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 Artemisia frigida Artemisia tridenta ssp. tridentata Artemisia tridenta ssp. vaseyana Asclepias speciosus Castilleja miniata Ceanothus sanguineus Celtis reticulata Cercocarpus ledifolius Chamaebatiaria millefolium Clematis ligusticifolia Cornus sericea Ericameria nauseosa Erigeron compositus Erigeron speciosus Eriogonum heracleoides Eriogonum ovalifolium Eriogonum strictum Eriogonum umbellatum Eriophyllum lanatum Festuca Idahoensis Gaillardia aristata Geranium viscosissimum Geum triflorum Gutierrezia sarothrae Hymenoxys hoopesii Iliamna rivularis Juniperus scopulorum Krascheninnikovia lanata Leymus cinereus Linum lewisii Machaeranthera canescens Monardella odoratissima Oenothera caespitosa Oryzopsis hymenoides Panicum virgatum Penstemon confertus Penstemon cyananthus Penstemon cyaneus Penstemon deustus Penstemon eatonii Penstemon fruticosus Penstemon idahoensis Penstemon perpulcher Penstemon procerus Penstemon rydbergii Penstemon venustus Penstemon wilcoxii Philadelphus lewisii Potentilla fruticosa Potentilla hippiana Prunus virginiana Pseudoroegneria spicata Purshia tridentata Rhus glabra Rhus trilobata Ribes aureum Ribes cereum Rosa woodsii Shepherdia argentea Sorghastrum nutans Sorbus scopulina Sphaeralcea grossularifolia Sphaeralcea munroana Symphoricarpos albus Viguiera multiflora	Western White Yarrow Rocky Mtn Maple Big Tooth Maple Serviceberry Pearly Everlasting Small-leaf Pussytoes Colorado Columbine Kinnick-kinnick Fringed Sage Basin Big Sagebrush Mountain Big Sage Showy Milkweed Scarlet Indian Paintbrush Redstem Ceanothus Netleaf Hackberry Mountain Mahogany Fernbush Western White Clematis Red Twig Dogwood Grey Rabbitbrush Cutleaf Daisy Showy Fleabane Whorled Buckwheat Cushion Buckwheat Strict Buckwhet Sulfur Buckwheat Wooly Sunflower Idaho Fescue Blanketflower Sticky Purple Geranium Prairie Smoke Broom Snakeweed Orange Mountain Daisy Mountain Hollyhock Rocky Mountain Juniper Winterfat Grest Basin Wildrye Lewis Flax Hoary Aster Mountain Beebalm Tufted Evening Primrose Indian Ricegrass Switchgrass Yellow Penstemon Wasatch Penstemon Blue Penstemon Hot Rock Penstemon Firecracker Penstemon Shrubby Penstemon Idaho Penstemon Minidoka Penstemon Pincushion Penstemon Rydberg’s Penstemon Lovely Penstemon Wilcox's Penstemon Syringa, Mock Orange Shrubby Cinquefoil Silver Cinquefoil Chokecherry Bluebunch Wheatgrass Bitterbrush Smooth sumac Oakleaf Sumac Golden Currant Wax currant Woods Rose Silver Buffaloberry Indian Grass Green's Mtn. Ash Gooseberry Globemallow Munro's Globemallow Snowberry Showy Goldeneye	Callirhoe involucrata Erigeron formosissimus Mirabilis multiflora Oenothera howardii Penstemon caespitosus Penstemon davidsonii Penstemon grandiflorus Penstemon palmeri Penstemon secundiflorus Penstemon strictus Quercus gambelii Sphaeromeria capitata	Winecups Beautiful Fleabane Colorado Four O'Clock Bronze Evening Primrose Mat Penstemon Davidson's Penstemon Large-flowered Penstemon Palmer's Penstemon Sidebells Penstemon Rocky Mountain Penstemon Gambel Oak Rock Tansy, Chicken Sage