Plants of Las Vegas, Nevada
The plants most often spotted near Las Vegas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants near Las Vegas
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
9,443 observations
Mojave Yucca
Yucca schidigera
3,661 observations · iNaturalist
California Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus
3,145 observations
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
2,910 observations
Beavertail Pricklypear
Opuntia basilaris
2,541 observations
Eastern Joshua tree
Yucca jaegeriana
2,260 observations · iNaturalist
Buckhorn Cholla
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
1,616 observations · iNaturalist
Cottontop Cactus
Homalocephala polycephala
1,615 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Cholla
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
1,544 observations · iNaturalist
Johnson's Beehive Cactus
Echinomastus johnsonii
1,114 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Spinystar
Escobaria chlorantha
963 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Trumpet
Eriogonum inflatum
929 observations · iNaturalist
Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
924 observations
Utah Agave
Agave utahensis
882 observations
apricot globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua
848 observations
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
834 observations · iNaturalist
Sonoran scrub oak
Quercus turbinella
765 observations · iNaturalist
Nevada Jointfir
Ephedra nevadensis
762 observations · iNaturalist
Branched Pencil Cholla
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
747 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Marigold
Baileya multiradiata
717 observations · iNaturalist
desert willow
Chilopsis linearis
682 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
670 observations
Mesquite Mistletoe
Phoradendron californicum
614 observations · iNaturalist
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
612 observations
Catclaw Acacia
Senegalia greggii
605 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Paintbrush
Castilleja chromosa
489 observations
pointleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos pungens
488 observations · iNaturalist
singleleaf pinyon
Pinus monophylla
483 observations · iNaturalist
desert rock nettle
Eucnide urens
474 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
447 observations
woolly bluestar
Amsonia tomentosa
446 observations · iNaturalist
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
441 observations · iNaturalist
Burrobush
Ambrosia dumosa
409 observations · iNaturalist
narrow-leaved yerba santa
Eriodictyon angustifolium
400 observations · iNaturalist
Frémont's Phacelia
Phacelia fremontii
399 observations · iNaturalist
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
397 observations
Frémont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
395 observations
Fluffgrass
Dasyochloa pulchella
389 observations · iNaturalist
Yerba Mansa
Anemopsis californica
386 observations · iNaturalist
Parralena
Thymophylla pentachaeta
384 observations · iNaturalist
Las Vegas Bearpoppy
Arctomecon californica
376 observations · iNaturalist
Dorr's Sage
Salvia dorrii
372 observations
Mojave Woodyaster
Xylorhiza tortifolia
368 observations · iNaturalist
Littleleaf Rhatany
Krameria erecta
367 observations · iNaturalist
screwbean
Strombocarpa pubescens
362 observations · iNaturalist
alkali heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
357 observations · iNaturalist
winding mariposa lily
Calochortus flexuosus
346 observations · iNaturalist
desert tobacco
Nicotiana obtusifolia
344 observations · iNaturalist
big saltbush
Atriplex lentiformis
333 observations · iNaturalist
Notch-leaf Scorpionweed
Phacelia crenulata
323 observations · iNaturalist