Pinyon Pine – Pinus edulis Native
Native in 25 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun.
New Mexico native plants
USDA PLANTS records 288 plants as native to New Mexico (NM) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
New Mexico native plant list
This list has 288 New Mexico natives that nurseries routinely sell: 40 trees, 53 shrubs, 85 wildflowers, 106 grasses and sedges, 3 ferns and 1 vine. The most widespread include Sand Dropseed, Sideoats Grama and Blue Grama, each recorded as native in at least 32 of New Mexico's 33 counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Narrowleaf Willow – Salix exigua Native
Native in 31 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 28 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in all 33 of New Mexico’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 12 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Western Virgin's Bower – Clematis ligusticifolia Native
Native in 19 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 24 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Skunkbush Sumac – Rhus trilobata Native
Native in 26 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 28 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in all 33 of New Mexico’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 11 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 24 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Fourwing Saltbush – Atriplex canescens Native
Native in 25 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Tanseyleaf Tansyaster – Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Native
Native in 27 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 32 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Maidenhair – Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
New Mexico Locust – Robinia neomexicana Native
Native in 23 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus montanus Native
Native in 25 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade.
Hooker's Evening Primrose – Oenothera elata Native
Native in 23 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 32 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Mountain Maple – Acer glabrum Native
Native in 22 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Western Hackberry – Celtis reticulata Native
Native in 24 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 23 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Alkalai Sacaton – Sporobolus airoides Native
Native in 30 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Narrowleaf Cottonwood – Populus angustifolia Native
Native in 22 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Prairie Sagewort – Artemisia frigida Native
Native in 22 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade.
Dotted Blazing Star – Liatris punctata Native
Native in 22 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Black Grama – Bouteloua eriopoda Native
Native in 30 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 20 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wax Currant – Ribes cereum Native
Native in 21 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 20 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 26 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Rocky Mountain Juniper – Juniperus scopulorum Native
Native in 20 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Mountain Snowberry – Symphoricarpos oreophilus Native
Native in 20 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Lewis Flax – Linum lewisii Native
Native in 19 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Vine Mesquite – Panicum obtusum Native
Native in 26 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in 19 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Winterfat – Krascheninnikovia lanata Native
Native in 19 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 18 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
James' Galleta – Pleuraphis jamesii Native
Native in 25 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Ponderosa Pine – Pinus ponderosa Native
Native in 18 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen tree up to 223 ft for full sun.
Woods' Rose – Rosa woodsii Native
Native in 19 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Salt Spring Checkerbloom – Sidalcea neomexicana Native
Native in 18 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 25 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Goodding's Black Willow – Salix gooddingii Native
Native in 17 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 17 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 17 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 24 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
White Fir – Abies concolor Native
Native in 17 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in 17 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 17 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Indian Rice Grass – Stipa hymenoides Native
Native in 22 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 16 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 17 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Rocky Mountain Iris – Iris missouriensis Native
Native in 16 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Indian Ricegrass – Achnatherum hymenoides Native
Native in 22 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga menziesii Native
Native in 14 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft for sun or part shade.
Rabbit Brush – Chrysothamnus nauseosus Native
Native in 15 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Showy Milkweed – Asclepias speciosa Native
Native in 16 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 21 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Subalpine Fir – Abies lasiocarpa Native
Native in 14 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen tree up to 90 ft that tolerates shade.
Utah Service Berry – Amelanchier utahensis Native
Native in 14 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Downy Paintedcup – Castilleja sessiliflora Native
Native in 15 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 21 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Arizona Ash – Fraxinus velutina Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Yerba Mansa – Anemopsis californica Native
Native in 15 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with early spring flowers.
Smallwing Sedge – Carex microptera Native
Native in 21 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Desert Willow – Chilopsis linearis Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Creeping Barberry – Mahonia repens Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 14 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 20 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Pacific Willow – Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 53 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Gooseberry Currant – Ribes montigenum Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Seep Monkeyflower – Mimulus guttatus Native
Native in 14 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 19 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native
Native in 12 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Leadplant – Amorpha canescens Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Spike Muhly – Muhlenbergia wrightii Native
Native in 19 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 10 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 19 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Colorado Spruce – Picea pungens Native
Native in 10 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 19 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bigtooth Maple – Acer grandidentatum Native
Native in 9 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 38 ft for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Twinberry – Lonicera involucrata Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Needle and Thread – Hesperostipa comata comata Native
Native in 18 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Engelmann Spruce – Picea engelmannii Native
Native in 9 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen tree up to 120 ft that tolerates shade.
