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:
- Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus)
- Antelope Horn Milkweed (Asclepias Asperula)
- Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata)
- Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata)
- Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)
- Desert Four O’Clock (Mirablilis multiflora)
- Desert Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
- Desert Fernbush (Chamaebatiaria millefolium)
- Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
- Dusty Penstemon (Penstemon comarrhenus)
- Fire Chalise (Epilobium canum vr. garrettii)
- Firecracker Penstemon (Penstemon eatonii)
- Gooseberry-Leaf Globemallow (Sphaeralcea grossularifolia)
- Great Basin Wildrye (Leymus cinereus)
- Horsetail Milkweed (Asclepias subverticillata)
- Indian Rice Grass (Oryzopsis hymenoides)
- Interior Goldenbush (Ericameria linearifolia)
- Lewis Flax (Linum lewisii)
- Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
- Munro’s Globemallow (Sphaeralcea munroana)
- Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)
- Northern Sweetvetch (Hedysarum boreale)
- One-Flowered Sunflower (Helianthella uniflora)
- 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)
- Spearleaf Rabbitbrush (Lorandersonia linifolia)
- Sticky Geranium (Geranium viscosissimum)
- Sulphur Flower Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum)
- Thickleaf Penstemon (Penstemon pachyphyllus)
- Three-nerve Goldenrod (Solidago velutina)
- Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa)
- Virgin River Brittlebush (Encilia virginensis)
- Wasatch Penstemon (Penstemon cyananthus)
- Wild Hollyhock (Iliamna rivularis)
- Yellow Blanket Flower (Gaillardia flava)
Wetland Habitat Kit Plants:
- Alkali Sacaton (Sporobalis airoides)
- American Germander (Teucrium canadense)
- Blue Vervain (Verbana hastata)
- Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
- Field Sedge (Carex praegracilis)
- Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)
- Hooker’s Evening Primrose (Oenothera elata)
- Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)
- Nuttall’s Sunflower (Helianthus nuttallii)
- Rough Bugleweed (Lycopus asper)
- Saltmarsh Fleabane (Pluchea odorata)
- Sea Purslane (Sesuvium verrucosum)
- Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
- Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
- 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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