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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 |
| Viburnum rufidulum | Rusty blackhaw viburnum Rusty blackhaw Southern blackhaw Downy viburnum | |
| Viola sororia | Missouri violet Common blue violet Hooded blue violet Florida violet Meadow violet | |
| Viguiera stenoloba | Resinbush Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye | |
| Wedelia texana | Zexmenia Orange zexmenia Wedelia Hairy wedelia Texas creeping-oxeye | |
| Wisteria frutescens | American wisteria Texas wisteria Kentucky wisteria | |
| Xanthocephalum gymnospermoides | Gummy broomweed Gummy snakeweed San Pedro matchweed | |
| Yucca constricta | Buckley yucca Buckley's yucca | |
| Yucca pallida | Pale-leaf yucca | |
| Yucca rupicola | Twistleaf yucca Twisted-leaf yucca Texas yucca | |
| Yucca schottii | Schott's yucca Hoary Yucca Mountain Yucca | |
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