Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 45 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Colorado native plants
USDA PLANTS records 292 plants as native to Colorado (CO) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Colorado native plant list
This list has 292 Colorado natives that nurseries routinely sell: 41 trees, 58 shrubs, 85 wildflowers, 100 grasses and sedges, 3 ferns and 5 vines. The most widespread include Indian Rice Grass, Indian Ricegrass and Western Wheatgrass, each recorded as native in at least 47 of Colorado's 64 counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Skunkbush Sumac – Rhus trilobata Native
Native in 44 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 41 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Indian Rice Grass – Stipa hymenoides Native
Native in 51 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 32 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Western Virgin's Bower – Clematis ligusticifolia Native
Native in 30 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Rocky Mountain Juniper – Juniperus scopulorum Native
Native in 37 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Woods' Rose – Rosa woodsii Native
Native in 44 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Lewis Flax – Linum lewisii Native
Native in 39 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Indian Ricegrass – Achnatherum hymenoides Native
Native in 51 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 14 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 11 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Mountain Maple – Acer glabrum Native
Native in 35 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Prairie Sagewort – Artemisia frigida Native
Native in 43 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade.
Showy Milkweed – Asclepias speciosa Native
Native in 38 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 47 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Maidenhair – Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 11 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in 35 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Rabbit Brush – Chrysothamnus nauseosus Native
Native in 43 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with late summer flowers.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 36 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 44 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native
Native in 30 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Narrowleaf Willow – Salix exigua Native
Native in 42 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 35 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 43 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A vine for full sun.
Peachleaf Willow – Salix amygdaloides Native
Native in 29 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 37 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Largeleaf Avens – Geum macrophyllum Native
Native in 34 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Needle and Thread – Hesperostipa comata comata Native
Native in 42 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 28 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Twinberry – Lonicera involucrata Native
Native in 37 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Seep Monkeyflower – Mimulus guttatus Native
Native in 33 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Needle and Thread Grass – Stipa comata Native
Native in 42 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Ponderosa Pine – Pinus ponderosa Native
Native in 27 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen tree up to 223 ft for full sun.
Wax Currant – Ribes cereum Native
Native in 37 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 33 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 40 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Pinyon Pine – Pinus edulis Native
Native in 26 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun.
Whitestem Gooseberry – Ribes inerme Native
Native in 37 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Elephanthead Lousewort – Pedicularis groenlandica Native
Native in 32 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
California Field Sedge – Carex praegracilis Native
Native in 36 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Narrowleaf Cottonwood – Populus angustifolia Native
Native in 23 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Western Service Berry – Amelanchier alnifolia Native
Native in 36 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Rocky Mountain Penstemon – Penstemon strictus Native
Native in 30 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial for full sun, with fall colour.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 36 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga menziesii Native
Native in 22 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft for sun or part shade.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 35 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Alpine Mountainsorrel – Oxyria digyna Native
Native in 29 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 36 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Subalpine Fir – Abies lasiocarpa Native
Native in 21 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen tree up to 90 ft that tolerates shade.
Creeping Barberry – Mahonia repens Native
Native in 34 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Alpine Speedwell – Veronica wormskjoldii Native
Native in 29 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Slender Wheatgrass – Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus Native
Native in 35 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Water Birch – Betula occidentalis Native
Native in 21 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade.
Fourwing Saltbush – Atriplex canescens Native
Native in 34 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Columbian Monkshood – Aconitum columbianum Native
Native in 29 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 33 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Colorado Spruce – Picea pungens Native
Native in 20 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.
Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus montanus Native
Native in 33 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 29 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 32 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Plains Cottonwood – Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera Native
Native in 20 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Winterfat – Krascheninnikovia lanata Native
Native in 33 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
White Marsh Marigold – Caltha leptosepala Native
Native in 29 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Alpine Timothy – Phleum alpinum Native
Native in 31 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 19 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Park Willow – Salix monticola Native
Native in 31 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Rocky Mountain Iris – Iris missouriensis Native
Native in 28 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 31 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Engelmann Spruce – Picea engelmannii Native
Native in 18 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen tree up to 120 ft that tolerates shade.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 30 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 27 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 31 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Bristlecone Pine – Pinus aristata Native
Native in 17 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft for full sun.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in 30 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Darkthroat Shootingstar – Dodecatheon pulchellum Native
Native in 26 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Smallwing Sedge – Carex microptera Native
Native in 31 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 16 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 30 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Tanseyleaf Tansyaster – Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Native
Native in 26 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Spike Trisetum – Trisetum spicatum Native
Native in 31 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Balsam Poplar – Populus balsamifera Native
Native in 14 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat – Eriogonum umbellatum Native
Native in 30 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Arrowleaf Ragwort – Senecio triangularis Native
Native in 25 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Longstyle Rush – Juncus longistylis Native
Native in 29 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
White Fir – Abies concolor Native
Native in 13 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia Native
Native in 30 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 25 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Alkalai Sacaton – Sporobolus airoides Native
Native in 28 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 12 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Gooseberry Currant – Ribes montigenum Native
Native in 29 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 25 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 27 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Utah Juniper – Juniperus osteosperma Native
Native in 12 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen tree up to 26 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 29 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Subalpine Fleabane – Erigeron peregrinus Native
Native in 24 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Green Needlegrass – Nassella viridula Native
Native in 26 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Beach Pine – Pinus contorta Native
Native in 10 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen tree up to 99 ft for full sun.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in 29 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 23 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 26 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 9 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata Native
Native in 25 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Dotted Blazing Star – Liatris punctata Native
Native in 23 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 26 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
New Mexico Locust – Robinia neomexicana Native
Native in 7 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Drummond's Willow – Salix drummondiana Native
Native in 25 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft for sun or part shade.
Rydberg's Penstemon – Penstemon rydbergii Native
Native in 22 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 25 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Pin Cherry – Prunus pensylvanica Native
Native in 7 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Russet Buffaloberry – Shepherdia canadensis Native
Native in 24 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Salt Spring Checkerbloom – Sidalcea neomexicana Native
Native in 22 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 25 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 6 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Diamondleaf Willow – Salix planifolia Native
Native in 23 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 21 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 25 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 5 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Yellow Rabbitbrush – Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Native
Native in 23 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 21 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Drummond's Rush – Juncus drummondii Native
Native in 24 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Utah Service Berry – Amelanchier utahensis Native
Native in 21 of Colorado’s 64 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 21 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native
Native in 24 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Western Snowberry – Symphoricarpos occidentalis Native
Native in 19 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Nuttall's Sunflower – Helianthus nuttallii Native
Native in 20 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 24 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Antelope Bitterbrush – Purshia tridentata Native
Native in 18 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 20 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Blue Wildrye – Elymus glaucus Native
Native in 23 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pacific Willow – Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 53 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Eightpetal Mountain-Avens – Dryas octopetala Native
Native in 16 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 19 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 23 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Nannyberry – Viburnum lentago Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 28 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Basin Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata tridentata Native
Native in 15 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 ft for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Gray Aster – Eurybia glauca Native
Native in 18 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Nebraska Sedge – Carex nebrascensis Native
Native in 22 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Paper Birch – Betula papyrifera Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 13 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Great Blanket Flower – Gaillardia aristata Native
Native in 18 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in 22 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bigtooth Maple – Acer grandidentatum Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 38 ft for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Geyer Willow – Salix geyeriana Native
Native in 13 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and fall colour.
Hooker's Evening Primrose – Oenothera elata Native
Native in 18 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Softleaf Sedge – Carex disperma Native
Native in 22 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Silver Buffaloberry – Shepherdia argentea Native
Native in 13 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 18 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Scarlet Gilia – Ipomopsis aggregata aggregata Native
Native in 18 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Thickspike Wheatgrass – Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus Native
Native in 22 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Western Hackberry – Celtis reticulata Native
Native in 12 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun.
Utah Sweetvetch – Hedysarum boreale Native
Native in 18 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Glaucous Bluegrass – Poa glauca Native
Native in 21 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Goodding's Black Willow – Salix gooddingii Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Sandcherry – Prunus pumila Native
Native in 10 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 17 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Mertens' Rush – Juncus mertensianus Native
Native in 21 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Silver Sagebrush – Artemisia cana Native
Native in 10 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for full sun.
