Native plants · Utah
Native plants of San Juan County
553 plant species are recorded as native to Utah in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in San Juan County by USDA PLANTS. 341 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
San Juan County, Utah
- Native species
- 553 Typical Utah county: 434 (median of 29 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 341 Typical Utah county: 290
- Share by type (all 553 native species)
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Percent of the 553 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (53%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (23%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 341
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 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 bistort Polygonum viviparum | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| American red raspberry Rubus idaeus | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 1a |
| American speedwell Veronica americana | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| American vetch Vicia americana | Vine | 1.3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| arctic bluegrass Poa arctica | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| arctic pearlwort Sagina saginoides | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| Arizona fescue Festuca arizonica | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| Arizona threeawn Aristida arizonica | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7a |
| arrowleaf balsamroot Balsamorhiza sagittata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| banana yucca Yucca baccata | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7a |
| basin wildrye Leymus cinereus | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| 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 bluestem Andropogon gerardii | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2b |
| big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata | Tree | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| bigtooth maple Acer grandidentatum | Tree | 38 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black grama Bouteloua eriopoda | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| black sagebrush Artemisia nova | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| blackbrush Coleogyne ramosissima | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| blue grama Bouteloua gracilis | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| blue spruce Picea pungens | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| bluntseed sweetroot Osmorhiza depauperata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| boxelder Acer negundo | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| broadbeard beardtongue Penstemon angustifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| bud sagebrush Picrothamnus desertorum | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| bush muhly Muhlenbergia porteri | Grass or grass-like | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8b |
| bushy bluestem Andropogon glomeratus | Grass or grass-like | 6.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| cane bluestem Bothriochloa barbinodis | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7b |
| cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| Chamisso arnica Arnica chamissonis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| chokecherry Prunus virginiana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| cliff fendlerbush Fendlera rupicola | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| clustered field sedge Carex praegracilis | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Colorado barberry Berberis fendleri | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| Colorado blue columbine Aquilegia coerulea | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 duckweed Lemna minor | Wildflower (forb) | — | 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 reed Phragmites australis | Shrub | 13 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common selfheal Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| common spikerush Eleocharis palustris | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common threesquare Schoenoplectus pungens | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| cosmopolitan bulrush Bolboschoenus maritimus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| creeping barberry Mahonia repens | Shrub | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| curl-leaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 2b |
| cursed buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 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 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 |
| Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii | Tree | 200 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Douglas' dustymaiden Chaenactis douglasii | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| Eaton's fleabane Erigeron eatonii | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii | Tree | 120 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2a |
| Eschscholtz's buttercup Ranunculus eschscholtzii | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| firecracker penstemon Penstemon eatonii | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| fireweed Chamerion angustifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 5.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| fringed grass of Parnassus Parnassia fimbriata | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| Gambel oak Quercus gambelii | Tree | 40 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| Geyer willow Salix geyeriana | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| Geyer's sedge Carex geyeri | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| glaucous bluegrass Poa glauca | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | — | Zone 3a |
| golden crownbeard Verbesina encelioides | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| gooseberryleaf globemallow Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| gray aster Eurybia glauca | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| hair-like sedge Carex capillaris | Grass or grass-like | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| hairy arnica Arnica mollis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| hairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta | Grass or grass-like | 6 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| heartleaf bittercress Cardamine cordifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Hooker's evening primrose Oenothera elata | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| Idaho blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium idahoense | Wildflower (forb) | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| James' galleta Pleuraphis jamesii | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| jointleaf rush Juncus articulatus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | 6 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| knotted rush Juncus nodosus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| limber pine Pinus flexilis | Tree | 66 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| little barley Hordeum pusillum | Grass or grass-like | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| little sagebrush Artemisia arbuscula | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| longleaf phlox Phlox longifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| 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 |
| Macoun's buttercup Ranunculus macounii | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| maiden blue eyed Mary Collinsia parviflora | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Malabar sprangletop Leptochloa fusca | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| mallow ninebark Physocarpus malvaceus | Shrub | 15 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| marsh bluegrass Poa leptocoma | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| marsh muhly Muhlenbergia racemosa | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| mat muhly Muhlenbergia richardsonis | Grass or grass-like | 6 in | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| Mertens' rush Juncus mertensianus | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| mesa dropseed Sporobolus flexuosus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7a |
| Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| Missouri gourd Cucurbita foetidissima | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| nodding beggartick Bidens cernua | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| Nootka rose Rosa nutkana | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| northern bedstraw Galium boreale | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| northwestern Indian paintbrush Castilleja angustifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| oneflower helianthella Helianthella uniflora | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5a |
| orange agoseris Agoseris aurantiaca | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Pacific anemone Anemone multifida | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| pale agoseris Agoseris glauca | Shrub | 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 |
| park willow Salix monticola | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| peachleaf willow Salix amygdaloides | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| pine dropseed Blepharoneuron tricholepis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5a |
| plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| plantainleaf buttercup Ranunculus alismifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| pointleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 9b |
| poverty rush Juncus tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| prickly currant Ribes lacustre | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 1a |
| purple locoweed Oxytropis lambertii | Wildflower (forb) | 1.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| purple milkvetch Astragalus agrestis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| purple oniongrass Melica spectabilis | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| rayless arnica Arnica ×diversifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 1.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| redroot flatsedge Cyperus erythrorhizos | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| Richardson's geranium Geranium richardsonii | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 iris Iris missouriensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| Ross' avens Geum rossii | Wildflower (forb) | 5 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 10a |
| 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 |
| rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| russet buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 1a |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 1a |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| shining willow Salix lucida | Tree | 13 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa | Shrub | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Sierra larkspur Delphinium glaucum | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| silky lupine Lupinus sericeus | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| silvery sedge Carex canescens | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| singleleaf ash Fraxinus anomala | Tree | 20 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| 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 cinquefoil Potentilla gracilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| slimstem reedgrass Calamagrostis stricta | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| small floating mannagrass Glyceria borealis | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 blue aster Symphyotrichum laeve | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| smooth horsetail Equisetum laevigatum | Fern | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| smooth sumac Rhus glabra | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| softleaf sedge Carex disperma | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| softstem bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Grass or grass-like | 9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| southwestern showy sedge Carex bella | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| 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 muhly Muhlenbergia wrightii | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum | Grass or grass-like | 1.9 ft | Sun–part shade | 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 yellowcress Rorippa sinuata | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | 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 |
| sticky purple geranium Geranium viscosissimum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| 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 |
| switchgrass Panicum virgatum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| 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 trisetum Trisetum canescens | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| tanseyleaf tansyaster Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| tapertip hawksbeard Crepis acuminata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| tapertip onion Allium acuminatum | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| thinleaf huckleberry Vaccinium membranaceum | Shrub | 4.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| threelobe beggarticks Bidens tripartita | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| thrift mock goldenweed Stenotus armerioides | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| Thurber's fescue Festuca thurberi | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| timber oatgrass Danthonia intermedia | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| tiny mousetail Myosurus minimus | Wildflower (forb) | 5 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12b |
| Torrey's jointfir Ephedra torreyana | Shrub | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| Torrey's rush Juncus torreyi | Grass or grass-like | 3.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| tufted evening primrose Oenothera caespitosa | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| 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 |
| twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis | Tree | 50 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| umbrella starwort Stellaria umbellata | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Utah sweetvetch Hedysarum boreale | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| variableleaf pondweed Potamogeton gramineus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| vine mesquite Panicum obtusum | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| water birch Betula occidentalis | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 1a |
| water sedge Carex aquatilis | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| wax currant Ribes cereum | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| western goldentop Euthamia occidentalis | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| western pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| western stoneseed Lithospermum ruderale | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| western sweetroot Osmorhiza occidentalis | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| western valerian Valeriana occidentalis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| Whipple's penstemon Penstemon whippleanus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| whitebark raspberry Rubus leucodermis | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| 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 |
| woolly groundsel Packera cana | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | 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 |
| yellow evening primrose Oenothera flava | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | 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 212
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.
