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Aaron's Beard Opuntia leucotricha 24 . . .
Afghan Pine Pinus eldarica 4 . . .
African Sumac   Rhus lancea 4  21 22  23
American Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis 5 . . .
Anacacho Orchid Tree Bauhinia lunarioides 17 . . .
Angelita Daisy Tetraneuris acaulis  2  . . .
Angel's Hair  Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound' 13 . . .
Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa 20  24 . .
Apple Ring Acacia Eysenhardtia orthocarpa . . . .
Arabian Jasmine Jasminum sambac 17 . . .
Argentine Mesquite Prosopis alba 4 . . .
Arizona Ash Fraxinus velutina . . . .
Arizona Barrel Cactus Ferocactus wislizeni 24 . . .
Arizona Cypress Cupressus arizonica  2  . . .
Arizona Cypress Cupressus arizonica v. glabra . . . .
Arizona Queen of the Night Peniocereus greggii v. transmontanus 24 . . .
Arizona Rainbow Cactus Echinocereus rigidissimus 24 . . .
Arizona Rosewood Vauquelinia californica 15 . . .
Arizona Sycamore Platanus wrightii 9 . . .
Australian Flame Tree Brachychiton acerifolius 21 . . .
Australian Willow Geijera parviflora  2  . . .
Australian Willow Myrtle Agonis flexosa  2  . . .
Baja Fairy Duster Calliandra californica 15  24 . .
Banana Yucca Yucca baccata 24 . . .
Bartolona Opuntia robusta 20  24 . .
Basket Asparagus Asparagus crispus . . . .
Beaked Yucca Yucca rostrata 24 . . .
Bear Grass Nolina microcarpa  2  . . .
Bear's Breech Acanthus mollis . . . .
Beavertail Prickly Pear Opuntia basilaris 18  24 24 .
Bellflower Hesperaloe Hesperaloe campanulata 24 . . .
Bitter Condalia Condalia globosa 7  9 . .
Biznaga gigante Echinocactus platyacanthus 24 . . .
Black Box  Eucalyptus largiflorens . . . .
Blackbrush Acacia Acacia rigidula 20 . . .
Black-Spined Prickly Pear Opuntia macrocentra 18 . . .
Bladderpod Isomeris arborea 9 . . .
Blind Prickly Pear Opuntia rufida 24 . . .
Blue Flame Myrtillocactus geometrizans 24 . . .
Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis . . . .
Blue Hibiscus Alyogyne huegelii . . . .
Blue Nolina Nolina nelsonii . . . .
Blue Palo Verde Parkinsonia floridum . . . .
Blue Ranger Leucophyllum zygophyllum 1  15 . .
Blue Yucca Yucca rigida 15 . . .
Blue-Leaf Wattle Acacia saligna . . . .
Boojum Fouquieria columnaris 24 . . .
Bottle Tree Brachychiton populneus  2   21 . .
Boxing-Glove Cholla Cylindropuntia fulgida 24 . . .
Brittlebush Encelia farinosa 9  12  24 .
Buckhorn Cholla Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa v. coloradensis 24 . . .
Buckhorn Cholla Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa v. major 24 . . .
Buckhorn Cholla Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa v. thornberi 24 . . .
Bull Grass Muhlenbergia emersleyi 'El Toro' 18 . . .
Bunny-Ear Prickly Pear Opuntia microdasys 24 . . .
Bursage Ambrosia deltoidea . . . .
Bush Germander Teucrium fruticans 9 . . .
Bush Morning Glory Convolvulus cneorum 3 . . .
California Buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum . . . .
California Fan Palm Washingtonia filifera 13  22 24 .
California Pepper Tree Schinus molle .. . . .
Camel Thorn  Acacia erioloba 9 . . .
Canary Island Date Palm Phoenix canariensis 23 . . .
Canary Island Pine Pinus canariensis 22 . . .
Candelabra Cactus Isolatocereus dumortieri 24 . . .
Candelilla  Euphorbia antisyphitica 2  24 . .
Cane Cholla Cylindropuntia spinosior 24 . . .
Canyon Rain Sage Leucophyllum langmaniae 'Rio Bravo' 21 . . .
Cape Honeysuckle Tecoma capensis 1 . . .
Cardon Pachycereus pringlei 24 . . .
Carob Ceratonia siliqua 2  . . .
Cascalote Caesalpinia cacalaco  2  . . .
Castor Bean Ricinus communis 9 . . .
Cat Claw   Macfacyena unguis-cati 14 . . .
Catclaw Acacia Acacia greggii 6  9 . .
Century Plant Agave americana 15  24 . .
Chain-Fruit Cholla Cylindropuntia fulgida v. mamillata 24 . . .
Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus  2   10 . .
Chenille Prickly Pear Opuntia aciculata 24 . . .
Chihuahuan Sage Leucophyllum laevigatum . . . .
Chilean Mesquite Prosopis chilensis 4 . . .
Chilean Palo Verde Geoffraea decorticans 24 . . .
Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia 11  17  20 .
Chinese Pistache Pistacia chinensis 22  23 . .
Chinese Tallow Tree Sapium sebiferum . . . .
Chinquapin Oak Quercus muhlenbergii 4 . . .
Chir Pine Pinus roxburghii 4 . . .
Chocolate Flower Berlandiera lyrata . . . .
Chuparosa Justicia californica 1  18  24 .
Compass Barrel Cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus 24 . . .
Compass Barrel Cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus ssp. lecontei 24 . . .
Coolibah Eucalyptus microtheca  2 . . .
Coral Aloe Aloe striata 18 24 . .
Cork Oak Quercus suber 3 . . .
Cow Horn Agave Agave bovicornuta 7 . . .
Cow Tongue Prickly Pear  Opuntia engelmannii v. linguiformis 24 . . .
Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica  2 . . .
Creeping Fig Ficus pumila 15 . . .
Creosote Bush Larrea tridentata 12 24 . .
Cyprus Turpentine Pistacia terebinthus 22 . . .
Dagger Cholla Grusonia invicta 24 . . .
Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera 10 . . .
Deer Grass Muhlenbergia rigens . . . .
Desert Barberry Berberis haematocarpa 14 24 . .
Desert Broom Baccharis sarothroides . . . .
Desert Cassia Senna nemophila 21 . . .
Desert Christmas Cholla Cylindropuntia leptocaulis 24 . . .
Desert Hackberry Celtis pallida 9 . . .
Desert Honeysuckle Anisacanthus quadrifidus v. wrightii 20 . . .
Desert Lavender   Hyptis emoryi 1 . . .
Desert Milkweed Asclepias subulata 24 . . .
Desert Nolina Nolina bigelovii 14 . . .
Desert Prickly Pear Opuntia engelmannii v. engelmannii 24 . . .
Desert Rock Fig Ficus petiolaris ssp. palmeri . . . .
Desert Ruellia Ruellia peninsularis 14 15 . .
Desert Spoon Dasylirion wheeleri 14   24 . .
Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis 9 24 . .
Devil Cholla Grusonia stanleyi 24 . . .
Diamond Cholla Cylindropuntia ramosissima 24 . . .
Dwarf Pittosporum Pittosporum tobira 'Wheeler's Dwarf' 18 . . .
Easter Lily Cactus Echinopsis hybrids 24 . . .
Elephant Tree Bursera microphylla 24 . . .
Elephant's Food Portulacaria afra 14 15 . .
Emoryi Oak Quercus emoryi 4 . . .
Emu Bush Eremophila glabra . . . .
Engelmann's Hedgehog Echinocereus engelmannii 20 24 . .
Escarpment Live Oak   Quercus fusiformis 4 . . .
Everglades Fan Palm Acoelorraphe wrightii 22 . . .
Evergreen Sumac Rhus virens 4 . . .
Fairy Duster Calliandra eriophylla 24 . . .
FanTex Ash Fraxinus velutina 'Rio Grande' 21 . . .
Feather Bush Lysiloma microphylla v. thornberi  2 . . .
Feathery Cassia  Senna artemisioides  2 . . .
Fern Acacia Acacia angustissima . . . .
Fern Pine Podocarpus gracilior 14 . . .
Firebush Hamelia patens 14 20 . .
Floss Silk Tree Chorisia speciosa 21 . . .
Foothill Palo Verde Parkinsonia microphylla 8 24 . .
Foxtail Agave Agave attenuata 15 24 . .
Fremont's Cottonwood Populus fremontii . . . .