Cinquefoil – Potentilla gracilis Native
Native in 17 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Mountain Brome – Bromus marginatus Native
Native in 21 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Western Sand Cherry – Prunus besseyi Native
Native in 10 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 17 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Mountain Sedge – Carex scopulorum Native
Native in 21 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Shadscale Saltbush – Atriplex confertifolia Native
Native in 9 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 16 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Nuttall's Alkaligrass – Puccinellia nuttalliana Native
Native in 21 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Black Sagebrush – Artemisia nova Native
Native in 8 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun.
Arrowleaf Balsam Root – Balsamorhiza sagittata Native
Native in 16 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Timber Oatgrass – Danthonia intermedia Native
Native in 21 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Booth's Willow – Salix boothii Native
Native in 8 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 24 ft that tolerates shade.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 16 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Arizona Fescue – Festuca arizonica Native
Native in 19 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Gardner's Saltbush – Atriplex gardneri Native
Native in 8 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun.
Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native
Native in 16 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Basin Wild Rye – Elymus cInereus Native
Native in 19 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 8 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native
Native in 16 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Basin Wildrye – Leymus cinereus Native
Native in 19 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Squashberry – Viburnum edule Native
Native in 8 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Downy Paintedcup – Castilleja sessiliflora Native
Native in 15 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
James' Galleta – Pleuraphis jamesii Native
Native in 19 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Greenleaf Manzanita – Arctostaphylos patula Native
Native in 5 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 14 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Sand Bluestem – Andropogon hallii Native
Native in 19 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Leadplant – Amorpha canescens Native
Native in 5 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Purple Avens – Geum rivale Native
Native in 14 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Meadow Barley – Hordeum brachyantherum Native
Native in 18 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 4 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sticky Purple Geranium – Geranium viscosissimum Native
Native in 14 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Panicled Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus Native
Native in 18 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 12 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Prairie Sandreed – Calamovilfa longifolia Native
Native in 17 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Western Polemonium – Polemonium occidentale Native
Native in 12 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Tall Cottongrass – Eriophorum angustifolium Native
Native in 17 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Western Soapberry – Sapindus drummondii Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in 11 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 16 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Yellow Willow – Salix lutea Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 11 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Cloaked Bulrush – Scirpus pallidus Native
Native in 15 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus ledifolius Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily – Nuphar lutea subsp. polysepala Native
Native in 11 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Colorado Rush – Juncus confusus Native
Native in 15 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 11 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Inland Rush – Juncus interior Native
Native in 14 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Mountain Snowberry – Symphoricarpos oreophilus Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Greater Creeping Spearwort – Ranunculus flammula Native
Native in 10 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 14 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Rose Spirea – Spiraea douglasii Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A shrub up to 7 ft for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 9 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 13 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 9 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 12 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 9 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 12 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 7 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Analogue Sedge – Carex simulata Native
Native in 11 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native
Native in 7 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Sand Lovegrass – Eragrostis trichodes Native
Native in 11 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 6 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Slenderbeak Sedge – Carex athrostachya Native
Native in 11 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 6 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Spike Muhly – Muhlenbergia wrightii Native
Native in 11 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 6 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 9 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium idahoense Native
Native in 6 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Vine Mesquite – Panicum obtusum Native
Native in 8 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 6 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Alkali Cordgrass – Spartina gracilis Native
Native in 7 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 5 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bebb's Sedge – Carex bebbii Native
Native in 7 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 5 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Sierra Rush – Juncus nevadensis Native
Native in 7 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 5 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Wheat Sedge – Carex atherodes Native
Native in 7 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 4 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 6 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 4 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Jointleaf Rush – Juncus articulatus Native
Native in 6 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 4 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Swordleaf Rush – Juncus ensifolius Native
Native in 6 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Alpine Aster – Aster alpinus Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers.
Beardless Wildrye – Leymus triticoides Native
Native in 5 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Arctic Raspberry – Rubus arcticus Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial for full sun.
Bluebunch Wheatgrass – Pseudoroegneria spicata spicata Native
Native in 5 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Creeping Wild Rye – Elymus triticoides Native
Native in 5 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 5 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Yerba Mansa – Anemopsis californica Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with early spring flowers.
Little Green Sedge – Carex viridula Native
Native in 5 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Closed Bottle Gentian – Gentiana andrewsii Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 4 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 4 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 4 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Sea Pink – Armeria maritima Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Prairie Dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis Native
Native in 4 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Sticky Cinquefoil – Potentilla glandulosa Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Black Grama – Bouteloua eriopoda Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 3 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A sedge for full sun.
