Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Nevada native plants
USDA PLANTS records 250 plants as native to Nevada (NV) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Nevada native plant list
This list has 250 Nevada natives that nurseries routinely sell: 38 trees, 51 shrubs, 77 wildflowers, 80 grasses and sedges, 3 ferns and 1 vine. The most widespread include American Speedwell, Antelope Bitterbrush and Basin Big Sagebrush, each recorded as native in all 17 Nevada counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Antelope Bitterbrush – Purshia tridentata Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Basin Wild Rye – Elymus cInereus Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Western Virgin's Bower – Clematis ligusticifolia Native
Native in 11 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Utah Juniper – Juniperus osteosperma Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. An evergreen tree up to 26 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Basin Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata tridentata Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 ft for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Hooker's Evening Primrose – Oenothera elata Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Basin Wildrye – Leymus cinereus Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Balsam Poplar – Populus balsamifera Native
Native in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Seep Monkeyflower – Mimulus guttatus Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Indian Rice Grass – Stipa hymenoides Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Maidenhair – Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Black Cottonwood – Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa Native
Native in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Black Sagebrush – Artemisia nova Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Indian Ricegrass – Achnatherum hymenoides Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Cottonwood – Populus trichocarpa Native
Native in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus ledifolius Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Beardless Wildrye – Leymus triticoides Native
Native in 15 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Mountain Maple – Acer glabrum Native
Native in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Mountain Snowberry – Symphoricarpos oreophilus Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Cinquefoil – Potentilla gracilis Native
Native in 16 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Creeping Wild Rye – Elymus triticoides Native
Native in 15 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Pacific Willow – Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra Native
Native in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 53 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Narrowleaf Willow – Salix exigua Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Showy Milkweed – Asclepias speciosa Native
Native in 16 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Needle and Thread – Hesperostipa comata comata Native
Native in 15 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Western Cottonwood – Populus fremontii Native
Native in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat – Eriogonum umbellatum Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Lewis Flax – Linum lewisii Native
Native in 15 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Needle and Thread Grass – Stipa comata Native
Native in 15 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Utah Service Berry – Amelanchier utahensis Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Scarlet Gilia – Ipomopsis aggregata aggregata Native
Native in 15 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 14 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Western Juniper – Juniperus occidentalis Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 33 ft for full sun.
Woods' Rose – Rosa woodsii Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Sticky Cinquefoil – Potentilla glandulosa Native
Native in 15 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Meadow Barley – Hordeum brachyantherum Native
Native in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Ponderosa Pine – Pinus ponderosa Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 223 ft for full sun.
Yellow Rabbitbrush – Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Native
Native in all 17 of Nevada’s counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Mountain Brome – Bromus marginatus Native
Native in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Beach Pine – Pinus contorta Native
Native in 7 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 99 ft for full sun.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 16 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Nebraska Sedge – Carex nebrascensis Native
Native in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native
Native in 7 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Fourwing Saltbush – Atriplex canescens Native
Native in 15 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Boraxweed – Nitrophila occidentalis Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial for full sun.
California Field Sedge – Carex praegracilis Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Water Birch – Betula occidentalis Native
Native in 7 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade.
Shadscale Saltbush – Atriplex confertifolia Native
Native in 15 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Jeffrey Pine – Pinus jeffreyi Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 180 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Wax Currant – Ribes cereum Native
Native in 15 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Rocky Mountain Iris – Iris missouriensis Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Narrowleaf Cottonwood – Populus angustifolia Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Winterfat – Krascheninnikovia lanata Native
Native in 15 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Rydberg's Penstemon – Penstemon rydbergii Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Slender Wheatgrass – Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Rocky Mountain Juniper – Juniperus scopulorum Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
Arrowleaf Balsam Root – Balsamorhiza sagittata Native
Native in 11 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 11 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga menziesii Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft for sun or part shade.
Whitestem Gooseberry – Ribes inerme Native
Native in 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Largeleaf Avens – Geum macrophyllum Native
Native in 11 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
James' Galleta – Pleuraphis jamesii Native
Native in 11 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
White Fir – Abies concolor Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Panicled Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus Native
Native in 11 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Goodding's Black Willow – Salix gooddingii Native
Native in 4 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Columbian Monkshood – Aconitum columbianum Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 11 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Subalpine Fir – Abies lasiocarpa Native
Native in 4 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 90 ft that tolerates shade.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Smallwing Sedge – Carex microptera Native
Native in 11 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Western White Pine – Pinus monticola Native
Native in 4 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft for sun or part shade.
