PLEASE NOTE: some plants have many different common names. Only the most frequently used are listed here.
Switch to list of plants alphabetized by scientific name
A
- Acacia, sweet - Vachellia farnesiana
- Aloe - 'Blue Elf'
- Arizona jewel flower - Streptanthus carinatus
- Arizona poppy (or caltrop) - Kallstroemia grandiflora
- Arizona rosewood - Vauquelinia californica
- Australian sennas - Senna artemisioides
- Autumn sage - Salvia greggii
B
- Bahia, hairyseed bahia - Bahia absinthifolia
- Bajada lupine - Lupinus concinnus
- Beardtongue, Parry's - Penstemon parryi
- Bermuda grass - Cynodon dactylon
- Bird of paradise, Mexican - Erythrostemon mexicanus
- Bird of paradise, red - Caesalpinia pulcherrima
- Bird of paradise, yellow - Erythrostemon gilliesii
- Black dalea - Dalea frutescens
- Bladderpod mustard - Physaria gordonii
- Blue emu bush - Eremophila hygrophana
- Blue gilia - Ipomopsis longiflora
- Blue palo verde - Parkinsonia florida
- Bluedicks - Dichelostemma capitatum
- Bottlebrush - Callistemon species
- Brittlebush - Encelia farinosa
- Buffelgrass - Cenchrus ciliaris
- Burro-bush - Hymenothrix wislizeni
C
- California bluebells - Phacelia campanularia
- California poppy - Eschscholzia californica
- Caltrop, Arizona or orange - Kallstroemia grandiflora
- Cassia - see Senna
- Catclaw acacia - Senegalia greggii
- Chaparral - Larrea tridentata
- Chia (golden, desert) - Salvia columbariae
- Chicory, desert - Rafinesquia neomexicana
- Chuparosa - Justicia californica
- Clammyweed, redwhisker - Polanisia dodecandra
- Common fiddleneck - Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia
- Coulter spiderling - Boerhavia coulteri
- Coulter's lupine - Lupinus sparsiflorus
- Creosote - Larrea tridentata
- Cryptantha, wingnut - Cryptantha pterocarya
D
- Dahlia, black - Dalea frutescens
- Damianita - Chrysactinia mexicana
- Datura (sacred) - Datura wrightii
- Deervetch - Acmispon brachycarpus
- Desertbells - Phacelia campanularia
- Desert bluebells - Phacelia campanularia
- Desert chicory - Rafinesquia neomexicana
- Desert globemallow - Sphaeralcea ambigua
- Desert ironwood - Olneya tesota
- Desert lupine - Lupinus sparsiflorus
- Desert marigold - Baileya multiradiata
- Desert penstemon - Penstemon parryi
- Desert senna (desert cassia) - Senna covesii
- Desert thorn, Fremont - Lycium fremontii
- Desert zinnia - Zinnia acerosa
- Dutchman's breeches - Thamnosma texanum
- Dwarf poinciana - Caesalpinia pulcherrima
- Dyssodia, golden - Thymophylla pentachaeta
E
F
- Fairy duster, native - Calliandra eriophylla
- False mesquite - Calliandra eriophylla
- False yucca - Hesperaloe parviflora
- Feathery cassia (or senna) - Senna artemisioides
- Fetid marigold - Thymophylla pentachaeta
- Fiddleneck - Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia
- Filaree - Erodium cicutarium
- Flatspine stickseed - Lappula occidentalis
- Flaxflowered ipomopsis - Ipomopsis longiflora
- Fleabane - Erigeron divergens
- Foothill deervetch - Acmispon brachycarpus
- Four o'clocks, trailing or pink - Allionia incarnata
- Fremont desert thorn - Lycium fremontii
G
- Gilia, blue or pale - Ipomopsis longiflora
- Globemallow (or globe mallow) - Sphaeralcea ambigua
- Goathead - Tribulus terrestris
- Golden dyssodia - Thymophylla pentachaeta
- Goodding verbena - Glandularia gooddingii
- Gopher plant - Euphorbia rigida
- Gordon's bladderpod - Physaria gordonii
- Greasewood - Larrea tridentata
H
- Hedgehog cactus - Echinocereus fasciculatus
- Huisache - Vachellia farnesiana
- Hyacinth, wild, desert, or Indian - Dichelostemma capitatum
I
- Incienso - Encelia farinosa
- Indigo bush - Dalea pulchra
- Indigo bush, black - Dalea frutescens
- Ironwood - Olneya tesota