California Oatgrass – Danthonia californica Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Troublesome Sedge – Carex molesta Native
Native in 2 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
California Brome – Bromus carinatus Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A grass for full sun.
Cane Bluestem – Bothriochloa barbinodis Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Forked Rush – Juncus dichotomus Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Green Sprangletop – Leptochloa dubia Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pinegrass – Calamagrostis rubescens Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Spiked Muhly – Muhlenbergia glomerata Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 1 of Colorado’s 64 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 249 of these 292 plants as native in fewer than half of Colorado’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.
Colorado’s own list regulates 78 plants. None of them is on this page. Colorado 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 | 28 of 64 |
| Alkali Cordgrass | Spartina gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 64 |
| Alpine Aster | Aster alpinus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 64 |
| Alpine Mountainsorrel | Oxyria digyna | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 29 of 64 |
| Alpine Timothy | Phleum alpinum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 31 of 64 |
| American Alpine Speedwell | Veronica wormskjoldii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 29 of 64 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 4 of 64 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 64 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 13 of 64 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 36 of 64 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 16 of 64 |
| Analogue Sedge | Carex simulata | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 11 of 64 |
| Antelope Bitterbrush | Purshia tridentata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 18 of 64 |
| Arctic Raspberry | Rubus arcticus | Perennial | Full sun | 3 of 64 |
| Arizona Fescue | Festuca arizonica | Grass | Full sun | 19 of 64 |
| Arrowleaf Balsam Root | Balsamorhiza sagittata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 64 |
| Arrowleaf Ragwort | Senecio triangularis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 25 of 64 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 1 of 64 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 21 of 64 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 64 |
| Balsam Poplar | Populus balsamifera | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 64 |
| Basin Big Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata tridentata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 15 of 64 |
| Basin Wild Rye | Elymus cInereus | Grass | Full sun | 19 of 64 |
| Basin Wildrye | Leymus cinereus | Grass | Full sun | 19 of 64 |
| Beach Pine | Pinus contorta | Tree | Full sun | 10 of 64 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 64 |
| Beardless Wildrye | Leymus triticoides | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 64 |
| Bebb's Sedge | Carex bebbii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 64 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 13 of 64 |
| Big Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 25 of 64 |
| Bigtooth Maple | Acer grandidentatum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 64 |
| Black Grama | Bouteloua eriopoda | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 64 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 64 |
| Black Sagebrush | Artemisia nova | Shrub | Full sun | 8 of 64 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 64 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 17 of 64 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 44 of 64 |
| Blue Wildrye | Elymus glaucus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 23 of 64 |
| Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Pseudoroegneria spicata spicata | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 64 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 32 of 64 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 64 |
| Booth's Willow | Salix boothii | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 8 of 64 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 19 of 64 |
| Bristlecone Pine | Pinus aristata | Tree | Full sun | 17 of 64 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 5 of 64 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 64 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 25 of 64 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 64 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 64 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 64 |
| California Brome | Bromus carinatus | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 64 |
| California Field Sedge | Carex praegracilis | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 36 of 64 |
| California Oatgrass | Danthonia californica | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 64 |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 64 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 64 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 35 of 64 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 31 of 64 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 64 |
| Cane Bluestem | Bothriochloa barbinodis | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 64 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 64 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 3 of 64 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 45 of 64 |
| Cinquefoil | Potentilla gracilis | Wildflower | Full sun | 17 of 64 |
| Cloaked Bulrush | Scirpus pallidus | Sedge | Full sun | 15 of 64 |
| Closed Bottle Gentian | Gentiana andrewsii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 64 |
| Colorado Rush | Juncus confusus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 15 of 64 |
| Colorado Spruce | Picea pungens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 20 of 64 |
