Tohono Chul Park, Inc.
Tohono Chul Park is a leading center of desert nature, arts and culture. This oasis in the desert, provides an informative look at the region's fascinating cultural traditions and its even more interesting flora and fauna. The mission of Tohono Chul Park is to enrich people's lives by providing them the opportunity to find peace and inspiration in a place of beauty, to experience the wonders of the Sonoran Desert, and to gain knowledge of the natural and cultural heritage of the region. TCP is a 49 acre desert preserve with nature trails, demonstration and specialty gardens, education programming and art and cultural exhibits pertaining to the Sonoran desert region and promoting the use of arid-adapted plants.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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Acaciella angustissima | Prairie Acacia Fern Acacia Whiteball Acacia Prairie Wattle White-ball Acacia | |
Agave palmeri | Palmer's Century Plant Palmer Agave Blue Century Plant | |
Allium macropetalum | Largeflower Onion Large-petal Onion Desert Onion Desert Onion Lily | |
Amoreuxia palmatifida | Mexican Yellowshow | |
Anemopsis californica | Yerba Mansa Yerba-mansa Lizard Tail | |
Anisacanthus puberulus | Dwarf Desert Honeysuckle Pinky Anisacanthus Pinkie Anisacanth | |
Aquilegia chrysantha | Golden Columbine Yellow Columbine Southwestern Yellow Columbine | |
Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
Aquilegia triternata | Chiricahua Mountain Columbine | |
Arbutus arizonica | Arizona Madrone | |
Arbutus xalapensis | Texas Madrone Madrone Texas Arbutus Manzanita Xoxocote Amazaquitl | |
Astrolepis integerrima | Hybrid Cloakfern | |
Asclepias linaria | Pine-needle Milkweed Needle-leaf Milkweed | |
Astrolepis sinuata | Wavy Scaly Cloakfern | |
Bursera microphylla | Elephant Tree Elephant-tree | |
Capsicum annuum | Chile Tepin Chile Pequin Chiltepin Chile Petin Bird Pepper Turkey Pepper Cayenne Pepper | |
Clematis drummondii | Old Man's Beard Drummond's Clematis Texas Virgin's Bower Goat's Beard | |
Crossosoma bigelovii | Ragged Rockflower Crossosoma | |
Diospyros texana | Texas Persimmon Mexican Persimmon Black Persimmon Chapote Chapote Prieto | |
Erysimum capitatum | Sand-dune Wallflower Western Wallflower Prairie Rocket | |
Fouquieria splendens | Ocotillo Devil's Walking Stick Candlewood | |
Fraxinus gooddingii | Goodding's Ash Goodding Ash | |
Heuchera sanguinea | Coralbells New Mexican Coralbells Arizona Coralbells | |
Hilaria belangeri | Curly Mesquite Grass Curly Mesquite | |
Iris missouriensis | Rocky Mountain Iris Western Blue Flag | |
Merremia dissecta | Alamo Vine Noyau Vine Correhuela De Las Doce | |
Menodora longiflora | Showy Menodora Twinpod | |
Menodora scabra | Rough Menodora | |
Mirabilis longiflora | Sweet Four O'Clock Long-flowered Four O'Clock | |
Mirabilis multiflora | Colorado Four O'Clock | |
Oenothera caespitosa | Tufted Evening Primrose Gumbo Evening Primrose Gumbo Lily Fragrant Evening Primrose Tufted Evening-primrose | |
Parthenium incanum | Mariola | |
Penstemon ambiguus | Pink Plains Penstemon Pink Plains Beardtongue Gilia Penstemon Gilia Beardtongue Sand Penstemon Sand Beardtongue | |
Penstemon angustifolius | Broadbeard Penstemon Broadbeard Beardtongue Whorled Penstemon Whorled Beardtongue | |
Penstemon baccharifolius | Rock Penstemon Rock Beardtongue Cut-leaf Penstemon Cut-leaf Beardtongue Baccharis-leaf Penstemon Baccharis-leaf Beardtongue | |
Penstemon barbatus | Scarlet Bugler Beard-lip Penstemon Beard-lip Beardtongue Red Penstemon Red Beardtongue Goldenbeard Penstemon Goldenbeard Beardtongue Saint Joseph's Staff Varita De San Jose | |
Penstemon centranthifolius | Scarlet Bugler | |
