Native range

Native plants of Wyoming

26 wild species and 15 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Wyoming, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 62 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.

41 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; Wyoming 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 41 plants, 27 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.

Prairie Smoke
Geum triflorum
Full sunZones 3–71.5 ftLow
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Full sun6.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide
Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa
Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow
Foliage
Douglas Fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Full sunZones 4–659 ftModerate
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Full sunZones 4–812 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Rocky Mountain Blue
Aquilegia caerulea
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Foliage
Colorado Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
Full sunZones 2–749 ftModerate
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Foliage
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum
Full sunZones 7–112 ftLow
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Anise Hyssop
Agastache
Full sunZones 5–93 ftLow
Apricot Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow
Blue Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
Part shadeZones 2–68 inModerate
Cream Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Lisianthus
Eustoma
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Picotee Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Pink Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Rose Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
White Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Full sunZones 3–94.5 ftLow
Penstemon
Penstemon
Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow
Aster
Symphyotrichum
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate
Goldenrod
Solidago
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow
Perennial Sunflower
Helianthus
Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
Blazing Star
Liatris
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow
Serviceberry
Amelanchier
Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate
Spiderwort
Tradescantia
Part sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Trillium
Trillium
Full shadeZones 4–812 inModerate
Bee Balm
Monarda
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia
Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow
Coreopsis
Coreopsis
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow
Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium
Full sunZones 4–96 ftHigh
Obedient Plant
Physostegia
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Sneezeweed
Helenium
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Recorded across Wyoming

How many of the state's 23 counties record each wild species growing wild, from USDA PLANTS: a plant recorded in many counties is widespread in Wyoming; one recorded in few may be local, or simply under-recorded. A county's absence is not evidence a plant is absent. 25 of the wild species carry a county record here.

Garden forms of Wyoming natives

62 garden forms, each a named selection of a species that grows wild in Wyoming 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

  • Adams Elderberry

    Sambucus canadensis 'Adams' · Garden form of American Elderberry

  • Alma Pötschke

    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Alma Pötschke' · Garden form of New England Aster

  • 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

  • Autumn Colors

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Autumn Colors' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • Baby Blue

    Picea pungens 'Baby Blue' · Garden form of Colorado Blue Spruce

  • Bailey Compact American Cranberrybush

    Viburnum opulus var. americanum 'Bailey Compact' · Garden form of Viburnum trilobum

  • Bar Harbor Juniper

    Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor' · Garden form of Juniperus horizontalis

  • Black Hills Spruce

    Picea glauca 'Densata' · Garden form of Picea laxa

  • Blackhawks Big Bluestem

    Andropogon gerardi 'Blackhawks' · Garden form of Andropogon gerardi

  • Blaze

    Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze' · Garden form of Little Bluestem

  • 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

  • Blue Chip Juniper

    Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip' · Garden form of Juniperus horizontalis

  • Blue Rug Juniper

    Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii' · Garden form of Juniperus horizontalis

  • Cherry Brandy

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • Claire Grace

    Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace' · Garden form of Monarda fistulosa

  • Denver Daisy

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Denver Daisy' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • Dwarf Alberta Spruce

    Picea glauca 'Conica' · Garden form of Picea laxa

  • Fat Albert

    Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' · Garden form of Colorado Blue Spruce

  • Giant Sunflower

    Helianthus annuus 'Mammoth Russian' · Garden form of Sunflower

  • Globe Blue Spruce

    Picea pungens 'Globosa' · Garden form of Colorado Blue Spruce

  • Goldfinger

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger' · Garden form of Potentilla

  • Goldilocks

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Goldilocks' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • 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

  • Hoopsii

    Picea pungens 'Hoopsii' · Garden form of Colorado Blue Spruce

  • Indian Summer

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • 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

  • Montgomery

    Picea pungens 'Montgomery' · Garden form of Colorado Blue Spruce

  • Moulin Rouge

    Helianthus annuus 'Moulin Rouge' · Garden form of Sunflower

  • New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'

    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Barr's Pink' · Garden form of New England Aster

  • New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'

    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harrington's Pink' · Garden form of New England Aster

  • Northwind

    Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' · Garden form of Switchgrass

  • October Skies

    Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies' · Garden form of Aromatic Aster

  • 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

  • Prairie Sun

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • Purple Dome

    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' · Garden form of New England Aster

  • Raydon's Favorite

    Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite' · Garden form of Aromatic Aster

  • 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

  • Shenandoah

    Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' · Garden form of Switchgrass

  • Skyrocket Juniper

    Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket' · Garden form of Juniperus scopulorum

  • Snow Flurry

    Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry' · Garden form of Symphyotrichum ericoides

  • 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

  • Toto Gold

    Rudbeckia hirta 'Toto Gold' · Garden form of Rudbeckia hirta

  • Twilight Zone

    Schizachyrium scoparium 'Twilight Zone' · Garden form of Little Bluestem

  • Velvet Queen

    Helianthus annuus 'Velvet Queen' · Garden form of Sunflower

Plant groups native to Wyoming

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

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