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Common Name

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Abutilon palmeri   Superstition or Indian Mallow  2   18
Acacia aneura Mulga 21
Acacia angustissima Fern Acacia -
Acacia berlandieri Guajillo 4
Acacia craspedocarpa Leather Leaf Acacia -
Acacia erioloba Camel Thorn 9
Acacia farnesiana Acacia smallii  1  2 
Sweet Acacia  -
Acacia glaucoptera Clay Wattle  2 
Acacia greggii Catclaw Acacia 6  9
Acacia occidentalis Tree Catclaw 1
Acacia pendula Weeping Acacia  2 
Acacia redolens Desert Carpet™ Prostrate Acacia  2 
Acacia rigidula Blackbrush Acacia 20
Acacia salicina Willow Acacia  2 
Acacia trachycarpa Minnierithchie  2 
Acacia willardiana Palo Blanco  2 
Acacia saligna Blue-Leaf Wattle -
Acacia stenophylla Shoestring Acacia 15
Acanthus mollis Bear's Breech -
Acoelorraphe wrightii Everglades Fan Palm  22
Agave americana Century Plant 15  24
Agave americana v. marginata aurea Variegated Century Plant 24
Agave angustifolia Narrow Leaf Agave 24
Agave angustifolia v. marginata Variegated Narrow Leaf Agave  2 9  14
Agave attenuata Foxtail Agave 15  24
Agave bovicornuta Cow Horn Agave  7
Agave cerulata   - 24
Agave colorata Mescal Ceniza 24
Agave desmettiana  - 24
Agave desmettiana v. variegata  - 24
Agave felgeri Mescalito Agave  24
Agave fourcroydes Henequen 24
Agave gheisbrechtii  - 24
Agave lophantha  - 20  24
Agave macroacantha - 24
Agave murpheyi Hohokam Agave 24
Agave ocahui Ocahui Agave 9  24
Agave palmeri Palmer Agave 24
Agave parryi Parry's Agave 15
Agave parryi v. huachucensis Huachuca Agave  24
Agave parryi v. truncata Agave patonii 24
Agave salmiana Maguey de pulque 24
Agave scabra Rough Leaved Agave 24
Agave schidigera  - 24
Agave schottii Shindagger 24
Agave sisalana  - 24
Agave striata Espadin 24
Agave striata ssp. falcata  - 24
Agave victoriae-reginae Queen Victoria Agave 24
Agave vilmoriniana Octopus Agave 15  24 
Agave weberi Weber Agave 20  24
Agonis flexosa Australian Willow Myrtle  2 
Aloe affinis - 24
Aloe camperi  - 24
Aloe cooperi  - 15
Aloe cryptopoda  - 24
Aloe nobilis  - 24
Aloe saponaria   Soap Aloe 7  14
Aloe striata   Coral Aloe 18  24
Aloe vera Aloe barbadensis   4  24
Medicinal Aloe  
Aloe x 'Hummel's Hybrid' - 24
Alyogyne huegelii   Blue Hibiscus -
Ambrosia deltoidea Bursage -
Anisacanthus quadrifidus v. wrightii Desert Honeysuckle 20
Antigonon leptopus Queen's Wreath, Coral Vine  -
Antigonon leptopus 'Baja Red' Red Queen's Wreath 2  9
Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound' Angel's Hair 13
Asclepias linaria   Pine-leaf Milkweed 24
Asclepias subulata   Desert Milkweed 24
Asparagus crispus   Basket Asparagus -
Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri'   Sprenger Asparagus -
Asparagus retrofractus Ming Asparagus 15
Austrocylindropuntia subulata Opuntia subulata 24
Azadirachta indica Neem Tree 22
Baccharis sarothroides Desert Broom -
Baccharis x 'Centennial'  - -
Bauhinia lunarioides Anacacho Orchid Tree 17
Bauhinia mexicana  Mexican Orchid Tree 17
