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Native plants in Pocatello

47 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

3 of them need no watering beyond Pocatello’s own rainfall

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Trees6

Canopy and structure

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Photo: DeeF · CC BY 4.0

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Photo: Charlie O'Brien · CC0 1.0

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum

Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Boxelder

Acer negundo

Photo: Ryan Sorrells · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs15

Backbone planting

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Photo: Jeff D Hansen · CC BY 4.0

Goose Creek Mockorange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek'

Creeping Oregon-Grape

Mahonia repens

Photo: Jared Shorma · CC BY 4.0

Skunkbush Sumac

Rhus trilobata

Photo: Kevin Floyd · CC BY 4.0

Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

Antelope Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata

Photo: Mark Pollock · CC BY 4.0

Redosier Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum

Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Rubber rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Photo: Daughter Dad · CC BY 4.0

Fourwing Saltbush

Atriplex canescens

No watering needed Photo: Cricket Raspet · CC BY 4.0

Grasses3

Movement and texture

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

No watering needed Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Perennials26

Seasonal colour

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Photo: Mike Gooley · CC0 1.0

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0

Sulphur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

Photo: Eric Watts · CC BY 4.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Mexican Hat

Ratibida columnifera

Photo: Theresa Strickler · CC BY 4.0

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Photo: Ulrik Andreassen · CC BY 4.0

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana

Photo: Jared Shorma · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Smoke

Geum triflorum

Photo: Tom Erler · CC0 1.0

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

Photo: mel letterman · CC BY 4.0

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Photo: Timothy McNitt · CC BY 4.0

Lewis Flax

Linum lewisii

Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0

Green Wizard Western Coneflower

Rudbeckia occidentalis 'Green Wizard'

Seep Monkeyflower

Erythranthe guttata

Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 1.0

Hairy Gumweed

Grindelia hirsutula

Photo: Mary K. Hanson · CC BY 4.0

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

Common Water Crowfoot

Ranunculus aquatilis 'White Picotee'

Brown's Peony

Paeonia brownii

Horseweed

Erigeron canadensis

Photo: Stanislav Murashkin · CC BY 4.0

Tufted Evening Primrose

Oenothera caespitosa

No watering needed

Prostrate Knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Photo: David Anderson · CC BY 4.0

Pale smartweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Photo: Linda Jo Conn · CC BY 4.0

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