The Utah Native Plant Society is dedicated to the appreciation, preservation, conservation and responsible use of the native plant and plant communities found in the state of Utah and the Intermountain West.

Our goal is to foster public recognition of the spectacularly diverse flora of the state--a natural treasure to be valued, respected and protected.

In 2008, we celebrated our 30th year. See the Special 30th Anniversary Issue of the Sego Lily newsletter.




Native plants are plants naturally found in nature. These natural plants have adapted to an amazing array of habitats and microclimates, achieving a balance with other living things and forming the foundation for all life.

Included in the definition of native plants are both vascular (wildflowers such as the Sego Lily or a sunflower, but also ferns, underappreciated native grasses such as Indian ricegrass, and trees like Fremont Cottonwood or Blue Spruce, for example) and non-vascular (critically important groups like mosses, lichens, and fungi) plants.

So the phrase "Utah native plants" includes Utah wildflowers, but also much more.





Petradoria pumila var. pumila  SL Co 7/16/10 Tony Frates
Rock goldenrod, Petradoria pumila var. pumila, begins to bloom in July (at lower foothills elevations starting at about 4990 ft) and continues through the summer up to elevations of 10,000 ft in dry, open, rocky habitats.
Petradoria pumila var. pumila  SL Co 7/16/10 Tony Frates
Perennial member of the Asteraceae (formerly Compositae, i.e. Composite, Sunflower or Aster) family, occurs throughout the West and probably in all counties in Utah
Petradoria pumila var. pumila  SL Co 7/16/10 Tony Frates
Leaves typically linear to oblanceolate, up to 12 cm long and usually no wider than about 1 cm. Note the persistent white-ashy withered leaves from a prior season that are characteristic.
Petradoria pumila var. pumila  SL Co 7/16/10 Tony Frates
Ray florets (1-3), disk florets (2-4), heads 25+.



Sego Lily 5/30/09 Tony Frates
Calochortus nuttallii
Utah's state flower and the inspiration for the UNPS logo and newsletter. Learn more.




July-August 2010 newsletter published 6/30/10





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