Goodding's Black Willow – Salix gooddingii Native
Native in all 15 of Arizona’s counties. A tree up to 40 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Arizona native plants
USDA PLANTS records 259 plants as native to Arizona (AZ) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Arizona native plant list
This list has 259 Arizona natives that nurseries routinely sell: 33 trees, 52 shrubs, 72 wildflowers, 97 grasses and sedges, 3 ferns and 2 vines. The most widespread include Black Grama, Blue Grama and Cane Bluestem, each recorded as native in all 15 Arizona counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus montanus Native
Native in all 15 of Arizona’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade.
Seep Monkeyflower – Mimulus guttatus Native
Native in 14 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Black Grama – Bouteloua eriopoda Native
Native in all 15 of Arizona’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Maidenhair – Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Native in all 15 of Arizona’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Western Virgin's Bower – Clematis ligusticifolia Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Western Cottonwood – Populus fremontii Native
Native in 14 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Narrowleaf Willow – Salix exigua Native
Native in all 15 of Arizona’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native
Native in 13 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in all 15 of Arizona’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Purple Bushbean – Macroptilium atropurpureum Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 13 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Fourwing Saltbush – Atriplex canescens Native
Native in 13 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Cane Bluestem – Bothriochloa barbinodis Native
Native in all 15 of Arizona’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
New Mexico Locust – Robinia neomexicana Native
Native in 13 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Western Hackberry – Celtis reticulata Native
Native in 13 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in all 15 of Arizona’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 13 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Mule Fat – Baccharis salicifolia Native
Native in 12 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in all 15 of Arizona’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 12 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Skunkbush Sumac – Rhus trilobata Native
Native in 12 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 13 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Desert Willow – Chilopsis linearis Native
Native in 12 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Western Soapberry – Sapindus drummondii Native
Native in 12 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Hooker's Evening Primrose – Oenothera elata Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Deer Grass – Muhlenbergia rigens Native
Native in 12 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Arizona Ash – Fraxinus velutina Native
Native in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Tanseyleaf Tansyaster – Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 12 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Arizona Sycamore – Platanus wrightii Native
Native in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Utah Service Berry – Amelanchier utahensis Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Inland Rush – Juncus interior Native
Native in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Ponderosa Pine – Pinus ponderosa Native
Native in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen tree up to 223 ft for full sun.
Woods' Rose – Rosa woodsii Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Yerba Mansa – Anemopsis californica Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with early spring flowers.
Mountain Brome – Bromus marginatus Native
Native in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Vine Mesquite – Panicum obtusum Native
Native in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bigtooth Maple – Acer grandidentatum Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 38 ft for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Creeping Barberry – Mahonia repens Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga menziesii Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft for sun or part shade.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Narrowleaf Cottonwood – Populus angustifolia Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Hopseed Bush – Dodonaea viscosa Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Lewis Flax – Linum lewisii Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Green Sprangletop – Leptochloa dubia Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Screwbean Mesquite – Prosopis pubescens Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Mountain Snowberry – Symphoricarpos oreophilus Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Salt Spring Checkerbloom – Sidalcea neomexicana Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Knotgrass – Paspalum distichum Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Utah Juniper – Juniperus osteosperma Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen tree up to 26 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
White Fir – Abies concolor Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade.
Winterfat – Krascheninnikovia lanata Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Columbian Monkshood – Aconitum columbianum Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Canyon Live Oak – Quercus chrysolepis Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen tree up to 90 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Scarlet Monkeyflower – Mimulus cardinalis Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and fall colour.
Slender Wheatgrass – Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Big Saltbush – Atriplex lentiformis Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Pacific Willow – Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 53 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Alkalai Sacaton – Sporobolus airoides Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Mountain Maple – Acer glabrum Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Kurapia – Phyla nodiflora Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Beardless Wildrye – Leymus triticoides Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Pinyon Pine – Pinus edulis Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Rocky Mountain Juniper – Juniperus scopulorum Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Creeping Wild Rye – Elymus triticoides Native
Native in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Engelmann Spruce – Picea engelmannii Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen tree up to 120 ft that tolerates shade.
Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat – Eriogonum umbellatum Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Arizona Fescue – Festuca arizonica Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Wax Currant – Ribes cereum Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
California Field Sedge – Carex praegracilis Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Peachleaf Willow – Salix amygdaloides Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun.
Yellow Bells – Tecoma stans Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with showy flowers and showy fruit.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Subalpine Fir – Abies lasiocarpa Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen tree up to 90 ft that tolerates shade.
Black Sagebrush – Artemisia nova Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Longstyle Rush – Juncus longistylis Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Water Birch – Betula occidentalis Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Meadow Barley – Hordeum brachyantherum Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Geyer Willow – Salix geyeriana Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and fall colour.
Rocky Mountain Iris – Iris missouriensis Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Mexican Rush – Juncus mexicanus Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for full sun and wet soil.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Little-Leaf Sumac – Rhus microphylla Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Utah Sweetvetch – Hedysarum boreale Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Spike Muhly – Muhlenbergia wrightii Native
Native in 8 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Colorado Spruce – Picea pungens Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.
Shadscale Saltbush – Atriplex confertifolia Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Big Galleta – Pleuraphis rigida Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bristlecone Pine – Pinus aristata Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft for full sun.
Twinberry – Lonicera involucrata Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Big Galleta Grass – Hilaria rigida Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Basin Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata tridentata Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 ft for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Blue Wildrye – Elymus glaucus Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Yellow Rabbitbrush – Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Antelope Bitterbrush – Purshia tridentata Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Gooseberry Currant – Ribes montigenum Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Coral Bells – Heuchera sanguinea Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Panicled Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Park Willow – Salix monticola Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Prairie Sagewort – Artemisia frigida Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade.
Nuttall's Sunflower – Helianthus nuttallii Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 7 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Whitestem Gooseberry – Ribes inerme Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Pennsylvania Buttercup – Ranunculus pensylvanicus Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Showy Milkweed – Asclepias speciosa Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Bluebunch Wheatgrass – Pseudoroegneria spicata spicata Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Booth's Willow – Salix boothii Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 24 ft that tolerates shade.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Indian Rice Grass – Stipa hymenoides Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus ledifolius Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Downy Paintedcup – Castilleja sessiliflora Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Indian Ricegrass – Achnatherum hymenoides Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Greenleaf Manzanita – Arctostaphylos patula Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
James' Galleta – Pleuraphis jamesii Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Russet Buffaloberry – Shepherdia canadensis Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Largeleaf Avens – Geum macrophyllum Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Needle and Thread – Hesperostipa comata comata Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Utah Honeysuckle – Lonicera utahensis Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Needle and Thread Grass – Stipa comata Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Yellow Willow – Salix lutea Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade.
Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Smallwing Sedge – Carex microptera Native
Native in 6 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Desert Bitterbrush – Purshia glandulosa Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft for full sun, with spring flowers.
Tinker's Penny – Hypericum anagalloides Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers.
California Bulrush – Schoenoplectus californicus Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Diamondleaf Willow – Salix planifolia Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun.
White Marsh Marigold – Caltha leptosepala Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Alpine Speedwell – Veronica wormskjoldii Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Silver Buffaloberry – Shepherdia argentea Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 18 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 5 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Silver Sagebrush – Artemisia cana Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for full sun.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Basin Wild Rye – Elymus cInereus Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Boraxweed – Nitrophila occidentalis Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial for full sun.
