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Scientific Name Common Name Duration Habit Sun Water
Agave americana American Century Plant, Century Plant Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Agave lechuguilla Lechuguilla, Tula Ixtle, Maguey Lechuguilla, Shindagger Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana Parry's Agave, New Mexico Agave Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Amblyolepis setigera Huisache Daisy, Butterfly Daisy, Honey Daisy Annual Herb Part-shade Dry
Amorpha canescens Leadplant, Leadplant Amorpha, Prairie Shoestring Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana Hinckley's Golden Columbine, Yellow Columbine, Hinckley Columbine, Capote Columbine Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Arbutus xalapensis Texas Madrone, Madrone, Texas Arbutus, Manzanita, Xoxocote, Amazaquitl Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Artemisia filifolia Sand Sagebrush, Silver Sagebrush, Silvery Wormwood, Sand Sage Perennial Subshrub Part-shade Dry
Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Atriplex canescens Chamiso, Four-wing Saltbush, Wing-scale Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Baileya multiradiata Desert Marigold, Showy Desert Marigold, Paper Daisy, Desert Baileya Annual Herb Part-shade Dry
Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Navajita Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Bouteloua dactyloides Buffalograss, Buffalo Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Bouteloua ramosa Chino Grama Perennial Grass/Grass-like
Bouvardia ternifolia Scarlet Bouvardia, Firecracker Bush, Trompetilla, Clavillo Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Callirhoe involucrata Winecup, Purple Poppy Mallow Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Ceanothus fendleri Fendler's Ceanothus, Fendler Ceanothus Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Ceanothus greggii Desert Ceanothus Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata Netleaf Hackberry, Netleaf Sugar Hackberry, Western Hackberry, Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Palo Blanco, Acibuche Perennial Tree Part-shade
Centaurea americana American Basket-flower, American Star-thistle, Basket-flower, Star Thistle, Shaving Brush, Basket Flower Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Cercis canadensis var. mexicana Mexican Redbud Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Cercis canadensis var. texensis Texas Redbud Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Cercocarpus montanus Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany, Silverleaf Mountain Mahogany, Mountain Mahogany Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow, Flowering Willow, Willow-leaved Catalpa, Willowleaf Catalpa, Bow Willow, Flor De Mimbre, Mimbre Perennial Tree Sun Moist, Dry
Chrysactinia mexicana Damianita Perennial Subshrub, Shrub Sun Dry
Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis, Golden Tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Cosmos parviflorus Southwestern Cosmos, Southwest Cosmos Annual Herb Sun Dry
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata Tree Cholla, Teddy-bear Cholla, Cholla, Cane Cactus, Walkingstick Cholla Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun, Part-shade Dry
Dalea formosa Featherplume, Feather Dalea, Indigobush Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Dalea frutescens Black Dalea, Black Prairie Clover Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Dalea greggii Gregg Dalea, Gregg's Prairie Clover, Trailing Indigo Bush, Indigo Bush Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Dasylirion leiophyllum Green Sotol, Smooth-leaved Sotol, Smooth-leaf Sotol, Sotol, Desert Candle Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Dasylirion wheeleri Common Sotol, Sotol, Desert Spoon, Desert Candle Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Echinocereus coccineus var. coccineus Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus, Claret Cup Perennial Cactus/Succulent
Echinocereus dasyacanthus Texas Rainbow Cactus, Spiny Hedgehog Cactus, Spiny Hedgehog, Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus, Golden Rainbow Hedgehog, Yellow Pitaya Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Echinocereus enneacanthus Pitaya, Strawberry Cactus, Banana Cactus, Cob Cactus, Purple Pitaya, Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus, Prostrate Hedgehog Cactus Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Echinocereus pectinatus Rainbow Cactus Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Echinocereus stramineus Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus, Pitaya Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Claret Cup, Claret Cup Cactus, Hedgehog Cactus, Kingcup Cactus, Mojave Mound, Mohave Mound Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Echinocereus viridiflorus Nylon Hedgehog Cactus, Green Pitaya Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Engelmannia peristenia Engelmann's Daisy, Engelmann Daisy, Cutleaf Daisy Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Ephedra trifurca Ephedra, Mormon Tea, Longleaf Jointfir, Jointfir, Longleaf Teabush, Tea Weed, Canutillo Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Ericameria laricifolia Larchleaf Goldenweed, Turpentine Bush, Turpentine Brush, Hierba De Conejo Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa Rubber Rabbitbrush, Rabbitbrush, Chamisa Perennial Shrub Sun