- alpine bluegrass Poa alpina
- alpine fescue Festuca brachyphylla
- alpine lewisia Lewisia pygmaea
- American bugseed Corispermum americanum
- American dragonhead Dracocephalum parviflorum
- American rockbrake Cryptogramma acrostichoides
- American yellowrocket Barbarea orthoceras
- Apocynum ×floribundum Apocynum ×floribundum
- aridland goosefoot Chenopodium desiccatum
- autumn dwarf gentian Gentianella amarella
- ballhead ipomopsis Ipomopsis congesta
- bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata
- bearded flatsedge Cyperus squarrosus
- beautiful cinquefoil Potentilla pulcherrima
- beautiful sandwort Minuartia rubella
- Bebb willow Salix bebbiana
- bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata
- bitter fleabane Erigeron acris
- blackstem spleenwort Asplenium resiliens
- blite goosefoot Chenopodium capitatum
- bluntleaf sandwort Moehringia lateriflora
- bluntleaf yellowcress Rorippa curvipes
- bog yellowcress Rorippa palustris
- bottlebrush sedge Carex hystericina
- brittle bladderfern Cystopteris fragilis
- brittle pricklypear Opuntia fragilis
- brownish sedge Carex brunnescens
- buffalobur nightshade Solanum rostratum
- bulblet bladderfern Cystopteris bulbifera
- bushy knotweed Polygonum ramosissimum
- Carolina draba Draba reptans
- Carruth's sagewort Artemisia carruthii
- chairmaker's bulrush Schoenoplectus americanus
- clustered broomrape Orobanche fasciculata
- common bladderwort Utricularia macrorhiza
- cottonbatting plant Pseudognaphalium stramineum
- Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya
- curlycup gumweed Grindelia squarrosa
- curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
- cutleaf nightshade Solanum triflorum
- desert goosefoot Chenopodium pratericola
- desert princesplume Stanleya pinnata
- ditch rabbitsfoot grass Polypogon interruptus
- Douglas' knotweed Polygonum douglasii
- Drummond's campion Silene drummondii
- Drummond's false pennyroyal Hedeoma drummondii
- dryspike sedge Carex siccata
- elkweed Frasera speciosa
- entireleaved thelypody Thelypodium integrifolium
- European bur-reed Sparganium emersum
- fairy slipper Calypso bulbosa
- false buffalograss Munroa squarrosa
- feather fingergrass Chloris virgata
- feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
- fineleaf hymenopappus Hymenopappus filifolius
- flatspine bur ragweed Ambrosia acanthicarpa
- flatspine stickseed Lappula occidentalis
- foothill bladderpod Lesquerella ludoviciana
- 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
- great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
- greenflowered wintergreen Pyrola chlorantha
- hairy evening primrose Oenothera villosa
- hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
- hairy waterclover Marsilea vestita
- hoary tansyaster Machaeranthera canescens
- hookedspur violet Viola adunca
- Hopi tea greenthread Thelesperma megapotamicum
- horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris
- Hornemann's willowherb Epilobium hornemannii
- ivyleaf groundcherry Physalis hederifolia
- James' cryptantha Cryptantha cinerea
- lacy tansyaster Machaeranthera pinnatifida
- lanceleaf figwort Scrophularia lanceolata
- least duckweed Lemna minuta
- lemon scurfpea Psoralidium lanceolatum
- lesser wirelettuce Stephanomeria minor
- longleaf groundcherry Physalis longifolia
- Louisiana vetch Vicia ludoviciana
- Macoun's cudweed Pseudognaphalium macounii
- Madagascar dropseed Sporobolus pyramidatus
- manyflower stickseed Hackelia floribunda
- mapleleaf goosefoot Chenopodium simplex
- mat sandbur Cenchrus longispinus
- mealy goosefoot Chenopodium incanum
- Menzies' campion Silene menziesii
- Mojave seablite Suaeda moquinii
- moss campion Silene acaulis
- mountain deathcamas Zigadenus elegans
- mountain tansymustard Descurainia incana
- narrowleaf bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium
- narrowleaf four o'clock Mirabilis linearis
- narrowleaf goosefoot Chenopodium leptophyllum
- narrowleaf stoneseed Lithospermum incisum
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- needleleaf sedge Carex duriuscula
- nodding buckwheat Eriogonum cernuum
- nodding onion Allium cernuum
- northern bog violet Viola nephrophylla
- northern green orchid Platanthera aquilonis
- oneflowered broomrape Orobanche uniflora
- Oregon cliff fern Woodsia oregana
- painted milkvetch Astragalus ceramicus
- pale false mannagrass Torreyochloa pallida
- Palmer's penstemon Penstemon palmeri
- Pennsylvania cinquefoil Potentilla pensylvanica
- Pennsylvania pellitory Parietaria pensylvanica
- pinyon goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens
- pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri
- plains springparsley Cymopterus acaulis
- pleated gentian Gentiana affinis
- pony beebalm Monarda pectinata
- Porter brome Bromus porteri
- povertyweed Iva axillaris
- Powell's amaranth Amaranthus powellii
- prairie spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis
- prairie sunflower Helianthus petiolaris
- purple cliffbrake Pellaea atropurpurea
