Texas Arboretum: Xeric Collection Texas trees and shrubs for hot, dry, rocky areas.
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	Abutilon hypoleucum Rio Grande abutilon, White-leaf indian-mallow, Whiteleaf Indian mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Acacia berlandieri Guajillo, Berlandier acacia, Thornless Catclaw, Mimosa Catclaw, Round-flowered Catclaw, Huajillla, Matoral	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Acacia rigidula Blackbrush acacia, Blackbrush, Catclaw, Chaparro prieto, Gavia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Acacia schaffneri Schaffner's wattle, Twisted acacia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water:
	Adelia vaseyi Vasey's Wild-lime	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water:
	Aloysia gratissima Whitebrush, Bee-brush, White-brush, Common bee-brush, Beebrush, Privet lippia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Amyris madrensis Mountain torchwood, Shrub Amyris	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water:
	Bernardia myricifolia Mouse Ears, Mouse's eye	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water:
	Celtis laevigata Sugar hackberry, Hackberry, Sugarberry, Texas sugarberry, Palo blanco	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Colubrina texensis Hog-plum, Texan hogplum, Texas colubrina, Texas snakewood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Coursetia axillaris Texas babybonnets	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water:
	Croton incanus Torrey's croton	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water:
	Esenbeckia berlandieri Berlandier's jopoy, Jopoy	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Forestiera angustifolia Narrow-leaf forestiera, Tanglewood, desert olive, panalero, Texas swampprivet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Lippia graveolens Mexican oregano, Redbrush lippia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Lycium berlandieri Berlandier's wolfberry, Wolfberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Parkinsonia texana var. texana Palo-verde, Texas palo-verde, Texas paloverde	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Phaulothamnus spinescens Devilqueen, Snake-eyes	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Salvia ballotiflora Shrubby blue sage, Blue Shrub Sage, Mejorana	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Sideroxylon celastrinum Coma Saffron plum, La Coma, Saffron plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Xylosma flexuosa Brush holly, Brushholly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ziziphus obtusifolia Lote-bush condalia, Lotebush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry