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Native & Naturalized Plants of Nevada

There are over 14,000 plants native or naturalized to the state of Nevada, some are exclusive to Nevada and many are rare to other parts of the world.

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Protected Plants in Nevada

There are federal laws (NRS 527.101) governing the removal, destruction, abuse or possession of all conifers defined as Christmas trees, all cactus and all yucca in the State of Nevada. Such laws are meant to protect the wild places that remain. Thus, it is strongly advised that you attempt to aquire nursery stock of such plants. Come in and talk to us about plants you are interested in. We can help you locate preferrable stock.

 

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Native or Naturalized Plants in Nevada
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Scientific Name (Synonyms are indented) Common Name
Fagonia L. fagonbush
Fagonia laevis Standl. California fagonbush
     Fagonia californica Benth. ssp. laevis (Standl.) Wiggins  
     Fagonia californica Benth. var. laevis (Standl.) L.D. Benson  
     Fagonia californica Benth. var. longipes (Standl.) L.D. Benson  
     Fagonia longipes Standl.  
Fallugia Endl. Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr. Apache plume
Fendlera Engelm. & A. Gray fendlerbush
Fendlera rupicola A. Gray cliff fendlerbush
     Fendlera rupicola A. Gray var. falcata (Thornb.) Rehder  
Fendlerella (Greene) A. Heller fendlerbush
Fendlerella utahensis (S. Watson) A. Heller Utah fendlerbush
Fendlerella utahensis (S. Watson) A. Heller var. utahensis Utah fendlerbush
Ferocactus Britton & Rose barrel cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt California barrel cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt var. lecontei (Engelm.) H. Bravo Leconte's barrel cactus
     Echinocactus lecontei Engelm.  
     Ferocactus acanthodes (Lem.) Britton & Rose var. lecontei (Engelm.) Lindsay  
     Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt ssp. lecontei (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor  
     Ferocactus lecontei (Engelm.) Britton & Rose  
Festuca L. fescue
Festuca arizonica Vasey Arizona fescue
     Festuca ovina L. var. arizonica (Vasey) Hack. ex Veal  
Festuca brachyphylla Schult. ex Schult. & Schult. f. alpine fescue
Festuca brachyphylla Schult. ex Schult. & Schult. f. ssp. coloradensis Frederiksen Colorado fescue
     Festuca brachyphylla Schult. ex Schult. & Schult. f. ssp. breviculmis Frederiksen  
     Festuca brachyphylla Schult. ex Schult. & Schult. f. var. coloradensis (Frederiksen) Dorn  
     Festuca ovina L. var. brevifolia auct. p.p.  
Festuca idahoensis Elmer Idaho fescue
Festuca idahoensis Elmer ssp. idahoensis Idaho fescue
     Festuca idahoensis Elmer var. oregona (Hack. ex Beal) C.L. Hitchc.  
     Festuca ingrata (Hack. ex Beal) Rydb.  
     Festuca occidentalis Hook. var. ingrata (Hack. ex Beal) B. Boivin  
     Festuca occidentalis Hook. var. oregona (Hack.) B. Boivin  
     Festuca ovina L. var. columbiana Beal  
     Festuca ovina L. var. ingrata Hack. ex Beal  
     Festuca ovina L. var. oregona Hack. ex Beal  
Festuca minutiflora Rydb. smallflower fescue
     Festuca brachyphylla Schult. ex Schult. & Schult. f. var. endotera (St.-Yves) Litard.  
     Festuca ovina L. var. minutiflora (Rydb.) J.T. Howell  
Festuca rubra L. red fescue
Festuca rubra L. ssp. rubra red fescue
     Festuca prolifera (Piper) Fernald  
     Festuca prolifera (Piper) Fernald var. lasiolepis Fernald  
     Festuca rubra L. ssp. arctica auct. non (Hack.) Govor.  
     Festuca rubra L. ssp. juncea (Hack.) Soó  
     Festuca rubra L. ssp. vulgaris (Gaudin) Hayek  
     Festuca rubra L. var. juncea (Hack.) K. Richt.  
     Festuca rubra L. var. prolifera (Piper) Piper  
Festuca saximontana Rydb. Rocky Mountain fescue
