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Civano Landscape Design Guidelines
These plants are native to the Sonoran desert and when planted according
to their habitat type are recommended for all areas of the site except
where noted.
Habitat Type
1. Upland Habitat/Dry Wash - Use throughout the site including residential
landscapes.
2. Dry Riparian Wash - Use throughout the site including residential landscapes.
3. Wet Riparian Wash - Use only in retention/detention areas or where
there is a surplus of reclaimed water.
4. Desert Aquatic - Use only in water saturated soils or shallow open
water.
Recommended Native:
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Habitat
Type |
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Agave americana |
Century Plant |
1 |
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Agave huachuchensis |
Huachuca Agave |
1 |
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Agave murpheyi |
Hohokam Agave |
1 |
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Agave palmeri |
Palmer's Agave |
1 |
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Agave parryi |
Parry's Agave |
1 |
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Agave schottii |
Amole |
1 |
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Fouquieria splendens |
Ocotillo |
1 |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Habitat Type |
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Carnegiea gigantea |
Saguaro |
1 |
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Cereus greggii |
Night blooming cactus |
2 |
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Coryphantha vivipara |
Beehive Cactus |
1 |
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Echinocereus engelmannii |
Common Hedgehog Cactus, Strawberry
Cactus |
1 |
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Echinocereus pectinatus |
Hedgehog, Strawberry Cactus |
1 |
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Ferocactus acanthodes |
Barrel Cactus |
1 |
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Ferocactus wislizeni |
Fishhook Barrel Cactus |
1 |
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Mammillaria microcarpa |
Fishhook Cactus |
1 |
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Oeolloydia sp. |
Pineapple Cactus |
1 |
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Opuntia acanthocarpa |
Buckhorn Cholla |
1 |
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Opuntia arbuscula |
Pencil Cholla |
1 |
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Opuntia bigelovii |
Teddy Bear Cholla |
1 |
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Opuntia fulgida |
Jumping Cholla |
1 |
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Opuntia leptocaulis |
Christmas Cholla |
1 |
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Opuntia phaeacantha discata
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Englemann's Prickly Pear |
1 |
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Opuntia santa rita |
Santa Rita Prickly Pear |
1 |
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Opuntia versicolor |
Staghorn Cholla |
1 |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Habitat Type |
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Abronia villosa |
Sand Verbena |
1 |
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Aquilegia chrysantha |
Golden Columbine |
2,3 |
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Argenome platyceras |
Prickly Poppy |
1,2 |
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Bahia absinthifolia |
Desert Daisy |
2 |
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Baileya multiradiata |
Desert Marigold |
1 |
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Calyophus serrulatus |
Dwarf Sundrops |
2 |
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Cassia covesii |
Desert Senna |
1,2 |
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Cassia wislizenii |
Shrubby Cassia |
1,2 |
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Datura Wrightii |
Sacred Datura |
1,2,3 |
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Dichelostemma pulchellum |
Bluedicks |
1,2 |
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Dyssodia pentachaeta |
Dyssodia |
1 |
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Erigeron divergens |
Spreading fleabane |
1 |
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Eschscholtzia californica |
California Poppy |
1,2 |
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Eschscholtzia mexicana |
Mexican Poppy |
1,2 |
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Justicia sonorae |
Sonoran Justicia |
1,2 |
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Lupinus arizonicus |
Lupine |
1,2 |
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Lupinus sparsiflorus |
Desert Lupine |
3 |
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Mimulus cardinalis |
Cardinal Monkey Flower |
4 |
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Mimulus guttatus |
Yellow Monkey Flower |
4 |
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Oenthera caespitosa |
Tufted Evening Primrose |
1,2 |
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Penstemon pseudospectabilis
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Beard Tongue |
1 |
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Penstemon subulatus |
Beard Tongue |
1 |
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Phacelia campanularia |
Desert Bluebells |
1,2 |
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Psilostrophe cooperi |
Paperdaisy |
2,3 |
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Solanum hinsianum |
Sonoran Nightshade |
2,3 |
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Sphaeralcea ambigua |
Globe-Mallow |
1,2 |
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Zinnia acerosa |
Desert Zinnia |
1 |
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Zinnia grandiflora |
Little Golden Zinnia |
1 |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Habitat Type |
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Aplopappus laridfolius |
Turpentine Bush |
1 |
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Aplopappus tenuisectus |
Burro Weed |
1 |
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Aristida purpurea |
Purple Three Awn |
1,2,3 |
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Carex spp. (Natives) |
Sedge |
4 |
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Clematis ligusticifolia |
Clematis, Virgen's Bower |
2,3 |
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Dyssodia acerosa |
Shrubby Dogweed |
1,2 |
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Eriogonum fasciculatum var. poliofoium
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California Buckwheat |
1 |
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Hilaria mutico |
Tobosa grass |
1 |
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Melampodium leucanthum |
Blackfoot Daisy |
1 |
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Scirpus spp. (Native) |
Bulrush |
4 |
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Typha spp. |
Cat Tail |
4 |
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Verbena gooddingii |
