Common and Scientific Names of Plants
Agave—See Amole Alligator juniper—Juniperus deppeana Amole—Agave schottii Arizona cypress—Cupressus arizonica Arizona rosewood—Vauquelinia californica Arizona sycamore—Platanus wrightii Arizona white oak—Quercus arizonica Aster—Aster commutatus
Barrel cactus—Ferocactus wislizenii, F. lecontii Beargrass—Nolina microcarpa Bladder-pod—Lesquerella gordoni Bluedicks—Dichelostemma pulchellum Blue paloverde—Cercidium floridium Bluegrass—Poa fendleriana Boxelder—Acer negundo Bracken—Pteridium aquilinum Brittlebush—Encelia farinosa Buckbrush—Ceanothus fendleri Bullgrass—Muhlenbergia emersleyi
Catclaw—Acacia greggii Chain fruit cholla—Opuntia fulgida Chihuahua pine—Pinus chihuahuana Chokecherry—Prunus virginiana Cinquefoil—Potentilla subviscosa Cologania—Cologania lemmoni Creosotebush—Larrea tridentata Curly mesquitegrass—Hilaria belangeri
Desert chicory—Rafinesquia neomexicana Desert Christmas cactus—Opuntia leptocaulis Desert-marigold—Baileya multiradiata Dogbane—Apocynum androsaemifolium Douglas-fir—Pseudotsuga menziesii
Emory oak—Quercus emoryi
Fairy-duster—Calliandra eriophylla Fiddleneck—Amsinckia intermedia Filaree—Erodium cicutarium Fishhook cactus—Mammillaria sp. Fleabane—Erigeron arizonicus
Gambel’s oak—Quercus gambelii Goldenrod—Solidago sparsiflora Goldfern—Pityrogramma triangularis Gourd—Cucurbita digitata Grama—Bouteloua sp. Groundsel—Senecio neomexicanus
Hairy grama—Bouteloua hirsuta Hedgehog cactus—Echinocereus sp. Houstonia—Houstonia wrightii
Indian wheat—Plantago purschii Indigobush—Dalea sp. Ironwood—Olneya tesota
Jointfir—Ephedra sp. Jojoba—Simmondsia chinensis
Lupine—Lupinus sp.
Marigold—Tagetes lemmoni Mesquite—Prosopis juliflora Mexican blue oak—Quercus oblongifolia Mexican pinyon pine—Pinus cembroides Mexican white pine—Pinus strobiforms Mock-pennyroyal—Hedeoma hyssopifolium Mountain-mahogany—Cercocarpus breviflorus Mountain muhly—Muhlenbergia montana
Netleaf hackberry—Celtis reticulata New Mexican alder—Alnus oblongifolia New Mexican locust—Robinia neomexicana Nightblooming cereus—Peniocereus greggii
Ocotillo—Fouquieria splendens Orange sneezeweed—Helenium hoopesii
Palmer oak—Quercus palmeri Paper flower—Psilostrophe cooperi Parry’s penstemon—Penstemon parryi Peavine—Lathyrus graminifolius Pencil cholla—Opuntia arbuscula Phacelia—Phacelia crenulata Pincushion cactus—Mammillaria sp. Pine dropseed—Blepharoneuron tricholepis Pointleaf manzanita—Arctostaphylos pungens Ponderosa pine—Pinus ponderosa Pricklypear—Opuntina engelmannii and others Puccoon—Lithospermum multiflorum
Quaking aspen—Populus tremuloides
Sacahuista—See Beargrass Saguaro—Carnegiea gigantea Scorpionweed—Phacelia crenulata Screwleaf muhly—Muhlenbergia virescens Shindagger—See Amole Shrub live oak—Quercus turbinella Sideoats grama—Bouteloua curtipendula Silktassel—Garrya wrightii Silverleaf oak—Quercus hypoleucoides Skunkbush—Rhus trilobata Snakeweed—Futierrezia sp. Snowberry—Symphoricarpos oreophilus Sotol—Dasylirion wheeleri Spanish dagger—Yucca schottii Sprucetop grama—Bouteloua chondrosioides Staghorn cholla—Opuntia versicolor
Tanglehead—Heteropogon contortus Teddy bear cholla—Opuntia bigelovii Texas bluestem—Andropogon cirratus Triangle bursage—Franseria deltoidea Turpentine-bush—Haplopappus laricifolius
Vine mesquite grass—Panicum bulbosum
Western yarrow—Achillea lanulosa White fir—Abies concolor White tackstem—Calycoseris wrightii Wild carrot—Daucus pusillus Wild-cucumber—Marah gilensis Wild-heliotrope—Heliotropium curassavicum Willow—Salix sp. Wolfberry—Lycium sp. Wolftail—Lycurus phleoides
Yellow paloverde—Cercidium microphyllum