Plants native to Colorado
Every plant in the encyclopedia with a native range covering Colorado, rated for how badly deer damage it. Native range comes from the USDA PLANTS database; most ratings come from Rutgers NJAES E271 and each plant page names its own source. Nothing here is native by assumption.
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Seldom Severely Damaged20
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
Seldom damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Height
- 12–90 in
Sea Thrift
Armeria maritima
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 6–24 in
Showy Goldeneye
Heliomeris multiflora
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 48–48 in
Sidebells Penstemon
Penstemon secundiflorus
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 6–18 in
Silver Buffaloberry
Shepherdia argentea
Seldom damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 240–240 in
Smith's Buckthorn
Rhamnus smithii
Seldom damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–120 in
Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 36–60 in
Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Seldom damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 36–72 in
Soapweed Yucca
Yucca glauca
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 36–54 in
Sticky Purple Geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 36–36 in
Stretchberry
Forestiera pubescens
Seldom damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 39–180 in
Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 72–72 in
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–60 in
Sweet Elder
Sambucus canadensis
Seldom damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 60–144 in
Tiger Beardtongue
Penstemon mensarum
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Upright Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Wax Currant
Ribes cereum
Seldom damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Height
- 72–72 in
White Sagebrush
Artemisia ludoviciana
Seldom damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 36–36 in
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 60–60 in
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Occasionally Severely Damaged4
Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 600–600 in
Trumpet Creeper
Campsis radicans
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 360–480 in
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 360–600 in
White Fir
Abies concolor
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 360–840 in