Quick answer: 25 native plants for shade are native to New Mexico, 20 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
25 species
- Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa · 6 states
- Cenizo sage Leucophyllum frutescens · 2 states
- Colorado blue columbine Aquilegia coerulea · 6 states
- Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 31 states
- Creeping Oregon grape Mahonia repens · 11 states
- Creosote bush Larrea tridentata · 5 states
- Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata · 4 states
- Gambel oak Quercus gambelii · 6 states
- Golden currant Ribes aureum · 3 states
- Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella · 18 states
- Lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora · 15 states
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 23 states
- Mexican buckeye Ungnadia speciosa · 2 states
- New Mexico locust Robinia neomexicana · 2 states
- Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens · 3 states
- Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 24 states
- Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 22 states
- Rocky Mountain penstemon Penstemon strictus · 4 states
- Scarlet bugler Penstemon barbatus · 2 states
- Scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata · 9 states
- Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda · 15 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 25 states
- Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis · 3 states
- Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 27 states
- Yellow bells (esperanza) Tecoma stans · 3 states