Section 6.09 Low Water Use Landscaping Requirements
A. General Requirements: If the landscaping includes plants, all plants that are used must be listed in Table 4 – Fountain Hills Plant List of this Article VI.
B. Application: Applicants shall submit a plan showing the locations and quantities of all plants and other landscape features, as well as the method of irrigation to be installed. Said plan and/or accompanying information shall contain all of the following:
1. A complete property identification including street address or other identifier that permits ready identification of the property.
2. Property boundaries properly dimensioned and drawn to scale.
3. North arrow.
4. Location of all existing and proposed buildings.
5. Location of all existing and proposed landscape areas.
6. Any single-family or multifamily (less than five dwelling units) zoned property being developed shall, as an attachment to the building permit application, provide a landscaping and irrigation plan for plantings within the front and/or street side areas of the lot. Said plan shall provide for a combination of not less than 12 trees and/or plants within any front yard, and a combination of not less than six trees and/or plants within any street side yard.
7. Irrigation plan noting the type and location of all control panels, pipes and emitters.
C. Performance Guarantee: Applicants who desire to receive a Certificate of Occupancy in order to occupy new or remodeled buildings prior to the completion of all landscaping requirements may do so subject to the following.
1. Applicants shall submit a $2,500.00 performance guarantee deposit that all approved landscaping will be competed.
2. Upon completion of the approved landscaping, said deposit shall be returned to the applicant.
3. The applicant’s deposit shall be held for a maximum period of six months. If the approved landscaping has not been completed within said six-month period, the applicant shall forfeit said performance guarantee deposit.
D. Exemptions: Subject to administrative approval by the Planning & Zoning Administrator, the following uses and activities may be exempted from the provisions of this Section 6.09:
1. Municipal or government uses and activities generally associated with normal maintenance of recreational facilities, parks, washes, schools, rights-of-way, community entrances or similar uses.
2. Normal maintenance of previously existing private park or open space areas owned and maintained by homeowner associations, business association or similar entities.
3. Private, nonrestricted space, with a maximum area not to exceed 1,000 square feet in area per lot and located in the rear yard.
4. Pre-existing landscape areas and plants that were in existence prior to the adoption of this ordinance may be retained and maintained subject to the following conditions:
a. All plants must remain healthy and alive.
b. Dead plants must be replaced within one year of their demise. Such replacement plants may be any plant of the property owner’s choosing.
c. Plants replacing those that have been dead for over one year must be from the list in Table 4 of this article.
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Annual Wildflowers |
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Abronia villosa |
Sand-verbena |
Eriophyllum wallacei |
Woolly Daisy |
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Amsinckia intermedia |
Fiddleneck |
Eschscholtzia californica |
California, Mexican Poppy |
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Argemone pleiacantha |
Prickly-poppy |
Euphorbia heterophylla |
Painted Spurge |
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Camissonia brevipes |
Yellow Cups |
Gaillardia pulchella |
Fire Wheel, Blanket Flower |
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Camissonia cardiophylla |
Heart-leaved Primrose |
Geraea canescens |
Desert Sunflower |
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Catharanthus roseus |
Madagascar Periwinkle |
Gilia leptantha |
Showy Blue Gilia |
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Centaurea rothrockii |
Basket Flower |
Gomphrena globosa |
Globe Amaranth |
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Cirsium neomexicanum |
Thistle |
Helianthus annuus |
Wild Sunflower |
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Clarkia amoena |
Farewell-to-Spring |
Helichrysum bracteatum |
Everlasting Daisy |
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Collinsia heterophylla |
Chinese-houses |
Helipterum spp. |
Helipterum |
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Coreopsis bigelovii |
Desert Coreopsis |
Ipomoea cristulata |
Morning Glory |
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Cosmos spp. |
Cosmos |
Ipomoea leptotoma |
Morning Glory |
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Dimorphotheca spp. |
African Daisy |
Kallstroemia grandiflora |
Arizona poppy |
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Eriastrum diffusum |
Prickly Stars |
Lasthenia chrysostoma (Baeria chrysostoma) |
Goldfield |
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Eriophyllum lanosum |
Woolly Daisy |
Layia platyglossa |
Tidy Tips |
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Lesquerella gordonii |
Yellow Blanket |
Mohavea confertiflora |
Ghost Flower |
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Eschscholtzia californica |
California, Mexican Poppy |
Monarda austromontana |
Bee Balm |
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Linaria spp. |
Toadflax |
Monoptilon bellioides |
Belly Flower |
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Linum grandiflorum cv. 'Rubrum' |
Red Flax |
Nama demissum |
Purple Mat |
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Lupinus arizonicus |
Arizona Lupine |
Nama hispidum |
Purple Mat |
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Lupinus densiflorus |
Lupine |
Nemophila maculata |
Five Spot |
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Lupinus sparsiflorus |
Desert Lupine |
Nemophila menziesii |
Baby Blue Eyes |
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Lupinus succulentus |
Arroyo Lupine |
Oenothera deltoides |
Birdcage Evening Primrose |
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Machaeranthera asteroids (Psilactis leptos) |
Purple Aster |
Oenothera primiveris |
Evening Primrose |
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Machaeranthera canescens (Aster bigelovii) |
Blue Aster |
Orthocarpus purpurascens |
Owl's Clover |
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Machaeranthera tanacetifolia (Aster) |
Tahoka Daisy |
Papaver rhoeas |
Shirley Poppy |
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Matricaria grandiflora |
Pineapple Weed |
Pectis papposa |
Chinch Weed |
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Matthiola longipetala cv. 'Bicornis' |
Evening Scented Stock |
Perityle emoryi |
Rock Daisy |
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Mentzelia spp. |
Blazing Star |
Phacelia spp. |
Scorpion Weed |
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Mimulus bigelovii |
Bigelow's Monkeyflower |
Plantago spp. |
Indian-wheat |
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Platystemon californicus |
Cream Cups |
Solanum xanti |
Solanum |
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Proboscidea parviflora |
Devil's Claw |
Tithonia rotundifolia |
Mexican Sunflower |
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Rafinesquia neomexicana |
Desert-chicory |
Ursinia spp. |
Ursinia |
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Salvia columbariae |
Chia |
Verbesina encelioides |
Golden Crown Beard |
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Sisymbrium ambiguum |
Purple Rocket |
Viguiera annua |
Golden Eye |
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Zinnia angustifolia x elegans |
Zinnia "Profusion" |
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Grasses |
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Aristida purpurea |
Purple Three-awn |
Nasella tenuissma (Stipa tenuissima) |
Mexican Feather Grass |
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Bothriochloa barbinodis |
Cane Bluestem |
Pennisetum setaceum cv. 'Cupreum' |
Woolly Daisy |
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Bothriochloa gerardii |
Big Bluestem |
Eschscholtzia californica |
Purple Fountain Grass |
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Bouteloua aristidoides |
Six-weeks Grama |
Schismus barbatus |
Mediterranean Grass |
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Bouteloua curtipendula |
Side Oats Grama |
Setaria macrostachya |
Plains Bristlegrass |
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Bouteloua gracilis |
Blue Grama |
Sporobolus airoides |
Alkali Sacaton |
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Erioneuron pulchellum |
Fluffgrass |
Sporobolus cryptandrus |
Sand Dropseed |
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Hilaria rigida |
Big Galleta |
Sporobolus wrightii |
Big Sacaton |
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Muhlenbergia capillaris |
Gulf Muhly |
Trichachne californica |
Cotton top |
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Muhlenbergia dumosa |
Giant Muhly |
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Muhlenbergia emersleyi |
Bull Grass |
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Muhlenbergia lindheimeri |
Lindheimer Muhly |
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Muhlenbergia porteri |
Bush Muhly |
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Muhlenbergia rigens |
Deer Grass |
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Muhlenbergia rigida |
Purple Muhly |
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Groundcovers |
