Special Collections
Chihuahuan Desert
This EPA Level III ecoregion encompasses all or part of 16 counties in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. The Chihuahuan Desert extends across southern New Mexico, southeastern Arizona and northern Mexico. In Texas, this ecoregion covers roughly the same area as the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s Trans-Pecos vegetative region. This collection lists only those taxa found in the Texas portion of the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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| Amphiachyris amoena | Texas Broomweed | |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Annual Ragweed Short Ragweed | |
| Amsonia ciliata | Fringed Bluestar Bluestar Texas Bluestar | |
| Ammannia coccinea | Valley Redstem Scarlet Tooth-cup | |
| Ambrosia confertiflora | Weakleaf Bur Ragweed Weak Leaved Burweed Slimleaf Bursage | |
| Amphiachyris dracunculoides | Prairie Broomweed Broomweed | |
| Amorpha fruticosa | Indigo Bush False Indigo Bush False Indigo Desert False Indigo | |
| Amsonia longiflora | Tubular Bluestar Trumpet Slimpod | |
| Amsonia longiflora var. longiflora | Tubular Bluestar Trumpet Slimpod | |
| Amsonia longiflora var. salpignantha | Tubular Bluestar Trumpet Slimpod | |
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