French Lavender Lavandula dentata  2. . . .
Ghost Gum Eucalyptus papuana  2 . . .
Giant Hesperaloe Hesperaloe funifera 24 . . .
Giant Lily Turf Ophiopogon jaboran . . . .
Globe Mallow Sphaeralcea ambigua . . . .
Golden Barrel Cactus Echinocactus grusonii 24 . . .
Golden Torch Echinopsis spachiana 24 . . .
Golden-Ball Lead Tree Leucaena retusa  2 17 . .
Goldeneye Viguiera deltoidea . . . .
Graythorn Zizyphus obtusifolia 24 . . .
Green Desert Spoon Dasylirion acrotrichum 14 24 . .
Grevillea Superb Grevillea bipinnatifida x banksii  2 . . .
Grizzy Bear Prickly Pear Opuntia polyacantha 24 . . .
Ground Morning Glory Convolvulus sabatius . . . .
Guadalupe Palm Brahea edulis 23 . . .
Guajillo Acacia berlandieri 4 . . .
Guayacan  Guaiacum coulteri  2 7 9 .
Heavenly Bamboo Nandina domestica 17 . . .
Hillock Bush Melaleuca hypericifolia  2 . . .
Hoary Mint Poliomintha incana . . . .
Hohokam Agave Agave murpheyi 24 . . .
Holly Oak Quercus ilex 4 . . .
Hollywood Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' 4 . . .
Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos 3 . . .
Honey Mesquite Prosopis glandulosa 4 . . .
Hopbush Dodonaea viscosa 3 15 . .
Huachuca Agave Agave parryi v. huachucensis 24 . . .
Hybrid Palo Verde Parkinsonia x 'Desert Museum'  2 . . .
Indian Fig Prickly Pear Opuntia ficus-indica 4 24 . .
Indian Hawthorn Rhaphiolepis indica 21 . . .
Indian Laurel Fig Ficus microcarpa 14 . . .
Indian Rosewood Dalbergia sissoo 21 . . .
Ironwood Olneya tesota 9 . . .
Italian Cypress Cupressus sempervirens  2 . . .
Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifoia 14 16 19 .
Japanese Boxwood Buxus microphylla v. japonica  2 . . .
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica 'Halliana'  2 . . .
Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis 9 15 24 .
Joshua Tree Yucca brevifolia 24 . . .
Lady Banks' Rose Rosa banksiae 14 . . .
Lantana Lantana camara . . . .
Lavender Cotton Santolina chamaecyparissus . . . .
Lavender Orchid Vine Mascagnia lilacina . . . .
Lavender Starflower   Grewia occidentalis  2 . . .
Leather Leaf Acacia Acacia craspedocarpa . . . .
Lemonade Bush Rhus trilobata . . . .
Lilac Vine Hardenbergia violacea  2 . . .
Lily Turf Liriope muscari 15 . . .
Littleleaf Cordia Cordia parvifolia 4 . . .
Lucky Nut Thevetia peruviana 21 . . .
Mangle Dulce Maytenus phyllanthoides . . . .
Mastic Tree Pistacia lentiscus 22 . . .
Medicinal Aloe Aloe vera 4 24 . .
Mediterranean Fan Palm Chamaerops humilis 22 23 . .
Mescalito Agave Agave felgeri 24 . . .
Mexican Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia mexicana 14 . . .
Mexican Blue Palm Brahea armata 15 22 23 24
Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa 4 . . .
Mexican Ebony Pithecellobium mexicanum  2 . . .
Mexican Elderberry Sambucus mexicanus . . . .
Mexican Evening Primrose Oenothera speciosa 'Rosea' 15 . . .
Mexican Fan Palm Washingtonia robusta . . . .
Mexican Fence Post Cactus Pachycereus marginatus 20 . . .
Mexican Honeysuckle Justicia spicigera 15 24 . .
Mexican Marigold Tagetes lucida . . . .
Mexican Night blooming Cereus Peniocereus serpentinus 24 . . .
Mexican Tree Grass Dasylirion quadrangulatum 24 . . .
Ming Asparagus Asparagus retrofractus 15 . . .
Minnierithchie Acacia trachycarpa  2 . . .
Moon Cactus Harissia martinii 24 . . .
Moroccan Mound Euphorbia resinifera 24 . . .