Western Soapberry – Sapindus drummondii Native
Native in 13 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Columbian Monkshood – Aconitum columbianum Native
Native in 12 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers.
Needle and Thread Grass – Stipa comata Native
Native in 18 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 12 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 11 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Green Sprangletop – Leptochloa dubia Native
Native in 17 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Peachleaf Willow – Salix amygdaloides Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia Native
Native in 12 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 11 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Slender Wheatgrass – Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus Native
Native in 17 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Screwbean Mesquite – Prosopis pubescens Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Whitestem Gooseberry – Ribes inerme Native
Native in 12 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 10 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Arizona Fescue – Festuca arizonica Native
Native in 16 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Plains Cottonwood – Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 11 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Scarlet Gilia – Ipomopsis aggregata aggregata Native
Native in 10 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Cane Bluestem – Bothriochloa barbinodis Native
Native in 16 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Utah Juniper – Juniperus osteosperma Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen tree up to 26 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 11 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 9 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 15 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Water Birch – Betula occidentalis Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 11 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Largeleaf Avens – Geum macrophyllum Native
Native in 9 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Spike Trisetum – Trisetum spicatum Native
Native in 14 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Western Cottonwood – Populus fremontii Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Little-Leaf Sumac – Rhus microphylla Native
Native in 11 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 9 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Blue Wildrye – Elymus glaucus Native
Native in 11 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bristlecone Pine – Pinus aristata Native
Native in 5 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft for full sun.
Yellow Rabbitbrush – Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Native
Native in 11 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Rocky Mountain Penstemon – Penstemon strictus Native
Native in 9 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial for full sun, with fall colour.
California Field Sedge – Carex praegracilis Native
Native in 11 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Arizona Sycamore – Platanus wrightii Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Russet Buffaloberry – Shepherdia canadensis Native
Native in 9 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Knotgrass – Paspalum distichum Native
Native in 11 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 3 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Basin Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata tridentata Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 ft for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Alpine Timothy – Phleum alpinum Native
Native in 10 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 3 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Drummond's Willow – Salix drummondiana Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft for sun or part shade.
Darkthroat Shootingstar – Dodecatheon pulchellum Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Longstyle Rush – Juncus longistylis Native
Native in 10 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Park Willow – Salix monticola Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Nebraska Sedge – Carex nebrascensis Native
Native in 10 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Canyon Live Oak – Quercus chrysolepis Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen tree up to 90 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Western Service Berry – Amelanchier alnifolia Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Great Blanket Flower – Gaillardia aristata Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 10 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Little Walnut – Juglans microcarpa Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 10 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Mule Fat – Baccharis salicifolia Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 10 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 5 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Utah Sweetvetch – Hedysarum boreale Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Deer Grass – Muhlenbergia rigens Native
Native in 9 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Sagebrush – Artemisia nova Native
Native in 5 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Shadscale Saltbush – Atriplex confertifolia Native
Native in 5 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Mexican Rush – Juncus mexicanus Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for full sun and wet soil.
Antelope Bitterbrush – Purshia tridentata Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Sand Bluestem – Andropogon hallii Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Diamondleaf Willow – Salix planifolia Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Sand Lovegrass – Eragrostis trichodes Native
Native in 8 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Silver Buffaloberry – Shepherdia argentea Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 18 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Silver Sagebrush – Artemisia cana Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for full sun.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Glaucous Bluegrass – Poa glauca Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Booth's Willow – Salix boothii Native
Native in 3 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 24 ft that tolerates shade.
Nuttall's Sunflower – Helianthus nuttallii Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Texas Mountain Laurel – Sophora secundiflora Native
Native in 3 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers and fall colour.
American Alpine Speedwell – Veronica wormskjoldii Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Green Needlegrass – Nassella viridula Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Arrowleaf Ragwort – Senecio triangularis Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Inland Rush – Juncus interior Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Western Snowberry – Symphoricarpos occidentalis Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Geyer Willow – Salix geyeriana Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and fall colour.
Kurapia – Phyla nodiflora Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Nuttall's Alkaligrass – Puccinellia nuttalliana Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Greenleaf Manzanita – Arctostaphylos patula Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Panicled Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Utah Honeysuckle – Lonicera utahensis Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Subalpine Fleabane – Erigeron peregrinus Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Yellow Bells – Tecoma stans Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with showy flowers and showy fruit.
