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10 March 2010
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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


  

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