Moss Verbena Verbena pulchella ssp. gracilior . . . .
Mountain Joint-fir Ephedra viridis 9 24 . .
Mountain Yucca Yucca x schottii 4 24 . .
Mt. Atlas Pictacio Pistacia atlantica 22 . . .
Mulga Acacia aneura 21 . . .
Myrtle Myrtus communis . . . .
Myrtle Myrtus communis 'Boetica'  2 15 . .
Natal Plum Carissa macrocarpa 'Boxwood Beauty'  2 . . .
Natal Plum Carissa macrocarpa 'Green Carpet'  2 . . .
Neem Azadirachta indica 22 . . .
Nevada Joint-Fir Ephedra nevadensis 24 . . .
New Mexico Privet Foresteria neomexicana 9 . . .
Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens 9 12 . .
Octopus Agave Agave vilmoriniana 15 24 . .
Old Man Cactus Cephalocereus senilis 24 . . .
Oleander Nerium oleander 21 . . .
Organ Pipe Cactus Pachycereus thurberi 24 . . .
Palo Adan Fouquieria diguetii 24 . . .
Palo Blanco Acacia willardiana  2 . . .
Paper Daisy Psilostrophe cooperi 24 . . .
Paper-Spined Cholla Tephrocactus articulatus 24 . . .
Parry's Agave Agave parryi 15 . . .
Parry's Nolina Nolina parryi . . . .
Pencil Cholla Cylindropuntia arbuscula 24 . . .
Pencil Tree Euphorbia tirucalli 15 24 . .
Petite Pink Oleander Nerium oleander 'Petite Pink' 21 . . .
Pindo Palm Butia capitata 23 . . .
Pineapple Guava Feijoa sellowiana . . . .
Pine-leaf Milkweed Asclepias linaria 24 . . .
Pink Muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris 'Regal Mist' 21 . . .
Pink Rain Lily Zephyranthes grandiflora  2 . . .
Pink Trumpet Vine Podranea ricasoliana  2 . . .
Pitaya Stenocereus pruinosis 24 . . .
Pitayo Stenocereus stellatus 24 . . .
Plains Prickly Pear Opuntia macrorhiza v. pottsii 24 . . .
Pomegranate Punica granatum 10 22 . .
Ponytail Palm Beaucarnea recurvata 24 . . .
Popular Cholla Cylindropuntia x tetracantha 24 . . .
Prism Cactus Leuchtenbergia principis 24 . . .
Purple Drop Dicliptera resupinata . . . .
Purple Heart Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'  2 . . .
Purple Orchid Tree Bauhinia variegata 19 . . .
Purple Prickly Pear Opuntia santa-rita 24 . . .
Pygmy Date Palm Phoenix roebelenii 23 . . .
Queen of the Night Cereus hildmannianus 20 . . .
Queen Palm Syagrus romanzoffianum 22 . . .
Queen's Wreath, Coral Vine Antigonon leptopus . . . .
Queensland Bottle Tree Brachychiton rupestris 21 . . .
Queensland Umbrella Tree Schefflera actinophylla 15 . . .
Raywood Ash Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood' 21 . . .
Red Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia pulcherrima 6 . . .
Red Hesperaloe Hesperaloe parviflora 15 21 . .
Red Justicia Justicia candicans  2 . . .
Red Spike Ice Plant Cephalophyllum 'Red Spike' . . . .
Red-Cap Gum Eucalyptus erythrocorys  2 . . .
River She-Oak Casuarina cunninghamiana  2 . . .
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis . . . .
Ruby Sheep Bush Enchylaena tomentosa 24 . . .
Russian Sage Perovskia x atriplicifolia  2 . . .
Sago Palm Cycas revoluta 17 . . .
Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea 10 12 18 .
San Jose Hesper Palm Brahea brandegeei 23 . . .
San Pedro Cactus Echinopsis pachenoi 24 . . .
Sandpaper Verbena Verbena rigida . . . .
Scarlet Sage Salvia coccinea . . . .
Screwbean Mesquite Prosopis pubescens 4 8 21 .
Scrub Oak Quercus turbinella 4 . . .
Segegal Date Palm Phoenix reclinata 23 . . .
Senita Pachycereus schottii 24 . . .
Shamel Ash Fraxinus uhdei 'Orange County' 23 . . .
