Native plants · California
Native plants of Mono County
493 plant species are recorded as native to California in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Mono County by USDA PLANTS. 340 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 3 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Mono County, California
- Native species
- 493 Typical California county: 333 (median of 58 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 340 Typical California county: 239
- Share by type (all 493 native species)
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Percent of the 493 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (53%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (24%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 340
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alkali buttercup Ranunculus cymbalaria | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| alkali cordgrass Spartina gracilis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| alkali sacaton Sporobolus airoides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| alpine laurel Kalmia microphylla | Shrub | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| alpine leafybract aster Symphyotrichum foliaceum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| alpine mountainsorrel Oxyria digyna | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| alpine timothy Phleum alpinum | Grass or grass-like | 1.4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| American alpine speedwell Veronica wormskjoldii | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| American bistort Polygonum bistortoides | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| analogue sedge Carex simulata | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| Anderson's larkspur Delphinium andersonii | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12b |
| antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| arctic pearlwort Sagina saginoides | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| arrowleaf balsamroot Balsamorhiza sagittata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| arrowleaf ragwort Senecio triangularis | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| awl-leaf lilaea Lilaea scilloides | Grass or grass-like | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 12b |
| basin wildrye Leymus cinereus | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| bastardsage Eriogonum wrightii | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| beaked spikerush Eleocharis rostellata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| beardless wildrye Leymus triticoides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| big deervetch Lotus crassifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata | Tree | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| big saltbush Atriplex lentiformis | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| bitter cherry Prunus emarginata | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| black sagebrush Artemisia nova | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| blackbrush Coleogyne ramosissima | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| blue wildrye Elymus glaucus | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| blunt spikerush Eleocharis obtusa | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| bog blueberry Vaccinium uliginosum | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Booth's willow Salix boothii | Shrub | 24 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8b |
| boraxweed Nitrophila occidentalis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| boxelder Acer negundo | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| Brewer's bittercress Cardamine breweri | Wildflower (forb) | 1.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| broadlipped twayblade Listera convallarioides | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| Brown's peony Paeonia brownii | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| bud sagebrush Picrothamnus desertorum | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| burrobush Ambrosia dumosa | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens | Shrub | 7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6b |
| bushy bird's beak Cordylanthus ramosus | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12b |
| California brome Bromus carinatus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9a |
| California buckthorn Frangula californica | Tree | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| California false hellebore Veratrum californicum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| California melicgrass Melica californica | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| California poppy Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| California red fir Abies magnifica | Tree | 150 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| Canadian milkvetch Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| Chamisso arnica Arnica chamissonis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| chamisso sedge Carex pachystachya | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| chokecherry Prunus virginiana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| clustered field sedge Carex praegracilis | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Colorado four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| Columbia needlegrass Achnatherum nelsonii | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| Columbian monkshood Aconitum columbianum | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common spikerush Eleocharis palustris | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common sunflower Helianthus annuus | Wildflower (forb) | 9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| cosmopolitan bulrush Bolboschoenus maritimus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| cows clover Trifolium wormskioldii | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| creosote bush Larrea tridentata | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| curl-leaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 2b |
| curvepod milkvetch Astragalus curvicarpus | Wildflower (forb) | 5 in | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| curvepod yellowcress Rorippa curvisiliqua | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 12b |
| cutleaf daisy Erigeron compositus | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| darkthroat shootingstar Dodecatheon pulchellum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| desert bitterbrush Purshia glandulosa | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| desert ceanothus Ceanothus greggii | Shrub | 7 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| desert centaury Centaurium exaltatum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| 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 sweet Chamaebatiaria millefolium | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| diamondleaf willow Salix planifolia | Tree | 8 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| Douglas' dustymaiden Chaenactis douglasii | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| Douglas' sedge Carex douglasii | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Drummond's rockcress Arabis drummondii | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Drummond's rush Juncus drummondii | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Drummond's willow Salix drummondiana | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| dwarf purple monkeyflower Mimulus nanus | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Low | Zone 10b |
