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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
I
Scientific Name (Synonyms are indented) Common Name
Idahoa A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. idahoa
Idahoa scapigera (Hook.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. oldstem idahoa
Iliamna Greene wild hollyhock
Iliamna rivularis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene streambank wild hollyhock
Iliamna rivularis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene var. rivularis streambank wild hollyhock
     Iliamna acerifolia (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene  
     Iliamna corei Sherff  
     Iliamna remota Greene  
     Phymosia remota (Greene) Britton  
     Sphaeralcea rivularis (Douglas ex Hook.) Torr.  
Imperata Cirillo satintail
Imperata brevifolia Vasey California satintail
     Imperata hookeri (Rupr. ex Andersson) Rupr. ex Hack.  
Ionactis Greene aster
Ionactis alpina (Nutt.) Greene Lava aster
     Aster scopulorum A. Gray  
     Chrysopsis alpina Nutt.  
Ionactis caelestis Leary & G.L. Nesom Spring Mountain aster
Ipomoea L. morning-glory
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth tall morning-glory
     Convolvulus purpureus L.  
     Ipomoea hirsutula Jacq. f.  
     Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth var. diversifolia (Lindl.) O'Donell  
     Pharbitis purpurea (L.) Voigt  
Ipomopsis Michx. ipomopsis
Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant scarlet gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. aggregata scarlet gilia
     Cantua aggregata Pursh  
     Gilia aggregata (Pursh) Spreng.  
     Gilia aggregata (Pursh) Spreng. ssp. euaggregata Brand  
Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. formosissima (Greene) Wherry scarlet gilia
     Gilia aggregata (Pursh) Spreng. ssp. formosissima (Greene) Wherry  
     Gilia aggregata (Pursh) Spreng. var. maculata M.E. Jones  
     Gilia texana (Greene) Woot. & Standl.  
     Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. texana (Greene) W.C. Martin & C.R. Hutchins  
     Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant var. texana (Greene) Shinners  
     Ipomopsis arizonica (Greene) Wherry ssp. texana (Greene) Wherry  
Ipomopsis arizonica (Greene) Wherry Arizona ipomopsis
     Callisteris arizonica Greene  
     Gilia aggregata (Pursh) Spreng. var. arizonica (Greene) Fosberg  
     Gilia arizonica (Greene) Rydb.  
     Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. arizonica (Greene) V.E. Grant & A.D. Grant  
Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ballhead ipomopsis
Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. congesta ballhead ipomopsis
     Gilia burleyana A. Nelson  
     Gilia congesta Hook.  
     Gilia congesta Hook. var. burleyana (A. Nelson) Constance & Rollins  
Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. crebrifolia (Nutt.) Day ballhead ipomopsis
     Gilia congesta Hook. var. crebrifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray  
     Gilia crebrifolia Nutt.  
     Ipomopsis crebrifolia (Nutt.) Dorn  
Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. montana (A. Nelson & Kennedy) V.E. Grant ballhead ipomopsis
     Gilia congesta Hook. var. montana (A. Nelson & Kennedy) Constance & Rollins  
Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. nevadensis (Tidestr.) Kartesz & Gandhi ballhead ipomopsis
     Gilia nevadensis Tidestr.  
     Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant var. nevadensis (Tidestr.) Tiehm  
Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. palmifrons (Brand) Day ballhead ipomopsis
     Gilia congesta Hook. ssp. palmifrons Brand  
     Gilia congesta Hook. var. palmifrons (Brand) Cronquist  
Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant ssp. viridis (Cronquist) Day ballhead ipomopsis
     Gilia congesta Hook. var. viridis Cronquist  
Ipomopsis polycladon (Torr.) V.E. Grant manybranched ipomopsis
     Gilia polycladon Torr.  
Ipomopsis tenuituba (Rydb.) V.E. Grant slendertube skyrocket
Ipomopsis tenuituba (Rydb.) V.E. Grant ssp. tenuituba slendertube skyrocket
     Gilia tenuituba Rydb.  
     Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant var. tenuituba (Rydb.) Dorn  
     Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant var. tenuituba (Rydb.) Dorn  
Iris L. iris
Iris missouriensis Nutt. Rocky Mountain iris
     Iris longipetala Herbert  
     Iris missouriensis Nutt. var. arizonica (Dykes) R.C. Foster  
     Iris missouriensis Nutt. var. pelogonus (Goodding) R.C. Foster  
     Iris pariensis S.L. Welsh  
     Iris tolmieana Herbert  
Iris pseudacorus L. paleyellow iris
Isatis L. woad
Isatis tinctoria L. Dyer's woad
Isocoma Nutt. goldenbush
Isocoma acradenia (Greene) Greene alkali goldenbush
Isocoma acradenia (Greene) Greene var. acradenia alkali goldenbush
     Haplopappus acradenius (Greene) S.F. Blake  
Isocoma acradenia (Greene) Greene var. eremophila (Greene) G.L. Nesom alkali goldenbush
     Haplopappus acradenius (Greene) S.F. Blake ssp. eremophilus (Greene) H.M. Hall  
     Isocoma acradenia (Greene) Greene ssp. eremophila (Greene) R.M. Beauch.  
     Isocoma eremophila Greene  
Isoetes L. quillwort
Isoetes bolanderi Engelm. Bolander's quillwort
     Isoetes bolanderi Engelm. var. pygmaea (Engelm.) Clute  
     Isoetes pygmaea Engelm.  
Iva L. marsh elder
Iva axillaris Pursh povertyweed
     Iva axillaris Pursh ssp. robustior (Hook.) Bassett  
     Iva axillaris Pursh var. robustior Hook.  
Ivesia Torr. & A. Gray mousetail
Ivesia aperta (J.T. Howell) Munz Sierra Valley mousetail
Ivesia aperta (J.T. Howell) Munz var. aperta Sierra Valley mousetail
     Potentilla aperta J.T. Howell  
Ivesia arizonica (Eastw. ex J.T. Howell) Ertter rock whitefeather
Ivesia arizonica (Eastw. ex J.T. Howell) Ertter var. arizonica Arizona whitefeather
     Potentilla osterhoutii (A. Nelson) J.T. Howell  
     Purpusia arizonica Eastw. ex J.T. Howell  
     Purpusia osterhoutii A. Nelson  
Ivesia arizonica (Eastw. ex J.T. Howell) Ertter var. saxosa (Brandegee) Ertter rock whitefeather
     Potentilla osterhoutii (A. Nelson) J.T. Howell var. saxosa (Brandegee) J.T. Howell  
     Purpusia saxosa Brandegee  
Ivesia baileyi S. Watson Bailey's ivesia
Ivesia baileyi S. Watson var. baileyi Bailey's ivesia
     Horkelia baileyi (S. Watson) Rydb.  
     Ivesia baileyi S. Watson ssp. typica D.D. Keck  
     Potentilla baileyi (S. Watson) Greene  
Ivesia baileyi S. Watson var. beneolens (A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.) Ertter Bailey's ivesia
     Horkelia beneolens A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.  
Ivesia baileyi S. Watson var. setosa S. Watson Bailey's ivesia
     Ivesia baileyi S. Watson ssp. setosa (S. Watson) D.D. Keck  
     Ivesia setosa (S. Watson) Rydb.  
Ivesia cryptocaulis (Clokey) D.D. Keck Charleston Peak mousetail
Ivesia gordonii (Hook.) Torr. & A. Gray Gordon's ivesia
     Horkelia gordonii Hook.  
     Potentilla gordonii (Hook.) Greene  
Ivesia jaegeri Munz & I.M. Johnst. Jaeger's mousetail
Ivesia kingii S. Watson King's mousetail
     Ivesia eremica (Coville) Rydb.  
     Ivesia kingii S. Watson var. eremica (Coville) Ertter  
     Ivesia kingii S. Watson var. kingii  
     Potentilla eremica Coville  
Ivesia lycopodioides A. Gray clubmoss mousetail
Ivesia lycopodioides A. Gray ssp. lycopodioides clubmoss mousetail
     Ivesia lycopodioides A. Gray ssp. typica D.D. Keck  
Ivesia pityocharis Ertter Pine Nut Mountain mousetail
Ivesia pygmaea A. Gray dwarf mousetail
Ivesia rhypara Ertter & Reveal grimy mousetail
Ivesia rhypara Ertter & Reveal var. rhypara grimy mousetail
Ivesia sabulosa (M.E. Jones) D.D. Keck Intermountain mousetail
     Potentilla sabulosa M.E. Jones  
Ivesia sericoleuca (Rydb.) Rydb. Plumas mousetail
Ivesia shockleyi S. Watson sky mousetail
Ivesia shockleyi S. Watson var. shockleyi sky mousetail
Ivesia webberi A. Gray wire mousetail
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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