Native plants · Arizona
Native plants of Gila County
356 plant species are recorded as native to Arizona in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Gila County by USDA PLANTS. 192 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 5 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Gila County, Arizona
- Native species
- 356 Typical Arizona county: 356 (median of 15 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 192 Typical Arizona county: 210
- Share by type (all 356 native species)
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Percent of the 356 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (49%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (20%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 192
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| American red raspberry Rubus idaeus | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 1a |
| American speedwell Veronica americana | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| American vetch Vicia americana | Vine | 1.3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| Arizona cottontop Digitaria californica | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| Arizona cypress Hesperocyparis arizonica | Tree | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| Arizona fescue Festuca arizonica | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| Arizona sycamore Platanus wrightii | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6b |
| Arizona threeawn Aristida arizonica | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7a |
| Arizona walnut Juglans major | Tree | 50 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| awlfruit sedge Carex stipata | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| banana yucca Yucca baccata | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7a |
| bastardsage Eriogonum wrightii | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| beechleaf frangula Frangula betulifolia | Tree | 7 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 5b |
| big bluestem Andropogon gerardii | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2b |
| big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata | Tree | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Bigelow's tansyaster Machaeranthera bigelovii | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 10b |
| bigtooth maple Acer grandidentatum | Tree | 38 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| bitter cherry Prunus emarginata | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| black cherry Prunus serotina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black dropseed Sporobolus interruptus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6b |
| black grama Bouteloua eriopoda | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| blue grama Bouteloua gracilis | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| blue wildrye Elymus glaucus | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| boxelder Acer negundo | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| brittlebush Encelia farinosa | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 10a |
| broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae | Shrub | 1.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides | Grass or grass-like | 6 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| bush muhly Muhlenbergia porteri | Grass or grass-like | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8b |
| butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| California buckthorn Frangula californica | Tree | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| California poppy Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| candy barrelcactus Ferocactus wislizeni | Tree | 11 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| cane bluestem Bothriochloa barbinodis | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7b |
| canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis | Tree | 90 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 8b |
| cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| Carolina foxtail Alopecurus carolinianus | Grass or grass-like | 1.7 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| catclaw acacia Senegalia greggii | Tree | 20 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| chokecherry Prunus virginiana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| cliff fendlerbush Fendlera rupicola | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| Colorado four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| common juniper Juniperus communis | Tree | 10 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| common maidenhair Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common rush Juncus effusus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common sotol Dasylirion wheeleri | Shrub | 15 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 10a |
| common sunflower Helianthus annuus | Wildflower (forb) | 9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| cows clover Trifolium wormskioldii | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| creeping barberry Mahonia repens | Shrub | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| creeping muhly Muhlenbergia repens | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9a |
| curly-mesquite Hilaria belangeri | Grass or grass-like | 10 in | Sun | Low | Zone 8b |
| cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus | Shrub | 13 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens | Grass or grass-like | 4.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 9b |
| desert ceanothus Ceanothus greggii | Shrub | 7 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6b |
| desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| desert willow Chilopsis linearis | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5a |
| desertbroom Baccharis sarothroides | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 10a |
| dewystem willow Salix irrorata | Shrub | 6 ft | — | — | Zone 2a |
| Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii | Tree | 200 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Eastern Mojave buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| fairyduster Calliandra eriophylla | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 10a |
| false indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa | Shrub | 15 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| featherplume Dalea formosa | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| field horsetail Equisetum arvense | Fern | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| firecracker penstemon Penstemon eatonii | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| Florida hopbush Dodonaea viscosa | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 9a |
| fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata | Grass or grass-like | 5.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| fragrant flatsedge Cyperus odoratus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11b |
| freckled milkvetch Astragalus lentiginosus | Shrub | 1.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| fringed brome Bromus ciliatus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| Gambel oak Quercus gambelii | Tree | 40 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| golden crownbeard Verbesina encelioides | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| Goodding's willow Salix gooddingii | Tree | 40 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| gooseberryleaf globemallow Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5a |
| gray alder Alnus incana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| green sprangletop Leptochloa dubia | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| hairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta | Grass or grass-like | 6 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| Hooker's evening primrose Oenothera elata | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| inland rush Juncus interior | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| jojoba Simmondsia chinensis | Shrub | 7 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7a |