Silver Buffaloberry – Shepherdia argentea Native
Native in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 18 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Oregon Checkerbloom – Sidalcea oregana Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Alkalai Sacaton – Sporobolus airoides Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Arizona Ash – Fraxinus velutina Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Yellow Willow – Salix lutea Native
Native in 11 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade.
Primrose Monkeyflower – Mimulus primuloides Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Alkali Cordgrass – Spartina gracilis Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Gooseberry Currant – Ribes montigenum Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Slender Hairgrass – Deschampsia elongata Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Engelmann Spruce – Picea engelmannii Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 120 ft that tolerates shade.
Western Service Berry – Amelanchier alnifolia Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Annual Hairgrass – Deschampsia danthonioides Native
Native in 9 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An annual grass for sun or part shade.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Booth's Willow – Salix boothii Native
Native in 9 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 24 ft that tolerates shade.
Sticky Purple Geranium – Geranium viscosissimum Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Longstyle Rush – Juncus longistylis Native
Native in 9 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Incense Cedar – Calocedrus decurrens Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.
Desert Bitterbrush – Purshia glandulosa Native
Native in 9 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft for full sun, with spring flowers.
Subalpine Fleabane – Erigeron peregrinus Native
Native in 10 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Spike Trisetum – Trisetum spicatum Native
Native in 9 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
New Mexico Locust – Robinia neomexicana Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Geyer Willow – Salix geyeriana Native
Native in 8 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and fall colour.
Spreading Phlox – Phlox diffusa Native
Native in 9 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Swordleaf Rush – Juncus ensifolius Native
Native in 9 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Peachleaf Willow – Salix amygdaloides Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia Native
Native in 7 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 9 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 9 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Sugar Pine – Pinus lambertiana Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 229 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Creeping Barberry – Mahonia repens Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Western Polemonium – Polemonium occidentale Native
Native in 9 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 9 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Canyon Live Oak – Quercus chrysolepis Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 90 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Greenleaf Manzanita – Arctostaphylos patula Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Alpine Mountainsorrel – Oxyria digyna Native
Native in 8 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 9 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Desert Willow – Chilopsis linearis Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Silver Sagebrush – Artemisia cana Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for full sun.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 8 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Bluebunch Wheatgrass – Pseudoroegneria spicata spicata Native
Native in 8 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Screwbean Mesquite – Prosopis pubescens Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium idahoense Native
Native in 8 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 8 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Skunkbush Sumac – Rhus trilobata Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 7 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native
Native in 8 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bigtooth Maple – Acer grandidentatum Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 38 ft for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Pinemat Manzanita – Arctostaphylos nevadensis Native
Native in 4 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 7 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Thickspike Wheatgrass – Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus Native
Native in 8 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Mackenzie's Willow – Salix prolixa Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 45 ft for full sun and wet soil, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Prairie Sagewort – Artemisia frigida Native
Native in 4 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade.
Darkthroat Shootingstar – Dodecatheon pulchellum Native
Native in 7 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Alpine Timothy – Phleum alpinum Native
Native in 7 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Pinyon Pine – Pinus edulis Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun.
Whitethorn Ceanothus – Ceanothus cordulatus Native
Native in 4 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 7 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 7 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A sedge for full sun.
White Alder – Alnus rhombifolia Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A tree up to 65 ft that tolerates shade.
Big Saltbush – Atriplex lentiformis Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Nuttall's Sunflower – Helianthus nuttallii Native
Native in 7 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Nuttall's Alkaligrass – Puccinellia nuttalliana Native
Native in 7 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Bog Blueberry – Vaccinium uliginosum Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Salt Spring Checkerbloom – Sidalcea neomexicana Native
Native in 7 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Drummond's Willow – Salix drummondiana Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft for sun or part shade.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Mertens' Rush – Juncus mertensianus Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Mule Fat – Baccharis salicifolia Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Utah Sweetvetch – Hedysarum boreale Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Mexican Rush – Juncus mexicanus Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial rush for full sun and wet soil.
