Texas Arboretum: Xeric Collection

Texas trees and shrubs for hot, dry, rocky areas.


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Abutilon hypoleucum
Whiteleaf Indian Mallow, White-leaf Indian-mallow, Rio Grande Abutilon

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

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: Dry

Bernardia myricifolia
Mouse's Eye, Mouse Ears

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Celtis laevigata
Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Lowland Hackberry, Hackberry, Palo Blanco

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Colubrina texensis
Texas Hog Plum, Texas Snakewood, Texas Colubrina, Hog Plum

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Coursetia axillaris
Texas Babybonnets

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Croton incanus
Torrey's Croton

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Esenbeckia berlandieri
Berlandier's Jopoy, Berlandier Jopoy, Jopoy, Berlandier's Esenbeckia, Berlandier Esenbeckia, Runyon Esenbeckia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Forestiera angustifolia
Narrow-leaf Forestiera, Tanglewood, Desert Olive, Texas Swamp-privet, Panalero, Elbow Bush

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
Texas Paloverde, Texas Palo-verde, Palo-verde

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

Senegalia berlandieri
Guajillo, Berlandier Acacia, Berlandier's Acacia, Round-flowered Catclaw, Roundflower Catclaw, Mimosa Catclaw, Thornless Catclaw, Huajilla

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Sideroxylon celastrinum
Saffron Plum, Coma Saffron Plum, La Coma, Coma, Milk Buckthorn, Tropical Buckthorn, Downward Plum, Antswood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Vachellia rigidula
Blackbrush Acacia, Blackbrush, Chaparro Prieto, Gavia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Vachellia schaffneri
Schaffner's Wattle, Twisted Acacia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Xylosma flexuosa
Brush Holly, Brushholly

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Ziziphus obtusifolia
Lotebush, Lote-bush Condalia, Graythorn

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry