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Afghan Pine Pinus eldarica
Anacacho Orchid Tree Bauhinia lunarioides
Angelita Daisy Hymenoxys acaulis
Argentine Giant Trichocereus candicans
Argentine Hedgehog Trichocereus huascha
Arizona Poppy Kallstroemia grandiflora
Arizona Rosewood Vauquelinia californica
Arizona Yellow Bells Tecoma stans v. angustata
Arroyo Lupine Lupinus succulentus
Autumn Sage Salvia greggii
Baja Fairy Duster Calliandra californica
Baja Passion Vine Passiflora foetida v. longipedunculata
Baja Ruellia Ruellia peninsularis
Bamboo Muhly Muhlenbergia dumosa
Banana Yucca Yucca baccata
Barberry Berberis trifoliolata
Beargrass Nolina microcarpa
Beavertail Prickly Pear Opuntia basilaris
Bee Brush Aloysia gratissima
Black Dalea Dalea frutescens
Blackbrush Acacia Acacia rigidula
Blackfoot Daisy Melampodium leucanthum
Blanket Flower Gaillardia pulchella
Blue Euphorbia Euphorbia rigida
Blue Flax Linum lewisii
Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Myrtle Cactus Myrtillocactus goemetrizans
Blue Palo Verde Cercidium floridum
Blue Yucca Yucca rigida
Bougainvillea Bougainvillea spectabilis
Brittlebush Encelia farinosa
Buckhorn Cholla Opuntia acanthocarpa
Bush Dalea Dalea pulchra
Bush Morning Glory Convolvulus cneorum
Candelilla Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Canyon Hackberry Celtis reticulata
Canyon Penstemon Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Cape Aloe Aloe ferox
Cape Honeysuckle Tecomaria capensis
Cardon Grande Trichocereus terscheckii
Cascalote Caesalpinia cacalaco
Cat Claw Vine Macfadyena unguis-cati
Chaparral Sage Salvia clevelandii
Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus
Cherry Red Sage Salvia coccinea
Chia Salvia columbariae
Chihuahuan Sage Leucophyllum laevigatum
Chilean Mesquite Prosopis species
Chinese Pistache Pistacia chinensis
Chocolate Flower Berlandiera lyrata
Chuparosa Justicia californica
Compass Barrel Ferocactus cylindraceus
Coolibah Eucalyptus microtheca
Coral Penstemon Penstemon superbus
Creeping Germander Teucrium chamaedrys 'Prostratum'
Creosote Bush Larrea tridentata
Damianita Chrysactinia mexicana
Dawe's Aloe Aloe dawei
Deer Grass Muhlenbergia rigens
Desert Bluebell Phacelia campanularia
Desert Coreopsis Coreopsis bigelovii
Desert Hackberry Celtis pallida
Desert Lavender Hyptis emoryi
Desert Marigold Baileya multiradiata
Desert Milkweed Asclepias subulata
Desert Senna Senna covesii
Desert Spoon Dasylirion wheeleri
Desert Tea Ephedra nevadensis
Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis
Desert Zinnia Zinnia acerosa
Elephant's Food Portulacaria afra
Engelmann's Hedgehog Echinocereus engelmannii
Engelmann's Prickly Pear Opuntia engelmannii
Evergreen Elm Ulmus parvifolia
Feather Bush Lysiloma microphylla v. thornberi
Firecracker Bush Hamelia patens
Firecracker Penstemon Penstemon eatonii
Five Spot Nemophila maculata
Flame Honeysuckle Anisacanthus quadrifidus v. wrightii
Flattop Buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum v. polifolium
Foothills Palo Verde Cercidium microphyllum
Fourwing Saltbush Atriplex canescens
Fruitless Olive Olea europaea
Gaura Gaura lindheimeri
Giant Hesperaloe Hesperaloe funifera
Giant Prickly Pear Opuntia robusta
Globe Mallow Sphaeralcea ambigua
Golden Barrel Echinocactus grusonii
Golden Dyssodia Dyssodia pentachaeta
Golden Eye Viguiera deltoidea
Goodding's Verbena Verbena gooddingii
Grape Ivy Cissus trifoliata
Grass Tree Dasylirion longissimum
Gray Ice Plant Malephora crocea
Gray Thorn Zizyphus obtusifolia v. canescens
Green Feathery Senna Senna artemisioides v. filifolia
Guajillo Acacia berlandieri
Guayacan Guaiacum coulteri
Hildmann's Cereus Cereus hildmannianus
Hop Bush Dodonaea viscosa
Hummingbird Trumpet Zauschneria californica
Hybrid Palo Verde Cercidium hybrid
Indian Fig Opuntia ficus-indica
Indian Rosewood Dalbergia sissoo
Ironwood Olneya tesota
Jerusalem Sage Phlomis fruticosa
Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis
Katie Ruellia Ruellia brittoniana 'Katie'
Kidneywood Eysenhardtia orthocarpa
Lady Banks' Rose Rosa banksiae
Langman's Sage Leucophyllum langmaniae
Lantana Lantana hybrid
Leather-Leaf Acacia Acacia craspedocarpa
Lechuguilla Verde Agave bovicornuta
Lilac Vine Hardenbergia violacea
