Plant Species List

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Common Glen Canyon native plant species in restoration zone

Fremont’s cottonwood, Populus fremontii; native tree

Goodding’s willow, Salix gooddingii; native tree

Coyote willow, Salix exigua; native shrub

Seep willow, Baccharis salicifolia; native perennial shrub

Willow baccharis, Baccharis salicina; native shrub

Longleaf brickellbush, Brickellia longifolia; native shrub

Narrow-leaf wirelettuce, Stephanomeria tenuifolia; native shrub

Pullout grass, Festuca octoflora; native annual grass

Arctic rush, Juncus arcticus; native perennial grass

Smooth horsetail, Equisetum laevigatum; native perennial grass

Giant reed, Phragmites australis; native perennial grass

Cattail, Tphya domingensis; native perennial grass

American speedwell, Veronia americana; native perennial forb

Pale evening primrose, Oenothera pallida; native perennial forb

Rough cocklebur, Xanthium strumarium; native annual forb

Wooly plantain, Plantago patagonica; native perennial forb

White sagebrush, Artemisia ludoviciana; native perennial forb

Less common Glen Canyon native plant species in restoration zone

Boxelder, Acer negundo; native tree

Redbud, Cercis occidentalis; native tree

Birchleaf buckthorn, Frangula betulifolia; native shrub

Rubber rabbitbrush, Ericameria nauseosa; native shrub

Stansbury’s cliffrose, Purshia stansburyana, native shrub

Baltic rush, Juncus balticus; native perennial grass

Common threesquare, Schoenoplectus pungens; native perennial grass

Indian ricegrass, Eriocoma hymenoides; native perennial grass

Porcupine sedge, Carex hystericina; native perennial grass

Sand dropseed, Sporobolus crytandrus; native perennial grass

Spike dropseed, Sporobolus contractus; native perennial grass

Torrey’s rush, Juncus torreyi; native perennial grass

Western bottle-bush grass, Elymus elymoides; native perennial grass

Adonis stickleaf, Mentzelia longiloba; native perennial forb

Broom snakeweed, Gutierrezia sarothrae; native forb

Canada goldenrod, Solidago canadensis; native perennial forb

Common horsetail, Equisetum arvense; native perennial forb

Copperweed, Euphrosyne acerosa; native perennial forb

Cotton batting plant, Pseudgnaphalium stramineum; native annual forb

Cursed buttercup, Ranunculus sceleratus; native annual forb

Desert dandelion, Malacothrix glabrata; native annual forb

Desert prince’s plume, Stanleya pinnata; native perennial forb

Gooseberryleaf globemallow, Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia; native perennial forb

Hoary aster, Dieteria canescens; native perennial forb

James’ catseye, Oreocarya suffruticosa; native perennial forb

Longstem evening primrose, Oenothera longissma; native biennial forb

Mountain pepperweed, Lepidium montanum; native forb

Notch-leaved phacelia, Phacelia crenulate; native annual forb

Paiute suncup, Chylismia scapoidea; native annual forb

Sacred datura, Datura wrightii; native annual forb

Salt heliotrope, Heliotropium curassavicum; native perennial forb

Sand verbena, Abronia fragrans; native perennial forb

Small wirelettuce, Stepahnomeria exigua; native biennial forb

Steve’s dustymaiden, Chaenactis stevioides, native annual forb

Tansyleaf tansyaster, Machaeranthera tanacetifolia; native annual forb

Threadleaf groundsel, Senecio flaccidus; native perennial forb

Tidy fleabane, Erigeron concinnus; native perennial forb

Western goldentop, Euthamia occidentalis; native perennial forb

White prairie clover, Dalea candida; native annual forb

Yellow bee plant, Cleomella lutea; native annual forb

Yellow cryptantha, Oreocarya flava; native perennial forb

False Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus inserta; native perennial vine

Western clematis, Clematis ligustifolia; native perennial vine

Hanging garden plant species found in restoration zone

Maidenhair fern, Adiantum veneris-capillaris; native perennial fern

Crimson monkeyflower, Erythranthe eastwoodiae; native perennial forb

California sawgrass, Cladium californicum; native perennial herb

Cave primrose, Primula specuicola; native perennial forb

Stream orchid, Epipactis gigantea; native perennial forb

Mat rock-spirea, Petrophytum caespitosum; native shrub

Bushy bluestem, Andropogon glomeratus; native perennial grass

Common Glen Canyon Non-Native plant species in restoration zone

Tamarisk, Tamarix ramosissma; non-native shrub

Cheatgrass, Bromus tectorum; non-native annual grass

Rabbitfoot grass, Polypogon monospeliensis; non-native annual grass

Ravenna grass, Tripidium ravennae; non-native perennial grass

Russian thistle, Salsola tragus; non-native annual forb

Spotted ladysthumb, Persicaria maculosa; non-native annual forb

Yellow sweet clover, Melilotus officinalis; non-native annual forb

Less common Glen Canyon Non-Native plant species in restoration zone

Russian olive, Elaeagnus angustifolia; non-native tree

Awned barnyard grass, Echinochloa crus-galli; non-native annual grass

Beardless rabbitsfoot grass, Polypogon viridis; non-native annual grass

Compact brome, Bromus madritensis; non-native annual grass

Black mustard, Brassica nigra; non-native annual forb

Curly dock, Rumex crispus; non-native perennial forb

Prickly lettuce, Lactuca serriola; non-native annual forb

Russian knapweed, Leuzea repens; non-native annual forb

Spiny sowthistle, Sonchus asper; non-native annual forb

Tall tumblemustard, Sisymbrium altissimum; non-native annual forb

Last updated August 22, 2025