| Columbian Monkshood | Aconitum columbianum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 29 of 64 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 27 of 64 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 64 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 14 of 64 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 64 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 6 of 64 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 37 of 64 |
| Common Maidenhair | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | Tolerates shade | 3 of 64 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 2 of 64 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 23 of 64 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 64 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 40 of 64 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 6 of 64 |
| Creeping Barberry | Mahonia repens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 34 of 64 |
| Creeping Wild Rye | Elymus triticoides | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 64 |
| Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus ledifolius | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 64 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 25 of 64 |
| Darkthroat Shootingstar | Dodecatheon pulchellum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 26 of 64 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 17 of 64 |
| Diamondleaf Willow | Salix planifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 23 of 64 |
| Dotted Blazing Star | Liatris punctata | Wildflower | Full sun | 23 of 64 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 64 |
| Douglas Fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii | Tree | Sun or part shade | 22 of 64 |
| Downy Paintedcup | Castilleja sessiliflora | Wildflower | Full sun | 15 of 64 |
| Drummond's Rush | Juncus drummondii | Rush | Sun or part shade | 24 of 64 |
| Drummond's Willow | Salix drummondiana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 25 of 64 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 4 of 64 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 64 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 28 of 64 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 64 |
| Eightpetal Mountain-Avens | Dryas octopetala | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 16 of 64 |
| Elephanthead Lousewort | Pedicularis groenlandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 32 of 64 |
| Engelmann Spruce | Picea engelmannii | Tree | Tolerates shade | 18 of 64 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 64 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 32 of 64 |
| Forked Rush | Juncus dichotomus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 64 |
| Fourwing Saltbush | Atriplex canescens | Shrub | Full sun | 34 of 64 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 25 of 64 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 33 of 64 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 5 of 64 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 4 of 64 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 31 of 64 |
| Gardner's Saltbush | Atriplex gardneri | Shrub | Full sun | 8 of 64 |
| Geyer Willow | Salix geyeriana | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 64 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 19 of 64 |
| Glaucous Bluegrass | Poa glauca | Grass | Full sun | 21 of 64 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 35 of 64 |
| Golden Sedge | Carex aurea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 24 of 64 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 9 of 64 |
| Goodding's Black Willow | Salix gooddingii | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 64 |
| Gooseberry Currant | Ribes montigenum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 29 of 64 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 64 |
| Gray Aster | Eurybia glauca | Wildflower | Full sun | 18 of 64 |
| Great Blanket Flower | Gaillardia aristata | Wildflower | Full sun | 18 of 64 |
| Greater Creeping Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 64 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 64 |
| Green Needlegrass | Nassella viridula | Grass | Full sun | 26 of 64 |
| Green Sprangletop | Leptochloa dubia | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 64 |
| Greenleaf Manzanita | Arctostaphylos patula | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 5 of 64 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 2 of 64 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 64 |
| Hooker's Evening Primrose | Oenothera elata | Wildflower | Full sun | 18 of 64 |
| Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium idahoense | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 6 of 64 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 64 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 64 |
| Indian Rice Grass | Stipa hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 51 of 64 |
| Indian Ricegrass | Achnatherum hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 51 of 64 |
| Inland Rush | Juncus interior | Rush | Sun or part shade | 14 of 64 |
| James' Galleta | Pleuraphis jamesii | Grass | Full sun | 19 of 64 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 64 |
| Jointleaf Rush | Juncus articulatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 6 of 64 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 43 of 64 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 29 of 64 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 12 of 64 |
| Largeleaf Avens | Geum macrophyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 34 of 64 |
| Leadplant | Amorpha canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 5 of 64 |
| Lewis Flax | Linum lewisii | Wildflower | Full sun | 39 of 64 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 24 of 64 |
| Little Green Sedge | Carex viridula | Sedge | Full sun | 5 of 64 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 9 of 64 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 12 of 64 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 7 of 64 |
| Longstyle Rush | Juncus longistylis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 29 of 64 |
| Meadow Barley | Hordeum brachyantherum | Grass | Full sun | 18 of 64 |