Bauhinia variegata Bauhinia purpurea   19
Purple Orchid Tree  -
Beaucarnea recurvata Ponytail Palm 24
Berberis haematocarpa Desert Barberry 14  24
Berberis harrisoniana  Kofa Mountain Barberry 4
Berlandiera lyrata   Chocolate Flower -
Bismarckia nobilis Bismarckia Palm 23
Bougainvillea 'Barbara Karst' Barbara Karst Bougainvillea  2 
Bougainvillea 'California Gold' California Gold Bougainvillea  2 
Bougainvillea 'Hawaii' Variegated Bougainvillea 17
Bougainvillea 'Raspberry Ice' Variegated Bougainvillea 17
Bougainvillea 'La Jolla' La Jolla Bougainvillea 15
Bougainvillea 'Rosenka' Rosenka Bougainvillea 15
Bougainvillea 'Temple Fire' Temple Fire Bougainvillea  2 
Bougainvillea 'Torch Glow' Torch Glow Bougainvillea  2 
Bougainvillea 'Madonna' White Bougainvillea  2 
Bouteloua gracilis   Blue Grama -
Brachychiton acerifolius   Australian Flame Tree 21
Brachychiton populneus Bottle Tree  2   21
Brachychiton rupestris   Queensland Bottle Tree 21
Brahea armata   Mexican Blue Palm 15  22  23  24
Brahea brandegeei   San Jose Hesper Palm 23
Brahea edulis Guadalupe Palm 23
Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis Opuntia brasiliensis 24
Buddleja marrubifolia Wooly Butterfly Bush  21
Bursera microphylla Elephant Tree 24
Butia capitata Pindo Palm 23
Buxus microphylla v. japonica Japanese Boxwood   2 
Caesalpinia cacalaco Cascalote  2 
Caesalpinia mexicana Mexican Bird of Paradise 14
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Red Bird of Paradise 6
Caesalpinia pulcherrima 'Phoenix' 'Phoenix' Bird 15
Calliandra californica Baja Fairy Duster 15  24
Calliandra eriophylla Fairy Duster 24
Callistemon viminalis   Weeping Bottlebrush  2 
Callistemon x 'Little John' Dwarf Red Bottlebrush  2 
Campsis radicans   Trumpet Creeper  2 
Carissa macrocarpa 'Boxwood Beauty'   Natal Plum  2 
Carissa macrocarpa 'Green Carpet'   Natal Plum  2 
Carissa macrocarpa 'Horizontalis'   Trailing Natal Plum  2 
Carnegiea gigantea   Saguaro 10  12  18
Cassia goldmani   Baja Senna 21
Casuarina cunninghamiana   River She-Oak  2 
Celtis pallida   Desert Hackberry 9
Celtis reticulata   Western Hackberry  2   9
Cephalocereus senilis   Old Man Cactus 24
Cephalophyllum 'Red Spike' Red Spike Ice Plant -
Ceratonia siliqua Carob  2 
Cercis occidentalis Western  Redbud 9
Cereus hildmannianus Cereus peruvianus  20
Queen of the Night  
Chamaerops humilis   Mediterranean Fan Palm 22  23
Chilopsis linearis   Desert Willow 9  24
Chorisia speciosa   Floss Silk Tree 21
Condalia globosa   Bitter Condalia 7  9
Consolea falcata  - -
Convolvulus cneorum   Bush Morning Glory 3
Convolvulus sabatius   Convolvulus maritanicus  -
Ground Morning Glory  -
Cordia boissieri Texas Olive 14
Cordia parvifolia Littleleaf Cordia  15
Cupressus arizonica   Arizona Cypress  4
Cupressus arizonica v. glabra Cupressus glabra  -
Arizona Cypress  -
Cupressus sempervirens Italian Cypress  2 
Cycas revoluta   Sago Palm 17
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa v. coloradensis 
 Opuntia acanthocarpa  24
Buckhorn Cholla  -
