Wasatch School Heritage Garden Species List - September 1999

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Species listed alphabetically by family

Species with fact sheets available show common names as links

Common Name	Scientific Name	Family	Habit	Location
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