Fallugia paradoxa Apache Plume, Ponil Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Fendlera rupicola Cliff Fendlerbush, False Mock-orange Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Forestiera pubescens Elbowbush, Stretchberry, Spring Herald, Desert Olive, Tanglewood, Devil's Elbow, Spring Goldenglow, New Mexico Privet, Texas Forsythia Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo, Devil's Walking Stick, Candlewood Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Fraxinus greggii Gregg's Ash, Gregg Ash, Littleleaf Ash, Dogleg Ash, Escobilla, Barreta China Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Fraxinus velutina Arizona Ash, Velvet Ash, Desert Ash, Leatherleaf Ash, Smooth Ash, Modesto Ash, Toumey Ash, Standley Ash Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Gaillardia pinnatifida Red Dome Blanketflower, Yellow Gaillardia, Blanket Flower Perennial Herb Sun
Garrya wrightii Wright's Silktassel Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Glandularia bipinnatifida Prairie Verbena, Purple Prairie Verbena, Dakota Vervain, Dakota Mock Vervain, Moradilla, Alfombrilla Perennial Herb, Subshrub Part-shade Moist, Dry
Helianthus petiolaris Prairie Sunflower, Plains Sunflower Annual Herb Sun
Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca, Coral Yucca, Red-flowered False Yucca, Redflower False Yucca, Yellow Yucca, Hummingbird Yucca, Samandoque Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Hesperocyparis arizonica Arizona Cypress, Cedro Blanco Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Hibiscus denudatus Paleface, Rock Hibiscus Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Hibiscus martianus Heartleaf Rosemallow, Tulipan Del Monte, Heartleaf Hibiscus Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Holodiscus discolor Ocean Spray, Hillside Ocean-spray, Cream Bush, Mountain Spray Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist
Juglans major Arizona Walnut, Arizona Black Walnut, River Walnut, Mountain Walnut, Nogal Silvestre Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Juglans microcarpa Little Walnut, Texas Walnut, Texas Black Walnut, River Walnut, Nogalito, Nogalillo, Namboca Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Juniperus deppeana Alligator Juniper, Checkerbark Juniper, Western Juniper, Oakbark Cedar, Thickbark Cedar, Mountain Cedar, Tascate, Tacate, Tlascal Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Juniperus monosperma Oneseed Juniper, One-seed Juniper, Cherrystone Juniper, New Mexico Juniper, West Texas Juniper Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain Juniper, Rocky Mountain Red Cedar, Mountain Red Cedar, Colorado Red Cedar, Western Red Cedar, River Juniper, Western Juniper, Cedro Rojo Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Lantana urticoides Texas Lantana, Calico Bush Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Larrea tridentata Creosote Bush, Greasewood, Hediondilla, Governadora, Guamis Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Leptochloa dubia Green Sprangletop Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Dry
Leucaena retusa Goldenball Leadtree, Littleleaf Leadtree, Little Leucaena, Lemonball, Wahoo Tree Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Leucophyllum frutescens Cenizo, Purple Sage, Texas Ranger, Texas Barometer Bush, Texas Silverleaf, Texas Sage, Silverleaf Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Liatris punctata Dotted Blazing Star, Dotted Gayfeather, Dotted Liatris, Purples Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Linum lewisii Wild Blue Flax, Prairie Flax, Lewis Flax, Lewis's Flax Perennial Subshrub Sun Dry
Lupinus havardii Big Bend Bluebonnet, Big Bend Lupine, Havard Bluebonnet, Chisos Bluebonnet Annual Herb Sun Dry
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Tahoka Daisy, Tansy-aster, Tansey-leaf Tansy-aster, Tansyleaf Tansyaster Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Mahonia haematocarpa Red Barberry, Red Oregon-grape, Algerita Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Mahonia trifoliolata Agarita, Agarito, Algerita, Laredo Mahonia, Laredo Oregon-grape, Trifoliate Barberry, Wild Currant Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy, Rock Daisy, Plains Blackfoot, Arnica Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Monarda citriodora Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Muhlenbergia rigida Purple Muhly Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Nolina erumpens Foothill Beargrass, Mesa Sacahuista Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Nolina texana Texas Sacahuista, Texas Beargrass, Basket Grass, Sacahuista, Bunchgrass, Texas Bear-grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Dry
Oenothera albicaulis Whitest Evening-primrose, White-stem Evening-primrose, Pale Evening-primrose Annual Herb Sun
Oenothera brachycarpa Shortfruit Evening-primrose, Short-fruit Evening-primrose, Shortfruit Evening Primrose Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Oenothera primiveris Desert Evening-primrose, Yellow-flower Desert Evening-primrose, Bottle Evening Primrose, Large Yellow Desert Primrose Annual Herb Sun
Oenothera speciosa Pink Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Primrose, Pink Ladies, Buttercups, Pink Buttercups Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Opuntia engelmannii Cactus Apple, Prickly Pear Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Opuntia macrocentra Purple Pricklypear, Purple Prickly Pear, Long-spined Prickly Pear, Black Spine Prickly Pear Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Opuntia macrorhiza Bigroot Prickly Pear, Twist-spine Prickly Pear, Common Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Opuntia phaeacantha Tulip Prickly Pear, Brownspine Prickly Pear Cactus, Purple-fruited Prickly Pear, Brown-spined Prickly Pear, New Mexico Prickly Pear, Desert Prickly Pear Perennial Cactus/Succulent Part-shade Dry
Opuntia polyacantha Plains Prickly Pear, Hair-spine Prickly Pear, Nopal Peludito Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Pascopyrum smithii Western Wheatgrass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist
Penstemon baccharifolius Rock Penstemon, Rock Beardtongue, Cut-leaf Penstemon, Cut-leaf Beardtongue, Baccharis-leaf Penstemon, Baccharis-leaf Beardtongue Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Penstemon barbatus Scarlet Bugler, Beard-lip Penstemon, Beard-lip Beardtongue, Red Penstemon, Red Beardtongue, Goldenbeard Penstemon, Goldenbeard Beardtongue, Saint Joseph's Staff, Varita De San Jose Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Penstemon cobaea Prairie Penstemon, Prairie Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue, False Foxglove, Large-flowered Penstemon, Large-flowered Beardtongue, Cobaea Penstemon, Cobaea Beardtongue, Wild Foxglove Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Penstemon fendleri Fendler's Penstemon, Fendler's Beardtongue, Fendler Penstemon, Fendler Beardtongue, Purple Foxglove Perennial Herb Sun
Penstemon jamesii James's Penstemon, James's Beardtongue, James Penstemon, James Beardtongue Perennial Herb Sun
Penstemon wrightii Wright's Penstemon, Wright's Beardtongue, Wright Penstemon, Wright Beardtongue Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Peritoma multicaulis Slender Bee-plant, Slender Spiderflower Annual Herb Sun Wet, Moist, Dry
Peritoma serrulata Rocky Mountain Bee-plant, Stinking-clover, Bee Spiderflower, Navajo Spinach, Pink Cleome, Toothed Spiderflower, Skunkweed Annual Herb Sun, Shade Moist, Dry
Pinus cembroides Mexican Pinyon, Mexican Pinyon Pine, Pinyon, Nut Pine, Border Pinyon Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Pinus edulis Colorado Pinyon Pine, Colorado Pinyon, Pinyon Pine, Pinyon, Two-needle Pine, Two-needle Pinyon, Two-leaf Pinyon, Nut Pine, Pino Dulce Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine, Interior Ponderosa Pine, Black Hills Ponderosa Pine, Ponderosa Pine Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Pistacia mexicana Mexican Pistachio, Texas Pistachio, American Pistachio, Copal Pistachio, Wild Pistachio, Lentisco, Texas Pistache Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Pleuraphis mutica Tobosagrass, Tobosa Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood, Carolina Poplar, Necklace Poplar, Alamo Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen, Golden Aspen, Trembling Aspen, Mountain Aspen, Aspen, Trembling Poplar, Alamo Blanco Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Prosopis glandulosa Honey Mesquite, Glandular Mesquite, Algarroba Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir, Blue Douglas Fir Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Psilostrophe tagetina Woolly Paperflower, Paperflower Biennial, Perennial Herb, Subshrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Psorothamnus scoparius Broom Dalea, Broom Smokebush, Broom Pea Perennial Shrub Sun
