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Native plants in Reno

34 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

4 of them need no watering beyond Reno’s own rainfall

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Trees5

Canopy and structure

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

White Fir

Abies concolor

Photo: Rod · CC0 1.0

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs10

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

Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Desert Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

No watering needed Photo: Rod · CC0 1.0

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Oregon Grapeholly

Mahonia aquifolium

Photo: Bennett Grappone · CC BY 4.0

Green Ephedra

Ephedra viridis

No watering needed Photo: Marcus Tamura · CC0 1.0

Newleaze Coral Globe Mallow

Sphaeralcea parvifolia 'Newleaze Coral'

No watering needed

Ella Nelson's Yellow Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum 'Ella Nelson's Yellow'

Grasses3

Movement and texture

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

Perennials20

Seasonal colour

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Photo: klicklo · CC BY 4.0

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0

Golden Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum 'aureum'

Desert Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

No watering needed Photo: Rod · CC0 1.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Bigleaf Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Photo: Teemu Väisänen · CC BY 4.0

Common Camas

Camassia quamash

Photo: John Leszczynski · CC BY 4.0

Narrowleaf milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

Photo: mel letterman · CC BY 4.0

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Lewis Flax

Linum lewisii

Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0

Tidy Tips

Layia glandulosa

No watering needed Photo: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0

Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 1.0

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva 'Cliff Maids'

Common Madia

Madia elegans

Photo: Irene · CC0 1.0

Newleaze Coral Globe Mallow

Sphaeralcea parvifolia 'Newleaze Coral'

No watering needed

Western Thistle

Cirsium occidentale

Photo: Mike Butler · CC BY 4.0

Ella Nelson's Yellow Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum 'Ella Nelson's Yellow'

Ferns1

Shade and damp

Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

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