| Mertens' Rush | Juncus mertensianus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 21 of 64 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 64 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 29 of 64 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 64 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 64 |
| Mountain Brome | Bromus marginatus | Grass | Full sun | 21 of 64 |
| Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus montanus | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 33 of 64 |
| Mountain Maple | Acer glabrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 35 of 64 |
| Mountain Sedge | Carex scopulorum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 21 of 64 |
| Mountain Snowberry | Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 64 |
| Nannyberry | Viburnum lentago | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 64 |
| Narrowleaf Cottonwood | Populus angustifolia | Tree | Full sun | 23 of 64 |
| Narrowleaf Willow | Salix exigua | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 42 of 64 |
| Nebraska Sedge | Carex nebrascensis | Sedge | Full sun | 22 of 64 |
| Needle and Thread | Hesperostipa comata comata | Grass | Full sun | 42 of 64 |
| Needle and Thread Grass | Stipa comata | Grass | Full sun | 42 of 64 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 14 of 64 |
| New Mexico Locust | Robinia neomexicana | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 64 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 21 of 64 |
| Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 64 |
| Nuttall's Alkaligrass | Puccinellia nuttalliana | Grass | Full sun | 21 of 64 |
| Nuttall's Sunflower | Helianthus nuttallii | Wildflower | Full sun | 20 of 64 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 64 |
| Pacific Willow | Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 64 |
| Panicled Bulrush | Scirpus microcarpus | Sedge | Full sun | 18 of 64 |
| Paper Birch | Betula papyrifera | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 64 |
| Park Willow | Salix monticola | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 31 of 64 |
| Peachleaf Willow | Salix amygdaloides | Tree | Full sun | 29 of 64 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 64 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 64 |
| Pin Cherry | Prunus pensylvanica | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 64 |
| Pinegrass | Calamagrostis rubescens | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 64 |
| Pinyon Pine | Pinus edulis | Tree | Full sun | 26 of 64 |
| Plains Cottonwood | Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera | Tree | Full sun | 20 of 64 |
| Ponderosa Pine | Pinus ponderosa | Tree | Full sun | 27 of 64 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 3 of 64 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 64 |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 4 of 64 |
| Prairie Sagewort | Artemisia frigida | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 43 of 64 |
| Prairie Sandreed | Calamovilfa longifolia | Grass | Full sun | 17 of 64 |
| Purple Avens | Geum rivale | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 64 |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 64 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 35 of 64 |
| Rabbit Brush | Chrysothamnus nauseosus | Shrub | Full sun | 43 of 64 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 30 of 64 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 30 of 64 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 30 of 64 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 64 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 11 of 64 |
| Rocky Mountain Iris | Iris missouriensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 28 of 64 |
| Rocky Mountain Juniper | Juniperus scopulorum | Tree | Full sun | 37 of 64 |
| Rocky Mountain Penstemon | Penstemon strictus | Perennial | Full sun | 30 of 64 |
| Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily | Nuphar lutea subsp. polysepala | Wildflower | Full sun | 11 of 64 |
| Rose Spirea | Spiraea douglasii | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 64 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 64 |
| Russet Buffaloberry | Shepherdia canadensis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 24 of 64 |
| Rydberg's Penstemon | Penstemon rydbergii | Wildflower | Full sun | 22 of 64 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 36 of 64 |
| Salt Spring Checkerbloom | Sidalcea neomexicana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 22 of 64 |
| Sand Bluestem | Andropogon hallii | Grass | Full sun | 19 of 64 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 36 of 64 |
| Sand Lovegrass | Eragrostis trichodes | Grass | Full sun | 11 of 64 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 16 of 64 |
| Sandcherry | Prunus pumila | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 10 of 64 |
| Scarlet Gilia | Ipomopsis aggregata aggregata | Wildflower | Full sun | 18 of 64 |
| Sea Pink | Armeria maritima | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 64 |
| Seep Monkeyflower | Mimulus guttatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 33 of 64 |
| Shadscale Saltbush | Atriplex confertifolia | Shrub | Full sun | 9 of 64 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 29 of 64 |
| Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 38 of 64 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 26 of 64 |
| Sierra Rush | Juncus nevadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 7 of 64 |
| Silver Buffaloberry | Shepherdia argentea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 64 |
| Silver Sagebrush | Artemisia cana | Shrub | Full sun | 10 of 64 |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 16 of 64 |
| Silverweed Cinquefoil | Argentina anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 16 of 64 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 22 of 64 |
| Skunkbush Sumac | Rhus trilobata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 44 of 64 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus | Grass | Full sun | 35 of 64 |
| Slenderbeak Sedge | Carex athrostachya | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 11 of 64 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 64 |
| Smallwing Sedge | Carex microptera | Sedge | Full sun | 31 of 64 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 8 of 64 |
