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
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| Ruellia occidentalis | Western Wild Petunia | |
| Rubus trivialis | Southern Dewberry Dewberry | |
| Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage Mealy Sage Mealycup Sage | |
| Salvia greggii | Autumn Sage Cherry Sage Gregg Salvia | |
| Salvia roemeriana | Cedar Sage | |
| Senna lindheimeriana | Lindheimer's Senna Velvet Leaf Senna Velvetleaf Senna Velvet-leaf Wild Sensitive-plant Puppy-dog Ears | |
| Sophora secundiflora | Texas Mountain Laurel Mountain Laurel Mescal Bean Mescal Bean Sophora Frijolillo Frijolito | |
| Stemodia lanata | Woolly Stemodia Gray-woolly Twintip | |
| Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Aromatic Aster Aromatic American Aster Fall Aster Wild Blue Aster Shale Aster | |
| Symphyotrichum oolentangiense var. oolentangiense | Skyblue Aster | |
| Tecoma stans | Yellow Bells Yellowbells Esperanza Yellow Trumpetbush Yellow Trumpetflower Trumpetbush Trumpetflower Yellow Elder Hardy Yellow Trumpet Yellow Trumpet Bush | |
| Tradescantia gigantea | Giant Spiderwort | |
| Ulmus crassifolia | Cedar Elm Fall Elm Basket Elm Scrub Elm Lime Elm Texas Elm Southern Rock Elm Olmo | |
| Ungnadia speciosa | Mexican Buckeye Monilla | |
| Viguiera stenoloba | Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye Resinbush | |
| Yucca pallida | Pale-leaf Yucca | |
| Yucca rupicola | Twistleaf Yucca Twisted-leaf Yucca Texas Yucca Spanish Dagger | |
| Yucca treculeana | Spanish Dagger Spanish Bayonet Don Quixote's Lance Palma Pita Palma De Datil Palmito | |
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