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Native plants of Greenlee County

207 plant species are recorded as native to Arizona in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Greenlee County by USDA PLANTS. 116 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 1 more species is listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.

County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Greenlee County, Arizona

Native species
207 Typical Arizona county: 356 (median of 15 counties)
Garden-ready natives
116 Typical Arizona county: 210
Share by type (all 207 native species)
Percent of the 207 native species in each growth type
Tree 18% (37)
Shrub 14% (30)
Wildflower (forb) 46% (96)
Grass or grass-like 19% (39)
Vine <1% (2)
Fern 1% (3)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (46%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (19%).

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

ZIP codes mainly in this county fall in USDA hardiness zones 8a to 8b (2023 map).

The native plant list

Cold hardiness is estimated from each plant’s PLANTS minimum temperature. How we estimate it.

Garden-ready natives 116

Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.

Garden-ready native plants of Greenlee County, Arizona
PlantType HeightLight Water useHardy to
alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Tree 15 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 3a
alpine leafybract aster Symphyotrichum foliaceum Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
American bistort Polygonum bistortoides Wildflower (forb) 1.5 ft Sun High Zone 3b
American red raspberry Rubus idaeus Shrub 6 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 1a
Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa Shrub 6 ft Sun Low Zone 5a
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 walnut Juglans major Tree 50 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
bastardsage Eriogonum wrightii Shrub 2 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 6a
beardless wildrye Leymus triticoides Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun High Zone 3a
beechleaf frangula Frangula betulifolia Tree 7 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 5b
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
black cherry Prunus serotina Tree 80 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
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
Bonpland willow Salix bonplandiana Tree 30 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 10a
boxelder Acer negundo Tree 60 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 2b
brittlebush Encelia farinosa Shrub 5 ft Sun Low Zone 10a
broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae Shrub 1.5 ft 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 poppy Eschscholzia californica Wildflower (forb) 1.2 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 8a
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
catclaw acacia Senegalia greggii Tree 20 ft Sun Low Zone 6a
chokecherry Prunus virginiana Tree 25 ft Sun Medium Zone 3a
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 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
creosote bush Larrea tridentata Shrub 10 ft Sun Low Zone 5a
curly-mesquite Hilaria belangeri Grass or grass-like 10 in Sun Low Zone 8b
desert ceanothus Ceanothus greggii Shrub 7 ft Sun Low Zone 6a
desertbroom Baccharis sarothroides Shrub 12 ft Sun Low Zone 10a
devil's beggartick Bidens frondosa Wildflower (forb) 4 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 12a
dewystem willow Salix irrorata Shrub 6 ft — — Zone 2a
fairyduster Calliandra eriophylla Shrub 3 ft Sun Low Zone 10a
false daisy Eclipta prostrata Wildflower (forb) 3.2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 10b
featherplume Dalea formosa Shrub 3 ft Sun Low Zone 6a
fireweed Chamerion angustifolium Wildflower (forb) 5.5 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata Grass or grass-like 5.7 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
freckled milkvetch Astragalus lentiginosus Shrub 1.4 ft Sun Low Zone 4b
Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii Tree 90 ft Sun High Zone 6a
Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Tree 40 ft Sun Low Zone 3a
Geyer willow Salix geyeriana Tree 15 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 3b
golden currant Ribes aureum Shrub 10 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 3b
Goodding's willow Salix gooddingii Tree 40 ft Sun High 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
Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Medium Zone 10b
Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum Wildflower (forb) 3.3 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3a
jojoba Simmondsia chinensis Shrub 7 ft Sun Low Zone 7a
littleleaf sumac Rhus microphylla Tree 10 ft Sun Low Zone 6a
longleaf jointfir Ephedra trifurca Shrub 15 ft Sun Low Zone 6a
longstyle rush Juncus longistylis Grass or grass-like 1.8 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
meadow barley Hordeum brachyantherum Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun Medium Zone 3a
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
northern bedstraw Galium boreale Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
pale evening primrose Oenothera pallida Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Low Zone 3b
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
poverty threeawn Aristida divaricata Grass or grass-like 1.3 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 6b
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
red elderberry Sambucus racemosa Tree 18 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides Grass or grass-like 4.9 ft Sun High Zone 4a
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
rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa Shrub 4 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
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
Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda Grass or grass-like 1.4 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 3b
sanddune wallflower Erysimum capitatum Wildflower (forb) 2.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 4b
Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana Tree 50 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 6a
showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa Wildflower (forb) 6 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 3a
silverweed cinquefoil Argentina anserina Wildflower (forb) 6 in Shade-tolerant High Zone 5a
silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus Wildflower (forb) 1.5 ft Sun Low Zone 3a
singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Tree 50 ft Sun Low Zone 5a
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
smallwing sedge Carex microptera Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun High Zone 4a
smooth sumac Rhus glabra Tree 12 ft Sun Low Zone 4a
soaptree yucca Yucca elata Tree 20 ft Sun Low Zone 6a
southwestern pricklypoppy Argemone pleiacantha Wildflower (forb) 7 in Sun Low Zone 8a
squirreltail Elymus elymoides Grass or grass-like 1.5 ft Sun Low Zone 3a
thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus Shrub 4 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4b
Thurber's desert honeysuckle Anisacanthus thurberi Shrub 4.5 ft Sun Low Zone 7a
tobosagrass Pleuraphis mutica Grass or grass-like 2.3 ft Sun Low Zone 7b
twinberry honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata Shrub 10 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 3a
upright prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera Wildflower (forb) 3.1 ft Sun Medium Zone 3a
Utah honeysuckle Lonicera utahensis Shrub 5 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5a
Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma Tree 26 ft Sun Low Zone 4b
wax currant Ribes cereum Shrub 3 ft Sun Low Zone 5a
western white clematis Clematis ligusticifolia Vine 1 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Low Zone 4a
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
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