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa v. major Opuntia acanthocarpa v. major  24
Buckhorn Cholla  -
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa v. thornberi Opuntia thornberi   24
Buckhorn Cholla  -
Cylindropuntia arbuscula Opuntia arbuscula   24
Pencil Cholla   -
Cylindropuntia bigelovii Opuntia bigelovii   24
Teddy-Bear Cholla  -
Cylindropuntia fulgida Opuntia fulgida v. cristata  24
Boxing-Glove Cholla  -
Cylindropuntia fulgida v. mamillata  Opuntia fulgida v. mamillata   24
Chain-Fruit Cholla  -
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis Opuntia leptocaulis  24
Desert Christmas Cholla  -
Cylindropuntia ramosissima  Opuntia ramosissima  24
Diamond Cholla  -
Cylindropuntia spinosior   Opuntia spinosior  24
Cane Cholla  -
Cylindropuntia x kelvinensis  Opuntia kelvnensis 24
Cylindropuntia x tetracantha Opuntia tetracantha  24
Popular Cholla  -
Dalbergia sissoo   Indian Rosewood  21
Dasylirion acrotrichum   Green Desert Spoon 14   24
Dasylirion texanum   Sotol -
Dasylirion wheeleri   Desert Spoon 14   24
Dasylirion quadrangulatum   Dasylirion longissimum   24
Mexican Tree Grass  -
Dichrostachys cinerea Sickle Bush 21
Dicliptera resupinata Purple Drop -
Diospyros texana Texas Persimmon 10  24
Dodonaea viscosa Hopbush 3   15
Echinocactus platyacanthus Biznaga gigante 24
Echinocactus grusonii Golden Barrel Cactus 24
Echinocereus engelmannii   Engelmann's Hedgehog 20  24
Echinocereus rigidissimus Arizona Rainbow Cactus 24
Echinopsis candicans Trichocereus candicans 24
Echinopsis huascha Trichocereus huascha 24
Echinopsis hybrids Easter Lily Cactus 24
Echinopsis pachenoi Trichocereus pachenoi  24
San Pedro Cactus  -
Echinopsis spachiana Trichocereus spachianus  24
Golden Torch  -
Encelia farinosa Brittlebush 9  12  24
Enchylaena tomentosa Ruby Sheep Bush 24
Ephedra nevadensis Nevada Joint-Fir  24
Ephedra viridis   Mountain Joint-fir 9  24
Eremophila maculata Spotted Emu Bush -
Eremophila maculata v. brevifolia Emu Bush -
Eremophila maculata v. brevifolia 'Valentine' Valentine Day Emu 20
Eremophila glabra   Emu Bush -
Eremophila laanii 'Pink Beauty'   Pink Emu Bush -
Eriogonum fasciculatum California Buckwheat -
Eucalyptus campaspe Silver Topped Gimlet -
Eucalyptus erythrocorys Red-Cap Gum  2 
Eucalyptus largiflorens   Black Box -
Eucalyptus microtheca Coolibah  2 
Eucalyptus papuana Ghost Gum  2 
Eucalyptus spathulata Swamp Mallet -
Euphorbia antisyphitica   Candelilla  2  24
Euphorbia grandicornis - 24
Euphorbia resinifera Moroccan Mound 24
Euphorbia biglandulosa  Euphorbia rigida 17  21
Euphorbia tirucalli   Pencil Tree 15  24
Eysenhardtia orthocarpa   - 9
Fallugia paradoxa   Apache Plume  20  24
Feijoa sellowiana   Pineapple Guava -
Ferocactus cylindraceus   Compass Barrel Cactus 24
Ferocactus robustus - 24
Ferocactus wislizeni   Arizona Barrel Cactus 24
Ferocactus cylindraceus ssp. lecontei Compass Barrel Cactus 24
Ficus microcarpa  Ficus retusa/F. nitida  14
Indian Laurel Fig   -
Ficus pumila   Creeping Fig 15
Ficus petiolaris ssp. palmeri   Ficus palmeri  -