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INDEX OF PLANT NAMES by Scientific Name

This listing shows Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert by scientific or botanical name. We also provide a listing by Common Name.

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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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