White Marsh Marigold – Caltha leptosepala Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Thickspike Wheatgrass – Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native
Native in 5 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 7 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Elephanthead Lousewort – Pedicularis groenlandica Native
Native in 5 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
California Brome – Bromus carinatus Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A grass for full sun.
Pennsylvania Buttercup – Ranunculus pensylvanicus Native
Native in 5 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Cloaked Bulrush – Scirpus pallidus Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Purple Avens – Geum rivale Native
Native in 5 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Alpine Mountainsorrel – Oxyria digyna Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Meadow Barley – Hordeum brachyantherum Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Cinquefoil – Potentilla gracilis Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium idahoense Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Rydberg's Penstemon – Penstemon rydbergii Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Softleaf Sedge – Carex disperma Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Timber Oatgrass – Danthonia intermedia Native
Native in 6 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Gray Aster – Eurybia glauca Native
Native in 3 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Bluebunch Wheatgrass – Pseudoroegneria spicata spicata Native
Native in 5 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Greater Creeping Spearwort – Ranunculus flammula Native
Native in 3 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Drummond's Rush – Juncus drummondii Native
Native in 5 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 3 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Analogue Sedge – Carex simulata Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Western Polemonium – Polemonium occidentale Native
Native in 3 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Beardless Wildrye – Leymus triticoides Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Colorado Rush – Juncus confusus Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Creeping Wild Rye – Elymus triticoides Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Slenderbeak Sedge – Carex athrostachya Native
Native in 4 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 3 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 3 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 3 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Coral Bells – Heuchera sanguinea Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 3 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A sedge for full sun.
New York Ironweed – Vernonia noveboracensis Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Sierra Rush – Juncus nevadensis Native
Native in 3 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Southwestern Pricklypoppy – Argemone pleiacantha pinnatisecta Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers and showy fruit.
Mertens' Rush – Juncus mertensianus Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Sticky Cinquefoil – Potentilla glandulosa Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Sticky Purple Geranium – Geranium viscosissimum Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Tall Cottongrass – Eriophorum angustifolium Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Three-Hulled Rush – Juncus triglumis Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for full sun and wet soil.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 2 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Alkali Cordgrass – Spartina gracilis Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Annual Hairgrass – Deschampsia danthonioides Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. An annual grass for sun or part shade.
Bebb's Sedge – Carex bebbii Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Big Galleta – Pleuraphis rigida Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Big Galleta Grass – Hilaria rigida Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bitter Panicgrass – Panicum amarum Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A sedge for full sun.
California Bulrush – Schoenoplectus californicus Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
California Oatgrass – Danthonia californica Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass – Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Jointleaf Rush – Juncus articulatus Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Little Green Sedge – Carex viridula Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Mountain Sedge – Carex scopulorum Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Prairie Dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Prairie Sandreed – Calamovilfa longifolia Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
St. Augustine Grass – Stenotaphrum secundatum Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Wheat Sedge – Carex atherodes Native
Native in 1 of New Mexico’s 33 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 225 of these 288 plants as native in fewer than half of New Mexico’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.
New Mexico’s own list regulates 36 plants. None of them is on this page. New Mexico 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 | 30 of 33 |
| Alkali Cordgrass | Spartina gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Alpine Mountainsorrel | Oxyria digyna | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 4 of 33 |
| Alpine Timothy | Phleum alpinum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 10 of 33 |
| American Alpine Speedwell | Veronica wormskjoldii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 33 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 5 of 33 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 12 of 33 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 11 of 33 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 8 of 33 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Analogue Sedge | Carex simulata | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 4 of 33 |
| Annual Hairgrass | Deschampsia danthonioides | Grass | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| Antelope Bitterbrush | Purshia tridentata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 4 of 33 |
| Arizona Ash | Fraxinus velutina | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 33 |
| Arizona Fescue | Festuca arizonica | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 33 |
| Arizona Sycamore | Platanus wrightii | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Arrowleaf Ragwort | Senecio triangularis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 33 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 33 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 33 |
| Basin Big Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata tridentata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 7 of 33 |
