Native Plants of Idaho
3,462 native plants and wildflowers grow naturally in Idaho. Filter for the bees, or for plants the deer and rabbits tend to leave alone.
Welcome! If you live in Idaho, you're surrounded by thousands of beautiful native plants that have thrived here for centuries. This page is here to help you discover some of them and bring them into your own yard. Native plants like big sagebrush, golden currant, and silvery lupine are specially adapted to our climate and soil.
When you plant natives, something wonderful happens. Bees, birds, and butterflies find the food and shelter they need to flourish. Your garden becomes part of nature's web. We hope you'll explore what grows wild in Idaho and consider adding a few favorites to your home. Happy gardening!
Alaskan wheatgrass
Elymus alaskanus
PoaceaeGraminoidAlpine golden buckwheat
Eriogonum flavum
PolygonaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbAlpine leafybract aster
Symphyotrichum foliaceum
AsteraceaeForb/herbAmerican red raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeSubshrubAmerican rockbrake
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
PteridaceaeForb/herb
American speedwell
Veronica americana
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herb
American trailplant
Adenocaulon bicolor
AsteraceaeForb/herb
American vetch
Vicia americana
FabaceaeForb/herb, Vine
Antelope bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
RosaceaeShrub
Arrowleaf ragwort
Senecio triangularis
AsteraceaeSubshrub, Forb/herb
Aspen fleabane
Erigeron speciosus
AsteraceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbAwl-leaf arrowhead
Sagittaria subulata
AlismataceaeBallhead ipomopsis
Ipomopsis congesta
PolemoniaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbBallhead waterleaf
Hydrophyllum capitatum
HydrophyllaceaeForb/herbBarestem biscuitroot
Lomatium nudicaule
ApiaceaeForb/herbBasalt milkvetch
Astragalus filipes
FabaceaeBasin wildrye
Leymus cinereus
PoaceaeGraminoidBastard toadflax
Comandra umbellata
SantalaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herb
Big sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
AsteraceaeShrubBigseed biscuitroot
Lomatium macrocarpum
ApiaceaeForb/herb
Bigtooth maple
Acer grandidentatum
AceraceaeShrub, TreeBirdnest buckwheat
Eriogonum nidularium
PolygonaceaeForb/herb
Bitter cherry
Prunus emarginata
RosaceaeTree, Shrub
Bitter root
Lewisia rediviva
PortulacaceaeForb/herbBlack hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
RosaceaeBlue penstemon
Penstemon cyaneus
ScrophulariaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herb
Blue wildrye
Elymus glaucus
PoaceaeGraminoidBluebell bellflower
Campanula rotundifolia
Campanulaceae☀ Part shadeForb/herb
Bluebunch wheatgrass
Pseudoroegneria spicata
PoaceaeBluejoint
Calamagrostis canadensis
PoaceaeGraminoidBolander's spikerush
Eleocharis bolanderi
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Aceraceae☀ Full sunTreeBracted lousewort
Pedicularis bracteosa
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herb
Branching phacelia
Phacelia ramosissima
HydrophyllaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbBrandegee's onion
Allium brandegeei
Liliaceae
Bride's bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
LiliaceaeForb/herb
British Columbia wildginger
Asarum caudatum
AristolochiaceaeForb/herb
Brittle bladderfern
Cystopteris fragilis
DryopteridaceaeForb/herbBroadleaf arnica
Arnica latifolia
AsteraceaeForb/herbBrown's peony
Paeonia brownii
PaeoniaceaeForb/herbBrowse milkvetch
Astragalus cibarius
FabaceaeForb/herbBulbous woodland-star
Lithophragma glabrum
SaxifragaceaeForb/herbBush penstemon
Penstemon fruticosus
ScrophulariaceaeSubshrubCalico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
AsteraceaeForb/herb
California false hellebore
Veratrum californicum
LiliaceaeForb/herb
California foothill pine
Pinus sabiniana
PinaceaeTreeCanadian gooseberry
Ribes oxyacanthoides
GrossulariaceaeShrubCanadian milkvetch
Astragalus canadensis
FabaceaeForb/herbCanadian ricegrass
Piptatheropsis canadensis
PoaceaeGraminoidCanary violet
Viola praemorsa
ViolaceaeCascade azalea
Rhododendron albiflorum
EricaceaeShrubChamisso's cottongrass
Eriophorum chamissonis
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
RosaceaeClaspleaf twistedstalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
Liliaceae☀ Part shadeForb/herbCoiled lousewort
Pedicularis contorta
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herb
Columbian monkshood
Aconitum columbianum
RanunculaceaeForb/herb
Common beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
LiliaceaeForb/herb
Common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
Apiaceae
Common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Common juniper
Juniperus communis
CupressaceaeTree, Shrub
Common ladyfern
Athyrium filix-femina
Dryopteridaceae☀ ShadeForb/herb
Common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
Lamiaceae☀ Part shadeForb/herb
Common snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Caprifoliaceae☀ Full sunSubshrub, Shrub
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Asteraceae☀ Full sunForb/herb
Common woolly sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum
AsteraceaeSubshrub, Forb/herb
Common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Asteraceae☀ Full sunForb/herbCordroot beardtongue
Penstemon montanus
ScrophulariaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbCoville's Indian paintbrush
Castilleja covilleana
ScrophulariaceaeCoyote tobacco
Nicotiana attenuata
SolanaceaeForb/herbCreeping barberry
Mahonia repens
Berberidaceae
Curl-leaf mountain mahogany
Cercocarpus ledifolius
RosaceaeTree, ShrubCurlycup gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Cushion buckwheat
Eriogonum ovalifolium
PolygonaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbCusick's bluegrass
Poa cusickii
PoaceaeGraminoidCusick's Indian paintbrush
Castilleja cusickii
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herbCutleaf daisy
Erigeron compositus
AsteraceaeForb/herbDarkthroat shootingstar
Dodecatheon pulchellum
PrimulaceaeForb/herbDavis' pepperweed
Lepidium davisii
BrassicaceaeForb/herbDelphinium × occidentale
Delphinium × occidentale
RanunculaceaeDesert centaury
Centaurium exaltatum
GentianaceaeDesert gooseberry
Ribes velutinum
GrossulariaceaeShrubDesert sweet
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
RosaceaeShrub
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Pinaceae☀ Full sunTree
Douglas' dustymaiden
Chaenactis douglasii
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Douglas' grasswidow
Olsynium douglasii
IridaceaeForb/herbDouglas' knotweed
Polygonum douglasii
PolygonaceaeForb/herbDouglas' onion
Allium douglasii
LiliaceaeForb/herbDouglas's catchfly
Silene douglasii
CaryophyllaceaeForb/herbElegant mariposa lily
Calochortus elegans
LiliaceaeForb/herb
Elephanthead lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herbEngelmann spruce
Picea engelmannii
PinaceaeTree
Fairy slipper
Calypso bulbosa
OrchidaceaeForb/herbFalse mayweed
Tripleurospermum maritimum
Asteraceae☀ Full sunForb/herb
Feathery false lily of the valley
Maianthemum racemosum
LiliaceaeForb/herb
Fendler's pennycress
Noccaea fendleri
BrassicaceaeForb/herbFewflower pea
Lathyrus pauciflorus
FabaceaeForb/herb, Vine