Native plants · Nevada
Native plants of Churchill County
236 plant species are recorded as native to Nevada in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Churchill County by USDA PLANTS. 160 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 4 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Churchill County, Nevada
- Native species
- 236 Typical Nevada county: 298 (median of 17 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 160 Typical Nevada county: 210
- Share by type (all 236 native species)
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Percent of the 236 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (58%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (21%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 160
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 sacaton Sporobolus airoides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| alpine leafybract aster Symphyotrichum foliaceum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| American licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | 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 |
| Anderson's larkspur Delphinium andersonii | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| 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 |
| arumleaf arrowhead Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| basalt milkvetch Astragalus filipes | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| basin wildrye Leymus cinereus | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| beardless wildrye Leymus triticoides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata | Tree | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| black sagebrush Artemisia nova | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| boraxweed Nitrophila occidentalis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| broadfruit bur-reed Sparganium eurycarpum | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| bud sagebrush Picrothamnus desertorum | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides | Grass or grass-like | 6 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| California amaranth Amaranthus californicus | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| 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 |
| Canadian milkvetch Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| chokecherry Prunus virginiana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| common duckweed Lemna minor | Wildflower (forb) | — | 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 |
| common threesquare Schoenoplectus pungens | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| coon's tail Ceratophyllum demersum | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| desert bitterbrush Purshia glandulosa | Shrub | 5 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 |
| devil's beggartick Bidens frondosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12a |
| 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 |
| fall panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| foothill deathcamas Zigadenus paniculatus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| fourwing saltbush Atriplex canescens | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| freckled milkvetch Astragalus lentiginosus | Shrub | 1.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| 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 |
| granite prickly phlox Linanthus pungens | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| green molly Bassia americana | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| hardstem bulrush Schoenoplectus acutus | Grass or grass-like | 9.8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| Hooker's evening primrose Oenothera elata | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | 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 |
| King's sandwort Arenaria kingii | Wildflower (forb) | 8 in | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| knotgrass Paspalum distichum | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| lambstongue ragwort Senecio integerrimus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Lemmon's willow Salix lemmonii | Shrub | 14 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| little sagebrush Artemisia arbuscula | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| littleleaf horsebrush Tetradymia glabrata | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| longleaf phlox Phlox longifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| longleaf pondweed Potamogeton nodosus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| Lyall's angelica Angelica arguta | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mexican muhly Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus | Grass or grass-like | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 12b |
| mormon tea Ephedra viridis | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| Munro's globemallow Sphaeralcea munroana | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| narrowleaf water plantain Alisma gramineum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| northwestern Indian paintbrush Castilleja angustifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Nuttall's povertyweed Monolepis nuttalliana | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| oneflower helianthella Helianthella uniflora | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5a |
| oniongrass Melica bulbosa | Grass or grass-like | 1.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| pale agoseris Agoseris glauca | Shrub | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| peachleaf willow Salix amygdaloides | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| prickly currant Ribes lacustre | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 1a |
| purple sage Salvia dorrii | Shrub | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| red goosefoot Chenopodium rubrum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 12b |
| red swampfire Salicornia rubra | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| Rocky Mountain beeplant Cleome serrulata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12b |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| scabland penstemon Penstemon deustus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| 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 |