Prostrate Ceanothus – Ceanothus prostratus Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in that tolerates shade.
Arrowleaf Ragwort – Senecio triangularis Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Sierra Rush – Juncus nevadensis Native
Native in 6 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Twinberry – Lonicera involucrata Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Blue Wildrye – Elymus glaucus Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Western Labrador Tea – Ledum glandulosum Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Colorado Rush – Juncus confusus Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Russet Buffaloberry – Shepherdia canadensis Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Lyall's Angelica – Angelica arguta Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Glaucous Bluegrass – Poa glauca Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Western Hackberry – Celtis reticulata Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun.
Scarlet Monkeyflower – Mimulus cardinalis Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and fall colour.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Black Hawthorn – Crataegus douglasii Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sierra Larkspur – Delphinium glaucum Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Mountain Sedge – Carex scopulorum Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Diamondleaf Willow – Salix planifolia Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun.
Yerba Mansa – Anemopsis californica Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with early spring flowers.
Slenderbeak Sedge – Carex athrostachya Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus montanus Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade.
California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native
Native in 4 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Softleaf Sedge – Carex disperma Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 4 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 5 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Tinker's Penny – Hypericum anagalloides Native
Native in 4 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers.
Knotgrass – Paspalum distichum Native
Native in 4 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Camas – Camassia quamash Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Analogue Sedge – Carex simulata Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Big Galleta – Pleuraphis rigida Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Big Galleta Grass – Hilaria rigida Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Elephanthead Lousewort – Pedicularis groenlandica Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
White Marsh Marigold – Caltha leptosepala Native
Native in 3 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
California Oatgrass – Danthonia californica Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Alpine Speedwell – Veronica wormskjoldii Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Drummond's Rush – Juncus drummondii Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Greater Creeping Spearwort – Ranunculus flammula Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Jointleaf Rush – Juncus articulatus Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Little Green Sedge – Carex viridula Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Timber Oatgrass – Danthonia intermedia Native
Native in 2 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Arizona Fescue – Festuca arizonica Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Bebb's Sedge – Carex bebbii Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Kurapia – Phyla nodiflora Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Black Grama – Bouteloua eriopoda Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Rainier Pleated Gentian – Gentiana calycosa Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily – Nuphar lutea subsp. polysepala Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Cane Bluestem – Bothriochloa barbinodis Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Tanseyleaf Tansyaster – Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Pinegrass – Calamagrostis rubescens Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Tilesius' Wormwood – Artemisia tilesii Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Spiked Muhly – Muhlenbergia glomerata Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Wheat Sedge – Carex atherodes Native
Native in 1 of Nevada’s 17 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 149 of these 250 plants as native in fewer than half of Nevada’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.
Nevada’s own list regulates 53 plants. None of them is on this page. Nevada 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 | 10 of 17 |
| Alkali Cordgrass | Spartina gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 17 |
| Alpine Mountainsorrel | Oxyria digyna | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 8 of 17 |
| Alpine Timothy | Phleum alpinum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 7 of 17 |
| American Alpine Speedwell | Veronica wormskjoldii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 17 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 17 of 17 |
| Analogue Sedge | Carex simulata | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 17 |
| Annual Hairgrass | Deschampsia danthonioides | Grass | Sun or part shade | 9 of 17 |
| Antelope Bitterbrush | Purshia tridentata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 17 of 17 |
| Arizona Ash | Fraxinus velutina | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 17 |
| Arizona Fescue | Festuca arizonica | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Arrowleaf Balsam Root | Balsamorhiza sagittata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 17 |
| Arrowleaf Ragwort | Senecio triangularis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 17 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 17 |
| Balsam Poplar | Populus balsamifera | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 17 |
| Basin Big Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata tridentata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 17 of 17 |
| Basin Wild Rye | Elymus cInereus | Grass | Full sun | 17 of 17 |
| Basin Wildrye | Leymus cinereus | Grass | Full sun | 17 of 17 |
| Beach Pine | Pinus contorta | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 17 |
| Beardless Wildrye | Leymus triticoides | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 17 |
| Bebb's Sedge | Carex bebbii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 17 |
