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Index of Plant Names by Scientific Name

This listing shows all of the plants in our database in order by Scientific Name. Click on the linked scientific name to view detailed information about that plant. You can also view a listing by Common Name.

Abutilon palmeri Superstition Mallow

Acacia berlandieri Guajillo

Acacia constricta White Thorn Acacia

Acacia craspedocarpa Leather-Leaf Acacia

Acacia farnesiana Sweet Acacia

Acacia redolens Trailing Acacia

Acacia rigidula Blackbrush Acacia

Acacia salicina Willow Acacia

Acacia stenophylla Shoestring Acacia

Acacia willardiana Palo Blanco

Agave bovicornuta Lechuguilla Verde

Agave colorata Mescal Ceniza

Agave desmettiana Smooth Agave

Agave geminiflora Twin-flowered Agave

Agave parryi Parry's Agave

Agave vilmoriniana Octopus Agave

Agave weberi Weber's Agave

Aloe dawei Dawe's Aloe

Aloe ferox Cape Aloe

Aloe variegata Partridge Breast Aloe

Aloe vera Medicinal Aloe

Aloysia gratissima Bee Brush

Ambrosia deltoidea Triangleleaf Bursage

Anisacanthus quadrifidus v. wrightii Flame Honeysuckle

Antigonon leptopus Queen's Wreath

Asclepias subulata Desert Milkweed

Atriplex canescens Fourwing Saltbush

Baccharis hybrid Trailing Desert Broom

Baileya multiradiata Desert Marigold

Bauhinia lunarioides Anacacho Orchid Tree

Berberis trifoliolata Barberry

Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Flower

Bougainvillea spectabilis Bougainvillea

Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama

Brahea armata Mexican Blue Palm

Buddleia marrubifolia Woolly Butterfly Bush

Bulbine frutescens Yellow Bulbine

Caesalpinia cacalaco Cascalote

Caesalpinia gilliesii Yellow Bird of Paradise

Caesalpinia mexicana Mexican Bird of Paradise

Caesalpinia pulcherrima Red Bird of Paradise

Calliandra californica Baja Fairy Duster

Calliandra eriophylla Pink Fairy Duster

Carnegiea gigantea Saguaro

Celtis pallida Desert Hackberry

Celtis reticulata Canyon Hackberry

Cephalophyllum 'Red Spike' Red Spike Ice Plant

Cercidium hybrid Hybrid Palo Verde

Cercidium floridum Blue Palo Verde

Cercidium microphyllum Foothills Palo Verde

Cercidium praecox Palo Brea

Cereus hildmannianus Hildmann's Cereus

Chamaerops humilis Mediterranean Fan Palm

Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow

Chorisia speciosa Silk Floss Tree

Chrysactinia mexicana Damianita

Cissus trifoliata Grape Ivy

Convolvulus cneorum Bush Morning Glory

Cordia boissieri Texas Olive

Cordia parvifolia Little-leaf Cordia

Coreopsis bigelovii Desert Coreopsis

Cosmos bippinnatus Southwestern Cosmos

Cycas revoluta Sago Palm

Dalbergia sissoo Indian Rosewood

Dalea frutescens Black Dalea

Dalea greggii Trailing Dalea

Dalea pulchra Bush Dalea

Dalea versicolor v. sessilis Weeping Dalea

Dasylirion longissimum Grass Tree

Dasylirion wheeleri Desert Spoon

Dodonaea viscosa Hop Bush

Dyssodia pentachaeta Golden Dyssodia

Echinocactus grusonii Golden Barrel

Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's Hedgehog

Encelia farinosa Brittlebush

Ephedra nevadensis Desert Tea

Eremophila maculata v. brevifolia Red Eremophila

Ericameria laricifolia Turpentine Bush

Erigeron divergens Spreading Fleabane

Eriogonum fasciculatum v. polifolium Flattop Buckwheat

Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana Mexican Gold Poppy

Eucalyptus erythrocorys Red-cap Gum

Eucalyptus microtheca Coolibah

Euphorbia antisyphilitica Candelilla

Euphorbia rigida Blue Euphorbia

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa Kidneywood

Ferocactus cylindraceus Compass Barrel

Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo

Fraxinus greggii Little-leaf Ash

Gaillardia pulchella Blanket Flower

Gaura lindheimeri Gaura

Gazania rigens Trailing Gazania

Gossypium harknessii San Marcos Hibiscus

Guaiacum coulteri Guayacan

Hamelia patens Firecracker Bush

Hardenbergia violacea Lilac Vine

Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian Sunflower

Hesperaloe funifera Giant Hesperaloe

Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca

Hymenoxys acaulis Angelita Daisy

Hyptis emoryi Desert Lavender

Jasminum mesnyi Primrose Jasmine

Justicia californica Chuparosa

Justicia candicans Red Justicia

Kallstroemia grandiflora Arizona Poppy

Lantana hybrid Lantana

Lantana montevidensis Trailing Lantana

Larrea tridentata Creosote Bush

Leucophyllum candidum Violet Silverleaf

