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Wyoming native plants

USDA PLANTS records 274 plants as native to Wyoming (WY) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.

Wyoming native plant list

This list has 274 Wyoming natives that nurseries routinely sell: 37 trees, 59 shrubs, 82 wildflowers, 89 grasses and sedges, 4 ferns and 3 vines. The most widespread include Chokecherry, Narrowleaf Willow and Nebraska Sedge, each recorded as native in all 23 Wyoming counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.

Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native

Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in all 23 of Wyoming’s counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Narrowleaf Willow – Salix exigua Native

Narrowleaf Willow (Salix exigua)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in all 23 of Wyoming’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Lewis Flax – Linum lewisii Native

Lewis Flax (Linum lewisii)
Photo by Clarence A. Rechenthin / Public domain / USDA NRCS East Texas PMC (ETPMC) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.

Nebraska Sedge – Carex nebrascensis Native

Nebraska Sedge (Carex nebrascensis)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in all 23 of Wyoming’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.

Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native

Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Photo by Elaine Haug / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 22 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.

Western Virgin's Bower – Clematis ligusticifolia Native

Western Virgin's Bower (Clematis ligusticifolia)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 16 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.

Rocky Mountain Juniper – Juniperus scopulorum Native

Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 22 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.

Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata Native

Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
Photo by A.C. Hull / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 22 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.

Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native

Wild Mint (Mentha arvensis)
Photo by Robert Tatina. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.

Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native

Western Wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in all 23 of Wyoming’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native

Western Brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 5 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.

Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native

Riverbank Grape (Vitis riparia)
Photo by Bill Summers. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 7 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.

Narrowleaf Cottonwood – Populus angustifolia Native

Narrowleaf Cottonwood (Populus angustifolia)
Photo by Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Wax Currant – Ribes cereum Native

Wax Currant (Ribes cereum)
Photo by USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM) / Public domain / USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 22 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native

American Speedwell (Veronica americana)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 20 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.

Indian Rice Grass – Stipa hymenoides Native

Indian Rice Grass (Stipa hymenoides)
Photo by Cassondra Skinner / Public domain / USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 22 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Water Horsetail – Equisetum fluviatile Native

Water Horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A horsetail for full sun and wet soil.

American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native

American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens)
Photo by Howard, R.A / Public domain / Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.

Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native

Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 20 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.

Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native

Common Juniper (Juniperus communis)
Photo by USDA Forest Service / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.

Cinquefoil – Potentilla gracilis Native

Cinquefoil (Potentilla gracilis)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 20 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.

Indian Ricegrass – Achnatherum hymenoides Native

Indian Ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides)
Photo by Cassondra Skinner / Public domain / USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 22 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Woodland Horsetail – Equisetum sylvaticum Native

Woodland Horsetail (Equisetum sylvaticum)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A horsetail that tolerates shade.

Peachleaf Willow – Salix amygdaloides Native

Peachleaf Willow (Salix amygdaloides)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun.

Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native

Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)
Photo by Stan Shebs / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.

Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native

Woolly Yarrow (Achillea tomentosa)
Photo by W.L. Wagner / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 20 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.

Bluebunch Wheatgrass – Pseudoroegneria spicata spicata Native

Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata spicata)
Photo by Douglas C. Ingram / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Water Birch – Betula occidentalis Native

Water Birch (Betula occidentalis)
Photo by Ray M. Filloon / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade.

Rabbit Brush – Chrysothamnus nauseosus Native

Rabbit Brush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus)
Photo by Wsiegmund / CC BY 2.5 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with late summer flowers.

Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native

Broadleaf Cattail (Typha latifolia)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.

Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native

Common Spikerush (Eleocharis palustris)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.

Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native

Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
Photo by Jennifer Anderson / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.

Silver Sagebrush – Artemisia cana Native

Silver Sagebrush (Artemisia cana)
Photo by Britton, N.L., and A. Brown / Public domain / Kentucky Native Plant Society / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for full sun.

Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native

Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.

June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native

June Grass (Koeleria macrantha)
Photo by Robert Soreng / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.

Mountain Maple – Acer glabrum Native

Mountain Maple (Acer glabrum)
Photo by Steve Hurst / Public domain / ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 17 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.

Winterfat – Krascheninnikovia lanata Native

Winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata)
Photo by Loren St. John / Public domain / USDA NRCS Aberdeen PMC (IDPMC) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.

Showy Milkweed – Asclepias speciosa Native

Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
Photo by vicki watkins from USA / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.

Needle and Thread – Hesperostipa comata comata Native

Needle and Thread (Hesperostipa comata comata)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.

Ponderosa Pine – Pinus ponderosa Native

Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 17 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen tree up to 223 ft for full sun.

Woods' Rose – Rosa woodsii Native

Woods' Rose (Rosa woodsii)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.

Arrowleaf Balsam Root – Balsamorhiza sagittata Native

Arrowleaf Balsam Root (Balsamorhiza sagittata)
Photo by L.D. Bailey / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.

Needle and Thread Grass – Stipa comata Native

Needle and Thread Grass (Stipa comata)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.

Beach Pine – Pinus contorta Native

Beach Pine (Pinus contorta)
Photo by Paul S. Bieler / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 16 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen tree up to 99 ft for full sun.

Creeping Barberry – Mahonia repens Native

Creeping Barberry (Mahonia repens)
Photo by G.A. Cooper / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 20 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native

Common Cowparsnip (Heracleum maximum)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.

Thickspike Wheatgrass – Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus Native

Thickspike Wheatgrass (Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus)
Photo by Cassondra Skinner / Public domain / USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Box Elder – Acer negundo Native

Box Elder (Acer negundo)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 16 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.

Western Snowberry – Symphoricarpos occidentalis Native

Western Snowberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)
Photo by Britton, N.L., and A. Brown / Public domain / Kentucky Native Plant Society / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 20 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.

Darkthroat Shootingstar – Dodecatheon pulchellum Native

Darkthroat Shootingstar (Dodecatheon pulchellum)
Photo by Mary Clay Stensvold / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.

Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native

Fowl Mannagrass (Glyceria striata)
Photo by Robert Soreng / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 20 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.

Plains Cottonwood – Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera Native

Plains Cottonwood (Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera)
Photo by Britton, N.L., and A. Brown / Public domain / Kentucky Native Plant Society / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 16 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.

Prairie Sagewort – Artemisia frigida Native

Prairie Sagewort (Artemisia frigida)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade.

Great Blanket Flower – Gaillardia aristata Native

Great Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata)
Photo by Howard, R.A / Public domain / Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.

Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native

Salt Grass (Distichlis spicata)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 20 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.