| Eastern Mojave buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| Eaton's fleabane Erigeron eatonii | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| elephanthead lousewort Pedicularis groenlandica | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| Eschscholtz's buttercup Ranunculus eschscholtzii | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| fernleaf biscuitroot Lomatium dissectum | Wildflower (forb) | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| fiddleleaf hawksbeard Crepis runcinata | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| field horsetail Equisetum arvense | Fern | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| fineleaf pondweed Stuckenia filiformis | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| fireweed Chamerion angustifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 5.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| fivepetal cliffbush Jamesia americana | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| flat-top pussytoes Antennaria corymbosa | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| foothill deathcamas Zigadenus paniculatus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| fourwing saltbush Atriplex canescens | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| fowl bluegrass Poa palustris | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | 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 |
| fringed brome Bromus ciliatus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| Geyer willow Salix geyeriana | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| glaucous bluegrass Poa glauca | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | — | Zone 3a |
| glaucus willowherb Epilobium glaberrimum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6b |
| golden currant Ribes aureum | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| golden sedge Carex aurea | Grass or grass-like | 1.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| Goodding's willow Salix gooddingii | Tree | 40 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| gooseberry currant Ribes montigenum | Shrub | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| granite prickly phlox Linanthus pungens | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| gray alder Alnus incana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| greater creeping spearwort Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| green molly Bassia americana | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| Greene's mountain ash Sorbus scopulina | Tree | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| hairy arnica Arnica mollis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| hardstem bulrush Schoenoplectus acutus | Grass or grass-like | 9.8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| heartleaf arnica Arnica cordifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| hooded lady's tresses Spiranthes romanzoffiana | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| Hooker's balsamroot Balsamorhiza hookeri | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Hooker's evening primrose Oenothera elata | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| huckleberry oak Quercus vacciniifolia | Shrub | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| Idaho bentgrass Agrostis idahoensis | Grass or grass-like | 1.4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Idaho blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium idahoense | Wildflower (forb) | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| James' galleta Pleuraphis jamesii | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi | Tree | 180 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Joshua tree Yucca brevifolia | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 10a |
| King's sandwort Arenaria kingii | Wildflower (forb) | 8 in | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | 6 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| lambstongue ragwort Senecio integerrimus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| largeflower hawksbeard Crepis occidentalis | Wildflower (forb) | 11 in | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| largeleaf avens Geum macrophyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| leafy pondweed Potamogeton foliosus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| Lemmon's needlegrass Achnatherum lemmonii | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| Lemmon's willow Salix lemmonii | Shrub | 14 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| Lewis flax Linum lewisii | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| limber pine Pinus flexilis | Tree | 66 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| little sagebrush Artemisia arbuscula | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| littleleaf horsebrush Tetradymia glabrata | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| littleleaf mock orange Philadelphus microphyllus | Shrub | 15 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| littleleaf pussytoes Antennaria microphylla | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| littleseed ricegrass Piptatheropsis micrantha | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| lodgepole pine Pinus contorta | Tree | 99 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 1a |
| longleaf pondweed Potamogeton nodosus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| longstalk clover Trifolium longipes | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8a |
| longstalk starwort Stellaria longipes | Wildflower (forb) | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| longstyle rush Juncus longistylis | Grass or grass-like | 1.8 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| low pussytoes Antennaria dimorpha | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| maiden blue eyed Mary Collinsia parviflora | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| marsh bluegrass Poa leptocoma | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| marumleaf buckwheat Eriogonum marifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| mat muhly Muhlenbergia richardsonis | Grass or grass-like | 6 in | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| meadow barley Hordeum brachyantherum | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Mertens' rush Juncus mertensianus | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus | Grass or grass-like | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Modoc hawksbeard Crepis modocensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| mormon tea Ephedra viridis | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| mountain brome Bromus marginatus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana | Tree | 125 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| mountain muhly Muhlenbergia montana | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| mountain pepperweed Lepidium montanum | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| mountain pride Penstemon newberryi | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5a |
