Arizona Recommended
Commercially available native plant species suitable for planned landscapes in Arizona. Visit our Suppliers Directory to locate businesses that sell native plants or seeds or provide professional landscape or consulting services in this state. Visit the Organizations Directory to locate native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations in this state.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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Abies concolor | White Fir Balsam Fir Colorado Fir Concolor Fir Silver Fir White Balsam Oyamel De California | |
Abies lasiocarpa | Subalpine Fir | |
Abronia villosa | Desert Sand Verbena Desert Sand-verbena Desert Sandverbena | |
Acaciella angustissima | Prairie Acacia Fern Acacia Whiteball Acacia Prairie Wattle White-ball Acacia | |
Acer glabrum | Rocky Mountain Maple | |
Acer grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple Big-toothed Maple Uvalde Bigtooth Maple Southwestern Bigtooth Maple Canyon Maple Sabinal Maple Western Sugar Maple | |
Achnatherum hymenoides | Indian Ricegrass Indian Millet Sandgrass | |
Achnatherum speciosum | Desert Needlegrass Desert Rice Grass Spear Grass | |
Agave americana | American Century Plant Century Plant | |
Agrostis exarata | Spike Bentgrass Spiked Bent Spike Red Top | |
Agave palmeri | Palmer's Century Plant Palmer Agave Blue Century Plant | |
Agave parryi | Parry's Agave Century Plant Parry Agave | |
Agrostis scabra | Rough Bentgrass Rough Bent Ticklegrass Fly-away Grass | |
Allium cernuum | Nodding Onion | |
Allium macropetalum | Largeflower Onion Large-petal Onion Desert Onion Desert Onion Lily | |
Anisacanthus thurberi | Thurber's Desert Honeysuckle Chuparosa Desert Honeysuckle | |
Anemone tuberosa | Tuber Anemone Desert Anemone | |
Aquilegia chrysantha | Golden Columbine Yellow Columbine Southwestern Yellow Columbine | |
Arbutus arizonica | Arizona Madrone | |
Artemisia frigida | Prairie Sagewort Prairie Sagebrush Fringed Sage Pasture Sage | |
Artemisia ludoviciana | Louisiana Artemisia Louisiana Sage White Sage Prairie Sage Silver Sage White Sagebrush Louisiana Wormwood Silver Wormwood Louisiana Sagewort Gray Sagewort Cudweed Sagewort Mugwort Wormwood | |
Arctostaphylos pringlei | Pringle Manzanita Pinkbract Manzanita | |
Aristida purpurea | Purple Threeawn Purple 3-awn Purple Three-awn Red Threeawn | |
Artemisia tridentata | Big Sagebrush Great Basin Sagebrush | |
Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed | |
Asclepias elata | Nodding Milkweed Tall Milkweed | |
Asclepias subulata | Rush Milkweed Desert Milkweed Ajamete | |
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterflyweed Butterfly Weed Butterfly Milkweed Orange Milkweed Pleurisy Root Chigger Flower Chiggerweed | |
Atriplex hymenelytra | Desert Holly Silver Holly | |
Bahia absinthifolia | Hairyseed Bahia Hairy-seed False Goldfields Bahia Yerba Raton | |
Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold Showy Desert Marigold Paper Daisy Desert Baileya | |
Bouteloua curtipendula | Sideoats Grama Banderilla Banderita Navajita | |
Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss Buffalo Grass | |
Bouteloua eriopoda | Black Grama | |
Bouteloua gracilis | Blue Grama | |
Bouteloua hirsuta | Hairy Grama | |
Bouvardia ternifolia | Scarlet Bouvardia Firecracker Bush Trompetilla Clavillo | |
Bursera microphylla | Elephant Tree Elephant-tree | |
Calochortus ambiguus | Arizona Mariposa Lily Doubting Mariposa Lily Arizona Mariposa Tulip | |
Calliandra eriophylla | Pink Fairyduster Fairyduster Mesquitilla Mock Mesquite | |
Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta | Purple Owl's Clover Owl's Clover Exserted Indian Paintbrush | |
Carnegiea gigantea | Saguaro Giant Saguaro | |
Castilleja indivisa | Texas Indian Paintbrush Entireleaf Indian Paintbrush Texas Paintbrush Indian Paintbrush Scarlet Paintbrush | |
Campanula rotundifolia | Bluebell Bellflower Bluebell Of Scotland Bluebell Harebell Witches' Thimble | |
Centaurea americana | American Basket-flower American Star-thistle Basket-flower Star Thistle Shaving Brush Basket Flower | |
Cercis canadensis var. texensis | Texas Redbud | |
Ceanothus fendleri | Fendler's Ceanothus Fendler Ceanothus | |
Ceanothus greggii | Desert Ceanothus | |
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata | Netleaf Hackberry Netleaf Sugar Hackberry Western Hackberry Sugar Hackberry Texas Sugarberry Palo Blanco Acibuche | |