Little-leaf Ash Fraxinus greggii
Little-leaf Cordia Cordia parvifolia
Live Oak Quercus virginiana
Mangle Dulce Maytenus phyllanthoides
Mastic Tree Pistacia lentiscus
Maximilian Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani
Mealy Cup Sage Salvia farinacea
Medicinal Aloe Aloe vera
Mediterranean Fan Palm Chamaerops humilis
Mescal Ceniza Agave colorata
Mexican Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia mexicana
Mexican Blue Palm Brahea armata
Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa
Mexican Bush Sage Salvia leucantha
Mexican Ebony Pithecellobium mexicanum
Mexican Fencepost Pachycereus marginatus
Mexican Gold Poppy Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana
Mexican Hat Ratbida columnaris
Mexican Sunflower Tithonia rotundifolia
Mexican Thread Grass Stipa tenuissima
Moss Rose Portulaca grandiflora
Moss Verbena Verbena pulchella
Mt. Lemmon Marigold Tagetes palmeri
Myoporum Myoporum parvifolium
Myrtle Myrtus communis
Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens
Octopus Agave Agave vilmoriniana
Oleander Nerium oleander
Orange Bells Tecoma hybrid
Orange Zexmenia Zexmenia hispida
Organ Pipe Stenocereus thurberi
Owl's Clover Orthocarpus purpurascens
Paleleaf Yucca Yucca pallida
Palo Blanco Acacia willardiana
Palo Brea Cercidium praecox
Paperflower Psilostrophe cooperi
Parry's Agave Agave parryi
Parry's Penstemon Penstemon parryi
Partridge Breast Aloe Aloe variegata
Pink Fairy Duster Calliandra eriophylla
Pink Muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris
Pink Trumpet Vine Podranea ricasoliana
Pomegranate Punica granatum
Potato Vine Solanum jasminoides
Prairie Zinnia Zinnia grandiflora
Primrose Jasmine Jasminum mesnyi
Purple Prickly Pear Opuntia santa-rita
Purple Ruellia Ruellia brittoniana
Queen's Wreath Antigonon leptopus
Rain Lily Zephyranthes candida
Red Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Red Eremophila Eremophila maculata v. brevifolia
Red Flax Linum grandiflora 'Rubrum'
Red Justicia Justicia candicans
Red Spike Ice Plant Cephalophyllum 'Red Spike'
Red Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora
Red-cap Gum Eucalyptus erythrocorys
Rock Penstemon Penstemon baccharifolius
Sago Palm Cycas revoluta
Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea
Saltillo Primrose Oenothera stubbei
San Marcos Hibiscus Gossypium harknessii
Senita Lophocereus schottii
Shirley Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Shoestring Acacia Acacia stenophylla
Shrubby Senna Senna wislizenii
Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula
Silk Floss Tree Chorisia speciosa
Slipper Flower Pedilanthus macrocarpus
Smooth Agave Agave desmettiana
Soaptree Yucca Yucca elata
Southwestern Cosmos Cosmos bippinnatus
Spreading Fleabane Erigeron divergens
Spruce Cones Tephrocactus articulatus 'inermis'
Sugar Bush Rhus ovata
Superstition Mallow Abutilon palmeri
Sweet Acacia Acacia farnesiana
Tenaza Pithecellobium pallens
Texas Ebony Pithecellobium flexicaule
Texas Honey Mesquite Prosopis glandulosa v. glandulosa
Texas Mountain Laurel Sophora secundiflora
Texas Olive Cordia boissieri
Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescens
Totem Pole Lophocereus schottii f. monstrosus
Trailing Acacia Acacia redolens
Trailing Dalea Dalea greggii
Trailing Desert Broom Baccharis hybrid
Trailing Gazania Gazania rigens
Trailing Lantana Lantana montevidensis
Trailing Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus'
Triangleleaf Bursage Ambrosia deltoidea
Tufted Evening Primrose Oenothera caespitosa
Turpentine Bush Ericameria laricifolia
Twin-flowered Agave Agave geminiflora
Velvet Mesquite Prosopis velutina
Violet Silverleaf Leucophyllum candidum
Weber's Agave Agave weberi
Weeping Dalea Dalea versicolor v. sessilis
White Plumbago Plumbago scandens
White Thorn Acacia Acacia constricta
Willow Acacia Acacia salicina
Wolfberry Lycium fremontii
Woolly Butterfly Bush Buddleia marrubifolia
Yellow Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia gilliesii
Yellow Bulbine Bulbine frutescens
Yellow Dot Wedelia trilobata
Yellow Orchid Vine Mascagnia macroptera
Yuca Vine Merremia aurea
Zinnia 'Profusion' Series Zinnia elegans x angustifolia


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