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Deer Resistant Species
Few plants are completely deer resistant. Several factors influence deer browsing including the density of the deer population, environmental conditions such as drought, and plant palatability. Deer tend to avoid plants with aromatic foliage, tough leathery and/or hairy or prickly leaves or plants with milky latex or sap. Try using some of the plants listed here to minimize deer damage to your landscape.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Abutilon incanum | Indian mallow Pelotazo Shrubby Indian mallow | |
| Acer grandidentatum | Bigtooth maple Big-toothed maple Canyon maple | |
| Acalypha radians | Cardinal's feather Cardinal feather | |
| Acacia rigidula | Blackbrush acacia Blackbrush Catclaw Chaparro prieto Gavia | |
| Adiantum capillus-veneris | Southern maidenhair fern Common maidenhair fern Maidenhair fern Venus hair fern | |
| Aesculus pavia | Scarlet Buckeye Red buckeye Firecracker plant | |
| Aesculus pavia var. flavescens | Texas yellow buckeye Yellow woolly buckeye Pale buckeye Plateau yellow buckeye | |
| Aesculus pavia var. pavia | Scarlet buckeye Red buckeye Southern buckeye Firecracker plant | |
| Agave americana | American century plant Century plant | |
| Agave havardiana | Havard's century plant Havard agave | |
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