Scientific Name
*indicates plant native to El Paso County
| Common Name | Comments | Available?
|
| Acacia angustissima* |
Whiteball Acacia |
Fls., suckers |
sometimes |
| Acacia berlandiera |
Guajillo |
Fls., foliage |
usually |
| Acacia constricta* |
Whitethorn Acacia |
Fls., thrns,xeri |
usually |
| Acacia neovernicosa* |
Viscid Acacia |
Fls. xeric |
sometimes |
| Acacia rigidula |
Blackbrush Acacia |
Fls., thrns,xeri |
usually |
| Acacia roemeriana |
Roemers Acacia |
Fls. |
usually |
| Acourtia wrightii* |
Brownfoot |
Fls. |
seldom |
| Aloysia gratissima (A. lyciodes) |
Beebrush |
Fls. frag. btfly |
usually |
| Aloysia wrightii* |
Oreganillo |
Fls. xeric |
sometimes |
| Amorpha fruticosa* |
False Indigo Bush |
Fls. |
sometimes |
| Amorpha canescens |
Lead-plant |
Fls. |
sometimes |
| Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. breviloba var. wrightii |
"Mountain Flame" "Mexican Flame" |
Fls. hmmbrd. |
usually |
| Anisacanthus thurberi |
Desert Honeysuckle |
Fls. hmmbrd. |
sometimes |
| Anisacanthus purberulus |
Pinkie Acanthus |
Fls. hmmbrd. |
sometimes |
| Arctostaphylos pungens |
Manzanita |
Ervgn., xeric |
sometimes |
| Artemisia filifolia* |
Sand Sage |
Evrg.sand, xeri |
usually |
| Atriplex canescens* |
Four Wing Saltbush |
Salt, evrg. xeri |
usually |
| Baccharis pilularis |
Coyote Bush |
Grndcover |
sometimes |
| Baccharis sarothroides male
only |
Desert Broom |
Ervgn. xeric |
usually |
| Baccharis X hybrid "Starn" |
"Thompson" |
Grndcover |
usually |
| Berberis haematocarpa |
Red Berberis |
Fls. fruit |
sometimes |
| Berberis trifoliolata* |
Algerita/ Agarita |
Fls., fruit, xeri |
usually |
| Bouvardia ternifolia (B.
glaberrima) |
Scarlet Bouvardia |
Fls. |
seldom |
| Buddleja marrubiifolia |
Wooly Butterfly Bush |
Ervgn. fls.,xeri |
usually |
| Calliandra eriophylla |
Fairy Duster |
Fls. xeric |
usually |
| Celtis pallida |
Desert Hackberry |
Fruit, spines |
usually |
| Cercocarpus montanus * |
Mountain Mahogany |
Fls. fruit |
usually |
| Chrysactinia mexicana* |
Damianita |
Fls. evrgn |
usually |
| Chrysothamnus (Ericameria)
nauseosus |
Rubber Rabbitbush |
Evrg. Fls. |
usually |
| Chrysothamnus pulchellus* |
Southwest Rabbitbush |
Ervg. Fls. |
seldom |
| Condalia (Microrhamnus)
ericoides* |
Javelina Bush |
Frut, spine,xeri |
seldom |
| Condalia mexicana |
Mexican Blue-wood |
Frut, spine,xeri |
sometimes |
| Condalia warnockii var. warnockii* var. kearneyana |
Warnock Condalia |
Fruit, spine xeric |
sometimes |
| Dalea bicolor var. argyrea |
Silver Dalea |
Fls. |
sometimes |
| Dalea bicolor var. bicolor |
Blue Dalea "Monterrey Blue" |
Fls. |
usually |
| Dalea capitata |
"Sierra Gold" |
Fls. grndcover |
usually |
| Dalea formosa* |
Feather Dalea |
Fls. xeric |
seldom |
| Dalea frutescens |
Black Dalea |
Fls. |
usually |
| Dalea greggii |
Trailing Dalea |
Fls. grndcover |
usually |
| Dalea luta |
Yellow Dalea "Sierra Moonrise" |
Fls. |
usually |
| Dalea pulchra |
Beautiful Dalea |
Fls. |
usually |
| Dalea versicoloir var. sessilis |
Wislizenus Dalea |
Fls.grndcover |
usually |
| Ephedra aspera* (E. nevadensis
var.) |
Mormon Tea |
Evrg. accent |
usually |
| Ephedra trifurca* |
Joint fir |
Evrg. accent |
sometimes |
| Ericameria laricifolia* |
Turpentine Bush |
Evrg. fls. xeric |
usually |
| Eriogonum wrightii* |
Buckwheat |
Evrg.fls. xeri |
sometimes |
| Eysenhartia texana |
Texas Kidneywood |
Fls. frag. |
usually |
| Eysenhardtia polystachya (E. orthocarpa) |
Arizona Kidneywood |
Fls. frag. |
sometimes |
| Fallugia paradoxa* |
Apache Plume |
Fls. fruit, xeric |
usually |
| Fendlera rupicola* |
Fendler Bush |
Fls. |
sometimes |
| Forestiera neomexicana(F.
