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Civano Landscape Design Guidelines
These near-native plants come from North American deserts (Sonoran, Chihuahuan,
Mojave, and Great Basin). They are recommended for all areas of the site
including enclosed and unenclosed lot areas and public areas.
Recommended Near-Native:
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Agave chrysantha |
Agave |
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Agave genimiflora |
Twin-flowered Agave |
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Agave sp. |
Agave (all species) |
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Agave victoriae-reginae |
Queen Victoria Agave |
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Agave vilmoriniana |
Octopus Agave |
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Aloe species |
Aloe (all species) |
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Dasylirion acrotriche |
Green Desert Spoon |
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Dasylirion longissimum |
Desert Spoon |
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Dasylirion wheeleri |
Desert Spoon |
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Fouquieria columnaris |
Boojum Tree, Cirio |
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Fouquieria macdougalii |
Mexican Tree Ocotillo |
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Herperaloe parviflora |
Yellow Hesperaloe |
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Hesperaloe funifera |
Coahuilan Hesperaloe |
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Nolina bigelovii |
Bear Grass |
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Nolina microcarpa sp. |
Bear Grass |
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Nolina parryi |
Parry's Beargrass |
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Yucca augustifolia |
Narrowleaf Yucca |
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Yucca baccata |
Banana Yucca |
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Yucca brevifolia |
Joshua Tree |
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Yucca constricta |
Yucca |
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Yucca pallida |
Yucca |
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Yucca rigida |
Blue Yucca |
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Yucca rostrata |
Beaked Yucca |
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Yucca rupicola |
Twisted Yucca |
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Yucca thompsoniana |
Thompson Yucca |
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Yucca whipplei |
Whipple Yucca, Our Lord's Candle |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Echinocactus grusonii |
Golden Barrel Cactus |
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Lemaireocereus thurberi |
Organpipe Cactus |
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Lophocereus schottii forma |
Totem Pole Cactus |
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Lophocereus schottii |
Senita |
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Opuntia basilaris |
Beaver Tail Prickly Pear |
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Opuntia sp. |
All species |
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Pedilanthus macrocarpus |
Slipper Plant |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Agastache aurantiaca |
Orange Hummingbird Mint |
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Agastache cana |
Texas Hummingbird Mint |
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Agastache rupestris |
Licorice Mint, Sunset Hyssop |
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Allonia incarnata |
Trailing Four O'Clock |
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Aster bigelovii |
Purple Aster |
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Aster tanacetifolius |
Purple Aster |
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Berlandiera lyrata |
Chocolate flower |
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Bebbia juncea |
Chuckwalla's Delight |
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Collinsia heterophylla |
Chinese Houses |
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Coreopsis bigelovii |
Desert Coreopsis |
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Cuphea Llavea |
Bat-faced Cuphea |
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Eschschottzia mexicana |
Mexican Golden Poppy |
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Gaillardia arizonica |
Arizona blanketflower |
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Gaillardia pulchella |
Indian blanketflower |
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Gaura lindheimeri |
Whirling Butterflies |
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Helianthus maximiliani |
Maximilian's sunflower |
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Hymenoxys acaulis |
Angelita daisy |
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Ipomopsis longiflora |
Pale Blue Trumpets |
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Kallstroemia grandiflora |
Arizona Poppy |
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Machaeranthera tortifolia |
Mohave Aster |
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Oenothera drummondii |
Baja Evening Primrose |
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Oenothera macrocarpa v. incana
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Silver Blade Evening Primrose |
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Oenothera missourensis |
Missouri Evening Primrose |
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Oenothera stubbei |
Chihuahuan Primrose |
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Orthocarpus purpurascens |
Owl's Clover |
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Penstemon |
All species |
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Penstemon barbatus |
Scarlet bugler |
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Penstemon eatonii |
Firecracker Penstemon |
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Penstemon palmeri |
Palmer's Penstemon |
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Penstemon strictus |
Rocky Mountain Penstemon |
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Penstemon superbus |
Beardtongue |
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Penstemon thuberi |
Thurber's Penstemon |
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Penstemon wrightii |
Wright's Penstemon |
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Scrophularia macrantha
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Redbirds In a Tree |
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Stachys coccinea |
Scarlet Hedgenettle, Betony |
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Zauschneria arizonica |
Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet |
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Zauschneria californica |
Hummingbird Trumpet |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Aristida purpurea |
Red Three Awn |
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Buline frutescens |
Yellow Bulbine |
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Callirhoe involucrata |
Poppy Mallow |
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Dalea greggii |
Trailing Indigo |
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Glandularia wrightii |
Wright's verbena |
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Lantana sp. |
All species |
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Muhlenbergia capillaris |
Deer Grass "Regal Mist" |
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Muhlenbergia dumosa |
Bamboo Muhly |
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Muhlenbergia emersleyi |
"El Toro" |
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Muhlenbergia lindheimeri |
"Autumn Glow" |
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Muhlenbergia rigens |
Deer Grass |
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Muhlenbergia rigida |
"Nashville" |
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Oenothera berlandieri |
Mexican Evening Primrose |