Basin Wildrye – Leymus cinereus Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Gray Aster – Eurybia glauca Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Greater Creeping Spearwort – Ranunculus flammula Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Sand Bluestem – Andropogon hallii Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Primrose Monkeyflower – Mimulus primuloides Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Slenderbeak Sedge – Carex athrostachya Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Rocky Mountain Penstemon – Penstemon strictus Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial for full sun, with fall colour.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily – Nuphar lutea subsp. polysepala Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Thickspike Wheatgrass – Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Rydberg's Penstemon – Penstemon rydbergii Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 4 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sticky Cinquefoil – Potentilla glandulosa Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Alpine Mountainsorrel – Oxyria digyna Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Arrowleaf Balsam Root – Balsamorhiza sagittata Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Jointleaf Rush – Juncus articulatus Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Nebraska Sedge – Carex nebrascensis Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Darkthroat Shootingstar – Dodecatheon pulchellum Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Nuttall's Alkaligrass – Puccinellia nuttalliana Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Elephanthead Lousewort – Pedicularis groenlandica Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Plains Bristlegrass – Setaria vulpiseta Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium idahoense Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Sierra Rush – Juncus nevadensis Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Slender Hairgrass – Deschampsia elongata Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Spike Trisetum – Trisetum spicatum Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Timber Oatgrass – Danthonia intermedia Native
Native in 3 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Alkali Cordgrass – Spartina gracilis Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Alpine Timothy – Phleum alpinum Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Analogue Sedge – Carex simulata Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Annual Hairgrass – Deschampsia danthonioides Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An annual grass for sun or part shade.
California Oatgrass – Danthonia californica Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Cloaked Bulrush – Scirpus pallidus Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Glaucous Bluegrass – Poa glauca Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Mertens' Rush – Juncus mertensianus Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 2 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Colorado Rush – Juncus confusus Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Drummond's Rush – Juncus drummondii Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Green Needlegrass – Nassella viridula Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Swordleaf Rush – Juncus ensifolius Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Wheat Sedge – Carex atherodes Native
Native in 1 of Arizona’s 15 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 170 of these 259 plants as native in fewer than half of Arizona’s counties. The map on each card shows where. A county with no record may never have been surveyed for that plant, so look at the counties around yours too, or use the county checker for an address-level answer.
Arizona’s own list regulates 43 plants. None of them is on this page. Arizona noxious weeds has each one, with the rule cited.
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Use our “Is it native” tool for free.Compiled from USDA PLANTS, retrieved June 13, 2026. If you spot a plant we have wrong, tell us at [email protected].
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkalai Sacaton | Sporobolus airoides | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 15 |
| Alkali Cordgrass | Spartina gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Alpine Mountainsorrel | Oxyria digyna | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 1 of 15 |
| Alpine Timothy | Phleum alpinum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| American Alpine Speedwell | Veronica wormskjoldii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 15 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 8 of 15 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 2 of 15 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Analogue Sedge | Carex simulata | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| Annual Hairgrass | Deschampsia danthonioides | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| Antelope Bitterbrush | Purshia tridentata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 3 of 15 |
| Arizona Ash | Fraxinus velutina | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 15 |
| Arizona Fescue | Festuca arizonica | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 15 |
| Arizona Sycamore | Platanus wrightii | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 15 |
| Arrowleaf Balsam Root | Balsamorhiza sagittata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 15 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 15 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 15 |
| Basin Big Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata tridentata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Basin Wild Rye | Elymus cInereus | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Basin Wildrye | Leymus cinereus | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 15 |
| Beardless Wildrye | Leymus triticoides | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 15 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Big Galleta | Pleuraphis rigida | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| Big Galleta Grass | Hilaria rigida | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| Big Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Big Saltbush | Atriplex lentiformis | Shrub | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| Bigtooth Maple | Acer grandidentatum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 15 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 15 |