| lemonscent Pectis angustifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 8 in | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| littleleaf ratany Krameria erecta | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| longleaf jointfir Ephedra trifurca | Shrub | 15 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| longleaf pondweed Potamogeton nodosus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| longstyle rush Juncus longistylis | Grass or grass-like | 1.8 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| Macoun's buttercup Ranunculus macounii | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| maiden blue eyed Mary Collinsia parviflora | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Malabar sprangletop Leptochloa fusca | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| Mexican muhly Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 12b |
| Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| mountain brome Bromus marginatus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| mountain muhly Muhlenbergia montana | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| mule-fat Baccharis salicifolia | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| muttongrass Poa fendleriana | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| narrowleaf cottonwood Populus angustifolia | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| narrowleaf willow Salix exigua | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| New Mexico locust Robinia neomexicana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| ocotillo Fouquieria splendens | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7a |
| old man's whiskers Geum triflorum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| orange agoseris Agoseris aurantiaca | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| pale agoseris Agoseris glauca | Shrub | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| panicled bulrush Scirpus microcarpus | Grass or grass-like | 5.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Parish's yampah Perideridia parishii | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| pine dropseed Blepharoneuron tricholepis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5a |
| pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata | Shrub | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| plains lovegrass Eragrostis intermedia | Grass or grass-like | 2.7 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| pointleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 9b |
| prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| purple threeawn Aristida purpurea | Grass or grass-like | 1.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| quaking aspen Populus tremuloides | Tree | 65 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1a |
| redberry buckthorn Rhamnus crocea | Tree | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9b |
| Richardson's geranium Geranium richardsonii | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| roadside agrimony Agrimonia striata | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Rocky Mountain beeplant Cleome serrulata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12b |
| Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum | Tree | 50 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| rough menodora Menodora scabra | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9a |
| roving sailor Maurandella antirrhiniflora | Vine | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| rufous bulrush Scirpus pendulus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| sacahuista Nolina microcarpa | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8b |
| sago pondweed Stuckenia pectinata | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| saguaro Carnegiea gigantea | Tree | 9 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8b |
| salt heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| salt spring checkerbloom Sidalcea neomexicana | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| sanddune wallflower Erysimum capitatum | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6a |
| seep monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| shiny chickweed Stellaria nitens | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 12a |
| sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| singleleaf ash Fraxinus anomala | Tree | 20 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla | Tree | 50 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| singlewhorl burrobrush Hymenoclea monogyra | Shrub | 2 ft | — | — | Zone 10a |
| skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 2a |
| slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| slenderbeak sedge Carex athrostachya | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| smooth horsetail Equisetum laevigatum | Fern | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| smooth sumac Rhus glabra | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| soaptree yucca Yucca elata | Tree | 20 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| softstem bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Grass or grass-like | 9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| southwestern pricklypoppy Argemone pleiacantha | Wildflower (forb) | 7 in | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| spike bentgrass Agrostis exarata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| spike muhly Muhlenbergia wrightii | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| squirreltail Elymus elymoides | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| sugar sumac Rhus ovata | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum | Shrub | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| switchgrass Panicum virgatum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| tanglehead Heteropogon contortus | Grass or grass-like | 8 in | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| tapertip flatsedge Cyperus acuminatus | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| tapertip onion Allium acuminatum | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| thickspike wheatgrass Elymus lanceolatus | Grass or grass-like | 2.3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| thinleaf huckleberry Vaccinium membranaceum | Shrub | 4.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| Thurber's desert honeysuckle Anisacanthus thurberi | Shrub | 4.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7a |
| toad rush Juncus bufonius | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| tobosagrass Pleuraphis mutica | Grass or grass-like | 2.3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7b |
| Torrey's rush Juncus torreyi | Grass or grass-like | 3.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| turkey tangle fogfruit Phyla nodiflora | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| turpentinebroom Thamnosma montana | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7a |
| twoheaded water-starwort Callitriche heterophylla | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis | Tree | 50 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| upright prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower (forb) | 3.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma | Tree | 26 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| velvet ash Fraxinus velutina | Tree | 40 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| western waterleaf Hydrophyllum occidentale | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| western white clematis Clematis ligusticifolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| white fir Abies concolor | Tree | 120 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| whitebark raspberry Rubus leucodermis | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| whitethorn acacia Vachellia constricta | Tree | 9 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| Woods' rose Rosa woodsii | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| woolly locoweed Astragalus mollissimus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| woolly plantain Plantago patagonica | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Low | Zone 12b |
| Wright's deervetch Lotus wrightii | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 7a |
| Wright's silktassel Garrya wrightii | Tree | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8b |
| yellow evening primrose Oenothera flava | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| yellow trumpetbush Tecoma stans | Tree | 20 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 164
PLANTS has no growing records for these, so light, moisture, height and zone filters cannot include them. Many are wild species seldom sold by nurseries.
