Idaho native plants
Idaho runs from the northern panhandle's inland rainforest to the southern Snake River Plain's sagebrush steppe, which is nearly the whole range of western conditions in one state. Most of its natives handle cold winters, dry summers, and alkaline soil.
Bedfellow lists 402 of these.
The 30 most-observed are listed here — see all 402 in search.
- Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa)
- False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosum)
- Boxelder (Acer negundo)
- Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
- Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
- Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum)
- Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
- Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
- Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
- Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)
- Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
- Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
- Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera)
- Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
- Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum)
- Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)
- Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
- Wild Sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)
- Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
- Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)
- Starry False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum stellatum)
- Blue Elderberry (Sambucus cerulea)
- Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
- Antelope Horns (Asclepias asperula)
- Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)
- Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)
- Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)
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