Quick answer: 23 native plants for shade are native to Idaho, 21 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
23 species
- American plum Prunus americana · 25 states
- Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · 16 states
- Chokecherry Prunus virginiana · 35 states
- Colorado blue columbine Aquilegia coerulea · 6 states
- Common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius · 22 states
- Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 31 states
- Creeping Oregon grape Mahonia repens · 11 states
- Creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis · 10 states
- Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · 21 states
- Gray alder Alnus incana · 12 states
- Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 23 states
- Harebell Campanula rotundifolia · 25 states
- Paper birch Betula papyrifera · 16 states
- Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · 18 states
- Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 24 states
- Red baneberry Actaea rubra · 22 states
- Red-osier dogwood Cornus sericea · 22 states
- Richardson's geranium Geranium richardsonii · 2 states
- Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 22 states
- Scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata · 9 states
- Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda · 15 states
- Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 34 states
- Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 25 states