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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
Najas L. waternymph
Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus southern waternymph
Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus ssp. guadalupensis southern waternymph
     Caulinia guadalupensis Spreng.  
Najas marina L. spiny naiad
     Najas gracilis (Morong) Small  
     Najas major All.  
     Najas major All. var. angustifolia A. Braun ex K. Schum.  
     Najas marina L. var. recurvata Dudley  
Nama L. fiddleleaf
Nama aretioides (Hook. & Arn.) Brand ground nama
Nama aretioides (Hook. & Arn.) Brand var. californicum (Brand) Jeps. ground nama
Nama aretioides (Hook. & Arn.) Brand var. multiflorum (A. Heller) Jeps. ground nama
Nama californicum (A. Gray) Bacon California fiddleleaf
     Lemmonia californica A. Gray  
Nama demissum A. Gray purplemat
Nama demissum A. Gray var. demissum purplemat
     Nama demissum A. Gray var. deserti Brand  
Nama densum Lemmon leafy nama
Nama densum Lemmon var. densum leafy fiddleleaf
Nama densum Lemmon var. parviflorum (Greenm.) C.L. Hitchc. leafy fiddleleaf
Nama depressum Lemmon ex A. Gray depressed fiddleleaf
Nama hispidum A. Gray bristly nama
     Nama foliosum (Woot. & Standl.) Tidestr.  
     Nama hispidum A. Gray var. mentzelii Brand  
     Nama hispidum A. Gray var. revolutum Jeps.  
     Nama hispidum A. Gray var. spathulatum (Torr.) C.L. Hitchc.  
     Nama tenue (Woot. & Standl.) Tidestr.  
Nama lobbii A. Gray Lobb's fiddleleaf
Nama pusillum Lemmon ex A. Gray eggleaf fiddleleaf
Nama rothrockii A. Gray Rothrock's fiddleleaf
Nasturtium R. Br.
Nasturtium officinale W.T. Aiton watercress
     Nasturtium nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Karsten  
     Nasturtium officinale W.T. Aiton var. siifolium (Rchb.) W.D.J. Koch  
     Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek  
     Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum L.  
Navarretia Ruiz & Pav. pincushionplant
Navarretia breweri (A. Gray) Greene Brewer's navarretia
Navarretia capillaris (Kellogg) Kuntze miniature gilia
     Gilia capillaris Kellogg  
Navarretia divaricata (Torr. ex A. Gray) Greene divaricate navarretia
Navarretia divaricata (Torr. ex A. Gray) Greene ssp. divaricata divaricate navarretia
Navarretia intertexta (Benth.) Hook. needleleaf navarretia
Navarretia intertexta (Benth.) Hook. ssp. propinqua (Suksd.) Day near navarretia
     Gilia propinqua (Suksd.) H. St. John  
     Navarretia intertexta (Benth.) Hook. var. propinqua (Suksd.) Brand  
     Navarretia propinqua Suksd.  
Navarretia leptalea (A. Gray) L.A. Johnson Bridges' pincushionplant
Navarretia leptalea (A. Gray) L.A. Johnson ssp. bicolor (H. Mason & A.D. Grant) L.A. Johnson Bridges' gilia
     Gilia leptalea (A. Gray) Greene ssp. bicolor H. Mason & A.D. Grant  
Navarretia leucocephala Benth. whitehead navarretia
Navarretia leucocephala Benth. ssp. minima (Nutt.) Day least navarretia
     Navarretia minima Nutt.  