| Big Galleta | Pleuraphis rigida | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 17 |
| Big Galleta Grass | Hilaria rigida | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 17 |
| Big Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 17 of 17 |
| Big Saltbush | Atriplex lentiformis | Shrub | Full sun | 3 of 17 |
| Bigtooth Maple | Acer grandidentatum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 17 |
| Black Cottonwood | Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 17 |
| Black Cottonwood | Populus trichocarpa | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 17 |
| Black Grama | Bouteloua eriopoda | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Black Hawthorn | Crataegus douglasii | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 17 |
| Black Sagebrush | Artemisia nova | Shrub | Full sun | 17 of 17 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 17 |
| Blue Wildrye | Elymus glaucus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 5 of 17 |
| Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Pseudoroegneria spicata spicata | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 17 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 17 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Bog Blueberry | Vaccinium uliginosum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 3 of 17 |
| Booth's Willow | Salix boothii | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 9 of 17 |
| Boraxweed | Nitrophila occidentalis | Perennial | Full sun | 12 of 17 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 17 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 5 of 17 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 10 of 17 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 17 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 17 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| California Field Sedge | Carex praegracilis | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 12 of 17 |
| California Oatgrass | Danthonia californica | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 17 |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 17 |
| Camas | Camassia quamash | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 17 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 8 of 17 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 2 of 17 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 17 |
| Cane Bluestem | Bothriochloa barbinodis | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Canyon Live Oak | Quercus chrysolepis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 17 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 17 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 17 of 17 |
| Cinquefoil | Potentilla gracilis | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 17 |
| Colorado Rush | Juncus confusus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 5 of 17 |
| Columbian Monkshood | Aconitum columbianum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 17 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 17 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 17 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 12 of 17 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 5 of 17 |
| Common Maidenhair | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | Tolerates shade | 2 of 17 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 2 of 17 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 17 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 17 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 12 of 17 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 7 of 17 |
| Creeping Barberry | Mahonia repens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 6 of 17 |
| Creeping Wild Rye | Elymus triticoides | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 17 |
| Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus ledifolius | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 17 of 17 |
| Darkthroat Shootingstar | Dodecatheon pulchellum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 17 |
| Desert Bitterbrush | Purshia glandulosa | Shrub | Full sun | 9 of 17 |
| Desert Willow | Chilopsis linearis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 17 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 5 of 17 |
| Diamondleaf Willow | Salix planifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Douglas Fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 17 |
| Drummond's Rush | Juncus drummondii | Rush | Sun or part shade | 2 of 17 |
| Drummond's Willow | Salix drummondiana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 3 of 17 |
| Elephanthead Lousewort | Pedicularis groenlandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 17 |
| Engelmann Spruce | Picea engelmannii | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 17 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 17 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 12 of 17 |
| Fourwing Saltbush | Atriplex canescens | Shrub | Full sun | 15 of 17 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 5 of 17 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 11 of 17 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 17 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 8 of 17 |
| Geyer Willow | Salix geyeriana | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 8 of 17 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 17 |
| Glaucous Bluegrass | Poa glauca | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 17 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 16 of 17 |
| Golden Sedge | Carex aurea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 8 of 17 |
| Goodding's Black Willow | Salix gooddingii | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 17 |
| Gooseberry Currant | Ribes montigenum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 10 of 17 |
| Greater Creeping Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 17 |
| Greenleaf Manzanita | Arctostaphylos patula | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 6 of 17 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 17 |
| Hooker's Evening Primrose | Oenothera elata | Wildflower | Full sun | 17 of 17 |
| Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium idahoense | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 8 of 17 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Incense Cedar | Calocedrus decurrens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 17 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Indian Rice Grass | Stipa hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 17 of 17 |