Subalpine Fir – Abies lasiocarpa Native

Subalpine Fir (Abies lasiocarpa)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 16 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen tree up to 90 ft that tolerates shade.

Skunkbush Sumac – Rhus trilobata Native

Skunkbush Sumac (Rhus trilobata)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.

Seep Monkeyflower – Mimulus guttatus Native

Seep Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.

Alkali Cordgrass – Spartina gracilis Native

Alkali Cordgrass (Spartina gracilis)
Photo by Steve Hurst / Public domain / ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga menziesii Native

Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Photo by Howard, R.A / Public domain / Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft for sun or part shade.

Western Service Berry – Amelanchier alnifolia Native

Western Service Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
Photo by Steve Hurst / Public domain / ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.

Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native

Arumleaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 17 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.

Basin Wild Rye – Elymus cInereus Native

Basin Wild Rye (Elymus cInereus)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Engelmann Spruce – Picea engelmannii Native

Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii)
Photo by Ray M. Filloon / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen tree up to 120 ft that tolerates shade.

Yellow Willow – Salix lutea Native

Yellow Willow (Salix lutea)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade.

Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native

Common Duckweed (Lemna minor)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 17 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.

Basin Wildrye – Leymus cinereus Native

Basin Wildrye (Leymus cinereus)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.

Fourwing Saltbush – Atriplex canescens Native

Fourwing Saltbush (Atriplex canescens)
Photo by Loren St. John / Public domain / USDA NRCS Aberdeen PMC (IDPMC) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.

Largeleaf Avens – Geum macrophyllum Native

Largeleaf Avens (Geum macrophyllum)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 17 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.

Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native

Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)
Photo by Robert Soreng / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Balsam Poplar – Populus balsamifera Native

Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera)
Photo by W.D. Brush / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.

Gardner's Saltbush – Atriplex gardneri Native

Gardner's Saltbush (Atriplex gardneri)
Photo by Matt Lavin / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun.

Nuttall's Sunflower – Helianthus nuttallii Native

Nuttall's Sunflower (Helianthus nuttallii)
Photo by Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 17 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.

California Field Sedge – Carex praegracilis Native

California Field Sedge (Carex praegracilis)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native

Sandbar Willow (Salix interior)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.

Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native

Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea sericea)
Photo by Howard, R.A / Public domain / Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Sticky Purple Geranium – Geranium viscosissimum Native

Sticky Purple Geranium (Geranium viscosissimum)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 17 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.

Mountain Brome – Bromus marginatus Native

Mountain Brome (Bromus marginatus)
Photo by Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org / CC BY 3.0 us / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Colorado Spruce – Picea pungens Native

Colorado Spruce (Picea pungens)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 9 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.

Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native

Red-Barked Dogwood (Cornus alba)
Photo by Howard, R.A / Public domain / Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Tanseyleaf Tansyaster – Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Native

Tanseyleaf Tansyaster (Machaeranthera tanacetifolia)
Photo by Clarence A. Rechenthin / Public domain / USDA NRCS East Texas PMC (ETPMC) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 16 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.

Nuttall's Alkaligrass – Puccinellia nuttalliana Native

Nuttall's Alkaligrass (Puccinellia nuttalliana)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.

Pussy Willow – Salix discolor Native

Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 8 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.

Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native

Redosier Dogwood (Cornus sericea sericea)
Photo by Howard, R.A / Public domain / Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native

Water Knotweed (Polygonum amphibium)
Photo by Ray Schulenberg. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 16 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.

Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native

Sand Dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus)
Photo by Robert Soreng / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native

Thinleaf Alder (Alnus incana)
Photo by Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 8 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native

Shining Willow (Salix lucida)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.

Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native

Canadian Milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis)
Photo by Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.

Smallwing Sedge – Carex microptera Native

Smallwing Sedge (Carex microptera)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 19 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.

Utah Juniper – Juniperus osteosperma Native

Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma)
Photo by F. H. Miller / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 8 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen tree up to 26 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.

Silver Buffaloberry – Shepherdia argentea Native

Silver Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 18 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Gray Aster – Eurybia glauca Native

Gray Aster (Eurybia glauca)
Photo by Rod / CC0 / iNaturalist

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.

Alkalai Sacaton – Sporobolus airoides Native

Alkalai Sacaton (Sporobolus airoides)
Photo by Robert Soreng / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Alberta Spruce – Picea glauca Native

Alberta Spruce (Picea glauca)
Photo by P. Freeman Heim / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 6 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.

Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat – Eriogonum umbellatum Native

Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.

Rocky Mountain Iris – Iris missouriensis Native

Rocky Mountain Iris (Iris missouriensis)
Photo by C.A. Kutzleb / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers and showy fruit.

Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native

Golden Sedge (Carex aurea)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native

Common Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.

Yellow Rabbitbrush – Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Native

Yellow Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus)
Photo by USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM) / Public domain / USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.

Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native

Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
Photo by Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.

Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native

Softstem Bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani)
Photo by Jennifer Anderson / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 18 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.

Nannyberry – Viburnum lentago Native

Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 28 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Mountain Snowberry – Symphoricarpos oreophilus Native

Mountain Snowberry (Symphoricarpos oreophilus)
Photo by Howard, R.A / Public domain / Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 17 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.

Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native

Silverweed Cinquefoil (Argentina anserina)
Photo by Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.

Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native

Canada Wildrye (Elymus canadensis)
Photo by Robert Soreng / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 17 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.

Paper Birch – Betula papyrifera Native

Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.

Russet Buffaloberry – Shepherdia canadensis Native

Russet Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis)
Photo by Howard, R.A / Public domain / Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 17 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native

Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.

Green Needlegrass – Nassella viridula Native

Green Needlegrass (Nassella viridula)
Photo by Matt Lavin / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 17 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Pin Cherry – Prunus pensylvanica Native

Pin Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)
Photo by Britton, N.L., and A. Brown / Public domain / Kentucky Native Plant Society / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.

Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native

Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Photo by G.A. Cooper / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 16 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Columbian Monkshood – Aconitum columbianum Native

Columbian Monkshood (Aconitum columbianum)
Photo by USDA Forest Service / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 14 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers.

Longstyle Rush – Juncus longistylis Native

Longstyle Rush (Juncus longistylis)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 17 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Bigtooth Maple – Acer grandidentatum Native

Bigtooth Maple (Acer grandidentatum)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 38 ft for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.

Antelope Bitterbrush – Purshia tridentata Native

Antelope Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.

Elephanthead Lousewort – Pedicularis groenlandica Native

Elephanthead Lousewort (Pedicularis groenlandica)
Photo by C.A. Kutzleb / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 14 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.

Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native

Torrey's Rush (Juncus torreyi)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 17 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.

Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native

Burr Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.

