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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
Vaccaria von Wolf soapwort
Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert cow soapwort
     Saponaria vaccaria L.  
     Vaccaria pyramidata Medik.  
     Vaccaria segetalis Garcke ex Asch.  
     Vaccaria vaccaria (L.) Britton  
     Vaccaria vulgaris Host  
Vaccinium L. blueberry
Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. dwarf bilberry
     Vaccinium arbuscula (A. Gray) Merriam  
     Vaccinium caespitosum Michx., orth. var.  
     Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. var. arbuscula A. Gray, orth. var.  
     Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. var. caespitosum Michx., orth. var.  
     Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. var. paludicola (Camp) Hultén, orth. var.  
     Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. var. arbuscula A. Gray  
     Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. var. cespitosum  
     Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. var. paludicola (Camp) Hultén  
     Vaccinium nivictum Camp  
Vaccinium myrtillus L. whortleberry
     Vaccinium myrtillus L. ssp. oreophilum (Rydb.) A. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor  
     Vaccinium myrtillus L. var. oreophilum (Rydb.) Dorn  
     Vaccinium oreophilum Rydb.  
Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Coville grouse whortleberry
Vaccinium uliginosum L. bog blueberry
     Vaccinium occidentale A. Gray  
     Vaccinium uliginosum L. ssp. alpinum (Bigelow) Hultén  
     Vaccinium uliginosum L. ssp. gaultherioides (Bigelow) S.B. Young  
     Vaccinium uliginosum L. ssp. microphyllum Lange  
     Vaccinium uliginosum L. ssp. occidentale (A. Gray) Hultén  
     Vaccinium uliginosum L. ssp. pedris (HarshA. Berger) S.B. Young  
     Vaccinium uliginosum L. ssp. pubescens (Wormsk. ex Hornem.) S.B. Young  
     Vaccinium uliginosum L. var. alpinum Bigelow  
     Vaccinium uliginosum L. var. occidentale (A. Gray) H. Hara  
     Vaccinium uliginosum L. var. salicinum (Cham.) Hultén  
Valeriana L. valerian
Valeriana acutiloba Rydb. sharpleaf valerian
Valeriana acutiloba Rydb. var. pubicarpa (Rydb.) Cronquist hairyfruit valerian
     Valeriana capitata Pall. ex Link ssp. pubicarpa (Rydb.) F.G. Mey.  
     Valeriana puberulenta Rydb.  
     Valeriana pubicarpa Rydb.  
Valeriana californica A. Heller California valerian
     Valeriana acutiloba Rydb. var. glabra (Jeps.) Cronquist  
     Valeriana capitata Pall. ex Link ssp. californica (A. Heller) F.G. Mey.  
Valeriana dioica L. marsh valerian
Valeriana dioica L. var. sylvatica S. Watson woods valerian
     Valeriana dioica L. ssp. sylvatica (S. Watson) F.G. Mey.  
     Valeriana septentrionalis Rydb.  
     Valeriana sylvatica Sol. ex Richardson, non F.W. Schmidt  
Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray tobacco root
Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray var. edulis tobacco root
Valeriana occidentalis A. Heller western valerian
Vallisneria L. eelgrass
Vallisneria americana Michx. American eelgrass
     Vallisneria asiatica Michx.  
     Vallisneria neotropicalis Victorin  
     Vallisneria spiralis auct. non L.  
     Vallisneria spiralis L. var. asiatica (Michx.) Torr.  
Veratrum L. false hellebore
Veratrum californicum Durand California false hellebore
Veratrum californicum Durand var. californicum California false hellebore
     Veratrum speciosum Rydb.  
Verbascum L. mullein
Verbascum blattaria L. moth mullein
Verbascum thapsus L. common mullein
Verbascum virgatum Stokes wand mullein
Verbena L. vervain
Verbena bracteata Cav. ex Lag. & Rodr. bigbract verbena
     Verbena bracteosa Michx.  
     Verbena imbricata Woot. & Standl.  
Verbena canescens Kunth gray vervain
     Verbena canescens Kunth var. roemeriana (Scheele) L.M. Perry  
Verbena carolina L. Carolina vervain
Verbena hastata L. swamp verbena
Verbena hastata L. var. scabra Moldenke swamp verbena
Verbena stricta Vent. hoary verbena
Verbesina L. crownbeard
Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex A. Gray golden crownbeard
Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex A. Gray ssp. exauriculata (B.L. Rob. & Greenm.) J.R. Coleman golden crownbeard
     Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex A. Gray var. exauriculata B.L. Rob. & Greenm.  
     Verbesina exauriculata (B.L. Rob. & Greenm.) Cockerell  
     Ximenesia encelioides Cav. var. exauriculata (B.L. Rob. & Greenm.) F.C. Gates  
     Ximenesia exauriculata (B.L. Rob. & Greenm.) Rydb.  
