Texas Arboretum: Xeric Collection

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


Scientific Name Common Name Duration Habit Sun Water
Abutilon hypoleucum Whiteleaf Indian Mallow, White-leaf Indian-mallow, Rio Grande Abutilon Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Adelia vaseyi Vasey's Wild-lime Perennial Shrub
Aloysia gratissima Whitebrush, Bee-brush, White-brush, Common Bee-brush, Beebrush, Privet Lippia Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist
Amyris madrensis Mountain Torchwood, Shrub Amyris Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Bernardia myricifolia Mouse's Eye, Mouse Ears Perennial Shrub
Celtis laevigata Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Lowland Hackberry, Hackberry, Palo Blanco Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Colubrina texensis Texas Hog Plum, Texas Snakewood, Texas Colubrina, Hog Plum Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Coursetia axillaris Texas Babybonnets Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Croton incanus Torrey's Croton Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Esenbeckia berlandieri Berlandier's Jopoy, Berlandier Jopoy, Jopoy, Berlandier's Esenbeckia, Berlandier Esenbeckia, Runyon Esenbeckia Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Forestiera angustifolia Narrow-leaf Forestiera, Tanglewood, Desert Olive, Texas Swamp-privet, Panalero, Elbow Bush Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Lippia graveolens Mexican Oregano, Redbrush Lippia Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Lycium berlandieri Berlandier's Wolfberry, Wolfberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Parkinsonia texana var. texana Texas Paloverde, Texas Palo-verde, Palo-verde Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Phaulothamnus spinescens Devilqueen, Snake-eyes Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Salvia ballotiflora Shrubby Blue Sage, Blue Shrub Sage, Mejorana Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Senegalia berlandieri Guajillo, Berlandier Acacia, Berlandier's Acacia, Round-flowered Catclaw, Roundflower Catclaw, Mimosa Catclaw, Thornless Catclaw, Huajilla Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Sideroxylon celastrinum Saffron Plum, Coma Saffron Plum, La Coma, Coma, Milk Buckthorn, Tropical Buckthorn, Downward Plum, Antswood Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Vachellia rigidula Blackbrush Acacia, Blackbrush, Chaparro Prieto, Gavia Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Vachellia schaffneri Schaffner's Wattle, Twisted Acacia Perennial Shrub
Xylosma flexuosa Brush Holly, Brushholly Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Ziziphus obtusifolia Lotebush, Lote-bush Condalia, Graythorn Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry