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--with similar climate and elevation. These are the plants that I think would work well in a regionally identifiable "Mountain West" or "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 Amelanchier alnifolia Anaphalis margaritacea Antennaria parvifolia Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Artemisia frigida Artemisia tridenta ssp. tridentata Artemisia tridenta ssp. vaseyana Asclepias speciosus Aster falcatus var. commutatus Celtis reticulata Cercocarpus ledifolius Chamaebatiaria millefolium Clematis ligusticifolia Cornus sericea Ericameria nauseosa Erigeron compositus Erigeron divergens Erigeron engelmannii Erigeron nanus Erigeron linearis Erigeron speciosus Eriogonum heracleoides Eriogonum ovalifolium Eriogonum strictum Eriogonum umbellatum Eriophyllum lanatum Festuca Idahoensis Gaillardia aristata Geranium viscosissimum Geum triflorum Gutierrezia sarothrae Hymenoxys grandiflorus Iliamna rivularis Juniperus scopulorum Krascheninnikovia lanata Leymus cinereus Linum lewisii Monardella odoratissima Oenothera caespitosa Oryzopsis hymenoides Panicum virgatum Penstemon cyananthus Penstemon deustus Penstemon fruticosus Penstemon idahoensis Penstemon payettensis Penstemon perpulcher Penstemon procerus Penstemon rydbergii Penstemon venustus Penstemon whippleanus Philadelphus lewisii Potentilla fruticosa Prunus virginiana Pseudoroegneria spicata Purshia tridentata Rhus glabra Rhus trilobata Ribes aureum Ribes cereum Rosa woodsii Shepherdia argentea Sorghastrum nutans Sphaeralcea coccinea Sphaeralcea grossularifolia Sphaeralcea munroana Symphoricarpos albus Viguiera multiflora	Western White Yarrow Serviceberry Pearly Everlasting Small-leaf Pussytoes Kinni-kinnick Fringed Sage Basin Big Sagebrush Mountain Big Sage Showy Milkweed Heath Aster Netleaf Hackberry Mountain Mahogany Fernbush Western White Clematis Red Twig Dogwood Grey Rabbitbrush Cutleaf Daisy Spreading Fleabane Engelmann’s Fleabane Dwarf Fleabane Yellow Desrt Fleabane Showy Fleabane, Mountain Whorled Buckwheat Cushion Buckwheat Strict Buckwhet Sulfur Buckwheat Wooly Sunflower Idaho Fescue Blanketflower Sticky Purple Geranium Prairie Smoke Broom Snakeweed Old Man of the Mountain Mountain Hollyhock Rocky Mountain Juniper Winterfat Grest Basin Wildrye Lewis Flax Mountain Beebalm Tufted Evening Primrose Indian Ricegrass Switchgrass Wasatch Penstemon Hot Rock Penstemon Shrubby Penstemon Idaho Penstemon Payette Penstemon Minidoka Penstemon Pincushion Penstemon Rydberg’s Penstemon Lovely Penstemon Whipple's Penstemon Syringa, Mock Orange Shrubby Cinquefoil Chokecherry Bluebunch Wheatgrass Bitterbrush Smooth sumac Oakleaf Sumac Golden Currant Wax currant Woods Rose Silver Buffaloberry Indian Grass Scarlet Globemallow Gooseberry Globemallow Munro's Globemallow Snowberry Showy Goldeneye	Acer grandidentatum Aquilegia coerulea Callirhoe involucrata Erigeron fomosissimus Oenothera howardii Penstemon caespitosus Penstemon davidsonii Penstemon grandiflorus Penstemon palmeri Penstemon secundiflorus Penstemon strictus Quercus gambelii Sphaeromeria capitata	Big-tooth Maple Colorado Columbine Winecups Beautiful Fleabane 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