Veronica L. speedwell
Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth. American speedwell
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. water speedwell
     Veronica anagallis L.  
     Veronica catenata Pennell  
     Veronica catenata Pennell var. glandulosa (Farw.) Pennell  
     Veronica comosa auct. non K. Richt.  
     Veronica comosa K. Richt. var. glaberrima (Pennell) B. Boivin  
     Veronica comosa K. Richt. var. glandulosa (Farw.) B. Boivin  
     Veronica connata auct. non Raf.  
     Veronica connata Raf. ssp. glaberrima Pennell  
     Veronica connata Raf. var. glaberrima (Pennell) Fernald  
     Veronica connata Raf. var. typica Pennell  
     Veronica glandifera Pennell  
     Veronica grandiflora auct. non Gaertn.  
     Veronica ×lackschewitzii Keller  
     Veronica micromeria Woot. & Standl.  
     Veronica salina auct. non Schur  
Veronica arvensis L. corn speedwell
Veronica beccabunga L. European speedwell
Veronica biloba L. twolobe speedwell
     Pocilla biloba (L.) W.A. Weber  
Veronica peregrina L. neckweed
Veronica peregrina L. ssp. xalapensis (Kunth) Pennell hairy purslane speedwell
     Veronica peregrina L. var. xalapensis (Kunth) Pennell  
     Veronica sherwoodii M. Peck  
     Veronica xalapensis Kunth  
Veronica persica Poir. birdeye speedwell
     Pocilla persica (Poir.) Fourr.  
     Veronica buxbaumii Ten., non F.W. Schmidt  
     Veronica persica Poir. var. aschersoniana (Lehm.) B. Boivin  
     Veronica persica Poir. var. corrensiana (Lehm.) B. Boivin  
Veronica scutellata L. skullcap speedwell
     Veronica scutellata L. var. villosa Schumach.  
Veronica serpyllifolia L. thymeleaf speedwell
Veronica serpyllifolia L. ssp. humifusa (Dicks.) Syme brightblue speedwell
     Veronica humifusa Dicks.  
     Veronica serpyllifolia L. var. borealis Laest.  
     Veronica serpyllifolia L. var. humifusa (Dicks.) Vahl  
     Veronica tenella All.  
     Veronicastrum serpyllifolium (L.) Fourr. ssp. humifusum (Dicks.) W.A. Weber  
Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. & Schult. American alpine speedwell
Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. & Schult. var. wormskjoldii American alpine speedwell
     Veronica alpina L. var. alterniflora Fernald  
     Veronica alpina L. var. cascadensis Fernald  
     Veronica alpina L. var. geminiflora Fernald  
     Veronica alpina L. var. nutans (Bong.) B. Boivin  
     Veronica alpina L. var. terrae-novae Fernald  
     Veronica alpina L. var. unalaschcensis Cham. & Schltdl.  
     Veronica nutans Bong.  
     Veronica stelleri Pall. ex Schrad. & Link var. glabrescens Hultén  
     Veronica wormskjoldii Roem. & Schult. ssp. alterniflora (Fernald) Pennell  
Vesicarpa Rydb.
Vesicarpa potentilloides (A. Gray) Rydb. false chicken-sage
Vesicarpa potentilloides (A. Gray) Rydb. var. nitrophilum (Cronquist) Kartesz fivefinger chickensage
     Sphaeromeria potentilloides (A. Gray) A. Heller var. nitrophila (Cronquist) A.H. Holmgren, L.M. Shultz & Lowrey  
     Tanacetum potentilloides (A. Gray) A. Gray var. nitrophilum Cronquist  
Vesicarpa potentilloides (A. Gray) Rydb. var. potentilloides fivefinger chickensage
     Sphaeromeria potentilloides (A. Gray) A. Heller  
     Sphaeromeria potentilloides (A. Gray) A. Heller var. potentilloides  
     Tanacetum potentilloides (A. Gray) A. Gray  
Vicia L. vetch
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. American vetch
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. ssp. americana American vetch
     Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. ssp. oregana (Nutt.) Abrams  
     Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. var. americana  
     Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. var. oregana (Nutt.) A. Nelson  
     Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. var. truncata (Nutt.) W.H. Brewer  
     Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. var. villosa (Kellogg) F.J. Herm.  
     Vicia californica Greene  
     Vicia californica Greene var. madrensis Jeps.  
     Vicia oregana Nutt.  
     Vicia sparsifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray var. truncata (Nutt.) S. Watson  
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. ssp. minor (Hook.) C.R. Gunn mat vetch
     Lathyrus linearis Nutt.  
     Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. var. angustifolia Nees  
     Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. var. linearis (Nutt.) S. Watson  
     Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. var. minor Hook.  
     Vicia linearis (Nutt.) Greene  
     Vicia sparsifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray  
     Vicia trifida F.G. Dietr.  
     Vicia trifida Rydb.  
Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. Louisiana vetch
Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. ludoviciana Louisiana vetch
     Vicia exigua Nutt.  
     Vicia leavenworthii Torr. & A. Gray var. occidentalis Shinners  
     Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. var. laxiflora Shinners  
     Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. var. ludoviciana  
     Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. var. texana (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners  
     Vicia producta Rydb.  
     Vicia texana (Torr. & A. Gray) Small  
Vicia sativa L. garden vetch
Vicia sativa L. ssp. nigra (L.) Ehrh. garden vetch
     Vicia angustifolia L.  
     Vicia angustifolia L. var. segetalis (Thuill.) W.D.J. Koch  
     Vicia angustifolia L. var. uncinata (Desv.) Rouy  
     Vicia pilosa M. Bieb.  
     Vicia sativa L. ssp. segetalis (Thuill.) Celak.  
     Vicia sativa L. var. angustifolia (L.) Ser.  
     Vicia sativa L. var. nigra L.  
     Vicia sativa L. var. segetalis (Thuill.) Ser.  
Vicia villosa Roth winter vetch
Vicia villosa Roth ssp. villosa winter vetch
Viguiera Kunth goldeneye
Viguiera parishii Greene Parish's goldeneye
     Viguiera deltoidea A. Gray var. parishii (Greene) Vasey & Rose  
Viguiera reticulata S. Watson netvein goldeneye
Viola L. violet
Viola adunca Sm. hookedspur violet
Viola adunca Sm. var. adunca hookedspur violet
     Viola adunca Sm. ssp. ashtonae M.S. Baker  
     Viola adunca Sm. ssp. radicosa M.S. Baker  
     Viola adunca Sm. ssp. typica M.S. Baker  
     Viola adunca Sm. ssp. uncinulata (Greene) Applegate  
     Viola adunca Sm. var. bellidifolia (Greene) Harrington  
     Viola adunca Sm. var. cascadensis (M.S. Baker) C.L. Hitchc.  
     Viola adunca Sm. var. uncinulata (Greene) C.L. Hitchc.  
     Viola aduncoides A. Löve & D. Löve  
     Viola bellidifolia Greene  
     Viola cascadensis M.S. Baker  
     Viola montanensis Rydb.  
     Viola subvestita Greene  
Viola adunca Sm. var. oxyceras (S. Watson) S. Watson ex Jeps. hookedspur violet
     Viola adunca Sm. ssp. oxyceras (S. Watson) Piper  
     Viola oxyceras S. Watson  
Viola aurea Kellogg golden violet
     Viola purpurea Kellogg ssp. aurea (Kellogg) J.C. Clausen  
     Viola purpurea Kellogg var. aurea (Kellogg) M.S. Baker ex Jeps.  
Viola bakeri Greene Baker's violet
     Viola bakeri Greene ssp. grandis M.S. Baker  
     Viola bakeri Greene ssp. shastensis M.S. Baker  
     Viola nuttallii Pursh var. bakeri (Greene) C.L. Hitchc.  
Viola beckwithii Torr. & A. Gray Beckwith's violet
Viola beckwithii Torr. & A. Gray ssp. beckwithii Beckwith's violet
Viola charlestonensis M.S. Baker & J.C. Clausen Charleston Mountain violet
     Viola purpurea Kellogg var. charlestonensis (M.S. Baker & J.C. Clausen) S.L. Welsh & Reveal  
Viola epipsila Ledeb. dwarf marsh violet
Viola epipsila Ledeb. ssp. repens (Turcz. ex Trautv. & C.A. Mey.) Becker dwarf marsh violet
     Viola epipsiloides A. Löve & D. Löve  
     Viola repens Turcz. ex Trautv. & C.A. Mey.  
Viola lithion N.H. Holmgren & P.K. Holmgren rock violet
Viola macloskeyi Lloyd small white violet
Viola macloskeyi Lloyd ssp. macloskeyi small white violet
Viola macloskeyi Lloyd ssp. pallens (Banks ex Ging) M.S. Baker smooth white violet
     Viola macloskeyi Lloyd var. pallens (Banks ex Ging) C.L. Hitchc.  
     Viola pallens (Banks ex Ging) Brainerd  
     Viola pallens (Banks ex Ging) Brainerd var. subreptans Rouss.  
Viola nephrophylla Greene northern bog violet
     Viola maccabeana M.S. Baker  
     Viola nephrophylla Greene var. arizonica (Greene) Kearney & Peebles  
     Viola nephrophylla Greene var. cognata (Greene) C.L. Hitchc.  
