wax currant Woods Rose Silver Buffaloberry Indian Grass Green's Mtn. Ash Gooseberry Globemallow Munro's Globemallow Prince's Plume Snowberry Showy Goldeneye Hummingbird Trumpet	Callirhoe involucrata Ephedra viridis Erigeron formosissimus Eriogonum corymbosum Eriogonum jamesii Heterotheca jonesii Juniperus horizontalis Mirabilis multiflora Oenothera howardii Penstemon caespitosus Penstemon davidsonii Penstemon grandiflorus Penstemon palmeri Penstemon strictus Penstemon virens Pinus edulis Quercus gambelii Wyethia scabra	Winecups Mormon Tea Beautiful Fleabane Lacy Buckwheat James Wild Buckwheat Jones False Goldenaster Creeping Juniper Colorado Four O'Clock Bronze Evening Primrose Mat Penstemon Davidson's Penstemon Large-flowered Penstemon Palmer's Penstemon Rocky Mountain Penstemon Blue Mist Penstemon Pinyon Pine Gambel Oak Rough Mule's Ears