Hidden while “Garden-ready only” is on.
- Aleutian maidenhair Adiantum aleuticum
- American bird's-foot trefoil Lotus unifoliolatus
- American black nightshade Solanum americanum
- American dragonhead Dracocephalum parviflorum
- American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
- annual muhly Muhlenbergia minutissima
- Apocynum ×floribundum Apocynum ×floribundum
- arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis
- Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
- bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata
- bearded flatsedge Cyperus squarrosus
- biannual lettuce Lactuca ludoviciana
- bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata
- bigseed alfalfa dodder Cuscuta indecora
- blackstem spleenwort Asplenium resiliens
- bristly scaleseed Spermolepis echinata
- brittle bladderfern Cystopteris fragilis
- Canada spikesedge Eleocharis geniculata
- carelessweed Amaranthus palmeri
- Carolina canarygrass Phalaris caroliniana
- Carolina draba Draba reptans
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carruth's sagewort Artemisia carruthii
- catchfly prairie gentian Eustoma exaltatum
- clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
- clustered broomrape Orobanche fasciculata
- coastal sandbur Cenchrus spinifex
- cottonbatting plant Pseudognaphalium stramineum
- crested anoda Anoda cristata
- Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya
- curlycup gumweed Grindelia squarrosa
- curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
- Dakota mock vervain Glandularia bipinnatifida
- densetuft hairsedge Bulbostylis capillaris
- desert princesplume Stanleya pinnata
- Douglas' knotweed Polygonum douglasii
- Drummond's false pennyroyal Hedeoma drummondii
- Dudley's rush Juncus dudleyi
- elkweed Frasera speciosa
- entireleaved thelypody Thelypodium integrifolium
- erect spiderling Boerhavia erecta
- European bur-reed Sparganium emersum
- false buffalograss Munroa squarrosa
- feather fingergrass Chloris virgata
- feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
- fetid marigold Dyssodia papposa
- field pansy Viola bicolor
- fineleaf hymenopappus Hymenopappus filifolius
- flatspine stickseed Lappula occidentalis
- fluxweed Trichostema brachiatum
- foxtail prairie clover Dalea leporina
- fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum
- Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii
- fringed willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
- grassleaf lettuce Lactuca graminifolia
- green carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
- greenflowered wintergreen Pyrola chlorantha
- hooded coralroot Corallorhiza striata
- hyssopleaf sandmat Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
- ivyleaf groundcherry Physalis hederifolia
- James' cryptantha Cryptantha cinerea
- lacy tansyaster Machaeranthera pinnatifida
- lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora
- lesser wirelettuce Stephanomeria minor
- longleaf groundcherry Physalis longifolia
- Louisiana vetch Vicia ludoviciana
- lowland yellow loosestrife Lysimachia hybrida
- maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
- male fern Dryopteris filix-mas
- manyflowered monkeyflower Mimulus floribundus
- Menzies' fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii
- Mojave seablite Suaeda moquinii
- mucronate sprangletop Leptochloa panicea
- narrowleaf stoneseed Lithospermum incisum
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- nodding chickweed Cerastium nutans
- northern bog violet Viola nephrophylla
- oneflowered broomrape Orobanche uniflora
- pale dock Rumex altissimus
- Pennsylvania pellitory Parietaria pensylvanica
- pinesap Monotropa hypopitys
- pleated gentian Gentiana affinis
- pony beebalm Monarda pectinata
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- Powell's amaranth Amaranthus powellii
- prairie spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis
- prairie sunflower Helianthus petiolaris
- prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
- purple cliffbrake Pellaea atropurpurea
- pygmyflower rockjasmine Androsace septentrionalis
- redseed plantain Plantago rhodosperma
- redwhisker clammyweed Polanisia dodecandra
- Rocky Mountain rush Juncus saximontanus
- roughfruit fairybells Prosartes trachycarpa
- sand spikerush Eleocharis montevidensis
- sandpaper vervain Verbena scabra
- scarlet beeblossom Oenothera suffrutescens
- scarlet spiderling Boerhavia coccinea
- scrambled eggs Corydalis aurea
- sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
- shaggy dwarf morning-glory Evolvulus nuttallianus
- shortpod draba Draba brachycarpa