| Black Grama | Bouteloua eriopoda | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 15 |
| Black Sagebrush | Artemisia nova | Shrub | Full sun | 5 of 15 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 15 |
| Blue Wildrye | Elymus glaucus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 7 of 15 |
| Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Pseudoroegneria spicata spicata | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Booth's Willow | Salix boothii | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 15 |
| Boraxweed | Nitrophila occidentalis | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 15 |
| Bristlecone Pine | Pinus aristata | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 15 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 10 of 15 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 15 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 15 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 15 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 11 of 15 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 8 of 15 |
| California Bulrush | Schoenoplectus californicus | Sedge | Full sun | 5 of 15 |
| California Field Sedge | Carex praegracilis | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 8 of 15 |
| California Oatgrass | Danthonia californica | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 15 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 15 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 9 of 15 |
| Cane Bluestem | Bothriochloa barbinodis | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 15 |
| Canyon Live Oak | Quercus chrysolepis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 8 of 15 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 11 of 15 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 15 |
| Cloaked Bulrush | Scirpus pallidus | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Colorado Rush | Juncus confusus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 15 |
| Colorado Spruce | Picea pungens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| Columbian Monkshood | Aconitum columbianum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 15 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 15 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 5 of 15 |
| Common Maidenhair | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | Tolerates shade | 15 of 15 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 15 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 9 of 15 |
| Coral Bells | Heuchera sanguinea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 15 |
| Creeping Barberry | Mahonia repens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 8 of 15 |
| Creeping Wild Rye | Elymus triticoides | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 15 |
| Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus ledifolius | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 15 |
| Darkthroat Shootingstar | Dodecatheon pulchellum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 15 |
| Deer Grass | Muhlenbergia rigens | Grass | Sun or part shade | 12 of 15 |
| Desert Bitterbrush | Purshia glandulosa | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 15 |
| Desert Willow | Chilopsis linearis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 15 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| Diamondleaf Willow | Salix planifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 15 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| Douglas Fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii | Tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 15 |
| Downy Paintedcup | Castilleja sessiliflora | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 15 |
| Drummond's Rush | Juncus drummondii | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 15 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 15 |
| Elephanthead Lousewort | Pedicularis groenlandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 15 |
| Engelmann Spruce | Picea engelmannii | Tree | Tolerates shade | 5 of 15 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 6 of 15 |
| Fourwing Saltbush | Atriplex canescens | Shrub | Full sun | 13 of 15 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 4 of 15 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 8 of 15 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 10 of 15 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 10 of 15 |
| Geyer Willow | Salix geyeriana | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 5 of 15 |
| Glaucous Bluegrass | Poa glauca | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 8 of 15 |
| Golden Sedge | Carex aurea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 15 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 15 |
| Goodding's Black Willow | Salix gooddingii | Tree | Full sun | 15 of 15 |
| Gooseberry Currant | Ribes montigenum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 3 of 15 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 3 of 15 |
| Gray Aster | Eurybia glauca | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Greater Creeping Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 15 |
| Green Needlegrass | Nassella viridula | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 15 |
| Green Sprangletop | Leptochloa dubia | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 15 |
| Greenleaf Manzanita | Arctostaphylos patula | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 15 |
| Hooker's Evening Primrose | Oenothera elata | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 15 |
| Hopseed Bush | Dodonaea viscosa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 15 |
| Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium idahoense | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 15 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 15 |
| Indian Rice Grass | Stipa hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Indian Ricegrass | Achnatherum hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Inland Rush | Juncus interior | Rush | Sun or part shade | 11 of 15 |
| James' Galleta | Pleuraphis jamesii | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Jointleaf Rush | Juncus articulatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 3 of 15 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 13 of 15 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 15 |
| Knotgrass | Paspalum distichum | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 15 |
| Kurapia | Phyla nodiflora | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 7 of 15 |