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Acacia spp. |
Acacia |
Lantana spp. |
Trailing Lantana |
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Acalypha monostachya |
Raspberry Fuzzies |
Myoporum parvifolium |
Myoporum |
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Asparagus densiflorus cv. 'Sprengeri' |
Sprenger Asparagus |
Oenothera berlandieri (O.speciosa) |
Mexican Evening Primrose |
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Atriplex spp. |
Saltbush |
Oenothera stubbei |
Saltillo Primrose |
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Baccharis pilularis |
Coyote Brush |
Pentzia incana |
Karoo Bush |
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Calylophus hartwegii v. fendleri |
Sundrops |
Rosmarinus officinalis cv.'Prostratus' |
Prostrate Rosemary |
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Clianthus formosus |
Sturt's Desert Pea |
Salvia chamaedryoides |
Blue Sage |
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Convolvulus mauritanicus |
Ground Morning Glory |
Salvia farinacea |
Mealy Cup Sage |
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Dalea spp. |
Indigo Bush |
Santolina chamaecyparissus |
Lavender Cotton |
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Eschscholzia mexicana |
Mexican Gold Poppy |
Santolina virens |
Green Santolina |
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Gazania spp. |
Gazania |
Sesuvium verrucosum |
Sea Purslane |
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Glandularia bipinnatifida (Verbena bipinnatifida) |
Verbena |
Teucrium chamaedrys cv. `Prostrata' |
Germander |
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Glandularia peruviana (Verbena peruviana) |
Peruvian Verbena |
Wedelia trilobata |
Yellow Dot |
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Glandularia rigid (Verbena rigida) |
Sandpaper Verbena |
Zauschneria spp. |
Hummingbird Flower |
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Glandularia tenera (Verbena tenera) |
Moss Verbena |
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Perennial Wildflower |
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Allionia incarnata |
Trailing Windmills |
Erigeron divergens |
Spreading Fleabane |
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Amsonia palmeri |
Amsonia |
Erigeron karvinskianus |
Santa Barbara Daisy |
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Anigozanthos spp. |
Kangaroo-paw |
Evolvulus arizonicus |
Arizona Blue Eyes |
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Anisodontea hypomandrum |
African Mallow |
Gaura lindheimeri |
Desert Orchid |
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Arctotis spp. |
African Daisy |
Glandularia gooddingii (Verbena gooddingii) |
Goodding Verbena |
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Argemone munita |
Prickly Poppy |
Helianthus maximiliana |
Maximilian's Sunflower |
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Argemone platyceras |
Prickly Poppy |
Hesperocallis undulata |
Ajo Lily |
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Bahia absinthifolia |
Bahia |
Hibiscus coulteri |
Desert Rose Mallow |
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Baileya multiradiata |
Desert Marigold |
Ipomopsis longiflora |
Pale Blue Trumpets |
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Berlandiera lyrata |
Chocolate Flower |
Justicia sonorae |
Sonoran Justicia |
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Castilleja chromosa |
Indian Paintbrush |
Linum lewisii |
Blue Flax |
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Castilleja lanata |
Indian Paintbrush |
Lotus rigidus |
Desert Rock Pea |
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Conoclinium greggii (Eupatorium greggii) |
Eupatorium |
Machaeranthera gracilis |
Yellow Aster |
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Datura metaloides (wrightii, inoxia) |
Sacred Datura, Jimsonweed |
Machaeranthera tortifolia |
Mohave Aster |
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Delphinium amabile |
Larkspur |
Melampodium leucanthum |
Blackfoot Daisy |
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Delphinium scaposum |
Barestem Larkspur |
Mirabilis multiflora |
Desert Four O'Clock |
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Dichelostemma pulchellum |
Bluedicks |
Oenothera caespitosa |
Tufted Evening Primrose |
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Penstemon spp. |
Penstemon |
Stachys coccinea |
Red Mint, Betony |
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Proboscidea altheaefolia |
Devil's Claw |
Tagetes spp. |
Marigold |
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Psilostrophe cooperi |
Paperflower |
Tetraneuris acaulis (Hymenoxys acaulis) |
Angelita Daisy |
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Psilostrophe tagetina |
Paperflower |