- shortseed waterwort Elatine brachysperma
- silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- sixweeks threeawn Aristida adscensionis
- sleepy silene Silene antirrhina
- slender lipfern Cheilanthes feei
- slender phlox Microsteris gracilis
- slender yellow woodsorrel Oxalis dillenii
- slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
- small Venus' looking-glass Triodanis biflora
- small-leaf pussytoes Antennaria parvifolia
- sorrelvine Cissus trifoliata
- southern cattail Typha domingensis
- Spanish gold Grindelia papposa
- spike dropseed Sporobolus contractus
- spinystar Escobaria vivipara
- spotted fritillary Fritillaria atropurpurea
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
- spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens
- spreading sandwort Arenaria lanuginosa
- spring coralroot Corallorhiza wisteriana
- stemless Townsend daisy Townsendia exscapa
- strapleaf willow Salix ligulifolia
- stream orchid Epipactis gigantea
- stretchberry Forestiera pubescens
- summer coralroot Corallorhiza maculata
- sweetcicely Osmorhiza berteroi
- tall annual willowherb Epilobium brachycarpum
- tapertip cupgrass Eriochloa acuminata
- tasselflower brickellbush Brickellia grandiflora
- Texas toadflax Nuttallanthus texanus
- threenerve goldenrod Solidago velutina
- tobacco root Valeriana edulis
- tower rockcress Arabis glabra
- trailing fleabane Erigeron flagellaris
- tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
- tumble windmill grass Chloris verticillata
- twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza
- velvetweed Oenothera curtiflora
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- warty spurge Euphorbia spathulata
- water minerslettuce Montia chamissoi
- wedgeleaf draba Draba cuneifolia
- western marsh cudweed Gnaphalium palustre
- western poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii
- western rattlesnake plantain Goodyera oblongifolia
- western rockjasmine Androsace occidentalis
- western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
- white heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides
- white prairie aster Symphyotrichum falcatum
- whitestem blazingstar Mentzelia albicaulis
- whorled marshpennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- woodbine Parthenocissus vitacea
- woodland pinedrops Pterospora andromedea
- woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca
- woolly tidestromia Tidestromia lanuginosa
- wormseed sandmat Chamaesyce vermiculata
- Wright's cudweed Pseudognaphalium canescens
- Wright's plantain Plantago wrightiana
Also listed as native and introduced here 5
PLANTS labels these species both native and introduced in this state: some forms are native and others were brought in from elsewhere. Most gardeners should choose plants from the main list.
- annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
- common pepperweedLepidium densiflorum
- common reedPhragmites australis
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
- white sagebrushArtemisia ludoviciana
Compared with Arizona
The typical county is the median of the 15 Arizona counties with PLANTS county records; the statewide figure counts every species native anywhere in the state. More species is not better or worse: counties differ in size, habitat and how thoroughly they have been surveyed.
| Measure | Gila County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 356 | 356 | 922 |
| Garden-ready natives | 192 | 210 | 509 |
| Tree | 48 | — | 75 |
| Shrub | 41 | — | 95 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 174 | — | 471 |
| Grass or grass-like | 72 | — | 229 |
| Vine | 11 | — | 20 |
| Fern | 10 | — | 32 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Gila County.
- Graham County, AZ 226 garden-ready
- Maricopa County, AZ 175 garden-ready
- Navajo County, AZ 263 garden-ready
- Pinal County, AZ 112 garden-ready
Source & data date
- Source
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
- Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
- USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
- Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
- Data date
- Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
- Zones
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) ZIP table: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed November 3, 2026. Plant zones on this site are our estimate, not the official map.
- Scope
- Gila County (county FIPS 04007), Arizona. 356 native species from PLANTS county distribution records; garden-ready = species with a PLANTS characteristics record.
- Method
- A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources