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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 |
| Baccharis neglecta | False Willow Jara dulce Poverty Weed Roosevelt Weed | |
| Berlandiera betonicifolia | Texas greeneyes Broochflower | |
| Berlandiera lyrata | Chocolate daisy Chocolate flower Lyreleaf greeneyes Green-Eyed lyre leaf | |
| Bignonia capreolata | Crossvine | |
| Bouteloua curtipendula | Sideoats grama | |
| Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss Buffalo grass | |
| Bouchetia erecta | Painted Tongue Paintedtongue | |
| Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. torreyana | Silver Beard Grass Silver beardgrass Silver Bluestem | |
| Bouchea linifolia | Flaxleaf bouchea Groovestem bouchea | |
| Bouteloua rigidiseta | Texas grama | |
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
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