Native range

Native plants of Nevada

12 wild species and 9 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Nevada, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 38 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.

21 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's native-range record, checked against Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS with every decision on a ledger; Nevada is read off the record's own range, and the order is how many of the state's counties record each plant, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 21 plants, 18 have been checked against outside sources; the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.

Recorded across Nevada

How many of the state's 17 counties record each wild species growing wild, from USDA PLANTS: a plant recorded in many counties is widespread in Nevada; one recorded in few may be local, or simply under-recorded. A county's absence is not evidence a plant is absent. 11 of the wild species carry a county record here.

Garden forms of Nevada natives

38 garden forms, each a named selection of a species that grows wild in Nevada and each naming its wild parent. A garden form is not the wild plant, so it is listed here and never counted above.

  • Abbotswood

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Alpine Carpet Juniper

    Juniperus communis 'Mondap' · Garden form of Juniperus communis

  • Arctic Fire Red Twig Dogwood

    Cornus sericea 'Farrow' · Garden form of Cornus sericea

  • Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood

    Cornus sericea 'SMNCSBD' · Garden form of Cornus sericea

  • Autumn Beauty

    Helianthus annuus 'Autumn Beauty' · Garden form of Sunflower

  • Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass

    Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' · Garden form of Bouteloua gracilis

  • Blue Arrow Juniper

    Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow' · Garden form of Juniperus scopulorum

  • California Poppy (Cream/White)

    Eschscholzia californica 'Alba' · Garden form of California Poppy

  • California Poppy (Rose/Pink Mix)

    Eschscholzia californica 'Carmine King' · Garden form of California Poppy

  • Giant Sunflower

    Helianthus annuus 'Mammoth Russian' · Garden form of Sunflower

  • Goldfinger

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac

    Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low' · Garden form of Fragrant Sumac

  • Happy Face Yellow

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Happy Face Yellow' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Heavy Metal

    Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' · Garden form of Switchgrass

  • Ivory Castle

    Eschscholzia californica 'Ivory Castle' · Garden form of California Poppy

  • Lemon Queen

    Helianthus annuus 'Lemon Queen' · Garden form of Sunflower

  • Lemony Lace Elderberry

    Sambucus racemosa 'SMNSRD4' · Garden form of Sambucus racemosa

  • Mammoth

    Helianthus annuus 'Mammoth' · Garden form of Sunflower

  • Mango Tango

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Mango Tango' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • McKay's White

    Potentilla fruticosa 'McKay's White' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Mikado

    Eschscholzia californica 'Mikado' · Garden form of California Poppy

  • Moulin Rouge

    Helianthus annuus 'Moulin Rouge' · Garden form of Sunflower

  • Northwind

    Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' · Garden form of Switchgrass

  • Orange Whisper

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Orange Whisper' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Pink Beauty

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Pink Whisper

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Whisper' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Purple Gleam

    Eschscholzia californica 'Purple Gleam' · Garden form of California Poppy

  • Red Ace

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Ace' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Regent Serviceberry

    Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent' · Garden form of Amelanchier alnifolia

  • Ring of Fire

    Helianthus annuus 'Ring of Fire' · Garden form of Sunflower

  • Rose Chiffon

    Eschscholzia californica 'Rose Chiffon' · Garden form of California Poppy

  • Shenandoah

    Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' · Garden form of Switchgrass

  • Skyrocket Juniper

    Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket' · Garden form of Juniperus scopulorum

  • Soraya

    Helianthus annuus 'Soraya' · Garden form of Sunflower

  • Strawberry Blonde

    Helianthus annuus 'Strawberry Blonde' · Garden form of Sunflower

  • Tangerine

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Tangerine' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Teddy Bear

    Helianthus annuus 'Teddy Bear' · Garden form of Sunflower

  • Velvet Queen

    Helianthus annuus 'Velvet Queen' · Garden form of Sunflower

Plant groups native to Nevada

9 plant groups sold under one name whose wild species grow in Nevada; the count beside each is how many of its wild species the record finds in the state.

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