| Largeleaf Avens | Geum macrophyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 15 |
| Lewis Flax | Linum lewisii | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 15 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 15 |
| Little-Leaf Sumac | Rhus microphylla | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 5 of 15 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 15 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 5 of 15 |
| Longstyle Rush | Juncus longistylis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 8 of 15 |
| Meadow Barley | Hordeum brachyantherum | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 15 |
| Mertens' Rush | Juncus mertensianus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 11 of 15 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 5 of 15 |
| Mexican Rush | Juncus mexicanus | Rush | Full sun | 8 of 15 |
| Mountain Brome | Bromus marginatus | Grass | Full sun | 11 of 15 |
| Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus montanus | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 15 of 15 |
| Mountain Maple | Acer glabrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 15 |
| Mountain Snowberry | Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 8 of 15 |
| Mule Fat | Baccharis salicifolia | Shrub | Full sun | 12 of 15 |
| Narrowleaf Cottonwood | Populus angustifolia | Tree | Full sun | 9 of 15 |
| Narrowleaf Willow | Salix exigua | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 15 of 15 |
| Nebraska Sedge | Carex nebrascensis | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 15 |
| Needle and Thread | Hesperostipa comata comata | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Needle and Thread Grass | Stipa comata | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 5 of 15 |
| New Mexico Locust | Robinia neomexicana | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 15 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 15 |
| Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| Nuttall's Alkaligrass | Puccinellia nuttalliana | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 15 |
| Nuttall's Sunflower | Helianthus nuttallii | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Pacific Willow | Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| Panicled Bulrush | Scirpus microcarpus | Sedge | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| Park Willow | Salix monticola | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 3 of 15 |
| Peachleaf Willow | Salix amygdaloides | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Pennsylvania Buttercup | Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 15 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 15 |
| Pinyon Pine | Pinus edulis | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Plains Bristlegrass | Setaria vulpiseta | Grass | Sun or part shade | 3 of 15 |
| Ponderosa Pine | Pinus ponderosa | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 15 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 7 of 15 |
| Prairie Sagewort | Artemisia frigida | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 3 of 15 |
| Primrose Monkeyflower | Mimulus primuloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 15 |
| Purple Bushbean | Macroptilium atropurpureum | Vine | Sun or part shade | 1 of 15 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 15 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 15 |
| Rocky Mountain Iris | Iris missouriensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 15 |
| Rocky Mountain Juniper | Juniperus scopulorum | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Rocky Mountain Penstemon | Penstemon strictus | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily | Nuphar lutea subsp. polysepala | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 15 |
| Russet Buffaloberry | Shepherdia canadensis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| Rydberg's Penstemon | Penstemon rydbergii | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 15 |
| Salt Spring Checkerbloom | Sidalcea neomexicana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 15 |
| Sand Bluestem | Andropogon hallii | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 15 |
| Scarlet Monkeyflower | Mimulus cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 8 of 15 |
| Screwbean Mesquite | Prosopis pubescens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 15 |
| Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 15 |
| Seep Monkeyflower | Mimulus guttatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 14 of 15 |
| Shadscale Saltbush | Atriplex confertifolia | Shrub | Full sun | 5 of 15 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 15 |
| Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 15 |
| Sierra Rush | Juncus nevadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 3 of 15 |
| Silver Buffaloberry | Shepherdia argentea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 15 |
| Silver Sagebrush | Artemisia cana | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 15 |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 15 |
| Silverweed Cinquefoil | Argentina anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 15 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 15 |
| Skunkbush Sumac | Rhus trilobata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 12 of 15 |
| Slender Hairgrass | Deschampsia elongata | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 15 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 15 |
| Slenderbeak Sedge | Carex athrostachya | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 4 of 15 |
| Smallwing Sedge | Carex microptera | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 10 of 15 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 10 of 15 |
| Spike Muhly | Muhlenbergia wrightii | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 15 |
| Spike Trisetum | Trisetum spicatum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 3 of 15 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 15 |
| Sticky Cinquefoil | Potentilla glandulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Subalpine Fir | Abies lasiocarpa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 15 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 15 |
| Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat | Eriogonum umbellatum | Shrub | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 15 |
| Swordleaf Rush | Juncus ensifolius | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 15 |