Festuca saximontana Rydb. var. purpusiana (St.-Yves) Frederiksen & Pavlick Rocky Mountain fescue
     Festuca ovina L. var. purpusiana St.-Yves  
Festuca saximontana Rydb. var. saximontana Rocky Mountain fescue
     Festuca brachyphylla Schult. ex Schult. & Schult. f. var. rydbergii (St.-Yves) Cronquist  
     Festuca ovina L. var. rydbergii St.-Yves  
     Festuca ovina L. var. saximontana (Rydb.) Gleason  
     Festuca saximontana Rydb. var. robertsiana Pavlick  
Festuca subulata Trin. bearded fescue
Festuca viridula Vasey greenleaf fescue
     Festuca howellii Hack. ex Beal  
Fimbristylis Vahl fimbry
Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl hairy fimbry
Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl var. interior (Britton) Kral hairy fimbry
     Fimbristylis interior Britton  
Fimbristylis thermalis S. Watson hot springs fimbry
     Fimbristylis spadicea auct. non (L.) Vahl  
     Scirpus spadiceus auct. non L.  
Floerkea Willd. floerkea
Floerkea proserpinacoides Willd. false mermaidweed
     Floerkea occidentalis Rydb.  
Foeniculum Mill. fennel
Foeniculum vulgare Mill. sweet fennel
     Foeniculum foeniculum (L.) Karst.  
Forestiera Poir. swampprivet
Forestiera pubescens Nutt. stretchberry
Forestiera pubescens Nutt. var. pubescens stretchberry
     Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir. var. parviflora A. Gray  
     Forestiera neomexicana A. Gray  
     Forestiera neomexicana A. Gray var. arizonica A. Gray  
     Forestiera pubescens Nutt. ssp. neomexicana (A. Gray) E. Murray  
     Forestiera pubescens Nutt. var. neomexicana (A. Gray) E. Murray  
     Forestiera sphaerocarpa Torr.  
Fouquieria Kunth ocotillo
Fouquieria splendens Engelm. ocotillo
     Fouquieria splendens Engelm. ssp. splendens  
Fragaria L. strawberry
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne ssp. glauca (S. Watson) Staudt Virginia strawberry
     Fragaria glauca (S. Watson) Rydb.  
     Fragaria multicipita Fernald  
     Fragaria ovalis (Lehm.) Rydb.  
     Fragaria pauciflora Rydb.  
     Fragaria virginiana Duchesne var. glauca S. Watson  
     Fragaria virginiana Duchesne var. ovalis (Lehm.) R.J. Davis  
     Fragaria virginiana Duchesne var. terrae-novae (Rydb.) Fernald & Wiegand  
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne ssp. platypetala (Rydb.) Staudt Virginia strawberry
     Fragaria platypetala Rydb.  
     Fragaria platypetala Rydb. var. sibbaldifolia (Rydb.) Jeps.  
     Fragaria sibbaldifolia Rydb.  
     Fragaria suksdorfii Rydb.  
     Fragaria truncata Rydb.  
     Fragaria virginiana Duchesne var. platypetala (Rydb.) H.M. Hall  
Frangula Mill. buckthorn
Frangula betulifolia (Greene) V. Grub. beechleaf frangula
Frangula betulifolia (Greene) V. Grub. ssp. obovata (Kearney & Peebles) Kartesz & Gandhi obovate buckthorn
     Rhamnus betulifolia Greene var. obovata Kearney & Peebles  
Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray California buckthorn
Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. ursina (Greene) Kartesz & Gandhi California buckthorn
     Rhamnus californica Eschsch. ssp. ursina (Greene) C.B. Wolf  
     Rhamnus californica Eschsch. var. ursina (Greene) McMinn  
     Rhamnus tomentella Benth. ssp. ursina (Greene) J.O. Sawyer  
Frangula rubra (Greene) V. Grub. red buckthorn
Frangula rubra (Greene) V. Grub. ssp. nevadensis (A. Nelson) Kartesz & Gandhi Nevada buckthorn
     Rhamnus rubra Greene ssp. nevadensis (A. Nelson) C.B. Wolf  
Frangula rubra (Greene) V. Grub. ssp. obtusissima (Greene) Kartesz & Gandhi obtuse buckthorn
     Rhamnus rubra Greene ssp. obtusissima (Greene) C.B. Wolf  
Frangula rubra (Greene) V. Grub. ssp. rubra red buckthorn
     Rhamnus rubra Greene  
Frasera Walter green gentian
Frasera albicaulis Douglas ex Griseb. whitestem frasera
Frasera albicaulis Douglas ex Griseb. var. modocensis (H. St. John) N.H. Holmgren Modoc frasera
