Native Plants

Scientists studied a rare desert plant near a solar facility in Nevada. After two years, the plant had not only survived, but thrived.

A USU Plants, Soils and Climate professor was recently awarded a major USDA grant to study plant-growth bacteria in increasingly high-salt and drought conditions.

When we are hungry, we head for the kitchen. When birds are hungry they head for plants. Native plants, in particular, provide important sources of food…

To improve restoration and agricultural practices, USU scientists are studying how soil microbes and moisture affect native and nonnative plants.“In…

In a basement below a cafeteria, researchers and scientists gather in what is the Intermountain Herbarium. It is a little used Utah State University…

The National Audubon Society has just launched a new citizen-science project called Plants for Birds. The project calls for individuals across the U.S. to…

Endemic plants of Utah: Utah ranks sixth in the nation for its number of endemic species. Only Hawaii, California, Texas, Florida and Georgia have more. Utah hosts 247 endemics out of 2602 unique plants in all, plus 393 subspecies or varieties.