New Mexico

Native plants in Albuquerque

46 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

3 of them need no watering beyond Albuquerque’s own rainfall

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Colorado Spruce

Colorado Spruce

Picea pungens

Photo: Codrin Bucur · CC BY 4.0
Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

White Fir

White Fir

Abies concolor

Photo: Rod · CC0 1.0
Ponderosa Pine

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Wichita Blue Juniper

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Bubba Desert Willow

Bubba Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Bubba'

Soaptree Yucca

Soaptree Yucca

Yucca elata

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

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Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Golden Currant

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Photo: Jeff D Hansen · CC BY 4.0
Autumn Amber Prostrate Three-leaf Sumac

Autumn Amber Prostrate Three-leaf Sumac

Rhus trilobata 'Autumn Amber'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

Fragrant Sumac

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0
Bubba Desert Willow

Bubba Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Bubba'

False Indigo Bush

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Photo: Dmitry Trutsko · CC BY 4.0
Desert Spoon

Desert Spoon

Dasylirion wheeleri

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Soaptree Yucca

Soaptree Yucca

Yucca elata

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Banana Yucca

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata

Photo: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0
Green Ephedra

Green Ephedra

Ephedra viridis

Photo: Marcus Tamura · CC0 1.0
Kathy Echols Glade Mallow

Kathy Echols Glade Mallow

Sphaeralcea incana 'Kathy Echols'

No watering needed
Narrowleaf Yucca

Narrowleaf Yucca

Yucca angustissima

No watering neededPhoto: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Sacred Datura

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

Golden Crownbeard

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0
Newleaze Coral Globe Mallow

Newleaze Coral Globe Mallow

Sphaeralcea parvifolia 'Newleaze Coral'

No watering needed

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Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0
Mexican feather grass

Mexican feather grass

Nassella tenuissima

Photo: Pavel Kacl · CC BY 4.0
Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis 'Honeycomb'

Sideoats Grama

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Photo: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0
Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0
Alkali Sacaton

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

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Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0
Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

Purple Prairie Clover

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 1.0
Showy Milkweed

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0
Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria

Photo: Texas Bird Family · CC BY 4.0
Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0
Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0
White Sagebrush

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Golden Columbine

Golden Columbine

Aquilegia chrysantha

Photo: Tom Kennedy · CC BY 4.0
Scouring Rush

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0
Lewis Flax

Lewis Flax

Linum lewisii

Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0
Banana Yucca

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata

Photo: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0
Chocolate Flower

Chocolate Flower

Berlandiera lyrata

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Kathy Echols Glade Mallow

Kathy Echols Glade Mallow

Sphaeralcea incana 'Kathy Echols'

No watering needed
Narrowleaf Yucca

Narrowleaf Yucca

Yucca angustissima

No watering neededPhoto: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Long-flowered Four O'Clock

Long-flowered Four O'Clock

Mirabilis longiflora

Photo: Cecelia Alexander · CC0 1.0
Sacred Datura

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0
Golden Crownbeard

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0
Newleaze Coral Globe Mallow

Newleaze Coral Globe Mallow

Sphaeralcea parvifolia 'Newleaze Coral'

No watering needed
Golden Corydalis

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

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Desert Spoon

Desert Spoon

Dasylirion wheeleri

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Soapweed Yucca

Soapweed Yucca

Yucca glauca

Photo: Emily Geest · CC BY 4.0
Soaptree Yucca

Soaptree Yucca

Yucca elata

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Banana Yucca

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata

Photo: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0
Narrowleaf Yucca

Narrowleaf Yucca

Yucca angustissima

No watering neededPhoto: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

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