Thymophylla acerosa (Dyssodia acerosa) |
Dyssodia |
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Ratibida columnaris |
Mexican Hat, Coneflower |
Thymophylla pentachaeta (Dyssodia pentachaeta |
Dyssodia |
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Romneya coulteri |
Matilija Poppy |
Zephryanthes spp. |
Rain Lily |
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Senna covesii (Cassia covesii) |
Desert Senna |
Zinnia acerosa |
Desert Zinnia |
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Sphaeralcea spp. |
Globe-mallow |
Zinnia grandiflora |
Rocky Mountain Zinnia |
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Shrubs |
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Abutilon palmeri |
Superstition Mallow |
Berberis trifoliolata |
Agarita |
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Acacia spp. |
Acacia |
Buddleia marrubifolia |
Woolly Butterfly Bush |
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Aloysia spp. |
Beebrush |
Caesalpinia spp. |
Bird-of-Paradise |
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Ambrosia ambrosioides |
Canyon Ragweed |
Calliandra californica |
Baja Red Fairy Duster |
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Ambrosia deltoidea |
Triangleleaf Bur-sage |
Calliandra eriophylla |
Pink Fairy Duster |
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Ambrosia dumosa |
White Bur-sage |
Calliandra peninsularis |
Fairy Duster |
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Anisacanthus spp. |
Desert Honeysuckle |
Callistemon citrinus |
Lemon Bottlebrush |
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Artemisia spp. |
Sagebrush |
Callistemon phoeniceus |
Salt Resistant Bottlebrush |
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Asclepias linaria |
Pine-leaf Milkweed |
Callistemon viminalis |
Bottlebrush |
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Asclepias subulata |
Desert Milkweed |
Calothamnus spp. |
Net Bush |
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Atriplex spp. |
Saltbush |
Celtis pallida |
Desert Hackberry |
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Baccharis spp. |
Desert Broom, Coyote Brush |
Chrysactinia mexicana |
Damianita |
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Bauhinia lunarioides (congesta) |
Anacacho |
Chrysothamnus nauseosus |
Rabbit Brush |
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Bauhinia macaranthera |
Orchid Tree |
Cistus spp. |
Rockrose |
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Bauhinia ramosissima |
Orchid Tree |
Condalia globosa |
Bitter Condalia |
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Bebbia juncea |
Sweet Bush |
Convolvulus cneorum |
Bush Morning Glory, Silverbush |
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Berberis haematocarpa |
Red Barberry |
Cordia boissieri |
Anacahuita |
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Cordia parvifolia |
Little Leaf Cordia |
Fraxinus greggii |
Littleleaf Ash |
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Coursetia glandulosa |
Baby Bonnets |
Genista hispanica |
Spanish Broom |
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Cycas revoluta |
Sago Palm |
Gossypium harknessii |
San Marcos Hibiscus |
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Dalea spp. |
Smoketree, Indigo Bush |
Guiacum coulteri |
Guayacan |
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Dicliptera resupinata |
Native Dicliptera |
Gutierrezia sarothrae |
Snakeweed |
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Dodonaea viscosa |
Hopbush |
Hamelia patens |
Fire Bush |
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Encelia spp. |
Brittlebush |
Hymenoclea monogyra |
Burrobrush |
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Ephedra spp. |
Mormon-tea |
Hyptis emoryi |
Desert-lavender |
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Eremophila spp. |
Emu Bush |
Jasminum mesnyi |
Primrose Jasmine |
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Ericameria laricifolia |
Turpentine Bush |
Jatropha spp. |
Limberbush |
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Ericameria linearifolia |
Turpentine Bush |
Juniperus chinensis varieties |
Juniper |
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Eriogonum spp. |
Buckwheat |
Justicia spp. |
Mexican Honeysuckle, Chuparosa |
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Erythrina flabelliformis |
Southwest Coralbean |
Krameria parvifolia |
Ratany |
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Euphorbia antisyphilitica |
Wax Plant, Candelilla |
Lantana spp. |
Lantana |
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Euphorbia biglandulosa (rigida) |
Euphorbia |
Larrea tridentata |
Creosote Bush |
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Feijoa sellowiana |
Pineapple Guava |
Leucophyllum spp. |
Texas Sage, Texas Ranger |
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Forestiera neomexicana |