| shadscale saltbush Atriplex confertifolia | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| sharpleaf penstemon Penstemon acuminatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| shortawn foxtail Alopecurus aequalis | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| shortspine horsebrush Tetradymia spinosa | Shrub | 3.2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| silver buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea | Tree | 18 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| silverleaf phacelia Phacelia hastata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| smooth horsetail Equisetum laevigatum | Fern | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| southern waternymph Najas guadalupensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| spike bentgrass Agrostis exarata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| spineless horsebrush Tetradymia canescens | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 9a |
| spiny hopsage Grayia spinosa | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| spreading alkaliweed Cressa truxillensis | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| 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 |
| sticky purple geranium Geranium viscosissimum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum | Shrub | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| tailcup lupine Lupinus caudatus | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| thickspike wheatgrass Elymus lanceolatus | Grass or grass-like | 2.3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| Torrey's rush Juncus torreyi | Grass or grass-like | 3.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| tufted evening primrose Oenothera caespitosa | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma | Tree | 26 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| water knotweed Polygonum amphibium | Wildflower (forb) | 1 in | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 juniper Juniperus occidentalis | Tree | 33 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| western sweetroot Osmorhiza occidentalis | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| whitestem gooseberry Ribes inerme | Shrub | 8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2a |
| Woods' rose Rosa woodsii | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| woollypod milkvetch Astragalus purshii | Wildflower (forb) | 7 in | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| yellow rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| yellow spiderflower Cleome lutea | Wildflower (forb) | 2.7 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 12a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 76
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 bugseed Corispermum americanum
- American sloughgrass Beckmannia syzigachne
- ballhead ipomopsis Ipomopsis congesta
- bearded flatsedge Cyperus squarrosus
- big devils beggartick Bidens vulgata
- bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata
- buffalobur nightshade Solanum rostratum
- chairmaker's bulrush Schoenoplectus americanus
- clustered broomrape Orobanche fasciculata
- common bladderwort Utricularia macrorhiza
- curlycup gumweed Grindelia squarrosa
- curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
- cutleaf nightshade Solanum triflorum
- desert horsepurslane Trianthema portulacastrum
- desert princesplume Stanleya pinnata
- feather fingergrass Chloris virgata
- fetid marigold Dyssodia papposa
- flatspine bur ragweed Ambrosia acanthicarpa
- flatspine stickseed Lappula occidentalis
- foxtail barley Hordeum jubatum
- fringed willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
- grand redstem Ammannia robusta
- green carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
- hairy evening primrose Oenothera villosa
- hairy waterclover Marsilea vestita
- hedge false bindweed Calystegia sepium
- hemlock waterparsnip Sium suave
- hoary tansyaster Machaeranthera canescens
- horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris
- least duckweed Lemna minuta
- lemon scurfpea Psoralidium lanceolatum
- manyflower stickseed Hackelia floribunda
- manyflowered monkeyflower Mimulus floribundus
- mat sandbur Cenchrus longispinus
- Mexican lovegrass Eragrostis mexicana
- Mexican Mosquito Fern Azolla microphylla
- Mojave seablite Suaeda moquinii
- mountain tansymustard Descurainia incana
- narrowleaf goosefoot Chenopodium leptophyllum
- pale spikerush Eleocharis macrostachya
- Palmer's penstemon Penstemon palmeri
- pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri
- povertyweed Iva axillaris
- prairie sunflower Helianthus petiolaris
- Pursh seepweed Suaeda calceoliformis
- ribseed sandmat Chamaesyce glyptosperma
- Rocky Mountain goosefoot Chenopodium salinum
- Rocky Mountain rush Juncus saximontanus
- rusty lupine Lupinus pusillus
- saline saltbush Atriplex subspicata
- salt sandspurry Spergularia salina
- Scouler's popcornflower Plagiobothrys scouleri
- silverscale saltbush Atriplex argentea
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- slender phlox Microsteris gracilis
- small pondweed Potamogeton pusillus
- southern cattail Typha domingensis
- spearleaf stonecrop Sedum lanceolatum
- spiny phlox Phlox hoodii
- spiral ditchgrass Ruppia cirrhosa
- starry false lily of the valley Maianthemum stellatum
- swollen duckweed Lemna gibba
- Texas bergia Bergia texana
- tiny trumpet Collomia linearis
- tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
- tumble windmill grass Chloris verticillata
- turion duckweed Lemna turionifera
- veiny dock Rumex venosus
- verrucose seapurslane Sesuvium verrucosum
- water minerslettuce Montia chamissoi
- water mudwort Limosella aquatica
- western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
- whitestem blazingstar Mentzelia albicaulis
- willow dock Rumex salicifolius
- woolly sedge Carex pellita
- yellowseed false pimpernel Lindernia dubia
Also listed as native and introduced here 4
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
- biennial wormwoodArtemisia biennis
- common reedPhragmites australis
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
Compared with Nevada
The typical county is the median of the 17 Nevada 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 | Churchill County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 236 | 298 | 835 |
| Garden-ready natives | 160 | 210 | 538 |
| Tree | 12 | — | 60 |
| Shrub | 32 | — | 97 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 137 | — | 459 |
| Grass or grass-like | 50 | — | 181 |
| Vine | 2 | — | 13 |
| Fern | 3 | — | 25 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Churchill County.
- Lyon County, NV 175 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
- Churchill County (county FIPS 32001), Nevada. 236 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