| Indian Ricegrass | Achnatherum hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 17 of 17 |
| James' Galleta | Pleuraphis jamesii | Grass | Full sun | 11 of 17 |
| Jeffrey Pine | Pinus jeffreyi | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 17 |
| Jointleaf Rush | Juncus articulatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 2 of 17 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 12 of 17 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 3 of 17 |
| Knotgrass | Paspalum distichum | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 17 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 5 of 17 |
| Kurapia | Phyla nodiflora | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 1 of 17 |
| Largeleaf Avens | Geum macrophyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 11 of 17 |
| Lewis Flax | Linum lewisii | Wildflower | Full sun | 15 of 17 |
| Little Green Sedge | Carex viridula | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 17 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 13 of 17 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 7 of 17 |
| Longstyle Rush | Juncus longistylis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 9 of 17 |
| Lyall's Angelica | Angelica arguta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 17 |
| Mackenzie's Willow | Salix prolixa | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Meadow Barley | Hordeum brachyantherum | Grass | Full sun | 13 of 17 |
| Mertens' Rush | Juncus mertensianus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 6 of 17 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 17 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 3 of 17 |
| Mexican Rush | Juncus mexicanus | Rush | Full sun | 6 of 17 |
| Mountain Brome | Bromus marginatus | Grass | Full sun | 13 of 17 |
| Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus montanus | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 17 |
| Mountain Maple | Acer glabrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 17 |
| Mountain Sedge | Carex scopulorum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 5 of 17 |
| Mountain Snowberry | Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 17 of 17 |
| Mule Fat | Baccharis salicifolia | Shrub | Full sun | 3 of 17 |
| Narrowleaf Cottonwood | Populus angustifolia | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 17 |
| Narrowleaf Willow | Salix exigua | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 17 of 17 |
| Nebraska Sedge | Carex nebrascensis | Sedge | Full sun | 13 of 17 |
| Needle and Thread | Hesperostipa comata comata | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 17 |
| Needle and Thread Grass | Stipa comata | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 17 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 7 of 17 |
| New Mexico Locust | Robinia neomexicana | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 17 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 17 |
| Nuttall's Alkaligrass | Puccinellia nuttalliana | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 17 |
| Nuttall's Sunflower | Helianthus nuttallii | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 17 |
| Oregon Checkerbloom | Sidalcea oregana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 17 |
| Pacific Willow | Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 17 |
| Panicled Bulrush | Scirpus microcarpus | Sedge | Full sun | 11 of 17 |
| Peachleaf Willow | Salix amygdaloides | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 17 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 17 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 17 |
| Pinegrass | Calamagrostis rubescens | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 17 |
| Pinemat Manzanita | Arctostaphylos nevadensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 4 of 17 |
| Pinyon Pine | Pinus edulis | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Ponderosa Pine | Pinus ponderosa | Tree | Full sun | 10 of 17 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 2 of 17 |
| Prairie Sagewort | Artemisia frigida | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 4 of 17 |
| Primrose Monkeyflower | Mimulus primuloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 17 |
| Prostrate Ceanothus | Ceanothus prostratus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 3 of 17 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 17 |
| Rainier Pleated Gentian | Gentiana calycosa | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 17 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 12 of 17 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 12 of 17 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 12 of 17 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 17 |
| Rocky Mountain Iris | Iris missouriensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 12 of 17 |
| Rocky Mountain Juniper | Juniperus scopulorum | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 17 |
| Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily | Nuphar lutea subsp. polysepala | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Russet Buffaloberry | Shepherdia canadensis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 17 |
| Rydberg's Penstemon | Penstemon rydbergii | Wildflower | Full sun | 12 of 17 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 14 of 17 |
| Salt Spring Checkerbloom | Sidalcea neomexicana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 17 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 11 of 17 |
| Scarlet Gilia | Ipomopsis aggregata aggregata | Wildflower | Full sun | 15 of 17 |
| Scarlet Monkeyflower | Mimulus cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 5 of 17 |
| Screwbean Mesquite | Prosopis pubescens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 17 |
| Seep Monkeyflower | Mimulus guttatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 17 of 17 |
| Shadscale Saltbush | Atriplex confertifolia | Shrub | Full sun | 15 of 17 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 17 |
| Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 17 |
| Sierra Larkspur | Delphinium glaucum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 5 of 17 |
| Sierra Rush | Juncus nevadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 6 of 17 |
| Silver Buffaloberry | Shepherdia argentea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 17 |
| Silver Sagebrush | Artemisia cana | Shrub | Full sun | 6 of 17 |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 17 |
| Silverweed Cinquefoil | Argentina anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 17 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 17 |