Desert Olive |
Lippia graveolens (berlandieri) |
Mexican Oregano |
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Lycium spp. |
Wolfberry |
Rhus choriophylla |
Mearns Sumac |
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Maireana sedifolia |
Bluebush |
Rhus microphylla |
Desert Sumac |
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Malpighia emarginata |
Barbados Cherry |
Rhus ovata |
Sugarbush |
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Maytenus phyllanthoides |
Mangle Dulce |
Rhus trilobata |
Skunkbush |
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Melaleuca spp. |
Australian Myrtle |
Rhus virens |
Evergreen Sumac |
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Mimosa biuncifera |
Wait-a-Minute Bush |
Rosmarinus officinalis |
Bush Rosemary |
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Mimosa dysocarpa |
Velvet Pod Mimosa |
Ruellia ssp. |
Ruellia |
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Myrtus communis |
Myrtle |
Salvia spp. |
Sage |
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Nandina domestica |
Heavenly-bamboo |
Senna spp. (Cassia spp.) |
Cassia |
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Nerium oleander varieties |
Oleander |
Simmondsia chinensis |
Jojoba |
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Perovskia atriplicifolia cv. `Heavenly Blue' |
Russian Sage |
Solanum xanti |
Solanum |
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Phlomis fruticosa |
Jerusalem Sage |
Sophora arizonica |
Arizona Sophora |
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Plumbago capensis |
Cape Plumbago |
Sophora formosa |
Sophora |
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Plumbago scandens |
Plumbago |
Tecoma spp. |
Tacoma |
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Poliomintha maderensis |
Lavender Spice |
Tecomaria capensis |
Cape Honeysuckle |
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Punica granatum varieties |
Pomegranate |
Teucrium fruticans |
Bush Germander |
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Pyracantha spp. |
Pyracantha, Fire-thorn |
Thamnosma montana |
Turpentine Broom |
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Thevetia peruviana |
Yellow Oleander |
Wedelia texana (Zexmenia hispida) |
Rough Zexmenia |
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Trixis californica |
Trixis |
Westringia rosmariniformis |
Westringia |
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Vauquelinia spp. |
Rosewood |
Ziziphus obtusifolia |
Greythorn |
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Viguiera parishii (Viguiera deltoidea) |
Golden Eye |
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Viguiera stenoloba |
Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye |
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Viguiera tomentosa |
Golden Eye |
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Succulents/Accents |
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Agave spp. |
Century Plant, Agave |
Hesperaloe spp. |
Hesperaloe |
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Aizoaceae spp. |
Ice Plant Family |
Manfreda maculosa |
Manfreda |
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Aloe spp. |
Aloe |
Nolina spp. |
Bear-grass |
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Bulbine frutescens |
Bulbine |
Pedilanthus macrocarpus |
Lady Slipper |
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Cactaceae |
Cactus Family |
Portulaca grandiflora |
Moss Rose |
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Dasylirion spp. |
Desert Spoon |
Portulacaria afra |
Elephant Food |
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Fouquieria spp. |
Ocotillo |
Yucca spp. |
Yucca |
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Hechtia montana |
Hechtia |
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Trees |
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Acacia spp. |
Acacia, Wattle |
Chitalpa tashkentensis |
Chitalpa |
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Bauhinia lunariodes (B.congesta) |
Anacacho Orchid Tree |
Chorisia speciosa |
Silk Floss Tree |
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Bauhinia mexicana |
Orchid Tree |
Cupressus arizonica |
Arizona Cypress |
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Brachychiton populneus |
Bottle Tree |
Cupressus sempervirens |
Italian Cypress |
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Brahea spp. |
Fan Palm |
Dalbergia sissoo |
Sissoo Tree |
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Bursera spp. |
Elephant Tree |
Ebenopsis spp. (Pithecellobium spp.) |
Ebony |
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Butia capitata |
Jelly Palm |
Eucalyptus spp. |
Eucalyptus |
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Caesalpinia spp. |
Bird-of-Paradise |
