Representative Species of Major Plant ZonesDesert Scrub Zone (4,000–6,500 ft, 1,219–1,981 m)| | | | COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME | FAMILY
| Trees | Joshua Tree | Yucca brevifolia | Agavaceae
| Shrubs | Shockley Goldenhead | Acamptopappus shockleyi | Asteraceae | | | Burro-bush | Ambrosia dumosa | Asteraceae | | | Bud Sagebrush | Artemisia spinescens | Asteraceae | | | Great Basin Sagebrush | Atremisia tridentata | Asteraceae | | | Rabbitbrush | Chrysothamnus nauseosus | Asteraceae | | | Brittlebush | Encelia virginensis ssp. actonii | Asteraceae | | | Cooper Goldenbush | Ericameria cooperi | Asteraceae | | | Shadscale | Atriplex confertifolia | Chenopodiaceae | | | Hopsage | Grayia spinosa | Chenopodiaceae | | | Nevada Ephedra | Ephedra nevadensis | Ephedraceae | | | Indigo bush | Psorothamnus arborescens var. minutifolius | Fabaceae | | | Spiny Menodora | Menodora spinescens | Oleaceae | | | Desert Almond | Prunus fasciculata | Rosaceae | | | Desert Mountain Penstemon | Penstemon fruticiformis | Scrophulariaceae | | | Creosote Bush | Larrea tridentata | Zygophyllaceae
| Herbs | Desert Milk-aster | Stephanomeria pauciflora | Asteraceae | | | Nevada Viguiera | Viguiera multiflora var. nevadensis | Asteraceae | | | Mojave Aster | Xylorhiza tortifolia | Asteraceae | | | Fragrant Forget-me-not | Cryptantha utahensis | Boraginaceae | |
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| Herbs | Bush Peppergrass | Lepidium fremontii | Brassicaceae | | | Prince's Plume | Stanleya elata | Brassicaceae | | | Beavertail | Opuntia basilaris | Cactaceae | | | Purple Phacelia | Phacelia crenulata | Hydrophyllaceae | | | Chia | Salvia columbariae | Lamiaceae | | | Little Blazing Star | Mentzelia albicaulis | Loasaceae | | | Apricot Mallow | Sphaeralcea ambigua | Malvaceae | | | Wishbone Bush | Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa | Nyctaginaceae | | | Tall Bottle-washer | Camissonia boothii ssp. desertorum | Onagraceae | | | Large White Evening Primrose | Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata | Onagraceae | | | Prickly Poppy | Argemone munita ssp. rotundata | Papaveraceae | | | James Galleta | Hilaria jamesii | Poaceae | | | Wilcox Woolly Star | Eriastrum sparsiflorum var. wilcoxii | Polemoniaceae | | | Showy Gilia | Gilia cana ssp. triceps | Polemoniaceae | | | Desert Trumpet | Eriogonum inflatum | Polygonaceae | |
Pinyon-Juniper Woodland Zone (6,500–9,500 ft, 1,981–2,896 m)| | | | COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME | FAMILY
| Trees | Utah Juniper | Juniperus osteosperma | Cupressaceae | | | Pinyon Pine | Pinus monophylla | Pinaceae
| Shrubs | Broom Sagebrush | Artemisia nova | Asteraceae | | | Great Basin Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata | Asteraceae | | | Curly Rabbitbrush | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus | Asteraceae | | | Gray Horsebrush | Tetradymia canescens | Asteraceae | | | Green Ephedra | Ephedra viridis | Ephedraceae | | | Fern Bush | Chamaebatiaria millefolium | Rosaceae | | | Desert Bitterbrush | Purshia glandulosa | Rosaceae | | | Bitterbrush | Purshia tridentata | Rosaceae | | | Plateau Gooseberry | Ribes velutinum var. glanduliferum | Saxifragaceae
| Herbs | Inyo Onion | Allium atrorubens var. inyonis | Amaryllidaceae | | | Douglas Pincushion | Chaenactis douglasii | Asteraceae | | | Gold Buttons | Erigeron aphanactis | Asteraceae | | | Basin Senecio | Senecio multilobatus | Asteraceae | | | Golden Forget-me-not | Cryptantha confertiflora | Boraginaceae | | | Woolly Caulanthus | Caulanthus crassicaulis | Brassicaceae | | | Wallflower | Erysimum capitatum | Brassicaceae | | | Pinyon Streptanthus | Streptanthus cordatus | Brassicaceae | | | Mojave Prickly Pear | Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea | Cactaceae | | | Fendler Spurge | Chamaesyce fendleri | Euphorbiaceae | | | Limestone Lupine | Lupinus argenteus var. tenellus | Fabaceae | | | Palmer Lupine | Lupinus palmeri | Fabaceae | | | Death Valley Phacelia | Phacelia vallis-mortae | Hydrophyllaceae | | | Blazing Star | Mentzelia laevicaulis | Loasaceae | |