Other native species recorded here 91

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.

  • 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
  • autumn dwarf gentian Gentianella amarella
  • bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata
  • Bebb willow Salix bebbiana
  • biannual lettuce Lactuca ludoviciana
  • bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata
  • blackstem spleenwort Asplenium resiliens
  • blite goosefoot Chenopodium capitatum
  • bluntleaf yellowcress Rorippa curvipes
  • carelessweed Amaranthus palmeri
  • Carruth's sagewort Artemisia carruthii
  • clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
  • coastal sandbur Cenchrus spinifex
  • crested anoda Anoda cristata
  • curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
  • cutleaf nightshade Solanum triflorum
  • Dakota mock vervain Glandularia bipinnatifida
  • densetuft hairsedge Bulbostylis capillaris
  • desert horsepurslane Trianthema portulacastrum
  • Drummond's false pennyroyal Hedeoma drummondii
  • dryspike sedge Carex siccata
  • elkweed Frasera speciosa
  • European bur-reed Sparganium emersum
  • fairy slipper Calypso bulbosa
  • feather fingergrass Chloris virgata
  • feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
  • fetid marigold Dyssodia papposa
  • fineleaf hymenopappus Hymenopappus filifolius
  • flatspine bur ragweed Ambrosia acanthicarpa
  • flatspine stickseed Lappula occidentalis
  • foxtail prairie clover Dalea leporina
  • greenflowered wintergreen Pyrola chlorantha
  • hairy hedgenettle Stachys pilosa
  • hookedspur violet Viola adunca
  • husk tomato Physalis pubescens
  • James' cryptantha Cryptantha cinerea
  • lacy tansyaster Machaeranthera pinnatifida
  • least duckweed Lemna minuta
  • lesser rattlesnake plantain Goodyera repens
  • lesser wirelettuce Stephanomeria minor
  • lesser yellow lady's slipper Cypripedium parviflorum
  • Louisiana vetch Vicia ludoviciana
  • Mexican lovegrass Eragrostis mexicana
  • mucronate sprangletop Leptochloa panicea
  • neckweed Veronica peregrina
  • nodding onion Allium cernuum
  • northern bog violet Viola nephrophylla
  • Norwegian cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica
  • Pennsylvania pellitory Parietaria pensylvanica
  • pinesap Monotropa hypopitys
  • pleated gentian Gentiana affinis
  • poorjoe Diodia teres
  • Porter brome Bromus porteri
  • pygmyflower rockjasmine Androsace septentrionalis
  • Rocky Mountain rush Juncus saximontanus
  • scarlet beeblossom Oenothera suffrutescens
  • scrambled eggs Corydalis aurea
  • sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
  • shortstalk chickweed Cerastium brachypodum
  • sidebells wintergreen Orthilia secunda
  • silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium
  • sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
  • sixweeks threeawn Aristida adscensionis
  • slender lipfern Cheilanthes feei
  • slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
  • snowline wintergreen Pyrola minor
  • southern cattail Typha domingensis
  • Spanish needles Bidens bipinnata
  • spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
  • spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
  • spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
  • spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens
  • spreading sandwort Arenaria lanuginosa
  • tasselflower brickellbush Brickellia grandiflora
  • Texas toadflax Nuttallanthus texanus
  • tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
  • twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza
  • warty caltrop Kallstroemia parviflora
  • wedgeleaf draba Draba cuneifolia
  • western rattlesnake plantain Goodyera oblongifolia
  • western rockjasmine Androsace occidentalis
  • western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
  • white four o'clock Mirabilis albida
  • witchgrass Panicum capillare
  • woodland pinedrops Pterospora andromedea
  • Wright's cudweed Pseudognaphalium canescens
Also listed as native and introduced here 1

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.

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.

Native species counts, Greenlee County and Arizona
MeasureGreenlee CountyTypical countyStatewide
Native species 207 356 922
Garden-ready natives 116 210 509
Tree 37 — 75
Shrub 30 — 95
Wildflower (forb) 96 — 471
Grass or grass-like 39 — 229
Vine 2 — 20
Fern 3 — 32

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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
Greenlee County (county FIPS 04011), Arizona. 207 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

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