Basin Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata tridentata Native

Basin Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata tridentata)
Photo by Henrik Kibak / CC BY / iNaturalist

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 ft for full sun, with late summer flowers.

Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native

Nodding Beggartick (Bidens cernua)
Photo by Jennifer Anderson / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 14 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.

Alpine Timothy – Phleum alpinum Native

Alpine Timothy (Phleum alpinum)
Photo by Doug Goldman / Public domain / USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 16 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.

Pinyon Pine – Pinus edulis Native

Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis)
Photo by Leland J. Prater / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun.

Geyer Willow – Salix geyeriana Native

Geyer Willow (Salix geyeriana)
Photo by Matt Lavin / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and fall colour.

Utah Sweetvetch – Hedysarum boreale Native

Utah Sweetvetch (Hedysarum boreale)
Photo by Ethan Sahagun / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 14 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.

Spike Trisetum – Trisetum spicatum Native

Spike Trisetum (Trisetum spicatum)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 16 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.

American Elm – Ulmus americana Native

American Elm (Ulmus americana)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.

Booth's Willow – Salix boothii Native

Booth's Willow (Salix boothii)
Photo by Matt Lavin / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 14 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 24 ft that tolerates shade.

Arrowleaf Ragwort – Senecio triangularis Native

Arrowleaf Ragwort (Senecio triangularis)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.

Colorado Rush – Juncus confusus Native

Colorado Rush (Juncus confusus)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Black Cottonwood – Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa Native

Black Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun.

Black Sagebrush – Artemisia nova Native

Black Sagebrush (Artemisia nova)
Photo by Steve Hurst / Public domain / ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun.

Dotted Blazing Star – Liatris punctata Native

Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata)
Photo by Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.

Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native

Fowl Bluegrass (Poa palustris)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.

Black Cottonwood – Populus trichocarpa Native

Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun.

Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus montanus Native

Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus)
Photo by Britton, N.L., and A. Brown / Public domain / Kentucky Native Plant Society / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade.

Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native

Giant Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.

Panicled Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus Native

Panicled Bulrush (Scirpus microcarpus)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.

Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native

Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.

Creeping Juniper – Juniperus horizontalis Native

Creeping Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis)
Photo by SriMesh / CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for full sun.

Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium idahoense Native

Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium idahoense)
Photo by William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.

Prairie Sandreed – Calamovilfa longifolia Native

Prairie Sandreed (Calamovilfa longifolia)
Photo by Robert Soreng / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 15 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native

Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.

Diamondleaf Willow – Salix planifolia Native

Diamondleaf Willow (Salix planifolia)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun.

Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native

Longbeak Buttercup (Ranunculus longirostris)
Photo by William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.

Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native

Bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis)
Photo by Steve Hurst / Public domain / ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 14 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.

Mackenzie's Willow – Salix prolixa Native

Mackenzie's Willow (Salix prolixa)
Photo by Thayne Tuason / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A tree up to 45 ft for full sun and wet soil, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.

Drummond's Willow – Salix drummondiana Native

Drummond's Willow (Salix drummondiana)
Photo by Mary Vaux Walcott / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft for sun or part shade.

Sticky Cinquefoil – Potentilla glandulosa Native

Sticky Cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa)
Photo by Bob Moseley. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.

Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Photo by L. Glasscock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 14 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

White Fir – Abies concolor Native

White Fir (Abies concolor)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade.

Shadscale Saltbush – Atriplex confertifolia Native

Shadscale Saltbush (Atriplex confertifolia)
Photo by Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun.

Alpine Mountainsorrel – Oxyria digyna Native

Alpine Mountainsorrel (Oxyria digyna)
Photo by Mary Clay Stensvold / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.

Meadow Barley – Hordeum brachyantherum Native

Meadow Barley (Hordeum brachyantherum)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 14 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.

Whitestem Gooseberry – Ribes inerme Native

Whitestem Gooseberry (Ribes inerme)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 11 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.

American Alpine Speedwell – Veronica wormskjoldii Native

American Alpine Speedwell (Veronica wormskjoldii)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.

Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native

Northern Reedgrass (Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 14 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.

Gooseberry Currant – Ribes montigenum Native

Gooseberry Currant (Ribes montigenum)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 10 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native

Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)
Photo by Douglas Ladd. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.

Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native

Water Sedge (Carex aquatilis)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 14 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.

Twinberry – Lonicera involucrata Native

Twinberry (Lonicera involucrata)
Photo by USDA Forest Service / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 10 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.

Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native

Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera)
Photo by Clarence A. Rechenthin / Public domain / USDA NRCS East Texas PMC (ETPMC) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.

Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native

Fringed Brome (Bromus ciliatus)
Photo by Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase) / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.

Utah Service Berry – Amelanchier utahensis Native

Utah Service Berry (Amelanchier utahensis)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 9 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.

Subalpine Fleabane – Erigeron peregrinus Native

Subalpine Fleabane (Erigeron peregrinus)
Photo by Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Young. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 11 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.

Inland Rush – Juncus interior Native

Inland Rush (Juncus interior)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.

American Plum – Prunus americana Native

American Plum (Prunus americana)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 8 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.

American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native

American Water Horehound (Lycopus americanus)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 10 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.

Timber Oatgrass – Danthonia intermedia Native

Timber Oatgrass (Danthonia intermedia)
Photo by Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase) / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.

Black Hawthorn – Crataegus douglasii Native

Black Hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii)
Photo by The original uploader was G716 at English Wikipedia . / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 8 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Downy Paintedcup – Castilleja sessiliflora Native

Downy Paintedcup (Castilleja sessiliflora)
Photo by photogramma1 / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 10 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.

Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native

Toad Rush (Juncus bufonius)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 13 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.

Sandcherry – Prunus pumila Native

Sandcherry (Prunus pumila)
Photo by Super cyclist at English Wikipedia / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 8 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.

White Marsh Marigold – Caltha leptosepala Native

White Marsh Marigold (Caltha leptosepala)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 10 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.

Blue Wildrye – Elymus glaucus Native

Blue Wildrye (Elymus glaucus)
Photo by Steve Hurst / Public domain / ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.

Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia Native

Thinleaf Alder (Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 8 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Alpine Sweetvetch – Hedysarum alpinum Native

Alpine Sweetvetch (Hedysarum alpinum)
Photo by Corey L. Gucker / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 9 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and fall colour.

Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native

Prairie Cordgrass (Spartina pectinata)
Photo by Jennifer Anderson / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.

Western Sand Cherry – Prunus besseyi Native

Western Sand Cherry (Prunus besseyi)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 8 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.

Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native

Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 9 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.

Cloaked Bulrush – Scirpus pallidus Native

Cloaked Bulrush (Scirpus pallidus)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 11 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.

Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus ledifolius Native

Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 7 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.

Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native

Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)
Photo by Clarence A. Rechenthin / Public domain / USDA NRCS East Texas PMC (ETPMC) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 9 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.

Drummond's Rush – Juncus drummondii Native

Drummond's Rush (Juncus drummondii)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 11 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.

Eightpetal Mountain-Avens – Dryas octopetala Native

Eightpetal Mountain-Avens (Dryas octopetala)
Photo by Selar S. Hutchings / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 7 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.

Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily – Nuphar lutea subsp. polysepala Native

Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily (Nuphar lutea subsp. polysepala)
Photo by Mary Clay Stensvold / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 9 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.

Glaucous Bluegrass – Poa glauca Native

Glaucous Bluegrass (Poa glauca)
Photo by Jose Hernandez / Public domain / ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 11 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native

Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)
Photo by Herman, D.E., et al / Public domain / ND State Soil Conservation Committee / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 6 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.

Greater Creeping Spearwort – Ranunculus flammula Native

Greater Creeping Spearwort (Ranunculus flammula)
Photo by William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 8 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.

Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native

Knotted Rush (Juncus nodosus)
Photo by Hurd, Emerencia G. Hurd, E.G., S. Goodrich, and N.L. Shaw / Public domain / USDA Forest Service RMRS Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 11 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.

Utah Honeysuckle – Lonicera utahensis Native

Utah Honeysuckle (Lonicera utahensis)
Photo by Walter Siegmund / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 5 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.

Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native

Star Duckweed (Lemna trisulca)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 8 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.

Mertens' Rush – Juncus mertensianus Native

Mertens' Rush (Juncus mertensianus)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 11 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Western Labrador Tea – Ledum glandulosum Native

Western Labrador Tea (Ledum glandulosum)
Photo by W. Carl Taylor. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 4 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.

Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native

Devil's Beggartick (Bidens frondosa)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 7 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.

Mountain Sedge – Carex scopulorum Native

Mountain Sedge (Carex scopulorum)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 11 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Alderleaf Buckthorn – Rhamnus alnifolia Native

Alderleaf Buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.

Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native

Coon's Tail (Ceratophyllum demersum)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 6 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native

Silvery Sedge (Carex canescens)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 11 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Bog Blueberry – Vaccinium uliginosum Native

Bog Blueberry (Vaccinium uliginosum)
Photo by Howard, R.A / Public domain / Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.

Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native

Littleleaf Buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 6 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.

Softleaf Sedge – Carex disperma Native

Softleaf Sedge (Carex disperma)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 11 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Leadplant – Amorpha canescens Native

Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)
Photo by Steve Hurst / Public domain / ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.

Scarlet Gilia – Ipomopsis aggregata aggregata Native

Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata aggregata)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 6 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.

Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native

Needle Spikerush (Eleocharis acicularis)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 10 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A sedge for full sun.

Park Willow – Salix monticola Native

Park Willow (Salix monticola)
Photo by Sogning Norway / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.

Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Photo by Martin van der Grinten / Public domain / USDA NRCS Big Flats PMC (NYPMC) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 5 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.

Swordleaf Rush – Juncus ensifolius Native

Swordleaf Rush (Juncus ensifolius)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 9 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Sitka Alder – Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata Native

Sitka Alder (Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata)
Photo by Mary Clay Stensvold / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.

Purple Avens – Geum rivale Native

Purple Avens (Geum rivale)
Photo by Elaine Haug / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 5 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.

Sierra Rush – Juncus nevadensis Native

Sierra Rush (Juncus nevadensis)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 8 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.

American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native

American Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Rocky Mountain Penstemon – Penstemon strictus Native

Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 5 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial for full sun, with fall colour.

Analogue Sedge – Carex simulata Native

Analogue Sedge (Carex simulata)
Photo by Hurd, Emerencia G. Hurd, E.G., N.L. Shaw, J. Mastrogiuseppe, L.C. Smithman, and S. Goodrich / Public domain / USDA Forest Service RMRS Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 7 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Squashberry – Viburnum edule Native

Squashberry (Viburnum edule)
Photo by Britton, N.L., and A. Brown / Public domain / Kentucky Native Plant Society / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.

Sierra Larkspur – Delphinium glaucum Native

Sierra Larkspur (Delphinium glaucum)
Photo by William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 5 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.

Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native

Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
Photo by Jennifer Anderson / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 7 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native

Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta)
Photo by USDA Forest Service / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.

Western Polemonium – Polemonium occidentale Native

Western Polemonium (Polemonium occidentale)
Photo by Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Young. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 5 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.

California Oatgrass – Danthonia californica Native

California Oatgrass (Danthonia californica)
Photo by Steve Hurst / Public domain / ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 7 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native

Common Sneeze Weed (Helenium autumnale)
Photo by Howard, R.A / Public domain / Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 4 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.

Sand Bluestem – Andropogon hallii Native

Sand Bluestem (Andropogon hallii)
Photo by Steve Hurst / Public domain / ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 7 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native

Largeleaf Pondweed (Potamogeton amplifolius)
Photo by Edward G. Voss. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 4 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.

Slenderbeak Sedge – Carex athrostachya Native

Slenderbeak Sedge (Carex athrostachya)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 7 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Pennsylvania Buttercup – Ranunculus pensylvanicus Native

Pennsylvania Buttercup (Ranunculus pensylvanicus)
Photo by Edward G. Voss. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 4 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.

Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 7 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native

Broadfruit Bur-Reed (Sparganium eurycarpum)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Tall Cottongrass – Eriophorum angustifolium Native

Tall Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 7 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.

Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native

Broadleaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.

Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native

Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 6 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Camas – Camassia quamash Native

Camas (Camassia quamash)
Photo by William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.

Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native

Awlfruit Sedge (Carex stipata)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 5 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.

Lyall's Angelica – Angelica arguta Native

Lyall's Angelica (Angelica arguta)
Photo by USDA NRCS / Public domain / NRCS National Wetland Team / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.

Pinegrass – Calamagrostis rubescens Native

Pinegrass (Calamagrostis rubescens)
Photo by Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase) / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 5 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.

Oregon Checkerbloom – Sidalcea oregana Native

Oregon Checkerbloom (Sidalcea oregana)
Photo by William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.

Wheat Sedge – Carex atherodes Native

Wheat Sedge (Carex atherodes)
Photo by Gary Larson. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 5 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.

Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native

Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum)
Photo by Elaine Haug / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.

Bebb's Sedge – Carex bebbii Native

Bebb's Sedge (Carex bebbii)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 4 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.

