Shrubs and Trees

Species listed in this color indicate the use of the old nomenclature
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Scientific NameCommon Name
Acacia constricta White-thorn acacia
Acacia greggii Catclaw acacia
Acer glabrum Rocky Mountain maple
Ambrosia deltoidea Triangle-leaf bursage
Ambrosia dumosa White bursage, burrobush
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick, bearberry
Artemisia cana Silver sagebrush
Artemisia filifolia Sand sage
Artemisia frigida Fringed sagebrush, prarie sagewort
Artemisia ludoviciana Prairie sage, white sagebrush
Artemisia nova Black sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata Basin big sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana Mountain big sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis Wyoming big sagebrush
Atriplex canescens Fourwing saltbush
Atriplex confertifolia Shadscale saltbush
Atriplex corrugata Mat saltbush
Atriplex cuneata Castle valley saltbush
Atriplex gardneri Gardner saltbush
Atriplex lentiformis Quail bush, big saltbush
Atriplex obovata New Mexico saltbush, mound saltbush
Atriplex polycarpa Desert saltbush, cattle saltbush
Atriplex semibaccata Australian saltbush
Atriplex tridentata Trident saltbush, basin saltbush
Baccharis sarothroides Desert broom
Bassia prostrata Prostrate summer cypress, forage kochia
Berberis repens Creeping Oregon grape, creeping barberry
Caesalpinia gilliesii Bird of paradise
Calliandra eriophylla Fairy-duster, False mesquite
Ceanothus integerrimus Deer brush, Mountain lilac
Ceanothus sanguineus Redstem ceanothus
Ceanothus velutinus Snowbrush ceanothus
Celtis ehrenbergiana Desert hackberry, spiny hackberry
Cercidium floridum Blue palo verde
Cercidium microphyllum Foothills palo verde, yellow paloverde
Cercocarpus ledifolius Curl-leaf mountain mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus Birch-leaf mountain mahogany, alderleaf mountain mahogany
Chilopsis linearis Desert willow
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Douglas, low, or yellow rabbitbrush
Cleome isomeris Bladderpod, bladderpod spiderflower
Coleogyne ramosissima Blackbrush
Cornus canadensis Bunchberry dogwood
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier dogwood
Cornus stolonifera Redosier dogwood
Cowania mexicana Mexican cliffrose
Dyssodia acerosa Dog fir, pricklyleaf dogweed
Encelia farinosa Brittlebush
Encelia frutescens Bush encelia, button brittlebush, brittlebush
Ephedra nevadensis Nevada jointfir
Ephedra viridis Mormon tea
Ericameria laricifolia Turpentinebush
Ericameria nauseosa Rubber rabbitbrush
Eriogonum fasciculatum Flat-top buckwheat, Eastern Mojave buckwheat
Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume
Ferocactus wislizeni candy barrel cactus
Grayia spinosa Spiny hopsage
Gutierrezia sarothrae Broom snakeweed
Haplopappus laricifolius Turpentinebush
Haplopappus tenuisectus Burro-weed
Hymenoclea salsola Cheesebush, burrobush
Isocoma tenuisecta Burro-weed
Isomeris arborea Bladderpod, bladderpod spiderflower
Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper
Krascheninnikovia lanata Winterfat
Krascheninnikovia lanata Winterfat
Larrea tridentata Creosote bush
Leucanthemum maximum Winterfat
Leucanthemum maximum Winterfat
Lycium andersonii Wolfberry, water jacket
Mahonia repens Creeping Oregon grape, creeping barberry
Olneya tesota Ironwood
Parkinsonia florida Blue palo verde
Parkinsonia microphylla Foothills palo verde, yellow paloverde
Peraphyllum ramosissimum Squaw apple
Pinus contorta var. latifolia Lodgepole pine
Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine
Prosopis velutina velvet mesquite
Prunus fasciculata Desert almond
Prunus virginiana Chokecherry
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir
Psilostrophe cooperi whitestem paperflower
Purshia glandulosa Desert bitterbrush
Purshia mexicana Mexican cliffrose
Purshia tridentata Antelope bitterbrush
Quercus gambelii Gambel oak
Rhus glabra Smooth sumac
Rhus trilobata Oakbrush sumac, skunkbrush sumac
Ribes aureum Golden currant
Ribes cereum Wax currant
Ribes montigenum Mountain gooseberry, gooseberry currant
Robinia neomexicana New Mexican locust
Rosa nutkana Nootka rose
Rosa woodsii Woods rose
Salvia coccinea Scarlet sage, blood sage
Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Blue elderberry
Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry
Sarcobatus vermiculatus Black greasewood
Shepherdia argentea Silver buffaloberry
Shepherdia rotundifolia Roundleaf buffaloberry
Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba
Symphoricarpos albus Common snowberry
Symphoricarpos oreophilus Mountain snowberry
Thymophylla acerosa Dog fir, pricklyleaf dogweed
Zinnia acerosa Desert zinnia