Wasatch School Heritage Garden Species List - September 1999
Species listed alphabetically by family
Species with fact sheets available show common names as links
Butterwort
Senecio multilobatus
Aster
herb
Color Garden
Showy Goldeneye
Viguera multiflora
Aster
herb
Color Garden
Silver Daisy
Erigeron argenteus
Aster
herb
Color Garden
Michaelmas Daisy
Machaeranthera canescens
Aster
herb
Color Garden
Golden Aster
Heterotheca villosa
Aster
herb
Color Garden
Greenthread
Thelesperma subnuda
Aster
herb
Color Garden
Threadleaf Groundsel
Senecio longilobus
Aster
herb
Color Garden
Sundancer Daisy
Hymenoxyx scaposus
Aster
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Hoary Townsendia
Townsendia incana
Aster
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Eaton Daisy
Erigeron eatonii
Aster
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Dwarf Goldenbush
Haplopappus acaulis
Aster
subshrub
Desert Rock Garden
Heartleaf Arnica
Arnica cordifolia
Aster
herb
Mountain Garden
Sneezeweed
Helenium hoopsii
Aster
herb
Mountain Garden
Showy Daisy
Erigeron speciosus
Aster
herb
Mountain Garden
Mountain Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata vaseyana
Aster
shrub
Sagebrush Flat
Dusty Maidens
Chaenactis douglasii
Aster
herb
Sagebrush Flat
Arrowleaf Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Aster
herb
Sagebrush Flat
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Aster
shrub
Sun-loving Shrubs
Pussytoes
Antennaria microphylla
Aster
herb
Sun-loving Shrubs
Gambel Oak
Quercus gambelii
Beech
tree
Mountain Garden
Hercules Buckwheat
Eriogonum heracleoides
Buckwheat
herb
Color Garden
James Buckwheat
Eriogonum jamesii
Buckwheat
subshrub
Desert Rock Garden
Cushion Buckwheat
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Buckwheat
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Alpine Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum porteri
Buckwheat
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Shortstem Buckwheat
Eriogonum brevicaule
Buckwheat
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Cream Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum majus
Buckwheat
herb
Sagebrush Flat
Pink Smoke
Eriogonum racemosum
Buckwheat
herb
Sagebrush Flat
Lacy Buckwheatbrush
Eriogonum corymbosum
Buckwheat
shrub
Sun-loving Shrubs
Rocky Mountain Columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
Buttercup
herb
Mountain Garden
Claret Cup Cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Cactus
succulent
Desert Rock Garden
Plains Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia polyacantha
Cactus
succulent
Desert Rock Garden
Squawbush Sumac
Rhus trilobata
Cashew
shrub
Mountain Garden
Netleaf Hackberry
Celtis reticulata
Elm
tree
Mountain Garden
Firechalice
Zauschneria latifolia
Evening Primrose
herb
Color Garden
Bronze Evening Primrose
Oenothera howardii
Evening Primrose
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Tufted Evening Primrose
Oenothera caespitosa
Evening Primrose
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Blooming Sally
Epilobium angustifolium
Evening Primrose
herb
Mountain Garden
Palmer Penstemon
Penstemon palmeri
Figwort
herb
Color Garden
Rocky Mountain Penstemon
Penstemon strictus
Figwort
herb
Color Garden
Wasatch Penstemon
Penstemon cyananthus
Figwort
herb
Color Garden
Dusty Penstemon
Penstemon comarrhenus
Figwort
herb
Color Garden
Firecracker Penstemon
Penstemon eatonii
Figwort
herb
Color Garden
Littlecup Penstemon
Penstemon sepalulus
Figwort
subshrub
Color Garden
Low Penstemon
Penstemon humilis
Figwort
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Utah Penstemon
Penstemon utahensis
Figwort
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Thickleaf Penstemon
Penstemon carnosus
Figwort
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Leo Penstemon
Penstemon leonardii
Figwort
herb
Sun-loving Shrubs
Rimrock Paintbrush
Castilleja scabrida
Figwort
