Quick answer: 44 deer-resistant native plants are native to Nevada, 31 with a live listing as of 04 Nov 2026.
44 species
- Banana yucca Yucca baccata · 8 states
- Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · 34 states
- Big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata · 14 states
- Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis · 19 states
- Bog laurel Kalmia polifolia · 13 states
- Brittlebush Encelia farinosa · 4 states
- Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 19 states
- California fuchsia Epilobium canum · 8 states
- California poppy Eschscholzia californica · 6 states
- Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis · 37 states
- Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 41 states
- Colorado blue columbine Aquilegia coerulea · 9 states
- Colorado four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora · 7 states
- Common juniper Juniperus communis · 39 states
- Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 47 states
- Creosote bush Larrea tridentata · 6 states
- Deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens · 5 states
- Firecracker penstemon Penstemon eatonii · 3 states
- Greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula · 9 states
- Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis · 12 states
- Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella · 17 states
- Joshua tree Yucca brevifolia · 3 states
- Lewis flax (blue flax) Linum lewisii · 17 states
- Littleflower penstemon Penstemon procerus · 11 states
- Munro's globemallow Sphaeralcea munroana · 9 states
- Narrowleaf milkweed Asclepias fascicularis · 6 states
- Nettleleaf giant hyssop Agastache urticifolia · 9 states
- Northern maidenhair fern Adiantum pedatum · 37 states
- Palmer's penstemon Penstemon palmeri · 3 states
- Prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha · 29 states
- Purple sage (desert sage) Salvia dorrii · 7 states
- Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 26 states
- Rocky Mountain iris Iris missouriensis · 11 states
- Royal penstemon Penstemon speciosus · 6 states
- Rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa · 17 states
- Rush milkweed Asclepias subulata · 3 states
- Scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea · 12 states
- Showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa · 17 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 38 states
- Silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus · 2 states
- Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 37 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 43 states
- Upland larkspur Delphinium nuttallianum · 13 states
- Western yarrow Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis · 18 states
Deer-resistant native plants in Nevada: what to know
44 of the 97 plants native to Nevada in this directory fit this need: 45% of the state's list, well above the 28% share across all species.
Between them they flower from February through December, with the most in bloom in June. Mixing early and late bloomers keeps the planting useful all season.
Many do double duty: 33 are also good for pollinators, 32 are also drought-tolerant, 26 are also good for birds.
40 of them grow in full or partial sun and 8 tolerate shade, so there are options for open beds and woodland edges alike. Sizes run from low plants like Bog laurel and Buffalograss to trees such as Bearberry and Common juniper. For wildlife, 33 support pollinators, 26 provide food or cover for birds and 8 are caterpillar host plants.
31 of the 44 have a seed or plant listing we verified as the wild species. Be careful buying Common yarrow, Indian blanket, Switchgrass: common listings for these are often a bred variety or a different species.
Good places to start
Verified wild-species listings that take sun and are widely native, so they are forgiving first plants.
- Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · Sun, Part Shade, Shade · blooms May-Oct
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Nov
- Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Mar-Jun