Gooding's Verbena |
1 |
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Vitis arizonica |
Arizona Grape |
3 |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Habitat Type |
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Cardiospermum corindum |
Lantern Vine |
1,2 |
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Cissus incisa (C.trifloliata)
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Desert Grape Ivy |
1 |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Habitat Type |
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Aloysia lycioides |
White Brush |
1 |
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Amaranthus palmeri |
Palmer's Amaranth |
1,2 |
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Ambrosia ambrosioides |
Canyon Ragweed |
2,3 |
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Ambrosia deltoidea |
Triangle-leaf Bursage |
1 |
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Ambrosia dumosa |
White Bursage |
1 |
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Anisacanthus Thurberi |
Desert Honeysuckle |
2 |
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Asclepias subulata |
Desert Milkweed |
1 |
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Atriplex hymenelytra |
Desert-Holly |
1,2 |
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Bebbia juncea |
Bebbia |
1 |
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Berberis haematocarpa |
Red Barberry |
2,3 |
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Brickellia californicum |
Bricklebush |
1 |
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Calliandra eriophylla |
Fairy Duster, False Mesquite |
1 |
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Carlowrightia arizonica |
Carlowrightia |
2 |
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Celtis Pallida |
Spiny or Desert Hackberry |
1 |
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Coursetia glandulosa |
Cousetia |
1,2,3 |
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Dalea wislizeni |
Indigo Bush |
1 |
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Dodenaea viscosa |
Hop Bush |
1 |
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Encelia farinosa |
Brittlebush |
1 |
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Encelia frutescens |
Green Brittlebush |
1 |
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Ephedra nevadensis |
Mormon Tea |
1,2 |
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Ephedra trifurca |
Mormon Tea |
1,2 |
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Ericameria laricifolia |
Turpentine Bush |
1 |
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Eysenhardtia polystacha |
Kidneywood |
2 |
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Fallugia Paradoxa |
Apache Plume |
2,3 |
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Fendlera rupicola |
Cliff Fendlerbush |
2 |
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Gutierrezia sarothrae |
Snakeweed |
1 |
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Hymenoclea monogyra |
Burrobush |
1 |
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Hymenoclea salsola |
Cheesebrush |
1 |
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Hyptis emoryi |
Desert lavender |
1 |
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Janusia gracilis |
Janusia |
2 |
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Jastropha cardiophylla |
Limberbush |
1 |
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Krameria grayi |
White Ratany |
2 |
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Krameria parviflora |
Range Ratany |
1 |
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Larrea tridenta |
Creosote Bush |
1 |
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Lotus rigidus |
Desert Rock Pea |
1 |
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Lycium andersonii |
Anderson's Lycium |
1,2,3 |
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Lycium fremontii |
Wolfberry |
1 |
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Mimosa biuncifera |
Catclaw, Wait-a-minute Bush |
2 |
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Mimosa dysocarpa |
Velvet Pod Mimosa |
2 |
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Salazaria mexicana |
Paper-Bag Bush |
1,2 |
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Senecio douglasii |
Threadleaf Groundsel |
1 |
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Simmondsia chinensis |
Jojoba, Goat Nut |
1 |
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Trixis californica |
Trixis |
2 |
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Vauquelinia californica |
Arizona Rosewood |
2 |
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Viguiera deltoidea |
Golden-eye |
1 |
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Yucca elata |
Soaptree Yucca |
1,2 |
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Zizyphus obtusifolia |
Graythorn |
1,2,3 |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Habitat Type |
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Acacia constricta |
Whitethorn Acacia |
1,2 |
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Acacia greggii |
Southwestern Sweet Acacia, Catclaw
Acacia |
1,2 |
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Canotia halocantha |
Crucifixion Thorn |
1,2 |
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Celtis reticulata (C.douglasii,
C. tatl) |
Netleaf or Western Hackberry |
2.3 |
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Cercidium floridum |
Blue Palo Verde |
1,2 |
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Cercidium microphyllum |
Foothill or Littleleaf Palo Verde |
1 |
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Chilopsis linearis |
Desert Willow |
2,3 |
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Fraxinus velutina var. glabra
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Arizona Ash |
2,3 *For planting in Public Areas only
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Juglans major |
Arizona Walnut |
2,3 *For planting in Public Areas only
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Lysiloma thornberi |
Feather Tree, Feather Bush |
2 |
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Olneya tesota |
Ironwood, Tesota |
1 |
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Platanus racemosa var. wrightii
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Arizona Sycamore |
2,3 *For planting in public areas only
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Populus fremontii |
Freemont Cottonwood |
2,3 *For planting in public areas only
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Prosopis juliflora var. velvutina
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Velvet mesquite |
1,2,3 |
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Prosopis pubescens |
Screwbean mesquite |
1,2,3 |
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Salix goodingii |
Gooding's Willow |
3 |
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Salix taxifolia |
Yew Leaf Willow |
3 |
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Sambucus mexicana |
Mexican Elderberry |
1 |
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