The following native plant species have been selected for the Utah Pollinator Habitat Project. Each habitat kit will consist of a mix of some (not all) of the following species, depending on the region:
Upland Habitat Kit:
- Blanket flower (Gaillardia aristata)
- Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata)
- Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)
- Desert Four O’Clock (Mirablilis multiflora)
- Desert Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
- Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
- Dusty Penstemon (Penstemon comarrhenus)
- Showy Fleabane (Erigeron speciosus)
- Fernbush (Chamaebatiaria millefolium)
- Fire Chalis (Zauschneria garrettii)
- Firecracker Penstemon (Penstemon eatonii)
- Munro’s Globemallow (Sphaeralcea munroana)
- Gooseberry-Leaf Globemallow (Sphaeralcea grossularifolia)
- Great Basin Wildrye (Leymus cinereus)
- Horsetail Milkweed (Asclepias subverticillata)
- Indian Rice Grass (Oryzopsis hymenoides)
- Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
- Northern Sweetvetch (Hedysarum boreale)
- One-Flowered Sunflower (Helianthella uniflora)
- Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus)
- Perky Sue (Tetraneuris radiata)
- Palmer’s Penstemon (Penstemon palmeri)
- Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)
- Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus)
- Showy Goldeneye (Heliomeris multiflora)
- Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
- Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)
- Sulphur flower Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum)
- Thickleaf Penstemon (Penstemon pachyphyllus)
Wetland Habitat Kit Plants:
- Alkali sacaton (Sporobalis airoides)
- Blue Vervain (Verbana hastata)
- Field Sedge (Carex praegracilis)
- Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
- Hooker’s evening primrose (Oenothera elata)
- Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)
- Nuttall’s Sunflower (Helianthus nuttallii)
- Rough Bugleweed (Lycopus asper)
- Saltmarsh Fleabane (Pluchea odorata)
- Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
- Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
- Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Water Groundsel (Senecio hydrophilus)
- White Heath Aster (Aster ericoides)
- Yerba mansa (Anemopsis californica)
.Click here to view the Pollinator Habitat Seed Mixes.
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