     Viola pratincola Greene  
     Viola retusa Greene  
Viola palustris L. marsh violet
Viola palustris L. var. palustris marsh violet
Viola praemorsa Douglas ex Lindl. canary violet
Viola praemorsa Douglas ex Lindl. ssp. linguifolia (Nutt.) M.S. Baker & J.C. Clausen ex M. Peck upland yellow violet
     Viola linguifolia Nutt.  
     Viola nuttallii Pursh var. linguifolia (Nutt.) Jeps.  
     Viola praemorsa Douglas ex Lindl. ssp. arida M.S. Baker  
     Viola praemorsa Douglas ex Lindl. ssp. oregona M.S. Baker & J.C. Clausen ex M. Peck  
     Viola praemorsa Douglas ex Lindl. var. altior Blank.  
     Viola praemorsa Douglas ex Lindl. var. linguifolia (Nutt.) M. Peck  
Viola purpurea Kellogg goosefoot violet
Viola purpurea Kellogg ssp. integrifolia M.S. Baker & J.C. Clausen goosefoot violet
Viola purpurea Kellogg ssp. venosa (S. Watson) M.S. Baker & J.C. Clausen goosefoot violet
     Viola purpurea Kellogg ssp. atriplicifolia (Greene) M.S. Baker & J.C. Clausen ex M. Peck  
     Viola purpurea Kellogg var. atriplicifolia (Greene) M. Peck  
     Viola purpurea Kellogg var. venosa (S. Watson) Brainerd  
     Viola venosa (S. Watson) Rydb.  
Viola utahensis M.S. Baker & J.C. Clausen ex Baker Utah violet
Viola vallicola A. Nelson sagebrush violet
Viola vallicola A. Nelson var. major (Hook.) Fabijan valley violet
     Viola nuttallii Pursh var. major Hook.  
     Viola praemorsa Douglas ex Lindl. ssp. major (Hook.) M.S. Baker ex M. Peck  
     Viola praemorsa Douglas ex Lindl. var. major (Hook.) M. Peck  
Viola vallicola A. Nelson var. vallicola sagebrush violet
     Viola nuttallii Pursh ssp. vallicola (A. Nelson) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde  
     Viola nuttallii Pursh var. vallicola (A. Nelson) H. St. John  
     Viola russellii B. Boivin  
Vitis L. grape
Vitis arizonica Engelm. canyon grape
     Vitis arizonica Engelm. var. galvinii Munson  
     Vitis arizonica Engelm. var. glabra Munson  
     Vitis treleasei Munson ex L.H. Bailey  
Vulpia C.C. Gmel. fescue
Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray brome fescue
     Bromus dertonensis All.  
     Festuca bromoides L.  
     Festuca dertonensis (All.) Asch. & Graebn.  
     Vulpia dertonensis (All.) Gola  
Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro small fescue
Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro var. microstachys desert fescue
     Festuca arida Elmer  
     Festuca microstachys Nutt.  
     Vulpia arida (Elmer) Henr.  
Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro var. pauciflora (Scribn. ex Beal) Lonard & Gould Pacific fescue
     Festuca microstachys Nutt. var. pauciflora Scribn. ex Beal  
     Festuca microstachys Nutt. var. simulans (Hoover) Hoover  
     Festuca pacifica Piper  
     Festuca pacifica Piper var. simulans Hoover  
     Festuca reflexa Buckley  
     Vulpia pacifica (Piper) Rydb.  
     Vulpia reflexa (Buckley) Rydb.  
Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel. rat-tail fescue
     Festuca megalura Nutt.  
     Festuca megalura Nutt. var. hirsuta (Hack.) Asch. & Graebn.  
     Festuca myuros L.  
     Vulpia megalura (Nutt.) Rydb.  
     Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel. var. hirsuta Hack.  
     Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel. var. myuros  
Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. sixweeks fescue
Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. var. glauca (Nutt.) Fernald sixweeks fescue
     Festuca gracilenta Buckley  
     Festuca octoflora Walter var. glauca (Nutt.) Fernald  
     Festuca octoflora Walter var. tenella (Willd.) Fernald  
     Festuca tenella Willd.  
     Festuca tenella Willd. var. glauca Nutt.  
     Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. var. tenella (Willd.) Fernald  
Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. var. hirtella (Piper) Henr. sixweeks fescue
     Festuca octoflora Walter ssp. hirtella Piper  
     Festuca octoflora Walter var. hirtella (Piper) Piper ex Hitchc.  
Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. var. octoflora sixweeks fescue
     Festuca octoflora Walter  
     Festuca octoflora Walter var. aristulata Torr. ex L.H. Dewey  
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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