Native plants · New Mexico
Native plants of Grant County
282 plant species are recorded as native to New Mexico in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Grant County by USDA PLANTS. 177 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 2 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Grant County, New Mexico
- Native species
- 282 Typical New Mexico county: 258 (median of 33 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 177 Typical New Mexico county: 160
- Share by type (all 282 native species)
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Percent of the 282 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (46%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (25%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 177
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 |
| alkali sacaton Sporobolus airoides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| American licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| American tarwort Flourensia cernua | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| American vetch Vicia americana | Vine | 1.3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| American water horehound Lycopus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| awlfruit sedge Carex stipata | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| bastardsage Eriogonum wrightii | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| beechleaf frangula Frangula betulifolia | Tree | 7 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 5b |
| big sacaton Sporobolus wrightii | Grass or grass-like | 5.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| 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 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 |
| bluntseed sweetroot Osmorhiza depauperata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| boxelder Acer negundo | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| cerro hawthorn Crataegus erythropoda | Tree | 16 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2a |
| 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 |
| Columbian monkshood Aconitum columbianum | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| common spikerush Eleocharis palustris | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| composite dropseed Sporobolus compositus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| cursed buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 12b |
| 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 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 |
| downy paintedcup Castilleja sessiliflora | Wildflower (forb) | 1.3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides | Tree | 190 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| fiddleleaf hawksbeard Crepis runcinata | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| fivepetal cliffbush Jamesia americana | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| honey mesquite Prosopis glandulosa | Tree | 50 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| 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 |
| Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| knotgrass Paspalum distichum | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| lemonscent Pectis angustifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 8 in | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| Letterman's needlegrass Achnatherum lettermanii | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| Lewis flax Linum lewisii | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| littleleaf mock orange Philadelphus microphyllus | Shrub | 15 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| littleleaf sumac Rhus microphylla | Tree | 10 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| longbeak buttercup Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| lyreleaf greeneyes Berlandiera lyrata | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| Mexican pinyon Pinus cembroides | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| needle and thread Hesperostipa comata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| New Mexico locust Robinia neomexicana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| nodding beggartick Bidens cernua | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| nodding brome Bromus anomalus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| oneseed juniper Juniperus monosperma | Tree | 40 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| orange agoseris Agoseris aurantiaca | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| pale desert-thorn Lycium pallidum | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| pale evening primrose Oenothera pallida | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| Pennsylvania buttercup Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| pine dropseed Blepharoneuron tricholepis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5a |
| plains lovegrass Eragrostis intermedia | Grass or grass-like | 2.7 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| prairie sagewort Artemisia frigida | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| purple locoweed Oxytropis lambertii | Wildflower (forb) | 1.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | 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 |
| redosier dogwood Cornus sericea | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 goldenrod Solidago multiradiata | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum | Tree | 50 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| Rocky Mountain maple Acer glabrum | Tree | 30 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| Rocky Mountain penstemon Penstemon strictus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| rough bentgrass Agrostis scabra | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| rough menodora Menodora scabra | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9a |
| rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| sacahuista Nolina microcarpa | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8b |
| salt spring checkerbloom Sidalcea neomexicana | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| saltgrass Distichlis spicata | Grass or grass-like | 1.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| sandhill muhly Muhlenbergia pungens | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| scratchgrass Muhlenbergia asperifolia | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| seep monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| shortawn foxtail Alopecurus aequalis | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| smooth sumac Rhus glabra | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| soaptree yucca Yucca elata | Tree | 20 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa | Tree | 90 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2a |
| sugarberry Celtis laevigata | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| tanglehead Heteropogon contortus | Grass or grass-like | 8 in | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| tanseyleaf tansyaster Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| threetooth ragwort Packera tridenticulata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| 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 serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| velvet ash Fraxinus velutina | Tree | 40 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| vine mesquite Panicum obtusum | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| wax currant Ribes cereum | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| white fir Abies concolor | Tree | 120 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| white prairie clover Dalea candida | Wildflower (forb) | 2 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 |
| 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 owl's-clover Orthocarpus luteus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 12b |
| yerba mansa Anemopsis californica | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 9b |
| yewleaf willow Salix taxifolia | Tree | 40 ft | Sun | — | Zone 9a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 105
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.