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Applegate Paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei
Figwort
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Whipple Penstemon
Penstemon whippleanus
Figwort
herb
Mountain Garden
Mountain Paintbrush
Castilleja miniata
Figwort
herb
Mountain Garden
Autumn Paintbrush
Castilleja linearifolia
Figwort
herb
Sagebrush Flat
Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja chromosa
Figwort
herb
Sagebrush Flat
Yellow Paintbrush
Castilleja flava
Figwort
herb
Sagebrush Flat
Leo Penstemon
Penstemon leonardii
Figwort
herb
Sun-loving Shrubs
Lewis Flax
Linum lewisii
Flax
herb
Sagebrush Flat
Desert Four O'Clock
Mirabilis multiflora
Four O'Clock
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Sticky Geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
Geranium
herb
Mountain Garden
Richardson Geranium
Geranium richardsonii
Geranium
herb
Mountain Garden
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
Goosefoot
shrub
Sun-loving Shrubs
Desert Needlegrass
Stipa arida
Grass
grass
Desert Rock Garden
Showy Needlegrass
Stipa speciosa
Grass
grass
Desert Rock Garden
Basin Wildrye
Elymus cinereus
Grass
grass
Mountain Garden
Shining Muttongrass
Poa fendleriana
Grass
grass
Mountain Garden
Squirreltail Grass
Sitanion hystrix
Grass
grass
Sagebrush Flat
Bluebunch Wheatgrass
Agropyron spicatum
Grass
grass
Sagebrush Flat
Indian Ricegrass
Oryzopsis hymenoides
Grass
grass
Sun-loving Shrubs
Needle and Thread Grass
Stipa comata
Grass
grass
Sun-loving Shrubs
Mountain Snowberry
Symphoricarpos oreophilus
Honeysuckle
shrub
Mountain Garden
Green Mormon Tea
Ephedra viridis
Jointfir
shrub
Sun-loving Shrubs
Fawn Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
Lily
herb
Mountain Garden
Blazing Star
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Loasa
herb
Sun-loving Shrubs
Munroe Globemallow
Sphaeralcea munroana
Mallow
herb
Color Garden
Cushion Globemallow
Sphaeralcea caespitosa
Mallow
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Maple Mallow
Iliamna rivularis
Mallow
herb
Mountain Garden
Checkermallow
Sidalcea neomexicana
Mallow
herb
Mountain Garden
Dorr Sage
Salvia dorrii
Mint
shrub
Desert Rock Garden
Twinpod
Physaria chambersii
Mustard
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Indian Cabbage
Caulanthus crassicaulis
Mustard
herb
Sagebrush Flat
Prince's Plume
Stanleya pinnata
Mustard
herb
Sun-loving Shrubs
Silver Lupine
Lupinus argenteus
Pea
herb
Color Garden
Utah Ladyfinger Milkvetch
Astragalus utahensis
Pea
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Ferron Milkvetch
Astragalus musiniensis
Pea
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Freckled Milkvetch
Astragalus lentiginosus
Pea
herb
Desert Rock Garden
Utah Sweetvetch
Hedysarum boreale
Pea
herb
Sagebrush Flat
Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium viscosissimum
Phlox
herb
Mountain Garden
Scarlet Gilia
Gilia aggregata
Phlox
herb
Sagebrush Flat
Pinyon Pine
Pinus edulis
Pine
tree
Sagebrush Flat
Cliff Sandwort
Arenaria macradenia
Pink
subshrub
Desert Rock Garden
Fernbush
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Rose
shrub
Mountain Garden
Squawapple
Peraphyllum ramosissimum
Rose
shrub
Mountain Garden
Utah Serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis
Rose
shrub
Mountain Garden
Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
Rose
shrub
Mountain Garden
Mallowleaf Ninebark
Physocarpus malvaceus
Rose
shrub
Mountain Garden
Chokecherry
Prunus virginianus
Rose
shrub
Mountain Garden
Antelope Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Rose
shrub
Sagebrush Flat
Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
Rose
shrub
Sun-loving Shrubs
Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
Rose
shrub
Sun-loving Shrubs
Cliffrose
Cowania mexicana
Rose
shrub
Sun-loving Shrubs
Golden Currant
Ribes aureum
Saxifrage
shrub
Mountain Garden
Wax Currant
Ribes cereum
Saxifrage
shrub
Mountain Garden