| Beardless Wildrye | Leymus triticoides | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Bebb's Sedge | Carex bebbii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 33 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 21 of 33 |
| Big Galleta | Pleuraphis rigida | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Big Galleta Grass | Hilaria rigida | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Big Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 13 of 33 |
| Bigtooth Maple | Acer grandidentatum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 33 |
| Bitter Panicgrass | Panicum amarum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 10 of 33 |
| Black Grama | Bouteloua eriopoda | Grass | Full sun | 30 of 33 |
| Black Sagebrush | Artemisia nova | Shrub | Full sun | 5 of 33 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 33 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 32 of 33 |
| Blue Wildrye | Elymus glaucus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 11 of 33 |
| Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Pseudoroegneria spicata spicata | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 33 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 33 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Booth's Willow | Salix boothii | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 3 of 33 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 33 |
| Bristlecone Pine | Pinus aristata | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 33 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 14 of 33 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 33 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 33 |
| California Brome | Bromus carinatus | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 33 |
| California Bulrush | Schoenoplectus californicus | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| California Field Sedge | Carex praegracilis | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 11 of 33 |
| California Oatgrass | Danthonia californica | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 33 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 18 of 33 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 26 of 33 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 33 |
| Cane Bluestem | Bothriochloa barbinodis | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 33 |
| Canyon Live Oak | Quercus chrysolepis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 33 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 8 of 33 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 2 of 33 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 20 of 33 |
| Cinquefoil | Potentilla gracilis | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Cloaked Bulrush | Scirpus pallidus | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 33 |
| Colorado Rush | Juncus confusus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 4 of 33 |
| Colorado Spruce | Picea pungens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 33 |
| Columbian Monkshood | Aconitum columbianum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 12 of 33 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 33 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 6 of 33 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 33 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 11 of 33 |
| Common Maidenhair | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | Tolerates shade | 2 of 33 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 3 of 33 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 33 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 33 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 20 of 33 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 2 of 33 |
| Coral Bells | Heuchera sanguinea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| Creeping Barberry | Mahonia repens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 13 of 33 |
| Creeping Wild Rye | Elymus triticoides | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 17 of 33 |
| Darkthroat Shootingstar | Dodecatheon pulchellum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 33 |
| Deer Grass | Muhlenbergia rigens | Grass | Sun or part shade | 9 of 33 |
| Desert Willow | Chilopsis linearis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 33 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 7 of 33 |
| Diamondleaf Willow | Salix planifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Dotted Blazing Star | Liatris punctata | Wildflower | Full sun | 22 of 33 |
| Douglas Fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 33 |
| Downy Paintedcup | Castilleja sessiliflora | Wildflower | Full sun | 15 of 33 |
| Drummond's Rush | Juncus drummondii | Rush | Sun or part shade | 5 of 33 |
| Drummond's Willow | Salix drummondiana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 7 of 33 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 24 of 33 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 33 |
| Elephanthead Lousewort | Pedicularis groenlandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 33 |
| Engelmann Spruce | Picea engelmannii | Tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 33 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 33 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 11 of 33 |
| Fourwing Saltbush | Atriplex canescens | Shrub | Full sun | 25 of 33 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 6 of 33 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 15 of 33 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 6 of 33 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 33 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 33 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 19 of 33 |
| Geyer Willow | Salix geyeriana | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 33 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 33 |
| Glaucous Bluegrass | Poa glauca | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 33 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 11 of 33 |
| Golden Sedge | Carex aurea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 7 of 33 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 33 |
| Goodding's Black Willow | Salix gooddingii | Tree | Full sun | 17 of 33 |
| Gooseberry Currant | Ribes montigenum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 13 of 33 |
| Gray Aster | Eurybia glauca | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 33 |
| Great Blanket Flower | Gaillardia aristata | Wildflower | Full sun | 8 of 33 |
| Greater Creeping Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 33 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 33 |
| Green Needlegrass | Nassella viridula | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 33 |
| Green Sprangletop | Leptochloa dubia | Grass | Full sun | 17 of 33 |
| Greenleaf Manzanita | Arctostaphylos patula | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 33 |
| Hooker's Evening Primrose | Oenothera elata | Wildflower | Full sun | 23 of 33 |
| Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium idahoense | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 33 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 17 of 33 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 28 of 33 |
| Indian Rice Grass | Stipa hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 22 of 33 |
| Indian Ricegrass | Achnatherum hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 22 of 33 |
| Inland Rush | Juncus interior | Rush | Sun or part shade | 7 of 33 |
| Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass | Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| James' Galleta | Pleuraphis jamesii | Grass | Full sun | 25 of 33 |
| Jointleaf Rush | Juncus articulatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 21 of 33 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 11 of 33 |
| Knotgrass | Paspalum distichum | Grass | Full sun | 11 of 33 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Kurapia | Phyla nodiflora | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 6 of 33 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 33 |
| Largeleaf Avens | Geum macrophyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 33 |
| Leadplant | Amorpha canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 13 of 33 |
| Lewis Flax | Linum lewisii | Wildflower | Full sun | 19 of 33 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 32 of 33 |
| Little Green Sedge | Carex viridula | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Little Walnut | Juglans microcarpa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 6 of 33 |
| Little-Leaf Sumac | Rhus microphylla | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 11 of 33 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 3 of 33 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 33 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 6 of 33 |
| Longstyle Rush | Juncus longistylis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 10 of 33 |
| Meadow Barley | Hordeum brachyantherum | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 33 |
| Mertens' Rush | Juncus mertensianus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 2 of 33 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 8 of 33 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 28 of 33 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 6 of 33 |
| Mexican Rush | Juncus mexicanus | Rush | Full sun | 8 of 33 |
| Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus montanus | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 25 of 33 |
| Mountain Maple | Acer glabrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 22 of 33 |
| Mountain Sedge | Carex scopulorum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| Mountain Snowberry | Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 20 of 33 |
| Mule Fat | Baccharis salicifolia | Shrub | Full sun | 6 of 33 |
| Narrowleaf Cottonwood | Populus angustifolia | Tree | Full sun | 22 of 33 |
| Narrowleaf Willow | Salix exigua | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 31 of 33 |
| Nebraska Sedge | Carex nebrascensis | Sedge | Full sun | 10 of 33 |
| Needle and Thread | Hesperostipa comata comata | Grass | Full sun | 18 of 33 |
| Needle and Thread Grass | Stipa comata | Grass | Full sun | 18 of 33 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 33 |
| New Mexico Locust | Robinia neomexicana | Tree | Full sun | 23 of 33 |
| New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 33 |
| Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa | Grass | Sun or part shade | 7 of 33 |
| Nuttall's Alkaligrass | Puccinellia nuttalliana | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 33 |
| Nuttall's Sunflower | Helianthus nuttallii | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 33 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 33 |
| Pacific Willow | Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 33 |
| Panicled Bulrush | Scirpus microcarpus | Sedge | Full sun | 7 of 33 |
| Park Willow | Salix monticola | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 7 of 33 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 33 |
| Peachleaf Willow | Salix amygdaloides | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 33 |
| Pennsylvania Buttercup | Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 5 of 33 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 33 |
| Pinyon Pine | Pinus edulis | Tree | Full sun | 25 of 33 |
| Plains Cottonwood | Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 33 |
| Ponderosa Pine | Pinus ponderosa | Tree | Full sun | 18 of 33 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 10 of 33 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 33 |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| Prairie Sagewort | Artemisia frigida | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 22 of 33 |
| Prairie Sandreed | Calamovilfa longifolia | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Purple Avens | Geum rivale | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 33 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 19 of 33 |
| Rabbit Brush | Chrysothamnus nauseosus | Shrub | Full sun | 15 of 33 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 17 of 33 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 17 of 33 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 17 of 33 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Rocky Mountain Iris | Iris missouriensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 33 |
| Rocky Mountain Juniper | Juniperus scopulorum | Tree | Full sun | 20 of 33 |
| Rocky Mountain Penstemon | Penstemon strictus | Perennial | Full sun | 9 of 33 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Russet Buffaloberry | Shepherdia canadensis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 9 of 33 |
| Rydberg's Penstemon | Penstemon rydbergii | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 24 of 33 |
| Salt Spring Checkerbloom | Sidalcea neomexicana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 18 of 33 |
| Sand Bluestem | Andropogon hallii | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 33 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 33 of 33 |
| Sand Lovegrass | Eragrostis trichodes | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 33 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Scarlet Gilia | Ipomopsis aggregata aggregata | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 33 |
| Screwbean Mesquite | Prosopis pubescens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 33 |
| Seep Monkeyflower | Mimulus guttatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 14 of 33 |
| Shadscale Saltbush | Atriplex confertifolia | Shrub | Full sun | 5 of 33 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 33 |
| Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 33 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 33 of 33 |
| Sierra Rush | Juncus nevadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 3 of 33 |