- American mannagrass Glyceria grandis
- annual muhly Muhlenbergia minutissima
- azure blue sage Salvia azurea
- bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata
- bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata
- bog yellowcress Rorippa palustris
- buffalobur nightshade Solanum rostratum
- Canada lettuce Lactuca canadensis
- carelessweed Amaranthus palmeri
- Carruth's sagewort Artemisia carruthii
- clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
- coastal sandbur Cenchrus spinifex
- cottonbatting plant Pseudognaphalium stramineum
- crested anoda Anoda cristata
- Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya
- Dakota mock vervain Glandularia bipinnatifida
- densetuft hairsedge Bulbostylis capillaris
- elkweed Frasera speciosa
- Emory's sedge Carex emoryi
- erect spiderling Boerhavia erecta
- 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
- foxtail barley Hordeum jubatum
- foxtail prairie clover Dalea leporina
- great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
- Hopi tea greenthread Thelesperma megapotamicum
- horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris
- ivyleaf groundcherry Physalis hederifolia
- James' cryptantha Cryptantha cinerea
- lanceleaf sage Salvia reflexa
- lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora
- lemon scurfpea Psoralidium lanceolatum
- lesser yellow lady's slipper Cypripedium parviflorum
- Louisiana vetch Vicia ludoviciana
- Macoun's cudweed Pseudognaphalium macounii
- mealy goosefoot Chenopodium incanum
- Mexican lovegrass Eragrostis mexicana
- Missouri foxtail cactus Escobaria missouriensis
- mountain tansymustard Descurainia incana
- narrowleaf four o'clock Mirabilis linearis
- narrowleaf stoneseed Lithospermum incisum
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- nodding chickweed Cerastium nutans
- nodding onion Allium cernuum
- Northern Idaho biscuitroot Lomatium orientale
- pale spikerush Eleocharis macrostachya
- Paradox cinquefoil Potentilla paradoxa
- pleated gentian Gentiana affinis
- Porter brome Bromus porteri
- prairie sunflower Helianthus petiolaris
- puffsheath dropseed Sporobolus neglectus
- romerillo Bidens alba
- rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata
- sacred thorn-apple Datura wrightii
- scarlet beeblossom Oenothera suffrutescens
- scarlet spiderling Boerhavia coccinea
- sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
- silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- sixweeks threeawn Aristida adscensionis
- slender phlox Microsteris gracilis
- slender snakecotton Froelichia gracilis
- slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
- small Venus' looking-glass Triodanis biflora
- small-leaf pussytoes Antennaria parvifolia
- Spanish gold Grindelia papposa
- spike dropseed Sporobolus contractus
- spinystar Escobaria vivipara
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
- spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens
- spreading sandwort Arenaria lanuginosa
- starry false lily of the valley Maianthemum stellatum
- stemless Townsend daisy Townsendia exscapa
- strapleaf willow Salix ligulifolia
- stream orchid Epipactis gigantea
- stretchberry Forestiera pubescens
- summer coralroot Corallorhiza maculata
- swollen duckweed Lemna gibba
- tarragon Artemisia dracunculus
- tasselflower brickellbush Brickellia grandiflora
- Texas croton Croton texensis
- threenerve goldenrod Solidago velutina
- tobacco root Valeriana edulis
- trailing fleabane Erigeron flagellaris
- tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
- tumble windmill grass Chloris verticillata
- twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza
- velvetweed Oenothera curtiflora
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- warty caltrop Kallstroemia parviflora
- wavyleaf thistle Cirsium undulatum
- wedgeleaf draba Draba cuneifolia
- western wallflower Erysimum asperum
- white four o'clock Mirabilis albida
- white heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides
- whitest evening primrose Oenothera albicaulis
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- woodbine Parthenocissus vitacea
- woodland pinedrops Pterospora andromedea
- woolly sedge Carex pellita
- Wright's cudweed Pseudognaphalium canescens
Also listed as native and introduced here 2
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.
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
- tapertip cupgrassEriochloa acuminata
Compared with New Mexico
The typical county is the median of the 33 New Mexico 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 | Grant County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 282 | 258 | 1,103 |
| Garden-ready natives | 177 | 160 | 570 |
| Tree | 43 | — | 81 |
| Shrub | 34 | — | 95 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 131 | — | 602 |
| Grass or grass-like | 70 | — | 275 |
| Vine | 4 | — | 22 |
| Fern | 0 | — | 28 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Grant County.
- Hidalgo County, NM 132 garden-ready
- Luna County, NM 74 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
- Grant County (county FIPS 35017), New Mexico. 282 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