Plants of Las Vegas, Nevada
The plants most often spotted near Las Vegas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
52,786
recent observations
50
species listed
50
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Naturalists have logged 52,786 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Las Vegas. The most frequently seen is the Creosote Bush, with 9,636 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
9,636 observations
Mojave Yucca
Yucca schidigera
3,813 observations · iNaturalist
California Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus
3,175 observations
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
2,954 observations
Beavertail Pricklypear
Opuntia basilaris
2,583 observations
Eastern Joshua tree
Yucca jaegeriana
2,510 observations · iNaturalist
Cottontop Cactus
Homalocephala polycephala
1,677 observations · iNaturalist
Buckhorn Cholla
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
1,620 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Cholla
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
1,575 observations · iNaturalist
Johnson's Beehive Cactus
Echinomastus johnsonii
1,121 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Spinystar
Escobaria chlorantha
981 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Trumpet
Eriogonum inflatum
968 observations · iNaturalist
Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
953 observations
Utah Agave
Agave utahensis
909 observations
apricot globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua
856 observations
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
855 observations · iNaturalist
Sonoran scrub oak
Quercus turbinella
780 observations · iNaturalist
Nevada Jointfir
Ephedra nevadensis
774 observations · iNaturalist
Branched Pencil Cholla
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
760 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Marigold
Baileya multiradiata
728 observations · iNaturalist
desert willow
Chilopsis linearis
714 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
673 observations
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
642 observations
Catclaw Acacia
Senegalia greggii
640 observations · iNaturalist
Mesquite Mistletoe
Phoradendron californicum
626 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Paintbrush
Castilleja chromosa
500 observations
pointleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos pungens
494 observations · iNaturalist
singleleaf pinyon
Pinus monophylla
488 observations · iNaturalist
desert rock nettle
Eucnide urens
488 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
451 observations
woolly bluestar
Amsonia tomentosa
450 observations · iNaturalist
Las Vegas Bear-poppy
Arctomecon californica
448 observations · iNaturalist
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
445 observations · iNaturalist
Burrobush
Ambrosia dumosa
414 observations · iNaturalist
narrow-leaved yerba santa
Eriodictyon angustifolium
408 observations · iNaturalist
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
406 observations
Yerba Mansa
Anemopsis californica
406 observations · iNaturalist
Frémont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
401 observations
Parralena
Thymophylla pentachaeta
401 observations · iNaturalist
Frémont's Phacelia
Phacelia fremontii
400 observations · iNaturalist
Fluffgrass
Dasyochloa pulchella
396 observations · iNaturalist
alkali heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
387 observations · iNaturalist
Dorr's Sage
Salvia dorrii
377 observations
Littleleaf Rhatany
Krameria erecta
376 observations · iNaturalist
Mojave Woodyaster
Xylorhiza tortifolia
374 observations · iNaturalist
screwbean
Strombocarpa pubescens
367 observations · iNaturalist
winding mariposa lily
Calochortus flexuosus
352 observations · iNaturalist
desert tobacco
Nicotiana obtusifolia
351 observations · iNaturalist
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
346 observations · iNaturalist
big saltbush
Atriplex lentiformis
337 observations · iNaturalist
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