Special Collections
Drought Resistant Plants for Texas and Beyond
A list of commercially available native plants that perform well during extreme drought. The Distribution section of the plant descriptions lists states where each occurs. Produce a state-specific drought list using the Narrow Your Search option at right.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Opuntia ellisiana | Spineless Prickly Pear Tigertongue South Texas Pricklypear | |
| Passiflora foetida | Corona De Cristo Fetid Passionflower | |
| Pavonia lasiopetala | Rock Rose Rose Pavonia Rose Mallow Pavonia | |
| Penstemon baccharifolius | Rock Penstemon Rock Beardtongue Cut-leaf Penstemon Cut-leaf Beardtongue Baccharis-leaf Penstemon Baccharis-leaf Beardtongue | |
| Penstemon cobaea | Prairie Penstemon Prairie Beardtongue Foxglove Penstemon Foxglove Beardtongue False Foxglove Large-flowered Penstemon Large-flowered Beardtongue Cobaea Penstemon Cobaea Beardtongue Wild Foxglove | |
| Penstemon triflorus | Hill Country Penstemon Hill Country Beardtongue Scarlet Penstemon Scarlet Beardtongue Heller's Penstemon Heller's Beardtongue | |
| Phyla nodiflora | Texas Frogfruit Turkey Tangle Fogfruit Frogfruit | |
| Portulaca pilosa | Kiss Me Quick Chisme | |
| Ptelea trifoliata | Wafer Ash Common Hoptree Hop Tree | |
| Quercus fusiformis | Escarpment Live Oak Plateau Live Oak Hill Country Live Oak Texas Live Oak Scrub Live Oak Plateau Oak Encino Molino Tesmoli | |
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