Penstemon clevelandii | Cleveland's Penstemon Cleveland's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon cobaea | Prairie Penstemon Prairie Beardtongue Foxglove Penstemon Foxglove Beardtongue False Foxglove Large-flowered Penstemon Large-flowered Beardtongue Cobaea Penstemon Cobaea Beardtongue Wild Foxglove | |
Penstemon confertus | Yellow Penstemon Yellow Beardtongue | |
Penstemon crandallii | Crandall's Penstemon Crandall's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon cyananthus | Wasatch Penstemon Wasatch Beardtongue Platte River Penstemon Platte River Beardtongue | |
Penstemon dasyphyllus | Cochise Penstemon Cochise Beardtongue | |
Penstemon fendleri | Fendler's Penstemon Fendler's Beardtongue Fendler Penstemon Fendler Beardtongue Purple Foxglove | |
Peniocereus greggii | Nightblooming Cereus Night-blooming Cereus | |
Penstemon grandiflorus | Large Penstemon Large Beardtongue Large-flower Penstemon Large-flower Beardtongue Large-flowered Penstemon Large-flowered Beardtongue | |
Penstemon grinnellii | Grinnell's Penstemon Grinnell's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon heterophyllus | Bunchleaf Penstemon Bunchleaf Beardtongue Foothill Penstemon Foothill Beardtongue | |
Penstemon jamesii | James's Penstemon James's Beardtongue James Penstemon James Beardtongue | |
Penstemon labrosus | San Gabriel Penstemon San Gabriel Beardtongue Southern Scarlet Penstemon Southern Scarlet Beardtongue | |
Penstemon leiophyllus | Smoothleaf Penstemon Smoothleaf Beardtongue | |
Penstemon parryi | Parry's Penstemon Parry's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon pachyphyllus | Thickleaf Penstemon Thickleaf Beardtongue | |
Penstemon pinifolius | Pine-needle Penstemon Pine-needle Beardtongue | |
Penstemon procerus | Littleflower Penstemon Littleflower Beardtongue | |
Penstemon pseudospectabilis | Desert Penstemon Desert Beardtongue Rosy Desert Penstemon Rosy Desert Beardtongue Canyon Penstemon Canyon Beardtongue Mohave Penstemon Mohave Beardtongue | |
Penstemon rydbergii | Rydberg's Penstemon Rydberg's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon secundiflorus | Sidebells Penstemon Sidebells Beardtongue | |
Penstemon smallii | Small's Penstemon Small's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon strictus | Rocky Mountain Penstemon Rocky Mountain Beardtongue | |
Penstemon subulatus | Hackberry Penstemon Hackberry Beardtongue | |
Penstemon superbus | Superb Penstemon Superb Beardtongue | |
Penstemon thompsoniae | Thompson's Penstemon Thompson's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon thurberi | Thurber's Penstemon Thurber's Beardtongue Sand Penstemon Sand Beardtongue | |
Penstemon triflorus | Hill Country Penstemon Hill Country Beardtongue Scarlet Penstemon Scarlet Beardtongue Heller's Penstemon Heller's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon venustus | Venus Penstemon Venus Beardtongue | |
Penstemon virgatus | Upright Blue Penstemon Upright Blue Beardtongue | |
Penstemon whippleanus | Whipple's Penstemon Whipple's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon wrightii | Wright's Penstemon Wright's Beardtongue Wright Penstemon Wright Beardtongue | |
Robinia neomexicana | New Mexico Locust Southwestern Locust Hojalito | |
Ruellia nudiflora | Violet Ruellia Common Wild Petunia Violet Wild Petunia Wild Petunia Hierba De La Calentura | |
Salvia arizonica | Desert Indigo Sage Arizona Sage | |
Salvia henryi | Crimson Sage | |
Salazaria mexicana | Mexican Bladdersage Bladder Sage Paper Bag Bush | |
Sabal mexicana | Texas Palm Texas Palmetto Mexican Palm Mexican Palmetto Rio Grande Palmetto Victoria Palmetto Palma De Micharos Apachite | |
Sabal palmetto | Cabbage Palmetto Cabbage Palm | |
Simmondsia chinensis | Jojoba Goatnut Quinine Plant Coffeeberry | |
Stanleya pinnata | Desert Princes' Plume Golden Princes' Plume Golden Desert Plume Sentinel Of The Plains | |
Stenocereus thurberi | Organpipe Cactus Organ-pipe Cactus | |
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