Robbins' Pondweed – Potamogeton robbinsii Native

Robbins' Pondweed (Potamogeton robbinsii)
Photo by Edward G. Voss. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.

Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native

Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.

Salt Spring Checkerbloom – Sidalcea neomexicana Native

Salt Spring Checkerbloom (Sidalcea neomexicana)
Photo by Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Young. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.

James' Galleta – Pleuraphis jamesii Native

James' Galleta (Pleuraphis jamesii)
Photo by Matt Lavin / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native

Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Photo by Jennifer Anderson / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.

Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native

Mexican Muhly (Muhlenbergia mexicana)
Photo by Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase) / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.

Wasatch Beardtongue – Penstemon cyananthus Native

Wasatch Beardtongue (Penstemon cyananthus)
Photo by Matt Lavin / CC BY-SA / iNaturalist

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.

Spiked Muhly – Muhlenbergia glomerata Native

Spiked Muhly (Muhlenbergia glomerata)
Photo by Robert Soreng / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.

Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native

Golden Tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria)
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.

Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native

Virginia Wildrye (Elymus virginicus)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 3 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.

Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native

Longleaf Pondweed (Potamogeton nodosus)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.

Little Green Sedge – Carex viridula Native

Little Green Sedge (Carex viridula)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.

Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native

Philadelphia Daisy (Erigeron philadelphicus)
Photo by Jennifer Anderson / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.

Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native

Poverty Rush (Juncus tenuis)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.

Rainier Pleated Gentian – Gentiana calycosa Native

Rainier Pleated Gentian (Gentiana calycosa)
Photo by W. Carl Taylor. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers.

Prairie Dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis Native

Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)
Photo by Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase) / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.

Rydberg's Penstemon – Penstemon rydbergii Native

Rydberg's Penstemon (Penstemon rydbergii)
Photo by Sheri Hagwood / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.

Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native

Rice Cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Arctic Raspberry – Rubus arcticus Native

Arctic Raspberry (Rubus arcticus)
Photo by Mary Clay Stensvold / CC0 / Smithsonian Open Access / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial for full sun.

Slender Hairgrass – Deschampsia elongata Native

Slender Hairgrass (Deschampsia elongata)
Photo by Steve Hurst / Public domain / ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native

California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.

Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native

Yellow Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)
Photo by Jennifer Anderson / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 2 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native

Canada Germander (Teucrium canadense)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.

Annual Hairgrass – Deschampsia danthonioides Native

Annual Hairgrass (Deschampsia danthonioides)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. An annual grass for sun or part shade.

Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native

Common Duckmeat (Spirodela polyrrhiza)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.

Beardless Wildrye – Leymus triticoides Native

Beardless Wildrye (Leymus triticoides)
Photo by USDA Forest Service / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.

Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native

Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
Photo by Jennifer Anderson / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.

Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native

Broom Sedge (Carex scoparia)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.

Creeping Wild Rye – Elymus triticoides Native

Creeping Wild Rye (Elymus triticoides)
Photo by USDA Forest Service / Public domain / USDA Forest Service / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.

Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native

Eastern Woodland Sedge (Carex blanda)
Photo by Patrick J. Alexander / Public domain / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.

Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native

Greater Bladder Sedge (Carex intumescens)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.

Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native

Limestone Meadow Sedge (Carex granularis)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.

Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native

Rufous Bulrush (Scirpus pendulus)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.

Sand Lovegrass – Eragrostis trichodes Native

Sand Lovegrass (Eragrostis trichodes)
Photo by location unknown/photographer unknown/TXPMC / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.

Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native

Whitegrass (Leersia virginica)
Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS / Public domain / USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) / via USDA PLANTS

Native in 1 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.

USDA records 132 of these 274 plants as native in fewer than half of Wyoming’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.

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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
Alberta Spruce Picea glauca Tree Sun or part shade 6 of 23
Alderleaf Buckthorn Rhamnus alnifolia Shrub Tolerates shade 3 of 23
Alkalai Sacaton Sporobolus airoides Grass Full sun 18 of 23
Alkali Cordgrass Spartina gracilis Grass Full sun 19 of 23
Alpine Mountainsorrel Oxyria digyna Perennial Sun or part shade 12 of 23
Alpine Sweetvetch Hedysarum alpinum Wildflower Full sun 9 of 23
Alpine Timothy Phleum alpinum Grass Sun or part shade 16 of 23
American Alpine Speedwell Veronica wormskjoldii Wildflower Sun or part shade 12 of 23
American Bittersweet Celastrus scandens Vine Tolerates shade 3 of 23
American Black Elderberry Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Shrub or small tree Full sun 2 of 23
American Elm Ulmus americana Tree Sun or part shade 1 of 23
American Plum Prunus americana Shrub or small tree Full sun 8 of 23
American Speedwell Veronica americana Wildflower Tolerates shade 20 of 23
American Water Horehound Lycopus americanus Perennial Tolerates shade 10 of 23
Analogue Sedge Carex simulata Sedge Sun or part shade 7 of 23
Annual Hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides Grass Sun or part shade 1 of 23
Antelope Bitterbrush Purshia tridentata Shrub Sun or part shade 15 of 23
Arctic Raspberry Rubus arcticus Perennial Full sun 1 of 23
Arrowleaf Balsam Root Balsamorhiza sagittata Wildflower Sun or part shade 18 of 23
Arrowleaf Ragwort Senecio triangularis Wildflower Sun or part shade 13 of 23
Arumleaf Arrowhead Sagittaria cuneata Wildflower Full sun 17 of 23
Awlfruit Sedge Carex stipata Sedge Tolerates shade 5 of 23
Balsam Poplar Populus balsamifera Tree Full sun 12 of 23
Basin Big Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata tridentata Shrub or small tree Full sun 15 of 23
Basin Wild Rye Elymus cInereus Grass Full sun 19 of 23
Basin Wildrye Leymus cinereus Grass Full sun 19 of 23
Beach Pine Pinus contorta Tree Full sun 16 of 23
Beaked Hazelnut Corylus cornuta Shrub or small tree Tolerates shade 1 of 23
Beardless Wildrye Leymus triticoides Grass Full sun 1 of 23
Bebb's Sedge Carex bebbii Sedge Tolerates shade 4 of 23
Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii Grass Full sun 7 of 23
Big Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Shrub or small tree Full sun 22 of 23
Bigtooth Maple Acer grandidentatum Tree Sun or part shade 2 of 23
Black Cottonwood Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa Tree Full sun 1 of 23
Black Cottonwood Populus trichocarpa Tree Full sun 1 of 23
Black Hawthorn Crataegus douglasii Shrub or small tree Sun or part shade 8 of 23
Black Sagebrush Artemisia nova Shrub Full sun 13 of 23
Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Wildflower Full sun 5 of 23
Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis Grass Full sun 19 of 23
Blue Wildrye Elymus glaucus Grass Tolerates shade 12 of 23
Bluebunch Wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata spicata Grass Full sun 21 of 23
Bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis Grass Full sun 14 of 23
Bog Blueberry Vaccinium uliginosum Shrub Sun or part shade 3 of 23
Booth's Willow Salix boothii Shrub Tolerates shade 14 of 23
Box Elder Acer negundo Tree Tolerates shade 16 of 23
Broadfruit Bur-Reed Sparganium eurycarpum Perennial Sun or part shade 3 of 23
Broadleaf Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia Wildflower Full sun 3 of 23
Broadleaf Cattail Typha latifolia Perennial Sun or part shade 19 of 23
Broom Sedge Carex scoparia Sedge Tolerates shade 1 of 23
Buckbean Menyanthes trifoliata Wildflower Sun or part shade 9 of 23
Burr Oak Quercus macrocarpa Tree Sun or part shade 2 of 23
California Field Sedge Carex praegracilis Sedge Sun or part shade 19 of 23
California Oatgrass Danthonia californica Grass Full sun 7 of 23
California Poppy Eschscholzia californica Wildflower Sun or part shade 1 of 23
Camas Camassia quamash Wildflower Tolerates shade 3 of 23
Canada Germander Teucrium canadense Wildflower Sun or part shade 1 of 23
Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Wildflower Full sun 19 of 23
Canada Wildrye Elymus canadensis Grass Tolerates shade 17 of 23
Canadian Milkvetch Astragalus canadensis Wildflower Full sun 15 of 23
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana Tree Full sun 23 of 23
Cinquefoil Potentilla gracilis Wildflower Full sun 20 of 23
Cloaked Bulrush Scirpus pallidus Sedge Full sun 11 of 23
Colorado Rush Juncus confusus Rush Sun or part shade 15 of 23
Colorado Spruce Picea pungens Tree Sun or part shade 9 of 23
Columbian Monkshood Aconitum columbianum Wildflower Sun or part shade 14 of 23
Common Cowparsnip Heracleum maximum Wildflower Full sun 18 of 23
Common Duckmeat Spirodela polyrrhiza Wildflower Sun or part shade 1 of 23
Common Duckweed Lemna minor Perennial Full sun 17 of 23
Common Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Tree Tolerates shade 3 of 23
Common Juniper Juniperus communis Shrub or small tree Full sun 21 of 23
Common Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Wildflower Sun or part shade 9 of 23
Common Sneeze Weed Helenium autumnale Wildflower Full sun 4 of 23
Common Spikerush Eleocharis palustris Sedge Full sun 21 of 23
Coon's Tail Ceratophyllum demersum Perennial Sun or part shade 6 of 23
Creeping Barberry Mahonia repens Shrub Tolerates shade 20 of 23
Creeping Juniper Juniperus horizontalis Shrub Full sun 12 of 23
Creeping Wild Rye Elymus triticoides Grass Full sun 1 of 23
Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius Shrub or small tree Sun or part shade 7 of 23
Cutleaf Coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata Wildflower Tolerates shade 12 of 23
Darkthroat Shootingstar Dodecatheon pulchellum Wildflower Sun or part shade 18 of 23
Devil's Beggartick Bidens frondosa Annual Sun or part shade 7 of 23
Diamondleaf Willow Salix planifolia Shrub or small tree Full sun 12 of 23
Dotted Blazing Star Liatris punctata Wildflower Full sun 13 of 23
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Tree Sun or part shade 15 of 23
Downy Paintedcup Castilleja sessiliflora Wildflower Full sun 10 of 23
Drummond's Rush Juncus drummondii Rush Sun or part shade 11 of 23
Drummond's Willow Salix drummondiana Shrub Sun or part shade 12 of 23
Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides Tree Full sun 18 of 23
Eastern Woodland Sedge Carex blanda Sedge Tolerates shade 1 of 23
Eightpetal Mountain-Avens Dryas octopetala Shrub Sun or part shade 7 of 23
Elephanthead Lousewort Pedicularis groenlandica Wildflower Sun or part shade 14 of 23
Engelmann Spruce Picea engelmannii Tree Tolerates shade 15 of 23
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Horsetail Sun or part shade 22 of 23
Fourwing Saltbush Atriplex canescens Shrub Full sun 18 of 23
Fowl Bluegrass Poa palustris Grass Sun or part shade 15 of 23
Fowl Mannagrass Glyceria striata Grass Tolerates shade 20 of 23
Fox Sedge Carex vulpinoidea Sedge Sun or part shade 3 of 23
Fringed Brome Bromus ciliatus Grass Tolerates shade 13 of 23
Gardner's Saltbush Atriplex gardneri Shrub Full sun 18 of 23
Geyer Willow Salix geyeriana Shrub or small tree Tolerates shade 15 of 23
Giant Goldenrod Solidago gigantea Wildflower Sun or part shade 13 of 23
Glaucous Bluegrass Poa glauca Grass Full sun 11 of 23
Golden Currant Ribes aureum Shrub Sun or part shade 21 of 23
Golden Sedge Carex aurea Sedge Sun or part shade 18 of 23
Golden Tickseed Coreopsis tinctoria Wildflower Sun or part shade 2 of 23
Gooseberry Currant Ribes montigenum Shrub Sun or part shade 10 of 23
Gray Aster Eurybia glauca Wildflower Full sun 15 of 23
Great Blanket Flower Gaillardia aristata Wildflower Full sun 18 of 23
Greater Bladder Sedge Carex intumescens Sedge Tolerates shade 1 of 23
Greater Creeping Spearwort Ranunculus flammula Wildflower Tolerates shade 8 of 23
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Tree Tolerates shade 13 of 23
Green Needlegrass Nassella viridula Grass Full sun 17 of 23
Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos Tree Full sun 1 of 23
Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana Tree Tolerates shade 1 of 23
Idaho Blue-Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium idahoense Wildflower Tolerates shade 13 of 23
Indian Rice Grass Stipa hymenoides Grass Full sun 22 of 23
Indian Ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides Grass Full sun 22 of 23
Inland Rush Juncus interior Rush Sun or part shade 13 of 23
James' Galleta Pleuraphis jamesii Grass Full sun 3 of 23
Jerusalem Artichoke Helianthus tuberosus Wildflower Sun or part shade 1 of 23
June Grass Koeleria macrantha Grass Tolerates shade 21 of 23
Kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Shrub Sun or part shade 16 of 23
Knotted Rush Juncus nodosus Rush Full sun 11 of 23
Largeleaf Avens Geum macrophyllum Wildflower Tolerates shade 17 of 23
Largeleaf Pondweed Potamogeton amplifolius Perennial Full sun 4 of 23
Leadplant Amorpha canescens Shrub Tolerates shade 3 of 23
Lewis Flax Linum lewisii Wildflower Full sun 21 of 23
Limestone Meadow Sedge Carex granularis Sedge Tolerates shade 1 of 23
Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Grass Full sun 14 of 23
Little Green Sedge Carex viridula Sedge Full sun 2 of 23
Littleleaf Buttercup Ranunculus abortivus Plant Tolerates shade 6 of 23
Longbeak Buttercup Ranunculus longirostris Wildflower Tolerates shade 13 of 23
Longleaf Pondweed Potamogeton nodosus Perennial Full sun 2 of 23
Longstyle Rush Juncus longistylis Rush Sun or part shade 17 of 23
Lyall's Angelica Angelica arguta Wildflower Sun or part shade 3 of 23
Mackenzie's Willow Salix prolixa Tree Full sun 1 of 23
Meadow Barley Hordeum brachyantherum Grass Full sun 14 of 23
Mertens' Rush Juncus mertensianus Rush Sun or part shade 11 of 23
