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
Achillea millefolium Acer glabrum Acer grandidentatum Amelanchier alnifolia Anaphalis margaritacea Antennaria parvifolia Aquilegia coerulea Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Arenaria kingii Artemisia frigida Artemisia tridenta ssp. tridentata Artemisia tridenta ssp. vaseyana Asclepias speciosus Celtis reticulata Cercocarpus ledifolius Chamaebatiaria millefolium Clematis ligusticifolia Cornus sericea Cretageus douglasii Ericameria nauseosa Erigeron compositus Erigeron speciosus Erigeron subtrinervis Eriogonum heracleoides Eriogonum ovalifolium Eriogonum strictum Eriogonum umbellatum Eriophyllum lanatum Festuca Idahoensis Gaillardia aristata Geranium viscosissimum Geum triflorum Gutierrezia sarothrae Heterotheca villosa Hymenoxys hoopesii Iliamna rivularis Juniperus scopulorum Krascheninnikovia lanata Leymus cinereus Linum lewisii Machaeranthera canescens Mahonia aquifolium Mahonia repens Monardella odoratissima Oenothera caespitosa Oryzopsis hymenoides Pachystima myrsinites Panicum virgatum Penstemon attenuatus Penstemon confertus Penstemon cyananthus Penstemon cyaneus Penstemon deustus Penstemon eatonii Penstemon fruticosus Penstemon perpulcher Penstemon procerus Penstemon rydbergii Penstemon venustus Penstemon whippleanus Penstemon wilcoxii Philadelphus lewisii Potentilla fruticosa Potentilla hippiana Prunus emarginata Prunus virginiana Pseudoroegneria spicata Purshia tridentata Rhus glabra Rhus trilobata Ribes aureum Ribes cereum Rosa woodsii Salvia dorrii Shepherdia argentea Sorghastrum nutans Sorbus scopulina Sphaeralcea grossularifolia Sphaeralcea munroana Stanleya pinnata Symphoricarpos albus Viguiera multiflora	Western White Yarrow Rocky Mtn Maple Big Tooth Maple Serviceberry Pearly Everlasting Small-leaf Pussytoes Colorado Columbine Kinnick-kinnick King's Sandwort Fringed Sage Basin Big Sagebrush Mountain Big Sage Showy Milkweed Netleaf Hackberry Mountain Mahogany Fernbush Western White Clematis Red Twig Dogwood Douglas Hawthorn Grey Rabbitbrush Cutleaf Daisy Showy Fleabane Threenerve Fleabane Whorled Buckwheat Cushion Buckwheat Strict Buckwheat Sulfur Buckwheat Woolly Sunflower Idaho Fescue Blanketflower Sticky Purple Geranium Prairie Smoke Broom Snakeweed Hairy Goldenweed Orange Mountain Daisy Mountain Hollyhock Rocky Mountain Juniper Winterfat Grest Basin Wildrye Lewis Flax Hoary Aster Oregon Grape Creeping Oregon Grape Mountain Beebalm Tufted Evening Primrose Indian Ricegrass Mountian Boxwood Switchgrass Taper-leaved Penstemon Yellow Penstemon Wasatch Penstemon Blue Penstemon Hot Rock Penstemon Firecracker Penstemon Shrubby Penstemon Minidoka Penstemon Pincushion Penstemon Rydberg’s Penstemon Lovely Penstemon Whipple's Penstemon Wilcox's Penstemon Syringa, Mock Orange Shrubby Cinquefoil Silver Cinquefoil Bitter cherry Chokecherry Bluebunch Wheatgrass Bitterbrush Smooth sumac Oakleaf Sumac Golden Currant Wax currant Woods Rose Purple Sage Silver Buffaloberry Indian Grass Green's Mtn. Ash Gooseberry Globemallow Munro's Globemallow Prince's Plume Snowberry Showy Goldeneye	Callirhoe involucrata Ephedra viridis Erigeron formosissimus Eriogonum jamesii Juniperus horizontalis Mirabilis multiflora Oenothera howardii Penstemon caespitosus Penstemon davidsonii Penstemon grandiflorus Penstemon palmeri Penstemon secundiflorus Penstemon strictus Penstemon virens Pinus edulis Quercus gambelii Sphaeromeria capitata	Winecups Mormon Tea Beautiful Fleabane James Wild Buckwheat Creeping Juniper Colorado Four O'Clock Bronze Evening Primrose Mat Penstemon Davidson's Penstemon Large-flowered Penstemon Palmer's Penstemon Sidebells Penstemon Rocky Mountain Penstemon Blue Mist Penstemon Pinyon Pine Gambel Oak Rock Tansy, Chicken Sage