Leucophyllum frutescens Texas Sage

Leucophyllum laevigatum Chihuahuan Sage

Leucophyllum langmaniae Langman's Sage

Linum grandiflora 'Rubrum' Red Flax

Linum lewisii Blue Flax

Lophocereus schottii Senita

Lophocereus schottii f. monstrosus Totem Pole

Lupinus succulentus Arroyo Lupine

Lycium fremontii Wolfberry

Lysiloma microphylla v. thornberi Feather Bush

Macfadyena unguis-cati Cat Claw Vine

Malephora crocea Gray Ice Plant

Mascagnia macroptera Yellow Orchid Vine

Maytenus phyllanthoides Mangle Dulce

Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy

Merremia aurea Yuca Vine

Muhlenbergia capillaris Pink Muhly

Muhlenbergia dumosa Bamboo Muhly

Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass

Myoporum parvifolium Myoporum

Myrtillocactus goemetrizans Blue Myrtle Cactus

Myrtus communis Myrtle

Nemophila maculata Five Spot

Nerium oleander Oleander

Nolina microcarpa Beargrass

Oenothera caespitosa Tufted Evening Primrose

Oenothera stubbei Saltillo Primrose

Olea europaea Fruitless Olive

Olneya tesota Ironwood

Opuntia acanthocarpa Buckhorn Cholla

Opuntia basilaris Beavertail Prickly Pear

Opuntia engelmannii Engelmann's Prickly Pear

Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig

Opuntia robusta Giant Prickly Pear

Opuntia santa-rita Purple Prickly Pear

Orthocarpus purpurascens Owl's Clover

Pachycereus marginatus Mexican Fencepost

Papaver rhoeas Shirley Poppy

Passiflora foetida v. longipedunculata Baja Passion Vine

Pedilanthus macrocarpus Slipper Flower

Penstemon baccharifolius Rock Penstemon

Penstemon eatonii Firecracker Penstemon

Penstemon parryi Parry's Penstemon

Penstemon pseudospectabilis Canyon Penstemon

Penstemon superbus Coral Penstemon

Phacelia campanularia Desert Bluebell

Phlomis fruticosa Jerusalem Sage

Pinus eldarica Afghan Pine

Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache

Pistacia lentiscus Mastic Tree

Pithecellobium flexicaule Texas Ebony

Pithecellobium mexicanum Mexican Ebony

Pithecellobium pallens Tenaza

Plumbago scandens White Plumbago

Podranea ricasoliana Pink Trumpet Vine

Portulaca grandiflora Moss Rose

Portulacaria afra Elephant's Food

Prosopis species Chilean Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa v. glandulosa Texas Honey Mesquite

Prosopis velutina Velvet Mesquite

Psilostrophe cooperi Paperflower

Punica granatum Pomegranate

Quercus virginiana Live Oak

Ratbida columnaris Mexican Hat

Rhus ovata Sugar Bush

Rosa banksiae Lady Banks' Rose

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' Trailing Rosemary

Ruellia brittoniana 'Katie' Katie Ruellia

Ruellia brittoniana Purple Ruellia

Ruellia peninsularis Baja Ruellia

Salvia clevelandii Chaparral Sage

Salvia coccinea Cherry Red Sage

Salvia columbariae Chia

Salvia farinacea Mealy Cup Sage

Salvia greggii Autumn Sage

Salvia leucantha Mexican Bush Sage

Senna artemisioides v. filifolia Green Feathery Senna

Senna covesii Desert Senna

Senna wislizenii Shrubby Senna

Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba

Solanum jasminoides Potato Vine

Sophora secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel

Sphaeralcea ambigua Globe Mallow

Stenocereus thurberi Organ Pipe

Stipa tenuissima Mexican Thread Grass

Tagetes palmeri Mt. Lemmon Marigold

Tecoma hybrid Orange Bells

Tecoma stans v. angustata Arizona Yellow Bells

Tecomaria capensis Cape Honeysuckle

Tephrocactus articulatus 'inermis' Spruce Cones

Teucrium chamaedrys 'Prostratum' Creeping Germander

Tithonia rotundifolia Mexican Sunflower

Trichocereus candicans Argentine Giant

Trichocereus huascha Argentine Hedgehog

Trichocereus terscheckii Cardon Grande

Ulmus parvifolia Evergreen Elm

Ungnadia speciosa Mexican Buckeye

Vauquelinia californica Arizona Rosewood

Verbena gooddingii Goodding's Verbena

Verbena pulchella Moss Verbena

Viguiera deltoidea Golden Eye

Vitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree

Wedelia trilobata Yellow Dot

Yucca baccata Banana Yucca

Yucca elata Soaptree Yucca

Yucca pallida Paleleaf Yucca

Yucca rigida Blue Yucca

Zauschneria californica Hummingbird Trumpet

Zephyranthes candida Rain Lily

Zexmenia hispida Orange Zexmenia

Zinnia acerosa Desert Zinnia

Zinnia elegans x angustifolia Zinnia 'Profusion' Series

Zinnia grandiflora Prairie Zinnia

Zizyphus obtusifolia v. canescens Gray Thorn

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