pubescens)* |
New Mexico Privet |
Fls. bark |
usually |
| Garrya wrightii* |
Silktassel |
Fls |
seldom |
| Krascheninnikovia (Ceratoides)
lanata |
Winterfat |
Evrg. fruit |
usually |
| Larrea tridentata* |
Creosotebush |
Evrg. xeric |
usually |
| Leucophyllum candidum |
Big Bend Silverleaf |
Fls. evrg. xeric |
usually |
| Leucophyllum frutescens |
Texas Rain Sage, Cenizo |
Fls. evrg xeric |
usually |
| Leucophyllum langmaniae |
"Lynn's Everblooming" "Rio
Bravo" |
Fls. evrg xeric |
usually |
| Leucophyllum laevigatum |
Chihuahuan Rain Sage |
Fls. evrg xeric |
usually |
| Leucophyllum minus* |
Littleleaf Rain Sage |
Fls. evrg xeric |
seldom |
| Leucophyllum pruinosum |
Fragrant Rain Sage "Sierra
Bouquet" |
Fls. frag. xeric |
usually |
| Leucophyllum revolutum |
Curl-leaf Rain sage "Houdini" |
Fls. evrg xeric |
usually |
| Leucophyllum zygophyllum |
Blue Ranger "Cimarron" |
Fls. evrg xeric |
usually |
| Lonicera albiflora |
White Honeysuckle |
Fls. fruit |
sometimes |
| Lonicera arizonica |
Red Honeysuckle |
Fls. vine |
seldom |
| Lonicera sempervirens |
Coral Honeysuckle |
Fls. vine |
usually |
| Lycium torreyi* |
River Wolfberry |
Fruit, salt, xeri |
sometimes |
| Lycium pallidum* |
Pallid Wolfberry |
Fls. fruit, xeric |
sometimes |
| Mimosa aculeaticarpa var.
biuncifera* |
Cat Claw Mimosa |
Fls. thorn xeri |
sometimes |
| Mimosa dysocarpa |
Velvetpod Cat Claw |
Fls. |
sometimes |
| Parthenium incanum* |
Mariola |
Evrg. xeric |
sometimes |
| Philadelphus mearnsii* |
Mockorange |
Fls. |
seldom |
| Philadelphus microphyllus* |
Littleleaf Mockorange |
Fls. |
seldom |
| Poliomintha incana* |
Desert Rosemary |
Fls. evrg. frag. |
sometimes |
| Poliomintha maderensis |
Mexican Oregano |
Fls. evrg. frag. |
usually |
| Psorothamnus scoparius* |
Sand Broom |
Sand, xeric |
sometimes |
| Quercus turbinella* |
Scrub Live Oak |
Evrg. |
usually |
| Quercus pungens var. pungens* var. vaseyana* |
Sandpaper Scrub Oak Vasey Shin Oak |
Evrg. |
sometimes |
| Quercus havardii |
Havard Shin Oak |
Grndcover |
seldom |
| Rhus microphylla* |
Littleleaf Sumac |
Fruit, xeric |
usually |
| Rhus trilobata* (R. aromatica) |
Aromatic Sumac, seldom-leaf Sumac |
Fruit |
usually |
| Rhus virens var. virens* var. choriophylla* |
Evergreen Sumac Mearns Sumac |
Evrg. fls. Xeric |
usually |
| Ribes aureum |
Golden Current |
Fls. fruit |
usually |
| Rosa woodsii |
Wood's Wild Rose |
Fls. fruit |
usually |
| Salvia balleotafolia |
Mejorana, Shrubby Sage |
Fls. frag. |
sometimes |
| Salvia chamaedryoides |
Mexican Blue Sage |
Fls. frag. |
usually |
| Salvia chionophylla |
"Quicksilver" |
Grndcover |
|
| Salvia greggii |
Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage |
Fls. frag. |
usually |
| Salvia lycioides* |
Canyon Sage |
Fls. frag. |
sometimes |
| Salvia microphylla var.
microphylla var. neurepia var. wislizenii |
Graham's Sage, Delta leaf Sage, Cherry Sage, Lemmon's Sage |
Fls. frag. |
sometimes |
| Salvia pinquifolia* |
Rock Sage |
Fls. frag. |
seldom |
| Salvia regla |
Mountain Sage |
Fls. frag. |
sometimes |
| Scutellaria suffrutesens |
Skullcap |
Fls. |
|
| Senna (Cassia) wislizenii |
Canyon Senna |
Fls. xeric |
usually |
| Sophora secundiflora* |
Mountain Laurel |
Fls. frag. evrg. |
usually |
| Tecoma stans* |
Yellow Bells |
Fls |
usually |
| Ungnadia speciosa* |
Mexican Buckeye |
Fls, fruit, xeric |
usually |
| Vauquelinia californica |
Arizona Rosewood |
Fls. evrg. xeric |
usually |
| Vauquelinia corymbosa var.
heterodon var. angustifolia |
Nuevo Leon Rosewood Chisos Rosewood |
Fls. evrg. |
usually |
| Viguiera stenoloba* |
Skeletonleaf Goldeneye |
Fls. evrg. xeric |
sometimes |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia* |
Graythorn |
Spines, xeric |
usually |