| Skunkbush Sumac | Rhus trilobata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 5 of 17 |
| Slender Hairgrass | Deschampsia elongata | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 17 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 17 |
| Slenderbeak Sedge | Carex athrostachya | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 5 of 17 |
| Smallwing Sedge | Carex microptera | Sedge | Full sun | 11 of 17 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 2 of 17 |
| Softleaf Sedge | Carex disperma | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 5 of 17 |
| Spike Trisetum | Trisetum spicatum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 9 of 17 |
| Spiked Muhly | Muhlenbergia glomerata | Grass | Sun or part shade | 1 of 17 |
| Spreading Phlox | Phlox diffusa | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 17 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 6 of 17 |
| Sticky Cinquefoil | Potentilla glandulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 15 of 17 |
| Sticky Purple Geranium | Geranium viscosissimum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 17 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Subalpine Fir | Abies lasiocarpa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 17 |
| Subalpine Fleabane | Erigeron peregrinus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 17 |
| Sugar Pine | Pinus lambertiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 17 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 17 |
| Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat | Eriogonum umbellatum | Shrub | Full sun | 17 of 17 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Swordleaf Rush | Juncus ensifolius | Rush | Sun or part shade | 9 of 17 |
| Tanseyleaf Tansyaster | Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| Thickspike Wheatgrass | Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 17 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 17 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 17 |
| Tilesius' Wormwood | Artemisia tilesii | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 1 of 17 |
| Timber Oatgrass | Danthonia intermedia | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 17 |
| Tinker's Penny | Hypericum anagalloides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 17 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 9 of 17 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 9 of 17 |
| Twinberry | Lonicera involucrata | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 3 of 17 |
| Utah Juniper | Juniperus osteosperma | Tree | Full sun | 17 of 17 |
| Utah Service Berry | Amelanchier utahensis | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 17 of 17 |
| Utah Sweetvetch | Hedysarum boreale | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 17 |
| Water Birch | Betula occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 17 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 9 of 17 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 5 of 17 |
| Wax Currant | Ribes cereum | Shrub | Full sun | 15 of 17 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 5 of 17 |
| Western Cottonwood | Populus fremontii | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 17 |
| Western Hackberry | Celtis reticulata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 2 of 17 |
| Western Juniper | Juniperus occidentalis | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 17 |
| Western Labrador Tea | Ledum glandulosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 3 of 17 |
| Western Polemonium | Polemonium occidentale | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 17 |
| Western Service Berry | Amelanchier alnifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 17 |
| Western Virgin's Bower | Clematis ligusticifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 11 of 17 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 17 |
| Western White Pine | Pinus monticola | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 17 |
| Wheat Sedge | Carex atherodes | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 17 |
| White Alder | Alnus rhombifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 17 |
| White Fir | Abies concolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 17 |
| White Marsh Marigold | Caltha leptosepala | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 17 |
| Whitestem Gooseberry | Ribes inerme | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 13 of 17 |
| Whitethorn Ceanothus | Ceanothus cordulatus | Shrub | Full sun | 4 of 17 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 17 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 17 of 17 |
| Winterfat | Krascheninnikovia lanata | Shrub | Full sun | 15 of 17 |
| Woods' Rose | Rosa woodsii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 17 of 17 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 17 of 17 |
| Yellow Rabbitbrush | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Shrub | Full sun | 17 of 17 |
| Yellow Willow | Salix lutea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 17 |
| Yerba Mansa | Anemopsis californica | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 17 |
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 Nevada?
This page lists the 250 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Nevada and routinely available from nurseries: 38 trees, 51 shrubs, 77 wildflowers, 80 grasses and sedges, 3 ferns and 1 vine. They are a small part of Nevada's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Nevada counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Nevada?
This page lists 38 trees native to Nevada that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Chokecherry, Utah Juniper and Balsam Poplar, each recorded as native in at least 13 of Nevada's 17 counties.
What shrubs are native to Nevada?
This page lists 51 shrubs native to Nevada that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Antelope Bitterbrush, Basin Big Sagebrush and Big Sagebrush, each recorded as native in all 17 Nevada counties.
What wildflowers are native to Nevada?
This page lists 77 wildflowers native to Nevada that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Speedwell, Hooker's Evening Primrose and Seep Monkeyflower, each recorded as native in all 17 Nevada counties.
Is my plant native to Nevada?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Nevada: 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 Nevada native everywhere in Nevada?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 149 of the 250 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Nevada's 17 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.