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Santolina virens |
Green Santolina |
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Verbena rigida |
Prairie Verbena |
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Verbena tennuisecta |
Moss Verbena |
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Zephyranthes sulphurea |
Yellow Rain Lily |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Antigonon leptopus |
Queen's Wreath |
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Bougainvillea sp. |
All species |
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Campsis radicans |
Trumpet Vine |
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Macfadyena unguis-cati |
Cat's Claw Vine |
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Mascagnia lilacina |
Lilac Orchid Vine |
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Mascagnia macroptera |
Yellow Orchid Vine |
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Merremia aurea |
Merrimia, Yellow Morning Glory, Wait-a-Minute
Vine |
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Passiflora foetida |
Native Passion Flower |
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Podranea ricasoliana |
Pink Trumpet Vine |
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Rhynchosia pyamidalis |
Rosary Bean |
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Vigna caracalla |
Snail Vine |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Aloysia wrightii |
Wright's Bee Bush |
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Anisacanthus quadrifidus |
Mexican Flame |
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Asclepias lineria |
Pineleaf Milkweed |
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Atriplex canescens |
Four-wing Salt Bush |
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Atriplex lentiformis |
Quail Bush |
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Atriplex torreyi |
Nevada Saltbush |
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Baccharis glutinosa |
Seep Willow |
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Bauhinia congesta |
Anacacho Orchid Tree |
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Buddleya marrubifolia |
Wooly Butterfly Bush |
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Caesalpinia gillesii |
Yellow Bird of Paradise |
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Caesalpinia mexicana |
Mexican Bird of Paradise |
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima |
Red Bird of Paradise |
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Calliandra californica |
Baja Fairy Duster |
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Cassia goldmanii |
Goldman's Cassia |
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Chrysactinia mexicana |
Damianita |
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Convolvulus cneorum |
Ground Morning Glory |
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Cordia boisserii |
Texas Olive |
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Cordia parvifolia |
Little-leaf Cordia |
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Dalea capitata |
"Sierra Gold" |
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Dalea frutescens |
Black Dalea "Sierra Negra" |
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Dalea lutea |
Sierra Moonrise |
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Dalea pulchra |
Indigo Bush |
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Dalea versicolor |
"Mountain Delight" |
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Erigonum wrightii |
Desert buckwheat |
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Guaiacum coulteri |
Guayacan |
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Justicia californica |
Chuperosa |
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Justicia candicans |
Red Justicia |
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Justicia spicigera |
Mexican Honeysuckle |
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Leucophyllum candidium |
Texas Ranger "Silver Cloud" |
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Leucophyllum Candidum |
Texas Ranger "Thunder Cloud"
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Leucophyllum frutescens |
"Green Cloud" |
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Leucophyllum Laevigatum |
Chihuahuan Sage |
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Leucophyllum langmaniae |
"Rio Bravo" |
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Leucophyllum revolutum |
"Sierra Magic Mix" |
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Leucophyllum species |
All species |
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Leucophyllum zygophyllum |
Blue Ranger "Cimarron" |
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Quercus turbinella |
Scrub Oak |
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Rhus microphylla |
Littleleaf Sumac |
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Rhus ovata |
Sugar Bush |
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Ruellia peninsularis |
Baja Ruellia |
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Salvia chamaedryoides |
Blue Chihuahuan Sage |
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Salvia clevelandii |
California Chaparral |
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Salvia coccinea |
Cherry-red Sage |
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Salvia greggii |
Autumn Sage |
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Salvia leucantha |
Mexican Bush Sage |
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Salvia Sinaloensis |
Sinaloan Salvia |
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Tagetes lemmonii |
Mt. Lemmon Marigold |
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Tagetes lucida |
Licorice Marigold |
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Tecoma stans |
Yellow Bells |
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Tecoma spp. |
"Orange Jubilee" |
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Zephyranthes candida |
White Rain Lily |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Acacia berlandieri |
Guajillo |
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Acacia occidentalis |
Sonoran Tree Catclaw |
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Acacia schaffneri |
Twisted Acacia |
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Acacia smallii |
Sweet Acacia |
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Acacia willardiana |
Palo Blanco |
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Bursera species |
Baja Elephant Tree |
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Caesalpina cacalaco |
Cascalote |
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Cercidium "Desert Museum"
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"Desert Museum" Palo Verde |
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Cercidium praecox |
Palo Brea |
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Cercis mexicana |
Mexican Redbud |
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Cercis occidentalis |
Western Redbud |
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Ficus palmeri, F. petiolaris
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Rock Fig |
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Forestiera neomexicana |
New Mexican Privet, Desert Olive |
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Pithocellobium flexicaule |
Texas Ebony |
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Pithocellobium mexicanum |
Mexican Ebony |
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Pithocellobium pallens |
Tenaza |
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Prosopis alba |
Mesquite |
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Prosopis chilensis |
Chilean Mesquite |
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Prosopis glandulosa |
Honey Mesquite |
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Quercus arizonicus |
Arizona Oak |
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Robinia neomexicana |
Desert Locust |
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Sophora secundiflora |
Texas Mountain Laurel |
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