Native plants by state › Utah
3,398 native plants recorded · records in 29 of 29 counties · USDA hardiness zones 5a to 8b
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Wildflowers
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Snowball Sand Verbena
Abronia fragrans
Forb · Part Shade · to 3.25 ft · blooms March–September
Photo: Alex Abair · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Narrowleaf Stoneseed
Lithospermum incisum
Forb · Sun · to 1.25 ft · blooms April–June
Photo: Petrified Forest National Park · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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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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Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Forb · Sun · to 2 ft · blooms May–September
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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Scrambled Eggs
Corydalis aurea
Forb · to 1.25 ft · blooms February–September
Photo: Matt Lavin · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Shrubs
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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 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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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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Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
Shrub or subshrub · Part Shade · to 10 ft · blooms March–September
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
Shrub or subshrub · Part Shade · to 12 ft · blooms May–December
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Sand Sagebrush
Artemisia filifolia
Shrub or subshrub, Dwarf or creeping shrub · Part Shade · to 6 ft · blooms April–October
Photo: Kenraiz · 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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Common Hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 25 ft · blooms March–July
Photo: Katrin Schneider / korina.info · 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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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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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
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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Blue Grama
Bouteloua gracilis
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Sun · to 2 ft · blooms July–October
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade, Sun · to 7 ft · blooms June–December
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade, Sun · to 3 ft · blooms June–November
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · 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.
Safety. Hazard data is incomplete. Check a plant's safety notes in the tool before planting where children or pets play.
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