Special Collections
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
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| Salvia lyrata | Lyreleaf Sage Cancer Weed | |
| Sabal mexicana | Texas Palm Texas Palmetto Mexican Palm Mexican Palmetto Rio Grande Palmetto Victoria Palmetto Palma De Micharos Apachite | |
| Sabal minor | Dwarf Palmetto Bush Palmetto Palmetto | |
| Salvia pentstemonoides | Big Red Sage Penstemon Sage | |
| Salvia regla | Mountain Sage Royal Sage | |
| Salvia roemeriana | Cedar Sage | |
| Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii | Western Soapberry Soapberry Wild China Tree Wild Chinaberry Indian Soap Plant Jaboncillo | |
| Salvia texana | Texas Sage Blue Sage | |
| Samolus valerandi ssp. parviflorus | Seaside Brookweed Water Pimpernel Thin-leaf Brookweed | |
| Schoenoplectus californicus | California Bulrush California Club-rush Giant Bulrush | |
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