Mexican Hat Ratibida columnifera Wildflower Full sun 12 of 23
Mexican Muhly Muhlenbergia mexicana Grass Sun or part shade 3 of 23
Mountain Brome Bromus marginatus Grass Full sun 19 of 23
Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Shrub or small tree Sun or part shade 13 of 23
Mountain Maple Acer glabrum Tree Sun or part shade 17 of 23
Mountain Sedge Carex scopulorum Sedge Sun or part shade 11 of 23
Mountain Snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus Shrub Sun or part shade 17 of 23
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago Tree Tolerates shade 3 of 23
Narrowleaf Cottonwood Populus angustifolia Tree Full sun 21 of 23
Narrowleaf Willow Salix exigua Shrub or small tree Sun or part shade 23 of 23
Nebraska Sedge Carex nebrascensis Sedge Full sun 23 of 23
Needle and Thread Hesperostipa comata comata Grass Full sun 21 of 23
Needle and Thread Grass Stipa comata Grass Full sun 21 of 23
Needle Spikerush Eleocharis acicularis Sedge Full sun 10 of 23
Nodding Beggartick Bidens cernua Wildflower Sun or part shade 14 of 23
Northern Reedgrass Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Grass Sun or part shade 14 of 23
Nuttall's Alkaligrass Puccinellia nuttalliana Grass Full sun 19 of 23
Nuttall's Sunflower Helianthus nuttallii Wildflower Full sun 17 of 23
Oregon Checkerbloom Sidalcea oregana Wildflower Tolerates shade 3 of 23
Panicled Bulrush Scirpus microcarpus Sedge Full sun 15 of 23
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera Tree Full sun 3 of 23
Park Willow Salix monticola Shrub or small tree Full sun 3 of 23
Peachleaf Willow Salix amygdaloides Tree Full sun 19 of 23
Pennsylvania Buttercup Ranunculus pensylvanicus Wildflower Tolerates shade 4 of 23
Pennsylvania Smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum Wildflower Full sun 3 of 23
Philadelphia Daisy Erigeron philadelphicus Wildflower Sun or part shade 2 of 23
Pin Cherry Prunus pensylvanica Tree Full sun 3 of 23
Pinegrass Calamagrostis rubescens Grass Tolerates shade 5 of 23
Pinyon Pine Pinus edulis Tree Full sun 2 of 23
Plains Cottonwood Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera Tree Full sun 16 of 23
Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa Tree Full sun 17 of 23
Poverty Rush Juncus tenuis Rush Sun or part shade 2 of 23
Prairie Cordgrass Spartina pectinata Grass Full sun 12 of 23
Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis Grass Sun or part shade 2 of 23
Prairie Sagewort Artemisia frigida Shrub Sun or part shade 19 of 23
Prairie Sandreed Calamovilfa longifolia Grass Full sun 15 of 23
Purple Avens Geum rivale Wildflower Full sun 5 of 23
Pussy Willow Salix discolor Tree Tolerates shade 8 of 23
Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides Tree Full sun 20 of 23
Rabbit Brush Chrysothamnus nauseosus Shrub Full sun 21 of 23
Rainier Pleated Gentian Gentiana calycosa Wildflower Tolerates shade 2 of 23
Red Osier Dogwood Cornus sericea sericea Shrub or small tree Full sun 18 of 23
Red-Barked Dogwood Cornus alba Shrub or small tree Full sun 18 of 23
Redosier Dogwood Cornus sericea sericea Shrub or small tree Full sun 18 of 23
Rice Cutgrass Leersia oryzoides Grass Full sun 2 of 23
Riverbank Grape Vitis riparia Vine Sun or part shade 7 of 23
Robbins' Pondweed Potamogeton robbinsii Perennial Full sun 3 of 23
Rocky Mountain Iris Iris missouriensis Wildflower Sun or part shade 15 of 23
Rocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus scopulorum Tree Full sun 22 of 23
Rocky Mountain Penstemon Penstemon strictus Perennial Full sun 5 of 23
Rocky Mountain Pond-Lily Nuphar lutea subsp. polysepala Wildflower Full sun 9 of 23
Rufous Bulrush Scirpus pendulus Sedge Full sun 1 of 23
Russet Buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis Shrub Sun or part shade 17 of 23
Rydberg's Penstemon Penstemon rydbergii Wildflower Full sun 2 of 23
Salt Grass Distichlis spicata Grass Full sun 20 of 23
Salt Spring Checkerbloom Sidalcea neomexicana Wildflower Tolerates shade 3 of 23
Sand Bluestem Andropogon hallii Grass Full sun 7 of 23
Sand Dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus Grass Full sun 19 of 23
Sand Lovegrass Eragrostis trichodes Grass Full sun 1 of 23
Sandbar Willow Salix interior Tree Full sun 12 of 23
Sandcherry Prunus pumila Shrub Tolerates shade 8 of 23
Scarlet Gilia Ipomopsis aggregata aggregata Wildflower Full sun 6 of 23
Seep Monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus Wildflower Tolerates shade 18 of 23
Shadscale Saltbush Atriplex confertifolia Shrub Full sun 12 of 23
Shining Willow Salix lucida Shrub or small tree Sun or part shade 18 of 23
Showy Milkweed Asclepias speciosa Wildflower Full sun 19 of 23
Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula Grass Full sun 6 of 23
Sierra Larkspur Delphinium glaucum Wildflower Tolerates shade 5 of 23
Sierra Rush Juncus nevadensis Rush Sun or part shade 8 of 23
Silver Buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea Shrub or small tree Sun or part shade 18 of 23
Silver Sagebrush Artemisia cana Shrub Full sun 21 of 23
Silverweed Potentilla anserina Wildflower Tolerates shade 15 of 23
Silverweed Cinquefoil Argentina anserina Wildflower Tolerates shade 15 of 23
Silvery Sedge Carex canescens Sedge Sun or part shade 11 of 23
Sitka Alder Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata Shrub or small tree Sun or part shade 3 of 23
Skunkbush Sumac Rhus trilobata Shrub Sun or part shade 19 of 23
Slender Hairgrass Deschampsia elongata Grass Full sun 2 of 23
Slenderbeak Sedge Carex athrostachya Sedge Sun or part shade 7 of 23
Smallwing Sedge Carex microptera Sedge Full sun 19 of 23
Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra Shrub or small tree Full sun 6 of 23
Softleaf Sedge Carex disperma Sedge Sun or part shade 11 of 23
Softstem Bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Sedge Full sun 18 of 23
Spike Trisetum Trisetum spicatum Grass Sun or part shade 16 of 23
Spiked Muhly Muhlenbergia glomerata Grass Sun or part shade 3 of 23
Squashberry Viburnum edule Shrub Tolerates shade 2 of 23
Star Duckweed Lemna trisulca Perennial Full sun 8 of 23
Sticky Cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa Wildflower Sun or part shade 13 of 23
Sticky Purple Geranium Geranium viscosissimum Wildflower Tolerates shade 17 of 23
Subalpine Fir Abies lasiocarpa Tree Tolerates shade 16 of 23
Subalpine Fleabane Erigeron peregrinus Wildflower Sun or part shade 11 of 23
Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum Shrub Full sun 18 of 23
Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Wildflower Full sun 3 of 23
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum Grass Full sun 7 of 23
Swordleaf Rush Juncus ensifolius Rush Sun or part shade 9 of 23
Tall Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Sedge Full sun 7 of 23
Tanseyleaf Tansyaster Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Wildflower Full sun 16 of 23
Thickspike Wheatgrass Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus Grass Full sun 21 of 23
Thinleaf Alder Alnus incana Tree Sun or part shade 8 of 23
Thinleaf Alder Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia Shrub or small tree Sun or part shade 8 of 23
Timber Oatgrass Danthonia intermedia Grass Sun or part shade 13 of 23
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius Rush Full sun 13 of 23
Torrey's Rush Juncus torreyi Rush Full sun 17 of 23
Twinberry Lonicera involucrata Shrub Tolerates shade 10 of 23
Utah Honeysuckle Lonicera utahensis Shrub Tolerates shade 5 of 23
Utah Juniper Juniperus osteosperma Tree Full sun 8 of 23
Utah Service Berry Amelanchier utahensis Shrub or small tree Sun or part shade 9 of 23
Utah Sweetvetch Hedysarum boreale Wildflower Full sun 14 of 23
Virginia Wildrye Elymus virginicus Grass Tolerates shade 3 of 23
Wasatch Beardtongue Penstemon cyananthus Wildflower Full sun 3 of 23
Water Birch Betula occidentalis Tree Sun or part shade 19 of 23
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile Horsetail Full sun 2 of 23
Water Knotweed Polygonum amphibium Perennial Full sun 16 of 23
Water Sedge Carex aquatilis Sedge Full sun 14 of 23
Wax Currant Ribes cereum Shrub Full sun 22 of 23
Western Brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum Fern Tolerates shade 5 of 23
Western Labrador Tea Ledum glandulosum Shrub Tolerates shade 4 of 23
Western Polemonium Polemonium occidentale Wildflower Tolerates shade 5 of 23
Western Sand Cherry Prunus besseyi Shrub Full sun 8 of 23
Western Service Berry Amelanchier alnifolia Shrub or small tree Sun or part shade 19 of 23
Western Snowberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis Shrub Sun or part shade 20 of 23
Western Virgin's Bower Clematis ligusticifolia Vine Sun or part shade 16 of 23
Western Wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii Grass Full sun 23 of 23
Wheat Sedge Carex atherodes Sedge Full sun 5 of 23
White Fir Abies concolor Tree Sun or part shade 1 of 23
White Marsh Marigold Caltha leptosepala Wildflower Full sun 10 of 23
Whitegrass Leersia virginica Grass Tolerates shade 1 of 23
Whitestem Gooseberry Ribes inerme Shrub Tolerates shade 11 of 23
Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Wildflower Sun or part shade 15 of 23
Wild Mint Mentha arvensis Wildflower Sun or part shade 21 of 23
Winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata Shrub Full sun 21 of 23
Woodland Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum Horsetail Tolerates shade 2 of 23
Woods' Rose Rosa woodsii Shrub Sun or part shade 21 of 23
Woolly Yarrow Achillea tomentosa Wildflower Sun or part shade 20 of 23
Yellow Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans Grass Full sun 2 of 23
Yellow Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Shrub Full sun 18 of 23
Yellow Willow Salix lutea Shrub or small tree Sun or part shade 19 of 23