| mountain sedge Carex scopulorum | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| muttongrass Poa fendleriana | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| narrowleaf willow Salix exigua | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| Nebraska sedge Carex nebrascensis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| needle and thread Hesperostipa comata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis | Grass or grass-like | 8 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| nettleleaf giant hyssop Agastache urticifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Nevada jointfir Ephedra nevadensis | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| Nevada lupine Lupinus nevadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| nodding beggartick Bidens cernua | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| nodding microseris Microseris nutans | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| northern singlespike sedge Carex scirpoidea | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Northwest Territory sedge Carex utriculata | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| Nuttall's alkaligrass Puccinellia nuttalliana | Grass or grass-like | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Nuttall's povertyweed Monolepis nuttalliana | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| Nuttall's sunflower Helianthus nuttallii | Wildflower (forb) | 10 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| oceanspray Holodiscus discolor | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| old man's whiskers Geum triflorum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| onespike danthonia Danthonia unispicata | Grass or grass-like | 10 in | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| oniongrass Melica bulbosa | Grass or grass-like | 1.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| orange agoseris Agoseris aurantiaca | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Pacific onion Allium validum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| 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 |
| Parry's rush Juncus parryi | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| pinemat manzanita Arctostaphylos nevadensis | Shrub | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| plantainleaf buttercup Ranunculus alismifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa | Tree | 223 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| primrose monkeyflower Mimulus primuloides | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| purple mountainheath Phyllodoce breweri | Shrub | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| purple sage Salvia dorrii | Shrub | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| Rainier pleated gentian Gentiana calycosa | Wildflower (forb) | 7 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 8a |
| rayless arnica Arnica ×diversifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 1.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| Raynolds' sedge Carex raynoldsii | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| red elderberry Sambucus racemosa | Tree | 18 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| red goosefoot Chenopodium rubrum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 12b |
| redosier dogwood Cornus sericea | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| Richardson's geranium Geranium richardsonii | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| Rocky Mountain goldenrod Solidago multiradiata | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| Rocky Mountain iris Iris missouriensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| Rocky Mountain maple Acer glabrum | Tree | 30 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| Ross' sedge Carex rossii | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| rough bentgrass Agrostis scabra | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| rough bugleweed Lycopus asper | Wildflower (forb) | 2.1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| royal penstemon Penstemon speciosus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Rydberg's penstemon Penstemon rydbergii | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| sagebrush buttercup Ranunculus glaberrimus | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| sago pondweed Stuckenia pectinata | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| salt heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| saltgrass Distichlis spicata | Grass or grass-like | 1.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| saltmarsh bird's-beak Cordylanthus maritimus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.7 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| 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 |
| Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 1a |
| scabland penstemon Penstemon deustus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| scarlet monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6a |
| scratchgrass Muhlenbergia asperifolia | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| sea milkwort Glaux maritima | Wildflower (forb) | 11 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| seashore bentgrass Agrostis pallens | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| seep monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| shadscale saltbush Atriplex confertifolia | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| shortawn foxtail Alopecurus aequalis | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| shorthair reedgrass Calamagrostis breweri | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| shorthair sedge Carex exserta | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| shortspine horsebrush Tetradymia spinosa | Shrub | 3.2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa | Shrub | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Sierra false needlegrass Ptilagrostis kingii | Grass or grass-like | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| Sierra larkspur Delphinium glaucum | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| Sierra rush Juncus nevadensis | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| Sierra willow Salix orestera | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| silver buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea | Tree | 18 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| silver sagebrush Artemisia cana | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| silverleaf phacelia Phacelia hastata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| slender cinquefoil Potentilla gracilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| slender hairgrass Deschampsia elongata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| slimstem reedgrass Calamagrostis stricta | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| small enchanter's nightshade Circaea alpina | Wildflower (forb) | 11 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| small floating mannagrass Glyceria borealis | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| small white violet Viola macloskeyi | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| smallflowered woodrush Luzula parviflora | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| smallwing sedge Carex microptera | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| smooth beggartick Bidens laevis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| smooth horsetail Equisetum laevigatum | Fern | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| snowbrush ceanothus Ceanothus velutinus | Tree | 10 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| softleaf sedge Carex disperma | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| spearleaf arnica Arnica longifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| spike bentgrass Agrostis exarata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum | Grass or grass-like | 1.