Plants of North Las Vegas, NV
The plants most often spotted near North Las Vegas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
51,173
recent observations
50
species listed
50
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Naturalists have logged 51,173 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near North Las Vegas. The most frequently seen is the Creosote Bush, with 9,366 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near North Las Vegas include Utah Agave - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed plants near North Las Vegas
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
9,366 observations
Mojave Yucca
Yucca schidigera
3,623 observations · iNaturalist
California Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus
3,139 observations
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
2,895 observations
Beavertail Pricklypear
Opuntia basilaris
2,583 observations
Eastern Joshua tree
Yucca jaegeriana
2,168 observations · iNaturalist
Cottontop Cactus
Homalocephala polycephala
1,634 observations · iNaturalist
Buckhorn Cholla
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
1,597 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Cholla
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
1,514 observations · iNaturalist
Johnson's Beehive Cactus
Echinomastus johnsonii
1,119 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Trumpet
Eriogonum inflatum
954 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Spinystar
Escobaria chlorantha
906 observations · iNaturalist
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
901 observations · iNaturalist
Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
856 observations
apricot globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua
850 observations
Utah Agave
Agave utahensis
781 observations
Sonoran scrub oak
Quercus turbinella
770 observations · iNaturalist
Nevada Jointfir
Ephedra nevadensis
756 observations · iNaturalist
Branched Pencil Cholla
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
715 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Marigold
Baileya multiradiata
712 observations · iNaturalist
desert willow
Chilopsis linearis
698 observations · iNaturalist
Catclaw Acacia
Senegalia greggii
636 observations · iNaturalist
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
629 observations
Mesquite Mistletoe
Phoradendron californicum
619 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
613 observations
desert rock nettle
Eucnide urens
564 observations · iNaturalist
pointleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos pungens
486 observations · iNaturalist
singleleaf pinyon
Pinus monophylla
460 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Paintbrush
Castilleja chromosa
459 observations
Las Vegas Bearpoppy
Arctomecon californica
451 observations · iNaturalist
woolly bluestar
Amsonia tomentosa
449 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
445 observations
Burrobush
Ambrosia dumosa
415 observations · iNaturalist
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
411 observations · iNaturalist
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
400 observations
Yerba Mansa
Anemopsis californica
399 observations · iNaturalist
Frémont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
397 observations
Parralena
Thymophylla pentachaeta
392 observations · iNaturalist
narrow-leaved yerba santa
Eriodictyon angustifolium
390 observations · iNaturalist
alkali heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
389 observations · iNaturalist
Fluffgrass
Dasyochloa pulchella
389 observations · iNaturalist
Littleleaf Rhatany
Krameria erecta
378 observations · iNaturalist
Mojave Woodyaster
Xylorhiza tortifolia
377 observations · iNaturalist
desert tobacco
Nicotiana obtusifolia
375 observations · iNaturalist
Frémont's Phacelia
Phacelia fremontii
372 observations · iNaturalist
screwbean
Strombocarpa pubescens
366 observations · iNaturalist
Dorr's Sage
Salvia dorrii
358 observations
Notch-leaf Scorpionweed
Phacelia crenulata
348 observations · iNaturalist
winding mariposa lily
Calochortus flexuosus
336 observations · iNaturalist
big saltbush
Atriplex lentiformis
333 observations · iNaturalist
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