What the map shows

Every plant here is native to Wyoming. The map colours each county by what USDA records there.

Native
USDA records this plant growing wild in the county before European settlement.
Introduced
USDA records it in the county, but it arrived from elsewhere. Naturalised, not native.
Not recorded here
USDA has no record of it growing wild in the county, native or otherwise.

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
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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 Wyoming?

This page lists the 274 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Wyoming and routinely available from nurseries: 37 trees, 59 shrubs, 82 wildflowers, 89 grasses and sedges, 4 ferns and 3 vines. They are a small part of Wyoming's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Wyoming counties where USDA records it growing wild.

What trees are native to Wyoming?

This page lists 37 trees native to Wyoming that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Chokecherry, Rocky Mountain Juniper and Narrowleaf Cottonwood, each recorded as native in at least 21 of Wyoming's 23 counties.

What shrubs are native to Wyoming?

This page lists 59 shrubs native to Wyoming that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Narrowleaf Willow, Big Sagebrush and Wax Currant, each recorded as native in at least 22 of Wyoming's 23 counties.

What wildflowers are native to Wyoming?

This page lists 82 wildflowers native to Wyoming that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Lewis Flax, Wild Mint and American Speedwell, each recorded as native in at least 20 of Wyoming's 23 counties.

Is my plant native to Wyoming?

Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Wyoming: 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 Wyoming native everywhere in Wyoming?

Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 132 of the 274 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Wyoming's 23 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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