Recommended Southwestern Native Plants for the El Paso

Recommended Southwestern Native Plants for the El Paso/Las Cruces Area of the

Chihuahuan Desert Region

Wynn Anderson

Botan i ca l Cura tor , Centenn ia l Museum, University of Texas at El Paso

An Informal, Non-refereed Electronic Publication of the Centennial Museum

Number 8, 20 March 2006

Recommended Southwestern Native Plants

for the El Paso/Las Cruces Area

Table of Contents

Recommended Trees

Recommended Shrubs

Recommended Perennials

Recommended Annuals, Biennials, and Short-lived Perennials

Recommended Grasses

Recommended Succulents and Semi-succulents

Introduction

The following lists are of Southwestern native trees, shrubs, perennials, short-lived plants (annuals, biennials, and some perennials), grasses, and succulents/semi-succulents that are recommended for households in the El Paso/Las Cruces area of Far West Texas and adjacent New Mexico. The general format includes the scientific name, one or more common names, and notations for the trees, shrubs, and perennials. Abbreviations in the notations column are informal and vary somewhat according to space; they include folg for foliage, fls for flowers, evrg and evrgn for evergreen, btflys for butterfly-attracting plants, and hmmbd for hummingbird-attracting plants. The last column indicates local availability at the time of writing: 1 = generally available from regional growers and retailers; 2 = sometimes available locally from specialty growers or from out-of-region growers; 3 = seldom, if ever, available commercially. An asterisk (*) indicates a plant that is native to El Paso County.

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THE CHIHUAHUAN DESERT GARDENSOf the Centennial Museum at The University of Texas at El Paso

RECOMMENDED SOUTHWESTERN NATIVE PLANTS FOR LANDSCAPING

Prepared by Wynn Anderson, 3/20/06Botanical Curator, CDG * Native to El Paso/Las Cruces area

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Recommended Southwestern Native Trees for the El Paso/Las Cruces areaBotanical name Common name Notes & Avail.

1) Acacia farnesiana var. smallii Sweet Acacia Flowers, shade 12) Acacia greggii v. greggii*, v. wrightii Catclaw acacia Flowers, screen 13) Acer grandidentatum* Bigtooth Maple Shade, fall folg. 24) Acer negundo Box Elder Shade 15) Arbutus xalapensis var. texana Texas Madrone Fls. fruit., evrgn 36) Bauhinia lunarioides Anacacho Orchid Tree Flowers, patio 17) Celtis laevigata var. reticulata* Canyon Hackberry Shade, fruit 18) Cercis canadensis var. mexicana Mexican Redbud Flowers, patio 19) Chilopsis linearis* Desert Willow Flowers, xeric 110) Chilopsis x Catalpa hybrid Chitalpa Flowers, patio 111) Cupressus arizonica (C. glabra) Arizona Cypress Evrgn, screen 112) Diospyros texana Texas Persimmon Patio, fruit, xeric 213) Fraxinus cuspidata Flowering Ash Flowers, patio 214) Fraxinus greggii Gregg’s Ash Screen, xeric 115) Fraxinus velutina* Arizona Ash Valley shade 116) Juglans major Arizona Walnut Valley shade, frt. 217) Juglans microcarpa, Little Walnut Shade, fruit 218) Juniperus deppeana* Alligator Juniper Evrg. Bark 219) Juniperus monosperma* One-Seed Juniper Evergreen 220) Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain Juniper Evergreen 121) Leucaena retusa Goldenball Leadtree Flowers, patio 122) Parkinsonia aculeate (naturalized*) Mexican Palo Verde Flowers, thorns 123) Parkinsonia x Cercidium hybrid “Desert Museum” Palo Verde Flowers, patio 124) Pinus cembroides (P. discolor) Mexican Pinon Pine Evrgrn., nuts 325) Pinus edulis N.M. Pinon Pine Evrgrn., nuts 126) Pinus englemannii Apache Pine Evrgrn., foliage 227) Pinus remota Border Pinon Pine Evrgrn., nuts 328) Pistacia texana (P. mexicana) Texas Pistache Fls. fruit, folg. 129) Populus deltoides var. wislizenii* Rio Grande Cottonwood Valley shade 130) Populus fremontii var. mesetae Arizona Cottonwood Valley shade 231) Prosopis glandulosa* Honey Mesquite Fls. fruit, shade 132) Prosopis pubescens* Screwbean Mesquite Fls. Fruit, shade 133) Prunus serotina var. virens* var. rufla Southwestern Chokecherry Flowers, fruit 234) Ptelea trifoliata var. angustifolia* Hoptree Flowers, fruit 235) Quercus arizonica* Arizona White Oak Shade, evrg 236) Quercus canbyi Mexican Oak Shade 237) Quercus emoryi Emory Oak Shade, evrg 238) Quercus fusiformis (Q. virginiana var.) Escarpment Live Oak Shade, evrg. 139) Quercus gambelii* Gambel Oak Shade, 140) Quercus gravesii Chisos Red Oak Shade, foliage 241) Quercus grisea Gray Oak Shade, evrg. 342) Quercus hypoleucoides Silverleaf Oak Shade, evrg 343) Quercus muhlenbergii Chinquapin Oak Big Shade 144) Quercus oblongifolia Mexican Blue Oak Shade 245) Quercus polymorpha Monterry Oak Shade 146) Quercus rugosa Netleaf Oak Shade 247) Rhus lanceolata Flameleaf Sumac Fls, fall foliage 148) Robinia neomexicana* New Mexico Locust Flowers, suckers 149) Salix gooddingii* Gooding Willow Valley shade 250) Salix taxifolia Yewleaf Willow Shade 251) Sambucus mexicana Mexican Elder Flowers, fruit 1




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52) Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii* Western Soapberry Fls. fruit, shade 1

Recommended Southwestern Native Shrubs for the El Paso/Las Cruces area

1) Acacia angustissima* Whiteball Acacia Fls. , suckers 22) Acacia berlandiera Guajillo Fls., foliage 13) Acacia constricta* Whitethorn Acacia Fls., thrns,xeri 14) Acacia neovernicosa* Viscid Acacia Fls. xeric 35) Acacia rigidula Blackbrush Acacia Fls thrns,evgrn 16) Acacia roemeriana Roemers Acacia Fls. 27) Aloysia gratissima (A. lyciodes) Beebrush Fls. frag. btfly 28) Aloysia wrightii* Oreganillo, Mexican oregano Fls. xeric 29) Amorpha fruticosa* False Indigo Bush Fls. 210) Anisacanthus quadrifidus v. wrighti “Mexican Flame” Fls. hmmbrd. 111) Anisacanthus thurberi Desert Honeysuckle Fls. hmmbrd. 212) Anisacanthus purberulus Pinkie Acanthus Fls. hmmbrd. 213) Anisacanthus linearis Dwarf Acanthus Fls. hmmbrd 314) Arctostaphylos pungens Manzanita Ervgn., xeric 315) Artemisia filifolia* Sand Sage Evrg.sand, xeri 116) Atriplex canescens* Four Wing Saltbush Salt, evrg. xeri 117) Baccharis pilularis Coyote Bush Grndcover 218) Baccharis sarothroides male only Desert Broom Ervgn. xeric 119) Baccharis X hybrid “Starn--Thompson” Grndcover 120) Berberis hameatocarpa* Red Berberis Fls. fruit 221) Berberis trifoliolata* Algerita/ Agarita Fls. fruit, xeric 222) Bouvardia ternifolia (B. glaberrima) Scarlet Bouvardia Fls. 223) Buddleja marrubiifolia Wooly Butterfly Bush Ervgn. fls.,xeri 124) Calliandra eriophylla Fairy Duster Fls. xeric 125) Celtis pallida Desert Hackberry Fruit, spines 126) Cephalanthus occidentalis Button Bush Fls. 227) Cercocarpus montanus * Mountain Mahogany Fls. fruit 128) Chrysactinia mexicana Damianita Fls. evrgn 129) Chrysothamnus pulchellus* Southwest Rabbitbush Ervg. Fls. 330) Condalia (Microrhamnus) ericoides* Javelina Bush Frut, spine,xeri 331) Condalia mexicana Mexican Blue-wood Frut, spine,xeri 232) Condalia warnockii var. warnockii* Warnock Condalia Frut, spine,xeri 333) Dalea bicolor var. argyrea Silver Dalea Fall Fls. 334) Dalea bicolor var. bicolor Blue Dalea “Monterrey Blue” Winter Fls. 135) Dalea bicolor var. orcuttiana Baja Dalea Winter Fls. 236) Dalea formosa* Feather Dalea Fls. xeric 237) Dalea frutescens Black Dalea Fls. 138) Dalea greggii Trailing Dalea Fls. grndcover 139) Dalea lutea Yellow Dalea “Sierra Moonrise” Fls. 240) Dalea pulchra Beautiful Dalea Spring Fls. 141) Dalea versicolor var. sessilis Wislizenus Dalea Fls.grndcover 142) Ephedra aspera,* E. torreyana* Mormon Tea Evrg. accent 243) Ephedra trifurca* Joint fir Evrg. accent 244) Ericameria laricifolia* Turpentine Bush Evrg. fls. xeric 145) Ericameria (Chrysothamnus) nauseosus Rubber Rabbitbush Evrg. Fls. 146) Eriogonum wrightii* Wild Buckwheat Evrg.fls. xeri 147) Eysenhardtia texana Texas Kidneywood Fls. frag. 148) Eysenhardtia orthocarpa ( polystachya Arizona Kidneywood Fls. frag. 149) Fallugia paradoxa* Apache Plume Fls. fruit, xeric 150) Fendlera rupicola* Fendler Bush Fls. 2




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51) Forestiera neomexicana(F. pubescens)* New Mexico Privet Fls. bark 152) Garrya wrightii* Silktassel Fls 353) Krascheninnikovia (Ceratoides) lanata Winterfat Evrg. fruit 154) Larrea tridentata* Creosotebush Evrg. xeric 155) Leucophyllum candidum Big Bend Silverleaf Fls. evrg. xeric 156) Leucophyllum frutescens Texas Rain Sage, Cenizo Fls. evrg xeric 157) Leucophyllum langmaniae “Lynn’s Everblooming” “Rio Bravo” Fls. evrg xeric 158) Leucophyllum laevigatum Chihuahuan Rain Sage Fls. evrg xeric 159) Leucophyllum minus* Littleleaf Rain Sage Fls. evrg xeric 360) Leucophyllum pruinosum Fragrant Rain Sage “Sierra Bouquet” Fls. frag. xeric 261) Leucophyllum revolutum Curl-leaf Rain sage “Houdini” Fls. evrg xeric 262) Leucophyllum zygophyllum Blue Ranger “Cimarron” Fls. evrg xeric 163) Lonicera albiflora White Honeysuckle Fls. fruit 264) Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle Fls. vine 165) Lycium torreyi* River Wolfberry Fruit, salt, 366) Lycium pallidum* Pallid Wolfberry Fls. fruit, xeric 267) Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera* White Catclaw Mimosa Fls. thorn xeric 268) Mimosa dysocarpa Velvetpod Catclaw Fls. thorn 269) Mimosa borealis Pink Catclaw Mimosa Fls.thorn,xeric 370) Parthenium incanum* Mariola Evrg. xeric 271) Philadelphus microphyllus* Littleleaf Mockorange Fls. 372) Poliomintha incana* Desert Rosemary Fls. evrg. frag. 273) Poliomintha maderensis Mexican Oregano Fls. evrg. frag. 174) Psorothamnus scoparius* Sand Broom Sand, xeric 275) Quercus toumeyi Scrub Live Oak Evrg. 276) Quercus turbinella* Scrub Live Oak Evrg. 177) Quercus pungens * Sandpaper Scrub or Vasey Shin Oak Evrg. 278) Rhus microphylla* Littleleaf Sumac Fruit, xeric 179) Rhus trilobata* (R. aromatica) Aromatic Sumac, 3-leaf Sumac Fruit 180) Rhus virens * Evergreen Sumac Evrg. fls. xeric 181) Ribes aureum Golden Current Fls. fruit 182) Rosa woodsii Wood’s Wild Rose Fls. fruit 183) Rosa stellata Desert Wild Rose Fls. Fruit,xeric 384) Salvia balleotafolia Mejorana, Shrubby Sage Fls. frag. 285) Salvia chamaedryoides Mexican Blue Sage Fls. frag. 186) Salvia clevelandii Chaparral Sage Fls.frag. 187) Salvia greggii Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage Fls. frag. 188) Salvia microphylla Graham’s Sage, San Luis Sage Fls. frag. 189) Salvia pinquifolia* Rock Sage Fls. frag. 390) Salvia regla Mountain Sage Fls. frag. 291) Scutellaria suffrutesens Skullcap Fls. 192) Senna (Cassia) wislizenii Canyon Senna Fls. xeric 193) Sophora secundiflora* Mountain Laurel Fls. frag. evrg. 194) Tecoma stans* Yellow Bells Fls 195) Trixis californica* Trixis Xeric, fls 196) Ungnadia speciosa* Mexican Buckeye Fls, fruit, xeric 197) Vauquelinia californica Arizona Rosewood Fls. evrg. xeric 198) Vauquelinia corymbosa var. heterodon

var. angustifoliaNuevo Leon RosewoodChisos Rosewood

Fls. evrg. 1

99) Viguiera stenoloba* Skeletonleaf Goldeneye Fls. evrg. xeric 2100) Ziziphus obtusifolia* Graythorn Spines, xeric 1

