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Native plants in Rapid City

119 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

22 of them need no watering beyond Rapid City’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Photo: Charlie O'Brien · CC0 1.0

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 1.0

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

No watering needed Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum

No watering needed Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Boxelder

Acer negundo

Photo: Ryan Sorrells · CC BY 4.0

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

American Plum

Prunus americana

Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

Photo: Justin Donahue · CC BY 4.0

Silver buffaloberry

Shepherdia argentea

No watering needed Photo: Colin Croft · CC BY 4.0

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis

Photo: Hilary Rose Dawson · CC BY 4.0

Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Photo: Владимир Дворкин · CC0 1.0

Peachleaf Willow

Salix amygdaloides

Photo: Jeff Hansen · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs26

Backbone planting

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Photo: jyoung2399 · CC BY 4.0

Creeping Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

Photo: Jamie VanBuskirk · CC BY 4.0

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Photo: Daryl Nolan · CC0 1.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Photo: Jeff D Hansen · CC BY 4.0

Creeping Oregon-Grape

Mahonia repens

No watering needed Photo: Jared Shorma · CC BY 4.0

Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii

No watering needed Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

Redosier Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum

No watering needed Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

No watering needed Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Photo: Dmitry Trutsko · CC BY 4.0

Rubber rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

American Plum

Prunus americana

Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Photo: Antonina · CC BY 4.0

Pawnee Buttes Western Sandcherry

Prunus besseyi 'Pawnee Buttes'

Silver buffaloberry

Shepherdia argentea

No watering needed Photo: Colin Croft · CC BY 4.0

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis

Photo: Hilary Rose Dawson · CC BY 4.0

Snow-on-the-Mountain

Euphorbia marginata

Plains Yellow Primrose

Oenothera serrulata

No watering needed Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

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Movement and texture

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardi

Prairie Dropseed

Sporobolus heterolepis

Photo: Dawn VanDeman · CC0 1.0

Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Buffalograss

Bouteloua dactyloides

No watering needed

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis

No watering needed Photo: Matt Lavin · CC BY 4.0

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

No watering needed Photo: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0

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

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Photo: Tommy Forrest · CC0 1.0

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0

Perennials63

Seasonal colour

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Photo: Mike Gooley · CC0 1.0

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Photo: myarobilliard · CC0 1.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Photo: Brian Dickerson · CC0 1.0

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Photo: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 1.0

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

No watering needed Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum

Photo: Ian Whyte · CC0 1.0

Indian Blanket

Gaillardia pulchella

Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower

Echinacea angustifolia

Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Ironweed

Vernonia fasciculata

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Photo: mark-groeneveld · CC BY 4.0

Mexican Hat

Ratibida columnifera

Photo: Theresa Strickler · CC BY 4.0

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Photo: Ulrik Andreassen · CC BY 4.0

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana

No watering needed Photo: Jared Shorma · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Smoke

Geum triflorum

Photo: Tom Erler · CC0 1.0

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Photo: maureen_c-m · CC BY 4.0

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

Photo: Katherine Teresa · CC0 1.0

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Stiff Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Photo: Kallum McDonald · CC0 1.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Hoary Vervain

Verbena stricta

Photo: Guy Babineau · CC BY 4.0

Maximilian sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

Photo: Jaime González · CC0 1.0

Vines4

Verticals and screens

Limber Honeysuckle

Lonicera dioica

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens

Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Common hop

Humulus lupulus

Photo: Stanislav Murashkin · CC BY 4.0

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Soapweed Yucca

Yucca glauca

No watering needed Photo: Emily Geest · CC BY 4.0

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