Shoestring Acacia Acacia stenophylla 15 . . .
Shrimp Plant Justicia brandegeeana . . . .
Sickle Bush Dichrostachys cinerea 21 . . .
Silk Oak Grevillea robusta  2 . . .
Silvery Cassia Senna phyllodinea  2 . . .
Slipper Plant Pedilanthus macrocarpus 4 . . .
Smoke Tree Psorothamnus spinosus 24 . . .
Snake Plant Sansevieria trifasciata 20 . . .
Soap Aloe Aloe saponaria 7 14 . .
Soaptree Yucca  Yucca elata 4 24 . .
Soft-Tip Yucca Yucca elephantipes 15 22 24 .
Sonoran Palo Verde Parkinsonia praecox . . . .
Sotol  Dasylirion texanum . . . .
Southern Live Oak   Quercus virginiana 22 . . .
Spanish Broom Spartium junceum 15 . . .
Spanish Dagger Yucca aloifolia 15 . . .
Spice Lily Manfreda maculosa 24 . . .
Spotted Emu Bush Eremophila maculata . . . .
Sprenger Asparagus Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' . . . .
Star Jasmine Trachelospermum jasminoides 14 . . .
Statice Limonium perezii  2 . . .
Strawberry Guava   Psidium cattleianum 3 . . .
Sturt's Cassia Senna sturtii 2 . . .
Sugar Bush Rhus ovata 9 . . .
Superstition or Indian Mallow  Abutilon palmeri  2 18 . .
Sweet Acacia Acacia farnesiana 1 2 . .
Sweet Hakea Hakea suaveolens  2 . . .
Sweet Lavender Lavandula x heterophylla  2 . . .
Teddy-Bear Cholla Cylindropuntia bigelovii 24 . . .
Tenaza Pithecellobium pallens  2 . . .
Texas Ebony Pithecellobium flexicaule 15 21 . .
Texas Mountain Laurel Sophora secundiflora 15 . . .
Texas Mulberry Morus microphylla 8 . . .
Texas Olive Cordia boissieri 14 . . .
Texas Persimmon Diospyros texana 10  24 . .
Texas Red Oak   Quercus buckleyi 3  4 . .
Tipu Tree Tipuana tipu 24 . . .
Toothpick Cactus Stetsonia coryne 24 . . .
Torrey Yucca Yucca torreyi 24 . . .
Trailing Natal Plum Carissa macrocarpa 'Horizontalis'  2 . . .
Tree Catclaw Acacia occidentalis 1 . . .
Tree Mallow Lavatera maritima  2 . . .
Tree Ocotillo Fouquieria macdougalii 24 . . .
Trumpet Creeper Campsis radicans  2 . . .
Tufted Evening Primrose Oenothera caespitosa 15 . . .
Twisted Leaf Yucca Yucca rupicola 24 . . .
Twist-Leaf Yucca Yucca constricta 24 . . .
Upright Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue' . . . .
Valley Oak Quercus lobata 4 . . .
Variegated Liriope Lirope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof' . . . .
Velvet Mesquite Prosopis velutina 4 . . .
Velvet Opuntia Opuntia tomentosa 24 . . .
Violet Silverleaf Leucophyllum candidum 'Thundercloud'  2 . . .
Weeping Acacia Acacia pendula  2 . . .
Weeping Bottlebrush Callistemon viminalis  2 . . .
Western Hackberry Celtis reticulata  2 9 . .
Western  Redbud Cercis occidentalis 9 . . .
White Rain Lily Zephyranthes candida  2 . . .
Willow Acacia Acacia salicina  2 . . .
Willow Pittosporum Pittosporum phillyraeoides  2 . . .
Windmill Palm Trachycarpus fortunei 22 . . .
Wolfberry Lycium spp. 24 . . .
Wooly Butterfly Bush Buddleja marrubifolia 21 . . .
Yaupon Ilex vomitoria 'Stokes' . . . .
Yellow Bank's Rose Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' 15 . . .
Yellow Bells Tecoma stans v. angustata 7 . . .
Yellow Orchid Vine Mascagnia macroptera 8 . . .
Yellow Rain Lily  Zephyranthes citrina  2 . . .
Yew Pine Podocarpus macrophyllus 14 . . .


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