| Silver Buffaloberry | Shepherdia argentea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 33 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| Silver Sagebrush | Artemisia cana | Shrub | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 13 of 33 |
| Silverweed Cinquefoil | Argentina anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 13 of 33 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 6 of 33 |
| Skunkbush Sumac | Rhus trilobata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 26 of 33 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus | Grass | Full sun | 17 of 33 |
| Slenderbeak Sedge | Carex athrostachya | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 4 of 33 |
| Smallwing Sedge | Carex microptera | Sedge | Full sun | 21 of 33 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 13 of 33 |
| Softleaf Sedge | Carex disperma | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 6 of 33 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 7 of 33 |
| Southwestern Pricklypoppy | Argemone pleiacantha pinnatisecta | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Spike Muhly | Muhlenbergia wrightii | Grass | Full sun | 19 of 33 |
| Spike Trisetum | Trisetum spicatum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 14 of 33 |
| St. Augustine Grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 33 |
| Sticky Cinquefoil | Potentilla glandulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| Sticky Purple Geranium | Geranium viscosissimum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 33 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Subalpine Fir | Abies lasiocarpa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 33 |
| Subalpine Fleabane | Erigeron peregrinus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 33 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 24 of 33 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 33 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 19 of 33 |
| Tall Cottongrass | Eriophorum angustifolium | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 33 |
| Tanseyleaf Tansyaster | Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 27 of 33 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 33 |
| Texas Mountain Laurel | Sophora secundiflora | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 3 of 33 |
| Thickspike Wheatgrass | Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 33 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 33 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 33 |
| Three-Hulled Rush | Juncus triglumis | Rush | Full sun | 2 of 33 |
| Timber Oatgrass | Danthonia intermedia | Grass | Sun or part shade | 6 of 33 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 10 of 33 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 10 of 33 |
| Twinberry | Lonicera involucrata | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 13 of 33 |
| Utah Honeysuckle | Lonicera utahensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 33 |
| Utah Juniper | Juniperus osteosperma | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 33 |
| Utah Service Berry | Amelanchier utahensis | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 33 |
| Utah Sweetvetch | Hedysarum boreale | Wildflower | Full sun | 8 of 33 |
| Vine Mesquite | Panicum obtusum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 26 of 33 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 2 of 33 |
| Water Birch | Betula occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 33 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 8 of 33 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 7 of 33 |
| Wax Currant | Ribes cereum | Shrub | Full sun | 21 of 33 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 12 of 33 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Western Cottonwood | Populus fremontii | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 33 |
| Western Hackberry | Celtis reticulata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 24 of 33 |
| Western Polemonium | Polemonium occidentale | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 33 |
| Western Service Berry | Amelanchier alnifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 33 |
| Western Snowberry | Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 33 |
| Western Soapberry | Sapindus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 13 of 33 |
| Western Virgin's Bower | Clematis ligusticifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 19 of 33 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 25 of 33 |
| Wheat Sedge | Carex atherodes | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| White Fir | Abies concolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 17 of 33 |
| White Marsh Marigold | Caltha leptosepala | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 33 |
| Whitestem Gooseberry | Ribes inerme | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 12 of 33 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 20 of 33 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 33 |
| Winterfat | Krascheninnikovia lanata | Shrub | Full sun | 19 of 33 |
| Woods' Rose | Rosa woodsii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 19 of 33 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 23 of 33 |
| Yellow Bells | Tecoma stans | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 33 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 19 of 33 |
| Yellow Rabbitbrush | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Shrub | Full sun | 11 of 33 |
| Yerba Mansa | Anemopsis californica | Wildflower | Full sun | 15 of 33 |
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 New Mexico?
This page lists the 288 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to New Mexico and routinely available from nurseries: 40 trees, 53 shrubs, 85 wildflowers, 106 grasses and sedges, 3 ferns and 1 vine. They are a small part of New Mexico's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the New Mexico counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to New Mexico?
This page lists 40 trees native to New Mexico that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Pinyon Pine, Eastern Cottonwood and Sugarberry, each recorded as native in at least 24 of New Mexico's 33 counties.
What shrubs are native to New Mexico?
This page lists 53 shrubs native to New Mexico that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Narrowleaf Willow, Skunkbush Sumac and Fourwing Saltbush, each recorded as native in at least 25 of New Mexico's 33 counties.
What wildflowers are native to New Mexico?
This page lists 85 wildflowers native to New Mexico that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Indian Blanket, Mexican Hat and Tanseyleaf Tansyaster, each recorded as native in at least 27 of New Mexico's 33 counties.
Is my plant native to New Mexico?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to New Mexico: 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 New Mexico native everywhere in New Mexico?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 225 of the 288 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of New Mexico's 33 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.