Cercocarpus montanus | Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany Silverleaf Mountain Mahogany Mountain Mahogany | |
Chamerion angustifolium | Fireweed Willow Herb Great Willow Herb | |
Chilopsis linearis | Desert Willow Flowering Willow Willow-leaved Catalpa Willowleaf Catalpa Bow Willow Flor De Mimbre Mimbre | |
Chamaebatiaria millefolium | Desert Sweet Fernbush Tansy Bush | |
Clematis ligusticifolia | Western White Clematis Virgin's Bower Pepper Vine Hierba De Chivo | |
Commelina dianthifolia | Birdbill Dayflower Bird-bill Dayflower | |
Coursetia glandulosa | Coursetia Rosary Baby-bonnets Rosary Babybonnets | |
Crossosoma bigelovii | Ragged Rockflower Crossosoma | |
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. acanthocarpa | Buckhorn Cholla Staghorn Cholla | |
Cylindropuntia bigelovii | Teddybear Cholla | |
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis | Tasajillo Christmas Cactus Pencil Cactus Christmas Cholla Desert Christmas Cactus | |
Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda | Shrubby Cinquefoil Golden Hardhack Potentilla | |
Dalea greggii | Gregg Dalea Gregg's Prairie Clover Trailing Indigo Bush Indigo Bush | |
Dalea purpurea var. purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover Violet Prairie Clover | |
Dasylirion wheeleri | Common Sotol Sotol Desert Spoon Desert Candle | |
Delphinium parishii | Desert Larkspur Ocean-blue Larkspur Paleface Delphinium | |
Delphinium scaposum | Tall Mountain Larkspur Bare-stem Larkspur | |
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum | Bluedicks Wild Hyacinth | |
Distichlis spicata | Saltgrass Coastal Salt Grass Inland Salt-grass | |
Dodonaea viscosa | Florida Hopbush Hopseed Bush Switch Sorrel Varnish Leaf Hopbush Chapoliztle Casol | |
Echinocereus engelmannii | Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus Saints Cactus Hedgehog Cactus Strawberry Cactus Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus Purple Torch | |
Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus | Thickspike Wheatgrass Wild Rye Stream Bank Wheatgrass | |
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus | Slender Wheatgrass | |
Erysimum capitatum | Sand-dune Wallflower Western Wallflower Prairie Rocket | |
Eriogonum fasciculatum | Eastern Mojave Buckwheat Eastern Mojave Wild Buckwheat California Buckwheat Flattop Buckwheat Flat-top Buckwheat | |
Erythrina flabelliformis | Coralbean Coral-bean Indian Bean Chilicote | |
Eragrostis intermedia | Plains Lovegrass Plains Love Grass | |
Eriogonum inflatum | Desert Trumpet Indian Pipeweed Bladderstem Bottle Stopper | |
Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush Rabbitbrush | |
Eriogonum racemosum | Redroot Buckwheat Red-root Wild Buckwheat | |
Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana | Mexican Gold Poppy California Poppy | |
Fallugia paradoxa | Apache Plume Ponil | |
Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus | California Barrel Cactus | |
Fendlera rupicola | Cliff Fendlerbush False Mock-orange | |
Ferocactus wislizeni | Candy Barrel Candy Barrel Cactus Fishhook Barrel Cactus Southwestern Barrel Cactus | |
Fouquieria splendens | Ocotillo Devil's Walking Stick Candlewood | |
Fremontodendron californicum | California Flannelbush Northern Flannelbush Northern Fremontia California Slippery Elm | |
Fraxinus velutina | Arizona Ash Velvet Ash Desert Ash Leatherleaf Ash Smooth Ash Modesto Ash Toumey Ash Standley Ash | |
Gaillardia arizonica | Arizona Blanketflower | |
Gaillardia pinnatifida | Red Dome Blanketflower Yellow Gaillardia Blanket Flower | |
Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket Firewheel Girasol Rojo | |
Geum triflorum | Old Man's Whiskers Prairie Smoke Purple Avens | |
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida | Prairie Verbena Purple Prairie Verbena Dakota Mock Vervain Dakota Vervain | |
Glandularia gooddingii | Southwestern Mock Vervain Pink Verbena Southwestern Vervain Goodding's Verbena Mojave Verbena | |
Hesperocyparis arizonica | Arizona Cypress Cedro Blanco | |
Hedysarum boreale | Utah Sweetvetch Boreal Sweet-vetch Northern Sweetvetch | |
Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata | Needle And Thread | |
Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora | Showy Goldeneye Showy False Goldeneye | |
Heuchera rubescens var. versicolor | Pink Alumroot Alumroot | |
Heuchera sanguinea | Coralbells New Mexican Coralbells Arizona Coralbells | |
Hesperocallis undulata | Desert Lily Desert-lily Ajo Lily | |
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