Plants of Las Vegas, Nevada
The plants most often spotted near Las Vegas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
51,998
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Naturalists have logged 51,998 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Las Vegas. The most frequently seen is the Creosote Bush, with 9,487 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Las Vegas include Utah Agave - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants near Las Vegas
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
9,487 observations
Mojave Yucca
Yucca schidigera
3,705 observations · iNaturalist
California Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus
3,169 observations
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
2,925 observations
Beavertail Pricklypear
Opuntia basilaris
2,566 observations
Eastern Joshua tree
Yucca jaegeriana
2,345 observations · iNaturalist
Cottontop Cactus
Homalocephala polycephala
1,619 observations · iNaturalist
Buckhorn Cholla
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
1,618 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Cholla
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
1,548 observations · iNaturalist
Johnson's Beehive Cactus
Echinomastus johnsonii
1,119 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Spinystar
Escobaria chlorantha
970 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Trumpet
Eriogonum inflatum
945 observations · iNaturalist
Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
933 observations
Utah Agave
Agave utahensis
908 observations
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
851 observations · iNaturalist
apricot globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua
851 observations
Sonoran scrub oak
Quercus turbinella
772 observations · iNaturalist
Nevada Jointfir
Ephedra nevadensis
762 observations · iNaturalist
Branched Pencil Cholla
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
752 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Marigold
Baileya multiradiata
722 observations · iNaturalist
desert willow
Chilopsis linearis
695 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
673 observations
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
628 observations
Catclaw Acacia
Senegalia greggii
622 observations · iNaturalist
Mesquite Mistletoe
Phoradendron californicum
620 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Paintbrush
Castilleja chromosa
497 observations
pointleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos pungens
490 observations · iNaturalist
desert rock nettle
Eucnide urens
485 observations · iNaturalist
singleleaf pinyon
Pinus monophylla
484 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
451 observations
woolly bluestar
Amsonia tomentosa
449 observations · iNaturalist
Las Vegas Bearpoppy
Arctomecon californica
447 observations · iNaturalist
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
442 observations · iNaturalist
Burrobush
Ambrosia dumosa
410 observations · iNaturalist
narrow-leaved yerba santa
Eriodictyon angustifolium
402 observations · iNaturalist
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
401 observations
Frémont's Phacelia
Phacelia fremontii
400 observations · iNaturalist
Yerba Mansa
Anemopsis californica
400 observations · iNaturalist
Parralena
Thymophylla pentachaeta
399 observations · iNaturalist
Frémont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
397 observations
Fluffgrass
Dasyochloa pulchella
394 observations · iNaturalist
alkali heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
385 observations · iNaturalist
Dorr's Sage
Salvia dorrii
374 observations
Littleleaf Rhatany
Krameria erecta
373 observations · iNaturalist
Mojave Woodyaster
Xylorhiza tortifolia
373 observations · iNaturalist
screwbean
Strombocarpa pubescens
366 observations · iNaturalist
winding mariposa lily
Calochortus flexuosus
351 observations · iNaturalist
desert tobacco
Nicotiana obtusifolia
349 observations · iNaturalist
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
341 observations · iNaturalist
big saltbush
Atriplex lentiformis
333 observations · iNaturalist
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