Navarretia sinistra (M.E. Jones) L.A. Johnson Alva Day's pincushionplant
Navarretia sinistra (M.E. Jones) L.A. Johnson ssp. sinistra Alva Day's gilia
     Gilia sinistra M.E. Jones  
     Gilia sinistra M.E. Jones ssp. sinistra  
Nemacladus Nutt. threadplant
Nemacladus glanduliferus Jeps. glandular threadplant
Nemacladus glanduliferus Jeps. var. orientalis McVaugh glandular threadplant
Nemacladus gracilis Eastw. slender threadplant
Nemacladus rigidus Curran stoutstem threadplant
Nemacladus rubescens Greene desert threadplant
Nemacladus rubescens Greene var. rubescens desert threadplant
Nemacladus sigmoideus G.T. Robbins sigmoid threadplant
Nemophila Nutt. baby blue eyes
Nemophila breviflora A. Gray basin nemophila
Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. var. integrifolia Parish baby blue eyes
     Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. ssp. australis Brand  
     Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. ssp. integrifolia (Parish) Munz  
     Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. var. annulata Chandler  
     Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. var. incana Brand  
     Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. var. intermedia (Bioletti) Brand  
     Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. var. rotata (Eastw.) Chandler  
Nemophila parviflora Douglas ex Benth. smallflower nemophila
Nemophila parviflora Douglas ex Benth. var. austiniae (Eastw.) Brand smallflower nemophila
Nemophila pedunculata Douglas ex Benth. littlefoot nemophila
Nemophila spatulata Coville Sierra baby blue eyes
Neogaerrhinum Rothm. neogaerrhinum
Neogaerrhinum filipes (A. Gray) Rothm. yellow twining snapdragon
     Antirrhinum cooperi A. Gray  
     Antirrhinum filipes A. Gray  
     Asarina filipes (A. Gray) Pennell  
Nepeta L. catnip
Nepeta cataria L. catnip
Nestotus R.P. Roberts, Urbatsch & Neubig goldenweed
Nestotus stenophyllus (A. Gray) R.P. Roberts, Urbatsch & Neubig narrowleaf mock goldenweed
     Haplopappus stenophyllus A. Gray  
     Stenotus stenophyllus (A. Gray) Greene  
Nicotiana L. tobacco
Nicotiana acuminata (Graham) Hook. manyflower tobacco
Nicotiana acuminata (Graham) Hook. var. multiflora (Phil.) Reiche manyflower tobacco
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Watson coyote tobacco
Nicotiana glauca Graham tree tobacco
Nicotiana obtusifolia M. Martens & Galeotti desert tobacco
Nicotiana obtusifolia M. Martens & Galeotti var. obtusifolia desert tobacco
     Nicotiana trigonophylla Dunal  
Nicotiana obtusifolia M. Martens & Galeotti var. palmeri (A. Gray) Kartesz desert tobacco
     Nicotiana palmeri A. Gray  
     Nicotiana trigonophylla Dunal var. palmeri (A. Gray) M.E. Jones  
Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh Indian tobacco
Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf Bigelow's tobacco
     Nicotiana bigelovii (Torr.) S. Watson  
Nitrophila S. Watson niterwort
Nitrophila mohavensis Munz & Roos Amargosa niterwort
Nitrophila occidentalis (Moq.) S. Watson boraxweed
Noccaea Moench
Noccaea montana (L.) F.K. Mey. alpine pennycress
Noccaea montana (L.) F.K. Mey. var. montana alpine pennycress
     Noccaea cochleariformis (DC.) A. Löve & D. Löve  
     Noccaea coloradensis (Rydb.) Holub  
     Thlaspi alpestre auct. non L.  
     Thlaspi alpestre L. var. glaucum A. Nelson  
     Thlaspi australe A. Nelson  
     Thlaspi cochleariforme DC.  
     Thlaspi fendleri A. Gray var. coloradense (Rydb.) Maguire  
     Thlaspi fendleri A. Gray var. glaucum (A. Nelson) C.L. Hitchc.  
     Thlaspi fendleri A. Gray var. hesperium (Payson) C.L. Hitchc.  
     Thlaspi fendleri A. Gray var. tenuipes Maguire  
     Thlaspi glaucum (A. Nelson) A. Nelson  
     Thlaspi glaucum (A. Nelson) A. Nelson var. hesperium Payson  
     Thlaspi glaucum (A. Nelson) A. Nelson var. pedunculatum Payson  
     Thlaspi hesperium (Payson) G.N. Jones  
     Thlaspi montanum L.  
     Thlaspi montanum L. var. montanum  
Nolina Michx. beargrass
Nolina bigelovii (Torr.) S. Watson Bigelow's nolina
Nothocalais (A. Gray) Greene false dandelion
Nothocalais troximoides (A. Gray) Greene sagebrush false dandelion
     Microseris troximoides A. Gray  
     Scorzonella troximoides (A. Gray) Jeps.  
Nuphar Sm. pond-lily
Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. yellow pond-lily
Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal Rocky Mountain pond-lily
     Nuphar polysepala Engelm.  
     Nymphaea polysepala (Engelm.) Greene  
     Nymphozanthus polysepalus (Engelm.) Fernald  
Nymphaea L. waterlily
Nymphaea odorata Aiton American white waterlily
Nymphaea odorata Aiton ssp. odorata American white waterlily
     Castalia lekophylla Small  
     Castalia minor (Sims) Nyar  
     Castalia odorata (Aiton) Alph. Wood  
     Castalia reniformis DC.  
     Nymphaea minor (Sims) DC.  
     Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. gigantea Tricker  
     Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. godfreyi Ward  
     Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. minor Sims  
     Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. rosea Pursh  
     Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. stenopetala Fernald  
     Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. villosa Caspary  
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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