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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 |
| Brickellia cylindracea | Brickell-Bush Brickellbush Gravelbar brickellbush | |
| Buddleja marrubiifolia | Woolly butterflybush Butterfly bush Woolly Butterfly-bush | |
| Capsicum annuum | Chile pequin Chile petin Bird pepper Turkey pepper Cayenne pepper | |
| Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum | Chile pequin Bird pepper Turkey pepper Cayenne pepper | |
| Calylophus berlandieri | Berlandier's sundrops Square-bud primrose Sundrops | |
| Calylophus berlandieri ssp. pinifolius | Berlandier's sundrops Square-bud primrose Sundrops Square-bud day-primrose | |
| Carex blanda | Eastern woodland sedge Creek sedge Common wood sedge | |
| Carex cherokeensis | Cherokee sedge | |
| Canna flaccida | Bandanna of the Everglades Golden canna | |
| Canna glauca | Water Canna Louisiana Canna Maraca amarilla | |
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
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