Eysenhardtia orthocarpa |
Kidneywood |
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Callistemon ssp. |
Bottlebrush |
Geijera parviflora |
Australian-willow |
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Canotia holacantha |
Crucifixion Thorn |
Gleditsia triacanthos |
Honey Locust |
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Casuarina spp. |
Beefwood |
Holacantha emoryi (Castela emoryi) |
Crucifixion Thorn |
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Celtis reticulata |
Western Hackberry |
Leucaena retusa |
Golden Ball Lead Tree |
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Ceratonia siliqua |
St. John's Bread Tree, Carob Tree |
Lysiloma spp. |
Desert-fern |
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Cercis canadensis var. mexicana |
Mexican Redbud |
Olea europaea |
Olive |
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Cercis canadensis var. texensis |
Texas Redbud |
Olneya tesota |
Ironwood |
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Chamaerops humilis |
Mediterranean Fan Palm |
Parkinsonia aculeata |
Mexican Palo Verde, Jerusalem Thorn |
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Chilopsis linearis |
Desert-willow |
Parkinsonia spp. (Cercidium spp.) |
Palo Verde |
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Phoenix canariensis |
Canary Island Date Palm |
Tamarix aphylla |
Athel Tree |
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Phoenix dactylifera |
Date Palm |
Tipuana tipu |
Tipu Tree |
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Pinus canariensis |
Canary Island Pine |
Ulmus parvifolia cv.'Sempervirens' |
Chinese Evergreen Elm |
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Pinus eldarica |
Afghan Pine |
Ungnadia speciosa |
Mexican-buckeye |
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Pinus halepensis |
Aleppo Pine |
Vitex agnus-castus |
Chaste Tree |
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Pinus pinea |
Italian Stone Pine |
Washingtonia spp. |
Desert Fan Palm |
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Pinus roxburghii |
Chir Pine |
Xylosma congestum |
Xylosma |
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Pistacia spp. |
Pistachio |
Ziziphus jujuba |
Chinese Jujube |
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Pittosporum phillyraeoides |
Willow Pittosporum |
Jacaranda mimosifoloia |
Jacaranda |
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Prosopis spp. |
Mesquite |
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Quercus spp. |
Oak |
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Rhus lancea |
African Sumac |
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Rhus lanceolata |
Prairie Flameleaf Sumac |
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Schinus molle |
California Pepper Tree |
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Schinus terebinthifolius |
Brazilian Pepper Tree |
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Sophora secundiflora |
Texas Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean |
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Vines |
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Antigonon leptopus |
Coral Vine, Queen's Wreath |
Passiflora foetida |
Passion Vine |
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Bougainvillea spp. |
Bougainvillea |
Podranea ricasoliana |
Pink Trumpet Vine |
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Callaeum macropterum (Mascagnia macroptera) |
Yellow Orchid Vine |
Rhynchosia texana |
Rosary Bead Vine |
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Campsis radicans |
Common Trumpet Creeper |
Rosa banksiae |
Lady Bank's Rose |
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Cissus trifoliata |
Grape Ivy |
Solanum jasminoides |
Potato Vine |
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Clematis drummondii |
Virgin's Bower |
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Curcurbita digitata |
Coyote Gourd, Finger Leaf Gourd |
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Hardenbergia comptoniana |
Lilac Vine |
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Hardenbergia violacea |
Purple Coral Pea |
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Janusia gracilis |
Slender Janusia |
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Kennedia nigricans |
Black Yellow Vine |
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Macfadyena unguis – cati |
Cat's Claw |
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Mascagnia lilacina |
Purple Mascagnia |
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Maurandya antirrhiniflora |
Snapdragon Vine |
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Maurandya wislizeni |
Snapdragon Vine |
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Merremia aurea |
Yellow Morning Glory Vine |
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