| Tanseyleaf Tansyaster | Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 15 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 4 of 15 |
| Thickspike Wheatgrass | Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 15 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 15 |
| Timber Oatgrass | Danthonia intermedia | Grass | Sun or part shade | 3 of 15 |
| Tinker's Penny | Hypericum anagalloides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 15 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 10 of 15 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 12 of 15 |
| Twinberry | Lonicera involucrata | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 5 of 15 |
| Utah Honeysuckle | Lonicera utahensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 15 |
| Utah Juniper | Juniperus osteosperma | Tree | Full sun | 9 of 15 |
| Utah Service Berry | Amelanchier utahensis | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 15 |
| Utah Sweetvetch | Hedysarum boreale | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 15 |
| Vine Mesquite | Panicum obtusum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 11 of 15 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 2 of 15 |
| Water Birch | Betula occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 15 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 15 |
| Wax Currant | Ribes cereum | Shrub | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 6 of 15 |
| Western Cottonwood | Populus fremontii | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 15 |
| Western Hackberry | Celtis reticulata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 13 of 15 |
| Western Soapberry | Sapindus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 12 of 15 |
| Western Virgin's Bower | Clematis ligusticifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 10 of 15 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 15 |
| Wheat Sedge | Carex atherodes | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 15 |
| White Fir | Abies concolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 15 |
| White Marsh Marigold | Caltha leptosepala | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 15 |
| Whitestem Gooseberry | Ribes inerme | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 3 of 15 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 15 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 15 |
| Winterfat | Krascheninnikovia lanata | Shrub | Full sun | 8 of 15 |
| Woods' Rose | Rosa woodsii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 9 of 15 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 15 |
| Yellow Bells | Tecoma stans | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 6 of 15 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Yellow Rabbitbrush | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Shrub | Full sun | 4 of 15 |
| Yellow Willow | Salix lutea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 15 |
| Yerba Mansa | Anemopsis californica | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 15 |
Where this comes from
- Native range
- USDA PLANTS county distribution layer, the same records behind the county checker.
- Sold by nurseries
- USDA PLANTS plant characteristics, Commercial Availability “Routinely Available”. It is a national flag, so a plant here can still be hard to find at a garden centre near you.
- Plant details
- USDA PLANTS: growth habit and duration from the plant profile; shade and wet-soil tolerance, bloom period, mature height and showy flowers, fruit or fall colour from the plant characteristics.
- Left out
- Any plant a state regulates as invasive or noxious, or that GRIIS flags as invasive in the lower 48, even where it is native. So is any species USDA records as both native and introduced in the lower 48, because the form nurseries sell is usually the introduced one.
- Photos
- Public domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA, credited under each photo.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov), retrieved June 13, 2026. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Questions
What plants are native to Arizona?
This page lists the 259 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Arizona and routinely available from nurseries: 33 trees, 52 shrubs, 72 wildflowers, 97 grasses and sedges, 3 ferns and 2 vines. They are a small part of Arizona's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Arizona counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Arizona?
This page lists 33 trees native to Arizona that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Goodding's Black Willow, Western Cottonwood and Black Cherry, each recorded as native in at least 13 of Arizona's 15 counties.
What shrubs are native to Arizona?
This page lists 52 shrubs native to Arizona that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Mountain Mahogany, Narrowleaf Willow and Fourwing Saltbush, each recorded as native in at least 13 of Arizona's 15 counties.
What wildflowers are native to Arizona?
This page lists 72 wildflowers native to Arizona that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Seep Monkeyflower, California Poppy and Butterfly Weed, each recorded as native in at least 11 of Arizona's 15 counties.
Is my plant native to Arizona?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Arizona: the page lists only natives that nurseries routinely sell, and it leaves out any plant a state regulates as invasive. For a county-level answer on any plant, enter its name in Ezina's checker. Every answer links the record it came from.
Is a plant native to Arizona native everywhere in Arizona?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 170 of the 259 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Arizona's 15 counties. A county with no record may simply never have been surveyed for that plant, so read each card's map as where the plant is known to grow wild rather than as a boundary.
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Add a plant
Snap a photo or type the name. Ezina matches it to a library of about 40,000 species and starts a care plan tailored to your zone, the local weather, and the time of year.
Get a care plan
A schedule built from local rain, temperature, and sun, not a fixed weekly cadence. You get a single notification when a plant actually needs water. Easily add treatments for diseases and pests.
Explore new options
Our garden planner Dig helps you understand what works best for your location and makes suggestions based off your long term goals.
Compiled from peer-reviewed research, USDA documentation,
and direct scientific observation across the United States.