Native plants by state › Idaho
2,766 native plants recorded · records in 44 of 44 counties · USDA hardiness zones 5a to 7a
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Wildflowers
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Upright Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
Forb · Sun · to 3 ft · blooms May–October
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 3 ft · blooms April–September
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
Forb · Part Shade · to 3 ft · blooms August–October
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Canada Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 6 ft · blooms September–November
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Broadleaf Cattail
Typha latifolia
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 10 ft · blooms April–June
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Forb · Sun · to 3 ft · blooms June–October
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Hooked-spur Violet
Viola adunca
Forb · Shade · to 1.25 ft · blooms April–August
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Canada Germander
Teucrium canadense
Forb · Part Shade · to 5 ft · blooms May–August
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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American Speedwell
Veronica americana
Forb, Succulent · Shade · to 1.75 ft · blooms June
Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
Shrubs
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Mountain Snowberry
Symphoricarpos oreophilus
Shrub or subshrub · Part Shade · to 12 ft · blooms May–August
Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
Shrub or subshrub · Part Shade · to 8 ft · blooms April–October
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Mountain Pepperweed
Lepidium montanum
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Part Shade · to 2 ft · blooms March–June
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Shrub or subshrub · Part Shade, Sun · to 12 ft · blooms April–June
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · to 5 ft · blooms July–November
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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White Sagebrush
Artemisia ludoviciana
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Sun · to 4 ft · blooms July–October
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Trees
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Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 30 ft · blooms April–July
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 100 ft · blooms March–June
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Part Shade, Sun · to 65 ft · blooms April–May
Photo: Dirtsc · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Utah Serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Part Shade · to 15 ft · blooms April–June
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Boxelder
Acer negundo
Tree · Sun · to 50 ft · blooms March–April
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Grasses and sedges
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Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade, Sun · to 10 ft · blooms August–November
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Foxtail Barley
Hordeum jubatum
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · to 2.75 ft · blooms May–July
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Blue Wildrye
Elymus glaucus
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade · to 4 ft · blooms June–July
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Reed Canary Grass
Phalaris arundinacea
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Sun · to 7 ft · blooms April–May
Photo: Paul Harrison · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Plant records as of 2026-09-26.
About this data
“Native” means the USDA lists the plant as native to the region, and it has been recorded in this state. Records come from USDA PLANTS county and state data.
Why some counties look empty. A county with few or no records usually hasn't been surveyed much — it doesn't mean few plants grow there. Try a neighboring county or the whole state.
Rare plants. County locations of rare and at-risk plants are withheld, and they are never featured here, to protect them.
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