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1) Acalypha monostachya “Raspberry Fuzzies” Flr & Foliage color 12) Acourtia wrightii* Brownfoot Fls. 33) Amsonia longiflora* grandiflora Tubular Slimpod Xeric, Spring flrs 34) Amsonia palmeri* Slimpod Freezes to grnd. 15) Asclepias subverticillata* Poison Milkweed Btfly 36) Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed Btfly 17) Aquilegia chrysantha Golden columbine Moist. Soils 18) Artemisia ludoviciana* White-sage Groundcover 19) Berlandiera lyrata* Chocolate Daisy Fragrance 110) Bouchea linifolia Flaxleaf Bouchea Purple flrs. 211) Bouchea spathulata Spoonleaf Bouchea Lavendar Flowers 312) Callirhoe involucrata Wine Cups In grass 113) Calylophus hartwegii var. fendleri Sun Drops Btfly. 114) Castilleja integra* Paintbrush Hard to germinate 315) Conoclinium (Eupatorium) greggii Mist Flower, “Boot Hill” Grndcover, btfly 116) Cuphea llavea Bat-faced Cuphea Rocks. Freezes 117) Dalea capitata “Sierra Gold” Fls. grndcover 118) Epilobium (Zauschneria) latifolia Hummingbird Trumpets Hmmbrd. Freezes 219) Gaillardia pinnatifida* Blanket Flower Sow seed 220) Gaillardia aristata Firewheel Multi-hybrids 121) Gaura lindheimeri White Gaura Moist soil, btfly 122) Gutierrezia sarothrae* Broomweed Xeric. Evrgeen 123) Helianthus maximiliani* Maximilian Sunflower Some moisture. 124) Heterotheca (Chrysopsis) villosa* Golden Aster Xeric 225) Hibiscus coulteri Yellow Rosemallow Xeric 326) Hibiscus denudatus* Desert Rosemallow Xeric 327) Jefea (Zexmenia) brevifolia Shorthorn Zexmenia Xeric 228) Justicia candicans Red Justicia Freeze, hmmbrd 129) Liatris punctata Gayfeather In grass, btfly 130) Lobelia laxiflora Loose-flowered Lobelia Moist.freeze to gnd 131) Melampodium leucanthum* Blackfoot Daisy Xeric 132) Menodora longiflora Showey Menodora Xeric 233) Menodora scabra* Twinpod Xeric 334) Mimulus cardinalis Cardinal Monkeyflower Moist. Frz to grnd 135) Mirabilis multiflora* Desert Four O’clock Nite blooms,moths, 136) Mirabilis longiflora Sweet Four O’clock Moist. Night, frze 237) Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia Bee Balm Btfly, frag. Moist. 238) Oenothera caespitosa White Evening Primrose Nite blooms, moths 139) Oenothera organensis* Organ Mts. Evening Primrose Nite blooms, moth, 240) Oenothera speciosa var. berlandieria* Showy Evening Primrose Grndcover, invade 141) Oenothera stubbei Baja Evening Primrose Grndcover, btfly 142) Pavonia lasiopetala Rose Pavonia Btfly, freeze to grn. 143) Penstemon alamosensis* Sacramento Penstemon Rare, Hummers 244) Penstemon ambiguus* Sand Penstemon Sand 145) Penstemon baccharifolius Rock Penstemon Hmmbird. 146) Penstemon barbatus Scarlet Bugler Hmmbird. 147) Penstemon cardinalis Cardinal Penstemon Hmmbird. 148) Penstemon eatoni Firecracker Penstemon Hmmbird 149) Penstemon fendleri* Fendler’s Penstemon Xeric sow seed. 250) Penstemon harvardii Harvard Penstemon Evrbloom. hmmbrd 251) Penstemon palmeri Giant Penstemon Fragrant, tall 152) Penstemon parryi Arizona Penstemon Butterfly, hmmbrd. 153) Penstemon pinifolius Pineleaf Penstemon Hmmbird 154) Penstemon pseudospectabilis Desert Penstemon Hmmbird 1




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55) Penstemon superbus Superb Penstemon Butterfly, hmmbrd. 156) Penstemon thurberi Thuber Penstemon Sandy soil, purple 357) Penstemon triflorus Hill Country Penstemon Hmmbird 158) Penstemon wrightii Wright’s Penstemon Hmmbird 159) Phyla nodiflora* Frogfruit Grndcover, moist 160) Plumbago scandens “Summer Snow” Shade, freezes 161) Salvia azurea var. grandiflora Pitcher’s Blue Sage In grasses, tall 162) Salvia chionophylla “Quicksilver” Grndcover 263) Salvia farinaceae Mealycup Blue Sage Feezes to ground 164) Salvia henryi* Henry’s Sage Xeric, hummers 265) Salvia leucantha Mexican Bush Sage Freezes to ground 166) Salvia lycioides* Canyon Sage Blue Fls. frag. 267) Salvia roemeriana Cedar Sage Shade, hummers 268) Salvia summa* Summa Sage Grndcover, rare 269) Senecio flaccida* (S. douglasii v.

longilobus)Threadleaf Groundsel Xeric, silver

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70) Senecio riddellii* Sand Groundsel Sand 371) Senna (Cassia) lindheimeriana* Lindheimer Senna Freezes to ground 172) Senna (Cassia) roemeriana Roemer’s Senna Btfly. 373) Sphaeralcea ambigua Arizona Globemallow Xeric, subshrub 174) Sphaeralcea coccinea* Scarlet Globemallow Grndcover 275) Sphaeralcea fendleri* Fendler’s Globemallow Btfly. 376) Sphaeralcea incana* Soft-leaf Globemallow Btfly. Tall, seed 377) Stachys coccinea* Hedgenettle Moist soils 178) Stanleya pinnata Prince’s Plume Clay, salt tolerant 279) Tagetes palmerii (lemmonii) Mountain Marigold Fragrant fol. freeze 180) Tagetes lucida Mexican Tarragon Frag. folige. freeze 281) Tetraneuris (Hymenoxys) acaulis “Angelita Daisy” Long blooming 182) Tetraneuris (Hymenoxys) scaposa* Four-nerve Daisy Yellow daisy, xeric 283) Thymophylla (Dyssodia) acerosa* Shrubby Dogweed Evrgeen, xeric 284) Wedelia (Zexmenia) texana Orange Zexmenia Freezes to grnd 185) Zinnia acerosa* Desert Zinnia Xeric, white flwrs. 286) Zinnia grandiflora* Prairie Zinnia Grndcover, btfly 1

Recommended Southwestern Perennial Vines for the El Paso/Las Cruces areaAntigonon leptopus Coral Vine Vine freeze to grnd 1Campis radicans Trumpet vine Hummers 1Clematis drummondii* Desert Clematis Suckers 2Clematis ligusticifolia Western Virgins Bower suckers 2Maurandella antirrhiniflora* Snapdragon Vine Deciduous 2Merremia aurea Yellow Morning-glory Vine freezes to gnd 1Merremia dissecta Alamo Vine freezes to gnd 2Parthenocissus inserta Thicket creeper fall color 2Vitis arizonica* Arizona grape fruit 2

Recommended Southwestern Native annuals, biennials and short-lived perennials for theEl Paso/Las Cruces area

1) Abronia angustifolia* Sand Verbena 32) Agastache cana* Bubblegum or Coyote Mint 13) Bahia absinthifolia* Bahia 14) Baileya multiradiata* Desert Marigold 15) Dimorphocarpa (Dithyrea) wislizenii* Spectacle Pod 3