| Softleaf Sedge | Carex disperma | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 22 of 64 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 27 of 64 |
| Spike Muhly | Muhlenbergia wrightii | Grass | Full sun | 11 of 64 |
| Spike Trisetum | Trisetum spicatum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 31 of 64 |
| Spiked Muhly | Muhlenbergia glomerata | Grass | Sun or part shade | 1 of 64 |
| Squashberry | Viburnum edule | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 8 of 64 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 7 of 64 |
| Sticky Cinquefoil | Potentilla glandulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 64 |
| Sticky Purple Geranium | Geranium viscosissimum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 14 of 64 |
| Subalpine Fir | Abies lasiocarpa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 21 of 64 |
| Subalpine Fleabane | Erigeron peregrinus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 24 of 64 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 64 |
| Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat | Eriogonum umbellatum | Shrub | Full sun | 30 of 64 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 11 of 64 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 25 of 64 |
| Swordleaf Rush | Juncus ensifolius | Rush | Sun or part shade | 6 of 64 |
| Tall Cottongrass | Eriophorum angustifolium | Sedge | Full sun | 17 of 64 |
| Tanseyleaf Tansyaster | Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 26 of 64 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 64 |
| Thickspike Wheatgrass | Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus | Grass | Full sun | 22 of 64 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 30 of 64 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 30 of 64 |
| Timber Oatgrass | Danthonia intermedia | Grass | Sun or part shade | 21 of 64 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 23 of 64 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 25 of 64 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 64 |
| Twinberry | Lonicera involucrata | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 37 of 64 |
| Utah Juniper | Juniperus osteosperma | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 64 |
| Utah Service Berry | Amelanchier utahensis | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 21 of 64 |
| Utah Sweetvetch | Hedysarum boreale | Wildflower | Full sun | 18 of 64 |
| Vine Mesquite | Panicum obtusum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 8 of 64 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 11 of 64 |
| Water Birch | Betula occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 21 of 64 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 20 of 64 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 26 of 64 |
| Wax Currant | Ribes cereum | Shrub | Full sun | 37 of 64 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 14 of 64 |
| Western Hackberry | Celtis reticulata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 12 of 64 |
| Western Polemonium | Polemonium occidentale | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 12 of 64 |
| Western Sand Cherry | Prunus besseyi | Shrub | Full sun | 10 of 64 |
| Western Service Berry | Amelanchier alnifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 36 of 64 |
| Western Snowberry | Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 19 of 64 |
| Western Soapberry | Sapindus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 3 of 64 |
| Western Virgin's Bower | Clematis ligusticifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 30 of 64 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 47 of 64 |
| Wheat Sedge | Carex atherodes | Sedge | Full sun | 7 of 64 |
| White Fir | Abies concolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 64 |
| White Marsh Marigold | Caltha leptosepala | Wildflower | Full sun | 29 of 64 |
| Whitestem Gooseberry | Ribes inerme | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 37 of 64 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 21 of 64 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 33 of 64 |
| Winterfat | Krascheninnikovia lanata | Shrub | Full sun | 33 of 64 |
| Woods' Rose | Rosa woodsii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 44 of 64 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 41 of 64 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 64 |
| Yellow Rabbitbrush | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Shrub | Full sun | 23 of 64 |
| Yellow Willow | Salix lutea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 64 |
| Yerba Mansa | Anemopsis californica | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 64 |
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 Colorado?
This page lists the 292 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Colorado and routinely available from nurseries: 41 trees, 58 shrubs, 85 wildflowers, 100 grasses and sedges, 3 ferns and 5 vines. They are a small part of Colorado's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Colorado counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Colorado?
This page lists 41 trees native to Colorado that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Chokecherry, Rocky Mountain Juniper and Mountain Maple, each recorded as native in at least 35 of Colorado's 64 counties.
What shrubs are native to Colorado?
This page lists 58 shrubs native to Colorado that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Skunkbush Sumac, Woods' Rose and Prairie Sagewort, each recorded as native in at least 43 of Colorado's 64 counties.
What wildflowers are native to Colorado?
This page lists 85 wildflowers native to Colorado that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Woolly Yarrow, Lewis Flax and Showy Milkweed, each recorded as native in at least 38 of Colorado's 64 counties.
Is my plant native to Colorado?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Colorado: 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 Colorado native everywhere in Colorado?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 249 of the 292 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Colorado's 64 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.