     Frasera pahutensis Reveal  
     Swertia bethelii H. St. John  
     Swertia californica H. St. John  
     Swertia modocensis H. St. John  
     Swertia modocensis H. St. John var. adglabra H. St. John  
     Swertia pahutensis (Reveal) J. Pringle  
     Swertia shastensis H. St. John  
     Swertia sierrae H. St. John  
Frasera albomarginata S. Watson desert frasera
     Frasera albomarginata S. Watson var. induta (Tidestr.) Card  
     Leucocraspedum albomarginatum (S. Watson) Rydb.  
     Swertia albomarginata (S. Watson) Kuntze  
Frasera gypsicola (Barneby) D.M. Post Sunnyside frasera
     Swertia gypsicola Barneby  
Frasera paniculata Torr. tufted frasera
     Swertia utahensis (M.E. Jones) H. St. John  
Frasera puberulenta Davidson Inyo frasera
     Frasera albomarginata S. Watson var. purpusii Jeps.  
     Swertia albomarginata (S. Watson) Kuntze ssp. purpusii (Jeps.) E. Murray  
     Swertia puberulenta (Davidson) Jeps.  
Frasera speciosa Douglas ex Griseb. elkweed
     Frasera angustifolia (Rydb.) Rydb.  
     Frasera macrophylla Greene  
     Frasera speciosa Douglas ex Griseb. var. angustifolia Rydb.  
     Frasera speciosa Douglas ex Griseb. var. stenosepala Rydb.  
     Frasera stenosepala (Rydb.) Rydb.  
     Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze  
     Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze var. macrophylla (Greene) H. St. John  
     Tesseranthium angustifolium (Rydb.) Rydb.  
     Tesseranthium macrophyllum (Greene) Rydb.  
     Tesseranthium radiatum Kellogg  
Fraxinus L. ash
Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Watson singleleaf ash
Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Watson var. anomala singleleaf ash
Fraxinus cuspidata Torr. fragrant ash
     Fraxinus cuspidata Torr. var. macropetala (Eastw.) Rehder  
Fraxinus dipetala Hook. & Arn. California ash
     Fraxinus dipetala Hook. & Arn. var. trifoliolata Torr., orth. var.  
     Fraxinus jonesii Lingelsh.  
     Fraxinus trifoliata (Torr.) F.H. Lewis & Epling, nom. illeg.  
     Fraxinus trifoliolata (Torr.) F.H. Lewis & Epling, orth. var.  
Fraxinus velutina Torr. velvet ash
     Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. ssp. velutina (Torr.) G.N. Mill.  
     Fraxinus velutina Torr. var. coriacea (S. Watson) Rehder  
     Fraxinus velutina Torr. var. glabra Rehder  
     Fraxinus velutina Torr. var. toumeyi (Britton) Rehder  
Fritillaria L. fritillary
Fritillaria atropurpurea Nutt. spotted fritillary
     Fritillaria adamantina M. Peck  
     Fritillaria gracillima Smiley  
Fritillaria pinetorum Davidson pinewoods fritillary
     Fritillaria atropurpurea Nutt. var. pinetorum (Davidson) I.M. Johnst.  
Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng. yellow fritillary
     Lilium pudicum Pursh  
     Ochrocodon pudicus (Pursh) Rydb.  
Fritillaria recurva Benth. scarlet fritillary
     Fritillaria coccinea (Greene) Greene  
     Fritillaria liliacea Torr.  
     Fritillaria recurva Benth. var. coccinea Greene  
Funastrum Fourn. twinevine
Funastrum cynanchoides (Decne.) Schltr. fringed twinevine
Funastrum cynanchoides (Decne.) Schltr. ssp. heterophyllum (Engelm. ex Torr.) Kartesz Hartweg's twinevine
     Funastrum cynanchoides (Decne.) Schltr. var. hartwegii (Vail) Krings  
     Funastrum heterophyllum (Engelm. ex Torr.) Standl.  
     Funastrum lineare (Decne.) J.F. Macbr.  
     Philibertia heterophylla (Engelm. ex Torr.) Jeps.  
     Sarcostemma cynanchoides Decne. ssp. hartwegii (Vail) R. Holm  
     Sarcostemma cynanchoides Decne. var. hartwegii (Vail) Shinners  
Funastrum hirtellum (A. Gray) Schltr. hairy milkweed
     Philibertia hirtella (A. Gray) Parish  
     Sarcostemma hirtellum (A. Gray) R. Holm  
Source

USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 20 May 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. )

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