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6) Epixiphium (Maurandya) wislizenii* Giant Snapdragon Vine 37) Erigeron divergens* Fleabane Daisy 18) Erysimum capitatum* Western Wallflower 29) Eschscholtzia californica v mexicana* Mexican Goldpoppy 110) Eustoma exaltum Alkali Chalice 311) Gaillardia pulchella*, G. amblyodon Blanket Flower, Fire Wheel 112) Glandularia bipinnatifida, wrightii* Cut-leaf Verbena 213) Glandularia gooddingii Fragrant Verbena 114) Helianthus annus*, petiolaris* Sunflower 215) Ipomopsis longflora* Blue Trumpets 316) Kallstroemia grandiflora* Arizona Poppy/Caltrop 217) Lepidium montanum* (L. alyssoides) Pepperweed 318) Lesquerella fendleri*, gordonii* Bladderpod Mustard 219) Linum aristatum* vernale* rigidum Yellow Flax 320) Linium lewisii* Blue Flax 121) Lupinus harvardii Big Bend Bluebonnet 322) Machaeranthera linearis (canescens)* Sand Daisy 323) Machaeranthera tanacetifolia* Tahoka Daisy/Tansy Aster 124) Machaeranthera pinnatifida *gracilis* Goldenweed 325) Monarda citriodora Lemon Beebalm 126) Monarda pectinata*, punctata Horsemint 227) Nama hispidum* Mat Nama 328) Nerisyrenia camporum* Bi-color Mustard 329) Oenothera albicaulis White Evening Primrose 230) Oenothera hookeri Hookers Evening Primrose 231) Pectis angustifolia* , papposa* Limoncillo 332) Phacelia rupestris* integrifolia*popei* Scorpionweed, Bluecurls 333) Polanisia uniglandulosa* Mexican Clammyweed 334) Psilostrophe tagetina* Paper flower 135) Ratibida columnaris* Cone Flower/ Mexican Hat 136) Scutellaria pottosina, resinosa, wrightii Blue Skullcap 337) Streptanthus carinatus* Twist Flower 338) Thymophylla (Dyssodia) pentachaeta* Golden Fleece/Dogweed 139) Wislizenia refracta* Jackass Clover 3

Recommended Southwestern Native Grasses for the El Paso/Las Cruces Area

1) Achnatherum (Oryzopsis) hymenoides* Indian Rice Grass 12) Aristida purpurea* Three Awn 13) Bouteloua curtipendula* Side-oats Grama 14) Bouteloua gracilis* Blue Grama 15) Bouteloua eriopoda* Black Grama 36) Buchloe dactyloides Buffalo Grass 17) Muhlenbergia capillaris Gulf Muhly “Regal Mist” 18) Muhlenbergia dumosa Bamboo Muhly 19) Muhlenbergia emersleyi* Bull Muhly 110) Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Lindheimer Muhly 111) Muhlenbergia porteri* Bush Muhly 212) Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass 113) Muhlenbergia rigida* Purple Muhly 114) Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem 115) Sporobolus airoides* Alkali sacaton 216) Sporobolus wrightii* Giant sacaton 2




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17) Nassella (Stipa) tenuissima Needlegrass 118) Hesperostipa (Stipa) neomexicana* Feathergrass 2

Recommended Southwestern Native Succulent/Semi-succulents for the El Paso/Las Cruces AreaMany of the following succulent or semi-succulent plants take considerable time to reach mature size. As aconsequence, they are seldom nursery grown to large sizes and, unfortunately, mature specimens are mostoften collected in the wild to provide larger plants for landscaping purposes. To avoid contributing tothis practice, only nursery-grown stock, or plants verifiably salvaged from land developmentactivities or recycled from other landscapes should be accepted when purchasing these plants.

1) Agave havardiana Chisos or Havard Agave 12) Agave lechuguilla* Shin Dagger 23) Agave palmeri Palmer Agave 14) Agave parryi v. neomexicana, v. parryi Parry Agave, New Mexico Agave 15) Dasylirion. leiophyllum* Smooth Sotol, Desert Candle 36) Dasylirion texanum Green Sotol 17) Dasylirion wheeleri* Grey Sotol, Desert Spoon 18) Ferocactus wislizenii* SW Barrel Cactus 39) Fouquieria spendens* Ocotillo 310) Hesperaloe campanula White Hesperaloe 111) Hesperaloe funifera Giant Hesperaloe 112) Hesperaloe parviflora Red Hesperaloe, FalseYucca 113) Manfreda maculosa Texas Tuberose 114) Nolina microcarpa* Littleseed Beargrass 115) Nolina texana* Texas Sacahusita 116) Opuntia engelmannii* Englemann’s Prickly Pear 117) Opuntia macrocentra* (O. violaceae) Purple Prickly Pear 118) Opuntia imbricata* Tree Cholla 119) Opuntia spinosior Cane Cholla 120) Yucca baccata* Datil or Banana Yucca 121) Yucca elata* Soaptree Yucca 122) Yucca faxoniana (Y. carnerosana) Giant or FaxonYucca 123) Yucca rigida Blue Yucca 124) Yucca schotti (Y. madrensis) Mountain or Shott Yucca 125) Yucca thompsoniana (Y. rostrata) Thompson Yucca, Beaked Yucca 126) Yucca torreyi* (Y. treculana) Shaggy or TorreyYucca 1

KEY TO PLANT AVAILABILITY

1----Generally available from regional commercial growers and retailers2----Sometimes available locally from specialty growers or from out of region growers3----Seldom, if ever, available commercially grown

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