J - K
- Jewel flower - Streptanthus carinatus
- Jimsonweed, western - Datura wrightii
- Kidneywood - Eysenhardtia orthocarpa
L
- Lantana, trailing or weeping - Lantana montevidensis
- Lavender Spice™ - Poliomintha maderensis
- Lilac vine - Hardenbergia violacea
- Littleleaf palo verde - Parkinsonia micrphylla
- London rocket - Sisymbrium irio
- Lotus - Acmispon brachycarpus or Acmispon strigosus
- Lupine, bajada - Lupinus concinnus
- Lupine, Coulter's, desert, or Mojave - Lupinus sparsiflorus
M
- Malta starthistle - Centaurea melitensis
- Mariola - Parthenium incanum
- Matthiola - Matthiola parviflora
- Menodora, rough - Menodora scabra
- Mesa tansyaster - Machaeranthera tagetina
- Mexican poinciana - Caesalpinia mexicana
- Mexican poppy - Eschscholzia californica
- Milkweed, desert or rush - Asclepias subulata
- Mojave lupine - Lupinus sparsiflorus
N - O
- New Mexico rubber plant - Parthenium incanum
- Nightshade, silverleaf - Solanum elaeagnifolium
- Ocotillo - Fouquieria splendens
P
- Parry's penstemon - Penstemon parryi
- Palo verde, blue - Parkinsonia florida
- Palo verde, littleleaf, foothills, or yellow - Parkinsonia microphylla
- Paperflower - Psilostrophe cooperi
- Penstemon, desert or Parry's - Penstemon parryi
- Poinciana, dwarf - Caesalpinia pulcherrima
- Poinciana, Mexican - Caesalpinia mexicana
- Poppy, Arizona or summer - Kallstroemia grandiflora
- Prickly poppy, Sonoran - Argemone gracilenta
- Pride of Barbados - Caesalpinia pulcherrima
- Puncturevine - Tribulus terrestris
R
- Red brome - Bromus rubens
- Red spiderling - Boerhavia coccinea
- Red yucca - Hesperaloe parviflora
- Redstem filaree - Erodium cicutarium
- Redwhisker clammyweed - Polanisia dodecandra
- Rosemary - Salvia rosmarinus
- Rosewood, Arizona - Vauquelinia californica
- Rough menodora - Menodora scabra
- Russian thistle - Salsola species
- Rue of the mountain - Thamnosma texanum
S
- Sacred datura - Datura wrightii
- Sage, autumn or red Texas - Salvia greggii
- Saguaro - Carnegiea gigantea
- Sahara mustard - Brassica tournefortii
- Senna, Australian - Senna artemisioides
- Senna, desert - Senna covesii
- Silver cassia - Senna artemisioides
- Silver spurge - Euphorbia rigida
- Silverleaf nightshade - Solanum elaeagnifolium
- Smallhead snakeweed - Gutierrezia microcephala
- Soaptree yucca - Yucca elata
- Sonoran prickly poppy - Argemone gracilenta
- Spiderling, Coulter - Boerhavia coulteri
- Spiderling, red or scarlet - Boerhavia coccinea
- Spiny goldenweed - Xanthisma spinulosum
- Spreading fleabane - Erigeron divergens
- Stickseed, flatspine - Lappula occidentalis
- Strawberry hedgehog cactus - Echinocereus fasciculatus
- Strigose bird's foot trefoil - Acmispon strigosus
- Strigose lotus - Acmispon strigosus
- Sweet acacia - Vachellia farnesiana
T
- Texas mountain laurel - Dermatophyllum secundiflorum
- Texas rue - Thamnosma texanum
- Thornapple - Datura wrightii
- Threadleaf snakeweed - Gutierrezia microcephala
- Tidestromia, woolly - Tidestromia lanuginosa
- Tocalote - Centaurea melitensis
- Trailing lantana - Lantana montevidensis
- Trailing windmills - Allionia incarnata
- Trans-Pecos thimblehead - Hymenothrix wislizeni
- Tumbleweed - Salsola species
V - W
- Verbena, Goodding or desert - Glandularia gooddingii
- Wedgeleaf draba - Tomostima cuneifolia
- Weeping lantana - Lantana montevidensis
- Windmills, trailing or pink - Allionia incarnata
- Wine-flower - Boerhavia coccinea
- Wingnut cryptantha - Cryptantha pterocarya
- White horsenettle - Solanum elaeagnifolium
- Whitestem paperflower - Psilostrophe cooperi
- Wolfberry, Fremont - Lycium fremontii
- Woolly tidestromia - Tidestromia lanuginosa
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