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| spiked woodrush Luzula spicata | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| spineless horsebrush Tetradymia canescens | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9a |
| spiny hopsage Grayia spinosa | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| spreading phlox Phlox diffusa | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| spreadingpod rockcress Arabis ×divaricarpa | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| squirreltail Elymus elymoides | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| star duckweed Lemna trisulca | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| sticky purple geranium Geranium viscosissimum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| sugar pine Pinus lambertiana | Tree | 229 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Suksdorf's monkeyflower Mimulus suksdorfii | Wildflower (forb) | 7 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 12b |
| sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum | Shrub | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| swordleaf rush Juncus ensifolius | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| tailcup lupine Lupinus caudatus | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| tall fringed bluebells Mertensia ciliata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| tall woolly buckwheat Eriogonum elatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| tapertip hawksbeard Crepis acuminata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| tarweed fiddleneck Amsinckia lycopsoides | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| thickstem aster Eurybia integrifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| threadleaf sedge Carex filifolia | Grass or grass-like | 1.2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| threepetal bedstraw Galium trifidum | Vine | 10 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| Thurber's needlegrass Achnatherum thurberianum | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| timber oatgrass Danthonia intermedia | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| tinker's penny Hypericum anagalloides | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| toad rush Juncus bufonius | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa | Grass or grass-like | 3.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| twinberry honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| twoheaded water-starwort Callitriche heterophylla | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| umbrella starwort Stellaria umbellata | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma | Tree | 26 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| variableleaf pondweed Potamogeton gramineus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| vernal water-starwort Callitriche palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| water birch Betula occidentalis | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 1a |
| water knotweed Polygonum amphibium | Wildflower (forb) | 1 in | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| water sedge Carex aquatilis | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| wavyleaf Indian paintbrush Castilleja applegatei | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| wax currant Ribes cereum | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| western columbine Aquilegia formosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| western goldentop Euthamia occidentalis | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| western Labrador tea Ledum glandulosum | Shrub | 4.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| western needlegrass Achnatherum occidentale | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| western polemonium Polemonium occidentale | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| western sweetroot Osmorhiza occidentalis | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| western water hemlock Cicuta douglasii | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| western waterleaf Hydrophyllum occidentale | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| western white clematis Clematis ligusticifolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| western white pine Pinus monticola | Tree | 200 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| white hawkweed Hieracium albiflorum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| white marsh marigold Caltha leptosepala | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| white panicle aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis | Tree | 65 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 1b |
| whitestem gooseberry Ribes inerme | Shrub | 8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| whitethorn ceanothus Ceanothus cordulatus | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| widgeongrass Ruppia maritima | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2a |
| woodrush sedge Carex luzulina | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| Woods' rose Rosa woodsii | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| woolly groundsel Packera cana | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| woolly mule-ears Wyethia mollis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| woollypod milkvetch Astragalus purshii | Wildflower (forb) | 7 in | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| yellow owl's-clover Orthocarpus luteus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 12b |
| yellow rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| yellow spiderflower Cleome lutea | Wildflower (forb) | 2.7 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 12a |
| yellow willow Salix lutea | Tree | 16 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 153
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
- alpine fescue Festuca brachyphylla
- alpine lewisia Lewisia pygmaea
- American mannagrass Glyceria grandis
- American rockbrake Cryptogramma acrostichoides
- American sloughgrass Beckmannia syzigachne
- American yellowrocket Barbarea orthoceras
- annual muhly Muhlenbergia minutissima