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| Herbs | Apricot Mallow | Sphaeralcea ambigua | Malvaceae | | | Large White Evening Primrose | Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata | Onagraceae | | | Prickly Poppy | Argemone munita ssp. rotundata | Papaveraceae | | | Needle and Thread | Stipa comata | Poaceae | | | Wilcox Woolly Star | Eriastrum sparsiflorum var. wilcoxii | Polemoniaceae | | | Stansbury Phlox | Phlox longifolia var. Stansburyi | Polemoniaceae | | | Mat Buckwheat | Eriogonum caespitosum | Polygonaceae | | | Clokey Paintbrush | Castilleja martinii var. clokeyi | Scrophulariaceae | | | Heller Bird's-beak | Cordylanthus kingii ssp. helleri | Scrophulariaceae | | | Scarlet Penstemon | Penstemon rostiflorus | Scrophulariaceae | | | Westgard Penstemon | Penstemon scapoides | Scrophulariaceae | |
Subalpine Zone (9,500–11,5OO ft, 2,896–3,505 m)| | | | COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME | FAMILY
| Trees | Limber Pine | Pinus flexilis | Pinaceae | | | Bristlecone Pine | Pinus longaeva | Pinaceae | | | Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Salicaceae
| Shrubs | Dwarf Sagebrush | Artemisia arbuscula | Asteraceae | | | Broom Sagebrush | Artemisia nova | Asteraceae | | | Great Basin Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata | Asteraceae | | | Curly Rabbitbrush | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus | Asteraceae | | | Clokey Blue Sage | Salvia dorrii var. clokeyi | Lamiaceae | | | Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus ledifolius | Rosaceae | | | Fern Bush | Chamaebatiaria millefolium | Rosaceae | | | Cream Bush | Holodiscus dumosus var. glabrescens | Rosaceae | | | Wax Currant | Ribes cereum | Saxifragaceae
| Herbs | Clokey Daisy | Erigeron clokeyi | Asteraceae | | | Gray Goldenflower | Hymenoxys cooperi var. canescens | Asteraceae | | | Basin Senecio | Senecio multilobatus | Asteraceae | | | Beadpod | Lesquerella kingii ssp. kingii | Brassicaceae | | | Prickly Sandwort | Arenaria aculeata | Caryophyllaceae | | | Little Gray Milk-vetch | Astragalus calycosus | Fabaceae | | | Dolomite Milk-vetch | Astragalus kentrophyta var. implexus | Fabaceae | | | Limestone Lupine | Lupinus argenteus var. tenellus | Fabaceae | | | Palmer Lupine | Lupinus palmeri | Fabaceae | | | Limestone Evening Primrose | Oenothera caespitosa ssp. crinita | Onagraceae | | | Cushion Phlox | Phlox condensata | Polemoniaceae | | | Raspberry Buckwheat | Eriogonum gracilipes | Polygonaceae | | | Limber Pine Buckwheat | Eriogonum rupinum | Polygonaceae | | | Shooting Star | Dodecatheon redolens | Primulaceae | | | Clokey Paintbrush | Castilleja martinii var. clokeyi | Scrophulariaceae | | | Showy Penstemon | Penstemon speciosus | Scrophulariaceae | |
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| Shrubs | Dwarf Sagebrush | Artemisia arbuscula | Asteraceae | | | Wax Currant | Ribes cereum | Saxifragaceae
| Herbs | Alpine Daisy | Erigeron vagus | Asteraceae | | | Alpine Gold | Hulsea algida | Asteraceae | | | Lemmon Rock Cress | Arabis lemmonii var. lemmonii | Brassicaceae | | | White Mountain Draba | Draba oligosperma | Brassicaceae | | | Alpine Sandwort | Arenaria kingii ssp. compacta | Caryophyllaceae | | | Mono Clover | Trifolium andersonii ssp. monoense | Fabaceae | | | Alpine Gentian | Gentiana newberryi | Gentianaceae | | | Blue Flax | Linum lewisii | Linaceae | | | Prickly Phlox | Leptodactylon pungens | Polemoniaceae | | | Cushion Phlox | Phlox condensata | Polemoniaceae | | | White Mountain Sky Pilot | Polemonium chartaceum | Polemoniaceae | | | Raspberry Buckwheat | Eriogonum gracilipes | Polygonaceae | | | Fell-field Buckwheat | Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale | Polygonaceae | | | Dwarf Lewisia | Lewisia pygmaea ssp. pygmaea | Portulacaceae | | | Snow Buttercup | Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. oxynotus | Ranunculaceae | | | White Mountain Ivesia | Ivesia lycopodioides ssp. scandularis | Rosaceae | | | Brewer Cinquefoil | Potentilla breweri | Rosaceae | | | Dwarf Paintbrush | Castilleja nana | Scrophulariaceae | | | Meadow Mimulus | Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides | Scrophulariaceae | | | Little Elephant's Head | Pedicularis attolens | Scrophulariaceae | | | Whorlflower Penstemon | Penstemon heterodoxus | Scrophulariaceae | |
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