Purshia ericifolia Heath Cliffrose, Heath Cliff-rose Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Quercus emoryi Emory Oak, Black Oak, Holly Oak, Apache Oak, Desert Live Oak, Western Black Oak, Roble Negro, Bellota Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Quercus gambelii Gambel Oak, Rocky Mountain White Oak, Utah White Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Quercus grisea Gray Oak, Scrub Oak, Shin Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak, Chinquapin Oak, Chestnut Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak, Yellow Oak, Rock Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Quercus turbinella Shrub Live Oak, Sonoran Scrub Oak, Scrub Oak, Turbinella Oak, Turbinella, Encino Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Quercus vaseyana Vasey Oak, Sandpaper Oak, Scrub Oak, Shin Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Ratibida columnifera Mexican Hat, Red-spike Mexican Hat, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Long-headed Coneflower, Thimbleflower Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Lemon Sumac, Polecat Bush Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rhus microphylla Littleleaf Sumac, Desert Sumac, Correosa, Agritos Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Rhus virens Evergreen Sumac, Tobacco Sumac, Lambrisco, Lentrisco Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Rhus virens var. choriophylla Mearn Sumac, Evergreen Sumac Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Salvia farinacea Mealy Blue Sage, Mealy Sage, Mealycup Sage Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Salvia greggii Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage, Gregg Salvia Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Salvia regla Mountain Sage, Royal Sage Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Dry
Salvia roemeriana Cedar Sage Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii Western Soapberry, Soapberry, Wild China Tree, Wild Chinaberry, Indian Soap Plant, Jaboncillo Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Little Bluestem Perennial Grass/Grass-like
Senegalia greggii Gregg Acacia, Gregg's Acacia, Gregg Catclaw Acacia, Gregg's Catclaw Acacia, Gregg Catclaw, Gregg's Catclaw, Texas Catclaw Acacia, Texas Catclaw, Long-flowered Catclaw Acacia, Longflower Catclaw Acacia, Long-flowered Catclaw, Longflower Catclaw, Catclaw Acacia, Catclaw, Devil's Claw, Uña De Gato Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Senegalia roemeriana Roemer Acacia, Roemer's Acacia, Roundflower Catclaw, Round-flowered Catclaw, Catclaw Acacia, Catclaw Perennial Shrub, Tree Sun Dry
Senna lindheimeriana Lindheimer's Senna, Velvet Leaf Senna, Velvetleaf Senna, Velvet-leaf Wild Sensitive-plant, Puppy-dog Ears Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Senna roemeriana Twoleaf Senna, Two Leaved Senna Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Senna wislizeni Canyon Senna, Shrubby Senna, Dwarf Senna, Wislizenus's Senna, Wislizenus's Wild Sensitive-plant, Carrozo, Pinacate, Palo Prieto, Pinacatillo, Hojasén, Ejotillo Perennial Shrub Sun Moist
Sophora secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel, Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean, Mescal Bean Sophora, Frijolillo, Frijolito Perennial Shrub, Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Sporobolus airoides Alkali Sacaton, Zacate Alcalino Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Moist
Symphyotrichum ericoides White Heath Aster, Heath Aster Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Tecoma stans Yellow Bells, Yellowbells, Esperanza, Yellow Trumpetbush, Yellow Trumpetflower, Trumpetbush, Trumpetflower, Yellow Elder, Hardy Yellow Trumpet, Yellow Trumpet Bush Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Thymophylla pentachaeta var. pentachaeta Parralena, Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf, Dogweed, Dyssodia Perennial Herb, Subshrub Sun
Ungnadia speciosa Mexican Buckeye, Monilla Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Vachellia constricta Whitethorn Acacia, White-thorn Acacia, Mescat Acacia, Mescat Wattle, Whitethorn, Vara Prieta, Chaparro Prieto Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Vachellia farnesiana Huisache, Texas Huisache, Sweet Acacia, Perfume Acacia, Mealy Acacia, Mealy Wattle, Cassie Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Vauquelinia corymbosa ssp. angustifolia Chisos Rosewood, Slimleaf Rosewood, Narrowleaf Rosewood, Narrowleaf Vauquelinia, Vauquel Bush, Guauyul, Palo Prieto Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Yucca elata Soaptree Yucca, Soaptree, Soapweed Yucca, Palmilla, Palmella, Amole Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Yucca thompsoniana Thompson's Yucca, Thompson Yucca, Beaked Yucca, Big Bend Yucca, Soyate, Palmita, Trans-Pecos Yucca Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Yucca torreyi Torrey Yucca, Torrey's Yucca, Spanish Bayonet, Spanish Dagger, Old Shag, Palma Perennial Shrub Sun Dry