Archives: Native Plants

Desert Spoon (Dasylirion wheeleri)

Desert Spoon rosette showing characteristic blue-green leaves with serrated margins and spoon-shaped bases. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Dasylirion wheeleri, commonly known as Desert

Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata)

Banana Yucca rosette displaying its characteristic stiff, blue-green, spine-tipped leaves in a southwestern desert landscape. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Yucca baccata, commonly called

Wright Buckwheat (Eriogonum wrightii)

Wright Buckwheat (Eriogonum wrightii) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Eriogonum wrightii, commonly known as Wright Buckwheat or Bastardsage, is

Turpentine Bush (Ericameria laricifolia)

Turpentine Bush (Ericameria laricifolia) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Ericameria laricifolia, the Turpentine Bush, is a distinctive and underappreciated

Snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae)

Snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Gutierrezia sarothrae, commonly known as Snakeweed, Broom Snakeweed, or Broomweed, is

Sand Dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus)

Sand Dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Sporobolus cryptandrus, commonly known as Sand Dropseed, is one of

Quail Brush (Atriplex lentiformis)

Quail Brush (Atriplex lentiformis) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Atriplex lentiformis, commonly known as Quail Brush, Big Saltbush, or

Palmer Agave (Agave palmeri)

Palmer Agave (Agave palmeri) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Agave palmeri, the Palmer Agave, is one of the most

Joint Fir (Ephedra trifurca)

Joint Fir (Ephedra trifurca) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Ephedra trifurca, commonly known as Joint Fir or Longleaf Ephedra, is a

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