- purple reedgrass Calamagrostis purpurascens
- Pursh seepweed Suaeda calceoliformis
- pygmyflower rockjasmine Androsace septentrionalis
- red baneberry Actaea rubra
- ribseed sandmat Chamaesyce glyptosperma
- Rocky Mountain fescue Festuca saximontana
- Rocky Mountain rush Juncus saximontanus
- Rocky Mountain woodsia Woodsia scopulina
- rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea
- roughfruit fairybells Prosartes trachycarpa
- rusty lupine Lupinus pusillus
- saline saltbush Atriplex subspicata
- sand sagebrush Artemisia filifolia
- sanddune cryptantha Cryptantha fendleri
- scarlet beeblossom Oenothera suffrutescens
- scrambled eggs Corydalis aurea
- seaside arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
- shaggy dwarf morning-glory Evolvulus nuttallianus
- shaggy fleabane Erigeron pumilus
- shy wallflower Erysimum inconspicuum
- sidebells wintergreen Orthilia secunda
- silkcotton purslane Portulaca halimoides
- silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium
- silverscale saltbush Atriplex argentea
- single delight Moneses uniflora
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- sleepy silene Silene antirrhina
- slender lipfern Cheilanthes feei
- slender phlox Microsteris gracilis
- slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
- small-leaf pussytoes Antennaria parvifolia
- smooth cliffbrake Pellaea glabella
- snowball sand verbena Abronia fragrans
- snowline wintergreen Pyrola minor
- southern cattail Typha domingensis
- spearleaf stonecrop Sedum lanceolatum
- spike dropseed Sporobolus contractus
- spiny milkvetch Astragalus kentrophyta
- spiny phlox Phlox hoodii
- spinystar Escobaria vivipara
- spotted fritillary Fritillaria atropurpurea
- spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
- spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
- spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens
- spreading sandwort Arenaria lanuginosa
- starry false lily of the valley Maianthemum stellatum
- stemless four-nerve daisy Tetraneuris acaulis
- stemless Townsend daisy Townsendia exscapa
- strapleaf willow Salix ligulifolia
- stream orchid Epipactis gigantea
- stretchberry Forestiera pubescens
- summer coralroot Corallorhiza maculata
- tall annual willowherb Epilobium brachycarpum
- tarragon Artemisia dracunculus
- tasselflower brickellbush Brickellia grandiflora
- Texas croton Croton texensis
- threadleaf crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus
- tiny trumpet Collomia linearis
- tobacco root Valeriana edulis
- tower rockcress Arabis glabra
- trailing fleabane Erigeron flagellaris
- tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
- twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza
- variegated scouringrush Equisetum variegatum
- velvetweed Oenothera curtiflora
- verrucose seapurslane Sesuvium verrucosum
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- warty spurge Euphorbia spathulata
- water whorlgrass Catabrosa aquatica
- wavyleaf thistle Cirsium undulatum
- wedgeleaf draba Draba cuneifolia
- western marsh cudweed Gnaphalium palustre
- western poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii
- western rattlesnake plantain Goodyera oblongifolia
- western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
- white heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides
- white prairie aster Symphyotrichum falcatum
- whitest evening primrose Oenothera albicaulis
- whitestem blazingstar Mentzelia albicaulis
- winged pigweed Cycloloma atriplicifolium
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- wood bluegrass Poa nemoralis
- woodbine Parthenocissus vitacea
- woodland pinedrops Pterospora andromedea
- woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca
- woolly cinquefoil Potentilla hippiana
- woolly sedge Carex pellita
- woolly tidestromia Tidestromia lanuginosa
- yellow avens Geum aleppicum
- yellow coralroot Corallorhiza trifida
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.
- annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
- claspleaf twistedstalkStreptopus amplexifolius
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
Compared with Utah
The typical county is the median of the 29 Utah 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 | San Juan County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 553 | 434 | 959 |
| Garden-ready natives | 341 | 290 | 572 |
| Tree | 43 | — | 58 |
| Shrub | 65 | — | 102 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 294 | — | 524 |
| Grass or grass-like | 128 | — | 228 |
| Vine | 9 | — | 16 |
| Fern | 14 | — | 31 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with San Juan County.
- Apache County, AZ 338 garden-ready
- Coconino County, AZ 387 garden-ready
- Navajo County, AZ 263 garden-ready
- Dolores County, CO 131 garden-ready
- Grand County, UT 296 garden-ready
- Kane County, UT 279 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
- San Juan County (county FIPS 49037), Utah. 553 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