- aridland goosefoot Chenopodium desiccatum
- arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis
- autumn dwarf gentian Gentianella amarella
- ballhead ipomopsis Ipomopsis congesta
- bearded flatsedge Cyperus squarrosus
- beautiful sandwort Minuartia rubella
- bigleaf lupine Lupinus polyphyllus
- blite goosefoot Chenopodium capitatum
- bluntleaf yellowcress Rorippa curvipes
- bog yellowcress Rorippa palustris
- brittle bladderfern Cystopteris fragilis
- chairmaker's bulrush Schoenoplectus americanus
- clustered broomrape Orobanche fasciculata
- common bladderwort Utricularia macrorhiza
- curlycup gumweed Grindelia squarrosa
- curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
- cushion draba Draba breweri
- cutleaf nightshade Solanum triflorum
- desert goosefoot Chenopodium pratericola
- desert princesplume Stanleya pinnata
- Douglas' knotweed Polygonum douglasii
- elkweed Frasera speciosa
- Engelmann's spikerush Eleocharis engelmannii
- entireleaved thelypody Thelypodium integrifolium
- Equisetum ×ferrissii Equisetum ×ferrissii
- European bur-reed Sparganium emersum
- false mermaidweed Floerkea proserpinacoides
- feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
- fewflower spikerush Eleocharis quinqueflora
- fineleaf hymenopappus Hymenopappus filifolius
- flatspine bur ragweed Ambrosia acanthicarpa
- flatspine stickseed Lappula occidentalis
- foxtail barley Hordeum jubatum
- foxtail muhly Muhlenbergia andina
- fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum
- Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii
- fringed willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
- giant red Indian paintbrush Castilleja miniata
- green carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
- hemlock waterparsnip Sium suave
- hoary tansyaster Machaeranthera canescens
- hookedspur violet Viola adunca
- horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris
- Hornemann's willowherb Epilobium hornemannii
- Illinois pondweed Potamogeton illinoensis
- least duckweed Lemna minuta
- lesser wirelettuce Stephanomeria minor
- little grapefern Botrychium simplex
- liverleaf wintergreen Pyrola asarifolia
- Macoun's barley ×Elyhordeum macounii
- male fern Dryopteris filix-mas
- manyflower stickseed Hackelia floribunda
- manyflowered monkeyflower Mimulus floribundus
- marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris
- meadow deathcamas Zigadenus venenosus
- meadow sedge Carex praticola
- mealy goosefoot Chenopodium incanum
- Menzies' campion Silene menziesii
- Menzies' fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii
- Mexican lovegrass Eragrostis mexicana
- milkflower willowherb Epilobium lactiflorum
- Mojave seablite Suaeda moquinii
- mountain tansymustard Descurainia incana
- mountain tarweed Madia glomerata
- muskflower Mimulus moschatus
- narrowleaf bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium
- narrowleaf goosefoot Chenopodium leptophyllum
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- needleleaf navarretia Navarretia intertexta
- needleleaf sedge Carex duriuscula
- nodding buckwheat Eriogonum cernuum
- Oregon cliff fern Woodsia oregana
- pale false mannagrass Torreyochloa pallida
- pale spikerush Eleocharis macrostachya
- Pennsylvania cinquefoil Potentilla pensylvanica
- pimpernel willowherb Epilobium anagallidifolium
- pinyon goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens
- Porter brome Bromus porteri
- povertyweed Iva axillaris
- pullup muhly Muhlenbergia filiformis
- purple reedgrass Calamagrostis purpurascens
- Pursh seepweed Suaeda calceoliformis
- pygmyflower rockjasmine Androsace septentrionalis
- red baneberry Actaea rubra
- redseed plantain Plantago rhodosperma
- redwool plantain Plantago eriopoda
- Richardson's pondweed Potamogeton richardsonii
- Rocky Mountain fescue Festuca saximontana
- Rocky Mountain goosefoot Chenopodium salinum
- Rocky Mountain rush Juncus saximontanus
- Rocky Mountain woodsia Woodsia scopulina
- rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea
- rusty lupine Lupinus pusillus
- scentbottle Platanthera dilatata
- Scouler's popcornflower Plagiobothrys scouleri
- scrambled eggs Corydalis aurea
- seaside arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
- shaggy fleabane Erigeron pumilus
- shortray fleabane Erigeron lonchophyllus
- shortspike watermilfoil Myriophyllum sibiricum
- sidebells wintergreen Orthilia secunda
- silverscale saltbush Atriplex argentea
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- skullcap speedwell Veronica scutellata
- slender phlox Microsteris gracilis
- slender-spire orchid Piperia unalascensis
- small pondweed Potamogeton pusillus
- snowline wintergreen Pyrola minor
- southern cattail Typha domingensis
- southwestern waterwort Elatine rubella
- spearleaf stonecrop Sedum lanceolatum
- spiny milkvetch Astragalus kentrophyta
- spiny phlox Phlox hoodii
- spiral ditchgrass Ruppia cirrhosa
- spotted fritillary Fritillaria atropurpurea
- spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
- spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
- spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens
- starry false lily of the valley Maianthemum stellatum
- strapleaf willow Salix ligulifolia
- stream orchid Epipactis gigantea
- summer coralroot Corallorhiza maculata
- sweetcicely Osmorhiza berteroi
- swollen duckweed Lemna gibba
- tall annual willowherb Epilobium brachycarpum
- tarragon Artemisia dracunculus
- tasselflower brickellbush Brickellia grandiflora
- threadleaf crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus
- threenerve goldenrod Solidago velutina
- tiny trumpet Collomia linearis
- tower rockcress Arabis glabra
- turion duckweed Lemna turionifera
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana
- water minerslettuce Montia chamissoi
- water mudwort Limosella aquatica
- western marsh cudweed Gnaphalium palustre
- western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
- whitestem blazingstar Mentzelia albicaulis
- whorl-leaf watermilfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum
- willow dock Rumex salicifolius
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- woodland pinedrops Pterospora andromedea
- woolly sedge Carex pellita
- Wright's cudweed Pseudognaphalium canescens
Also listed as native and introduced here 3
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.
- biennial wormwoodArtemisia biennis
- common reedPhragmites australis
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
Compared with California
The typical county is the median of the 58 California 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 | Mono County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 493 | 333 | 1,108 |
| Garden-ready natives | 340 | 239 | 720 |
| Tree | 39 | — | 111 |
| Shrub | 59 | — | 140 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 263 | — | 559 |
| Grass or grass-like | 117 | — | 253 |
| Vine | 4 | — | 16 |
| Fern | 11 | — | 29 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Mono County.
- Inyo County, CA 341 garden-ready
- Esmeralda County, NV 147 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
- Mono County (county FIPS 06051), California. 493 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